Sailor Moon Season 1 Part 2 DVD Set Review

Since this was voted for in my poll to figure out my next anime post, here it is! Thank you to the person that voted!

The DVD cover without the jacket

This is the second and final part of season 1. It looks cohesive with the packaging for part 1, all pink cute and sparkly. On the side of the case, it shows a picture of this season's transformation compact. I do wish that Viz sold even separately a box like they do with the Bluray to house both volumes together. It would be much easier for us DVD only people when the Sailor Moon releases stack up.

There are 3 dics in this set, the same as the first. There aren't a lot of features. I wish that Viz would include an extra disc with all of the bonus features that they put on the Bluray but they probably just want you to spend the extra money on the Bluray for those features. The only feature on this set is a shorter version of the Moon Day feature.

The spines of the sets 1 & 2. My camera didn't want to focus correctly so excuse the blur! My poor set 1 jacket got mangled a little ;_____;

As for quality, it has improved greatly when compared to set 1!! The picture is full screen, in set 1 the picture was a box in the middle of the screen. Enough people must have complained about it, so they set it right. I haven't noticed any glitches like I did with set 1. In set 1, there were quite a few noticeable glitches in the video. Luckily, I'm happy enough just being able to own it so I don't complain as much as other fans.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

The picture is remastered and the sound is good. All of the original music including openings and closings are in here. You will not hear any of the English dub songs from the 90s here! For me, it's so weird to not hear My Only Love. The original Japanese OST is used, not the music used in the English dub. I actually never realized before how much different the music in the background was in the 90s dub compared to the original Japanese version!

As with the first set, the new dub is fantastic! I love the new cast. Stephanie Sheh is perfect as Usagi and Michellle Ruff is the perfect Luna. Cherami Leigh debuts as Sailor Venus in this set and I am loving her! Her voice suits our Minako so much more than the 90s dub voice. Johnny Yong Bosch is fantastic as Artemis. I can't forget to mention that I LOVE Robbie Daymond as Mamoru! His voice is swoon worthy.

I actually like Zoisite now that they made him a man as intended and his voice doesn't annoy me anymore. The scenes with him and Kunzite have so much more emotion and meaning now that they are done right.

Overall this set is fantastic! I am proud of it! Viz really did a great job and fixed most of the things not only wrong with the first set but totally fixed everything wrong with the 90s dub. My favorite episode of Sailor Moon of all time is episode 34, "The Shining Silver Crystal, The Moon Princess Appears". When watching it on this set, I was literally in tears. Everything was so perfect and they made it everything the original dub should have been.

I hope all of my fellow moonies enjoyed this set. I know a good chunk of this fandom just loves to nitpick things but let me say this, we should all be happy that we have our beloved show back at all. So be thankful and grateful for what we have. I can't wait for the next set to be released. It's going to be part 1 of Sailor Moon R and let me tell you...I LOVE my Spectre sisters and ChibiUsa! I can't wait to see them in all of their re-dubbed glory.

I also wonder if Viz will release the Sailor Moon R movie along with Sailor Moon R, or if they'll wait until all seasons are released to release the movies. I'm unsure of the Japanese title, but The Promise of the Rose is my favorite Sailor Moon movie. To say I need it in my possession is an understatement.

Now if only we could get a redo of the live action series...who remembers that? I just remember it being really cheesy. I still loved it *^*. Seriously though where's my live action Sailor Moon movie????

What did you Sailor Moon fans think of this release? Which upcoming Sailor Moon release are you most excited for? Comment and let me know!

Xoxo

Moon prism power makeup!

Being true to yourself

Hello my dears! I hope this post turns out alright, I am attempting to use the very terrible Blogger app for the first time to post something. So if this looks off...that's why!! 

This post is going to sound like something out of a Sailor Moon says segment. But it's truly important! Be true to yourself always. You won't get anywhere in life being something you're not or doing something you aren't cool with. If you somehow manage to, then you're definitely not happy right?

For years, I tried so hard being things and yes cared about what people thought. A lot of it being how I dressed. At a point in my life I was goth and let me tell you, it was hard and too much effort! I was always trying too hard and wondering if things I wore were "dark enough". I was fearful of wearing anything remotely colorful because I didn't want to be judged as a fake goth. Which was so ignorant! Don't get me wrong, at the time I was totally into the style and by no means pretending, but I put way too much effort into it.

