Day 9. Favorite Inner Senshi Actress(es)

The Inner Senshi from Kaguya Shima Densetsu to Last Dracul. (I know Eri and Emi continued in their roles longer, so I'm going by the time all of this group's actresses were on stage)

They're my favorite Inners both as a group, and as individual actresses. To me, they just work well together, and have good dynamics and balance. Hisako is an adorable Mercury with a hint of shyness in her portrayal. Eri's portrayal is fiery, snarky and passionate just like Rei. Emi has a perfect balance between Makoto's feminine and masculine traits. And Nao portrays Minako's ditzy side well while also grabbing her serious traits.

Other than these four, I really like Megumi Yoshida and Misako Kotani's portrayals of Rei, Chieko Kawabe and Ayako Morino as Ami, and Nana Suzuki and Ayumi Murata as Minako.

(Wait till you see Akiko Miyazawa as Bilhah Emerald, Beryl, or Elizabeth Bathory, Princess Moon! )


Day 10. Least Favorite Inner Senshi Actress(es)

I have to be honest and say Shin Desetsu Kourin's Inners, mostly for the reason that none of their portrayals were memorable to me. This isn't to bring the actresses down, I just feel they didn't get moments to shine individually, which I wish we could have seen. It would have been nice to see how they develop their roles, had they stayed for longer than one musical only.

Day 2. Is Sera Myu your favorite version of Sailor Moon? Why or why not?

Omg, YES. If you asked me this question saaay 4 or so years ago, I would've been like "huh? The manga is the best of course!" but how I was wrong...so so wrong! The musicals are my favorite portryal of Sailor Moon. The storylines are engaging and full of drama and feels, the songs are all memorable and timeless. They also don't fall into the trap of all sounding like they are all the same or from the same genre and with all the different styles of music and inspiration brought into the shows, it has something for everyone. I really love the variety in style from fun upbeat pop music to emotional solos or duets...to powerful villanous music. I feel the music is the best aspect of the musicals and are what really draw me to them, on top of all the other things like the great and talented actors and actresses...the fun inside jokes for the long time Myu fans.

I could go on and on. xD

i am so behind on this. i will just start where i left off later today.

I started the challenge on my tumblr The original post has some screenshots from the SOS release too

Day 1:  What was your first Myu and/or how did you get into Myu?

My First ever Myu was the 2002 Spring performance, Ai No Sanctuary. At that time, I haven’t seen the anniversary part and just the musical itself. I’m not even quite sure why it was this one but I guess it was just the first one I happened to find.

I think I first discovered Sera Myu around 2009. I was really in love with the Live Action, which was the first adaption of Sailor Moon I’ve seen as a whole and pretty much what got me into Sailor Moon in the first place (because I’ve only seen some bits of the 90′s anime). When I read that there were musicals about Sailor Moon, I knew I had to watch them, because I’ve always loved musicals.
What really pulled me in were the pretty, sparkly costumes, the captivating storytelling and the amazing songs. After Ai no Sanctuary, I watched the Dracul Saga and then I started watching the rest chronologically.

Day 3. Favorite musical(s)?


This is so hard, I think my favorite musical is Kaguya Shima Densetsu, I just love the original storyline, but then I adore the Dracul series, who doesn't love Miyuki. She WAS Usagi.  I also love the black lady musicals and eien densetsu kaiteban.  There is just so much to love in each stage of myu.

Original post with pictures can be found here.


Day 2: Is Sera Myu your favorite version of Sailor Moon? Why or why not?
This one is a bit tough to answer because currently, it’s actually a tie between Sera Myu and PGSM. Sometimes I’m more in a Myu mood, sometimes I feel more like watching PGSM, but I’d say overall, I love both of them equally and both of them are my favorite variations of Sailor Moon.
As for Myu, I love the costumes, the actors (well, most of them ), the choreography, the storytelling and the music, of course. Sera Myu, especially the old performances, always charm me in a very special way. I love how they give every single storyline their own, unique interpretation and how the characters never feel static. The music has touching lyrics and wonderful dances as well and the actors all make these beautiful storylines come alive so vividly. It’s always a pleasure to watch Myu, listen to the songs or even dance and sing along.
Also, without Sera Myu, I would probably have stayed a closet fan of Sailor Moon. While I did cosplay Usagi from PGSM before, my love for Sera Myu made me join forums, cosplay more often, meet wonderful fellow fans at conventions and made me team member of SailorMoonGerman, a project that has done so much for Sailor Moon Fans in my home country and a project of which I’m very proud to be a part of.

