Every day we’re seeing more and more cels from the Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon pilot being sold on ebay. Today we get our first look at cels that come with hand painted backgrounds which give us a great look at what this show would have looked like. The Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon show, sometimes called Saban Moon or Fox Kids Sailor Moon, was a pilot for a Sailor Moon show that mixed live action footage and western animation. Luckily for fans in the west we got the Dic dub instead but these cels are a great close up look at what this show may have looked like if Sailor Moon history had been much different.

The main new thing we see in this set of cels is Sailor Moon’s space ship referred to in the script which we had an exclusive first look at, as the Galleon. This ship appears to be destroyed by Queen Beryl’s own ship the Dark Galleon in the clip of the show we’ve seen. Galleon is a term generally used to describe very large multi decked ocean faring ship from the 16th to 18th century. This auction of a cel of the Galleon comes with a background of space and stars. It, like the other auctions from this seller, are not “Buy it now” so we’ll have to wait a week to see who ends up buying this one. You of course should not bid so that I can win them all real cheap…

We also get another look at Sailor Mars on her Sky Flyer in this auction. The background image looks a bit like a nebula in space. There aren’t really any stars but it looks quite neat.

There’s also this auction of a cel showing Sailor Moon with a background that I can only imagine shows the inside of the Galleon though it may also be a structure on the Moon of some kind. In the window a number of planets can be seen. This kind of image is typical of space sceneries in cartoons where the vast emptiness of the universe is not well considered or perhaps simply ignored for the sake of the visuals and space is instead shown as an endless stream of closely clustered planets and nebulae. If this is indeed near Earth or the Moon no other planets should be visible to the naked eye. This image might make sense if this were taking place on Jupiter however, which is a location in the pilot.

Finally we have an auction for a cel showing Darian, also known as Tuxedo Mask, giving Sailor Moon her Star Pendant. The cel isn’t anything special without the inclusion of the background which shows what looks like a large portal or port hole and some pipes or wires coming out of it. A very peculiar sight. My first thought is that this could be the Vortex mentioned in the script but that Vortex should not be near the place where Sailor Moon receives the Star Pendant and is more likely in outer space. There is always also the possibility that these backgrounds don’t match the exact scenes they’re paired with, though most of them seem to fit and the backgrounds seem consistent with what we’ve seen of the show in the clip of the pilot.

These cels are not from one of the two other sellers who were auctioning Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon cels earlier. They are from a seller named icollect-online. I have purchased cels from other anime and cartoon series from this seller in the past and have had nothing but good experiences.

More and more auctions for cels from the Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon series have been popping up on eBay. I just wanted to share a few that stood out. The Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon series, known as Saban Moon or Fox Kids Sailor Moon, was a concept for a show, only ever developed as a pilot, which combined live action footage and North American animation.

Most notable in the new cels is that we can finally see the face of Darian, also known as Tuxedo Mask. This version of Darian is not decked out in a Tuxedo and Mask, something he may or may not eventually do. Many have remarked his similarity to a Disney Prince. His way of dressing is pretty ridiculous, but based on the voice-over script which we posted a transcript of, this is likely Darian from the past, before the “Princess Warriors” went to Earth to live as normal girls. I believe in his later appearances he would be dressed in a Tuxedo and Mask, but no images of that have been seen to date.

We also get a look at Sailor Mercury’s wheel chair! The live action version of Sailor Mercury, and one of her friends, is bound to a wheel chair. While the Princess Warriors fly around space in their Sky Flyers, Sailor Mercury has a flying wheel chair as she appears to be unable to walk even in Princess Warrior form. In addition to seeing Sailor Mercury in this chair we also get a better look at a few of the Princess Warriors on their own Sky Flyers.

Some other cels also give us a full look at the individual Princess Warriors Sailor Venus, Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter, as we see them standing and walking around. This gives us a look at their feet and foot wear. Fans should have no problem making accurate fan art and cosplay from now on!

We also get an interesting look at Queen Beryl’s Dark Galleon which she’s actually riding giving us a good idea of scale. In this very small first look at Beryl’s full body and costume we see that she is weilding some kind of staff or sceptre.

