When did Sailor Moon air in the US?
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YTV hosted the North American broadcast premiere of "Sailor Moon" in August 1995. The final 17 episodes of "Sailor Moon R" were dubbed specifically for the Canadian market. Series such as "Dragon Ball" and "Pokémon" were broadcast on the channel in following years. In 2000, YTV broadcast "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing", airing an edited version of the series at 11:30 p.m. ET on weeknights.
Sailor Mercury
The official "Sailor Moon" character popularity polls listed Ami Mizuno and Sailor Mercury as separate entities. In 1992, readers ranked them at seventh and fourth respectively, out of thirty eight choices. One year later, now with fifty choices, Ami was the eighth most popular while Mercury was ninth. In 1994, with fifty one choices, Ami was the fifteenth most popular character, and Mercury was sixteenth. In early 1996, with fifty one choices, Ami was again the fifteenth most popular character, and Mercury was the nineteenth. Ami was the most popular female character in Animage's May 1993 poll, and an episode featuring her, "Love for Ami?! A Boy Who Can Predict the Future", was the eleventh favorite episode. The following year she came second behind Belldandy, and in 1995 she came fifth. In 1995, an episode featuring Ami, "The Labyrinth of Water! Ami the Targeted", was the ninth favorite episode. In 1996, after the debut of Neon Genesis Evangelion, she came sixteenth, and in 1997 she came twentieth.
Karen Bernstein
Karen Bernstein (born May 25, 1969) is a Canadian voice actress who is best known to many in North America as the original voice of Sailor Mercury in the Canadian dubbing of the first two seasons of "Sailor Moon".
Codename: Sailor V
In North America, Kodansha USA licensed the deluxe editions of "Codename: Sailor V" for an English-language release, along with its re-printing of the "Sailor Moon" manga. The series was published from September 13, 2011 to November 15, 2011. The series has also been translated into other languages, including French and Spanish by Glenat; German by Egmont Manga & Anime; Italian by Star Edizioni and later by GP Publishing, serialized in its manga magazine "Amici"; and Polish by JPF.
Sailor Venus
In the original English-language dub of Sailor Moon, her name was changed to "Mina" and she was voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern for the first two seasons and all three movies. Emilie-Claire Barlow provided her voice in Cloverway's dub of episodes 90-166. In the Viz Media dub Minako is voiced by Cherami Leigh in Viz Media's dub of the entire "Sailor Moon" series (produced in association with Studiopolis). A "Sailor Moon" fan, Leigh read the female roles in California and was selected for Minako during her wedding in her homeland Texas.
List of Sailor Moon SuperS episodes
The season began broadcasting on TV Asahi on March 4, 1995, and ended on March 2, 1996. The series was then licensed by Cloverway Inc. for an English-language broadcast in North America in 2000–02. The series was broadcast on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block in the United States. It was the last season to be dubbed by Cloverway. Edited VHSs and unedited DVDs of their adaptation were released by Pioneer Entertainment. Eventually, on May 16, 2014, the season was re-licensed for an updated English-language release by Viz Media, with Part 1 of the season released on Blu-ray and DVD on April 24, 2018 and Part 2 released on November 13, 2018.
Maple Town
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The series was produced by Toei Animation, Asatsu and Asahi Broadcasting, "Maple Town" was created by Chifude Asakura and directed by "Sailor Moon's" Junichi Sato. It served as one of the first projects for Kunihiko Ikuhara, who later joined the crew of "Sailor Moon" and "Revolutionary Girl Utena". Ikuhara served as an assistant director and production manager for some of the show's later episodes.
Sailor Moon musicals
The series was staged by a division of the Japanese entertainment company Bandai and generally ran three times a year to match with the holidays of Japanese schools. It became the practices that in the winter the only venue for would be the Sunshine Theatre in the Ikebukuro area of Tokyo; however in the summer it would also tour the larger cities in Japan.
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Sailor Moon (character)
In the Japanese version of every "Sailor Moon" anime series and subsequent related media, Usagi has been voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi. For this role, Mitsuishi used a higher voice than her natural one. During recording sessions of the early episodes, Mitsuishi had to mentally prepare herself to play Usagi. While Mitsuishi was away during production of episodes 44–50, Kae Araki (who would later voice Usagi's own future daughter, Chibiusa) voiced Usagi as a stand-in. Mitsuishi would later reprise her role in "Sailor Moon Crystal", the only actress from the original cast to do so.
List of Sailor Moon video games
Sailor Moon (or Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon) is a beat 'em up video game developed by Angel in 1993, and ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was localized in Europe exclusively in French in 1994. The Mega Drive version was developed and published by Ma-Ba, although certain elements were recycled from the Super NES version.
Sailor Moon
The "Sailor Moon" franchise has spawned several video games across various genres and platforms. Most were made by Bandai and its subsidy Angel; others were produced by Banpresto. The early games were side-scrolling fighters; later ones were unique puzzle games, or versus fighting games. "Another Story" was a turn-based role-playing video game. The only "Sailor Moon" game produced outside Japan, 3VR New Media's "The 3D Adventures of Sailor Moon", went on sale in North America in 1997. A video game called "Sailor Moon: La Luna Splende" ("Sailor Moon: The Shining Moon") was released on March 16, 2011 for the Nintendo DS.
List of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars episodes
The fifth and final season of the "Sailor Moon" anime series, titled , was directed by Takuya Igarashi and produced by Toei Animation. Like the rest of the "Sailor Moon" series, it follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her fellow Sailor Guardians. The series is divided into two story arcs. The first 6 episodes consist of a self-contained arc in which the Sailor Guardians encounter Queen Nehelenia again. The remaining 28 episodes adapt material from the "Sailor Moon" manga by Naoko Takeuchi, in which the Sailor Guardians meet up with the Sailor Starlights, led by Princess Kakyuu. They discover that Sailor Galaxia, the leader of the "Shadow Galactica" organization and a corrupted Sailor Guardian, plans to increase her powers and rule the galaxy.
Risa Niigaki
On February 12, 2009, it was announced that Morning Musume would be performing in the United States at the 2009 Anime Expo, the nation's largest anime convention, as one of the first official guests of honor. In an interview Niigaki stated that "The movies that Disney makes are full of dreams, but when I have children, I'd like them to know about war, the pain of death and such things, so I hope they will watch [anime]." Niigaki also revealed that her favorite anime was Sailor Moon, stating that "we copied the hairstyles and had a 'Sailor Moon' playhouse in kindergarten."