More Myu!!! <3 (original post here)


Day 3: Favorite musical(s)?
The crown for my favorite musical is shared between two of Marina’s summer performances. 2002 Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady and 2004 Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu are both deeply in my heart for being 2 of the most enjoyable and touching Myu performances. While the Kaiteiban variants of both were pretty decent too, I chose the original ones because I prefer the overall cast in both (Mao as Black Lady, just Noel as Chibimoon in BL, Maki as Loof Merrow, Yuu as Tux in SKS).
Black Lady tells one of my favorite storylines from the manga, the Black Moon arc, but with all Senshi in it. It has some of the usualy crazy Myu moments with Tominaga Kenji as HyuruHyuryu Ruggerman (I still have no clue what that character was all about, lol), but also some very menacing villains (Ono Hikari as Demand, Kawasaki Mao as Black Lady). And of course, bonus points for Mao-Black Lady having played Chibimoon before!
One of my favorite moments is when Pluto stops time, and Black Lady and Chibimoon sing an incredibly sad and touching duet together. Crying every time!
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu is, as the name suggests, a re-telling of the original Kaguya Shima Densetsu musicals from the late 90′s, which I also really enjoyed. But SKS has some improvements and new songs I prefer a tiny bit over the original ones.
First of all, the costumes. I love the new look all the characters got, the shiny villain costumes and the elegant pirate outfit for Loof Mellow.
The musical-exclusive characters also got a nice new addition character-wise. The Artuqa seem far more like a mysterious ancient culture and the sadness of their backstory is told a bit more touching imho.
Also… those songs! I really love Toraware no Artuqa (which has the effect mentioned before) and Ice Doll- the letter doesn’t only present Loof even better, it also introduces the relationships between the Artuqa members really well.
Another very cute song (and one of my favorite Chibimoon themes) is Chibiusa no Umi, where Chibiusa remembers a bed time story Neo Queen read to her. So adorable!
And of course, the battle themes! Moonlight Justice is a pretty epic duet between Moon and Tux and gives both Marina and Yuu some time to shine. The final battle is accompanied by Junketsu no Narcism, which is one of the best songs in Sera Myu history and gives me goosebumps every time.

Of course I also like some other actresses performances, such as Anza’s Yume Senshi Kaiteiban, Sailor Stars and Eien Densetsu, Fumina’s Kaguya Shima Densetsu musicals and Miyuki’s Dracul series, but those two Marina musicals kinda got me the most

On a bad day, let's have a bad topic for the challenge as well... yay?
Sorry, due to my bad mood, this has kinda turned into some sort of rant... (Tumblr post) And sorry in advance to those who enjoyed Pétite Étrangère. I wish I could enjoy it too, but...

Day 4: Least favorite musical(s)?
This is a sad topic to talk about. I honestly wish I could love all the Myus. And despite not being very fond of La Reconquista in 2013, there was no musical I really hated. And then the 2014 summer performance happened.
My least favorite musical is Pétite Étrangère. So far, this one is the only musical I couln’t sit through entirely and the only one where I like none of the new songs. Which makes me sad as a fan but, oh well.
First of all, PE has the same problems I had with LR before. I really don’t like the all female cast, even though I liked the old crossdressing Myu-actresses. The problem is that in the new musicals, none of them seems masculine enough for her role. Especially not Yamato Yuuga as Tuxedo Kamen, whom I still can’t stand to watch, despite her being an excellent singer, dancer and actress. But she just doesn’t fit the role at all imho. Then there’s the fight scenes. Those improved a bit, but once a vocal track came into the mix, it all looked pretty cheesy again, more like a dance off than an actual battle. I also don’t like the new stage all that much but that’s all things I could look over if… yeah, if PE didn’t have some new problems as well.
I dislike the new songs. All of them. LR had some songs I found pretty bad, but PE even has some songs I actually hate. Chronos Guardian, Abracadabra and When Black Lady Sings are easily my least favorite Myu-songs ever. Why? Multiple reasons. Chronos Guardian is too dark for my taste and has a weird tune, Abracadabra has an extremely uninteresting melody and When Black Lady Sings just sounds extremely odd. Also, the singing. Pluto sounds like she is trying too hard at a deep voice, the harmony between her and Chibiusa is off and that Black Lady sounds like she couldn’t hit a single note even if she wanted to. And what’s with that strange dancing number Demand and Usagi have?
Aside from that, the new wigs… whoa. Chibimoon’s looks horribly greasy, Rubeus’ doesn’t even have the tiniest bit of shine left and Saphir's and Demand's are so incredibly flat and lifeless, they couldn’t even convince me if they had natural colors.

