Also, it’s true that the Disney films have great French dubbing. I don’t blame you for disliking animes dubbed in French; I’m a language enthusiast, so I understand. Dubbing can be so terrible… To me, nothing equals original versions (movies, animated series, TV series…) with subtitles. However, you could maybe give a try to the original French dub of Sailor Moon. I think it was quite correct. Whatever you decide to do, though, I do not recommend you to try Sailor Moon Crystal in French: the voice actors are awful. The actors seem to be there only for money. They are not even able to pronounce correctly “zoïsite”…

As for Cristina D’Avena singing Princesse Sarah opening theme, I understand now! I always thought there was something sounded a little bit strange with her intonation, but I kept thinking, through the years, that the singer was French nevertheless. And now I discover that she was, in fact, Italian. Her French accent is really, really good, very slight, if not practically imperceptible. The proof is that I was fooled.

Anyway, I really feel you, I am also one who would never ever buy things on the Internet – my political beliefs couldn’t allow me to feed Amazon and such – so I always make it a point to buy stuff in physical stores… which means that, when it’s impossible, I have to resort to illegal ways (in fact, I’m eagerly waiting for Miss Dream to upload the 25th anniversary album), but I don’t feel guilty at all because I always make sure to support all forms of official releases when I can actually go and buy them.

The French SM theme song is actually the only one I’ve ever listened to from Bernard Minet’s repertoire, but if you think there are some more worth checking out I’ll make sure to do so! Admittedly, while I am a fan of French dubs for Disney films, I can’t say the same about anime (no offense, it’s just a matter of taste!)… well, it’s true that I’ve only ever watched one single anime fully in French, that is Mermaid Melody, and my impressions about it are very mild, so I’m really not one to judge. Other than that, I’ve listened to some theme songs by Dorothée and stuff like that, and I think that my favourite Franch-original anime opening is the one for Lady Oscar, among the few that I know. I also love the opening for Princesse Sarah, but this is shamless cheating because it’s sung by Cristina! xD Actually, she also recorded the French versions for Emi Magique and Jeanne et Serge but they later decided to have Valérie Barouille sing them together with some other adaptations of Italian anime songs… Oh, well, I think I should stop here because I’m too much of a fangirl! XD

I never buy music, using YouTube for my listenings, so I think I’ll check Sailor Music.net. It’s amazing to see that a singer who has made her career in anime songs is so popular. We had such a singer in France, back in the 90’s: Bernard Minet. He was the one singing the opening theme for the classic Sailor Moon anime. He’s still warmly remembered by people who were kids and teens in the 90’s (I was), but nowadays his work is more discreet.

Thank you for your review, it’s very interesting to know .