Yearly Archives: 2013

Susan Roman to appear on Linda Ballantyne’s “I’m Just Sayin'” radio show October 8th at noon

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Lita and Serena, Susan Roman and Linda Ballantyne

Tomorrow, October 8th 2013, Susan Roman, the voice of Sailor Jupiter, will appears on the “I’m Just Sayin'” radio show, which is hosted by Linda Ballantyne, the voice of Sailor Moon. The show plays at noon on Canada Talks (channel 167) on Sirius XM. With two Sailor Scouts on the same show it’s likely that the topic of Sailor Moon will come up!

Makoto, Usagi and Luna

This was mentioned on Linda Ballantyne’s twitter account. Be sure to follow her @LABallantyne. Tomorrow will be a particularly special show but you can always catch Linda Ballantyne on “I’m Just Sayin'” every Tuesday at noon on Canada Talks on Sirius XM. Readers may recall this show was mentioned during our interview with Linda Ballantyne at Fan Expo 2013.

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The Live Action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon series premiered 10 years ago today

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Miyuu Sawai as Sailor Moon and Jouji Shibue as Tuxedo Mask from the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon series

October 4th 2003, 10 years ago, the first episode of the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon TV series premiered in Japan. The show didn’t achieve much success with a North American audience but many fans did have a fondness for it. With a total of 49 episodes the series ran for about a year and also had two direct to video specials and a live stage show, along with a lot of merchandise.

Keiko Kitagawa as Sailor Mars

The story of this series was a retelling of the Dark Kingdom storyline from the manga and anime. While at the beginning there were many similarities, the series quickly defied expectations and did it’s own thing going so far as to introduce new variations of classic characters like Sailor Luna, Dark Mercury, Mio Kuroki and Princess Sailor Moon. The effects were a bit cheap and Luna was a plush most of the time but the show still had a certain quality to it that made it very much Sailor Moon.

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New super deformed Sailor Moon figures from MegaHouse

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MegaHouse Sailor Moon figures

There are some great looking new Sailor Moon figures on their way from MegaHouse. These super deformed or “chibi” style figures come in a total of 14 designs, showing 8 characters. How does that work? Well the series includes two versions each of Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Tuxedo Mask as well as lucky items of Luna and Artemis. It may appear that there are duplicate figures but in reality there are simply variations in the winking faces of the various Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask has a variant without his mask. The toys are 6 to 9 cm tall (about 2.4″ to 3.5″) and are set to hit store shelves in Japan this winter. They are 700 yen each, about $7 US, though they are likely to be sold as a set.

MegaHouse Sailor Moon figures

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Pre-order Bandai’s Sailor Mars S. H. Figuarts figure

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Sailor Mars S. H. Figuarts figure

The pre-order for Bandai’s Sailor Mars S. H. Figuarts figure has been available on Amazon for a few weeks now but I didn’t get a chance to post about it but that’s okay because it’s a pre-order! The figure won’t be released in North American until January 15th. You can get the figure a bit earlier if you import it from Japan but be prepared to pay for it in shipping! The figure is out on December 31st in Japan so you won’t be getting it that much sooner, as compared to other figures. You can pre-order it from sites like JList, CD Japan, YesAsia or Amazon Japan.

Can’t wait to get a figure? The Sailor Moon figure is actually out and you can get it now from Amazon! It’s been out for a while in Japan and has just been released in North America. Many fans have already gotten their figures (mine is still in the mail) but if you didn’t pre-order it you can order it now and it will ship right away. Sailor Mercury is also available for pre-order from Amazon for a December 15th release date. If you’re impatient you can import the toy from sites like CD Japan or Amazon Japan and it will ship on October 31st.

We also now finally have colour pictures of the Sailor Venus figure, previously seen only as a prototype, and the Sailor Jupiter figure which we hadn’t seen before. Check out this group shot from the S. H. Figuarts Sailor Moon site.

Sailor Venus, Mars, Moon, Mercury and Jupiter S. H. Figuarts figures from Bandai

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Toby Proctor, the voice of Tuxedo Mask, to attend Unplugged Expo in Toronto this October

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Toby Proctor, the voice of Tuxedo Mask

Toby Proctor, who voiced Tuxedo Mask for the majority of the first two seasons of Sailor Moon, will be joining many others at Unplugged Expo in Toronto October 26th and 27th. Here’s a video where he announced his appearance.

