Act 19 Opinions

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#1
Reactions? Comments? Fangirlish screams?

After seeing the act 20 preview I am already dying for 19~ So if you have seen it please let us know what you thought.
It seems like the curse of late-release is continuing from last week? Aiya, the suspense...

Mods--I hope this isn't too "early," if so I apologize. [edit] NM the episode is up. Post your reactions ^_^~!
 

sailorjupiter244

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Sep 30, 2003
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#2
Well, the parts I saw were good. I left off with Hikari pointing at Hina and saying something about Daichi loving her. But, then my computer decided that because it was so low on disk space, it would delete 2 GB worth of files. (Which happened to include this episode.) -.-;;

Anyway, I loved the part where Minako gave Artemis a Valentine's present. Artemis looked so happy. And then, when he opened it, something popped out and scared him. The expresions on the plushie's faces are so cute!

Motoki was very sad, because he hadn't received any gifts. Then, Makoto gave him a scarf and he was screaming and showing Kamekichi. It was very funny. ^_^
 
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#3
Hi,

Err the #pgsm raw was out on schedule. We could have got it out earlier though we prefer to have a few seeds for the BT before it goes up. Not fair having a sole seed for a bittorentwith 80 / 90 people piling in within the space of a few minutes.

Anyways the episode, this wasnt a plot episode, this was pure and pure character development. It definitely explores a lot more the relationship between Usagi and Mamoru. Who was the little girl, my Japanese is limited :P. It was beautifully written and I think you can see Usagi and Mamoru are secretly falling for each other.

It makes you wonder that just as they admit their feelings for each other some tragedy might befall them ??.

The Youma was just a plot device to get Tuxedo Kaman and Moon together no more no less. As for Act 20, they've been vague on that in the preview, it will be interesting to see how that turns out.

Regards


mrploddy
aka gumbaloom on #pgsm and #solarmiracle
 
Dec 23, 2003
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#4
mrploddy said:
Err the #pgsm raw was out on schedule. We could have got it out earlier though we prefer to have a few seeds for the BT before it goes up. Not fair having a sole seed for a bittorentwith 80 / 90 people piling in within the space of a few minutes.
Totally understandable given our rabid desire for the next episode!~

So let me say: thankyou! thankyou! thankyou!

- kyleen
 

QueenNepy

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Oct 21, 2003
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#6
denelson83 said:
mrploddy said:
Err the #pgsm raw was out on schedule.
Yeah, and I was supposed to have reported it here.

Okay, I'll quit now.
I think I mentioned it in the New episode released thread ^_^;

Anyway, this was a sweet episode. Seems like the girl was really shy and just needed help in going up to a boy she liked and giving him a v-day gift. :)

Towards the end, Rei finds Nephelite with Venus (his foot is on her back, as she lays down on the floor helplessly). He takes the ginzuishou away from her. *DUN-DUN-DUN*

And of course, the next scenes is what always interests me. Mamoru and Usagi are having fun at the park! Makoto notices and smiles, and I think she said "Could it be? That they are bonding well". Err, something like that. o_O But, yeah, it's obvious that Mamoru and Usagi have a lot of fun together. 8)
 

Malachite82

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Nov 21, 2003
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#7
QueenNepy said:
Towards the end, Rei finds Nephelite with Venus (his foot is on her back, as she lays down on the floor helplessly). He takes the ginzuishou away from her. *DUN-DUN-DUN*
Oh my!! Venus is in a pickle!! Gotta download episode!
 

Malachite82

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Nov 21, 2003
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#9
Very cute episode. A lot better than what I had expected...

It would have been better of course if I understood what they were saying. So correct me if I'm wrong, is Hikari-chan jealous of Hina-san because she thinks Daichi-kun likes Hina-san? That would certainly parallel Usagi's feelings toward her too. Hikari is soooo cute, and I almost cried when she did.... :(

However some other good stuff:

Great use of BGM of course.

Artemis' reaction to Minako's gift!!! First sign of the funny Minako! :)

I thought it was hilarious when Hikari-chan gave the candy to the little girl and said that she wouldn't give up...then flips her hair back...nice short BGM there too. :)

Funny scene with Makoto and Motoki. I felt bad for the guy at first. He thought he would get a present from Ami-chan :)

Other things:

I guess Minako wanted the Dark Kingdom to know where she is. I honestly didn't think her "illness" was going to be that serious. I had originally thought it was just exhaustion, but certainly whatever she has that's making her feel ill is gonna put Venus in even more trouble.

I wonder what Makoto and Rei were arguing about concerning Venus. When do you think the other senshi will realize her identity? Why didn't Rei just tell them. Mars certainly has great interest in her.... :)

They really gotta get some new youma costumes. The youma looks exactly like from Act 17-18.

I wonder how Mars/Venus is gonna get out of this one. Nephrite has Venus' crown and he's crushing her spine!!!

Sleepy now...might have some more thoughts on it later...overall great episode. Poignant and funny in certain places, but definitely enjoyable.
 