Then there was my scene kid phase. Do you, dear readers remember that horrific time period? Those days in the mid 2000s where being popular on myspace was "important". Where people looked like a rainbow threw up on them and had ridiculous hair. When guys wore eyeliner and wore pants so tight that it looked like the circularion to their balls was being cut off. Yes....I was one of them. I used to wear a neon purple paint splatter shirt, animal prints like crazy, horrible neon colored eyeshadow (oh yes...I did...and not blended well I dare say). I would wear dead glowsticks as bracelets and oh the terrible hair. I attempted to tease it when it really looked like a rat's nest with way too much hairspray. Worst of all I used to stick in those little neon hair extensions from Hot Topic in...and in a way that it was totally obvious that they were fake. I would take selfies with cans of hairspray. I shudder at the memories.

At the time my best friend was dressing this way. I thought it was cool and liked the style so I started dressing that way too. But I tried way too hard! It was ridiculous! I would even wear these shirts that were too tight because they were "scene". I cared so much about looking scene enough. It was all ridiculous! One day I finally realized that doing shit like this wasn't me!

So I stopped being things that I'm not. I dress however the hell I want now. I sont try to fit any sort of particular image. I don't care what people say or think about it. I work my crazy, all over the place style! I also stopped caring what people think about me and I don't care about being judged. Life is too short to worry about things like that. And honestly why should I let some asshole who thinks I'm weird or the way I dress is horrible impact my life? In fact I tend to laugh or take it as a compliment. Call me a freak? Thank you so much!! <3. I embrace it and I am proud of being my weird kooky self! 

I got told last week by probably 2 people that I "need help" because I posted a vine of myself fangirling. I just laughed, not my fault that people can't handle my eccentricities and how I express myself! People take things too seriously, when I post stuff like that it's meant to be funny. But anyway,I don't let such small things affect me so no harm done. 

Being yourself is so important. Don't waste time being someone you aren't. Fuck any haters or anyone who tries to put you down. They are just bored or miserable with their lives. So just do you! You will find that you will get further in life and be happier. In fact, when I was in high school when I started laughing at those that tormented me and started being a smart ass towards them, they started leaving me alone. Their words lost all power with me and they eventually became bored. 

Always do what makes you happy and stay true to your ideals. Don't let people pressure you into things or keep you from doing what you love. When I told people that I wanted to be a makeup artist, everyone doubted me. My family told me that I wouldn't get anywhere with it. Some of them laughed at me and told me I could never actually make a living doing makeup. That I'm not talented enough. Then proceed to try to shove the professions they wanted for me down my throat. They tried to force me into taking college classes for things THEY wanted me to do, things that I don't like. And with what money?? I know I can't afford college and neither can they. They told me to spend the rest of my life being a secretary because I'm good at typing and can make a lot of money.

But you know what? Life isn't worth it if you're not doing something you're passionate about! At least to me. I said fuck them. I went on to do what I want to. I went to cosmetology school. People had the nerve to tell me that I wasted my time and money....just because I wasn't making any money. Let me tell you, it is hard starting your own business! It also takes years. Rome wasn't built in a day. I took the time between jobs here and there to build my skills. I continued to practice and better myself then I gradually started posting my work to social media. At first it started with relatives commenting that "it's gross" and asking "why would you post something like that?". But as I continued to post, I got less of those types of comments and more people praising my work and asking how I did it. With every single makeup piece that I post I get a bigger and better response.

I now have the people that doubted me start to say that I'm really good at this! And that I should go towards my goal. I even have some of the naysayers lecturing the other naysayers. They are the same people now that have the nerve to expect me to do their makeup for free. I was once told by a relative that said I wasted my time and money that I should go back to school to learn how to do nails so that I could do theirs.

So what does that tell you? Follow your dreams and be true to yourself! If you don't you will always regret it. Be real and genuine. When you act fake, you're just letting yourself down. Chances are if you're totally yourself people will like you more. I hope that this post empowers some of you! Be proud of who you are! I'm hoping to have more posts like this discussing important topics and my experiences. I actually have a post I have had written for some time that is very personal that I may eventually share. I've been debating on if I want to post it for some time now. My goal here with these types of posts is to help you guys and show you you're not alone <3. 

Xoxo

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February Lust List: Fashion

Hello lovelies! I'm back! I had a hell of a week last week. I was too exhausted to even write. I'm still not feeling even 80% back to normal. I'm planning to just rest and chill for this whole week so that I can get back to normal.

I'm pretty sure the fashion lust list segment here will be a monthly thing. I am always looking at accessories, makeup and clothes online. I am constantly falling in love with new things every month so this list is always changing and adding new things. As always, I'm a big Amazon shopper so everything can be found on Amazon.com unless specified otherwise.

