Dear Chibi,

YESSSSSSSSS. I am shedding happy tears :’D I’ve finally got a hold of Madman’s newly released Sailor Moon Season 1 Part 1 on DVD! I was over the moon when I first heard Madman had officially acquired both the 90s Sailor Moon anime (all 200 episodes and movies!) and Sailor Moon Crystal. This is a pretty big deal, as Sailor Moon has never been released in Australia complete, remastered, uncensored and uncut :D WOOO!

This new release features a brand new English dub by Viz Media. Having grown up watching the original English dub by DiC, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about the change. However, I came into the first episode feeling rather refreshed by Stephanie Sheh’s take on Usagi. I had this massive smile on my face the entire time. I hope the other major characters have suitable voices too. But of course, if you prefer to watch it in Japanese, that too is available with English subtitles.

I know a lot of you might be curious about the video quality, compared to the DVDs released in the US. Instead of following suit with Viz Media, Madman used the same video masters as the European release~ which I believe is a fantastic choice! I was very pleased with the video. Everything looks so pretty and detailed! This DVD seems to tick all the boxes.

Lets have a look at the packaging:

Ooohhh..niceeee.

This DVD comes with 4 discs and contains the first 24 episodes. The extras include behind the scenes of the new English dub as well as textless songs. It uses the original 4:3 aspect ratio.

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Dear Chibi,

After seeing the first two Madoka movies late last year, I was curious to see what would happen in it’s third and final movie: Rebellion. I thought the ending of the second movie wrapped up nicely, and had a sense of completion. Luckily, the third movie didn’t feel like it was made for the sake of continuing, but genuinely had some new concepts to explore. And frankly, seeing as the first two movies were simply a rehash of the animated TV series, I’m sure fans would appreciate the new content. The animation and art look stunning as usual (It has some majestic action scenes *_*).

However, the ending has left me with rather mixed feelings. It has one of those confusing Evanglion-type finales, where you’re left wondering “What just happened?” I mean it kinnnnnd of makes sense, but I don’t know if its for the better or worse. It changes your whole perception of a character you thought you knew and loved. HAH. I hope that wasn’t too spoiler-ish.

What did you think of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie – Rebellion?  Are you satisfied with the ending, or do you want a sequel? Share your thoughts in the comments below (Spoilers allowed ;D)

Now, let’s have a look at this Collector’s Edition Blu-ray…shall we? ;D

This Collectors Edition Blu-Ray comes with a bunch of goodies:

Inside the case, you’ll find two postcards by Madman:

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Dear Chibi,
I pre-ordered this ‘Moonlight Memory Series’ Star Locket back in October 2014 and after 6 months worth of anticipation, it’s finally here!! It end up costing me around $90 all up, so it’s quite an expensive toy…but what can you do when you really want it? :3

IT’S SO PRETTTTTTTYYYY :D <3333
The Star Locket is something I’ve been wishing for since the start of the Sailor Moon’s 20th Anniversary merch releases. If I knew about the Star Locket Proplica coming out in 2016 (It was announced a few days after I preordered this version) I might’ve gotten that instead. Oh wells! When the time comes.. I might get that too, though I’m really happy with this one already :3

Watch the star locket play “Moonlight Densetsu” as the crescent moon rotates! :3

Check out my Sailor Moon Shopping Guide for other merch releases :)

Dear Chibi,

Sometime last month, I received my very own Usagi blanket~ yaaaaay! It’s basically the same blanket the character Usagi (Sailor Moon) uses in the 90s anime series ^^ (In Sailor Moon Crystal, the pattern is slightly different though still bunnies and moons)  I’ve had this item on my wishlist for a long time, and my bro finally got it for me for xmas, woo!!

The blanket is an unofficial merch from lookhuman.com. It’s soft, furry and thin. I love it so much but it’s also quite expensive (this one was $60).

I’M JUST SO IN LOVE WITH IT 8D

Dear Chibi,

Today is happy moonie mail day! Two of the goodies I’ve pre-ordered have finally come in!!!

LUNA P & PRINCESS SERENITY PULLIP DOLL :D :D :D

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Dear Chibi,
Yesterday I had some time to kill so I decided to check out the newly released Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie limited edition Blu-Ray :D It is apparently very similar to the anime’s 12 episode series (around 95% of the content is the same, including the actual animation) compiled as two movies (Part 1: Beginnings and Part 2: Eternal).

The packaging

Box featuring exclusive illustration for the limited edition Blu-Ray

Back and side view of the box

Two movies in two separate cases. Part 1: Beginnings has a white theme and Part 2 has a dark one.

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Part 1: I flew to Japan for the Sailor Moon Musical (and it was awesome!)
Part 2: Azabu Juban Summer Night Festival & Sailor Moon Real Life Locations

Dear Chibi,

We spent our last 2 remaining days in Japan exploring Ikebukuro. We managed to do a lot of shopping here and found heaps of Sailor Moon merch!! Wooo! :D So this last blog entry will just be sharing some of the goodies we saw, and wrap up with general thoughts on my trip :)

Sailor Moon Sticker Sheet Gashapon Machine~

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