"Sailor Moon" (1995) TV series 1995-2000

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Junichi Sato

Writers:

Phil Harnage (adaptation)
Todd Swift (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

11 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

The story centers around an air-headed crybaby, named Serena, and her friends Amy, Rei, Lita, and Mina...

Plot Keywords:

Mercury | Jupiter | Love | Venus | Mars

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jill Frappier	...	Luna / ... (99 episodes, 1995-2000)
Katie Griffin	...	Raye / ... (91 episodes, 1995-2000)
Susan Roman	...	Lita / ... (80 episodes, 1995-2000)
Ron Rubin	...	Artemis / ... (73 episodes, 1995-2000)
Karen Bernstein	...	Amy / ... (64 episodes, 1995-1998)
Terri Hawkes	...	Sailor Moon / ... (54 episodes, 1995-1998)
Toby Proctor	...	Darien / ... (52 episodes, 1995)
Barbara Radecki	...	Sailor Neptune / ... (49 episodes, 1995-2000)
Kirsten Bishop	...	Zoicite / ... (48 episodes, 1995-2000)
Vince Corazza	...	Darien / ... (47 episodes, 1995-2000)
Tony Daniels	...	Wiseman / ... (42 episodes, 1995-2000)
Stephanie Morgenstern	...	Mina / ... (40 episodes, 1995-1998)
Naz Edwards	...	Queen Beryl (40 episodes, 1995)

Also Known As:

"English Sailor Moon" (USA) (informal alternative title)
"Sailor Moon S" (USA) (third season title)
"Sailor Moon Super S" (USA) (fourth season title)

Runtime:

USA:25 min (192 episodes)

Country:

Canada | Japan

Language:

English | French | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated (Banned) | Japan:U | Australia:G | UK:PG (some episodes) | UK:U

Company:

Cloverway International (CWI)

Trivia:

The title Nightmare in Dreamland is also used for the Kirby game for Game Boy Advance (episode 1.08 "Nightmare in Dreamland").

Goofs:

Continuity: Many character's names were changed in the dub, yet when porting the series to America, many references to their Japanese names were not removed/edited out/etc. For instance, Unazuki Furuhata is called "Elizabeth" in American versions of the show, yet her doorbell, even in the dub, clearly says "U. FURUHATA." Likewise, Michiru's name is changed to Michelle in the dub, yet at the end of one episode, her journal clearly has "Michiru" written on the cover.

Quotes:

[While being chased by a jet]
Sailor Moon: How will I ever explain to my friends why I have tire tracks down my back?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Core (2003)

Soundtrack:

It's a New Day

Japanese version, gooood!!! U.S version, baaaaaad!!!

Gosh darn it all, DiC!! Do you HAVE to destroy everything you touch?!!! See, this series is very good (though sappy at times, a bit annoying when the episodes are badly animated)... but with bad voice-overs and horrid editing (thanks to those narrow-minded, bigoted people who think homosexual undertones and other religions are "occult" and "perverse") this series bites... no wonder so many people hate Sailormoon. It's too bad, though, because the Japanese version is incredibly better. It's funny, sweet, and intriguing at key points in the series. And yeah, the girls are scantily clad... but hey, it's anime. Everybody's scantily clad in most anime. And it takes nothing away from the series unless you are a) a puritan idiot, or b) a perverted idiot who is too busy trying to look up their skirts that you take no time to appreciate the series. This is a good cartoon. Don't knock it till you've seen it... in Japanese.