Moon Makeup

We got abducted by Rubeus' giant UFO so it's been a while, but as a little bonus for waiting we've got 4 episodes packed in this week instead of our usual 3! We say goodbye to our red-haired friend this week as we: wonder why no one on the show seems to care that they're in the world chess championships (#71, For Friendship! Ami vs. Berthier), fight the last two Sepctre Sisters and their very powerful rod (#72, Rubeus the Heartless: The Tragic Sisters), lose our minds when Chibiusa decides to risk the fate of the world because Usagi didn't want some hot cakes (#73, A UFO Appears: The Sailor Guardians Abducted), and finally finish off the Rubeus arc with a bang and also some blasphemy. (#74, Defeat Rubeus: The Battle in Space).

Timestamps

0:44-2:43: Introduction

3:19-21:31: Episode 71, "For Friendship! Ami vs. Berthier"

22:07-38:58: Episode 72, "Rubeus the Heartless: The Tragic Sisters"

39:34-57:23: Episode 73, "A UFO Appears: The Sailor Guardians Abducted"

58:17-1:18:12: Episode 74, "Defeat Rubeus: The Battle in Space"

This week on Moon Makeup: we get a full battle between the Spectre Sisters and the Sailor Senshi in dramatic 90s shounen anime-style music video fashion (#68, Protect Chibi-Usa: Clash of the Ten Warriors), we get a very obvious Sleeping Beauty story featuring Usagi and Mamoru (#69, Awaken the Sleeping Beauty: Mamoru's Distress) and we see Mars and Koan fight to the finish (#70, Battle of the Flames of Love! Mars vs. Koan).

Timestamps

0:56-11:22: Introduction

11:57-31:05: Episode 68, "Protect Chibi-Usa: Clash of the Ten Warriors"

31:41-47:21: Episode 69, "Awaken the Sleeping Beauty: Mamoru's Distress"

47:56-1:10:38: Episode 70, "Battle of the Flames of Love! Mars vs. Koan"

This week on Moon Makeup: Petz and Calaveras try to sell gemstones that make you evil in between arguing with each other (#65, Dispute Over Love: Minako and Makoto's Conflict), then try to sell DARK FRUITS in the most obvious villain plot even in the history of THIS show (#66, Usagi's Parental Love: The Curry Romance Triangle), then vanish completely because it's time for the completely unrelated to everything else BEACH EPISODE (#67, The Beach, the Island and a Vacation: The Guardians' Break).

Timestamps

0:56-3:23: Introduction

3:59-29:15: Episode 65, "Dispute Over Love: Minako and Makoto's Conflict"

29:50-49:42: Episode 66, "Usagi's Parental Love: The Curry Romance Triangle"

50:18-1:10:52: Episode 67, "The Beach, the Island and a Vacation: The Guardians' Break"

This week on Moon Makeup: we all pretend Ami is going to go study overseas in Germany even though there's no chance in hell that's happening (#62, A Guardian's Friendship: Goodbye, Ami), we check in with Rei's pervy grandpa in an episode filled with references to Japanese women's wrestling (#63, Women Must Be Strong and Beautiful: Rei's New Special Technique) and we, uh, get caught in the rain for a while in one of the least eventful episodes of the entire series (#64, In Search of the Silver Crystal: Chibi-Usa's Secret).

Timestamps

0:55-6:53: Introduction

7:29-28:54: Episode 62, "A Guardian's Friendship: Goodbye, Ami"

29:30-50:13: Episode 63, "Women Must Be Strong and Beautiful: Rei's New Special Technique"

50:49-1:06:04: Episode 64, "In Search of the Silver Crystal: Chibi-Usa's Secret"

This week on Moon Makeup: we FINALLY say goodbye to the damn Makai Tree saga (#59, True Love Awakens: The Makai Tree's Secret), meet Usagi's pink-haired tormenter Chibiusa (#60, Angel or Devil? The Mysterious Girl from the Sky), and watch Mamoru break up with Usagi all of one episode after they got back together (#61, Usagi Devastated: Mamoru Declares a Break-Up). We're finally back in the world of manga-based canon at least, so it's pretty much all upwards from here.

Timestamps

0:58-4:52: Introduction

5:28-30:30: Episode #59, "True Love Awakens: The Makai Tree's Secret"

31:07-53:42: Episode #60, "Angel or Devil? The Mysterious Girl from the Sky"

54:19-1:19:29: Episode #61, "Usagi Devastated: Mamoru Declares a Break-Up"

This week on Moon Makeup we're finally almost done with these damn aliens! Rejoice! We hit 3 of the last 4 episodes of the Makai Tree mini-arc. In episode #56, Steal a Kiss from Mamoru! An's Project Snow White, we see a weirdly PC early 90s Japan taking the seven dwarves out of Snow White and Natsumi/An using a play as yet another hairbrained scheme to hit on Mamoru. #57, After School Trouble: Usagi is a Target is so boring that I almost don't even know what to say as a recap here. The title makes it sound way more interesting than it is, honestly. Finally, #58, Disconnecting Love: The Raging Makai Tree is the first of a 2-part finale to the Makai Tree saga. Thank god.