Sailor Moon (character)
In DIC Entertainment's English dub of "Sailor Moon" (produced in association with Optimum Productions), Sailor Moon was voiced by Tracey Moore for the first 25 episodes (edited down to 21) after which Terri Hawkes took over as the voice for the remaining 71 episodes, as well as Pioneer's dub for the three films. Linda Ballantyne was the voice of Sailor Moon in Cloverway's dub of episodes 83–159 of Sailor Moon (produced in association with Optimum Productions). When Ballantyne first recorded the series, Ballantyne attempted to emulate Hawkes, but soon found it difficult to perform. She wanted the character to "have a lot more fun and just be a goofy teenager." Ballantyne cited her performance as "just more flighty... Until of course the world needed to be saved." American singer Jennifer Cihi provided the English vocals for Serena's songs in the first English adaptation.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
On June 1, 1998, reruns of the series began airing on Cartoon Network's weekday afternoon programming block, Toonami. Due to the success of these reruns, the remaining seventeen episodes also aired on the block. In 1999, Cloverway Inc. once again contracted Optimum Productions to produce English-language adaptations of "Sailor Moon S" and "Sailor Moon SuperS", with Pioneer Entertainment handling home video distribution. This dub featured less censorship and was first broadcast on YTV in Canada, and later on Toonami in the United States. The dub finished airing on Toonami on September 13, 2002; in 2003, ADV and Pioneer lost the distribution rights to the first 159/166 episodes, as well as the three films.
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In 2012, due to popular request on Twitter, Reddit and Facebook: the Toonami block was revived and began airing on Adult Swim, replacing Adult Swim Action. Similar to "Midnight Run", it is now targeted to the young adult demographic with little to no editing of content. On May 16, 2014, Viz Media acquired the license for the original "Sailor Moon" series (formerly owned by DiC/Cloverway, Inc in the 1990s and early 2000s) and the new 2014 anime series, "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal", which it was premiered on July 5, 2014. In May 2014, The Walt Disney Company acquired the broadcasting rights for the 2005 series based on the Fujiko Fujio manga "Doraemon", and began airing the program on Disney XD on July 7 of that year, marking the first-ever release of the "Doraemon" franchise in the United States.
Sailor Moon
For the week of September 11, 2011, to September 17, 2011, the first volume of the re-released "Sailor Moon" manga was the best-selling manga on "The New York Times" Manga Best Sellers list, with the first volume of "Codename: Sailor V" in second place. The first print run of the first volume sold out after four weeks.
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Today, the website has become more broad and now covers over 150 Japanese animations. Since this change, the website has been subject to several criticisms and legal battles with production companies throughout the United States. In 2003, Cloverway requested removal of the Sailor Moon series as it was licensed for production in English. After non-disclosed communication between the parties, AnimeHorizon agreed to remove the English version of the series until licensing expired. AnimeHorizon now removes all licensed material and is only allowed to offer shows which are subtitled by fans. This caused further criticism for the site and a drastic loss of visitors, dropping over 400,000 slots in Alexa Internet traffic ranking, but the site continues to serve a humble number of visitors.
Musical theatre
Japan has recently seen the growth of an indigenous form of musical theatre, both animated and live action, mostly based on Anime and Manga, such as "Kiki's Delivery Service" and "Tenimyu". The popular "Sailor Moon" metaseries has had twenty-nine Sailor Moon musicals, spanning thirteen years. Beginning in 1914, a series of popular revues have been performed by the all-female Takarazuka Revue, which currently fields five performing troupes. Elsewhere in Asia, the Indian Bollywood musical, mostly in the form of motion pictures, is tremendously successful.
Sailor Moon S: The Movie
"Sailor Moon S: The Movie" is based on the 135-page side story , written and illustrated by series creator Naoko Takeuchi and later published by Kodansha. Dissatisfied that she had left the production of the to others, Takeuchi envisioned "Princess Kaguya's Lover" as the plot of "Sailor Moon S: The Movie", and proceeded to write the story "all in one go." She modeled the antagonist after an Art Deco antique named "Salome", while the Snow Dancers are modeled after a German china piece, which Takeuchi thought resembled "a character dancing in a snowstorm." On July 8, 1994, she traveled to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of her research; there, she watched the launch of space shuttle Columbia. She enjoyed working on the film, and liked the overall result, particularly Luna's transformation sequence. The film was soft matted for its theatrical release, as it was animated in 4:3 aspect ratio.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
The first half of "Sailor Moon R" was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 14, 2015 and the second half of "Sailor Moon R" was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 27, 2015.
List of Sailor Moon R episodes
The second season of the "Sailor Moon" anime series, titled , was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato and Kunihiko Ikuhara. According to the booklet from the "Sailor Moon Memorial Song Box", the letter "R" stands for the word "Romance", "Return" or "Rose".
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Naoko Takeuchi redeveloped "Sailor Moon" from her 1991 manga serial "", which was first published on August 20, 1991, and featured Sailor Venus as the main protagonist. Takeuchi wanted to create a story with a theme about girls in outer space. While discussing with her editor Fumio Osano, he suggested the addition of Sailor fuku. When "Codename: Sailor V" was proposed for adaptation into an anime by Toei Animation, Takeuchi redeveloped the concept so Sailor Venus became a member of a team. The resulting manga series became a fusion of the popular magical girl genre and the "Super Sentai" series, of which Takeuchi was a fan. Recurring motifs include astronomy, astrology, gemology, Greek and Roman mythology, Japanese elemental themes, teen fashions, and schoolgirl antics.
List of Sailor Moon soundtracks
was released in 2010 as a HQCD. 
 Released April 1, 1993 and was later re-released in 2010 as a HQCD.
List of anime distributed in the United States
In the 2000s even after the popular series "Dragon Ball Z" and "Sailor Moon" ended their runs, Toonami still continued to air popular anime such as "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing", which is credited for single-handedly popularizing the "Gundam" franchise in the west, "Dragon Ball", "Dragon Ball GT", "Rurouni Kenshin","Yu Yu Hakusho", ".hack", "Cardcaptors", "Tenchi Muyo!", "Tenchi Universe", "Tenchi in Tokyo", "The 08th MS Team", "One Piece", "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED", "Astro Boy", "SD Gundam", "Cyborg 009", "IGPX", "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo", "Outlaw Star", "Hamtaro" and "Naruto". "Naruto" was very successful on Toonami and remains of the most popular anime titles in U.S. In 2008, Toonami was discontinued and anime began airing exclusively on Adult Swim, the late night counterpart to Cartoon Network.
