From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   I know this posting is weeks late, but it took awhile for me to catch   
   up on various things after 9 months of almost non-stop Sailor Moon.   
      
   For this posting, I'm going to list all the various omake here and if   
   anyone wishes to comment on a particular one, well help yourself.   
   Also, if I missed something, by all means, please feel free to add   
   your own.   
      
   Making of PGSM   
   I'm fairly sure this 24 minute special was broadcast before the first   
   episode of PGSM to give a little background on the story and a sneak   
   preview of Sailor Moon's transformation. Among other things, we learn   
   that the first scene filmed was Luna falling on Usagi's face and it   
   took 7 takes to get it right. We also learn that there are 43 rabbits   
   in Usagi's bedroom, 44 if you count Usagi herself.   
      
   Birth of Tuxedo Kamen   
   A four and a half minute mini-drama of the origin of TK. Because Usagi   
   calls Mamoru by name, that pretty much places this scene after the end   
   of the series, but before they got married. In a bit of a self parody   
   of Sailor Moon's henshin, the story makes it pretty clear that TK is   
   just Mamoru in a tuxedo and not a special transformation.   
      
   Hina afterwards   
   A four minute mini-drama that shows what became of Hina, Mamoru's   
   former fiance. Rather then spoil it, just let me say that she appears   
   to have found her own happy ending.   
      
   Super Dance Lesson   
   Makoto and Usagi teach you the dance steps to 'Romance' one of   
   Minako's concert numbers that appeared in Act 30 and 35.   
      
   DVD Oshiokiyo   
   I suppose the name for these DVD omake specials is a play on Sailor   
   Moon's catch-phrase "tsukini kawatte... oshiokiyo!". Ryuusei fansubs   
   translates the title as "PGSM is punished" which seems an odd name,   
   but oh well. There are 13 of these specials, one for each of the DVD   
   volumes in the series and one for the Act Zero Venus special. The   
   first 8 specials are co-hosted by Sawai Miyuu and one of the other   
   four senshi, each in turn, two specials apiece. They are in a movie   
   theatre setting where they appear to be watching the PSGM episodes and   
   making comments on them. The rest of the specials are a 5-part series   
   where the five girls are interviewed together by the director,   
   Suzumura Nobuhiro. This interview was taped following the filming of   
   the We're Getting Married! Special Act. These specials also include   
   unused scenes from the series which sometimes give a little added   
   insight to what was happening in the show. The last oshiokiyo was   
   pretty much the last thing I watched and it was nice as the girls gave   
   a final (but let's not call it final) goodbye.   
      
   Pin Spot! Interviews   
   Several of the girls were featured in short (5 minute) interviews   
   about themselves and their role in PGSM.   
      
   Kirari Super Live - Backstage Omake   
   Pretty much what the title says. Lots of before and during backstage   
   scenes of the PGSM cast rehearsing their parts, making comments to the   
   camera and so forth. Is that Nephrite in the background hand dancing   
   to 'Romance'?   
      
   Kirari Super Live - Men Omake   
   I think this is the only detailed interview of the men of PGSM.   
   However, since this was filmed backstage at the Kirari Live   
   appearance, we miss out on hearing from Masaya Kikawada (Motoki).   
   About half way through the interview, the senshi show up in costume   
   with some snacks for the guys.   
      
   Act Zero - Location tour   
   Sawai Miyuu (Usagi) and Jyoji Shibue (Mamoru) give a tour of the   
   various locations that were used in the filming of the series. The   
   bridge on the way to school, the building where Ami got her henshin,   
   the beach wall where Usagi and Mamoru sat and so forth. We also find   
   out that director Satou Takemitsu was the one responsible for the   
   helicopter sounds. If you look back, you can see that they showed up   
   in most (all?) of the episodes that he directed (and with one   
   appearent exception, only in his episodes).   
      
   Act Zero - Cast goodbyes   
   This was very touching. As the very last scene for each cast member   
   wrapped, they each got a minute or so to say a few parting words,   
   several of whom ended up crying (including one of the guys ^_-).   
      
   ...   
      
   Well, that's it.   
      
   This project started back in June 2006, 10 months ago. I had to put   
   much of my other anime watching on hold to keep up but it was worth   
   every second. Even now I think back on that time with nostalgia and I   
   am sure that one day, perhaps a few years from now, I will want to do   
   this all over again.   
      
   Thank you so much to everyone who stayed with this even if you   
   couldn't post much or even at all. Just to know that if even only a   
   few fans were silently reading along, it gave me great satisfaction.   
      
   But I'm not saying goodbye. I see that some of the old threads are   
   still active, so I'll be hanging around to comment myself.   
      
   Take care, everyone!   
      
   --   
   Phoenix   
   www.phoenixanime.com   
      
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