Sera Myu 30 Day Meme
Day Twelve- What is your least favorite storyline? Why?
I had to think about this one a lot, especially since I don’t want my answer to overlap with other days.
So I’m going with…
What? What? I know.
I love Mugen Gakuen. It has such a great cast, and great music, and some moments that are among my favorites. But all of that makes the storyline more disappointing for me.
S/Infinity is one of the most dramatic arcs because of Saturn, but this musical feels painfully undramatic every time I watch, mostly because of the ending. The culminating moment, when Saturn awakens and everyone dies, is too quick. There’s no real fight against either. No one even tries to stop her from swinging the glaive. Afterwards, it’s just like, “Oh don’t worry, Usagi, you can just undo all of this with minimal effort.” And she does, and she even brings back the bad guys (minus of course Mistress Nine), which they have to fight again. It always leaves me feeling like, why was the destruction of the world necessary? It casts a shadow over all of the story that comes before it for me, because it builds up to nothing.
Then there’s also the Hoshino family, who I feel detracted from the story even more. Their story is a sluggish rehash of elements the musicals used before (group after the silver crystal who aren’t actually villains, kids that die, etc.). They also supersede existing characters’ importance, like when it’s Alba’s death that triggers Saturn to awaken, or when Shintaro calls out to Sailor Moon when everyone’s dead, instead of any of the senshi.
I find it frustrating, because there’s so many great things in this musical that I want to love the storyline. And I can’t just never (or rarely) rewatch it because I mean
If there’s a way to not want to watch this song in full context every so often, I don’t want to know it.
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