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Animation Errors: Sailor Moon

Animation errors in Sailor Moon, the first season of the anime.

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When Usagi performs the first version of "Moon Prism Power Make Up", she has a total of 7 broken fingers in a frame. This is a type of animation technique, but still interesting.

When Sailor Moon does her signature "I'll punish you in the name of the moon!" pose, her arms goes straight through her hair.

When Sailor Mercury performs Sabaõ Spray, her glove is skin colored in a frame. This error is fixed in the Sailor Moon S movie.

The red color from Sailor Mars' collar is missing. This was corrected in Sailor Moon S.

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Episode 01

The back ribbon is missing.

The front ribbon's bottom half isn't colored in properly.

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Episode 02

The back ribbon changes from blue to red. The ribbon changes back to blue the next scene.

Mamoru's pants changes from purple to green. When he walks away, they return to their original color.

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Episode 03

Usagi's eye whites are skin colored.

Sailor Moon's right glove is skin colored instead of white.

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Episode 04

Sailor Moon's odango gems are missing as she fights.

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Episode 09

Usagi's pigtails briefly vanish as she panics.

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Episode 10

Part of Sailor Mars' tiara is not drawn in.

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Episode 13

Sailor Moon is missing her odango gems.

Luna's ears are not colored in.

Sailor Moon is missing her odango gems.

Sailor Moon is missing her odango gems.

Sailor Moon's odango turns completely red.

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Episode 17

Sailor Moon's gloves are skin colored instead of white.

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Episode 21

Sailor Moon is missing her odango gems.

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Episode 28

Sailor Jupiter's brooch is pink instead of green.

Sailor Moon is missing her odango gems.

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Episode 34

Sailor Venus' tiara gem and brooch are white instead of orange.

Sailor Jupiter is wearing her school uniform's collar.

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Episode 35

Queen Serenity's ribbon is in the wrong color, her hair is blonde instead of silver, and she has four pigtails instead of two.

Queen Serenity is seen with blonde hair instead of silver. She also has four pigtails instead of two.

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Episode 42

Sailor Venus is missing her gloves while holding Katarina's necklace, despite wearing them in the previous scene.

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Episode 43

A part of Sailor Moon's gloves aren't colored in.

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Episode 44

The Moon Stick isn't in her hand.

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