I really hope that the next musical will be better again. Especially because I hope to see it live when I’m in Japan.

^^^^Preach it! I'm with you on Petite Estrangere. With such a good post on why its your least favorite I will hardly have to add to mine. Hah!

Day 3. Favorite musical(s)?

If I were able to, I would probably have about 10 musicals that I would consider my favorite, however when it comes down to it at the end of the day, my number one would have to be the original Kaguya Shima Densetsu and its Revised version. I ABOSOLUTELY adore these musicals to pieces. These are quite possibly the perfect Sailor Moon musicals and not much can top it (Shin Kaguya gives it one hell of a run for its money though and even improves on some things). I love the story, the way it flows, the characters, the cast, the songs...everything is top notch in this musical. FuminaMoon and AmanoMask have a wonderful chemistry in their scenes together and You're My Jewllery is probably my favorite duet between the two characters.  I adore the kittens and HIKARI ONO AS LOOF MERROW IS JUST TOO MUCH I CANNOT EVEN HANDLE. <3  

Seriously best musical.

^Thanks. I was a bit heartbroken that there was a Myu I had nothing positive to say about and I felt so bad writing this because the inner senshi cast is such a likeable bunch, but I really wanted to be honest here, especially after re-watching my former least favorites (Shin Densetsu Kourin and Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu) and not finding them that bad at all.


Anyway, here's my day 5 post (tumblr)


Day 5. Favorite thing about Myu


To be really honest… there is not just one thing about Myu. It’s a combination of things that make the musicals so much fun to watch. So here’s a list of my favorite things about Myu:

1. The Music
What would a musicals be without music? And Sera Myu has plenty of wonderful songs you can listen to every single day. It surely has one for every mood you’re in and with lyrics to fill your heart. Really, the melodies are catchy, the lyrics are beautiful and the choreography is amazing, especially the wild dances during Marina Kuroki’s time as Moon and Anzamoon’s exciting fight scenes. The singing is also really good- even though there are some actors who don’t sing that good, but oh well.

2. The humor
This is something I really miss in the newer musicals. The old musicals had this incredibly crazy humor that was also unpredictable and happened mostly out of nowhere. Be it weird characters doing weird things, Usagi being incredibly stupid or just everyone goofing off- the humor was over the top to a somewhat awkward degree, but that’s what makes it so entertaining to watch. This is certainly something very unique to this version of Sailor Moon.

3. The storytelling
Singing and dancing alone COULD entertain you for 3 hours… but Sera Myu had more than awesome music. No matter which story they had to tell, be it the classic anime ones or their own original plot, the Sera Myu crew not only always made it their own and gave it something unique and new, no, it also managed to keep you focused on it over the long playtime and captured your attention and your feelings. You laugh with the characters, you cry with them and you’re even angry with them. Sera Myu storytelling has its own kind of magic.

4. The costumes
The costume are bit of a mixed bowl. Some people love them (like me), some people hate them, some prefer the older ones, some the newer ones. But what especially the old costumes do is not only to create their own aesthetic, but they’re highly functional. All the glitter and the hugeness the costumes have (mainly those in the old musicals) made you able to see them even in darkness and even in the last row so that Sera Myu became an experience to everyone who was in the theater or watched the DVD. And personally, I think especially the Senshi Fukus are gorgeous and I can’t wait to wear them for cosplay.

