Pre-order the first Sailor Moon Crystal visual book

Sailor Moon Crystal visual book

This Friday, August 22nd 2014, a Sailor Moon Crystal visual book will be released in Japan by Kodansha. This book will include information and images from the new Sailor Moon anime, Sailor Moon Crystal, including voice actor and staff information as well as a number of bonuses. Included will be a sleeve for the previously released Moon Pride single by Momoiro Clover Z and a DVD featuring the TV sized version of Moon Pride and a trailer for Sailor Moon Crystal. This DVD will be region 2, viewable only on Japanese DVD players or for those who have a region free DVD player or drive.

The art book, likely the first of many of it’s kind, can be preordered from Amazon Japan or CD Japan. Once I receive my copy I’ll post more information and images.

Source: Moonkitty, Sailor Moon: The Moonieverse and the Sailor Moon official site

Sailor Mercury Pulip Doll announced

Sailor Mercury Pullip Doll

A Sailor Mercury Pullip doll has been announced on the Sailor Moon official site. This is the second Pullip doll to be announced after the Sailor Moon doll which we have posted about a few times already and was released last month. Pullip dolls are high quality collector’s dolls that are occasionally made for 3rd party franchises, like this one. The Sailor Moon Pullip doll is selling for around $170 so the same can be expected for Sailor Mercury.

We don’t really know any details about this doll that we don’t already know about the Sailor Moon doll. It will be 12″ tall with a big head, high quality clothes, tiara and accessories. Start saving now if this is something you’re interested in!

The Tao of Meow and Teen Romance Comics Sailor Moon shirts today at The Yetee

The Tao of Meow Luna and Artemis shirt at The Yetee

There are two new Sailor Moon shirts for sale today and today only at The Yetee. These shirts are only for sale on August 6th for $11. The first shirt, “The Tao of Meow” has Luna and Artemis posed like a Yin and Yang symbol lying on top of a bed of roses and various Sailor Moon transformation and attack items. The second shirt, “Teen Romance Comics” has Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask in an old American comic type design.

Teen Romance Comics shirt at The Yetee

The Tao of Meow shirt is designed by artist Gilles Bone. More of his work can be found on his Redbubble, Facebook, Twitter, deviantART and tumblr pages.

The Teen Romance Comics shirt was previously sold at Shirt Punch. This shirt’s artist is DiHA. Check out the original piece that this shirt was based off of. Check out her RedBubble store, Deviant Art and Facebook pages for more of her work.

Watch the music video for Momoiro Clover Z’s Moon Pride

Moon Pride music video - Endymion and Serenity

Check out this music video for Moon Pride, the theme song to Sailor Moon Crystal by Momoiro Clover Z. The music video shows a decent look at Silver Millennium, the ancient kingdom on the Moon where Princess Serenity and Endymion fell in love. We also have a good look at the Sailor Guardians, including transformation footage of Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Venus which we hadn’t seen yet.

This video is an advertisement for the CD and Blu-Ray release of Moon Pride to be released on June 30th. Both the CD and Blu-Ray release include Moon Pride, the opening theme, and Gekkou, the ending theme. Both are performed by Momoiro Clover Z. The CD and Blu-Ray combo pack version includes this music video. The CD only version includes a cover of Moon Revenge, the theme song from the Sailor Moon R movie, as performed by Momoiro Clover Z. Check out the cover art for both releases:

Moon Pride by Momoiro Clover Z - CD and Blu-Ray box art Moon Pride by Momoiro Clover Z - CD box art

Pre-order the CD only version (CD Japan, Amazon Japan) or the CD and Blu-Ray combo pack (CD Japan, Amazon Japan).

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Sailor Moon Crystal to be released on Japanese DVD and Blu-Ray starting October 15th

Sailor Moon Crystal DVD and Blu-Ray Charm Bracelet

Although Sailor Moon Crystal just started airing this past weekend plans for a DVD and Blu-Ray release are already in the works! The first two episodes will be released on October 15th by Evil Line records, who can’t spell Crystal. There will be three versions released. A more expensive limited deluxe edition Blu-Ray, a regular edition Blu-Ray and a DVD. These are Japanese releases, likely only including Japanese language audio and no subtitles. The Blu-Ray discs are region A and will play in North America but the DVDs are region 2 and will not play in a North American region 1 DVD player. Check out this ad for the release.

The first DVD and Blu-Ray will include a whopping two whole episodes collected on one disk! A total of 13 disks will be released to contain the 26 episodes of the series. Owning all of these won’t be cheap! The limited edition Blu-Ray of the first disk is 7500 yen (about $75 US), will include a full colour booklet. The limited edition will also include a different charm with each disk, starting with a Moon Stick charm and bracelet with volume 1. By sending in a voucher included with volumes 1 and 13 Japanese residents you will be able to get a special box to store all 13 disks in. This will be a music box which will play Moon Pride, the theme song by Momoiro Clover Z.

