The Sailor Moon Eternal theme song, Moon Color Chainon, has been released in Japan as we get many details about the CD and Blu-Ray releases posted to the official Sailor Moon site. Though Sailor Moon Eternal Part 1 won’t be released until January 8th 2021 and the CDs and Blu-Rays of Moon Color Chainon will be released on January 13th the song is already available to stream on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. Unfortunately fans outside of Japan will find that any links to these songs won’t work! Momoiro Clover Z did perform this song live and full length versions are also available online. The YouTube video embedded below is one such example.
We’ve also gotten a lot of details about other track which will be included on the full albums. Here I was expecting these would be closer to a single but we can now see that there will be a few tracks on each!
The Momoiro Clover Z Edition of the album will include the version of Moon Color Chainon by Momoiro Clover Z without the Sailor Moon Eternal cast. The other songs on this album are listed as the “-ZZ ver.-” which most likely means that Momoiro Clover Z performs that version and not that Ziv Zulander, The Bots Master, will be recording the vocals. Note that all of the tracks but Moon Color Chainon were included with earlier Sailor Moon Crystal albums. Here’s a track listing.
M1: Gesshoku Chainon (Moon Color Chainon) – The Sailor Moon Eternal theme song – Momoiro Clover Z ver.
M2: Moonlight Densetsu (Moonlight Legend) – The original Sailor Moon anime theme song -ZZ ver.-
M3: Moon Pride – The first Sailor Moon Crystal theme song -ZZ ver.-
M4: Gekkou (Moon Rainbow) – The first Sailor Moon Crystal ending theme -ZZ ver.-
M5: Tuxedo Mirage – The Sailor Moon S ending theme -ZZ ver.-
M6: Moon Revenge – From Sailor Moon R The Movie -ZZ ver.-
M7: New Moon ni Koishite (In love with New Moon) – The opening theme for season 3 of Sailor Moon Crystal -ZZ ver.-
M8: Gesshoku Chainon (Moon Color Chainon) [Instrumental or Karaoke version]
The Eternal Edition of the Album includes the version of Moon Color Chainon by not only Momoiro Clover Z but also the cast of Sailor Moon Eternal! All three songs on this album are the ones which will be played with the films. The cover art for this album is included at the top of this post. The second track is a cover of the first Sailor Moon SuperS ending theme by Yoko Ishida, who performed a number of songs in the original Sailor Moon anime but not this one. This is the ending theme for Sailor Moon Eternal Part 1. The third track is a cover of the second Sailor Moon SuperS ending theme which will be performed by ANZA, the first actress to play Usagi in the Sailor Moon musicals. This is the ending theme for Sailor Moon Eternal Part 2.
M1: Gesshoku Chainin (Moon Color Chainon) – The Sailor Moon Eternal theme song – Momoiro Clover Z with Sailor Moon (Kotono Mitsuishi), Sailor Mercury (Hisako Kanemoto), Sailor Mars (Rina Sato), Sailor Jupiter (Ami Koshimizu) and Sailor Venus (Shizuka Ito)
M2: Watashi-tachi ni Naritakute (Wanting to Be Together with You) – The first Sailor Moon SuperS ending theme – Yoko Ishida
M3: “Rashiku” Ikimasho (I’ll Go As Myself) – The second Sailor Moon SuperS ending theme – ANZA
M4: Gesshoku Chainon (Moon Color Chainon) [Instrumental or Karaoke version]
M5: Watashi-tachi ni Naritakute (Wanting to Be Together with You) [Instrumental or Karaoke version]
M6 : “Rashiku” Ikimasho [Instrumental or Karaoke version]
All considered it seems like the Momoiro Clover Z Edition includes a version of the theme song which won’t actually be in the movie and some covers which we’ve actually gotten in other releases while the Eternal Edition includes three tracks which will be in the movie, all of which we’ve never actually heard on other releases! If you’re only going to buy one of these then the Eternal Edition seems like the obvious choice for Sailor Moon fans, though perhaps Momoiro Clover Z fans will be inclined to pick up the other album!
The CD and Blu-Ray can still be ordered from a number of online retailers, though currently Amazon Japan does not seem to have the items in stock. The Momoiro Clover Z version (Amazon Japan exclusive, regular edition, CD Japan) is 2500 yen which is about $24 US while the Sailor Moon Eternal version (Amazon Japan exclusive, regular edition, CD Japan) is 2200 yen which is about $21 US.
What do you think of the song? Which song are you most excited to hear?
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Anyone noticed the reboot actually has modern items in the fandom. Like sometimes we see laptops and cell phones and Sailor Moon is supposed to be set in the early 1990s. Laptops and cell phones weren’t a thing back then. And they’re not in the manga.
Its probably an atempt to keep it more up to date. so that a younger audience doesnt go “What the hell is a floppy disk?!” or somethign simular.
They had the floppy disk thing on the Crystal episode when Usagi met Ami.
https://sailormooncrystal.fandom.com/wiki/Crystal_Disk
It wasnt a floppy disk just like Adam said
Quite. They updated the disk to a CD in the manga and used a mini disc in the live action series. That floppy disc has been changed in almost every incarnation we’ve gotten!
While the song is nice I find it really just to be a other intro to a anime. The two original openings, moonlight densetsu and Makenai stood out. Atleast to MY knowledge there was and is not any openings like those. But this new one just sounds like a random opening to me, I dont get much of a sailor moon feeling. Yes, its werry likely that it is due to nostalgia but it is how I feel.
I like it well enough. Certain parts are better than others, but overall it’s pretty.
But that picture of Usagi somehow hurts my eyes…it reminds me of one of those images where they take one side of a person’s face and double it and everything is symmetrical and feels off.
I wonder if they did that here?
I can tell by looking very carefully at the image they did not just take one side and double it to make a symmetrical picture.
The guitar solo saves this song. Everything else its a no from me :/
i’m not impressed by the song. just my opinion though.
I love the Crystal Cast with Momoclo version much much better. It has the right energy. What I love most though is the wonderful sneak peek scene from the movie. The one with Mamoru, Usagi and Chibi Usa – it looks great, it has the perfect tone, it is quite fluid and Mamoru looks great. This was our first proper view of him and he looks great. I think it is going to be a great film. I am in the minority that love the new transformations although I wish we saw more of Mars.
https://youtu.be/hH5neZ9a4BA
Here’s the full version without the live stylings.
Heard the full song. It is a good new song, compared to the first 2 opening theme songs this is kind of disappointing. It does not sound that exciting.