Continuing with another rant on the new musicals. I really don't wanna do that all the time but... argh. (tumblr)

Day 6: Least Favorite thing about Myu
… *sigh* I really want to love Sera Myu. And I love everything about the old Myus. But there’s always the new musicals bringing in stuff I dislike. So technically, the New Musicals are my least favorite thing about Myu. Not everything about them. I like the Inner Senshi (even though not all of them are as good at singing as some of the pervious actors, but hey, they fit the roles). But I don’t like the all-female cast. Not that I would mind women playing men- I’ve been in that position myself. Actually, I always had male roles in school plays because I used to be rather tomboyish and a had a talent to play awkward, crazy guys. But: There is a difference between school plays and official performances. And the girls in the nem Myus do not convince me in their roles at all. I really liked Ono Hikari as Demand. But I hate Yamato Yuuga as Tux. Because I don’t buy it. The illusion that the girls in the male characters’ costumes are actually men doesn’t work for me in the new musicals. Also, especially Tuxedo Kamen is a character I consider someone that MUST be played by a male. To say it with Pluto’s words: The final frontier that no one may invade. That one point of identification for male fans. There is so many talented male young actors in Japan… Yes, Naoko Takeuchi is a fan of the Takarazuka Revue. But I’m not.
Then there’s the songs. Oh god, the songs. I talked about some of them already when I talked about my least favorite musical and named Chronos Guardian, Abracadabra and When Black Lady Sings as my least favorite ones (which makes me even more annoyed because Pluto and Black Lady are some of my favorite characters!), but the new songs generally hardly convince me. To name some I really like: Soroibumi! Shiratsuki no 5nin Onna, We Are The Pretty Guardian, Kakugo and Wasurenaide. That’s pretty much it. The rest ranges from Meh to Oh god, make it stop reaction-wise and I think this is a pity. And what also bugs me is that they tend to simply PAUSE a song in the middle for dialogue. Yes, there was dialogue in the middle of old songs too, but the songs kept playing or stopped completely. What the new Myus do is: Play the first verse and chorus, stop the song completely (sometimes even play other music with the dialogue) and then PICK IT UP AGAIN. Really? Really??? How about writing the dialogue so that you don’t have to pause it? How about including a reprise version at a fitting point? Don’t pause the music like that! Seriously! The songs are hardly catchy already!

This post might be a bit cheesy... oh well xD (tumblr)

Day 7: If you could change one thing about Myu what would it be?

… I’m tempted to say that I would make the new musicals more like the old ones, but I’ll be completely honest here: I wouldn’t change anything.
Yes, the musicals have their flaws. And yes, the difference between the different musicals makes it hard for fans of Satomimoon and her group to like Anzamoon and the others, as well as it might be hard for fans of the Anzamoon to Marinamoon generation to like the Satomimoon musicals. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Sera Myu is for everyone and due to the different styles, the new musicals might become interesting to people who weren’t quite into the old ones. And honestly, I think it’s great that so many different Sailor Moon fans are able to see the story re-told with song and dance. Every musical has its own charm and appeal (as well as some cheesyness here and there) and every fan reacts differently to each performance. But I think we all experience the same magic in some way and that really makes me happy.

Aaaand on with the challenge! (tumblr)

Day 8: Favorite Moon Actress


Hands down, the crown goes to Ohyama Anza, the first actress to play that role. Why? Because she’s amazing in everything she does.
Anza was the 3rd Moon I’ve seen (first being Marina and second being Miyuki) and the one that absolutely swept me of my feet. One of the things I love most about her is her energetive, positive aura. Her acting is always on spot and she has this really adorable smile that makes her absolutely loveable. I also really liked who she became more mature, not just during her years of performing overall, but in every single musical. She did a great job at illustrating Usagi’s transformation from Sailor Moon to Eternal Sailor Moon. She was amazing at all those serious scenes too, they were all incredibly powerful. And of course her singing is absolutely amazing. While the crown of dancers goes to Marina (but Anza is a great dancer too!), Anza is still the best singer among the moon actresses. Her voice has both that youthful charm and some motherly warmth in it and she hits every single note with ease. And once it gets emotional, Anza’s voice is surely what will make you crack up because it transports all the feelings so well.

Yup yup. I love Anza. Which doesn’t mean that I don’t like the others too. Especially Marina and Miyuki. Those cutiepies.

Just want to let people know that I will be getting back to this eventually. I haven't forgotten about it! I'm just so incredibly busy with things that are kind of on a strict deadline that I have to put things like this on the back burner.

Another favorites day, yaaaaay! (tumblr)

Day 9: Favorite Inner Senshi Actress(es)
I though I might choose one for every Senshi, so here’s my dream set of Inners!