Timestamps

0:53-4:31: Introduction

5:07-27:13: Episode 56, "Steal a Kiss from Mamoru! An's Project Snow White"

27:49-46:28: Episode 57, "After School Trouble: Usagi is a Target"

47:04-1:03:29: Episode 58, "Disconnecting Love: The Raging Makai Tree"

Our trip through alien filler hell continues this week on Moon Makeup. First it's episode #53, Mamoru and Usagi's Babysitting Mayhem, as a child is left without any parents and it somehow falls on our heroes to play house. With an actual baby. That seems kinda dangerous for the kid, but thankfully it all works out in the end. Then in episode #54, The School Festival Is for Me?! Queen Rei's Song we learn that Rei is actually an accomplished songwriter. How this has never come up before, we have no idea. Finally it wraps up this week with episode #55, Is Seijuro the Moonlight Knight? Mako On Fire. Seijuro is incredibly confused at the very simple concept of girls giving food to guys they like, and it's actually pretty funny. You have to wring whatever laughs you can out of this stupid Makai Tree arc, but thankfully we're in the home stretch now with only 4 to go after this week.

*Timestamps *

0:55-5:49: Introduction

6:25-23:01: Episode #53, "Mamoru and Usagi's Babysitting Mayhem"

23:37-39:27: Episode #54, "The School Festival Is for Me?! Queen Rei's Song"

40:03-58:51: Episode #55, "Is Seijuro the Moonlight Knight? Mako On Fire"

We march through the next three episodes of the Makai Tree filler arc this week on Moon Makeup, and thankfully they're not nearly as bad as the first three were. It begins with episode #50, Usagi's Crisis: The Tiara Stops Working, which is one of those "it's right there in the title" type of episodes. Other than that issue though we get some cute Usagi/Mamoru moments as well. Then we head to #51, A New Transformation: Usagi's Power-Up, as Usagi gets a new transformation sequence (which gets a mixed reception with the hosts) and final attack. There's also some fun character interaction as everyone heads for the traditional Japanese hanami, or sakura tree viewing. Finally we wrap it up with by far the best episode of this arc so far, #52 The Targeted Kindergarteners: Venus to the Rescue. We get our first real look into the life of Minako and find out that, by her guardian cat's own admission, she only LOOKS like she has things together. She somehow ends up caring for the rudest bunch of kindergartners in history and hilarity definitely ensues. It's a fun little trio of filler arc material, this week!

Timestamps

0:56-3:38: Introduction

4:14-24:04: Episode #50, ""Usagi's Crisis: The Tiara Stops Working"

24:40-44:45: Episode #51, "A New Transformation: Usagi's Power-Up"

45:21-1:08:23: Episode #52, "The Targeted Kindergarteners: Venus to the Rescue"

This week on Moon Makeup we kick off season 2 of Sailor Moon! Yes, Sailor Moon R is here, but not really, because before we can get to the real season we have the 13-episode filler arc that is the Makai Tree to get through first. If you're not a huge anime fan you might not know what we mean by "filler arc", so basically this is original material the anime creators came up with to fill time and let the manga get further ahead before they start adapting it again. And what did the anime creators come up with? Two weird aliens who are super into Usagi and Mamoru for ??? reasons. Yes, our villains spend more time hitting on our main heroes than anything else, and it's super weird! It all starts out with episode #47, Moon Returns: The Mysterious Aliens Appear, as we deal with the issue of Usagi's lost memories and get introduced to the aforementioned weirdo villains for this mini-arc. Then we move to #48, For Love and for Justice: Sailor Guardians Once Again, as the four other Senshi still need to be reactivated and it happens in a super-rushed weirdo plot about a TV show rehersal that kinda makes no sense. Finally we wrap up this week with episode #49, For Whom is the White Rose? The Moonlight Knight Appears, as we're introduced to the final element of this filler arc, the sort of vaguely racist Moonlight Knight. Yes folks, as you'll quickly learn the Makai Tree arc kinda sucks, but don't worry: we'll get through it together.

Timestamps

0:55-5:32: Introduction

6:08-28:48: Episode 47, "Moon Returns: The Mysterious Aliens Appear"

29:24-57:40: Episode 48, "For Love and for Justice: Sailor Guardians Once Again"

58:17-1:19:05: Episode 49, "For Whom is the White Rose? The Moonlight Knight Appears"

This week on Moon Makeup we wrap up season 1 of the original Sailor Moon with a final two-parter, plus some special awards picks for our favorite and least favorites of the season! First off it's episode #45, Death of the Sailor Guardians: The Tragic Final Battle. It's one of those extremely literal episode titles and honestly even more messed up than John remembered, as each Sailor Guardian is slowly killed in front of Sailor Moon's eyes. Eight year olds were meant to watch this! Then we cut to episode #46, Usagi's Eternal Wish: A Brand New Life. Sailor Moon fights Endymion all alone while Queen Beryl basically laughs herself to death, as you can basically pinpoint the exact moment where she could have easily won and instead totally messed up. She deserved to die! Finally after both of the episodes are done, make sure you stick around for our wrap-up of season 1, as we pick our favorite & least favorite episodes, Sailor Senshi, other characters, and much more! It's a fun way to put a bow on season 1, this week!

Timestamps

0:59-3:23: Introduction

3:59-23:32: Episode 45, "Death of the Sailor Guardians: The Tragic Final Battle"

24:08-51:44: Episode 46, "Usagi's Eternal Wish: A Brand New Life"

52:20-1:05:37: Season 1 Wrap-Up & Awards