Things Only Adults Notice In Sailor Moon Crystal

Season 3 of "Sailor Moon Crystal" ends with Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto vowing to raise baby Hotaru together. "Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie" finds them making good on this promise: They share a bucolic manor surrounded by roses, lively with gourmet dinners, violin lessons, and rowdy games. This is all very pastoral, but an adult viewer can't help but balk. Six months prior, Haruka and Michiru were teenagers. Who sold them this house? Do none of the parents who send their kids to Michiru for music lessons ever ask why she isn't in school?

Once one zeroes in on this absurd situation, the bizarre nature of Haruka and Michiru's lives becomes glaring. They were high schoolers six months ago, sure, but they were high schoolers who took helicopters to school from the comforts of their deluxe apartments, which they apparently had to themselves. Oh, and we can't forget the fact that Michiru is an internationally famous musician, nor that Haruka is a celebrated F1 racecar driver. Haruka alludes to mysterious "patrons" in Season 3, who allow them to live in such high style. Whether she means Michiru's fans, talent managers, or something else isn't clear. 

Frankly, nothing about their lives makes sense — but really, would you want it any other way? Half the fun of Haruka and Michiru (and, to a lesser extent, Setsuna) is how well they serve as fabulous fantasies of glamorous adulthood. Bring on the helicopters!