Mercury:
With Anza as Moon, Mercury just has to be Morino Ayako! She’s such an adorable Ami and plays both the good and smart girl and the bad rebel version in Yume Senshi absolutely convincing. And of course, what was the best about her was her close friendship with Anza- those two felt like best friends not only on stage but also behind the scenes and this is how Ami and Usagi should be like

Mars:
I think Yoshida Megumi partly got the crown because she was my first Mars. There’s just something about her performance I really like. She isn’t the most incredible singer, but I like her voice and her dancing is amazing. What I also really liked was that she could pull of a cute and outgoing as well as a calm and strict Rei. She sure had a very unique portrayal of the role.

Jupiter:
Takahashi Yuu sure has the advantage of being a Kamen Rider actress, but there’s more to love about her. To me, she totally nailed the character of Makoto. She was both strong and tomboyish as well as cute and gentle. The soldier of protection indeed. Bonus points for an adorable smile!

Venus:
Like with Mars, my favorite Venus is also my first one. Murata Ayumi was an amazing Minako. She’s pretty and energetic, but she also makes a magnificent leader of the Inner Senshi. She might seem somewhat ditzy sometimes, but she is also amazing when she has to be serious.

(Haven't forgotten about this!)

Day 11. Favorite Outer Senshi Actress(es)

Talking about the whole Outer Senshi groups, my favorites are the ones from Kaguya Shima Densetsu Kaiteban to Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady Kaiteban. I picked these because they have most of my favorite Outer Senshi actresses, and the groups have great dynamics between the actresses.

When it comes to individual actresses and their portrayals:

Nao Takagi is certainly my favorite Uranus, her portrayal is just so on point. Yuuka Asami is my favorite Neptune for the same reason, and these two have the best chemistry out of all Uranus/Neptune actresses, in my opinion. They're so natural in their roles. Yuuko Hosaka is my favorite Pluto, but Rei Satou comes as a close second favorite. Their portrayals are different, Yuuko's Pluto is more of a solitary soldier while Rei portrays a sometimes more funnier Pluto, and both very good. Mao Mita is definitely my favorite Saturn, but I also like Keiko a lot. They both have Hotaru's darker and lighter personality traits balanced out very well.

Day 12. Least Favorite Outer Senshi Actress(es)

My least favorite Uranus actress is Asako Uchida. I won't go into details, but I don't think she fits the role she was given. Sara Shimada would be my least favorite Neptune for quite the same reason. She could have been a good Minako, though, at least in my opinion. As far as Pluto actresses go, Miho Koyoi is my least favorite, since she left the slightest impression on me out of all Pluto actresses we saw on stage. And for Saturn, if I had to pick a least favorite actress, I'd probably choose Yui Iizuka for the same reason I chose Miho Koyoi.

Day 4. Lease favorite musical(s)?

Well I pretty much feel the same way as @Suzu about Petite Estranger. It's just...not that good. The music is really boring, the lyrics not really poetic just kinda blah, Satomi still can't sing (poor girl cause it think she's looks cute and all as Moon but her lack of singing kills it for me). I think she over acts a bit like how Anza did at first, but at least Anza improved in the aspect over time. Also can't stand the Moon wig (I know thats minor but it BUGS me so much! Especially when the wigs during Marina's time looked so good!) The plot wasn't very interesting, i found La Reconquista to have a better plot even though Black Moon arc in the manga is more interesting than Dark Kingdom and these are meant to be mostly based off the manga... I wish Pluto had had more of a role in the story. In the manga, she doesn't do a whole lot (which they went with in Petite), but in Black Lady they at least had Pluto do more and have better songs...

And to keep it fair, with old Myu, I think my least favorites are Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu and Mugen Gakuen. While Starlights has some really awesome numbers and the villains are awesome (this is probably my favorite Galaxia), the plot just gets kind of cumbersome and stale at parts. I have a hard time watching it sometimes and get distracted easily while watching (What for!? is an amazing song though its my fav for the musical). Mugen Gakuen I think has similar problems as Starlights. The plot is not totally cohesive and unfrotunately the poor girl playing Saturn cannot sing and so a good song like World Dies Out isn't all that great (if you notice they have Pluto back her up when its supposed to be a Saturn solo, that poor Saturn ). And while I REALLY love the duet that was written for Nao and Yuuka's graduation as it is a very lovely song, it is placed poorly...almost like an after thought. Guess they were like "augh we want this song for them but where do we put it? I guess here is ok". Lol. TRIANGLE SECRET IS SO FUN THOUGH.

i am so behind, one day i will catch up

Day 5. Favorite thing about Myu

Definitely the music. With like 200 songs to love and enjoy?  And so many of them are timeless. Akiko Kosaka was a musical genius with Sera Myu.