List of Sailor Moon video games
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (or Sailor Moon Arcade) is a beat 'em up video game developed by Gazelle (one of the offshoots of shooter developer Toaplan) and published by Banpresto in March 1995 and released only in Japan. The game has been described as a beat 'em up inspired by Capcom's "Final Fight".
List of Sailor Moon chapters
"Sailor Moon" is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. The series follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino, a girl who transforms into the titular protagonist and goes on a journey to save the universe from being annihilated. Along the way, she encounters and defeats a diverse group of enemies. The series was published in individual chapters in the monthly manga anthology "Nakayoshi", Several adaptations based on "Sailor Moon" have been made including two anime series and three feature films produced by Toei Animation, as well as a musical series, a live-action television series produced by Toei Company, and a large number of video games.
Sailor Moon (character)
Comedian Samantha Bee portrayed Sailor Moon in a live-action production at the Canadian National Exhibition. In "Robot Chicken", Sailor Moon faces one of Queen Beryl's minions, who develops a visible erection after her transformation because her very short skirt exposes her underpants without her even having to move. Sailor Moon and Luna are grossed out.
Sailor Moon
With their dynamic heroines and action-oriented plots, many attribute the manga and anime series to reinvigorating the magical girl genre. After its success, many similar magical girl series, including "Magic Knight Rayearth", "Wedding Peach", "Nurse Angel Ririka SOS", "Saint Tail" and "Pretty Cure", emerged. "Sailor Moon" has been called "the biggest breakthrough" in English-dubbed anime until 1995, when it premiered on YTV, and "the pinnacle of little kid "shōjo" anime." Cultural anthropologist Matt Thorn said that soon after "Sailor Moon", "shōjo" manga started appearing in book shops instead of fandom-dominated comic shops. The series are credited as beginning a wider movement of girls taking up "shōjo" manga. Canadian librarian Gilles Poitras defines a generation of anime fans as those who were introduced to anime by "Sailor Moon" in the 1990s, saying they were both much younger than other fans and were also mostly female.
Seemann (Lolita song)
After breaking in San Francisco and Chicago "Sailor" made its "Billboard" Hot 100 debut at number seventy-six on the chart dated 24 October 1960 to rise to a Hot 100 peak of number five in December 1960 becoming the first German-language song to rise to the US Top Ten, a feat repeated only in 1984 by the number two hit "99 Luftballons" by Nena. In the wake of Lolita's success, her album "Unvergessene Melodien" was issued in America by Kapp under the title "Sailor, Sailor and Lolita's Greatest Hits", and a second single, "Cowboy Jimmy Joe (Die Sterne der Prarie)," was also released, though it failed to enter the Hot 100.
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A Sailor Moon attraction, "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Miracle 4-D", exists at Universal Studios Japan.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003 TV series)
, commonly shortened to PGSM, is a Japanese tokusatsu television series based on the "Sailor Moon" manga created by Naoko Takeuchi. It is produced by Toei Company.
List of Sailor Moon episodes (season 1)
The score was composed by Takanori Arisawa. Three pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme for the whole season is performed by the idol group DALI. "Heart Moving", performed by Misae Takamatsu of Sakura Sakura, is used as the ending theme for the first 26 episodes, and "Princess Moon", performed by Ushio Hashimoto, is used for the remainder of the season. DIC Entertainment (DHX Media) made an English-language version of the Japanese opening theme for its adaptation.
List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes
"Cardcaptor Sakura" was initially licensed for the English-language market by Nelvana, which dubbed the series into English and released it under the name "Cardcaptors". For the US broadcast, the heavily edited episodes were also reordered, with many left out completely. Although all 70 episodes (as well as the first film) were dubbed, in the US the series only ran for 39 episodes, changing the original episode order but finishing with the show's actual final episode. Potentially controversial material was removed, and the series was refocused to be more action oriented to try to appeal to male viewers, as they were seen as the largest audience of animation at the time. "Cardcaptors" first aired in the United States on Kids' WB between June 17, 2000 and December 14, 2001. In the Kids' WB broadcast, the first episode aired was "Sakura's Rival", the eighth episode of the series, having removed episodes focusing on Sakura and to have the show start with Syaoran Li's arrival. In Nelvana's airing of the series in the United Kingdom in 2001 on Nickelodeon and CITV, the skipped episodes were restored, but other edits remained. The "Cardcaptors" dub, including the episodes skipped in the US broadcast, also aired in Australia on Network Ten and Cartoon Network (with an English cover of the first opening theme instead of the American one), in Ireland on RTÉ Network 2, and in Nelvana's native Canada on Teletoon (which also aired the episodes with a French dub on Télétoon). Animax created an English dub of the series as well, which it broadcast on its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia. The series was broadcast under its original name in Latin America and Spain.
Sailor Moon
In 1993, Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, Bandai and Toon Makers, Inc. conceptualized their own version of "Sailor Moon", which was half live-action and half Western-style animation. Toon Makers produced a 17-minute proof of concept presentation video as well as a two-minute music video, both of which were directed by Rocky Sotoloff, for this concept. Renaissance-Atlantic presented the concept to Toei, but it was turned down as their concept would have cost significantly more than simply exporting and dubbing the anime adaptation.
Hero (TV channel)
In the summer season of 2012, Hero TV begins to greatly increase its lineup of new titles starting with "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds", "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun", "Naruto Shippuden", "Hanasaku Iroha", and "Shiki"; as well as airing the first two series of the "Sailor Moon" franchise, and a more complete version of the Aniplex-produced "Jigoku Shoujo". Except for "Sailor Moon", "Jigoku Shoujo" and "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun", all of these titles have never been aired on Animax before (Animax airs "Railgun" and "Sailor Moon" in other countries.)
