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I'm urged by our beloved Violet to reply to this long essay by our beloved Ling. Or girl, you really can write!seramyu,seramyu之地,美少女战士,美少女战士音乐剧,美少女战士舞台剧,ミュージカル美少女戦士セーラームーン,Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon,大山アンザ,神戸みゆき,黒木マリナ,高木ナオ,穂坂優子,笠原竜司,望月祐多7 [- o* n1 b, N. ?6 |

. Q: }0 [1 F4 F9 u【SeraMyu之地】美少女战士音乐剧主题论坛For starters, TnM is also my favorite show. Though just like no one is perfect, TnM has it's own flaws, such as the actress for Sailor Mercury and Sailor Venus most of us have complained about. What I like most about TnM is the fact that most characters got the chance to show their full personality in this show, be them the Sailor Soldiers, or the "Villans".. ?, }; J( r- g1 n5 _& V3 K- f

- M/ p; U2 k9 L* RThe story line together with the background setting is very complicated and confusing. The origin of the vampires as explained later in the final episode of the Vampire Sequel is from stories in the Bible, however Astarte is a greek goddess (well, this is what wikipedia said). Also, the song Lilith sang to Astarte actually makes references to some other gods in the Persian mystery. Though it is later explained towards the end of the show that the fallen angels want the world to end so they can find eternal peace in death, it is never understood what Lilith want and what the relationship between Lilith and Astarte truly is. Does Lilith worship Astarte and want to create a new world ruled by her, or is Lilith merely using Astarte's power. Also, the start of the show mentioned how humans are cutting down forests and destroying the world, this theme is not really carried throughout the show. Lefay wanted the sailor soldiers to die in revenge for her beloved Dracula. Vampiru is more confused and trying to find out her own identities while fighting the sailor soldiers. None of these is really related to the topic of "environmental protection".
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However, putting the story aside, TnM can be seen as the best show Seramyu ever had because of its success in building lively yet distinct characters -- the fallen angels who are at heart full of doubts and regrets; Vampiru the puzzled child longing to love and beloved; Lefay, the loving mother and faithful late wife of Count Dracula； Shiba, the poor girl who is given power beyond her control and possessed by forces she cannot fight. Also, on the stage of TnM, the sailor soldiers are more united than ever before. "Don't cry dear friend" is more of a song that unites every one together than a simple love song between Usagi and Mamoru, and this version of Sailor War is always my favorite. Even though they have not transformed into their sailor soldier forms, they are as determined and ready to face the dangers and sacrifice themselves for the right cause they pursue,
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I cannot summarize (probably because I never figured out) the theme of TnM, but I'd love to see it as a show singing of love. The love between sailor soldiers, as they attacked each other and die one by one on the stairs. The love between Haruka and Michiru as Michiru forced her to smile though she knows the end is near. The love between Moon and Astarte as the song Last Change is sang. The love between Lefay and Vampiru as the former dies on the stage and the latter cries out the call for "mother" from the bottom of her heart.

玛丽

I agree none of the characters is a villain, though they all fight against the main characters one way or another. That's why I put quotation marks around that word. One thing I prefer Seramyu to the original Sailor Moon manga/anime is that more emphasis is placed upon these 'Villain' characters, rather than purely being the enemies of the sailor soldiers, they all have their own stories, their own pains and their own longings. Like in this case, what the fallen angels want is eternal peace in death, and what vampiru want is love and to be loved.6 P! @* D6 i* @  z3 x7 Q" s' M
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I think it's always hard to portrait each one of the sailor soldiers well since there are so many of them and the story can only focus on a few. Besides, after watching the anime or reading the manga, most people would have expecations on what the sailor soilders would be like, making them harder to potrait.