Sailor Moon Cosmos

Sailor Moon Cosmos[lower-alpha 1] is a 2023 Japanese two-part animated action fantasy film directed by Tomoya Takahashi and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu based on the Stars arc of the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi, who also serves as a chief supervisor. Co-produced by Toei Animation and Studio Deen and distributed by Toei Company, Cosmos is a direct sequel to Sailor Moon Eternal (2021) and serves as the "fifth and final season" in the Sailor Moon Crystal anime series.[3] The two-part film stars Kotono Mitsuishi as the voice of Sailor Moon and Chibi-Chibi alongside Kenji Nojima, Misato Fukuen, Hisako Kanemoto, Rina Satō, Ami Koshimizu, Shizuka Itō, Junko Minagawa, Sayaka Ohara, Ai Maeda, Yukiyo Fujii, Nana Mizuki, Marina Inoue, Saori Hayami, Ayane Sakura, and Megumi Hayashibara. Cosmos was released in Japan in June 2023, with the first film on the 9th, and the second film on the 30th.[4]

Sailor Moon Cosmos
Theatrical release poster
Kanji劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos(コスモス)」
Literal meaningPretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie
Revised HepburnGekijōban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Kosumosu
Directed byTomoya Takahashi
Screenplay byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
Based onSailor Moon
by Naoko Takeuchi
Produced by
  • Hideharu Gomi
  • Seira Takano
Starring
CinematographyTakashi Yanagida
Edited byKeiko Onodera
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
Production
companies
Distributed byToei Company, Ltd.
Release dates
  • June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09) (Part 1)
  • June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) (Part 2)
Running time
160 minutes (total, 80 minutes per film)[1][2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

Months after defeating the Dead Moon Circus,[lower-alpha 2] Usagi Tsukino and her friends continue to live peaceful lives as ordinary high school students in the Azabu-Jūban district of Minato, Tokyo. Mamoru Chiba, Usagi's boyfriend, plans to study abroad in the United States. However, at the local airport, Mamoru disappears shortly after he proposes to Usagi. Unable to accept Mamoru's disappearance, Usagi hides her memory of that event.

Meanwhile, Shadow Galactica, an organization devoting itself to stealing star seeds throughout the galaxy under Sailor Galaxia's leadership, and the Sailor Starlights, a trio of Sailor Guardians from another star system, arrive on Earth. To gain control of the Galaxy Cauldron for the villainous Chaos, Sailor Galaxia robs the eight Eternal Sailor Guardians of their Sailor Crystals and kills them. Desperate to save her friends, Usagi, as Eternal Sailor Moon, joins forces with the Sailor Starlights to challenge Sailor Galaxia in what may be her greatest - and perhaps final - battle.

Voice cast
See also: List of Sailor Moon characters
Character Japanese voice cast
Usagi Tsukino/Eternal Sailor Moon Kotono Mitsuishi
Luna Ryō Hirohashi
Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask Kenji Nojima
Ami Mizuno/Eternal Sailor Mercury Hisako Kanemoto
Rei Hino/Eternal Sailor Mars Rina Satō
Makoto Kino/Eternal Sailor Jupiter Ami Koshimizu
Minako Aino/Eternal Sailor Venus Shizuka Itō
Artemis Taishi Murata
Chibiusa/Eternal Sailor Chibi Moon Misato Fukuen
Diana Shoko Nakagawa
Setsuna Meioh/Eternal Sailor Pluto Ai Maeda
Haruka Tenoh/Eternal Sailor Uranus Junko Minagawa
Michiru Kaioh/Eternal Sailor Neptune Sayaka Ohara
Hotaru Tomoe/Eternal Sailor Saturn Yukiyo Fujii
Kō Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter Marina Inoue[4]
Kō Taiki/Sailor Star Maker Saori Hayami[4]
Kō Yaten/Sailor Star Healer Ayane Sakura[4]
Princess Kakyuu/Sailor Kakyuu Nana Mizuki[5]
Chibi-Chibi/Sailor Chibi-Chibi Moon Kotono Mitsuishi[5]
Sailor Cosmos Keiko Kitagawa[6]
Chaos Mitsuki Saiga
Sailor Galaxia Megumi Hayashibara[5]
Sailor Iron Mouse Sena Koizumi[7]
Sailor Aluminum Siren Ayumu Murase[7]
Sailor Lead Crow Yōko Hikasa[7]
Sailor Tin Nyanko Mariya Ise[7]
Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon Haruka Kudō[7]
Sailor Lethe Shiori Mikami[7]
Sailor Mnemosyne Kanae Itō[7]
Sailor Phi Fumie Mizusawa[7]
Sailor Chi Yuka Komatsu[7]