Sailor Moon
In 2003, Toei Company produced a Japanese live-action "Sailor Moon" television series using the new translated English title of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon". Its 49 episodes were broadcast on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting from October 4, 2003 to September 25, 2004. "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" featured Miyuu Sawai as Usagi Tsukino, Rika Izumi (credited as Chisaki Hama) as Ami Mizuno, Keiko Kitagawa as Rei Hino, Mew Azama as Makoto Kino, Ayaka Komatsu as Minako Aino, Jouji Shibue as Mamoru Chiba, Keiko Han reprising her voice role as Luna from the original anime and Kappei Yamaguchi voicing Artemis. The series was an alternate retelling of the Dark Kingdom arc, adding a storyline different from that in the manga and first anime series, with original characters and new plot developments. In addition to the main episodes, two direct-to-video releases appeared after the show ended its television broadcast. "Special Act" is set four years after the main storyline ends, and shows the wedding of the two main characters. "Act Zero" is a prequel showing the origins of and Tuxedo Mask.
Sailor Moon musicals
In April 2014 a new musical,"Petite Étrangère", was reported based on "Sailor Moon R", it ran again at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, before moving to Osaka for performances from September 5 to September 7. In August 2014, it was announced that a version of "Petite Étrangère" would be staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015. Opening on 16 January at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, it marked the first time that an official Japanese production of Sailor Moon musical opened outside Japan.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
In 2014, Viz Media announced plans to release the series in both Blu-ray Disc and DVD format, with the first set released on November 11, 2014. In addition, the first twenty-three episodes of their redub premiered on the streaming sites, Hulu and Neon Alley, beginning September 5, 2014. The first part of season one was released on DVD and Limited Edition Blu-ray on November 11, 2014 and the second part was released on February 10, 2015.
List of Sailor Moon R episodes
Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her fellow Sailor Guardians. The first 13 episodes consist of the "Makai Tree" arc, while the following 29 episodes consist of the "Black Moon Clan" arc which adapts the fourth through seventh volumes of the manga by Naoko Takeuchi. After defeating the Dark Kingdom, the Sailor Guardians encounter the Hell Tree aliens. Afterwards, the Black Moon Clan starts planning an operation to steal energy at the Star Points of the future Crystal Tokyo, forcing the Sailor Guardians to confront them with her daughter from the future, Chibiusa.
List of Sailor Moon characters
"Sailor Moon" has been described largely in terms of its characters; a sustained 18-volume narrative about a group of young heroines who are simultaneously heroic and introspective, active and emotional, dutiful and ambitious. The combination proved extremely successful, and "Sailor Moon" became internationally popular in both manga and anime formats.
List of Sailor Moon soundtracks
was first released on September 21, 1995, and re-released on March 17, 2010 as a HQCD.
List of Sailor Moon soundtracks
was first released on July 20, 1996 and re-released on March 17, 2010 as a HQCD.
List of Sailor Moon episodes (season 1)
In the English language adaptation of the series by former licensee DIC Entertainment (now DHX Media), the season was cut down to 40 episodes and also added an ending segment, "Sailor Says," to teach a moral based on the story that had just been shown. The episodes were first broadcast on YTV in Canada from August 28 to October 24, 1995, and later had its first-run syndication in the United States from September 11 to November 3, 1995. The first season was later released by ADV Films in a subtitle-only DVD box set in 2003. Eventually, on May 16, 2014, the season was re-licensed for an updated English-language release by Viz Media and they released the season in two uncut DVD and Blu-ray compilations on November 11, 2014 and February 10, 2015 for parts one and two respectively. Hulu began streaming the series in the United States on May 19, 2014, with Tubi TV following suit in Canada on July 15, 2016.
Tokyopop
Cultural anthropologist Matt Thorn praised Stu Levy for opening up an untapped market for cartoons with the publication of "Sailor Moon". Before "Sailor Moon", the belief among entertainment executives was that "girls don't watch cartoons." Due to "Sailor Moon’s" immense popularity, Tokyopop discontinued the serial from its magazines, and released it separately as its first manga graphic novel. They engineered prominent book distribution via retail stores, standardized book trim size, created a basic industry-wide rating system, and developed the first-ever retail manga displays and introduced the world of graphic novels to an audience of teenage girls. Also, together with Diamond, Tokyopop offered retailers free spinner rack displays for Tokyopop manga, thereby increasing the visibility of the medium in bookstores.
Naoko Takeuchi
On August 13, 1998, Takeuchi made her first appearance in the United States at the San Diego Comic-Con International convention for three days. That same year, she published the first "Sailor Moon" art book since her departure from Kodansha, "Sailor Moon Infinity Collection Art Book" with limited releases.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
The series premiered in Canada on August 28, 1995 on YTV and in first-run syndication in the U.S. on September 11, but halted production in November 1995 after two seasons due to low ratings. Despite moderate success in Canada, the U.S. airing struggled in early morning "dead" timeslots; the series originally aired in the U.S. in morning and afternoon timeslots which Anne Allison describes as unsuitable for the target audience. In contrast, due to the dubbing process being done in Canada, the series was considered Canadian enough to be screened in primetime as local content. After the series was cancelled, a fan petition that garnered over 12,500 signatures was created. This was later considered an early example of successful fan activism. In 1997, re-runs of this cancelled dub began airing on USA Network. That same year, production on the series' English dub was resumed with the last 17 episodes of the second season, "Sailor Moon R", and was broadcast in Canada from September 20 to November 21, 1997 to wrap up lingering plot lines. The series finished airing on YTV in January 2004.
Johnny Yong Bosch
In the Viz Media dub of "Sailor Moon" and the newer "Sailor Moon Crystal", he voices Artemis. On the anime show "Yo-kai Watch" which has aired on Disney XD in the U.S., he voices the lead character Nate Adams. He also voices Noby in the US release of "Doraemon".
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The manga has also been licensed in other English-speaking countries. In the United Kingdom, the volumes are distributed by Turnaround Publisher Services. In Australia, the manga is distributed by Penguin Books Australia.
