The new anime needs to focus on all the Senshi equally

[EurAsianGirl]

I really hope the new anime goes the way of PGSM in terms of character development and focus. It just always seemed like the anime and even the manga focused too much on the main three: aka, Usagi, Chibi-Usa and Mamoru. Now don't get me wrong, I love the little royal family more than I could put into words but quite frankly they're boring! Yes, even Usagi. The fact of the matter is, the other Senshi and their personalities and backstories greatly interested me much more than the main characters.

I always hated it when the manga and anime focused too much on Usagi/Chibi-Usa and put the other girls on the back-burner. And then they become so useless in battle later on its just ridiculous! Also in the manga Usagi, Mamoru and Chibi-Usa seem really Mary-Sueish and bland I just wanted it to stop focusing on them so much! I mean, I know its their story but the rest of the girls deserve their chance in the spotlight too! To be honest, characters like Minako or Haruka and Michiru greatly interested me far more than the main three. They just have much more colorful personalities and I wanted to know more about them.

Please new anime, give all the Senshi a chance to shine? ((Also yes I'll confess I like Minako better than Usagi and think she's a far more interesting character, don't hurt me! >.<))

 

[ScorpioMel]

Isn't the new anime planned to be closer to the manga in terms of storyline? Since the manga focuses on Sailormoon so much...wouldn't the storyline of the new anime focus just as much on Usagi if the new anime was indeed going to closely follow the manga?

 

[Maetch]

Unfortunately, since Usagi is the main character, the other Sailors are forever doomed to be second-bananas with as minimal character development as possible. As far as fight scenes go, they just serve as Usagi's meat-shields and a source of occasional plot-exposition. Off-duty, they usually serve as the means to set up the current plot of the episode or arc. It's been like this since the manga began and will most likely never change.

And Minako had her time in the spotlight as Sailor V. Her personal importance expired the moment she became Sailor Venus.

 

[EurAsianGirl]

Unfortunately, since Usagi is the main character, the other Sailors are forever doomed to be second-bananas with as minimal character development as possible. As far as fight scenes go, they just serve as Usagi's meat-shields and a source of occasional plot-exposition. Off-duty, they usually serve as the means to set up the current plot of the episode or arc.

And Minako had her time in the spotlight as Sailor V. Her personal importance expired the moment she became Sailor Venus.

I'm afraid I have to agree with you there. But that's the thing! This is a time for the new anime to change that and give the other Senshi the proper focus they deserve! I mean, who's to say it won't be different this time around?

Sounds like you're frusturated with the continued focus on Usagi too huh? I just don't find her that interesting, especially in the manga. I like her well enough, but the other Senshi are just way more interesting and there's a lot of potential there to be explored.

 

[Maetch]

Unfortunately, since Usagi is the main character, the other Sailors are forever doomed to be second-bananas with as minimal character development as possible. As far as fight scenes go, they just serve as Usagi's meat-shields and a source of occasional plot-exposition. Off-duty, they usually serve as the means to set up the current plot of the episode or arc.

And Minako had her time in the spotlight as Sailor V. Her personal importance expired the moment she became Sailor Venus.

I'm afraid I have to agree with you there. But that's the thing! This is a time for the new anime to change that and give the other Senshi the proper focus they deserve! I mean, who's to say it won't be different this time around?

Sounds like you're frusturated with the continued focus on Usagi too huh? I just don't find her that interesting, especially in the manga. I like her well enough, but the other Senshi are just way more interesting and there's a lot of potential there to be explored.

Personally, I prefer the focus on Usagi and I would like to see her in more situations WITHOUT any other Sailors to protect her, but I do want the other Sailors to be more than just one-dimensional archetypes who never grow or develop beyond their basic personality traits (Ami being the boring studyholic, Rei being the grouchy spiritual expert, etc.).

 

[EurAsianGirl]

Unfortunately, since Usagi is the main character, the other Sailors are forever doomed to be second-bananas with as minimal character development as possible. As far as fight scenes go, they just serve as Usagi's meat-shields and a source of occasional plot-exposition. Off-duty, they usually serve as the means to set up the current plot of the episode or arc.

