The 7th volume of Sailor Moon Crystal was released in a Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-Ray on April 8th. This release has Princess Serenity on the cover and wraps up the Dark Kingdom story arc. This is a Japanese language release with no English audio or subtitles. Those looking for an English version of Sailor Moon Crystal can continue to watch the streaming version with English subtitles. You can order this disk from Amazon Japan or CD Japan for as low as 5046 yen, about $42 US. The regular edition Blu-Ray and DVD will be released on May 13th at the same time as volume 8 is released on Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-Ray.

As with other releases, this comes in a special collectible box and includes a charm and full colour 20 page special booklet. The charm included in this release is Sailor Moon’s Cutie Moon Rod, which is the attack item she uses in the second story arc. The Cutie Moon Rod does not appear on the episodes included in this release.

The special booklet follows the same format as the previous booklets did. It includes episode summaries, interviews, character designs and a special page by Fumio Osana, also known as Osabu. The interviews are with producer Junichiro Tsuchiya and the voice actors for the Shitennou, Daisuke Kishio, Kosuke Toriumi, Masaya Matsukaze and Eiji Takemoto. The character designs included are of Princess Serenity, Prince Endymion, the Shitennou, Queen Beryl and Queen Serenity.

There are only 2 episodes included on this disk. Included are Act 13, Final Battle – Reincarnation, and Act 14, Conclusion and Commencement – Petite Etrangère. This has the Sailor Guardians vanquishing Queen Beryl and Queen Metalia and concludes with the appearance of Chibiusa.

Streaming version

Blu-Ray version

All home video releases include some minor updating to the animation, and this release is no different. Some of the changes however were no just cosmetic. The major change which I found a bit upsetting was the modification to young Queen Serenity’s dress. In a scene in Act 13 we see a flashback to a young Queen Serenity petting a kitten Luna. In the original streaming version Queen Serenity is seen wearing a dress that is similar to Princess Serenity’s, and quite unlike the dress that adult Queen Serenity wears throughout the series. This seemed like a neat side reference, reminding us that Queen Serenity was young herself once, and perhaps also the Princess at the time. In this updated episode her dress is modified to look like it does when she is an adult.

Streaming version

Other changes to the episodes included the removal of white eyes when the Sailor Guardians are wounded. Seeing zombie Sailor Guardian eyes was a bit off putting but kind of cool. Now they have pupils again. There was also some amount of injury added to the various girls after they had been beat up. Even the preview image for Act 13 in the special booklet shows the Sailor Guardians with dirt on their faces that does not appear in the streaming version.

A great resource to comparing the streaming version to the home video releases is Crystal Comparisons. This site has a thorough comparison of both versions of the show with many screenshots broken down by episode. Check out all the changes in Act 13 and Act 14 to see what was modified for this release.

The audio commentary for both episodes on this disk is provided by Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of Sailor Moon, Fumio Osana, the editor for the Sailor Moon manga, and another voice which I was unable to identify. I do not speak Japanese so I don’t have anything to add about the content of the commentary.

As usual I can only recommend this release to hardcore fans. With only two episodes and no English audio or subtitles most fans are better off just watching the streaming version or waiting for the inevitable domestic dubbed and subbed release which is yet to be announced.

Keep reading for more images of the packaging including photos of all pages of the special booklet.

We previously announced that a Sailor Moon Crystal Character Song Collection CD would be released on April 29th. Previews of all songs have been posted to the official Sailor Moon Instagram page. The first 9 tracks posted match the names given in the track listing earlier. The final song was previously posted to YouTube. The clips on Instagram are all 15 seconds, the maximum length for videos on the site, but with a sample of every track we get a good idea of what’s in store for next week.

All video clips are embedded below.

Kotono Mitsuishi as Usagi Tsukino performing “Come Rain Come Shine”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「降っても晴れても-come rain come shine-」月野うさぎ（CV:三石琴乃）15秒ミュージックスポット公開♪ #sailormoon #sailormooncrystal #セーラームーン#セーラームーンCrystal

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 13, 2015 at 4:00am PDT

Hisako Kanemoto as Ami Mizuno performing “A Touch of Rain”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「a touch of rain」水野亜美（CV:金元寿子）15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 14, 2015 at 4:00am PDT

Rina Sato as Rei Hino performing “Sea of Fire”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「火の海」火野レイ（CV:佐藤利奈）15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 15, 2015 at 4:58am PDT

Ami Koshimizu as Makoto Kino performing “Cherry Pie”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「cherry pie」木野まこと（CV:小清水亜美）15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 16, 2015 at 4:02am PDT

Shizuka Ito as Minako Aino performing “Because the Sky Makes My Heart Fly Away”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「♡(ハート)が飛んじゃう空だから」愛野美奈子（CV:）15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 17, 2015 at 4:00am PDT

Kenji Nojima as Tuxedo Mask performing “Moonrise of Your Eyes”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「君の瞳のMoonrise」地場衛（CV:野島健児）15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 18, 2015 at 4:00am PDT

Daisuke Kishio as Jadeite, Kosuke Toriumi as Nephrite, Masaya Matsukaze as Zoisite and Eiji Takemoto as Kunzite performing “I’m Going Down”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「I'M GOING DOWN」ジェダイト（CV:岸尾だいすけ）&ネフライト(CV:鳥海浩輔)&ゾイサイト(CV:松風雅也)&クンツァイト(CV:竹本英史)15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 19, 2015 at 4:00am PDT

Ami Koshimizu as Makoto Kino and Ami Koshimizu as Makoto Kino performing “Midnight Secret Talk”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「真夜中secret talk」水野亜美（CV:金元寿子）&木野まこと(CV:小清水亜美)15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 20, 2015 at 4:00am PDT

Rina Sato as Rei Hino and Shizuka Ito as Minako Aino performing “Star on Stars”.

「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」キャラクター音楽集CrystalCollectionより「Star on Stars」火野レイ（CV:佐藤利奈）&愛野美奈子(CV:伊藤 静)15秒ミュージックスポット公開です♪

A video posted by セーラームーンCrystal PRアカウント (@sailormooncrystal.pr) on Apr 21, 2015 at 4:01am PDT

All of the Sailor Guardians perform on the final track “Revolution Night and Day” was included in the last post.

A Sailor Moon Crystal Character Song Collection CD will be released on April 29th. A preview of this CD has been posted to the Official Sailor Moon site. Just what is this? This is not music or songs from Sailor Moon Crystal but rather songs performed by the voice actors from the show. The old Sailor Moon Anime frequently had these and occasionally included them in the series. The site mentions that it has been nearly 20 years since the release of a Character Music Collection. This should be a surprise to fans of the 2003 Sailor Moon Live Action series which had many albums and singles of character songs by the main cast.

The full track listing in Japanese is on the Sailor Moon official site. There are 10 tracks in total. Songs will be performed by the voices of Sailor Moon by Kotono Mitsuishi, Sailor Mercury by Hisako Kanemoto, Sailor Mars by Rina Sato, Sailor Jupiter by Ami Koshimizu, Sailor Venus by Shizuka Ito, Tuxedo Mask by Kenji Nojima, Jadeite by Daisuke Kishio, Nephrite by Kosuke Toriumi, Zoisite by Masaya Matsukaze and Kunzite by Eiji Takemoto. All of the Sailor Guardians have their own solo tracks, as does Tuxedo Mask. The Shitennou all perform together on one track. Two duets are done, one with Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter and the other with Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus. The final track has all of the Sailor Guardians performing together.

You can preorder the CD from Amazon Japan or CD Japan for 3240 yen, about $27 US.