Promo commercial for Sailor Moon: Moon Palace Cinema 4-D Attraction at Universal Studios Japan

SAILOR MOON: MOON PALACE CINEMA 4-D ATTRACTION

THEME PARK ATTRACTION

Served as art director for the Cinema 4-D attraction, Sailor Moon: Moon Palace, which featured 10 characters from the franchise, including a new character unique to Universal. A Cinema 4-D attraction is a 3-D film with physical effects that occur in the theater: seats shake, water sprays, and smoke fills the room.

Character design

Original character design concept for handoff to Toei Animation

Character design notes, texture samples, and illustrations from Toei Animation

3D T-Poses from Toei Animation

The villain as she appeared in the final animation

Character design illustration of the show’s villain in her spider form

Spider form back and side views

Character design notes and discussion with Toei Animation

The villain’s spider form as she appeared in the final animation

BACKGROUND DESIGN

Art direction for Moon Palace design (managed illustrator, Dan Keyless)

Art direction for Moon Palace design (illustration by Toei Animation)

Art direction for Moon Palace design (concept art by Toei Animation)

Moon Palace 3D rendering as it appeared in the final animation

Banner Design

The Sailor Scouts were reimagined in an Art Deco style to blend with the interior design of the physical environment, marking the first time in the franchise’s history that the characters were displayed in this aesthetic.

Art direction and illustration for Sailor Moon banners that hung in the pre show lobby of the attraction.