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Adam and Adora accidentally grab each other’s swords and they go through the transformation and go into the super cool poses with new outfits and such and it looks epic… except
Both start spazzing because neither is used to each other’s transformation sequence
Adam: gaaah I’m blind, how can you stand that much color flashing in your face
Adora: body… numb… who’s bright idea was it to be lightning
I love it!
Let’s have a second and discuss Adam’s henshin in the MotU: Revelation trailer.
(henshin - transformation for weeaboos otakus)
Let’s start with the original Filmation Transformation:
Instant flash cut. Lame. Moving on.
She Ra at least got a better deal and an effects budget:
The 2002 series similarly copped out with a lighting flare flash cut a lot, although this version exists and is decent.
But the newest transformation??
Many many thanks to @why-must-a-blog-be-named for this gif!!
It is a Sailor Moon transformation, and while I have conflicted emotions about that it’s still glorious.
Let’s review the checklist:
Part of me is really, really happy that a male-intended media can just (apparently) unironically embrace this.
Part of me is cackling at how ridiculous it remains (although still better than even the 2002 Hulk Out version).
The rest of me - just wishes they’d had the guts to do something more original.
(And yes, obviously the unmoving plaid sparkle field predates Sailor Moon as stock anime transformation effect. Sailor Moon definitely had a hand in codifying it.)
(Bonus Sailor Moon fact: did you ever notice the Inner Senshi mimic an important part of their planetary symbol with their arms in their final pose? Jupiter’s “4” shape is most obvious, Venus’s is the weakest because the symbol is so similar to Mercury, but they’re there!!!)
