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Viz Licenses Original Sailor Moon Anime Franchise

North American anime distributor Viz Media announced after its Anime Central panel on Friday that it licensed the original Sailor Moon magical girl anime franchise. The streaming, digital, and home video licenses include all 200 episodes from the five television series, the three feature films, and the assorted tie-in specials. This will include the first North American release of the final television series, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars.

Viz is offering the franchise without edits in its original uncropped 4:3 aspect ratio, with the original Japanese names, story elements, and relationships. It is also producing an uncut English dub with a new voice cast.

Viz aims to release the franchise digitally with English subtitles starting this summer, followed by the English dub starting in late 2014. It also plans DVD and Blu-ray/DVD combo releases in half-season sets starting this fall.

The first four television anime episodes will stream with English subtitles on Viz Media's NeonAlley.com service and the Hulu Plus service on Monday. Two more episodes will then debut every Monday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWPyM9afQ-w

This also includes the new series.

Also, here's an interview with Viz about the license.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/int...charlene-ingram-and-josh-lopez-on-sailor-moon

 

[zeopower6]

Oh my god. DVD and Blu-ray releases too! T_T

North American anime distributor Viz Media announced after its Anime Central panel on Friday that it licensed the original Sailor Moon magical girl anime franchise. The streaming, digital, and home video licenses include all 200 episodes from the five television series, the three feature films, and the assorted tie-in specials. This will include the first North American release of the final television series, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars.

Viz is offering the franchise without edits in its original uncropped 4:3 aspect ratio, with the original Japanese names, story elements, and relationships. It is also producing an uncut English dub with a new voice cast.

Viz aims to release the franchise digitally with English subtitles starting this summer, followed by the English dub starting in late 2014. It also plans DVD and Blu-ray/DVD combo releases in half-season sets starting this fall.

The first four television anime episodes will stream with English subtitles on Viz Media's NeonAlley.com service and the Hulu Plus service on Monday. Two more episodes will then debut every Monday ("Moon-day," as Viz's representatives deemed it).

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-16/viz-licenses-original-sailor-moon-anime-franchise

 

[Takao]

This also includes the new series.

 

[KamenSenshi]

want. Will buy upon availability.

 

[Christopher]

The English music was better

 

[zeopower6]

tbh, this is amazing... It's been what seems like forever since the ADV uncut DVD sets. I'm a little worried about a new dub though =_=

 

[UberTag]

Crazy. And we didn't even have to buy poptarts this time.

 

[Strike]

I'm at that panel right now. Finally. Fucking bought.

 

[LiK]

old dub gone? fuck that noise

 

[zeopower6]

old dub gone? fuck that noise

There were a few too many teams I guess that worked on it... I mean how many different Serenas did we have because of cast swaps? :/ But still, I wonder just who they'll get for the dub. Any of the old voices? Old woman Luna tbh is part of my childhood.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

=)

 

[DrForester]

Shit, my old ADV and Pioneer releases just became worthless, didn't they?

 

[UberTag]

There were a few too many teams I guess that worked on it... I mean how many different Serenas did we have because of cast swaps? :/

Three in total.

Tracey Moore
Terri Hawkes
Linda Ballantyne

There were a few too many teams I guess that worked on it... I mean how many different Serenas did we have because of cast swaps? :/ But still, I wonder just who they'll get for the dub. Any of the old voices? Old woman Luna tbh is part of my childhood.

The only old voice I can potentially see getting brought back to reprise their role is Katie Griffin. Especially if it's a Vancouver dub as with many Viz properties.
Frankly, I'm looking forward to seeing a full recasting. Plenty of great talent out there that could work wonders with these roles.

 

[jwk94]

It is also producing an uncut English dub with a new voice cast.


Interest lost. So let me get this straight, they won't be streaking the original sailor moon in English?

Wait a second does this mean they'll use the new cast instead of the old one for their eventual dub of the upcoming series?

 

[zero_suit]

old dub gone? fuck that noise

Dr. Tomoe

 

[LiK]

There were a few too many teams I guess that worked on it... I mean how many different Serenas did we have because of cast swaps? :/ But still, I wonder just who they'll get for the dub. Any of the old voices? Old woman Luna tbh is part of my childhood.

would've been nice as an alt track for old fans

 

[DR2K]

Bluray? Sailormoon? New dub? Damn right!

 

[jello44]

It is also producing an uncut English dub with a new voice cast.