1. Nyx Wicked Lippie in Immortal

I have been wanting a sort of deeper, blue based purple lipstick. The purples I currently own are pink based and brighter. I have considered a few other shades, but I love Nyx's makeup so I chose this particular one for this list.

2. Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Cameo Charms

I actually didn't know these existed until last week when I was browsing on Amazon. I have a VERY deep love and obsession with cameos. So of course....I have to have these. My mom actually bought me the blue background Usagi one now I really want to get the Tuxedo Mask one. I can't afford them all but I would also love the Sailor Venus one. These are charms, but the ones I do get I'm planning on turning into necklaces.

My Sailor Moon cameo charm

3. Fallen Saint Green Dragon's Egg Claw Necklace

Being a big fan of Daenerys Targayen, I need this. Isn't it beautiful? It's from a company in the UK. They come in different colored eggs but I love the look of the green.

4. Funoc Baggy Braided Beret

All winter and fall I've been wearing my black cat ear beanie. I was looking for a red one and I came across this hat. It's so cute! It's a little late to get it now as it may be spring by the time I order it, but I so need this for next year.

5. Blackout Doll Black Bat Hair Clips

I have been wanting these for a really long time. I really want some bat wing hair clips! I love Blackout Doll's work! I have a ring and necklace of theirs that I won in a giveaway and I love them so much. They make some really cute things, you should definitely check out their shop! You can find these here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/189525548/black-bat-medieval-fairy-tale-wings

My jewelry from Blackout Doll

6.  Vox Populi Angel Pastel Goth Pink Crown with Silver White Spikes
I've been on the hunt for a spike headband with roses and I found this. It's beautiful and perfect! Definitely fits my style. You can find this here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/163388774/angel-pastel-goth-pink-flower-crown-with

7.  Worship 13 Crystal Ball Ring

I have been lusting over these since I started seeing them on Worship 13's Instagram page. I love these rings, they're beautiful and totally are me. I hope someday I can get one! You can find this here: http://worship13.storenvy.com/products/11747433-crystal-ball-ring

8. Forever Trendy 97 Wedge Round Toe Booties

I found these browsing for more heels. They are the perfect booties that I've been looking for. Everything about them is what I've been looking for.

9. Dreadful Darling Art Unicorn Horn Earrings

I love unicorns! These earrings are so cute and I love them! I was looking so hard for unicorn horn earrings on Etsy and these were my favorite out of all of them. You can choose from 3 colors. I love the pink and the purple. You can find these here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/213661503/unicorn-horn-earrings-unicorn-dangle

10. Victorian tea cup - Royal Albert Polka Blue
I love tea and I love anything Victorian or Victorian looking. I already have a Victorian style tea pot. I really want a beautiful Victorian style tea cup and saucer. I love tea cups with roses on them, I saw this particular one and fell in love.

11. Pochi Silicone Wallet

My current change purse is very difficult to find in my purse. I love this one, it's so cute and looks easy to find. Can you tell that my favorite color is purple?

12. Oh Kei Kei White Icing Bow

These are so kawaii!!! I absolutely need them. I have so many creepy styled hair accessories and not enough cute ones. You can find that here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/158814136/fairy-kei-lolita-white-icing-bow?

BONUSES 

1. SAO Asuna's Yui's Heart Necklace

This isn't in the list but a bonus because I ordered this for myself on Valentines day. I've been wanting one for months and it will be mine soon! I'm highly thinking of getting an Asuna wig so I can cosplay as her. 

2. Beautiful Lotus Crystal

Not really a fashion item but I really want one! It looks like the crystal lotus in Sailor Moon. I would love it for a cosplay and just to display on my room.

Did I get any items from my January list? Absolutely!

I was able to get my hands on the bat bow (which I'm waiting for to arrive), the purple lace ruffle socks, the MG Collection Nadie bag (you'll have to wait for my review of it to see it!) and the bat scarf (I'm still waiting for it to arrive). For sneak peaks of posts and just things from my life, you can follow me on instagram if you would like! My username is lipstickxzombie . I'm always posting random and fun things. Also my poll from my last post is still open! Please vote and help choose the next anime post!! 

That's it for my list for this month's lust list! See anything you would like yourself? Let me know! 

Top 5 Horror Heroines + New Poll

Hiii! I almost didn't post today because I'm incredibly exhausted and things aren't going good at all right now. I'm stuck in a ridiculous situation causing all of this so I am unsure of when my next post will be up. But I thought since I haven't posted in days, I should today. Also NEW POLL! Help me choose my next anime topic!