#10
Act 19 Awards
Let me know if any of these images need resizing. Thank you!

Hottie of the Week: For the first time since Act 15, Miyuu Sawai is crowned Hottie of the Week! I don't know what it was about her this week, but she screamed hotness. Maybe it's because I think she's gorgeous in that blonde wig. Either way, she stood out this episode, which made her HOTW. I was seriously considering making Keiko it again, if she had more screen time.



Best Shibby Moment: That hidden smirk he gave when Usagi was thanking Hina. I thought it was so adorable! Plus the whole, "Awmigawd, Sailormoon iz in troublezz!~~!" look on the bike was hot. Hell, him on a bike is hot. Although, after seeing the Full Jump PV, I look at Shibby a lot differently now. (He's still hot though!)



Funniest Moment: Obviously, the Makoto-Motoki scene, where Makoto gave him the muffler. I thought it was so funny when Motoki was so happy! Poor guy, he's been changed from the guy everyone wants to the guy no one wants. I want you, Motoki!! *lick*



Cutest Moment: The Tuxedo Kamen-Sailormoon scene was very cute! Haven't seen Tuxie in a loooong time. What was she saying to him? I only understood a few parts, like when she said something like, "He has a great girlfriend" or something like that. ^^



Best Moment: Artemis' expression after the "chocolates" he got from Minako. I LOVED IT! SO ADORABLE! Man, the photoshop ideas are endless with these screensnaps.



CM of the Week: The SUMO DOODS! I thought they were so cool. I was going to use the Sailorsenshi undies, but quite frankly, those scared the crap out of me.




Not many awards this episode, because I was quite bored with it. Probably because nothing happened and it was mostly just character development. The one thing I thought was so stupid of Sailorvenus was to "hide" the Ginzuishou on her crown. Right, sure, like they'll have a hard time getting it there. :roll:
 

kurisu

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Jan 31, 2004
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#11
Wow act 19 was very good.

The scene after Hina gives Usagi and Hikari the candy is very funny. We see Hikari give the candy away and Usagi is about to eat the candy and she is shocked to hear the little girl say I wont lose to that girl! (Then Hikari flips her hair. Funny stuff.) I really laughed out loud, because the situation mirrors Usagis so much. I like how the writers did this episode. It was really heart felt.

I was unhappy about Usagi just henshin into Moon in public later on in the act. Also, they used the same youma. Moon fighting was nice; she did a Matrix like move. She took the Youma out so simply, were as Venus and Mars had to team up. But I guess this Youma was not full of energy like the previous one. It was obviously a decoy or something...

I also really enjoyed the Rei scenes, she so serious as a senshi now. Plus, she did the Sailor V running style. Go Mars. I really hope that crown with the jewel is NOT the ginzuishou!

Artemis is so cute. I want a plushie Artemis doll.

Also, the Senshi should stop being so secretive with each other. Working together, Im sure they can solve all these problems. Too many secrets are bad. It's creating this distance between the girls.

The scene with Kamensan and Moon was good; I was amazed at how openly Moon was with Kamensan reguarding Mamoru. Its very sly of Tuxedo though But at least now Mamoru knows how Usagi really feels about him.

Good act.

The preview was okay, I would have liked to see more Mars and Venus scenes (Oh well). What Makoto says in the preview gives me hope that Mamoru will realize that Hina is just his good friend and get together with Usagi.

This episode also went by fast. It felt shorter to me then the others.
 
#12
oh my, what's happening to sailor venus? but I just looove the cute giggle that Komatsu Ayaka gave after seeing Artemis' eyes popped out... *literally* Hopefully, this shows that we are going to get back the Aino Minako of the anime series.
 

wazzle_wizzle

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Dec 5, 2003
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#13
More dialogue this week than we've been used to for a while. Right now, I'm honestly not sure what I've just seen.

Good to have Kurisu confirm that Moon 'n Tux where chatting about Mamoru. I thought I heard his name in there somewhere. The plot thickens.

Was that the first time a Youma just ignored being hit by the Moon Tiara? In other episodes they've deflected them or avoided them, but I don't recall a Youma being hit full on, and just shrungging it off like a gnat's bite.

Have they given up enitrely on a CGI Artemis? They must have put magnets in his feet. Did you notice the way he just slid across that table top?


C'mon Dosei, get yourself a-typing.
 

Capeboy R

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Dec 23, 2003
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#14
kurisu said:
I was unhappy about Usagi just henshin into Moon in public later on in the act. Also, they used the same youma. Moon fighting was nice; she did a Matrix like move. She took the Youma out so simply, were as Venus and Mars had to team up. But I guess this Youma was not full of energy like the previous one. It was obviously a decoy or something...
I guess there is no one in Tokyo who doesn't know Usagi is Sailormoon now. Its like they are trying to tell everyone. -_- I was literally yelling "There's a building over there, hide THEN transform... DOH!". The youma didn't seem like it was interested in stealing energy, just roughing up the public. I wonder if it was a trap set by Jadeite to learn of her identity, judging from his smile. Im sure even he by now knows Sailormoon's identity if he didn't know already.

