Plot: Some anime from Stars incorporated in story,
with some manga references. All Senshi, minus
Chibichibi, and the Starlights. Three Lights
perform, Usagi acts silly, Pluto sends Hotaru and Chibiusa to fuedal
Japan, starseeds are taken, Usagi anguishes
over friends deaths, she revives them as Eternal
Moon, sad ending after big battle; was the death of
Galaxia worth it? Moon is saddened over all the suffering. It picks
up for curtain call and encore of "La Soldier" for a happy
ending.
Usagi/Sailormoon: Oyama Anza
Her hair was the same color as Minako's, which
made it a bit too bright. Anza plays Usagi to
a tee in this one, and her acting is superb. She
puts her heart into her character and feels for her. If this is
your first Myu experience, GET THIS TAPE! This
is Anza's Usagi at its best.
Ami/Sailormercury: Morino Ayako
She had a relatively small part in Stars Myu.
She was very cute at the beginning in "Adventure
to Light". Later on though, her singing voice seemed
strained and her pitch suffered.
Rei/Sailormars: Kotani Misako
Again, Mars has a small role in this production.
It was nice to see her have the red spotlight
for a time when she unwillingly found herself paired
up with Neptune. Misako acted well in that scene.
Makoto/Sailorjupiter: Satoh Emika
Jupiter's death in Stars Myu was so ridiculously
short. She probably had the shortest stage time
of all the Senshi. She was cute in "Sailor Busters".
Minako/Sailorvenus: Nakaya Kanatsu
Minako looked, well, very strange in this musical.
I guess I just wasn't used to that BRIGHT yellow
wig yet. Once again, very little stage time.
Mamoru/Tuxedo Mask: Mochizuki Yuuta
He looked a bit too old to be playing Mamoru,
but he did make a wonderful, it very late appearance.
His stage fighting was well done, but, like
the anime, he is hardly seen at all.
Haruka/Sailor Uranus: Kimura Sanae
Okay, I am biased towards the sexy Haruka. I
loved it when I saw her on stage. As Uranus,
she looked very nice, and had reasonable stage time.
Michiru/Sailor Neptune: Tahara Yuko
But I love Neptune even more! She is beautiful,
both as a civilian and a Senshi. It is quite
funny to see her speak about her encounter in the
toilet, and even funnier to see her jump and freak with the other
girls when the disguised MC Fly enters. Her
death as Neptune is heart-wrenching as well.
From her scream, she clearly states that getting your Starseed
taken HURTS!
Chibiusa/Sailor Chibimoon: Kawasaki Mao
She is a cutie pie, that's for sure. Her stage
time is not that bad, gets little time as a
Senshi, but that's uderstandable. Her adventures with
Hotaru are a nice diversion when they are flung into the past.
Setsuna/Sailor Pluto: Saito Rei
Rei makes a wonderful Pluto. It is very funny
to see her blush when Taiki flirts with her,
she gets her time in the spotlight when she struggles
to open the mystic Time Gate, and she makes the audience come unglued
with her seductive hip-waving dance as a crazy green kimono-clad
narrator in part 2. Her death is scarcely seen
at all, but she had lots of stage time during
the Chibiusa/Hotaru in the past scenes.
Seiya Kou/StarFighter: Katayama Sayuri
Sayuri looked pretty good as Seiya, but the
Starlights themselves had little stage time.
Seiya was actually very quiet and reserved compared to
the other two Lights. They sure look dazzling when performing their
songs though! Give them credit for their singing,
if nothing else.
Taiki Kou/StarMaker: Ono Hikari
WOW! Can we say, "woof-woof" ladies?
Good! I knew you could! Hikari is breathtaking
as Taiki, and SO attractive at the electric guitar. She
will make you melt with her looks and singing voice, and make you
crack up laughing at the same time. As StarMaker,
little stage time for her though.
Yaten Kou/StarHealer: Okuyama Momoko
The last of this 3 stooges idol group, Yaten
is quite small and sweet played by Momoko. Little
stage time by herself, but when placed with the
other 2 Lights, she is wonderful.
Sailor Galaxia: Sara Saori
Ooh! Evil! The first time seeing Galaxia live
was a chiller. She has just dead-evil eyes and
a scary singing voice. Not a bad dancer either.
Her death/disappearance leaves you hanging however. But Saori is
a formidable villain nonetheless.
Sailor Animamates: Hosokawa Toni, Iemura Junko,
Maruyama Chie
Very little stage time, I wasn't really impressed
with these three.
MC Fly:- Kasahara Ryuji
Ryuji is a very good actor. He added wonderful
comic relief to the story, plus he is a very
versatile acrobat. Watch as he kicks the Inner Senshi's
butts! Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark tommorow!
Sailor Batoles: Seki Shiroi
A completely useless character. I saw no reason
to have her in this production. Her singing
voice is horrible to boot.
Sailor Chi, Phi, Theta: Akimoto Sachiko, Akimoto
Reiko, Endo Ado
Once again, useless characters just to fill
the stage.
Favorite songs:
Chasin After You
Knockin Down Hesitation
See Me, It's Our Era
Solar Miracle Make Up
Total rating: 9/10
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