I hope everyone had a lovely Valentines day and weekend. My Valentines day was good! I got some nice messages and valentines cards. I never got any sort of attention on Valentines day before unless it was a joke or someone felt sorry for me. My past valentines days have consisted of guys sending me flowers as a joke pretending to be secret admirers. (I didn't fall for it and I indeed did catch them laughing about it. Haha joke's on them, I found it hilarious that they spent money on me just for a prank), people asking me out as a joke and friends feeling sorry for me. So it was nice that some people truly cared this year. And you know who you are <3. ^_^

What did you all do for Valentines day? I spent the day being kind to myself. I had a horror marathon, I baked myself a cake. I bought myself a few things and made my favorite dinner. Then watched Sailor Moon and Toonami. It was a good year in my book!

So since I haven't posted anything horror in a while, here is my top list of horror heroines. Nothing makes me happier than an intelligent and badass female in a horror movie kicking ass and taking names. I'm sure I forgot someone in this list (watch me think of someone else after this is posted) but here are my picks:

1. Heather Langenkamp as Nancy in Nightmare on Elm Street

Nancy is an awesome character. She is intelligent, not just a stupid piece of eye candy. She tries hard to find a solution to her problems herself. She takes charge when it comes to taking down Freddy and she succeeds. She also doesn't plead or beg for mercy like most girls her character's age would. She spends the movie frighting instead of succumbing to the fear.

2. Neve Cambell as Sidney Prescott in Scream

I love the scream franchise and Sidney is no exception. She's also intelligent and thinks things through. She's not there just for a sex scene. Throughout the Scream movies we see her become tougher in a way. She starts to defend herself more and fight against whoever is trying to kill her. Even though she has been through the  terrible scenario many times, she doesn't let it get her down or really control her life. She keeps living and uses her experiences to help others.

3. Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in Halloween

I'm sure I've discussed Laurie here before. Laurie is intelligent as well, she is pretty conservative and thinks things through more than her friends. She is very logical. When Michael comes after her, she doesn't just trip and plead for her life. Instead she takes control, doing what she can to keep Tommy and Lindsey safe. She does what she can to defend herself and fiercely fights to live. Although it makes me sad that she let the entire experience control her life (though I don't blame her) as seen in H20, she is still a badass and does everything in her power to protect her son and fight against Michael Myers.

4. Katharine Isabel as Mary Mason in American Mary

Katharine Isabel is one of my favorite horror actresses. She does such a great job in the genre without being annoying or a stupid character. I personally have seen her in Ginger Snaps, Freddy Vs Jason and American Mary.

My favorite character of hers is Mary Mason. Mary is an aspiring med student who is drugged and raped by her professor. Instead of letting the fear and sadness consume her, she gets her beautifully violent revenge on him. She lets the incident shape her life in a positive way, as a result she finds a passion for underground body modification surgeries. Though her ending wasn't so happy. I love that she's an extremely intelligent character and didn't let the piece of shit that raped her get away with it.

5. Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Alien

Ripley is badass! I have only seen the first Alien but I have been assured that she's just as awesome in the others. She was the only survivor when an Alien came  aboard of the space shuttle she was on and killed all of her fellow astronauts. Instead of wallowing in fear she hunted the alien to kill it before it killed her. She didn't let it get the better of her and she dominated the fucker! She is tough and aggressive, which I love that about her.

This list was tough to decide, let's face it most female characters in horror movies annoy me and I root for the villain to chop them into pieces. But each of these women are fantastic and make me actually root for them. Who are your favorite horror heroines? Comment and let me know!

Hope everyone has a spooktacular day!

Xoxo

Moon prism power makeup

My Concert Experiences

Hi everyone, I'm baaackkk!!! Did you miss me? I've had a cold so I've been trying to force myself to rest instead of overworking myself to post things. So I've just been binge watching some Kdramas (Korean dramas) on Netflix and drinking lots of tea. I've been hooked on the drama Coffee Prince. I wish Netflix could get Heirs so I can see it again and My Love From Another Star so I can finally watch it.

I thought that this would make a good music post. I haven't been to a ton of concerts but I've gone to a decent amount. I definitely have some insane stories so I thought why not talk about them all in a post?? 

1. Projekt Revolution 2007
NOTE: Pictures from this concert are not mine. I didn't have a camera at this one. I found these photos online a few years ago, they were taken my photographer Lena Lamoray.

