DUMB!!!!

"I find that Sawai Miyuu has captured the role of Usagi much better than I had thought she would. Sometimes, I think she does a better job that Mitsuishi Kotono or even Anza Oyama. "


I respect your opinion, but i'll have to disagree with that.

As someone who has been a fan since 1995 (when the dub came to the states), read the original manga, seen all of the original series and movies (plus the omake with the seiyuu), AND seen all of the normal live action episodes, .. and who's favorite character, is without a doubt, usagi ..

I'll have to say that I wasn't really super-impressed with the live action. I was even quite skeptical at first, but I watched it through just because I was curious. I particularly felt the ending wasn't that great (I have yet to see all the special acts, etc yet), and the anime I felt, was alot more engaging. This is NOT to say the live-action series wasn't good, I just felt it could be alot better.

I am also well aware that this is a totally different story, but it IS also called sailormoon, so comparisions are to be expected.

I may be the only one that feels, since usagi is my favorite character, that there was something missing to sawai miyuu version of usagi, at least personality-wise. She has everything else down - the hair, the smile, the overall look, the outfits, etc, she's really pretty, cute and cheerful .. but for some reason, I don't feel like it's 100% usagi.

for one thing - usagi is more then just a clumsy, food loving girl. I mean, she's incredibly compassionate, self-sacrificing, gentle, kind, cute, funny, generous, usually cheerful, and happy .. but i'm just gonna say it .. you didn't see quite as much of that in the live action. Not to say that she wasn't kind or cheerful, but I find it odd that even after finding out she's the long lost princess of the moon kingdom, that she wasn't reluctant, or in a state of shock .. it was like she was actually HAPPY and carefree about it.

that really annoyed me.

among other things, and these are just nitpicks .. she said her speech a little too fast, with a smile, and without the conviction that mitsushi kotono gave the animated usagi. I mean - she says "tsuki ni kawatte .. oshiyokiyo!" in the anime, and she's basically telling the enemy that she's there to kick their ass, but I didn't get a sense of that from sawai miyuu. She said it too fast, and you aren't supposed to smile when you say it ..

it was like:

"Aitoseigino, sera fuku no bishoujosenshi SERAMUUN." *pose and smile*

when kotono says it with actual meaning and conviction:

"AI to seigi no, sera fuku no bishoujo senshi .. SERRA MUUN!!!" *pose, usually she says here, tsuki ni kawatte .. oshiyokiyo!!"

or maybe that's just me, but I didn't feel like she said it as if she actually meant it.

so I can't really say that miyuu was better then kotono. In many ways, I don't feel pretty guardian lives up the sailormoon name, for many reasons other then the ones expressed here. To me, at the end, it felt partly rushed and uncomplete.

I mean the actors aren't really bad actors .. they are cute, pretty, and capable, but .. can't say they are more talented then the original seiyuu.