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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: More stuff from the manga makes it in here than in the anime. What's interesting about ''PGSM'' is how many plot elements from the whole series it manages to squeeze into the Dark Kingdom arc. The main cast, from heroes to villains, also seems a lot more human, a lot more real and less caricatured. In particular, Usagi isn't defined as much by her flaws as she was in the anime. She really pulls off her [[The Messiah|Messiah]] role, and from the second or third episode it's clear that she cares deeply about every person she befriends, a trait that seemed to only show up in moments of crisis during the anime.
* [[Adaptational Personality Adjustment]]: Compared to earlier versions:
** Ami, in addition to her genius nature, is given [[No Social Skills]] to boot and a fear that her friends will leave her. {{spoiler|Kunzite is able to successfully corrupt her by waiting until she's isolated and filling her with dark energy}}.
** Princess Serenity, unlike the manga, isn't a carbon copy of {{spoiler|Usagi}}. The first hint is actually that {{spoiler|she doesn't have Sailor Moon's blond hairstyle, but an elegant bun with civilian Usagi's tresses}}. Far from the sweet-natured princess that would sneak out to see Prince Endymion, this Princess Serenity is revealed to be {{spoiler|an [[Apocalypse Maiden]]. She loved Endymion so much that when Beryl accidentally killed him the first time, she destroyed the entire Moon Kingdom in her grief. The Senshi -- and Usagi -- go [[Mass "Oh Crap"]] when they learn this, and the part of Serenity that remains within Usagi is still a violent [[Yandere]] for Endymion's reincarnation Mamoru that shows no regard for the harm that she causes}}.
** Luna isn't quite as strict as she is in either the manga or the anime. Being a plushie cat, she can't scratch Usagi, and there's a hilarious scene where Luna fails to wake up Usagi for Senshi duties. {{spoiler|she also gains the ability to change into a little girl, who then can transform into Sailor Luna. This makes her the equivalent for Sailor Chibi-Moon, making her more childish by default}}.
** Minako is more serious than her manga counterpart; yes, that counts manga Minako's extensive [[Break the Cutie]] in her solo series' finale shortly before she moves to Tokyo to meet up with the girls. She thinks that Usagi is a "baka" if well-intentioned, and treats Rei with condescension for investigating her. {{spoiler|There are two reasons for this: one is that Minako has a terminal illness, with an operation having a slight chance of saving her. She also knows that if Sailor Moon and Endymion get together, the apocalypse will happen again, and her Princess will die on her again}}.
** Zoicite in the manga was a [[Manipulative Bastard]] who brainwashed people to lure Sailor Moon into a trap, succeeding in capturing and nearly killing her. Here he's more of a Neutral Evil, who uses his piano to help either teleport the Shittenou or summon youma. {{spoiler|He's also characterized by his [[Undying Loyalty]] to Endymion and a desire to ensure that he doesn't die again; this goal led to him forming a temporary [[Enemy Mine]] with Sailor Venus to break up Usagi and Mamoru}}.
** Motoki was the [[Only Sane Man]] [[Nice Guy]] manager of the Crown Arcade, his family's business, and eventual [[Secret Keeper]] for the girls after the first manga arc had him learn about their secret identities. While they crushed on him, they realized that a relationship wouldn't work out. In the live-action, Motoki is [[The Heart]] of the cast, a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] obsessed with his pet turtle Kamekichi and running a karaoke salon for the local teens. He also starts a tentative relationship with Makoto, who likes him but is scared about getting close to anyone again after losing her parents as a child. {{spoiler|They end up married in the series finale, shortly after Usagi and Mamoru tie the knot}}.
* [[Adapted Out]]: Umino does not appear in this version.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Though Mio starts off as a manipulative [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]], she doesn't lose her affability once her villainy's revealed. By the Special Act, she's gushing about her evil plans with such cheerful friendliness that she seems to really expect the heroes to be happy for her.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Mio
* [[Alternate Continuity]]
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*** In fact, the name of Minako's CD in-world, on which that song is found, is "Venus".