This was my very first concert,I won tickets to this tour. I entered a contest daily for a month because my favorite band My Chemical Romance was on that tour so was Linkin Park, HIM, Taking Back Sunday, Mindless Self Indulgence, Madina Lake and Saosin. I was about 13 so I needed an adult to go with me. My dad was pissed because he didn't want to go and he had to go with me, but he knew it meant a lot to me so we went. He was dreading going, but when we got there he had figured out that he knew a lot of the songs and liked them. He had heard them playing in the background when I would leave Fuse (Anyone remember when they played Alternative music and had Steven's Untitled Rock Show?) on while I did my homework. He realized he stopped paying attention to me, so after that day we became super close and had a very special bond. MCR saved our relationship.

Half of the bands played on stages outside. We watched Mindless Self Indulgence and the lead singer,Jimmy Urine was hilarious. He ripped these people apart that didn't buy tickets and were watching from a hill. The best part was when he ran around stage in a pink tutu to Liza Minelli. Their bassist Lyn-Z was a badass. She was crowd surfing, standing up while continuing to play!

MSI, Jimmy Urine

MSI, Lyn-Z

We watched Saosin and Madina Lake. Saosin had a signing after their performance. My best friend, Brittany actually came to the same concert with another one of her friends, we couldn't get in line in time for it so we just watched to the side. The lead singer of the band noticed us and smiled and waved. He was cute so we were fangirling (before we even knew what fangirling was!) really hard.

Ville Valo, HIM

My dad was a big fan of HIM (mostly after this concert). When we watched HIM, he thought the lead singer Ville Valo was hilarious. It was the end of summer and had to be at least 80 degrees out and the man was in pants, a jacket, what looks like a hoodie and a hat! He sat during most of the show and chain smoked/drank during the entire thing. Surprisingly he still sang fantastically. I actually really want my first tattoo to be the band's symbol called a heartagram and I want to put "Dad" underneath in the font used for the band's name in their logo.

HIM logo

When it came time for My Chemical Romance, Seeing my favorite band and so close (we had seats in the middle of the arena) was amazing. They were the co-headliners and went before Linkin Park. It felt so surreal but it was life changing. I sang along with every song and danced. They put on an amazing show. I've always been sad that I never got to go to another one of their shows (the band broke  up a few years ago).

MCR, Gerard Way singing

By the time Linkin Park came on and the entire crowd was spazzing, I was exhausted and just chilling in my seat. They were badass and had amazing energy. I had such a good time with my dad that day. For like 3 days straight we talked about nothing but that concert. He still talked about it a lot years later.

LP, Chester Bennington

2. The Misfits, Halloween 2008

[I apologize for the terrible quality of the images. Shit-tastic camera + not knowing how to correctly take a picture = horrible pictures]

My signed poster from the show. Old pic.

I went with my best friend Brittany and her boyfriend at the time. The show was the night before Halloween, ending at midnight which was then Halloween. It was in a small bar/club venue called The Webster. We were able to get front row spots at the barricade. The craziest thing happened! We were watching the band get ready, we could see them side stage from where we stood. Jerry Only, the current lead singer of the band walked over with a sharpie, signed my shirt (a Misfits shirt), smiled and walked away. Needless to say I was starstruck. The show was awesome but the crowd was insane, moshing like crazy behind us. They kept ramming into us and  we held on for dear life to the barricade.

The set

Jerry Only conducting the costume contest

That show screwed my back up for a while but it was worth it! They played a lot of the old Misfits songs from the Danzig era opening with Halloween. When the drummer broke sticks, he would throw them to the crowd, both me and Brittany caught pieces. At the end, Jerry only stayed to do a meet and greet. So I got to meet him and get his autograph again.

3. Kittie, 2009

Collage I made from the show with my ticket, a flyer, autograph and a patch I got

NOTE: Pictures from this concert are not mine. I didn't have a camera at this one. I found these photos online a few years ago, if I can find the photographer, I will credit them. 

Morgan  playing/singing and Tara playing

Ivy, the bassist playing

This was the most insane concert I have ever been to. I went again with Brittany (her mom was usually willing to take us to concerts) and a different boyfriend. We got front row barricade again. It was in a small bar/club in New York called The Chance. When we walked in, half of Kittie was sitting at the bar and we got to meet them! Kittie is an awesome all girl metal band. I got to meet the lead singer Morgan Lander and her sister the drummer, Mercedes Lander. I got both of their autographs. I talked to Morgan for quite a few minutes. She loved my signature vampire fangs necklace that I constantly wore for years and asked me a bunch of questions on how to get one. I would have given her it, but I just couldn't part with it.

