Sailor Moon R: The Movie

Sailor Moon R: The Movie (Japanese: 劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンＲ, Hepburn: 	Gekijō-ban Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn R) is a 1993 Japanese animated film based on the Sailor Moon anime series (and more specifically its Sailor Moon R season), directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, written by Sukehiro Tomita, and produced by Iriya Azuma. It is the first Sailor Moon film and was released in Japanese theaters on December 5, 1993, while in the United States it was released direct-to-video on February 8, 2000.

Plot
When the protagonists were visiting a botanical garden, a new villain suddenly appears, Fiore, who is an alien who was Mamoru's childhood friend, but who is now being manipulated by Xenian, an evil flower that seeks to destroy the planet earth with a asteroid, so now it is the duty of the Sailor Guardians to stop their plans.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Good grasp of the source material and overall the movie stays faithful to the TV series.
 * 2) The main characters maintain their same personalities from the TV series.
 * 3) During the fight scenes, the Sailor Guardians use all of their attacks that they have learned up to that point in the series.
 * 4) At the beginning of the film we are presented with an introduction of the characters in a similar way to the episodes of the first season.
 * 5) The plot, despite not being the best in the Sailor Moon franchise, is still quite good and explores interesting topics such as Mamoru's past or how influential Sailor Moon's friendship has been for the other Sailor Guardians.
 * 6) The animation is still as good or even better than the TV series, with dazzling action sequences and good character design.
 * 7) Fiore is an interesting antagonist who isn't really evil at heart, but is being manipulated by the Xenian. Also the backstory of him with Mamoru is touching and overall he is a well built character.
 * 8) Great soundtrack by Takanori Arisawa (who also composed the music for the TV series).
 * 9) Emotional ending where Sailor Moon uses the silver crystal to disintegrate Fiore, Xenian and the asteriod, sacrificing her life to save the earth, so that later Fiore's spirit is redeemed and gives Tuxedo Mask a nectar so he can revive to Sailor Moon, reviving her.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) For a theatrical movie, it's fairly short at just 62 minutes (that's 1 hour 2 minutes), which makes it feel more like a special or extended episode than a true theatrical movie.
 * 2) Chibiusa has a fairly minor role in this movie, as her only relevant action in the entire movie is waking up Sailor Moon when she was knocked out during the first battle.

Trivia

 * 1) Due to Chibiusa's inclusion in the main cast and her knowledge of the Sailor Guardian's identities, and also Mamoru and Usagi's intact relationship, this story most likely took place after episode 77 and before episode 82 since Chibiusa was still in the present.