Bishôjo senshi Sêrâ Mûn Crystal

I'm not gonna say it started as a big let down, because it wasn't at all. It was pretty good in many points: the soundtrack was "decent", the drawing trying to appeal to Naoko's originals were a nice update, also many background drawings were pretty nice. The hit also the right button by trying to keep make up sequences. The 2 things most of fans don't like and I kinda agree with them are: personalities (too weak, too little time on screen many of them) and 3D effects that didn't belong to the style. But they improved a lot going from 2nd arc (equivalent to SM R old series) to 3rd arc (INFINITY, SM S in the old series), then 3D was relegated to only exceptional cases, so make up sequences got really smooth, nice drawn, the look really really nice now, cannot complain. Sometimes the tone of the series gets dramatic, even EPIC, not gonna throw away any spoiler, but many but 2 or 3 moments surpassed old series level of execution, they passing, the personality threats, the time on screen got all better. So, to sum up I can say ARC 1 & 2 (SM SMR) were decent, while ARC3 "INFINITY" was AWESOME, better than the original in many points. Hope DREAMS gets even better.

Adding this review to others, I've watched old and new many times. I feel people need to stop hating on this series. It takes a strong and dedicated person to make it through all the Sailor Moon series, and even then it's so drawn out that you lose sight of the plot.

Sailor Moon Crystal follows the original storyline and it is much more to the point. It even gave a new look to the anime by using the original art style. I put my kids in front of both and they're following Crystal's storyline better.

Don't get me wrong. I like the old one too. I was just sad to see people hate on this version. It's worth the watch.

I think this is a great remake of the original but In opinion its missing some important parts that were in the original but not in here. I love the music its amazing and in this series usagi isn't a crybaby that much lol. I love this new style and the transformations. If you don't want to watch like 400 Episodes of the original I would watch this even tho its missing some important parts its still a great option and it has 2 amazing movies.

I remember watching the original on CN's Toonami after school. Found this version on Netflix recently, and was a little confused if it was a sequel or some reboot, as it's been some 20+ years. The biggest let down I have of it so far, is it needs the original song. The characters appear much older than described too (not uncommon with anime's though). There are a lot of story problems, but that's not really the intent of the show though. It's meant to be fun and uplifting, especially for young girls.

After all the madness and politics of recent years, a cheesy nostalgic series is extremely welcoming. Usually, I'm not a fan of updating animation/film, but this one seems like it benefits from the newer technology. The heart and substance is still there. Got me binge watching anyways, and in a happy place. It's new, but feels like childhood.

Retconned to have more in common with the manga, more stylized and more about the magic of the world building. Trimmed the fat with the antagonist of each storyline, the whole saga fits better together and the pacing is done well. What lacks with this new remake is dialogue and side stories. There is no sister like relationship between Rei and Usagi. They don't bicker or compete for Darien's attention. The inter relationships of the sailor scouts don't matter as much as progressing the plot. I must say, Chibi Usa is a lot more tolerable than in the American cartoon. I really enjoyed this version, the more faithful adaptation and I can't wait to see what they change in cosmos.