Sailor Moon's Universal Studios Japan attraction cheats death, gets extended through summer

Jun 05, 2018 | News On Japan

Jun 05, 2018 (soranews24.com) - Just like when the anime heroine came back from the dead, Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D isn't going down so easily.

When Universal Studios Japan announced that Sailor Moon would be part of it its Universal Cool Japan 2018 festivities, it seemed like the Osaka theme park was doing everything right. A 20-minute long 4-D extravaganza with a original story, in which fans can take up the anime heroineâ€™s Cutie Rod in their own hands and help her and the other Sailor Senshi save the world? Sounds like a dream come true for fans of the franchise. However, there was one major problem with the otherwise perfect Sailor Moon the Miracle 4-D attraction, and thatâ€™s that it was only scheduled to run until June 24. If you were planning to make the attraction the highlight of your summer vacation, you were out of luck, unless you were fortunate enough to be able to get out of work or school very early in the season, and also willing to travel to Japan when the country is at its most unpleasantly humid. But just like the death of Sailor Moon herself at the end of Season 1 didnâ€™t take, so too is Sailor Moon the Miracle getting a new lease on life, as USJ has announced that itâ€™s extending the attraction throughout the summer! The new last date will be September 30, which means that even if youâ€™re taking advantage of the dip in airline fares in early autumn to come to Japan, you can still make it on time.

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