Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1 (2023)

劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos 前編

The Sailor Guardians enjoy a brief moment of peace until Mamoru's Golden Crystal is stolen by Sailor Galaxia and the mysterious Sailor Starlights appear. One by one, Sailor Moon’s friends and loved ones are targeted by a formidable new enemy who threatens to destroy everything and rule over the cosmos.

Date of release
2023-06-09
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (75)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Director
Tomoya Takahashi
Collection
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Sailor Moon Cosmos is a 2023 Japanese two-part animated action fantasy film directed by Tomoya Takahashi and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu based on the Stars arc of the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi, who also serves as a chief supervisor. Co-produced by Toei Animation and Studio Deen, and distributed by Toei Company, Cosmos is a direct sequel to Sailor Moon Eternal (2021) and serves as the "fifth and final season" in the Sailor Moon Crystal anime series.

Production

The sequel was first teased at the end of the second film of Sailor Moon Eternal. In April 2022, it was announced that the sequel covering the Stars arc of the manga was to be produced as a two-part anime film project, titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie (劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos（コスモス）」, Gekijōban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Kosumosu).

In an interview with director Tomoya Takahashi and producers Hideharu Gomi and Seira Takano, Takano revealed that the production started during COVID-19 pandemic, and as she was searching for new directors at the time, majority of the Studio Deen staff members highly recommended Tomoya Takahashi to direct the film.

In the visual book interview, screenwriter Kazuyuki Fudeyasu found the writing process interesting, as in Eternal, it was about friends coming together one by one, while Cosmos was the opposite, losing friends one after the other. He also added a scene before the credits that makes an homage to the very first chapter of the manga.

The main voice cast from Sailor Moon Crystal and Eternal reprised their respective roles, and had already recorded their lines for the first film prior to the announcement. Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon, confirmed that Cosmos will mark her final performance as the titular character.

In January 2023, it was announced that Marina Inoue, Saori Hayami, and Ayane Sakura have been cast as Kō Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter, Kō Taiki/Sailor Star Maker, and Kō Yaten/Sailor Star Healer respectively. That same month, it was announced that Megumi Hayashibara, who previously voiced Himeko Nayotake in Sailor Moon S: The Movie (1994), was cast as Sailor Galaxia, with Nana Mizuki as Princess Kakyuu, while Kotono Mitsuishi would reprise her role…

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