This article contains spoilers for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos. In Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos, a sprawling, epic quest for survival, our titular hero Sailor Moon faces down the nature of her own existence to save the lives of the people she loves most. If that sounds more like a heady cosmic exploration than the typical Sailor Moon baddie trying to trick Usagi and her friends into a sinister trap, well, it both is and isn't.
The final two part original video animation (OVA) in the saga that began with the Sailor Moon Crystal anime series has arrived on Netflix, and it manages to encompass an impressive array of themes as it takes us on a colorful romp into deep space. Adapting the final arc of Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi, the story shatters the good/bad dichotomy at the core of most modern superhero stories, instead focusing on metaphysical conflict resolution and the power of benevolent devotion, compassion, and forgiveness rather than the usual might makes right problem solving of the genre. Even if you didn't watch Sailor Moon Eternal — the OVA that bridges the gap between Crystal and Cosmos — you needn't worry, because the status quo is simple as Cosmos opens.
We get a back-to-school refresher on which fantastical Sailor Guardians are involved, and it's the full core cast of the fan-fave Sailors who represent the celestial bodies in our Solar System. And they're of course joined by the franchise's beloved Scrappy-Doo, Chibiusa. The traditional h.