Name: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, 10th Anniversary Festival: Ai no sanctuary
Genre: Musical
Released: 2002-07-25
Duration: 2 h 19 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Marina Kuroki, Chieko Kawabe, Megumi Yoshida

Ai no Sanctuary a good starting point for myu fans.

While not a great musical in itself, Ai No Sanctuary, the Tenth Anniversary Special of the Sailormoon Musicals, is a good introduction to how the musicals run. The cast features many fan-favorites, including Nao Takagi (Sailor Uranus), Asami Yuhka (Sailor Neptune), and Hikari Ono (Demand). The songs chosen for the musicals are some of the more popular songs, including Innocent Demand, Tuxedo Versus, FIRE, and Set Me Free ~Hitomi wa Sore He~. The story line is simple and easy to follow (not like some of the other musicals). The acting, singing, and dancing is one of the cast's best performances. If you're looking to get into the Sailormoon musicals, this is a good place to start. I would also recommend checking out some of the first stage musicals, such as Gaiden, Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen, or Eien Densetsu.

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Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, 10th Anniversary Festival: Ai no sanctuary

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, 10th Anniversary Festival: Ai no sanctuary (2002)

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