Additional voice cast includes:

CharacterJapanese voice cast
Ikuko Tsukino Wakana Yamazaki
Kenji Tsukino Mitsuaki Madono
Shingo Tsukino Seira Ryū
Ittō Asanuma Daisuke Sakaguchi
Phobos Kanami Taguchi
Deimos Aya Yamane
Saphir Tsubasa Yonaga
Wiseman Hiroshi Iwasaki
Sailor Ceres Reina Ueda
Sailor Pallas Sumire Morohoshi
Sailor Juno Yūko Hara
Sailor Vesta Rie Takahashi
Guardian Cosmos Keiko Kitagawa[8]

Production

Development

The sequel was first teased at the end of the second film of Sailor Moon Eternal.[9] In April 2022, it was announced that the sequel covering the Stars arc of the manga was to be produced as a two-part anime film project, titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie (劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos(コスモス)」, Gekijōban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Kosumosu).[10] Majority of key staff members from Eternal two-part film returned, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu writing the screenplay, Kazuko Tadano designing the characters, and original creator and mangaka Naoko Takeuchi chief supervising the films' production, while Tomoya Takahashi had taken over Chiaki Kon's position as a director. Studio Deen will also continue to co-animate and produce the films with Toei Animation.[11][12]

Casting

The main voice cast from Sailor Moon Crystal and Eternal reprised their respective roles, and had already recorded their lines for the first film prior to the announcement.[13] In January 2023, it was announced that Marina Inoue, Saori Hayami, and Ayane Sakura have been cast as Kō Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter, Kō Taiki/Sailor Star Maker, and Kō Yaten/Sailor Star Healer respectively.[4][14] That same month, it was announced that Megumi Hayashibara and Nana Mizuki were cast as Sailor Galaxia and Princess Kakyuu respectively, while Kotono Mitsuishi would reprise her role as Chibi-Chibi.[5][15] In May 2023, the rest of the Shadow Galactica cast was announced, with Yuka Komatsu and Fumie Mizusawa as Sailor Chi and Sailor Phi, Shiori Mikami and Kanae Itō as Sailor Lethe and Sailor Mnemosyne, and Sena Koizumi, Ayumu Murase, Yōko Hikasa, Mariya Ise, and Haruka Kudō as the Sailor Animamates: Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Aluminum Siren, Sailor Lead Crow, Sailor Tin Nyanko, and Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon respectively.[7] In June 2023, it was revealed that Japanese actress Keiko Kitagawa was cast as Sailor Cosmos.[6]

Music
See also: List of Sailor Moon soundtracks

Yasuharu Takanashi returned to compose the music for the two-part film.[12] The theme song for the two-part film is titled "Moon Flower" (月の花, Tsuki no Hana), sung by Daoko.[16][17] The five-track theme song collection album, titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie Theme Song Collection, was released on June 30, 2023, which included the opening songs, "Moonlight Legend" (ムーンライト伝説, Mūnraito Densetsu), sung by Eternal Sailor5Guardians[lower-alpha 3] (first film) and "Sailor Star Song" (セーラースターソング, Sērā Sutā Songu), sung by Nana Mizuki (as Sailor Kakyuu), Marina Inoue (as Sailor Star Fighter), Saori Hayami (as Sailor Star Maker) and Ayane Sakura (as Sailor Star Healer) (second film), an In-Universe song, "To the Shooting Star" (流れ星へ, Nagareboshi he), sung by voice actresses of Three Lights and the finale song, "Happy Marriage Song", sung by main voice cast of 10 Sailor Guardians and Mamoru Chiba (Kenji Nojima).[18][19]

Release

The two-part film was released in theaters in Japan in June 2023, with the first film on the 9th, and the second film on 30th.[4] The Japanese Blu-ray and DVD will be released on December 20, 2023.[20]

Reception

The first film failed to make it into top 10 in the Japanese box office in its opening weekend, but it ranked second on Filmmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 3.85/5.0 based on 139 reviews.[21] The second film debuted at number 9 in the top 10 in its opening weekend.[22]

Notes
  1. Also known as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie (Japanese: 劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos(コスモス)」, Hepburn: Gekijōban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Kosumosu)
  2. As depicted in Sailor Moon Eternal (2021).
  3. The main voice actresses for the Inner Sailor Guardians: Kotono Mitsuishi (as Eternal Sailor Moon), Hisako Kanemoto (as Eternal Sailor Mercury), Rina Satō (as Eternal Sailor Mars), Ami Koshimizu (as Eternal Sailor Jupiter) and Shizuka Itō (as Eternal Sailor Venus).

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