Thread:CureHibiki/@comment-386913-20171124112329/@comment-386913-20180309172749

Second guy was Nebatakos. He started off alright, particularly when he shows up and attacks the Palmier Kingdom when the Cures are visiting...but outside a funny bit where he's listening to Urara's first single, he doesn't do anything else particularly interesting. But yeah, Scorp was alright (mostly due to being the youngest and his alliance with Bunbee), but Eternal really fell apart with many of it's later villains. (feel the same about Shibirena, makes me appreciate Majorina for "creepy evil witch villainess associated with fairy tales"; and Mucardia had potential but utterly wasted it with crap like Five de Chance) But surprisingly I do like the duo Yadokhan and Isogin; they're rather gimmicky but it was fun seeing them just being these villains there at the right place and time and being monsters that were really tough to stop.

Yuko's first love...was a dog. Pure and simple: they hype up this first love, then in the episode where she caretakes Phantom she seems to sob about it and how it eventually died...then she reveals it was a dog and it all basically collapses into crap. The only time they actually try to do something "interesting" with her and that's how they end it? (no wonder all I can remember with her now is how mad the Honey Candy gag is; found it hilarious she was basically pushing it on kids during the Halloween episode and how when Hime is being ignored when Maria returns, there she is with Honey Candy and bam, there goes Hime). Not really a fan of Phantom I admit; though I do find what they're doing with Queen Mirage and Deep Mirror interesting as I approach HC's endgame...I just hope after all the nonsense I've been through this season they don't screw it up. (but considering where I am, they most likely will)

Considering they are going back and doing ideas they suggested in the past in more recent Cure seasons (sentient dolls, cheerleaders, fairies becoming Cures and whatnot), I wouldn't be surprised if they give us a real international team. KiraKira had Parfait (despite being a fairy) so it could be a potential idea in the end. As for France: France = romance, romance = girl things...but yeah, makes me love the bit from the old movie "A Fish Called Wanda" where John Cleese is more turned on by Russian than Italian.

Been a looong time since we chatted so seen a few movies since then. A few more reviews: -Max Heart 2: Way better than the first one; sure Hikari's still in it but it felt like a real Max Heart movie. (plus it's hilarious we have Goku and King Piccolo as fairies) -Splash Star: Crap. Loved the concept of Sirloin and reminding me of the movie "Twice Upon a Time", but you don't do that to Saki and Mai. Nagisa and Honoka, Hibiki and Kanade: sure; but you don't make Saki and Mai go through that. -Yes! 5: Best movie I've seen so far. Despite some reservations about what happens to Dark Dream towards the end, I loved the Dark Cures and found funny that the main villain Shadow is basically a test run for the VA who eventually does Syrup. The bear fairies were tolerable but they did unfortunately bring forth the Miracle Lights that have plagued the franchise since. And the greatest thing in the movie: Oujo Karen. Just...Oujo Karen from the princess park at the start.

As for Sailor Moon: I've seen the first four seasons dubbed, plus the first and third seasons fully in Japanese and only the end part of season 2. (from where the DiC dub originally ended) It's just something I feel like I need to finally get through so I can finally say I've seen it all, including Stars. And I don't mind the structure since I actually am a fan of the MotW designs of this franchise and the way that in many cases what feels like filler could be character or story development here or there; in some ways Sailor Moon introduced me to how Super Sentai worked back when Power Rangers was way more goody-good compared to the original.