Toby Proctor joins tons of other voice actors from the English dub of Sailor Moon who have already been confirmed to be attending such as Stephanie Morgenstern, the voice of Sailor Venus, Katie Griffin, the voice of Sailor Mars, Susan Roman, the voice of Sailor Jupiter, Terri Hawkes, the voice of Sailor Moon, Jill Frappier, the voice of Luna, Ron Rubin, the voice of Artemis, Roland Parliament, the voice of Melvin, Julie Lemieux, the voice of Serena’s brother Sammy and John Stocker, voice director.

Will there be any more guests announced before next month’s convention? Does it matter? Why don’t you have your tickets yet?

If you’re a fan of Toby Proctor check out our interview with him from Fan Expo last month.

Watch the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon La Reconquista Musical with English subtitles

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Sailor Moon La Reconquista Musical - Rei, Usagi, Minako, Makoto, Ami

The hard working folks over at Miss Dream bring us a subtitled version of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon La Reconquista musical which just played in Japan. The musical was streamed online via Niconico video for some of the shows and from this streamed version an English translation was put together. You can download it from Miss Dream’s Sailor Moon La Reconquista site.

Sailor Moon La Reconquista Musical - Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion

The video is over two and a half hours so grab yourself some popcorn, pocky or whatever strikes your fancy and enjoy the show! We’ll be sure to have a review for you in the coming days.

On the Miss Dream web site you can also find the soundtrack, audio versions of all the songs from the musical, as well as a translation of the pamphlet which was sold at the show.

Interview with Toby Proctor, the voice of Tuxedo Mask, at Fan Expo 2013

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Interview with Toby Proctor, the voice of Tuxedo Mask, at Fan Expo 2013

Last month at Fan Expo 2013 in Toronto I was lucky enough to catch up with Toby Proctor, the voice of Tuxedo Mask, for this interview.

Toby Proctor voiced Darien and Tuxedo Mask for most of the first two season of the English dub. He also voiced his other identities the Moonlight Night and Prince Darien.

Thanks to Toby Proctor for doing this interview. This was the third interview done at Fan Expo this year. Please check out the 20th Anniversary Cast Reunion Panel and interviews with Susan Roman, the voice of Sailor Jupiter and Linda Ballantyne, the voice of Sailor Moon.

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New Moon Stick toy coming soon from Tamashii Nations

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New Moon Stick Toy by Tamashii Nations

A post was made this morning to Moonkitty’s Facebook page stating that a new Moon Stick was spotted at the Sailor Moon La Reconquista musical which is currently playing in Japan. It was clear that no photographs are allowed. Is a video a photograph? Because someone got a video! Check that out!

The case has the Tamashii Nations logo on it, so it stands to reason that they will be releasing the toy. The design of this Moon Stick seems consistent with that of the original toy from the 1992 anime meaning that this is either yet another toy for the original anime or, assuming it’s something from the new 2014 Sailor Moon anime, this would indicate that the design of the Moon Stick will be unchanged. I’d be inclined to say it’s more likely just based on the original design.

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Jill Frappier, the voice of Luna, to appear at Unplugged Expo in Toronto this October

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Jill Frappier, the voice of Luna

Jill Frappier, known to Sailor Moon fans as the voice of Luna the cat, will be at the Unplugged Expo
convention in Toronto this coming October 26th and 27th. Check out this video where she announces her appearance.

The ever growing list of Sailor Moon voices at this convention is quite impressive as Jill Frappier joins fellow feline Ron Rubin, the voice of Artemis, Stephanie Morgenstern, the voice of Sailor Venus, Katie Griffin, the voice of Sailor Mars, Susan Roman, the voice of Sailor Jupiter, Terri Hawkes, the voice of Sailor Moon, Roland Parliament, the voice of Melvin, Julie Lemieux, the voice of Serena’s brother Sammy and John Stocker, voice director.

Sailor Moon S movie - Human Luna - Princess Kaguya

It’s gearing up to be a great weekend. I hope to see you there!

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“Before the Storm” Sailor Jupiter shirt for sale today at The Yetee

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"Avant la tempête" Sailor Jupiter shirt for sale at The Yetee

This great looking “Before the Storm” shirt is for sale today at The Yetee. As with most of these shirt a day sites it will be for sale for 24 hours only starting at 1am EST September 16th. This is one of many in the collection of art nouveau style Sailor Moon shirts by Eriphyle. We have previously posted about her Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus shirts. The writing on this shirt “Avant la tempête” is French for “Before the storm”.

There is a contest going on at the artist’s Facebook page to win a painting. Be sure to check out Eriphyle’s web site and etsy shop for more of her art including the Sailor Mercury art nouveau design which hasn’t popped up on a daily shirt site yet.