Review by Ruki

Ah Suehirogari is such a fun concert!! It's so cool to know that Toumyu has reached already eight years by the release. Suehirogari has such a cool premise of being outdoor near Mt. Fuji and the weather was so nice. You can clearly see and hear that both the actors and the audience had a loooot of fun. The setlist is great, they had a change of combinations for Utsukushii Higeki and some songs are performed by different groups, so it's especially interesting to see and listen to different version. Though not really on this DVD as you lag all the extras on the limited deluxe editions. But well... Unfortunately Matsui Gou was missing from the Daisenshuuraku as the actor got sick during performances - but they found a proper solution to that.

I am soo soo excited for the latest DVD/Blu-Ray release that I couldn't wait to finally watch it! Michi no Oku Hitotsu Hachisu is a bridge to future plays of the musical and not a conclusion for Mikazuki Munechika's storyline. We still don't get a lot about Mikazuki's mission nor do we know what exactly the Shinshintou or the Gou-swords have gotten as a mission (exactly). This musical is rather a focus on the different relationships between the Touken Danshi. Especially between Mikazuki and Tsurumaru, but what bothers me a little is that Kashuu and Hachisuka mostly have the roles as commentators, rather than being properly involved in the plot. Especially Kashuu should feel more conflicted between his own experiences with Mikazuki vs. the experiences Tsurumaru has. All in all, the musical is another masterpiece. The songs are great and the plot is wonderful and thoughtful, picking up themes from previous musical parts again. The fashion sense of the second idol part is a little questionable, but I can say that the songs themselves are splendid and everyone gets a solo. I can't wait for future parts and I'm already looking forward to the one where Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki is the leader of the mission.

Oh I'm so happy to finally have this Shinkenranbusai on DVD! It's such a great thing to hold in hands especially with the CD of the two special songs Shining Night and Kizashi. I have to admit that I miss the "old" way of Shinkenranbusai, where you have a story framed around the concert. This stopped with the Utawase Kyoran in 2019, probably partly because of covid. But well, in this Shinkenranbusai the Swords are finding out which area of Japan has the best festivals. Otherwise they have some very special performances of traditional festival songs, Mikazuki and Kogitsunemaru have their first performance of Timeline and in general it's a huge and exciting celebration. Highly recommended!

This is by far my favourite side story of the Touken Ranbu musicals. It's so funny to watch since it is not only a play within a play, but also an adaptation within an adaptation as the Gou Swords try to put up a stage of an old Japanese story - while they themselves already are an adaptation of the game. This is also the musical with the longest run time of 3 hours 35 minutes, and dicided into three parts - the planning part, the stage part and the idol live part. I also love how they managed to include Oodenta Mitsuyo and Suishinshi Masahide in such a lovely manner. It's really one of the best musicals in the francise. I also recommend this musical to people who aren't necessarily so fond of the Gou Swords. As their singing has improved since the Toukyou Kokoro Oboe part it's is a delight to watch it.

The Gou On Stage side story really deserved the special concert that is the Zepp Tour! Not only did they include the funniest Oodenta Mitsuyo and Suishinshi Masahide, but they really put a lot of energy into making new songs and performances. I also highly recommend this concert if you ship the characters Oodenta Mitsuyo and Suishinshi Masahide as they have a lot of interactions here. The main concert is about 1 hour and 45 minutes long, but you'll also get three more discs worth of bonus material such as focus shots of the different characters.

Oh the final volume with the 5 final chapters with a lot of characters, which unfortunately can't get enough time to develop and we don't really get to know them, however, a lot of those cahracters grew to my heart. Especially Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion. In this volume everything is resolved. I'd not say every little plothole is explained, especially the weird take on time travel, but well that's doesn't really bother. I think the final arc says a lot about Taoism and how light and darkness always will continue to try overpowering each other. And as I said, Usagi gets so much development here. She's not the same 14 years old middle school girl who ended tragically as the moon princess in the first arc. No, she really fought in the best way, supported by the ones she loves. But also: there's a lot about Sailor Galaxia, Chaos and also Cosmos. Enjoy the series :)

Yes, volume 5 is here as well and wow this is a really thick book! It has a much bigger page count than the others and so it covers most of the Mugen Gakuen Arc or Infinity Arc. All my personal favourite Senshi appear in this volume except for the "final Senshi". It's a bit sad that the entire arc didn't fit into the volume, but since this is already such a bulky book, I think you've got a huge bang for your bug.

Volume 6 is maybe the thickest book of all the manga. It contains the entire second half of the Infinity Arc and also starts out with the Dead Moon Arc or Dream Arc if you will. So in addition to the usual story, there are again two bonus chapters included. Chibiusa's diary which is more on the funny and lighthearted side - it's about the Tanabata festival. And we have Kaguyahime no koibito, which is about Luna having a crush on someone. You know, it's the same as the one Sailor Moon movie from the 90's anime. This volume is also highly recommended, since Sailor Saturn is finally here. The art is as pretty as always and the story continues in a well-paced manner.

I'd say that this volume contains the first half of the Dream Arc, minus the one or two chapters in the previous one. I didn't remember the Dream Arc to be this long, but here we are. The Dream Arc is in fact my favourite Arc since it tells sp much about character development and contains more clues about the overarching story. I just can say - yes, it's a highly recoomended volume. Please don't hesitate to get it no matter which version.

