One of the most well known and popular anime series ever is Sailor Moon, so it came as no surprise that Toei Animation decided to honor the 20th anniversary of the original animated series with a reboot. Sailor Moon Crystal began airing in July of 2014 as an original net animation (it does not air on television) with new episodes on the first and third Saturdays of each month.

The series is eight episodes in so far, and all five main Sailor Guardians have been introduced. This is in stark contrast to the original series, which took 33 episodes to get to the fifth member. Sailor Moon Crystal has attempted to be a more faithful adaptation of Naoko Takeuchi’s original manga, and thus doesn’t have the terrible pacing issues and countless filler episodes that the original show had. It makes for a nice, condensed version of the “Dark Kingdom” arc for people who are new to the franchise.

One of the biggest nods that Sailor Moon Crystal makes to the original show is that it uses the same voice actress for Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon, Koto Mitsuishi. Despite being 46 years old now, she sounds just as youthful as the voice of Usagi now as she did 22 years ago.

Sailor Moon Crystal remains faithful to the original manga in more than just the plot; it also borrows character designs that are a little closer to Takeuchi’s original designs. This can be a little jarring at first, as it has the very typical ultra-slender build that was popular in early 1990s shoujo manga rendered with 2014 animation technology. Because of this, the Sailor Guardian crew can often look noodle-ish.

Newcomers to this franchise and old fans alike are encouraged to give Sailor Moon Crystal a shot. It’s available to watch on streaming sites such as Hulu and Crunchyroll in Japanese with English subtitles, and has been licensed for a future English release by Viz.