The infamous necklace

A bunch of bands opened for them including Straight Line Stitch, which is an awesome band. When Kittie started playing, it was chaos. We were the only teens there, everyone else was an adult, most of them drinking. They started a very hardcore mosh pit that was practically a brawl. 10 times worse than what we experienced at the Misfits concert. We were gripping the barricade for dear life, trying to enjoy the music. Brittany's boyfriend tried to shield and protect us but he couldn't. People kept shoving into us and pushing and pulling us. One man would not stap hanging on us. I asked him multiple times to go away and stop. My safety felt in danger so I had to get violent with him. To say the least he left us alone after that. It had gotten so bad that a paramedic that was on standby jumped into the crowd, got pushed around and pulled us out, saving us. We watched the rest of the show from the bar.

Mercedes playing drums

Close up of Morgan

There was fighting between the others I was with after the show (nothing involving me, I kept silent). Despite all of the negativity it was an awesome show and I had fun. The shows in small venues are definitely the most entertaining.

4. Green Day and AFI, 2010
NOTE: Pictures from this concert are not mine. I found them online a few years ago, if I can find the photographer, I will credit them. 

My dad bought tickets for me and him to go to this show for my 17th birthday. Green Day and AFI are two of my favorite bands. This was the most tame concert I've been to. We got to the venue hours early and had to wait in the parking lot for 4 hours. It was like a giant Green Day tail gating party!!

AFI, including the lead singer Davey Havok jumping in the air

AFI opened, we had great seats and I was so excited, I had very badly wanted to see AFI since middle school. They did a short set and then Green Day came on. This was during the 21st Century Breakdown tour cycle. They opened with 21st Century Breakdown and had a really cool city skape light backdrop. They played songs from that album, a lot from American Idiot and threw in some classics. The whole show was full of energy and was awesome. They really engaged the crowd. My dad was super energetic, bopping around and it was so funny. I had a cool dad, I have to say. He listened to awesome music and took me to concerts. Tre Cool, the
drummer was hilarious doing little wacky funny things.

Billie Joe singing/playing

Mike Dirnt (bassist) and one of their touring members playing

Tre being a wacko

After the show they did 3 encores! For the very last encore, thr whole band went offstage and a few minutes later Billie Joe came back and played a few acoustic songs by himself. If you want to see what the concert was like for yourself, pick of their live DVD Awesome As Fuck. I'm mad that we listened to the venue's website and didn't bring a camera, when we went in they were allowing people to bring in cameras.

5. Warped Tour 2011

This was the worst concert I have ever been to and I have a lot of regrets, but I don't regret going and the good parts.were fun.

My grandma bought me tickets for my birthday, I went with one of my uncles and my friend Cara. My uncle decided it was a good idea to work the night shift the night before and  not go to bed....he woke us up at 5 am to go. Luckily so though! We got lost on the highway in hartford for at least 3 hours. Warped Tour is a huge traveling music festival with all kinds of bands. I mostly wanted to go to see my second favorite band, Black Veil Brides. I also really wanted to see Asking Alexandria and Paramore. Sadly I only saw 3 bands that day.

Devil Wears Prada

More The Devil Wears Prada

The security guards getting caught in the picture makes for some golden shots

The show started out horribly. Cara really wanted to see The Devil Wears Prada so we watched them since Asking Alexandria was on the same stage right afterwards.  Things got dark, fast. It was 90 degree heat. I don't do well with heat and I didn't drink enough water. We were front row at the barricade and people kept crowd surfing and I got hit in the head a few times. It got really hot and I felt dizzy suddenly. My vision doubled and looked odd. I felt sick. I leaned over the barricade and I felt like I was going to pass out. People around me noticed and gave me room. The keyboardist noticed and kept motioning, asking if I was alright. I had to get out of there, so someone was nice enough to help me and my uncle out. When I got out of the heat and got water I was fine. But five more minutes and I would've passed out. I missed AA,because of that.

Winds of Plague

Winds of Plague lead singer

The next band I saw was Winds of Plague. While watching them, we totally stalked  watched BVB while they got ready. We even saw Jeffree Star and I got him to say hi to me (yeah, I fangirled a LOT).

We watched them so we could inch our way to see Black Veil Brides in the front row at the barricade (which we did!).  At one point my uncle had to break up a near fight between me and an annoying girl screaming "Andy (the lead singer) I want to have your babies!!" right in my ear. (I shit you not...she really said that. I asked nicely 3 times to stop screaming in my ear and she got an attitude. I almost punched her).

