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Sailor Moon - The Doom Tree Strikes (TV Show, Vol. 8)

Sailor Moon - The Doom Tree Strikes (TV Show, Vol. 8)

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: no uncut version
Review: ...For those of you who don't know, Sailor Moon is an anime series about a group of girls with the ability to transform into warriors so that they can battle the forces of evil. It sounds like something that's been done to death, but this series pulls it off nicely. Each episode of the series contains a good deal of dramatic action, with some comedy thrown in to make the series a bit more appealing. Originally it was intended for pre-teenage girls in Japan, but it has drawn in fans from many age groups and nationalities. The series began airing in America as early as 1995, but the episodes were horribly edited, and the dialogue was butchered. The poor time slot didn't help things ever, and eventually it vanished without a trace, until it was picked up by the Cartoon Network, which aired several new episodes, but these suffered the same flaws as their early North American predecessors.

This DVD is of the series as it appeared on Cartoon Network, and that is NOT a good thing. The main reason I buy anime DVDs is for an uncut Japanese subtitled version, AND THIS DVD DOESN'T HAVE ONE! That pretty much ruins the DVD. The only thing that saves this from a single star is that it's part of the Sailor Moon series. If you want the uncut version of these episodes, you're not gonna find it here.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A SHORT COMMENTARY ON DOOM TREE SERIES
Review: Doom tree series is actually an extension and continues after Sailor Moon has Defeated Queen Beryl and the Negaverse. Okay series but I prefer the season when we are first introduced to Reeny.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: GO OUT AND BUY SEASON2 UNCUT ON DVD!
Review: Just to let you guys all know you can be Sailor MoonR uncut on DVD. ITs alot better to. So if you want it uncut buy sailor moonR uncut on DVD Thank you. I have all The episodes to including Sailor Stars.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Alan and Anne enter the picture...
Review: SAILOR MOON continues on DVD with this 8th volume of episodes from the second series (Sailor Moon R).

"A Knight to Remember" - A mysterious yet familiar ally has joined forces with the Sailor Scouts. But just who exactly is the Moonlight Knight?

"VR Madness" - Sammy and his dad decide to indulge in the new virtual-reality arcade, unaware that Alan and Anne are now using energy from it to harvest the Doom Tree.

"Cherry Blossom Time" - Alan and Anne decide to use the beautiful cherry blossom tree in order to collect energy for their dying Doom Tree.

"Kindergarten Chaos" - A runaway kindergarten bus leaves Sailor Venus to save the day all by herself in this landmark episode.

"Much Ado About Babysitting" - An estranged Serena and Darien finds themselves back together when they decide to look after a sick mother's baby.

"Raye's Day in the Spotlight" - Raye decides to run the annual temple open-day by herself, uaware that Alan and Anne have decided to take advantage of the huge amounts of energy that will be used there.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Pretty Bad Dub
Review: These DVDs contain DiC's dub of the first and second "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon" series from Japan, Classic and R. They are in English only; there are no original Japanese episodes. The episode previews and the Sailor Says segments are included, but the commercial bumpers aren't. There are no bonus features except for previews of other ADV titles. The DVDs and the episodes aren't numbered, so you'll have to check either an online episode guide or Amazon to figure out which volume to watch first. 6 of the episodes were skipped, and 2 of the episodes were chopped up and merged into 1. In fact, all of the episodes have been chopped up. DiC felt the need to remove or alter shots of Japanese writing (but not all of them), add in extra bits of animation, and use weird scene transition effects. The translations are pretty inaccurate for the most part, and some of the casting (such as Luna and Molly's voices) are totally wrong. The dialogue is also dumbed down to make the series (which was originally intended for junior high and high school girls) suitable for children. Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars each have 2 voice actors. Tuxedo Mask has 3. Rini's voice is really annoying. The dub was my first exposure to Sailor Moon, though (well, technically, "Lunarock" was), and it's an okay series as long as you don't compare it to the original Japanese series. If you've never seen Sailor Moon before, get the "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon" boxed sets.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A Pretty Bad Dub
Review: These DVDs contain DiC's dub of the first and second "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon" series from Japan, Classic and R. They are in English only; there are no original Japanese episodes. The episode previews and the Sailor Says segments are included, but the commercial bumpers aren't. There are no bonus features except for previews of other ADV titles. The DVDs and the episodes aren't numbered, so you'll have to check either an online episode guide or Amazon to figure out which volume to watch first. 6 of the episodes were skipped, and 2 of the episodes were chopped up and merged into 1. In fact, all of the episodes have been chopped up. DiC felt the need to remove or alter shots of Japanese writing (but not all of them), add in extra bits of animation, and use weird scene transition effects. The translations are pretty inaccurate for the most part, and some of the casting (such as Luna and Molly's voices) are totally wrong. The dialogue is also dumbed down to make the series (which was originally intended for junior high and high school girls) suitable for children. Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars each have 2 voice actors. Tuxedo Mask has 3. Rini's voice is really annoying. The dub was my first exposure to Sailor Moon, though (well, technically, "Lunarock" was), and it's an okay series as long as you don't compare it to the original Japanese series. If you've never seen Sailor Moon before, get the "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon" boxed sets.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Doom Tree Strikes
Review: This is the First release of the Doom Tree series of Sailor Moon R. This DVD contains 6 great episodes featuring all your favorite characters; Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita, Mina, Darien. They have all lost their memories since their battle against the evil Queen Beryl, and a new villain has arrived. Alan and Ann, 2 aliens, who have come to earth to feed the energy of humans to their doom tree.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Disappointed
Review: When I buy sailor moon DVD's I buy them because they contain the original Japanese Uncut version. This doesn't have that. If you liked the American version and want it on DVD then your wish has been granted because this is it. Personally, I'm disappointed with the fact that all the other series have the original Japanese versions but this one. It makes my collection incomplete. But as I said if you liked the American versions and weren't looking for the Japanese I'd say this product is for you.


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