Let me just post some songs for you all to enjoy.

Spoiler:

Time to finish this thing! here's a dump of a few days.

ALSO SUPER BUMP! COME ONE MYU FANS DO THIS WITH ME!!


Day 6. Least Favorite thing about Myu

Hm, sometimes the costumes aren't all that great, especially earlier ones. Also, there are times where it goes by really fast due to it being a live japanese performance and they speak very fast in live things versus anime. Also the fact that Jupiter never really got any small side story or focus like the others. The one time she does, its shared with Mars and Uranus...

Day 7. If you could change one thing about Myu what would it be?

Give Jupiter some more time and NEVER HAVE LET IT GO INTO HIATUS.

Day 8. Favorite Moon Actress

I love them all equally but if I had to pick, I'd say Miyuki. She really encompasses Usagi's spirit to me with her spunk and charm. She's also a great singer and actor. I really love her.


Day 9. Favorite Inner Senshi Actress(es)

Omg this is hard....I'll have to break it down by each Senshi.

Mercury: Ayako Morina, Chieko Kawabe and Manami Wakayama are probably my favorites for her.

Mars: Misako Kotani, Eri Kanda and Risa Homna

Jupiter: Mai Watanabe and Emi Kuriyama

Venus: Erica (from the Shin Kaguyas) is the one that I remember liking the most at the moment

Also for overall cast of Inners, I liked the Eien Densetsu cast, the original Kaguyas cast and the Shin Kaguyas cast.

Day 1. What was your first Myu and/or how did you get into Myu?

My very first Myu was La Reconquista. It is a strange story, because I never would have known about Sera Myu if it weren't for Sailor Moon Crystal. So, someone was allowing people to watch Sailor Moon Crystal in vostfr (original version with french subtitles), but they were also doing it for La Reconquista. So I was catching up, I think back then I was at the 20th episode and I saw that live action thing. What even was this, I remember thinking and when I looked it up, I laughed it off and continued what I was doing. Then I was caught up, no more videos would be out until the week after, so I went: why not? and watched La Reconquista. They hadn't translated it completely, so I was only able to see (at first) up until the game between Zoisite and Mercury. I looked all over the net to find the complete subtitled thing, found it, found Petite Étrangère and I was sucked in the wonderful craziness that are the musicals. Meaning that I completely marathoned all the old ones in chronological order because when I tried to watch some separately I think I tried Dracul then Kaguya without knowing they were original stories and it totally turned me off. When I then started chronologically (despite never finishing Dark Kingdom until I had to screenshot casual clothes) I was totally hooked and the Dracul Series is probably my favorite with the Stars act of Anza's stage.

Day 2. Is Sera Myu your favorite version of Sailor Moon? Why or why not?

Some days it actually is, others it will be PGSM, others it will be the anime. It depends on my mood, it depends on what we're talking about, it depends really, on a lot of things. One thing for sure is that I am never annoyed watching the Myus again and again, no matter how many times. So maybe it was always my all time favorite, but I just don't want to admit it or I never knew it was? I have no idea. The Myus have everything the other adaptations have, namely, Sailor Moon, friendship, good morals, villains, feels, the senshi dying and coming back. It's a Sailor Moon thing, but since it's a stage production there rarely is anything useless in them. That's what is really great about the musicals and why I love it so much. It also adds lots of twists here and there that you cannot know what is going to happen and when.

Day 3. Favorite musical(s)?
Old Musicals:
This is so hard.
First western stage Starlights' stories. The Dracul Series. The Black Lady musicals. Ai no Sanctuary.
Those are the ones I really really really love with all my hearts.
But I also like the Dream Soldier Kaiteban, the original Kaguya Shima (though the second was better than I thought it'd be) and I love the second Starlights musicals only because Shitennou.
The others are not bad per se but just didn't catch my interest. I usually rewatch them all though when I do a rewatch.