And Minako had her time in the spotlight as Sailor V. Her personal importance expired the moment she became Sailor Venus.

I'm afraid I have to agree with you there. But that's the thing! This is a time for the new anime to change that and give the other Senshi the proper focus they deserve! I mean, who's to say it won't be different this time around?

Sounds like you're frusturated with the continued focus on Usagi too huh? I just don't find her that interesting, especially in the manga. I like her well enough, but the other Senshi are just way more interesting and there's a lot of potential there to be explored.

Personally, I prefer the focus on Usagi and I would like to see her in more situations WITHOUT any other Sailors to protect her, but I do want the other Sailors to be more than just one-dimensional archetypes who never grow or develop beyond their basic personality traits (Ami being the boring studyholic, Rei being the grouchy spiritual expert, etc.).

Well yeah still keep the focus on Usagi but let the others have a chance to shine and have their own little arcs too, I think that would be the best. Though honestly, one thing the manga annoyed me in particular is instead of sharing the spotlight and character development with the other Senshi, those positions got taken by Mamoru and Chibi-Usa instead which in my opinion was stupid.

Granted they had good development in the manga but the focus should've been more on the girls, not the main character's token love interest and their annoying Sue daughter. It would have been best if the focus had been kept on Usagi, while sharing the spotlight with the Inners and Outers and having Mamoru and Chibi-Usa be secondary characters.

 

[Memelord_Yoshi]

I'm afraid I have to agree with you there. But that's the thing! This is a time for the new anime to change that and give the other Senshi the proper focus they deserve! I mean, who's to say it won't be different this time around?

Let me just quote my idea for in the other thread.

I'd wished they'd rotate who to awaken. It always starts with , , and always last with .

I'm hoping they'd start with or . I can picture the first episode of the new anime with and Naru going to a concert of Idol V.

If they are going to follow manga then we get to see less of . At least she had more scenes and better character development in PGSM. Still I don't want to see her active midway after 15 or 20 episodes. Its so predictable already whose going to awaken first.

 

[Maetch]

Granted they had good development in the manga but the focus should've been more on the girls, not the main character's token love interest and their annoying Sue daughter. It would have been best if the focus had been kept on Usagi, while sharing the spotlight with the Inners and Outers and having Mamoru and Chibi-Usa be secondary characters.

What development? The other Sailors were almost completely useless outside of designated "Sailor VS. General" chapters and Venus cheap-shotting Beryl. Heck, they spent the whole battle with Metaria complaining about how useless their powers were against it. Their whole manga existence is pretty much as expendable pawns (which is pretty sad) while Naoko focuses on developing the relationship between Usagi and Mamoru.

Yes, I want it to change, but Naoko pretty much made it clear since the beginning exactly WHO is the star in this story, and she has been pretty adamant on keeping it that way.

 

[Syera]

I definitely agree with you, EurAsianGirl - the other senshi deserve a lot more love.

 

[EurAsianGirl]

Granted they had good development in the manga but the focus should've been more on the girls, not the main character's token love interest and their annoying Sue daughter. It would have been best if the focus had been kept on Usagi, while sharing the spotlight with the Inners and Outers and having Mamoru and Chibi-Usa be secondary characters.

What development? The other Sailors were almost completely useless outside of designated "Sailor VS. General" chapters and Venus cheap-shotting Beryl. Heck, they spent the whole battle with Metaria complaining about how useless their powers were against it. Their whole manga existence is pretty much as expendable pawns (which is pretty sad) while Naoko focuses on developing the relationship between Usagi and Mamoru.

Yes, I want it to change, but Naoko pretty much made it clear since the beginning exactly WHO is the star in this story, and she has been pretty adamant on keeping it that way.

No no, I meant Mamoru and Chibi-Usa had good development in the manga and shared the spotlight with Usagi while the Senshi got shafted. I would have liked to see Mamoru and Chibi-Usa get shafted rather than the Senshi.

