Limited Edition Collector’s Box
Special Features
- DVD & Blu-ray Combo Pack
- Limited Edition Collector’s Box
- Interview + Art gallery
- Art Cards
- Art Booklet
- Textless Opening & Closing
I really love this box design. Just like the last collector's box we have a white background with gold details. The golden foil is sparkly and is still my favourite part of the packaging. The only one is that Viz used the Cosmic Heart Compact on the box and booklet cover. I know that they were being faithful to the Japanese limited edition cover. However, it would have been nice to go with the Japanese volumes 9 cover as that volume features the Crystal Star Compact.
The back cover design is also very pretty. It features both Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibimoon on the back. There's also screen caps of some of the episodes and with what extras are included. This is just a insert and is removal.
DVD & Blu-ray Combo Pack
To be honest, I never really understood the purpose of a Blu-Ray/DVD combo. If you had a Blu-Ray player, chances are you wouldn’t watch this on DVD. The video quality is just so much better on Blu-Ray, it’s time to make the switch if you haven’t already ;)
I would’ve preferred a Blu-Ray only Limited Edition, and save on costs from the DVD to improve the box quality instead. Fans aren’t buying the combo pack to have it on DVD and Blu-Ray, they want the bonus materials. The 2 DVD discs seems a bit wasteful as I would never use them… but that’s just me. This is probably awesome for fans who only have DVD players and wish to get a hold of all the bonus goodies.
There are 4 discs in total; 2 DVD and 2 Blu-Ray discs, each containing 7 episodes per disc. Considering the Japanese releases have 2 episodes per volume, this sure is a sweet deal.
Art Cards
There are 7 pretty art cards (the same size as the box), featuring art used in the Japanese release. These are from the 6 remaining volumes. These are double-sided. Some of my favorite artwork is in the set of art cards. They are very good quality cards and the images are crisp and very high quality.
Art Booklet
Included is a thick 96 paged art booklet containing profile pages, episode summeries, character design sheets, English cast interviews and story boards. These are nice touches and give us a glimpse of what was included in the Japanese release of season 1 and 2.
Menu Screens
Upon loading the Blu-Ray disc, I am still loving the montion menus! I love the music it's just a beautiful. For the DVDs there will be this art with no music. As for extras it's just trailers from Viz Media.
Conclusion
All in all, this is a very exciting time. We’re finally getting Sailor Moon Crystal on Blu-Ray :D! Despite a few complaints, this would be a delightful addition to any fan’s collection. The packaging looks really nice, especially the golden foil on the box. I like the inclusion of the art cards and the booklet. I'm very much looking forward to getting Sailor Moon Crystal season 3 Limited Edition.
Thank you for reading and I hope you found my review helpful.