I sorda like that the Youma look alike these days. It gives them less chances of coming up with silly Youma like from earlier episodes. :)

Judging from the sound effects, does LA!Mamoru have the ability to tell when Usagi transforms like in the anime? I was thinking it was sounds from all the fighting, but Hina-san didn't react. I wonder what excuse he gave Hina-san for leaving?

Im not sure if I was hearing right, but was Queen Beryl questioning if Kunzite was remembering his real past?
 

kenji

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Dec 24, 2003
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#15
wazzle_wizzle said:
Good to have Kurisu confirm that Moon 'n Tux where chatting about Mamoru. I thought I heard his name in there somewhere. The plot thickens.
I don't think Sailormoon and Tuxedo Kamen were chatting about Mamoru. Actually Moon told Tux about someone who she loves and he has a cute girlfriend, and Tux said to Moon not to give up for him if she really loves him. It seems Tux didn't think it was about Mamoru that Moon told about.
 
#16
kenji said:
wazzle_wizzle said:
Good to have Kurisu confirm that Moon 'n Tux where chatting about Mamoru. I thought I heard his name in there somewhere. The plot thickens.
I don't think Sailormoon and Tuxedo Kamen were chatting about Mamoru. Actually Moon told Tux about someone who she loves and he has a cute girlfriend, and Tux said to Moon not to give up for him if she really loves him. It seems Tux didn't think it was about Mamoru that Moon told about.
--Or he could be being *really* indirect. Sure it's a wimpy thing to do, but he could be basically telling her that Mamoru kindasorta likes Usagi too but just needs a little prodding? :P

(I haven't seen the episode yet, aiya...)
 

Malachite82

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Nov 21, 2003
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#17
mcvarmazi said:
kenji said:
wazzle_wizzle said:
Good to have Kurisu confirm that Moon 'n Tux where chatting about Mamoru. I thought I heard his name in there somewhere. The plot thickens.
I don't think Sailormoon and Tuxedo Kamen were chatting about Mamoru. Actually Moon told Tux about someone who she loves and he has a cute girlfriend, and Tux said to Moon not to give up for him if she really loves him. It seems Tux didn't think it was about Mamoru that Moon told about.
--Or he could be being *really* indirect. Sure it's a wimpy thing to do, but he could be basically telling her that Mamoru kindasorta likes Usagi too but just needs a little prodding? :P

(I haven't seen the episode yet, aiya...)
Ahh was that what they were talking about? Surely since Tuxedo Kamen knows Sailormoon is Usagi, and that he has a fiance, he would probably in a subtle way tell her not to give up on him, just like mcvarmasi said.
 
Sep 22, 2003
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#18
kenji said:
wazzle_wizzle said:
Good to have Kurisu confirm that Moon 'n Tux where chatting about Mamoru. I thought I heard his name in there somewhere. The plot thickens.
I don't think Sailormoon and Tuxedo Kamen were chatting about Mamoru. Actually Moon told Tux about someone who she loves and he has a cute girlfriend, and Tux said to Moon not to give up for him if she really loves him. It seems Tux didn't think it was about Mamoru that Moon told about.
Well, let's hope he had "Mamoru" in mind at least, since he knows who SM is, I would think he could put two and two together. :) And if that is the case, by his response, I would think Mamoru is really beginning to like her...

Unless Mamoru doesn't necessarily consider Hina his girlfriend, which might be suggested by the Act 20 preview. *shrugs*
 

kenji

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Dec 24, 2003
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#19
Capeboy R said:
Im not sure if I was hearing right, but was Queen Beryl questioning if Kunzite was remembering his real past?
Yes, she seems so.

Kunzite: The princess will vanish, again.
Beryl : Haven't you forgotten that?
Kunzite: That what?

Beryl didn't answer about it.
 
Oct 11, 2003
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#20
I just finished watching the episode. Everyone else is getting ready for my party while I am being lazy. I love it.

I didn't think Tuxedo Kamen knew Sailor Moon was talking about Mamoru when she said she liked someone but he had a girlfriend. I thought he said, "I see, she likes someone." But I'm not good with Japanese, so I'll just wait for the synopsis.

I liked Hina until this episode when she gave Hikari and Usagi candy like little kids. When Usagi said thanks and Mamoru smirked... Geez, Hina's only a few years older than Usagi! And Usagi was going to eat the candy until she saw Hikari give it to a little girl. Nice moment when Hikari flipped her hair back and said she wouldn't lose. I like Hikari (can't help but notice the big ears though. I'm shallow...)

I am so confliced whether I want next weekend to come fast or not. I want to see Act 20 desperately, but I don't want my winter break to be over. Oh well, no matter what I want, the week will go by at the same pace. Can't wait for more Usagi/Mamoru moments. What happened to Hina, I don't know though.