Dream Fairy/Oneiroi Redesigns (from the Sailor Moon Super S Movie)
Part two Here
Delia belongs to me
Perle, Poupelin, Banane, and Orangeat belong to Naoko Takeuchi
Design Notes and Mythological allusions under the cut
So! There’s very little canon information on these guys, which makes them PRIME REAL ESTATE for OC and worldbuilding.
The information we do know is this:
-They can draw energy from sleeping dreamers
-They use instruments to create illusions/control people
-They turn into birds when defeated (though this doesn’t seem to kill them)
POINT THE FIRST. All four, but especially Banane and Orangeat, are a reference to “The Pied Piper of Hamlin”, who used a magic pipe to lure children away out of revenge. “Pied” is an old word that refers to multicolored clothing; think like how medieval jesters and harlequins dressed. However this doesn’t explain the connection to dreams OR the turning into birds; which brings us into:
POINT THE SECOND. Dreams are not often connected to characters in literature, but there are two major exceptions. A “Mare” or “Mara”, is a creature from European folklore that brings bad dreams i.e. “nightmares”. Another is the Greek “Oneiroi” (literally, “Dreams”). In Hesiod’s Theogony he refers to Oneiroi as the fatherless children of Nyx (the night) They are described as shapeshifting “black winged daemons”. Now, I dunno about y’all; but “shapeshifting into a winged creature” sounds a whole lot like “turning into a bird” to me.
Now that we’ve reviewed the canon information and mythological allusions, it’s time to get into headcanon.
General species notes are as follows
-In antiquity species with feathery “winged” ears, modern Oneiroi lose their ear feathers as they grow, leaving bare pointed ears.
-The first generation of Oneiroi had dark features, dark extremities, and large physical wings. Over time and with the influence of other populations, they’ve developed a wider range of body types, coloration, and have lost permanent corporeal wings. Instead they developed smaller semi-corporeal, magic formed wings (i.e. “fairy” wings), the size and presence of which depends on the individuals magic development.
In short, Perle has wings because his magic is stronger than his brother’s.
-Oneiroi are from the planet Limina, in the Deneb star system. Limina is called such because it is a magic hotspot and has several “liminal spaces”, where the dreamscape overlaps with reality. More on that another time.
DESIGN NOTES
I didn’t actually do too much for these redesigns, the biggest challenge was in making Banane and Orangeat’s designs look slightly more unified with Perle and Poupelin’s.
Perle’s shirt has been simplified to a white tunic with translucent crop top
Poupelin’s ribbons are all shorter.
Banane has baggier pants, a more geometric tunic design, and a multicolored turban-like cap instead of whatever the hell his original hat was.
Orangeat’s hair and accessories make more sense, and I’ve replaced his cape/shawl with a translucent orange sash. He’s also got shorter, puffier pants to make his silhouette more interesting.
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Let’s Talk #SailorMoon #SuperS: The Movie
The third (and as of this writing, most recent) theatrical Sailor Moon film was based on the original show’s fourth season and titled Sailor Moon SuperS: The Nine Sailor Guardians Unite! Miracle of the Black Dream Hole. When it was first brought over to United States by Pioneer, the film was renamed Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole.
In 2018, the franchise’s current North American distributor Viz produced a new Uncensored English dub of the film and renamed it Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie. After a limited theatrical screening alongside the previous Sailor Moon film, it has made its way to Blu-ray alongside an unreleased short film.
For a review of Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie (and Ami’s First Love), feel free to keep reading. There will be spoilers.
Out of the three films, this is the one I can recall the most due to a commercial (narrated by Peter Cullen of Transformers) Toonami aired promoting the premiere of the film’s original English dub. However, like with the other two films, I never saw it when it first aired.
Viz’s re-release of the film comes out only a couple of months after they finished releasing Sailor Moon SuperS but several months after Sailor Moon S: The Movie came out on Blu-ray.
In the film, a mysterious being plays a flute that causes children to get out of their beds and hypnotically board magical flying ships while singing about candy.
At around the same time, Chibiusa befriends a magical boy named Perle. When she is abducted by the mysterious being, quickly revealed to be Perle’s brother Poupelin, the Guardians find out about Queen Badiane and her plan to consume Earth by kidnapping children from all around the world and using their energy.
It is up to Sailor Moon, her Guardians, and Perle to take down Badiane and save everyone.
Like with the first two films, this film is non-canonical. Additionally, unlike those films, it is impossible to integrate it into the show’s canon.
While it could take place anytime after episode 133, when Diana first appeared, the Outer Guardians’ involvement prevents it because they did not return canonically until Sailor Stars. Also, at the time, Sailor Pluto was dead.
Neither the Dark Moon Circus or Helios appear or are even mentioned in the film. While the villains’ mysterious disappearance has been the standard trope for the films, the latter makes sense due to this film’s plot requiring Chibiusa to befriend Perle. He weirdly resembles Helios by having white hair and wearing mainly white attire.
Because of Helios’ nonappearance, Super Sailor Chibi Moon does not use the Crystal Carillon and instead wields a smaller version of Super Sailor Moon’s Moon Kaleidoscope during the climax.