Sailor Moon (character)
Sheila Rose Browning describes Sailor Moon as "one of the most popular and well-known manga characters in Japan". Usagi influenced the hairstyle and personality of Misato Katsuragi from "Neon Genesis Evangelion", and of Gruier Serenity's anime version from "Bodacious Space Pirates". Sailor Moon was ranked 9th on IGN's "Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time "list. Rebecca Silverman, writing about the 2011 re-release of the "Sailor Moon" manga, felt that Usagi's initial hesitancy about whether she is good enough to be Sailor Moon added authenticity to her claim of being an "ordinary girl". Silverman states that along with Itazura na Kiss and Marmalade Boy, Usagi gave rise to an "unintelligent heroine" character type, but feels that even in the first volume, Usagi's determination sets her apart.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003 TV series)
The popularity of the Sailor Moon musicals contributed to the decision to produce another series of "Sailor Moon", and Takeuchi was more closely involved in the production than she was for the anime. It was first announced on September 27, 2003, after the final episode of "Kirby of the Stars".
Sailor Moon
"Sailor Moon" is one of the most popular manga series of all time and continues to enjoy high readership worldwide. More than one million copies of its "tankōbon" volumes had been sold in Japan by the end of 1995. By the series' 20th anniversary in 2012, the manga had sold over 35 million copies in over fifty countries, and the franchise generated in merchandise sales. The manga won the Kodansha Manga Award in 1993 for "shōjo". The English adaptations of both the manga and the anime series became the first successful shōjo title in the United States. The character of Sailor Moon is recognized as one of the most important and popular female superheroes of all time.
Soy Luna
The first season originally aired from March 14, 2016 to August 26, 2016 in Latin America. The series premiered on Disney Channel in Scandinavia on October 10, 2016. In the United States, the Spanish-language UniMás channel was set to air the series from April 17, 2017. However, the show was quietly taken off schedule, but still aired in the United States on February 20, 2018.
Sailor Moon Crystal
The cast and premiere date were announced at the 20th Anniversary Project Special Stage on April 27, 2014. The anime would premiere on July 5, 2014. Episodes would premiere on the first and third Saturdays of each month. Kotono Mitsuishi reprises her role as Usagi Tsukino. On April 30, 2014, Toei confirmed the first season would run for 26 episodes and streamed worldwide on the video sharing Niconico website with subtitles in 12 languages on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
Anime and manga fandom
Then in the 1990s, Poitras states that "something new happened in the U.S.", the "Sailor Moon Generation" was born. Previous generations consisted mostly of college age fans, however in 1995 "Sailor Moon" was adapted into English and caught the attention of people even as young as grade school in age, many of them female. In the span of a few months, the fan demographic changed dramatically and as their interests diversified, so did the titles adapted into English. Poitras, Lewis and Sterling describe current generation of fans as the "Otaku Generation", however not necessarily applying the word "otaku" to current fans. For this generation, the release of a title onto the television in the past was unusual enough that fans often remember their first anime experience as something special. Poitras remarked that as of the "Otaku Generation", the influx of fans into the fandom is better characterized by a continuous stream than as waves as it was in the past.
Japanese pop culture in the United States
Through the last two decades the introduction of anime into American mainstream culture has furthered its popularity. Such famous titles as "Sailor Moon", "Dragon Ball Z", and most importantly "Pokémon" have influenced anime's appeal to young Americans. "Anime already makes up an estimated 60% of all broadcast animation across the world." "ICv2 estimates the size of the North American anime market at $275-300 million" (in retail dollars)." To compete with its Japanese competitors, many production companies in the US have adjusted their style to one inspired by anime to hold onto their viewers. An important example that has sparked much controversy in the animation world would be "". A popular show on Nickelodeon, the characters have a distinct anime style, even the expressions and mannerism drawn evoke that of anime style. "Teen Titans" on Cartoon Network is yet another example of anime's influence on cartoons, as well as a popular comic strip turned cartoon called "The Boondocks". In recent years there has also been development of Anime developed in the United States in collaboration with Japan, examples would be the Netflix original series Neo Yokio and Castlevania (TV series) based off the video game series.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003 TV series)
A Special Live Event occurred on May 2, 2004 at Yomiuri Hall. This Special Event was held for the 1,000 winners of the Sailormoon Campaign (a contest held earlier in the year, in which viewers had to send in UPC symbols to enter). The event combined musical performances, in which the cast members sang and danced to songs from the "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" soundtrack, and a dramatic storyline with spoken dialogue, in which the Sailor Guardians had to stop the Four Kings of Heaven from stealing the energy of the audience members. The concert was recorded and released on DVD. It also included bonus behind-the-scenes footage of the performance and interviews with the cast members.In March and April 2004, singles for each of the five Sailor Guardians were released with image songs on them.
"Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Original Song Album ~ Dear My Friend" was released in June 2004.
A 3-CD box set, "Moonlight Real Girl" was published in September 2004.
There are several radio programs called ""DJ Moon"" based on the show that originated from Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting radio and were broadcast on other radio networks in Japan. The shows were a combination of a radio drama and promotional tool for the TV series, often foreshadowing upcoming events. These shows were later sold on CD.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
"Sailor Moon"'s original North American release was the subject of heavy editing which resulted in large amounts of removed content and alterations that greatly changed the original work. Much of these changes included altering every aspect of the show from character names, clothing, scenes and dialogue of the show. Some scenes of brief nudity and bathing were also censored, and any type of violence including violence against children were also removed. Homosexual characters, including Zoisite, Fisheye, Kunzite, Sailor Uranus, and Sailor Neptune were also censored, with the former two's gender changed from male to female, and the latter two being explained as relatives rather than lovers. Changing evil characters' genders to female also had the side-effect of creating more diverse female characterizations, as the evil female characters did not have the same body type.
List of Sailor Moon chapters
In 2011, Kodansha USA began re-printing the 14 volume restored Sailor Moon manga edition (including the two short story compilations) under the title "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", as well the two volume restored "" manga editions in English beginning with Volume 1 of both titles on September 13, 2011, featuring an all new translation. Subsequent volumes were published bimonthly.
List of Sailor Moon SuperS episodes
The fourth season of the "Sailor Moon" anime series, titled , also known as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SS, was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. Like the rest of the series, it adapts the manga series by Naoko Takeuchi and follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her friends. The series is divided into two story arcs. The first arc for 22 episodes depicts a deity known as Pegasus, entering Chibiusa's dreams to flee from the Dead Moon Circus; they desire to kill him for world domination. The second arc for 17 episodes depicts the arrival of the Amazoness Quartet, a group of enemies who dreams to stay forever as children, as well as Queen Nehelenia, the "Dead Moon Queen" and leader of the Dead Moon Circus invasion of Earth.
