It opens with kids drifting out their bedroom windows in pajamas, following a melody into the night sky, and that image does more damage than any monster design in the TV run. Then it makes the whole thing personal: Chibiusa befriends Perle, the fairy boy holding the flute, and Queen Badiyanu wants her dream energy most of all because it burns brightest. That's the trick of this one. The Black Dream Hole isn't an evil plan so much as a grown-up eating childhood, and the Senshi have to fight it with the exact thing being stolen. In roughly an hour it does what the SuperS season kept circling, gives Usagi and Chibiusa a real bond instead of a running gag, and pays it off when Moon Gorgeous Meditation finally lands. Watch it for the shot of Chibiusa reaching for a hand and Usagi being there.

Children across the globe are vanishing without a trace, taken by an otherworldly darkness that feeds on their dreams. Behind this supernatural crisis stands Badiyanu, a ruthless queen whose fairies help her use the Black Dream Hole to engulf the entire planet. As the disappearances spread, the weight of salvation falls on Usagi and her fellow Sailor Soldiers to uncover the truth and stand against this encroaching evil. In Tokyo, a mysterious melody lures children away from their homes toward a realm of sweet dreams, and the Soldiers begin investigating. The stakes turn personal when Chibi-Usa falls under the song's spell, leaving Usagi to rescue her while the team works to protect the world and its children. The movie pairs magical girl action with drama and fantasy.