 

[Boro]

I don't know. I agree completely with Eurasiangirl, but I'd not shaft the main couple+their DFTF. Sure! the less screen Chibiusa gets the better, but it should - in my opinion - be somewhat equalized between the scots.
I'm all in for mini-arcs, such as Amy/Greg reunion, Venus pursuing her carreer as an idol, Some possible recycling of the rainbow carriers, such as Joe being confronted by Lita for his cowardice. But you can explore the four sisters, the wild adventures of Hercules - also known as the Tuxedo Cat!

Mini-arcs like this help develop the background, give a little time to have a breather, to let us truly immerse ourselves into the world Naoko created, and THEN we can focus on the next page of the big epic story.

Feels much healthier to me my way.

 

[Sabrblade]

PGSM is the only series I can think of where all of the girls got near-equal focus and developmental treatment even with Usagi still being the central character of the story.

 

[DREWdesu]

PGSM is the only series I can think of where all of the girls got near-equal focus and developmental treatment even with Usagi still being the central character of the story.

I think its a tokusatsu element since most Sentai-based toku is based on character growth and team work. The title of the toku itself doesn't say a character name while Sailor Moon's series does.

Remember this is Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon so of course this is about Sailor Moon. However something like Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger gives a chance for each character to grow in the span of 50 episodes.

 

[Woobwoob]

I feel like the manga gave them enough focus given that they are secondary characters. I mean I wouldn't mind seeing more of them in the new anime, but if they want to stick to the manga for most part that's fine too.

The thing is, Sailor Moon isn't really a character driven story, so it's mostly going to be about the main character's adventures powering up to bad ass level and curb stomping evil anyway.

 

[Usapon]

I never felt like the other characters were neglected in that sense. Even if Usagi and her (future) family got a lot of focus, obviously, and the scale was unbalanced in that way, I didn't get the feeling that the other senshi were entirely abandoned.

If anything, the old anime should've emphasized the fact that the senshi didn't need boyfriends and husbands because they had Usagi. And Haruka & Michiru-duo should've gained a little bit more individual attention. Everybody talks of them as just "Haruka and Michiru".

 

[cammy_li_chun]

It would be great if the Outers would have their spotlight at this new anime...
Because they are the only ones who really had a short lacking appearances...
We all know that Sailor Pluto has a power to stop time and then what?
And yes Sailor Saturn we didn't have the chance to see her transformation?
Which is very awful as an Outer Senshi fan.

If there would be a change i like to see also the 3 cats in their human forms.
Make Helios cameo again it would be nice to see these characters.

 

[Minako fan]

Hopefully, the new Anime gives the rest of the Senshi as much development as the original Anime and PGSM. They had no development and little plot relevance in the manga.

They should give Minako way more screen than they did in the original series. Luna and Artemis need more as well.

 

[Sailor Capricorn]

I think Minako gets enough screentime. I don't find her interesting at all. But I think the Outer Senshi should get more screentime, and Saturn should get an official henshin.

 

[Usapon]

I think Minako gets enough screentime. I don't find her interesting at all. But I think the Outer Senshi should get more screentime, and Saturn should get an official henshin.

You're messing with the troll now.

But you're right. I agree.

 

[Seira Hazuki]

There is ZERO confirmation that the new anime is going to be closer to the manga.

Sailor Moon is obviously the star of the series, and therefore will always get a bit more of the spotlight. However, I would say that one of the manga's faults is that there was very little development in terms of the personalities of Mars, Mercury, Venus, and especially Jupiter. Ironically, while the old anime made the four weaker than their manga counterparts, it spent a good amount of time developing their personalities outside of battle. PGSM is obviously the strongest of these three when it comes to characterization, and frankly if in the anime they go back to putting the characters (except for Sailor Moon) in the backburner, then it would be major step back.

I also don't understand concept of respecting the manga's vision to a total tee to the point of mimicking its several faults. The new anime should recitify the various problems in the manga. I do not want a scene-by-scene Anime remake of the manga, that's not only unoriginal, but would be boring considering how old the manga's story is now.