History Anime / SailorMoonEternal

Most of the cast from ''Crystal'' returns, including Creator/HisakoKanemoto as Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury, Creator/RinaSato as Rei Hino/Sailor Mars, Creator/AmiKoshimizu as Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter, Creator/ShizukaIto as Minako Aino/Sailor Venus, Creator/JunkoMinagawa as Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus, Creator/SayakaOhara as Michiru Kaioh/Sailor Neptune, Creator/AiMaeda as Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto, Creator/YukiyoFujii as Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn Creator/MamiKoyama as Queen Serenity, Creator/RyoHirohashi as Luna, and Creator/ShokoNakagawa as Diana. New additions to the cast include Creator/TaishiMurata as Artemis, Creator/NaomiWatanabe as Zirconia, Creator/SatoshiHino as Tiger's Eye, Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga as Hawk's Eye, Creator/ShoutaAoi as Fish's Eye, Creator/ReinaUeda as [=CereCere=], Creator/SumireMorohoshi as [=PallaPalla=], Creator/YukoHara as [=JunJun=], and Creator/RieTakahashi as [=VesVes=].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As in the original manga, Queen Serenity sealing Nehellenia away led the latter to curse the Silver Millenium to their doom.

* RemakeCameo:
** Creator/BrianBeacock, who voiced Ail in the English dub of ''R'', appears as the voice of Helios.
** Creator/RocioGarcel, who voiced Nehellenia in the Latin American Spanish dub, was the original voice of Luna.

The first part of the duology was released on January 8, 2021, with the second part following on February 11. The films premiered worldwide on Creator/{{Netflix}} on June 3.

** Towards the end of Part 1, Artemis scratches Minako's face to snap her out of her trance, much like Luna did when she scratched Usagi for stepping on and kissing the latter at the beginning of the manga and ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal''.

* TimeSkip: The duology picks up six months after the events of ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal''. As such, Usagi and her friends have begun their high school life, the Sailor Guardians have the ability to transform into their Super Sailor forms, and so on.

* ForWantOfANail: If Nehellenia didn't go to Princess Serenity's birth, [[spoiler:Queen Serenity wouldn't have sealed her away and the Silver Millennium wouldn't have been cursed to their fate]].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As in the original manga, [[spoiler:Queen Serenity sealing Nehellenia away led the latter to curse the Silver Millenium to their doom]].

* CallBack: In Part 2, Sailor Saturn mentions the Dark Kingdom's destruction of the Moon Kingdom, which happened in the backstory to the original manga and its adaptations including ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal''.

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* ContinuityReboot: Like ''Crystal'' before it, ''Eternal'' is a TruerToTheText adaptation of the manga's Dream arc and thus has no connection to the fourth season of the 1990s ''Sailor Moon'' anime.

* ContinuityReboot: Like ''Crystal'' before it, ''Eternal'' is a TruerToTheText adaptation of the Dream arc and thus has no connection to the fourth season of the 1990s ''Sailor Moon'' anime.

** By the time of Part 2, Zirconia turns Mamoru and Usagi into children. Fortunately for them, Helios transports them to his native Elysion to undo the curse.

* TheCavalry: At the beginning of Part 2, the Outer Guardians rescue the Inner Guardians from the Amazoness Quartet's trap.

* BittersweetEnding: By the end of it all, [[spoiler:Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask break their curse, Nehellenia is permanently destroyed and the Amazoness Quartet regain their true forms as Sailor Guardians. Though Helios has to leave Earth for his native Elysion, he tells Chibi-usa they will meet again]].

''Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie'' is the two-part film sequel to ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' and the first canonical film in Creator/NaokoTakeuchi's ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' franchise as well as the fourth overall ''Sailor Moon'' film. ''Eternal'' is directed by Chiaki Kon, who returns after having directed the third season of ''Crystal'' and written by franchise newcomer Kazuyuki Fudeyasu. In a first for the franchise, ''Eternal'' is a co-production between Creator/ToeiAnimation and Creator/StudioDEEN.

'''Previews:''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ntci4Sr8U Part 1 Trailer]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aci1w_--cpc Part 2 Trailer]]

** Part 1 features Yoko Ishida's rendition of Miwako Fujitani's "Watashi-tachi ni narukete". Ishida previously sang "Otome no Policy" for ''R''.
** Part 2 features Anza Ohyama's rendition of Meu's "Rashiku ikimashou". Ohyama portrayed Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the stage musicals from 1993 to 1998 and sang "Moonlight Densetsu" for ''S'' and ''[=SuperS=]''.

** Part 1 features "Watashi-tachi ni narukete" performed by Yoko Ishida, who sang "Otome no Policy" for ''R''.
** Part 2 features "Rashiku ikimashou" by Anza Ohyama, who played Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the stage musicals from 1993 to 1998 and sang "Moonlight Densetsu" for ''S'' and ''[=SuperS=]''.

* LiterallyShatteredLives: How Fish Eye dies when hit by Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon's Moon Gorgeous Meditation.

* ShoutOut: In Fish Eye's fish store, two fish who bear a striking resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Dory and Marlin]] swim by Ami.