Sailor Moon Crystal DVD and Blu-Ray box

There are plans for an audio commentary as well as textless opening and closing special features. Future limited edition Blu-Ray volumes will cost 6500 yen (about $65). Not wanting to spend that much? The regular edition Blu-Ray releases will be 4500 yen (about $45) a disk and the DVDs will cost only 3500 yen (about $35) per disk. So much to say you should decide whether having a nice Moon Stick charm, bracelet and a voucher for a box which might be hard to get outside of Japane is worth and extra $30 or $20 for just the charm in later volumes. You’d be looking at an extra $270 for a fully equipped charm bracelet with 13 charms and a box to store it and the disks in. You could buy a high priced Sailor Moon Pullip doll and Proplica Moon Stick for that much!

Sailor Moon Crystal DVD and Blu-Ray Charm Bracelet

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“Select Sailor Scout” and “Lunar Express” Sailor Moon shirts for sale today at Ript Apparel

Select Sailor Scout shirt at Ript Apparel

Today, June 30th 2014, at Ript Apparel you can pick up two great looking Sailor Moon shirts for $10. Select Sailor Scout features Sailor Moon, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter in a character select screen reminiscent of old video games such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There are actually already a bunch of Sailor Moon beat ‘em up games of that style which were made in the 90s. This screen is an original design, not one from one of those games. The second shirts is Lunar Express featuring Luna as the Cat Bus from My Neighbour Totoro which we’ve posted about on the site before.

Lunar Express shirt at Ript Apparel

“Select Sailor Scout” is degisned by JBaz. For more of his stuff check out his Redbubble store, deviantART page or tumblr. The “Lunar Express” shirt is designed by Machmigo. You can check out more of her stuff at her Facebook Page, Twitter Feed, tumblr or deviantArt page.

Bandai to release a Cutie Moon Rod Proplica toy

Proplica Cutie Moon Rod

Bandai has announced the second in it’s line of Proplica Sailor Moon products. The Cutie Moon Rod, the item Sailor Moon receives in Sailor Moon R, was announced earlier this month on Bandai’s official Sailor Moon site and later revealed at the Tokyo Toy Show. New photos and information were recently released at the official site.

Proplica Cutie Moon Rod at the Tokyo Toy Show 2014

Much like the Proplica Moon Stick which has been released and that we have already reviewed, this is a life sized item, measuring 44 cm (17 inches), which looks exactly like the one used by Sailor Moon in the show. It will have lights and sounds and retail for a mere 10,000 yen (about $100 US) which is more than the Moon Stick, but understandable given how much bigger it actually is. Check out the photo above from Sailor Moon German to get a sense of it’s size when placed aside the Moon Stick. Clips of such things as “Moon Princess Halation” will be voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of Sailor Moon.

Proplica Cutie Moon Rod

Information about how or where to buy it will be posted as it becomes available. As with the Moon Stick it will likely be available at a number of Japanese retailers and then later sold in North America. For now you can still buy the Moon Stick from the link below.

Eight new Sailor Moon shirts are available today at Pop Up Tee

I Heart Tokyo - Sailor Moon shirt at Pop Up Tee

Pop Up Tee has a ton of Sailor Moon shirts, some new and some old, for sale until 2pm on Monday June 22nd for $12.99 a piece.

Moon Queen - Sailor Moon shirt at Pop Up Tee

Two new shirts we haven’t seen before are I Heart Tokyo, with Usagi’s face for the heart, and Moon Queen, showing Usagi and Sailor Moon in a playing card like design. These two shirts are by artist Baznet. For more of his stuff check out his Redbubble store, deviantART page or tumblr.

Attack on Moon - Alien Advance - Sailor Moon shirt at Pop Up Tee

Other shirts similar to those we’ve posted before are Attack on Moon, a Sailor Moon/Attack on Titans crossover by artist Gilles Bone (Redbubble, Facebook, Twitter, deviantART, tumblr). We also have the full series of stylistic silhouettes by artist sigma astra (Facebook, Redbubble, Society6). There’s Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus.

Sailor Moon shirt at Pop Up Tee

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Hello Luna Sailor Moon/Hello Kitty shirt for sale today at The Yetee

Hello Luna shirt at The Yetee

Check out this great looking Hello Luna shirt which is for sale today, June 21st, for one day only for $11 at The Yetee. The shirt shows Luna with a Moon Stick drawn in the style of Hello Kitty.

The shirt’s artist is Drew Wise. Check out his other works on his Redbubble store, Facebook Page, Twitter feed, tumblr or deviantART.