New Musicals:
Petite Étrangère. I actually thought I'd prefer La Reconquista because it has the Shitennou in it and it was really good, but no, I surprisingly prefer Petite Étrangère (and I know I'll prefer Petite Étrangère to Un nouveau voyage because the Infinity arc never really interested me). I loved Diamond in this, I loved what they added, I love they gave Saphir the spotlight, I even loved Chibiusa in this. They'd need better singing voices, but their acting is generally spot on and it's wonderful.

Day 10. Least Favorite Inner Senshi Actress(es)

I don't have any ones in particular that I can point out but there was that one Mercury (i think she was in dracul) who'se voice was so tiny you could barely understand her. She wasn't the greatest Mercury. And theres a few Jupiter's that weren't so hot either. :/

Day 11. Favorite Outer Senshi Actress(es)

OH GOSH WHERE DO I BEGIN.

Uranus - NAO TAKAGI OF COURSE, Sanae makes a close second for her. Sanae was a lovely Uranus <3

Neptune - Yuuka Asami OF COURSE! She's the perfect pair for Nao. <3 Though Tomoko Inami wasn't bad (she just gets stuck with that awful Uranus) and Takayo Ooyama (she was in Shin Kaguya) were good. Shoutout to Hiroko Tahara from the first stage Stars and Eien Densetsu. I really liked her chemistry with Sanae. She was also just a gorgeous Neptune.

Pluto - REI SAITOU AND YUUKO HOSAKA OF COURSE. Seiko Nakazawa who was in the original Kaguya Shima Densetsu musicals is a very good runner up. I loved her Pluto portrayal.

Saturn - Keiko Takeda from First Stage <3 Mao Mita makes a good runnder up as the Saturn from the original Kaguya Shima Densetsu musicals. <3

and gunna throw Chibiusa in here cause why not...

Chibimoon - Ayano Gunji from Shin Densetsu Kourin - Last Dracul. She was super adorable! I thought she played a great rebel Chibiusa in Kaguya. Also runner up to Noel Miyazaki who was one of the Chibiusa's in the Black Lady musicals. She was fantastic there.

Day 4. Least favorite musical(s)?
Old Musicals:
Dark Kingdom. Now that I understood that Mochi was Kunzite it's weirdly funnier because when I first watched Dark Kingdom I didn't know the actor and I didn't love him as much as I do now and did when I finally rewatched it. The musical is still somewhat bad and I don't really like that they included the cats but the Shitennou are great and I think the Silver Millenium costumes are so exaggerated I cannot even hate it xD

New Musicals:
Probably will be Un nouveau voyage, but I loved this cast so much that we'll see about that. And for me, least favorite musical doesn't mean I don't like it, it just means all the others are ranking above this one.

Day 12. Least Favorite Outer Senshi Actress(es)

That one Uranus we never speak of. And I wasn't really too fond of that very first Neptune either...

Day 13. Favorite Villain(s)

OMG. THIS IS ANOTHER WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN. Lets see, guess I'll break it down by Stage here.

First Stage Have to say Beryl and Galaxia in Eien Densetsu and Eien Densetsu K. With the Amazon Trio, MC Fly and Zirconia as honorable mentions for sure.

Second Stage: ALL THE ORIGINAL VILLAINS (from the Kaguyas and the Dracul Series), probably my favorites being Loof Merrow, Count Dracul and Bloody Dracul Vampir

Third Stage: Since this contains only 2 musicals, I'm going to throw out Dark Plasman. He's awesome.

Day 14. Least Favorite Villain(s) As of right now I'd have to go with the Shitennou from Dark Kingdom. Its not that I hate them or anything, but they didn't do much for me (except for that fight scene at the end, especially the part between Venus and Kunzite omg T_T)

Day 15. Favorite Musical only character (example MC Fly, Sailor Buttress, Loof Merrow)?

LOOF MERROW DUUUUUH! xD Also Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Death Lamia...basically all the original characters from Fumina's to Miyuki's time.

Day 5. Favorite thing about Myu

Can I say everything and leave it at that?

