Comments on: TOEI Animation Europe states that new episodes of Sailor Moon Crystal will air on Japanese TV before being streamed online

By: Nia

Nia — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 07:32:58 +0000

I’m sure this is all true as it’s listed on the official Sailor Moon site as well.
http://sailormoon-official.com/animation/news/crystal3_10.php

By: Aurelia

Aurelia — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:28:13 +0000

I hadn’t seen the things like that, so thanks for these explanations, you’re right.

So… we’ll have to be patient – again -, in order to see how the things will turn out. It seems that patience is a virtue when it comes to Toei and Sailor Moon Crystal.

By: Neon Genesis

Neon Genesis — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:59:08 +0000

I’m not sure why everyone is freaking out that this news of Crystal being on TV means it won’t be streaming anywhere. People do remember Crunchyroll and Hulu still exist and still simulcast millions of anime besides Sailor Moon all year long right?

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:48:12 +0000

It probably mostly depends on the budget at this point. If a TV broadcast is going to rake in more money and it’s thought that spending more on animation will bring in a greater audience, then yes we can expect to have a higher quality show. We shall see!

By: Rami

Rami — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:00:13 +0000

I’ll just take everything from Toei Animation Europe with a grain of salt and not get too excited or upset over anything they say from now on.

By: saintfighteraqua

saintfighteraqua — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:51:43 +0000

I hate to be that type of person…no wait, I don’t hate it at all! If Toei doesn’t stream this series there are other ways to watch it and I most certainly will. Doesn’t mean I have to download/pirate them…but also doesn’t mean I have to wait for them to officially release them on bluray either.
Thanks for this information, as negative as my post may sound I think this is a good sign for SMC that it will be broadcast on TV before or at the same time time it streams. It also most likely means weekly episodes.
If they’d give it some of Precure’s budget we could have a great looking show.
It seems insane that I rather hope we get some filler since I normally detest filler.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:08:33 +0000

I’m thinking it might actually be a good thing if it airs on TV first. The animation quality might be better and more consistant. So if thats the case, I would much rather wait than have it stream first.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:49:32 +0000

Surely, but if they have a deal with a TV station that may incur some level of exclusivity. Streaming is a separate revenue stream but if Tokyo MX feels like simultaneous streaming could affect their viewer numbers and therefore reduce their ad revenue they may very well want to have some sort of exclusivity.

We will have to see how things play out when we get a better source on this information.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:47:53 +0000

TOEI Animation Europe’s confusion on what was or wasn’t a season is what sparked rumours of new episodes when none had been confirmed. I’m trying to avoid the term season because of the confusion it is leading to. The Japanese sources still seem to use terms like “phase” to describe the separate story arcs.

By: Aurelia

Aurelia — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:15:11 +0000

My comment will be brief : I totally agree with your statement !