Yet another friendly comparison between the original, DiC dub, and Viz Media dub; this time, the Moon Locket breaks, leaving Usagi / Serena unable to save her friends or even herself. What are your thoughts? Keep it friendly!

. I honestly think that the original and the Viz Media dub both do better jobs at portraying the emotion when Usagi and Luna are pulled through the portal, especially when it comes to Artemis - perhaps DiC’s Artemis is in numb shock?

. Viz Media’s Rei is vocal, and actually yells out Usagi’s name. She seems to be in the very middle of numb shock and . . .

. In my opinion, Rei wins this scene in Japanese, with how she yells out ‘Usagi!’ in such a strangled voice. It’s also times like this when you recall that Rei is the only one who doesn’t use the honorific -Chan - but, you also remember just how close she and Usagi really are!

. I do like how Raye gasps in the DiC dub; she sounds genuinely upset and distraught.

. The music in the Japanese and Viz Media versions kind of drives home the feeling of hopeless despair at the whole situation, whereas the DiC one keeps up the sense of the constant threat.

. The Japanese / Viz Media music stopping after Usagi and Luna vanish also makes it quite dark, I think.