

“Magical girl” is a subgenre with a long tradition in anime and manga, usually aimed at young girls. People are still writing grad theses about it to this day. But as with anything with this long of a run, it got pretty deep and weird over the years. Yes, it was primarily targeted at children. It’s widely credited with redefining the “magical girl” genre and proving that a female-dominant action show could be internationally successful. If you remember the English dub being a cult thing among kids here in the mid-’90s during the heyday of Cartoon Network’s Toonami block, multiply that fervor by 10 and that’s about how big Sailor Moon was in Japan.

I Believe I Can Convince You Of Sailor Moon’s Importance.Īside from being one of the most popular and well-known anime/manga series ever, Sailor Moon is a real-deal superhero franchise, arguably on the level of cultural significance of your X-Men or your Avengers. It’s like watching soccer, in that there are countless attempts at victory and many failures, but when you manage to achieve your goal, it’s a truly rewarding moment. Explaining to people why Sailor Moon is important is one of my favorite hobbies. I am not a 12-year-old girl or a pervy thirtysomething dude. Abrams, but this is the most important resurrected franchise of the decade. Could Ishak be next on the list, or is he the man responsible? Tracking down his more ‘unsavoury’ allies, Serena is shocked to encounter a familiar face: that of her grieving ex-partner, former Malaysian ICD officer Megat Jamil (Bront Palarae).On July 5, 2014, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal will premiere on Japanese streaming site Nico Nico Douga and on Hulu Plus 17 years, 4 months, and 27 days after the final episode of Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars aired in 1997. As Serena and Heri work together to catch the killer, their inquiries lead them to industrialist/kingpin Datuk Ishak Hassan (Wan Hanafi Su), whose prominent family and known associates all have some connection to the victims. Seeking answers, Heri finds a way to insert himself into the Malaysian investigation. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, for ICD Lieutenant Heriyanto Salim (Ario Bayu), the case turns personal when his brother is found murdered in similar circumstances. Called in to investigate, Singaporean International Crimes Division (ICD) officer Serena Teo (Rebecca Lim) takes charge of a case across the border where a family has been slaughtered aboard a luxury yacht in Johor.

A series of brutal murders, each sharing a signature MO, takes place across Malaysia and Indonesia.