When disregarding the plot holes with the TV show and considering the film as a standalone production, it is surprisingly good.
Like its titular season, the film focuses on Chibiusa but also has a subplot centering around Usagi’s rivalry with her future daughter. At one point, Usagi asks Mamoru whether he cares more about her or their future daughter. It serves as a Chekov’s Gun later in the film by showing how Usagi truly cares for Chibiusa as her future mother despite their bickering.
The film is one of the original series’ darker productions by the imagery of children encased in glass coffins, the Guardians losing their transformations, and Super Sailor Moon getting injured from the multiple blasts of energy unleashed by Badiane to the point where it singes her back.
There are a few flaws with the film, such as the Outer Guardians’ sudden unexplained reappearance, the goofy bubblegum Youma (on an unrelated note, it was also the first time the word was uttered since R), and the recycling of sequences.
This film, like the previous one, reuses nearly all of the transformation and attack sequences from the TV show. It is especially noticeable when the film alternates between them and the higher quality animation.
Interestingly, the film missed the opportunity to feature all ten Guardians together on screen. Considering how many liberties it already took from the canon to bring in Sailors Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, it could have found a way to integrate Saturn into the story. It would have been great seeing all ten Guardians together, since the only times they are shown together on the show are in very brief moments during the Queen Nehellenia Revenge Arc.
When the film was originally released in Japan, it was preceded by the short film Ami’s First Love. The short makes its North American home media debut after being presented with the film during its theatrical run. It is based on a series of manga side stories titled Exam Battle, which centered around the Inner Planetary Guardians rather than Usagi or Chibiusa.
In the short, narrated by an off-screen Luna, Ami receives a love letter while studying for mock exams. She assumes that an anonymous rival named Mercurius is trying to distract her from her studies. While her friends secretly look for the rival, a monster mentally attacks Ami into forgetting about her studies and focus only on love.
The short is also not in canon, especially considering Ami already had a first love in the show’s first season with the anime-only character Ryo Uwara.
It is a good and fun short that features Ami in the forefront and, in a rare moment for the franchise, put both Usagi and Chibiusa in supporting roles. The short was also the last major appearances for both Naru and Umino since neither would appear in Sailor Stars.
The film has several funny moments, such as Usagi overreacting to Mamoru about Chibiusa, Minako’s word flubs, and the hypnotic sequence involving the Guardians. Ami’s First Love had Ami’s allergic reaction to love letters and Mercurius’ reveal.
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie is a great representation of its respective season. It starts off on a lighthearted note with a hint of mystery, slowly transitions into the drama, and finally culminates with an intense climax and excellent resolution. It has enough positives outweighing its flaws and the film is just as good as Sailor Moon R: The Movie.
Ami’s First Love is a great short highlighting Ami and shows that the series had the potential to adapt stories that allow Usagi and Chibiusa to just be bystanders and not the big heroes like in every other episode and film.
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie and Ami’s First Love are both available to own on Blu-ray and DVD. The film’s English dub is also available to buy or rent on iTunes.
Until next time, thank you for reading!
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Sailor Moon Anime Most Popular Songs (Part 3/3)
Favorite songs according to the NHK 2020 Ranking Poll results in Japan! The voting went on from October 16 to November 23, 2020 and had a total of 82,706 votes. Here’s #21-30:
21. YOU'RE JUST MY LOVE by Serenity & Endymion (Kotono Mitsuishi and Toru Furuya), from Sailor Moon
>> This image song played in episode 46
22. New Moon ni Koishite (Fall In Love With the New Moon) by Etsuko Yakushimaru, from Sailor Moon Crystal Season III
>> First version of season 3 opening
23. New Moon ni Koishite (Fall In Love With the New Moon) by Momoiro Clover Z, from Sailor Moon Crystal Season III
>> Third (and last) version of season 3 opening
24. Kaze ni Naritai (I Want to Become the Wind) by Haruka Tenou (Megumi Ogata), from Sailor Moon S (Image Song)
25. Unmei wa Utsukushiku (Fate so Beautifully) by Michiru Kaiou (Masako Katsuki), from Sailor Moon S (Image Song)
26. Sanji no Yosei (Three O'clock Fairy) by Pretty Cast, Morinoki Children’s Choir from Sailor Moon SuperS The Movie
>> Poupelin’s flute song!
27. I am Sailor Moon by Peach Hips (Inner Senshi’s Japanese voice actresses group: Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara, Rika Fukami), Sailor Moon R
>> Usagi’s image song in R that was also performed by Peach Hips as the ending for the anime special Make up! Sailor Senshi, which played before the R Movie. The poll results mark it as part of S, for some reason.
28. Moonlight Destiny by Hiroko Asakawa, from Sailor Moon S The Movie
29. Starlight ni Kiss Shite (Kissing in the Starlight) by Makoto Kino (Emi Shinohara), from Sailor Moon R (Image Song)
30. Onaji Namida wo Wakeatte (Sharing the Same Tears) by Ami Mizuno (Aya Hisakawa), from Sailor Moon R
>> This image song played in episode 62 (R, seen above) and 144 (SuperS)
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