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Life, The Mooniverse, and Everything: The Sailor Moon Newbie Retrospective

Recapping Sailor Moon been a fun journey, but now that I'm sitting at the destination, I wanted to take a moment to look back, discuss the series as a whole, and maybe reminisce about the characters and moments that stuck with me the most. I, er... got a little carried away.

6 More Features We Want to See in Pokemon GO

As creative and clever as players and organizations can be, they’ll always be limited by the gameplay itself. That’s why I’d like to see Niantic take a page out of their players’ handbooks and work to make the Pokémon World wider, more inclusive, and with more community-building opportunities than ever.

Sailor Moon Newbie Recaps: Episode 200 (Finale)

And so we come at last to the end of things. As is tradition, I've got a Stars retrospective after the recap, with general commentary on the season as a whole. As for any overarching thoughts about the entire series and my two-year trip through the Mooniverse, I've decided to save those for a big ol' post going out next week. For now, though, we've got a finale to tackle!

Sailor Moon Newbie Recaps: Episodes 198 & 199

The plot is everywhere, and its devices are right there with it. My ongoing struggles with Stars continue into its penultimate episode, alas, but overall I was far more invested this week than I thought I'd be, thanks to some heart-wrenching character beats and a surprisingly layered backstory for our previously 2-D antagonist. Compelling antiheroes and sympathetic villains? Yep. Some of the magic might be missing, but it's still Sailor Moon, all right.

Sailor Moon Newbie Recaps: Episodes 196 & 197

Season-long mysteries get devastating answers, our cast struggles to know who to trust, desperate times lead to desperate plans, and characters be droppin' like flies. Geez. Did I accidentally switch over to Game of Thrones: The Animated Series at some point?

Sailor Moon Newbie Recaps: Episodes 194 & 195

The good news is: congratulations! you've finally found your princess! As for the bad news...well, let's not spoil the surprise, shall we?

Sailor Moon Newbie Recaps: Episodes 192 & 193

Taiki and Yaten continue to be a broken record of unnecessary hostility, but the rest of the story has no interest in stewing with them. We've got auditions, minion deaths, shiny star seeds, black holes, and plot holes. And I thought my week was busy.

Sailor Moon Newbie Recaps: Episodes 190 & 191

Our teams are still struggling to see eye-to-eye--and in some cases not "struggling" so much as "working very hard to NOT do that thing."

Moon Crisis Make Up! How Chiaki Kon Saved Sailor Moon Crystal

Curious but not all that optimistic, I gave Sailor Moon Crystal season 3 a try, and was shocked to discover it was actually...fun? Against all odds, incoming director Chiaki Kon and her staff have breathed life into an adaptation that was dead in the water, thanks to a few simple changes that made a huge difference.

Sailor Moon Newbie Recaps: Episodes 188 & 189

Nothing like secret identities to throw a wrench into the beginnings of bee-yoo-ti-ful friendships. We're making the shift from magical girl sitcom to superhero drama this week, as is our seasonal tradition, which means big reveals and even bigger angst. Although really, when it comes to end-of-season hardships, the heroes got nothin' on the villains. If you thought maintaining a personal relationship was tough as a good guy, try being a minion. Crow'll tell ya. It is rough.