CODENAME: SAILOR V! Opening

This is a fan-made opening for the manga "Codename: Sailor V" by Takeuchi Naoko. It is a prequel to "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" that tells the story of Minako Aino's adventures as Sailor V before she meets the rest of the guardians. Currently, "Codename: Sailor V" does not have an anime adaptation. I believe it was intended to have one in the 1990s, but it was canceled and later replaced with "Sailor Moon" as we know it.

Info:
• “Route Venus” by Fukami Rica as Sailor Venus
• “Code Name wa Sailor V!” by Takeuchi Naoko
• Art and video by ephiepen
• TOOLS USED: Clip Studio Paint PRO, DaVinci Resolve 17
• English translation sourced from Sailormusic.net and VIZ Media
• English subtitle lyrics by ephiepen

This video was inspired by a fan-made Sailor V opening created by fabzt10! Thank you misha_himik for informing me of who created the original edit!
   • SAILOR V Opening LATINO  

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Notes:
At long last, I can finally stop drawing Sailor V! lol
For those unaware, I am currently on a journey to improve my animation skills. I don't have a particular end goal, it's just something I wanted to try. I don't know that I'm improving a lot, but I can tell my courage is increasing.
I tried lip-syncing for the very first time! I think it came out alright. I was scared to do it as I had no knowledge of how it all worked, but with the power of a mirror and a lip flap guide, I did it.
Run cycles still scare me. I was going to avoid one, but the lyrics said “Let’s run away!” so I felt obligated… I based the run cycle off of the first opening of Mawaru Penguindrum where Ringo runs. Next time I’d like to source references of frames online and see what I can come up with that way, just like I did with the lip sync. Some other animations I referenced were Maomao’s hair flip in the first Apothecary Diaries opening and Minako’s transformation in Sailor Moon Crystal! If you're ever curious what kind of references and inspirations I take for these videos, I actually compile them along with my video drafts in a playlist for each video. Here's the one for this video:    • Code Name: Sailor V!  

I didn't think this project would be finished when I started it in January, but here we are. Part of that is thanks to the support of the people closest to me. Thank you to those who encouraged me while I worked, especially to my best friend who would sit behind me and chat with me while I animated for hours and hours.

I will now take some time off to play games and stop thinking =w= Don’t worry, even when I’m not around, I’m always scheming.

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