Interest lost. So let me get this straight, they won't be streaking the original sailor moon in English?

Why would you want that?

 

[zeopower6]

Shit, my old ADV and Pioneer releases just became worthless, didn't they?

Maybe...

My CCS uncut boxes suffered the same fate when NISA announced their release. (But I'm getting that soon lol) I need to replace my Sailor Moon R movie DVD anyway, it's all scratched up on the bottom for some odd reason.

 

[iammeiam]

They're going to get the episode missing from the ADV sets?

I am so going to buy the crap out of these BluRays.

Spoiler

and never get around to watching them. but NOSTALGIA.

 

[LumpOfCole]

Damn, that is a lot of episodes to cover with an all new dub. I can see this airing on Adult Swim or Hub with that much effort put into it.

 

[LiK]

The English music was better

Youtube will preserve it for all.

 

[Takao]

The only old voice I can potentially see getting brought back to reprise their role is Katie Griffin. Especially if it's a Vancouver dub as with many Viz properties.

It's an LA dub. Outside of InuYasha: TFA, I can't remember the last time Viz did something in Canada (HunterXHunter?).

 

[Deadbeat]

The English music was better

Fighting evil by moonlight

 

[jwk94]

Why would you want that?

Because I liked the old cast.

 

[BassForever]

Damn, that is a lot of episodes to cover with an all new dub. I can see this airing on Adult Swim or Hub with that much effort put into it.

Yeah I could see Viz wanting to get either series on Toonami to help push their dvd sales this fall

 

[KDash31987]

Holy shit! It's about damn time. So glad that I'll finally be able to buy the entire series on DVD. I'm so happy. :')

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Fighting evil by moonlight

Winning love by daylight
Never running from a real fight
She is the one named Sailor Moon

SO CATCHY UGH

 

[LiK]

Because I liked the old cast.

Jupiter had a cute raspy voice. My crush when I was a lil kid, heh heh

 

[Mortimer Brewster]

My Hulu plus account is ready for monday.

 

[BassForever]

Best part of the announcement trailer

So glad to know it'll be uncensored

 

[LowParry]

New EN voice cast? Bleh. Blehhhhhh.

 

[zero_suit]

Winning love by daylight
Never running from a real fight
She is the one named Sailor Moon

SO CATCHY UGH

Yup, including the cheesy solo.

 

[anaron]

I want my DIC music tho!

 

[LiK]

Best part of the announcement trailer

So glad to know it'll be uncensored

change them to sisters. even better.

 

[Deadbeat]

Yup, including the cheesy solo.

*RAD GUITAR STUFF*

 

[zeopower6]

Interesting... so they have already cast everyone and started dubbing!

I wonder which studio it is... Bang Zoom?

 

[Flink]

OMG YES!!!!!!

 

[UberTag]

It's an LA dub. Outside of InuYasha: TFA, I can't remember the last time Viz did something in Canada (HunterXHunter?).

There are phenomenal VAs in Los Angeles so I'm definitely enthused. Thanks for passing that interview along.
It's wild to think that we'll now have a consistent dub through the entire 200-episode run but a cast that can also be transitioned over to the new anime series coming out this summer.

 

[Wilsongt]

:O!!

 

[Marty Chinn]

The English music was better

German intro music was the best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCC_-1gVE5Q

 

[jello44]

Because I liked the old cast.

Which? The original was just OK.

Cloverway was fucking clown shoes, not to mention the whole cousins thing.

 

[DrForester]

Today I Learned that Viz is still in business.

 

[BassForever]

Today I Learned that Viz is still in business.

Who do you think was releasing all those volumes of Naruto and Bleach manga and anime you'd see in stores?

 

[zeopower6]

Which? The original was just OK.

Cloverway was fucking clown shoes, not to mention the whole cousins thing.

I didn't really expect them to keep the relationship lol... especially in the early 2000s. Cloverway > DiC though.

Today I Learned that Viz is still in business.

I think Viz is also in charge of the US Animate Online Shop's orders. Their address is located in Viz HQ.

http://en.animate-onlineshop.jp/

 

[Vashetti]

Blu-ray?!

 

[Kagari]

Aw yes. Blu-ray sets here I come.

 

[MikeMyers]

Time to go broke.

By the way, there's a community thread if anyone wants to talk about SM in general.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Please don't be super fucking expensive.

 

[Delio]

Awesome! I cannot wait.