Sailor Moon musicals
An amateur Sailor Moon musical has been staged at Anime Expo 2003, and at the 2009 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
The anime series was sold as 20 volumes in Japan. By the end of 1995, each volume had sold approximately 300,000 copies.
List of Sailor Moon characters
is an anime-only character appearing as a ragged-looking young man who helps out at the Hikawa Shrine. His family is very rich and has a lodge in the mountains, where he takes Rei Hino and her friends to go skiing. After falling in love with Rei, Yūichirō decides to stay at Hikawa Shrine in order to be near to her. Even though she does not reciprocate his love, he remains faithful and tries to protect her. She warms up to his personality considerably over time. In the first Japanese anime series, Yūichirō is voiced by Bin Shimada. In the DIC/Cloverway English adaptation, he is voiced by Steven Bednarski, Damon D'Oliveira ("Sailor Moon S"), and Jason Barr ("Sailor Moon Super S"). In the Viz Media English adaption, he is voiced by Wally Wingert.
List of Sailor Moon video games
The game is set in the first series of "Sailor Moon", and the players take control of one or two of the five heroines. Each Sailor Soldier has some sequences of blows, three aerial attacks (neutral, moving forward/backward, downward) and a special charge-up projectile.
Sailor Moon
Written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, "Sailor Moon" was serialized in the monthly manga anthology "Nakayoshi" from December 28, 1991 to February 3, 1997. The side-stories were serialized simultaneously in "RunRun"—another of Kodansha's manga magazines. The 52 individual chapters were published in 18 "tankōbon" volumes by Kodansha from July 6, 1992, to April 4, 1997. In 2003, the chapters were re-released in a collection of 12 "shinzōban" volumes to coincide with the release of the live-action series. The manga was retitled "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" and included new cover art, and revised dialogue and illustrations. The ten individual short stories were also released in 2 volumes. In 2013, the chapters were once again re-released in 10 "kanzenban" volumes to commemorate the manga's 20th anniversary, which includes digitally remastered artwork, new covers and color artwork from its "Nakayoshi" run. The books have been enlarged from the typical Japanese manga size to A5. The short stories were republished in two volumes, with the order of the stories shuffled. "Codename: Sailor V" was also included in the third edition.
List of Sailor Moon episodes
In 2014, Viz Media licensed the shorts for an English language release in North America.
Sailor Moon musicals
In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano, revealed that a new "Sailor Moon" musical would open in September 2013. It is said that Takeuchi personally auditioned actresses for the cast. The musical featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask. This is the first time that all characters are played by women. The musical, named "La Reconquista" is a new story, recounting the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. Takuya Hiramitsu (SeraMyu Director from 1995 to 1998) produced, wrote, and directed the new musical with music by Toshihiko Sahashi, and Dwango and Nelke Planning co-producing the musical's run from September 13 to 23 at Shibuya's AiiA Theater Tokyo. Tickets were ¥6800 ($54.81) each.
Sailor Moon musicals
The , commonly referred to as , are a series of live theatre productions based on the "Sailor Moon" manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The producers generally follow and expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga, however there are also several original plot lines.
Sailor Moon Crystal
In May 2014, Viz Media licensed the anime for an English-language release in North America as "Sailor Moon Crystal". The series began streaming on Hulu and Neon Alley simultaneously on July 5, 2014. Crunchyroll also began streaming the series on its website during the simulcast. At the 2014 Anime Expo convention in Los Angeles, Viz Media announced that the cast used for the "Sailor Moon" re-dub would also reprise their roles in "Crystal". On November 28, 2014, Madman Entertainment announced that they have the rights for "Sailor Moon Crystal" for Australia and New Zealand, who later broadcast the series on ABC Me, and made the series available for streaming on AnimeLab. On November 20, 2015, Viz Media started streaming the "Sailor Moon Crystal" English dub on Neon Alley and Hulu.
List of Sailor Moon S episodes
One of the controversies surrounding "Sailor Moon S" is in the romantic-lesbian relationship of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, who are subtly depicted as romantic lovers, although this is never mentioned directly. Takeuchi has openly admitted they are a romantic couple, and their voice actresses were instructed to play the characters "as if they are a married romantic couple." However, because of differing cultural standards, most countries outside Japan, excluding Greece, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Mexico, have censored the relationship. Alternatively, in the Cloverway/Optimum English-dubbed version, this subtext was made more taboo by way of portraying Neptune and Uranus as biological cousins who were involved in a romantic relationship with each other. The Studiopolis/Viz Media English-language ReDub preserves the subtext of the original material.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
Due to the success of the anime in the United States, the manga comprising its story was released by Tokyopop. Additional manga works, called animanga, were released which adapt the animation to manga form. "Sailor Moon"'s popularity has spawned numerous releases which have come to represent most of the content in the "Sailor Moon" universe, including 3 films, 39 video games, and numerous soundtracks stemming from this material. A second animated adaptation, "Sailor Moon Crystal", began streaming worldwide from July 2014 onwards.
Kunihiko Ikuhara
Ikuhara's most famous work with Toei was on the TV anime adaptation of "Sailor Moon". He served as director of many episodes over the course of the series' run, and took over the position of series director from Junichi Sato during the third season, "Sailor Moon S". Additionally, Ikuhara served as the director of the first "Sailor Moon" theatrical movie, called "".
Sayuri Katayama
Sayuri became the first actress to play Kou Seiya in the Sailor Moon musicals at the age of 17. Her first show was the 1996 Summer Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. She continued to perform until the 1998 Winter Special Musical Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!!.
List of Sailor Moon episodes (season 1)
"Sailor Moon", known in Japan as , is the first season of a 1992 anime television series produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato based on the manga of the same title by Naoko Takeuchi. It was broadcast from March 7, 1992 to February 27, 1993 on TV Asahi. This season adapts the first arc of the series, the "Dark Kingdom" arc. A second season, "Sailor Moon R", began airing on March 6, 1993.