Andy and Jinx (guitar) singing/playing

BVB was all worth it. They were amazing. One of the guitarists, Jinx and the bassist Ashley Purdy kept coming to our corner of the stage and smiling at us and posing when we took pictures. Afterwards we were in line to meet them and my uncle decides he's tired and that we had to go...if we stayed 20 more minutes I would have met them and been able to tell them how much their music has helped me. The worst part: we left only to spend 45 minutes at a restaurant.
It was a horrible experience and I honestly was so upset when I got home at how badly it all went. I've been waiting ever since for my chance to make up for that day. Sadly they ALWAYS schedule Warped Tour on the same weekend here as the state's anime convention. So I don't have anyone to go with and this year BVB is playing again ;____;

I have survived some insane concerts! I deserve a medal or something! Hahaha, I actually learned how to defend myself at these concerts XD, but kids don't follow my example and hit anyone! Those are my crazy experiences from the big concerts I've been to. In another post I'm going to talk about my experiences with local bands and helping out at shows. Thanks for sticking with that long post (I'm sorry! I'm truly trying not to make my posts novel length). Do you have any interesting/fun/crazy concert memories? Share them with me in the comments!

Sailor Moon Crystal - Episode 15: Recap, Thoughts and Sailor Moon memories

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS 


Hello lovelies! I finally got around to watching the latest Sailor Moon Crystal episode yesterday (well, as I am writing this on monday, I watched it today. I write most of my posts ahead of time.). This post is full of spoilers for those that have not watched it yet, so you have been warned. Proceed with caution. This is the episode that I was most excited for! This arc (better known as Sailor Moon R) in the original anime was one of my top favorites. The Spectre sisters are my all time favorite villains. Also Chibi-Usa first appears in this story arc so I just love it so much. All of the images of this post were actually me taking pictures of scenes while I watched the episode on my tv. They may not be the best quality, but it's a hell of a lot easier to just take my own images than spend an hour scouring the internet for some.

This episode started off where the last one left off. Chibi-Usa is holding a gun to Usagi's head and everyone is freaking out. Just as Chibi-Usa is about to shoot Usagi, Mamoru decides to finally do something. He picks her up, and the gun is actually a confetti gun. Usagi had already fainted.

They changed the opening title sequence for this new arc! I didn't pay attention to most of it, but I noticed at the end that they showed Chibi-Usa

Some of the new villians; Rubeus, King Demande, The Wise Man, Saphir and Esmeraude

Also SAILOR PLUTO!!!!!

I legit screamed of excitement when I saw Pluto.

So the new villains of the Black Moon are discussing how they want to get the silver crystal. Demande and Rubeus are so pretty *^*. I love their new designs. The Spectre sisters appear. I literally screamed! I love them so much, especially Koan. Koan is my favorite, she's like my spirit animal. I'm interested to see how she differs compared to the old anime. In the old anime she was sassy and loved fashion...and lipstick. One of my favorite scenes of hers from the original anime was her talking to Rubeus saying how she wanted to go get another new shade of lipstick. Rubeus asks "Don't you have enough lipstick already?" to which she replied " A girl can never have too many lipsticks". She's totally like me *^*!

The scene shifts back to Mamoru and Usagi, looking for Chibi-Usa after she ran off. They find her sitting on a swing set mumbling about wanting her mom. Mamoru offers to take her home, with that he takes her hand and he has a vision. Mamoru is carrying Chibi-Usa as him and Usagi arrive at her home. A really cute scene with Usagi's family plays out, I love that we have seen some more of her family in Sailor Moon Crystal. You very rarely catch glimpses of them in the original anime. Papa Tsukino is handsome!! Mama Tsukino is so beautiful. Chibi-Usa casts some magic on the family (save for Usagi and Mamoru who escape it) so that they think she is Usagi's little cousin Usagi. During a scene with Chibi-Usa and Usagi in Usagi's room, we notice that Chibi-Usa has a silver crystal on a chain around her neck. Usagi inspects her transformation compact...and her crystal is still there.

In the next scene, the senshi are sitting around eating ice cream, discussing Chibi-Usa. Luna gives them new transformation pens and watches (I forgot to take a picture ;____;). A friend of Makoto's and an underclassman that knows Mamoru comes upon the scene, which serves in reminding Makoto and Rei to get to school.  Rei tells everyone that she will be fortune telling at her school's festive and that they should all come see her. Rei goes to her school's Supernatural Research Club  as they discuss their plans for the festival to attract new members to their club. The president (to Rei's disappointment) tells her about some UFO sightings that members have documented and that some people have been abducted. She then discusses a phenomena she had been researching called spontaneous combustion where people will without cause burst into flames and be burned alive. Another student comes in mentioning a Black Moon.  Hmmm...now what does that sound like?
That scene made me really happy to watch, it was just like the manga! Rei  then has a dream that is a  vision of some unknown enemies (Koan and some monsters. But Shhh we don't know that at this point of the episode!) attacking a man.

