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by Senshi_of_Vision » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:03 pm
Well I go by my life sentiments I like seeing good versues evil because one needs the other to make each other appealing. That being said I dont like the whole "turn the bad guy around" mentality of the anime version of Sailor moon because being evil isnt always as cut and dry as its made out to be. Beryl's story from the manga showed that perfectly. She started out as a being who only wanted to help her people. Then a spark of jealousy due to love for her prince was exploited by a dark force to turn her evil. It gave a villian character, without the bad guys there really would have been no point of Sailor moon's powers awakening at all.
But if they were going to show any of them having a change of heart I think I would have liked to seen the Four Lords (Kundzite, Zorcite, Jadeite and Nephrite) done via the manga style. There was a storyline where when they awoken in the future they remembered their role in siding with Metallia and had regret, but due to the curse placed on them they were bound to work for the dark side, and their spirits cursed to live as stones if they failed this. But due to their honor to the prince their spirits did go on later in the manga to help Endymion a couple times. So if the anime had touched on that Id have gladly watched it. Those are the only villian redemption I would have enjoyed.
I said it before and i'll say it again the reason I loved the villians of the story were because they were nasty. Though some like Beryl were corrupted many made the conscious choice to stray to the dark side Ie the black moon family. I loved seeing stuff like that having the senshi go against such a formidable family (in the manga). They were wishy washy in the anime if you ask me and yeah the sisters got killed off pretty quick in the books but they were pretty nasty either way (just think of all the humans they killed to get to the senshi including nuns if you dont believe me) And the actual royals of Rubeus, Emerald, Saphire, and Diamond were way tougher to me and ugh Wise man gave me chills. And though the Animates were pawns of Galaxia who herself was a victim of Chaos, they were very strong women who killed off the Senshi and their guardians, so I didnt feel too sorry for them. Specially when they could have choosen to die for their respective planets instead of becoming willing slaves. I think that having most of the villians have softer sides and a change of ways took away from the characters. But meh im just a stickler for bad guys who behave as bad guys.
"Have you been half asleep? And have youve heard voices?
I hear them calling my name."
Is this the sweet sound, that calls the young sailors?
The voice maybe one in the same.
Ive heard it too many times to ignore it,
its something that I sposed to be..
Someday we''''ll find it, the rainbow connection
The lover, the dreamer, and me..."
*Being a bad girl is such hard work....
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