CATDOLL: Is the childish style of the third season of "Sailor Moon Crystal" the fault of the characters in "Pretty Cure"?

The new version of the Sailor Moon animation, Sailor Moon Crystal, is now in its third season. The new version has been compared to the old version since it came out. Although the character design is quite different from the old version, it is still good. However, after the third season came out, everyone felt that the style was becoming more and more childish. Although we all know that the character design of this version is done by Akira Takahashi, who designed the character of Pretty Cure, the fact that the style is close to that of Pretty Cure is indeed a bit unacceptable to fans.

1: 2016/05/11(water) 02:26:54.898 ID:57RD3af/0

This is the promotional image for the new version of "Sailor Moon Crystal" Season 1~2. Judging from the image, it is quite close to the original manga.

This is a picture from the third season of the new version of "Sailor Moon Crystal". The characters' heads are obviously larger in proportion, and the style is younger. Does it feel like watching "Pretty Cure"?

3: 2016/05/11(water) 02:28:00.862 ID:XuQuAGjNr

The representative work of character designer Takahashi is probably "Pretty Cure".

5: 2016/05/11(Wednesday) 02:28:54.195 ID:/p+N2phU0

Although the artwork is not bad, I feel like this is not the Sailor Moon I am familiar with. It feels a bit like looking at fan art.

8: 2016/05/11(Wednesday) 02:30:01.544 ID:lTOVaX410

The new version’s style is obviously closer to the original, but why does it feel wrong?

16: 2016/05/11(water) 02:39:44.446 ID:kmJHMnxr0

Compared with the old version, it feels quite different. However, the character settings have changed, and the plot is still the same as the old version, without any innovation.

Naru was very cute before.

21: 2016/05/11(water) 02:43:56.329 ID:kmJHMnxr0

Let's take a look at the comparison between the old and new versions. The old version looks like a beautiful girl, while the new version looks like a little loli. Isn't it a bit too cute?

30: 2016/05/11(Wednesday) 02:49:54.377 ID:g8he32l4K

I feel like the proportions of this head are like the transformed Pretty Cure. The eye coloring feels like the girls in Idolmaster! and LoveLive!

31: 2016/05/11(water) 02:46:43.985 ID:s2HDDhcx0

As a side note, speaking of transformation into Tuxedo Mask, can it also be considered a transformed character? I used to think his gentlemanly attire was so handsome, but now it’s so embarrassing.

37: 2016/05/11(water) 03:04:12.721 ID:6QBcZx3Pa

The other characters don't look that much like fanart. My favorite character, Hotaru Tsuchimeng, is cuter in the old version.

45: 2016/05/11(water) 03:35:15.905 ID:6QBcZx3Pa

The old version of Makoto is also very cute, and the drawing of her first appearance was pretty good for the time.

47: 2016/05/11(water) 03:40:35.521 ID:kmJHMnxr0

I still like the first part of Sailor Moon the most, and the one with the highest ratings is Sailor Moon S. The movie version of Sailor Moon R was very tear-jerking.

43: 2016/05/11(water) 03:29:18.312 ID:ORjG0qVP0

This work is too classic, although the male god Tuxedo Mask in my childhood looks like a pervert now. I can only say that our childhood was "Sailor Moon", but the childhood of young people nowadays is "Pretty Cure".

In fact, the new "Sailor Moon" animation has received a lot of discussion about the style compared with the old version since it came out. However, the times are changing, and the production of animation is no exception. The style and many other aspects will be different from the original. Just like the netizen said above, people of different times have different childhoods. So which version of "Sailor Moon" do you like more? Let's discuss it.