** One of Ami's image songs was called "Mi Amor" which means "my love" in Spanish.
▲* [[Bird Run]]: Sailor V combines this with [[Roof Hopping]].
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Mio pretends to be Usagi's friend, only to hurt/humiliate her. In fact, it is because she pretends to be nice that allows her to create some of her schemes. Mio also plays innocent at times to give Minako bad publicity as well.
* [[Big Bra to Fill]]: Sailor Jupiter, by far the most [[Unusual Euphemism|"talented"]] soldier in the anime, is downright flat-chested here.
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* [[Brought Down to Badass]]: {{spoiler|in the Special Act, Minako is powerless, and a low-level youma jumps at her. She kicked it in a column so hard to break concrete. After that, [[Oh Crap|the rest of the youma slowly backs away]].}}
* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: {{spoiler|in the Special Act we find out that the Sailor Senshi lost their powers at the end of the series}}.
* [[By the Power of
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: One of the things that makes this show read more like a [[Soap Opera]] than the other versions ever did. In particular:
{{quote|'''Tuxedo Kamen''': Hey, you're that girl I keep seeing in my dreams! The one who told me to {{spoiler|find the Maboroshi no Ginzuisho}}, and the only reason I've been {{spoiler|acting like a thief and causing your team to think I'm a bad guy}}!}}
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* [[Remote Body]]: Mio, described as Queen Beryl's shadow, has shades of this, mirroring Beryl's moods and sometimes acting as her projected avatar. She does seem to have her own personality, though, and later returns to life as a separate villain.
* [[Retool]]: Big and small changes from the anime and manga all across the board, including being updated to fit in with current tech and fads, rather than those of the early 90s. Some of the elements from the manga that didn't appear in the anime are kept, although the series in general is a re-imagining of both the original story and its characters.
* [[Roof Hopping]]: Several instances, including Sailor V combining it with
* [[Seventh-Episode Twist]]: Mamoru finds out Sailor Moon's identity but keeps it a secret.
* [[She Fu]]
* [[Spared
* [[Squeaky Eyes]]: Very disconcerting in a live show...
* [[The Starscream]]: Kunzite, who's extremely powerful, but also very arrogant and has almost no loyalty to Beryl whatsoever. She'd exiled him ({{spoiler|and caused his [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]}}) for his Starscream tendencies before, and almost immediately begins to regret bringing him back.
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* [[Talking Is a Free Action]]: Ami invokes her first [[Transformation Sequence|transformation into Sailor Mercury]] during a 20-foot-fall -- and she does it by reciting a trigger phrase that takes about three or four times longer to say than she should have taken to reach the ground.
** Averted later when, for example, Rei isn't able to get her transformation phrase out before a youma-possessed boy runs up some stairs to sucker punch her and steal her life force. Another time, Usagi has enough time to transform, but her transformation also gives the enemy enough time to [[Offscreen Teleportation|pop up]] ''behind'' her, so that the second she's in costume he's got his hands around her throat.
** Also, apparently ''ballet moves'' are a free action, given the number of times enemies just stand there staring while the Scouts twirl, pirouette, and cartwheel their way across the room. Maybe it's a form of [[Mook Chivalry]]? Or maybe they're just stunned by all the [[Panty Shot
* [[Time Skip]]: The Special Act takes place
* [[Toku]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Quite a few examples here
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* [[Voice of the Legion]]: {{spoiler|Mamoru}} gains one after {{spoiler|being taken over by Queen Metallia}}.
* [[Walking on Water]]: Being a water elemental, Ami nonchalantly does this a few times.
* [[Wanting Is Better Than Having]]: Ami again, for several episodes trying to kill off the other senshi (even taunts them in civilian form), granted she is under partial control, but actually
* [[Wham! Episode]]: Act 20. Minako {{spoiler|is dying}}, Makoto confronts Tuxedo Mask and Kunzite {{spoiler|abducts Ami}}.
* [[Wham! Line]]: With four simple words, Princess Serenity flips the whole story upside-down...
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