Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album Vinyl Records to be released June 25th

Sailor Moon Memorial Tribute Album vinyl edition - Moonlight Densetsu and Tuxedo Mirage

The Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album is getting a release on vinyl! There will be five different records released with two songs on each. Collect all five to get the full album.

Sailor Mercury - Sailor Moon Memorial Tribute Album vinyl edition - Sailor Star Song and Heart Moving

Each record features cover art of a different Sailor Guardian. The record with Sailor Moon on the cover contains Moonlight Densetsu and Tuxedo Mirage, both performed by Momoiro Clover Z. The one with Sailor Mercury on the cover contains the Sailor Star Song by Mitsuko Horie and Heart Moving by Shoko Nakagawa. Sailor Mars is found on the jacket of the record containing La Soldier by Tommy Heavenly6 and Ai No Senshi by Mariko Goto and Avu-chan. The record with Sailor Jupiter on the cover contains Princess Moon by Haruka Fukuhara and “Rashiku” Ikimasho by Haruko Momoi. Finally the record featuring Sailor Venus on the cover contains Otome No Policy by Etsuko Yakushimaru and Kaze Mo Sora Mo Kitto by Makoto Kawamoto. The bonus track from the CD, the French version of Moonlight Densetsu, does not have a vinyl release as it is not part of the core album.

Sailor Mars - Sailor Moon Memorial Tribute Album vinyl edition - La Soldier and Ai No Senshi

The records can be purchased individually or as a set from HMV. Since the links on that page don’t seem to work click directly on the product name to buy the box set featuring all five or the individual record featuring Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter or Sailor Venus. The box set costs 8100 yen, about $80 US and the individual records each cost 1620 yen, about $16 US.

Sailor Jupiter - Sailor Moon Memorial Tribute Album vinyl edition - Princess Moon and "Rashiku" Ikimasho

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Sailor Venus - Sailor Moon Memorial Tribute Album vinyl edition - Otome No Policy and Kaze Mo Sora Mo Kitto

Many designs of Sailor Moon space shirts for sale until Thursday at Pop Up Tee

ChibiSpace shirt at Pop Up Tee

From now until 2pm EST on Thursday May 15th there are eight Sailor Moon shirts available at Pop Up Tee. Most of these feature one of the Sailor Guardians in front of a space background. The shirts are ChibiSpace, MarsSpace, MercurySpace, Sailor Mirror, Sailor Team, SailorSpace, VenusSpace and JupiterSpace.

MarsSpace shirt at Pop Up Tee

All shirts are designed by Ed Woody. Check out his Facebook Page for more of his work and his RedBubble store to see more Sailor Moon products.

MercurySpace shirt at Pop Up Tee

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Keiko Han, Toru Furuya and Toshi Furukawa to appear at Animazement in North Carolina May 23rd to the 25th

Keiko Han, the voice of Luna in Sailor Moon

A bunch of Japanese Sailor Moon voice actors will be appearing at Animazement May 23rd to the 25th at the Raleigh Convention Center in North Carolina. The convention will feature Keiko Han, the voice of Luna and Queen Beryl, Toru Furuya, the voice of Tuxedo Mask, and Toshi Furukawa, the voice of Hawk’s Eye.

Toru Furuya, the voice of Tuxedo Mask

Toru Furuya was originally mentioned as reprising his role of Tuxedo Mask in the new Sailor Moon anime Sailor Moon Crystal which will begin airing July 5th. Though his former costar Kotono Mitsuishi is confirmed as playing Usagi in the series we have not gotten that same confirmation from Toru Furuya. Let’s hope that someone asks about his involvement in the series at the convention.

Toshi Furukawa, the voice of Hawk's Eye from Sailor Moon

Sailor Uranus and Neptune S. H. Figuarts as well as Sailor Mars and Jupiter Figuarts Zero figures revealed

Sailor Uranus S. H. Figuarts Sailor Neptune S. H. Figuarts

This Saturday and Sunday in Akihabara Japan is the Tamashii Nations Summer Collection 2014 event. At this event they’ve revealed the Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune S. H. Figuarts figures as well as Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter in the Figuarts Zero line!

Sailor Mars Figuarts ZERO Sailor Jupiter Figuarts ZERO

The figures shown are all prototypes so they have no colour, except for a bit of colour in the eyes of the S. H. Figuarts figures. The S. H. Figuarts line are small very posable figures with many swappable parts such as extra faces and hands. The Figuarts ZERO line are of larger more expensive statues that feature a single pose for that character.

Sailor Saturn S. H. Figuarts

Also on display were all of the previous Figuarts items including a colour version of S. H. Figuarts Sailor Saturn which was displayed a while ago on the official site. Sailor Saturn is now available for pre-order in Japan from sites like JList, CD Japan and YesAsia for an August release.

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Linda Ballantyne, Katie Griffin, Susan Roman, Toby Proctor and John Stocker to appear at Anime North in Toronto May 23rd to the 25th

Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Cast Reunion Panel at Fan Expo 2013 featuring Susan Roman, Katie Griffin, Linda Ballantyne, Toby Proctor and John Stocker

In just a couple of weeks, May 23rd to the 25th 2014, a bunch of voice actors from the English dub of Sailor Moon will be appearing at Anime North in Toronto. The convention will play host to Linda Ballantyne, the voice of Sailor Moon, Katie Griffin, the voice of Sailor Mars, Susan Roman, the voice of Sailor Jupiter, Toby Proctor, the voice of Tuxedo Mask and John Stocker, voice director for the movies and later seasons of the series.

Linda Ballantyne (Sailor Moon) Toby Proctor (Tuxedo Mask) Katie Griffin (Sailor Mars) Adam Gardner (Sailor Moon News web master) Susan Roman (Sailor Jupiter) and John Stocker (voice director)

Last year at Anime North I was able to record the Memories of the 80s and Sailor Moon Voice Actor Q&A panels. Also be sure to check out the interviews I did with John Stocker, Katie Griffin, Susan Roman, Linda Ballantyne and Toby Proctor.

Animeniacs shirt featuring Ash, Goku and Sailor Moon for sale at Pop Up Tee

Animeniacs shirt feturing Ash Ketchum, Goku and Sailor Moon

From now until Saturday you can pick up this Animeniacs shirt featuring Ash Ketchum from Pokémon, Goku from Dragonball and Sailor Moon in an homage to the Animaniacs logo. The shirt is $12.99 and will be sold until 2pm Eastern Time on Saturday May 11th at Pop Up Tee.

Animaniacs logo

The artist, Ratigan Designs, also has other shirts in the Animeniacs series for sale. For more by this artist check out Ratigan Designs on Facebook or RedBubble.

More character art from the new Sailor Moon anime Sailor Moon Crystal

Sailor Moon - Character art from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal

Following Sunday’s live event where the character art for the new series was revealed the Sailor Moon official site added more images of the characters. Here we have Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus both in their Sailor Guardian costumes and as civilians Usagi, Ami, Rei, Makoto and Minako. There is also specific information about the show listed on the site. The series will premier July 5th 2014 7pm Japan Standard Time (6am Easter Standard Time) and will air once every 2 weeks. It has since been confirmed that the series will air for 26 episodes, which means it will run for a year.

Usagi Tsukino - Character art from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal

Keep reading for the rest of the character art. What do you think of these designs?

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