The second half of the Dream Arc is here! I love it so much, especially because of the relationship between Chibiusa and Helios. I think there's a lot of character development for Chibiusa in this volume. It also shows that Chibiusa and Usagi are very different from each other and not only "kopies" as suggested in the previous volumes where the Moon Princess is always like their mother. In this volume there are also a lot of extra chapters that don't contribute to the overall plot, but are nice refreshing additions to the stories. There's another Chibiusa Diary chapter as well as love stories for Mako-chan, Ami-chan and Rei-chan. But now that we're finished with my favourite arc, the darkest one is yet to follow.

I don't mean the format! I think I already mentioned that in the first volume, so I didn't just find out about this after 9 volumes ;) What I mean is, compared to the other volumes, this one is really, really short. It contains the first six chapters of the Stars arc, which covers about the first movie of the Cosmos anime movies. So you know exactly where the sotry is going. It's getting darker and darker and really sad! We're also getting a lot of character development for Usagi. Not that she doesn't get any in previous arcs, but I think in this final one, she's really growing from all of her experiences.

The Black Moon or Nemesis is about to end in this volume. I have also to admit that I adore the cover art of this edition. While the slightly older eidtion had the Senshi all look extra child-like, I love the combination with the Senshi's elements and their respective planets in the background! However, back to the volume, we have the rest of the Black Moon Arc in all its glory with a creepy Diamond, the deceiving Wiseman and Black Lady. Additionally there are two bonus short story revolving around Chibiusa and Hino Rei. Rei-chan's story is Casablanca Memory which is also a beautiful story, while Chibiusa's is more on the funny side. If you are not interested in the following arcs, this volume is a possible stopper to you, however, I recommend the entire series as I think the latter arcs are the most interesting anyway. To me the Nemesis arc has been the weakest in the entire series.

The contents of this volume are the same as in the previous eidtion, only that it also has one or two more chapters, which makes the edition down to 10 volumes which I think is a nice amount of books. Additionally the story continues with Chibiusa appearing properly in this volume until the plans of Nemesis are being revealed and also the relationship between Chibiusa and Sailor Pluto is discussed. For all people who like Chibiusa and Pluto, this volume is very recommended.

This volume covers the first half of the first Arc of the Dark Kingdom. This edition includes the chapters about Chiba Mamoru and stops by the appearance of Sailor V. There are no coloured illustrations except for the cover in this edition, a little sad, but the black and white chapter covers are still very beautiful. The new format is fairly small, so you'll know if you need glasses. The advantage with this format is that you can take it everywhere!

I'm so happy I finally got a complete set of the manga. I owned Sailor Moon partly in a German edition which had the images mirrored, so it would fit the "western way" of reading. Additionally it was translated from French, so there were many mistakes in that as well. In the end I got to know that the English translations weren't well translated either, especially the Stars Arc. So I found the best solution was to buy the whole set in Japanese and here I am, looking at it and admiring the beautiful illustrations! The order was beautifully packed as well, very secured and it arrived perfectly.

I'm so happy I've got the Japanese translation of this novel. I already own the English and the censored Chinese versions, but I think reading the story in Japanese is somewhat closer to the original, but still easier to read for me than the Chinese one. Meatbun or Roubao Bu Chi Rou has a beautiful wiritng style, which also requires you to be knowledgable of Chinese traditional literature. This volume covers the events past the Ghost Wedding, the text is a bit small and has about 2 pages in one, which makes it a little harder to read. However, the lightnovel has a very few illustrations, but those really look beautiful. They are similar in style as the Manhua, so I can really recommend this. There are also cultural notes in footnotes, so I have to say this is really a great alternative to the English release.

I think the Japanese version of the light novel follows somewhat the division of the English novels as we are almost at the first heavenly rift. Mo Ran gets more and more aware that his relationship to Chu Wanning has changed already and that he sees him in a completely different light already. However, he is also still determined to save Shimei in this lifetime. There's a lot of secret plots going on here, there are a lot of questions in the story, which you will first find out in far later numbers. Although the story of the Husky and His White Cat Shizun is very dark and serious, there are a lot of comedic scenes in the book that you will get something of everything. Jut be prepared that the whole story gets gradually darker with every novel.

This volume covers the second half of the dark kingdom arc, and adds the first chapter of the Black Moon arc. I guess it's for teasing a new beginning and not confuse new readers that there's still more content to discover.

Ah, I remember attending this musical concert live in 2019 when I was traveling Japan <3 And it really wasn't easy to get the tickets. But now, to this special Touken Ranbu musical concert: it feels like a huge Hanamaru upset, small stories about the different Touken Danshi's everyday life and they are all intertwined into an overarching story about summoning a new Touken Danshi in a shintou ritual. There are some original songs to the special musical concert, just like in most of the other ones. Most importantly the small daily stories of the honmaru are mostly comedic. Especially Tonbokiri's part is hilarious! You will have a good laugh, but also a good time overall with all their partying-songs. I'm really happy with this DVD, especially because I now can re-watch it in new year times, because I think it really fits that special season.

This musical has an incredible dark tone, which partly comes due to the story, but also the songs. There are many slow, dark and moody songs in the main plot. The Team is quite different and not really working together (again!). A part of the teams is forgetting about a certain member and besides their usual mission they're giving themselves even more struggle by having another additional mission which is very difficult to accomplish. I wonder why there's no sign of Mikazuki, since the entire story is really dire. However this musical adds to the lore of the Touken Danshi and undermines also why Imanotsurugi and Iwatooshi exist - but I won't spoil that for you. Although the songs in this musical are very slow and calm, the idol live part in the second part tho... Those are the most upbeat songs and they're all very cheerful and uhm maybe a little suggestive. So the idol part definitely does make up to contrast the main part songs. That's really cool!