8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sailor Moon Crystal (2014)
Sailor Moon Crystal (2014)
Overview
Usagi Tsukino is chosen to be a guardian of justice and is sent on a quest to locate a Silver Crystal before the Dark Kingdom invades the Earth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
Usagi Tsukino is chosen to be a guardian of justice and is sent on a quest to locate a Silver Crystal before the Dark Kingdom invades the Earth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series primarily focuses on universal themes of good versus evil, love, and friendship within a fantasy context, with its core conflict being apolitical and not engaging with specific societal or political ideologies.
The movie features a cast consistent with its Japanese origin, without explicit race or gender swaps of roles traditionally associated with Western identities. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on themes of justice and friendship.
Secondary
Sailor Moon Crystal features a prominent and positively depicted lesbian couple, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, whose relationship is central to their characters and motivations. Their love is portrayed with dignity and as a source of strength, contributing significantly to an affirming overall representation of LGBTQ+ themes within the narrative.
Sailor Moon Crystal, a direct adaptation of the manga, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Characters who present as a different gender in civilian life are explicitly depicted as cisgender women adopting a disguise for their mission.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Sailor Moon Crystal is a faithful adaptation of the original manga. All major characters, including the Sailor Guardians and their allies and adversaries, retain their established genders from the source material. The Sailor Starlights, while appearing as male idols, are canonically female characters in disguise, which does not constitute a gender swap.
Sailor Moon Crystal is an anime adaptation of the original manga, maintaining the established racial depictions of its characters, who are consistently portrayed as Japanese. No characters established as one race in the source material are depicted as a different race in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
8.1
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