https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Ft3viBgtQ

Still not crazy about the girl's art style. Why must they have narrow long faces? I know it's the manga style, but their faces weren't that narrow....

Luna looks cute! I also like the music!

The art grew on me. I like how it's closer to the manga.

I'm not happy about that either. XD

I wish i wasn't at work so I can hear the sound T_T

but I like the designs and animation so far~ I think they're super pretty

can't wait to get home so I can watch it ><

edit* - K. watched it with sound now

I really like the BGM they previewed, and Luna's new voice is nice too.
I never really liked Momoiro Clover Z, so I'm not too fond of the opening like I was afraid of. but hopefully it'll grow on me. 

but man am I feeling the hype.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xioBqsiHxs

And now subbed.

I'm pretty optimistic even though I have finally realized just how pointy and odd the designs are.



This comparison shot between Crystal and the Manga explains it all. The faces could be rounder. 





Her hair also seems a ton bigger in the Crystal version. Her face is all the way down there, whereas in the first one her face is in the center of everything.

This just in.

We have OP and Usagi's transformation sequence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBYsyJGc7DQ

The audience needs to button it. The way that woman says "Sugoi" over and over just sounds so artificial, like a weeaboo.

UGHHHHH DAT OPENING, I wish I could hear it ;.; 
(I'm currently at work)

Transformation's pretty cool too. a little "mehh" on the CGI but its still pretty fancy.


also, i like that Mamoru is now a glasses guy (move over LiveAction Mamoru)

The transformation music sounds EXACTLY like it came from Smile Precure. It's not the same tune as the Smile transformation, but the way its composed, the beats and what-not sound exactly like it.

GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

That opening has the generals dressed up their formal uniforms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for the transformation. Dear god why!  CGI!!!!!! >.< Toei can't use CGI well at all. It looks super fake. Her transformation looks like it's from a PS2 game.

Where was this shown by the way? Audience sounds Japanese at time then American. O.o

Now that I've heard it with sound:

I'm still not crazy about the "Moon Pride" song. It'll probably grow on me, but its just not...peppy enough for my tastes (the verse anyhow, the chorus is ok)

Transformation sounds like a precure song, but since they have the exact same composer thats pretty much to be expected. Its a style that Munehisa Sakai obviously likes to compose and something that other people pay him to compose, just like art, its just his style. And its always beautiful so dont fix what aint broke as they say.

I hope the CGI will look better on the screen than on a smuggled camera. I'm not mad they went the CGI route and it certainly looks better than another CGI transformation from this franchise.

LOL, but PGSM had a very low budget so there's a reason for the sucky CGI. Besides it adds cheesiness to the show. 

The new transformations are just eyesores.

As far as I can tell that style of CGI is all the rage in Japan. You can find it in Precure, Aikatsu, Lilpri, etc. It's been that way ever since the Miku Miku Dance program got really popular.

Dear god why? It's butt ugly. It looks like it came from an early PS2 game.