''Sailor Moon Cosmos'' is a 2023 Japanese two-part animated action

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directed by Tomoya Takahashi and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu based on the ''Stars'' arc of the ''

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, who serves as a chief supervisor. Co-produced by

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and

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and distributed by Toei Company, ''Cosmos'' is a direct sequel to ''

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'' (2021) and serves as the "fifth and final season" in the ''

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'' anime series. The two-part film stars

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as the voice of

and Chibi-Chibi alongside Kenji Nojima, Misato Fukuen, Hisako Kanemoto, Rina Satō, Ami Koshimizu, Shizuka Itō, Junko Minagawa,

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, Ai Maeda, Yukiyo Fujii, Nana Mizuki, Marina Inoue, Saori Hayami, Ayane Sakura, and

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. ''Cosmos'' was released in June 2023, with the first film on the 9th, and the second film set for release on the 30th.

Plot

Months after defeating the Dead Moon Circus,

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and her friends continue to live peaceful lives as ordinary high school students in the Azabu-Jūban district of

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, Usagi's boyfriend, plans to study abroad in the United States. However, at the local airport, Mamoru disappears shortly after he proposes to Usagi. Unable to accept Mamoru's disappearance, Usagi hides her memory of that event. Meanwhile, Shadow Galactica, an organization devoting itself to stealing star seeds throughout the galaxy under

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's leadership, and the

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, a trio of Sailor Guardians from another star system, arrive on Earth. To gain control of the Galaxy Cauldron for the villainous Chaos, Sailor Galaxia robs the nine Eternal Sailor Guardians of their Sailor Crystals and kills them. Desperate to save her friends, Usagi, as Eternal Sailor Moon, joins forces with the Sailor Starlights to challenge Sailor Galaxia in what may be her greatest - and perhaps final - battle.

Voice cast

Additional voice cast includes:

Production

Development

The sequel was first teased at the end of the second film of ''

''. In April 2022, it was announced that the sequel covering the ''Stars'' arc of the manga was to be produced as a two-part anime film project, titled . Majority of key staff members from ''Eternal'' two-part film returned, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu writing the screenplay,

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designing the characters, and original creator and

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chief supervising the films' production, while Tomoya Takahashi had taken over Chiaki Kons position as a director.

will also continue to co-animate and produce the films with

Casting

The main voice cast from ''

'' and ''Eternal'' reprised their respective roles, and had already recorded their lines for the first film prior to the announcement. In January 2023, it was announced that Marina Inoue, Saori Hayami, and Ayane Sakura have been cast as Kō Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter, Kō Taiki/Sailor Star Maker, and Kō Yaten/Sailor Star Healer respectively. That same month, it was announced that

and Nana Mizuki were cast as

and

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respectively, while

would reprise her role as

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. In May 2023, the rest of the Shadow Galactica cast was announced, with

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and Fumie Mizusawa as Sailor Chi and Sailor Phi,

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and Kanae Itō as Sailor Lethe and Sailor Mnemosyne, and Sena Koizumi, Ayumu Murase, Yōko Hikasa, Mariya Ise, and Haruka Kudō as the

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: Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Aluminum Siren, Sailor Lead Crow, Sailor Tin Nyanko, and Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon respectively. In June 2023, it was revealed that Japanese actress Keiko Kitagawa was cast as

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Music

Yasuharu Takanashi returned to compose the music for the two-part film. The theme song for the two-part film is titled , sung by

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. The five-track theme song collection album, titled ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie Theme Song Collection'', is set to release on June 30, 2023, which includes In-Universe song, , sung by voice actresses of Three Lights.

Release

The two-part film will be released in theaters in Japan in June 2023, with the first film on the 9th, and the second film on 30th.

Notes

References

External links

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