As the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live musical was being performed in the United States the soundtrack from the musical was released on iTunes and Apple Music around the globe! While Sailor Moon soundtracks are often just released in Japan this time the album is available on iTunes stores worldwide! The announcement on the official Sailor Moon site included direct links to the Japanese and US iTunes stores. I was also able to find it in the Canadian iTunes store with a little searching. If you have trouble finding the album in your store try searching for “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” as there are a lot of results for “Sailor Moon”. I’ve never used Apple Music but I assume a similar search would get you what you need.
Something important to note is that these are only the instrumental versions of the songs in the musical, meaning there are no vocals included! I’m not sure why they wouldn’t include the complete versions of the tracks but a couple of fans on Twitter mentioned that all but a handful of the songs in the musical didn’t have lyrics. It seems like this album isn’t missing much by omitting the vocals.
Pricing is a bit inconsistent! The Japanese price is 2400 yen, which is about $22.50 US. The US price on the other hand is $15.99 US! Good deal. The Canadian price is $15.99 Canadian which is an even better deal since that’s the equivalent of about $12 US. I’m so used to paying $80 Canadian for a game that costs $60 in the US so this was a nice surprise. I’m used to import CDs and DVDs in Japan being absurdly expensive so being able to pay almost half of the Japanese price is a nice change.
As I haven’t seen this musical yet, it’s hard for me to comment much on these tracks! The songs are quite good from what I can tell with a fun electronic sound and some nice throwbacks to music from the original anime, but this is a musical that’s meant to be seen and heard so I’m really only getting a part of the experience!
The track titles are either hilarious or terrible, depending on how you choose to look at such a thing. It’s a mix of romanized Japanese, actual English words and romanized versions of Japanese translations of English words. This makes for things like “Seeraa Gaadianzu” instead of “Sailor Guardians”. I’ve included two track lists below. The one on the left is the better version from the official site which uses English words when the words are English and otherwise uses romanized Japanese. The listing on the right is the mess we get on iTunes! With a little effort one should be able to update their own track title info in iTunes.
| 1. GeneiⅠ 2. Joou Kunrin 3. Good Morning! (Sorry,I’m late…) 4. Moonlight Legend (Short ver.) 5. Matenrou no yoru 6. Ecole!School Gakkou Gakkou 7. Metamorphosis 8. Barairo no Tatakai 9. Koisuru Usagi 10. BestFriends 11. HARAJUKU KAWAII 12. Go to the Arcade!! 13. Ordinary days 14. 「OI,ODANGO!」 15. 「KOKOKARA DASE!」 16. Electro Go Round 17. We are Sailor Guardians 18. Tousouchu 19. Otome no Policy (ballade ver.) 20. Shinshoku 21. GeneiⅡ 22. Welcome to Dark Kingdom 23. Strike Back 24. GeneiⅢ 25. Aijou 26. Omoi, Soshite 27. La prière 28. On the Moon 29. Moon Crisis Re;Make Up 30. Dance De Medley 31. Otome no Policy 32. Everlasting Light of the Dark Kingdom 33. A Single Rose 34. La soldier 35. We are Sailor Guardians [Album bonus track] |
1 Genei I 2 Joou Kunrin 3 Good Morning! (Sorry, I’m late…) 4 Muunraito Densetsu (Short Ver.) 5 Matenrou No Yoru 6 Ecole! School Gakkou Gakkou 7 Metamorphosis 8 Barairo No Tatakai 9 Koisuru Usagi 10 BestFriends 11 Harajuku Kawaii 12 Go to the Arcade!! 13 Ordinary Days 14 “Oi, Odango!” 15 “Kokokara Dase!” 16 Electro Go Round 17 Watashitachi Seeraa Gaadianzu (Battle Ver.) 18 Tousouchu 19 Otomeno Porishii (Ballade Ver.) 20 Shinshoku 21 Genei II 22 Welcome to Dark Kingdom 23 Strike Back 24 Genei III 25 Aijou 26 Omoi, Soshite 27 La Prière 28 On the Moon 29 Moon Crisis Re; Make Up 30 Dance De Medley 31 Otomeno Porishii 32 Tokoyami No Daaku Kingudamu 33 Ichirin No Bara 34 La Soldier 35 Watashitachi Seeraa Gaadianzu 36 Muunraito Densetsu |
With the difficulty that often comes with importing expensive Sailor Moon media internationally it certainly is nice to see a release like this being worldwide. With the recent musicals having more and more showings outside of Japan this really is a move in the right direction for fans across the globe. Supporting releases like this is likely to have more visibility to those who are marketing Sailor Moon than simply importing goods. We can only hope that future Sailor Moon soundtracks will get a similar release. Some day I would certainly like to see a Sailor Moon musical released on video outside of Japan! Who knows what the future will bring? A lot could happen in the decades to come before Sailor Moon Crystal is wrapped up!