Majokko Megu-chan
"Megu-Chan" was not the first magical girl anime, but it has been described as the first "modern" anime series to fall into the genre. Initially overlooked as a minor effort due its relative obscurity following its airing in the seventies, it nonetheless formed a template on which many later scenarios were based. Significantly, many of the show's plot devices were recycled in the enormously successful "Sailor Moon" (Toei, 1992–1997) - indeed, two later episodes of "Megu-chan" were directed by Yuji Endo, who later became one of the chief episode directors on "Sailor Moon" - and echoes of Meg's tempestuous rivalries can be perceived in seinen parodies such as the "Project A-Ko" franchise. The "fan service" angle would turn up again in countless other future series, such as Gainax's Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Tokyo Mew Mew
The anime adaptation has been compared to "Sailor Moon" due to both having female protagonists, five original team members with signature colors and powers, and similar plot lines, as have many magical girl series. "Tokyo Mew Mew" received high ratings in Japan with extensive merchandizing tie ins and marketing events to promote the series. When 4Kids announced their licensing of the anime, heavily edited and localized, fans of the series were openly dismayed and began multiple campaigns to convince the company to release an uncut version of the series. After previews of the retooled series were released, viewers were less disappointed, but still annoyed by the cultural shifting and still desired an uncut DVD release. "Mew Mew Power" became a successful broadcast series for 4Kids, becoming the highest rated 4Kids show at the start of the fall 2005 season, but it was never released to DVD in North America. The 4Kids dub, rather than original Japanese version, was subsequently licensed for broadcast in France, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Greece, South Africa and Israel.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
Patrick Drazen states that "Sailor Moon" has two kinds of villains, the "monster of the day" and the "thinking, feeling humans." Although this is common in anime and manga, it is "almost unheard of in the West." Despite the series' apparent popularity among Western anime fandom, the dubbed version of the series received poor ratings in the United States when it was initially broadcast in syndication and did not do well in DVD sales in the United Kingdom. Anne Allison attributes the lack of popularity in the United States primarily to poor marketing (in the United States, the series was initially broadcast at times which did not suit the target audience – weekdays at 9:00 a. m. and 2:00 pm). Executives connected with "Sailor Moon" suggest that poor localization played a role. British authors Helen McCarthy and Jonathan Clements go further, calling the dub "indifferent", and suggesting that "Sailor Moon" was put in "dead" timeslots due to local interests. The British distributor, MVM Films, attributed the low sales to the United Kingdom release being of the dub only, and that major retailers refused to support the show leading to the DVD release appealing to neither children nor older anime fans.
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie, known in Japan as and Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole in the English adaptation, is a 1995 Japanese anime fantasy film directed by Hiroki Shibata and animated by Toei Animation. It is the third and final film in the "Sailor Moon" series created by Naoko Takeuchi.
Sailor Moon
In English-speaking countries, "Sailor Moon" developed a cult following among anime fans and male university students. Patrick Drazen says the Internet was a new medium that fans used to communicate and played a role in the popularity of "Sailor Moon". Fans could use the Internet to communicate about the series, organize campaigns to return "Sailor Moon" to U.S. broadcast, to share information about episodes that had not yet aired, or to write fan fiction. In 2004, one study said there were 3,335,000 websites about Sailor Moon, compared to 491,000 for Mickey Mouse. Gemma Cox of "Neo" magazine said part of the series' allure was that fans communicated via the Internet about the differences between the dub and the original version. The "Sailor Moon" fandom was described in 1997 as being "small and dispersed." In a United States study, twelve children paid rapt attention to the fighting scenes in "Sailor Moon", although when asked whether they thought "Sailor Moon" was violent, only two said yes and the other ten described the episodes as "soft" or "cute."
Sailor Moon (TV series)
The first opening theme, titled , was used for the first 166 episodes. "Moonlight Densetsu" was initially performed by DALI for the first two seasons, and then by Moon Lips for the next two seasons. The second opening theme, used for the remaining episodes, is "Sailor Star Song" performed by Kae Hanazawa. The last ending theme, used for the series finale at episode 200, is Moon Lips's version of "Moonlight Densetsu".
Sailor Moon
Since its release, "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon" has received acclaim, with praise for its art, characterization, and humor. The manga has sold over 35 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling "shōjo" manga series. The franchise has also generated in merchandise sales.
Sailor Moon (character)
As the protagonist, Usagi appears in every episode, film, television special, and original video animation (OVA) of the anime adaptations, "Sailor Moon" and "Sailor Moon Crystal"; as well as the live action adaptation, "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon". She also cameos in the sister series "". She has been the subject of parodies and has appeared in special events. Most Western audiences were introduced to Usagi appearing in the "Sailor Moon" anime, which is an adaptation of the manga series. Usagi's critical reception has been largely positive and she is recognized as one of the most important and popular female superheroes of all time.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
The series follows the adventures of the protagonist Usagi Tsukino, a middle school student who is given the power to become the titular Sailor Soldier. Joined by other Sailor Soldiers, they defend Earth against an assortment of evil villains. The anime also parallels the maturation of Usagi from an emotional middle school girl to a responsible young adult.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
A 14-year-old underachieving young sailor-suited schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino meets a magical talking cat named Luna. Luna gives Usagi the ability to transform into her magical alter ego — Sailor Moon — tasked with locating the moon princess and battling the evil forces of the Dark Kingdom. The Dark Kingdom — led by Queen Beryl — summons various monsters called Youma in order to sap energy from humans and feed it to an evil entity known as Queen Metaria. They also seek the , a gem capable of limitless power.
As Usagi battles against the Dark Kingdom, she is joined by other girls also awakening as Sailor Soldiers: the timid but intelligent Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury), the hot-headed miko Rei Hino (Sailor Mars), the tomboyish but romantic Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter), and the aspiring idol Minako Aino (Sailor Venus). Minako is joined by Artemis, her feline advisor and Luna's partner. The Sailor Soldiers are often supported by the mysterious Tuxedo Mask whose civilian form is Mamoru Chiba, a college student with whom Usagi eventually becomes romantically involved.
List of Sailor Moon Crystal episodes
"Sailor Moon Crystal" is a 2014 original net animation adaptation of the "shōjo" manga series "Sailor Moon" written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi and produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai and Chiaki Kon, the first two seasons of the series were streamed worldwide on the Niconico website from July 5, 2014 to July 18, 2015. They covered the first 26 chapters of the re-release manga. In September 2015, Toei announced that a third season was in production. The third season of "Sailor Moon Crystal" is known as the "Death Busters" arc, which is based on the "Infinity" arc of the manga. The first episode of the third season was previewed at the Animate Ikebukuro store in Tokyo on March 6, 2016. The third season consisted of 13 episodes.King Records released the first two seasons in 13 volumes on DVD and Blu-ray format.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
Sailor Moon, known in Japan as , is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation using Super Sentai motifs. It is based on the manga of the same title written by Naoko Takeuchi that was published from 1991 to 1997 in "Nakayoshi". "Sailor Moon" first aired in Japan on TV Asahi from March 7, 1992, to February 8, 1997, and was dubbed into various territories around the world, including the United States, Australia, Europe and Latin America.