The next day, Usagi is seen getting ready to go see Rei at the festival. We see Rei fortunetelling there. Suddenly the supernatural club has a problem - there is another fortune teller telling people when they're going to die. Rei tells them off. A bit later, two women (I think they were nuns) spontaneously burst into flames. Suddenly, the senshi are seen running in and they transform. Chibi-Usa happens to see them transforming.

They waste the black moon monsters that have appeared. Their master reveals herself as Koan (I totally forgot to take a picture ;_____;), the youngest of the Spectre sisters of the Black Moon. Koan looks beautiful and just as fabulous as the original anime. Perhaps better. I am so happy that she doesn't have that sort of annoying accent anymore!! The senshi attack Koan and Koan sets Sailor Mars on fire in the same blue flames as the nuns. She is about to set Sailor Moon on fire when Tuxedo Mask  suddenly pounces in and fends off the attack.

Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon join hands and suddenly a new weapon appears from their love!!

It is none other than  the moon rod! Sailor Moon uses this new weapon against Koan, defeating her. When Koan is gone, Rubeus appears. He then takes off with Sailor Mars.

This was a really good episode! A bunch of developments happened. I fangirled a lot. It was as usual beautifully animated. Seeing my lovely Spectre sisters again was a treat. I'm excited to see how this arc goes and how it compares to the manga. I will admit, I'll totally miss the cheesy English songs that they put in the dub this season. Personally, one of the most iconic scenes for me from Sailor Moon R, from the episode "Naughty N' Nice", Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask are fighting Rubeus and the song "She's Got The Power" is playing in the background. I am not sure if this is true or not, but to me it sounds like Darien/Mamoru's voice actor singing the song.

It is so iconic to me because I used to go over to my oldest friend, Brittany's house when we were in middle school probably every other weekend. We would sit in her room and watch her Sailor Moon videos. One of them was a recording she had of a marathon and it included that episode. I just have SO many memories of us watching this episode. So when I think of Sailor Moon R, I think of that scene and Rubeus being a total creep. If you think about it...a man trying to abduct a little girl. SUPER sketchy! I also totally remember us trying to act out scenes from the episodes as we watched them. I always ended up having to be Tuxedo Mask or the bad guy when we did this x____x. She had a tiara made from foil and sharpies and I had fake roses to throw xD.

 Sailor Moon was off of the air by this time. But we actually became friends due to a mutual fanship of the show. Us along with another girl we used to be friends with were totally obsessed. It was probably really odd to others but we didn't care. We had a sort of secret club between the three of us where we each chose a Senshi to represent. I was Venus, Brittany was Sailor Moon and the other girl was Uranus. We later roped someone else in (who wasn't as interested) and they became Sailor Mercury. We used to dress as our favorite characters (or at least try to) a lot. I recall getting blonde highlights and wearing a red ribbon in my hair as well as wearing a LOT of orange. We would have legit Senshi meetings and pretend to fight enemies. We made tiaras from foil, transformation pens from cardboard. We even had a coronation for our Sailor Moon to become Princess Serenity when she turned 13. I know, it sounds totally lame and funny. But I am so proud of these memories! I think it was really cool and it was something that strengthened our friendship.

We did have various other clubs (I will not discuss them now. But they were equally as interesting including my Naruto ninja club). This was back before everyone had a computer and the internet wasn't as popular. Brittany was the only one with internet/a computer and Netflix didn't even exist back then, so we had to find ways to entertain ourselves. We used our imaginations and pretended things instead of being on the computer or playing video games. And you guys know what? It was so much more fun than anything else. The 2 years that this spanned (before Brittany moved to another town. We are still really good friends and close though!) we were inseparable and those two years were two of the best in my life.

The cheesy songs are what I miss most in the new Sailor Moon dub! Most of them were really cheesy, but I loved quite a few. "Carry On", "She's Got The Power", "My Only Love" and "The Power of Love" (from the Sailor Moon R movie) are my favorites. I admittedly have them on my ipod. I have no shame!!

Sailor Moon Season 1 Part 2 is releasing today! I am so excited, it contains my favorite episode, I can't wait to see how it is with this new dub. Does anyone want me to do a review of that when I get it? I am supposed to be getting it today (at time of writing this post, it was preparing for shipment). I'm hoping that it doesn't have the same issues that the first set had. A lot of people complained about the quality. The worst that I noticed was little glitches in a few scenes and of course...I am not a fan of the box in the middle of the screen format.

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed my attempt at a re-cap and review of this episode. I can't wait for the next episode, this whole 2 episodes a month thing drives me insane!!!

Xoxo
Moon prism power makeup!