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This was sooo good yesterday at Playstation Theater in NYC.
The beginning of the show had images from the manga including Usagi and Mamorou kissing!!!
The performances were amazing.
Heart googly eyes, arcade scenes and carousel horses were particularly funny.
The special effects were spectacular
Please come back to North America!!!
Nicely done.
Great that you were able to see it guys. Sure it was fun experience.
This title does not appear on iTunes or Apple Music in Australia.
Usagu Bday party announcent. Guests will be Ktono abd Misato Fukuen,(Chibi Usa) we might get news about Crystal. Pray to the Moon.
Fingers crossed
I found the event you are refering to and used google translate
btw is becoming a pretty guardian member outside of Japan worth it?
“”USAGI BIRTHDAY SPECIAL PARTY 2019″ has been decided at Laforet Museum Harajuku on Sunday, June 30, 2019!Performed in the anime “Sailor Moon Crystal” Sailor Moon / Tsukino Usagi’s part Mishino Ayano, Sailor Chibi Moon / Chibisa’s part Misaki Fukujima, musician Akiko Kosaka and “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” The I’m a member of the Super Live cast! We are planning a special stage only for this time.Sailor Moon / Tsukino Usagi: Tomomi KasaiSailor Mercury / Ami Mizuno: Momoko SparechiSailor Mars / Rei Hino: Kiko NinomiyaSailor Jupiter / Makoto Kino: Kanna MatsuzakiSailor Venus / Minako Aino: Yu NakanishiAlso on the day, we are planning to sell goods and announce the latest information on the 25th Anniversary Project of Sailor Moon.Tickets for the official fan club Pretty Guardians members are ahead, and it has been accepted from Monday, April 1 (Monday).The fan club is currently recruiting members ♪ Please check the application guidelines on the fan club site (https://prettyguardians.com/).■ Event summary[Date and time]: June 30, 2019 (Sun) Part 1 15:30-/ Part 2 18:30-【Venue】: Laforet Museum Harajuku【Ticket fee】: FC advance frame 3,000 yen (tax included), general frame 4,000 yen (tax included)[Casts]: Akira Kosaka / Ayano Miishi / Misato Fukutomi /”Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” from The Super LiveSailor Moon / Tsukino Usagi: Tomomi KasaiSailor Mercury / Ami Mizuno: Momoko SparechiSailor Mars / Rei Hino: Kiko NinomiyaSailor Jupiter / Makoto Kino: Kanna MatsuzakiSailor Venus / Minako Aino: Yu Nakanishi«Ticket lottery period»April 1 (Mon) 18:00 to April 21 (Sun) 23:59 FC member advance lotteryMay 18 (Sat) Start of general sales (scheduled)【URL】https://prettyguardians.com/Product name USAGI BIRTHDAY SPECIAL PARTY 2019Release date FC lead: 18:00 April 1st, 2019 / General Release Date: May 18th, 2019 (Saturday) NoonPrice FC lead frame: 3,000 yenGeneral limit: 4,000 yen(All tax included)Twitter 25th Anniversary Official @ sailormoon_25thOriginal work by Twitter: Osabu @ osabu 8LINK banner_sailormoon_tribute.jpg 20170207_banner_198-63 (1). Jpg 20170203_link_198x63_v1.jpg © Naoko Takeuchi© Naoko Takeuchi, PNP, Kodansha, Toei Animation© Naoko Takeuchi, PNP, Toei Animation© Naoko Takeuchi, PNP / Kodansha, Nerke Planning, Dwango© Naoko Takeuchi, PNP / Musical “Sailor Moon” Production Committee 2014© Naoko Takeuchi, PNP / Musical “Sailor Moon” Production Committee 2015© Naoko Takeuchi, PNP / Musical “Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon” Production Committee 2016© Naoko Takeuchi, PNP / Musical “Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon” Production Committee 2017″
If only they would have a performance near my neck of the woods! Looks (and sounds) like it was a lot of fun.
The following Wednesday is Sailor Mars’ birthday.
I shall remind my Mars-loving friend!