Ad Libs: It's been pretty unpopular in some place I've been, but I loved them, no matter how long they were, whatever I loved them. I loved they brought it back in the Dracul Series, but I must admit those from the last musicals (Marina stage) were a bit off (or maybe I'm biased to Mochi, Ryuuji and Hikari rocking the stage). But I really love it. It's a kind of humor that cannot be found in western musicals with the mix of improvisation and planned jokes.

Acting: Because yes there is songs and yadda, but I prefer the acting part, even though I actually loved most of the songs ever created for Myu. Mochi was great (though his first musicals as Mamoru was...... yeah but it was the "second" for everyone (third-fourth because the others were just not recorded). There was some awesome acting in the Dracul series and Kaguya (1 & 2). Some of it was exaggerated, but that's Japanese acting for you. It differs from countries to countries to be honest. But I usually prefer acting over singing. It's the old fight in musicals fandom over what is better. The old Miserable/Phantom of the Opera musicals or the new ones that are more emotional but there's a lot of cracking because EMOTIONS. Myu had a lot of cracking once they went live but mostly because so many believable emotions (and not because of a bad singing voice).

Choreography: Oh. My. Everything in the old musicals was basically gold. The Dracul series was hilarious (seriously please someone keep those vampires from dancing). The dance-offs were amazing. I think what sticks out the most for me is Anza's Stars arc, Black Lady, Ai no Sanctuary and Dracul (though Kaguya had some awesome stuff too). Also the weird dance between Diamond and Serenity in Petite Étrangère. It's a choreography I loved, but not a dance. To have done it before, it's not the easiest thing to do. It's about sync when you are playing a character who mentally controls another character's mobility (which was the case in this particular scene). The actress playing Sailor Moon has this sync perfectly, following Diamond's hands/arms motions and balancing from right to left (even despite the fact that sometimes she wasn't even looking at Erika's hands). She isn't supposed to be dancing, she's supposed to fight for the control of her body which she did. It was great to see.

Actors/Actresses: I didn't like all of them, unfortunately (preferring some Uranus and Plutos and Neptunes, etc), but all of them put their best in the task they had to do. They worked hard so that people could sit on their bum and watch their performances, risking perhaps to be hated and forgotten. And just that, even paid, is great. It shows on stage when someone really doesn't give a damn about what they do, so yeah.

And last but not least: That those are musicals. Having musicals about Sailor Moon is both weird and awesome. Manga, anime, live-action, musicals. I do think it has done all. Yay.

The musicals are great. That's all I have to say. Old and new. I don't care I didn't separate this time.

Hi guys!

I updated the first post with a progress list for anyone who still wants to come back to the challenge!

There's so much about Myu to love~. Let us count the ways… XD.

For anyone new, this sort of daily posting challenge is generally meant to help fuel the need to stay at the top of your Tumblr followers’ minds. Don't have anything to say on a daily basis? Challenge prompts to the rescue! But, for those who don't really care about that or who don't have a Tumblr (or Instagram), it's a great way to compile your thoughts and love for the series! So, don't worry if you can't get around to one per day. Also, feel free to start at any time!

Oh ! there is one for sera myu ! i Want to test it !!!


Day 1. What was your first Myu and/or how did you get into Myu?



My first sera myu was Eien Desetsu. I watched cosplay's vidéo on youtube and i fall on this sera myu... I look for "what is sera myu ?" and after i finally decide to watched all sera myu !

@emrys Eien Densetsu is such a good one! I especially love the Kaiteiban's Final Day recording. It makes me wish we had releases of all the Myus final day performances. ;-;

Annnd I've got to finish mine! I'ma do it! /determined


Day 16. Top 5 Songs and/or BGM

What in the world went in my mind when I made this thing, thinking 5 was enough?? There's just so many!! I'm just gunna list the first five that pop in my head in no particular order.

1. LINK
2. Junketsu no Narcissism
3. The Last Change
4. Triple Dreams
5. Minna Dareka ni Aisarete

Day 17. Overall Favorite Song

Oooh hmmmm....I think I go between Junketsu no Narcissism and LINK quite often for favorite overall.

Day 18. Favorite Theme Song

Again I'm torn between Junketsu and LINK, though of course La Soldier and FIRE are close too!

Day 19. Favorite Character Image Song (example “Drive Me Mercury”, “Zig Zag Slash”)

Forbidden Hades. ....TIME STOP!