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The mystery of Rini continues as the Sailor Scouts get new attacks and new enemies!
Region Differences
The DVD used for this review is the Region 4, Australian / New Zealand version which seems to contain the same episodes taken from the same source as the Region 1, North American DVD but with a fresher redesigned navigation menu that actually lists the episodes in numerical order rather than the "title only" approach used by the Region 1 designers. The Region 1 menus were also static and silent while the Region 4 ones are animated with music in the background (more on the menus further down this page). Basically, if you buy the Region 1 DVD you'll be getting the same disk that's reviewed on this page, just with these small differences.
Cover
The cover features a piece of artwork created for the Region 1 DVD cover though with one major difference, the inclusion of a disk number on the spine and the front top right corner!
Sailor Moon and Rini look rather good though not amazing on the cover but there's a pretty good digital painting of a galaxy behind them which is very cool.
The six episodes contained on this DVD are also listed which is nice when you have a craving to watch a certain episode and can't remember which DVD it's on.
The Menus
The menus, well the one menu anyway, is very nice. It features the same artwork used for the DVD cover but with a very nice animated background featuring a orange and pink galaxy. It's very well done and it quite hypnotic. An instrumental version of the English Sailor Moon Theme Song also plays in the background keeping the menu upbeat and quite enjoyable to let loop while you get ready for your Sailor Moon marathon.
The menu loads immediately with no delay whatsoever and the episodes, once selected begin playing right away. Navigation is very easy due to the fact that everything is on the main page.
The Special Features
Unfortunately there aren't any Special Features on this DVD which is a shame, but then the Japanese DVDs didn't really have any Special Features either. There is though an Easter Egg to be found if you click on the disk number star next to the "Sailor Moon" title which is a basic static screen of disk credits. Not much, but it's something.
The Episodes
With the exception of A Curried Favor which is rather enjoyable but does fall into the "filler" category, every episode on this DVD is a must see!
The Cosmetic Caper further introduces Rini and features the heartbreaking breakup scene between Darien and Serena which made this episode an instant classic with many Sailor Moon fans.
Trouble Comes Thundering Down though, really impresses with some amazing animation and the first non-appearance of Sailor Pluto!
With six episodes on this disk you really can't go wrong, especially with this great selection of episodes during a part in the season where things are already beginning to pick up. Well worth purchasing.
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