Sailor Moon
In 2011, Kodansha Comics announced it would publish the "Sailor Moon" manga and the lead-in series "Codename: Sailor V" in English. It would also re-publish the twelve volumes of "Sailor Moon" simultaneously with the two-volume edition of "Codename Sailor V", from September 2011 to July 2013. The first volume of the two related short stories was published on September 10, 2013; the other was published on November 26.
List of Sailor Moon chapters
These chapters were collected by Kodansha in a series of 18 "tankōbon" volumes; the first released on July 6, 1992, while the last one was released on April 4, 1997. The manga was later rereleased in 12 "shinsōban" in 2003 under the title Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon to coincide with the release of the live-action series of the same name, with some corrections and updates to the dialogue and artwork. Volume 1 was released on September 22, 2003 and volume 12 released on July 23, 2004.
Sugar Lyn Beard
Her voice in 2000 was most known as the voice Sailor Mini Moon in the Cloverway adaptation of "Sailor Moon".
From 2001 to 2007, Beard hosted and produced "The Zone", a series of short interstitial segments that aired between regular weekday programming on the Canadian children's network YTV. She also hosted additional programs like "Sugar & Avril: A Zone Special". She and Carlos hosted a weekly hour-long program, "Plugged In", on the Corus Entertainment website "boomboxbaby.ca".
She also had a column in the youth newspaper, "Brand New Planet"; it was distributed with subscriptions to the "Toronto Star" only. In 2006, the "Star" put her on the long list for Children's Entertainment, when creating their Essentially Canadian Top 10 lists.
List of Sailor Moon soundtracks
was released on May 1, 1992 as a CD and re-released on March 17, 2010 as a HQCD.
Sailor Moon (TV series)
The three films were released in the US on home video by Pioneer Entertainment, who released all three to subtitled VHS, edited dubbed VHS, and uncut bilingual DVD from 1999–2000. They were also shown on YTV in Canada and Cartoon Network in the US. All three films were later rescued for an uncut home video release by Viz Media.
Sailor Moon Crystal
A third season, based on the "Infinity" arc of the manga, premiered on April 4, 2016 and concluded on June 27, 2016. A sequel project was announced on January 25, 2017, later confirmed to be a two-part theatrical film project adapting the "Dream" arc from the manga that could be released in 2019.
List of Sailor Moon Crystal episodes
Viz Media has licensed the series for release on DVD and Blu-ray format in North America. Madman Entertainment licensed the series for home video release in Australia and New Zealand.
Sailor Moon Crystal
Sailor Moon Crystal, known in Japan as , is a 2014 original net animation adaptation of the "shōjo" manga series "Sailor Moon" written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi and produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai (Seasons 1 and 2) and Chiaki Kon (Season 3-present), the series was streamed worldwide on Niconico from July 5, 2014 to July 18, 2015. Season one and two’s episodes were released twice a month. Instead of remaking the 1992–97 anime series preceding it, Toei produced "Crystal" as a reboot of "Sailor Moon" and as a more faithful adaptation of the manga by omitting much of the original material from the first series. The story focuses on Usagi Tsukino, who is a young girl that obtains the power to become the titular character. Other Sailor Guardians join her in search for Princess Serenity and the Silver Crystal.
Cardcaptor Sakura
"Cardcaptors" first aired in the United States on Kids' WB between June 17, 2000 and December 14, 2001. The version that aired on Kids' WB was an alternate version of the Nelvana dub that was heavily edited even further with episodes re-ordered and some left out completely. The editing to the original Nelvana dub was done to refocus the series to be more action oriented for the appeal of male viewers, as they were seen as the largest audience of animation at the time. The first episode aired in Kids' WB's version was "Sakura's Rival", the eighth episode of the series, having removed episodes focusing on Sakura and to have the show start with Syaoran's arrival. The series ran for 39 episodes, changing the original episode order but finishing with the show's actual final episode. Rather than using the English versions of the original opening and ending themes like in Australia, the North American runs of the series used a new opening theme produced for the dub.
Naoko Takeuchi
In December 1991 "Nakayoshi" began serializing "Sailor Moon", which became an instant hit. The success encouraged Takeuchi to work on both "Sailor Moon" and "Sailor V" from 1991 to 1997. However, "RunRun" was canceled with the November 1997 issue, and the planned "Sailor V" anime adaptation was canceled with it. During that 6-year period, she produced 52 chapters that were collected in 18 volumes. The success of the manga led to two anime adaptations, three animated films, a live-action adaptation, numerous video games, and wide-ranging merchandising.
Chieko Ochi
, born February 24, 1987 in Tokyo, is a Japanese singer, model and actress. She played Sailor Mercury in the "Sailor Moon" musicals and was Naru Osaka in the live-action "Sailor Moon" series. Several of her songs have been used in anime series and other television shows, from a localization of "Lizzie McGuire" to "Ouran High School Host Club".
Naoko Takeuchi
In 2003 Takeuchi became heavily involved in producing "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", a tokusatsu television series based on "Sailor Moon". Takeuchi had an interest in learning more about the anime industry. This culminated in the creation of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon". The series displays a plot that is heavily reliant on the manga and also explores many themes that the manga was unable to explore. She showed up at the official conference with a fist up, meaning "good luck", in Act Zero.
List of Sailor Moon episodes
On May 16, 2014, the entire anime series (all 200 TV episodes, all three movies, and the TV specials) was re-licensed for an updated English-language release by Viz Media.
List of Sailor Moon video games
The "Sailor Moon" video game series is based on Naoko Takeuchi's manga and anime series of the same name. The series was released in Japan during the height of the media franchise's popularity. By 1995, there were ten game releases, each with sales figures of about 200,000 to 300,000. By 1998, twenty games were released. They have never been released in any other country, with the exception of the "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon" game developed by Angel, which was released in France in 1994.