A lot of Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon cels are still for sale on eBay. The two sellers who currently have items for sale are vintagejunkster and kittyandcharlie. I’ve bought and received cels from both sellers and have been quite happy with my purchases and the transactions in general so I would recommend picking something up from either of them. Cels are selling in a wide variety of prices which should make them accessible to any fan looking to have a little piece of this obscure chapter in Sailor Moon history as a part of their collection.

I plan on getting better scans of those cels which I’ve purchased online. I’m still working on getting all of them processed before I can get some better pictures posted but rest assured that will come. For now I’m still working out getting some cels unstuck from their sketches and other paper before they’re in a good state to scan or photograph.

More and more cels from the Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon show (known to many as Saban Moon) have been popping up on ebay giving us a look at many previously unseen characters. Now we’ve got a look at Queen Beryl, Tuxedo Mask and a monster which looks suspiciously like the monster that fat alley cat and Rainbow Crystal holder Rhett Butler turned into.

Queen Beryl looks just weird. She doesn’t look human, though the original Queen Beryl has no non human features. Her skin is blue, which is just bizarre. Her shoulders are excessive and she just looks angry! Many auctions for cels like this one are selling for $99.99.

We finally get a good look at Tuxedo Mask … sort of. Though Tuxedo Mask is not named in the script Darian is, which is no doubt the same character that would become Darien in the English dub. He is shown giving Sailor Moon her Star Pendant. Though the cels up for auction such as this one don’t show his face one of them has a sketch of his face visible behind the cel. That’s all we get for now but I’m sure more will pop up. Darian doesn’t look anything like Tuxedo Mask, but more like a Disney Prince. Maybe he was never meant to don his Tuxedo in this version.

One very peculiar monster, referred to as “Werewolf” in the item description bears a striking resemblence to the monster Bakene from episode 31 of the anime. Bakene was the monster which appeared when the Rainbow Crystal was extracted from the fat cat Rhett Butler that fell in love with Luna in a hilarious episode. Auctions exist for a cel showing this monster from behind as well as a sketch showing it’s face. The similarities are striking and include the two toned fur, the look of the face and claws and even stuff like the bracelets and necklace which are downright identical to those worn by the monster in the original Sailor Moon anime. Where this monster comes into the story is not clear as it is not seen in the clip or mentioned the script.

Finally there are a few auctions, such as this one, for cels showing the lava monster which who can be seen in the infamous music video of the show.

One forum poster learned from one of these auction sellers that there are hundreds of these cels to put up for sale so we certainly have not seen the last of the Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon show! Stay tuned…

A lot more new cels from the Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon show have surfaced on ebay. This show which was only ever made into a single episode pilot and has only been seen in this short clip, is infamous amongst fans.

We now have a great look at Queen Beryl’s ship from the Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon show. Ever know Queen Beryl was in the show? Ever know she had a ship? It can be seen in this Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon cel auction. Here we have a look at “The Dark Galleon” which is Queen Beryl’s nasty looking ship previously seen only briefly in the online clip when it shoots a laser at another ship, destroying it. We know this name because in the script we talked about yesterday the Dark Galleon was mentioned as being Queen Beryl’s ship (it’s on page 3…).

SUDDENLY THE DARK GALLEON OF QUEEN BERYL APPEARED ON THE HORIZON AS HER FORCES DESCENDED ON THE GATHERING IN A BRUTAL ASSAULT.

What a cool looking ship! One sketch included in this auction even mentions “CHANGE ALL HEADS TO THIS”. What heads? Maybe there were other sketches with different or no heads? Maybe some other object has … multiple heads? Who knows! The auction also comes with other cels and refers to the show as “Project Y”, a name that also appeared on the script.

Many other auctions have popped up in the last few days. Some auctions are by kittyandcharlie, the same ebay seller mentioned earlier. This includes the Dark Galleon cel we just mentioned. Others, such as this one, which show Sailor Moon standing diagonally are selling for just $49.99, a far more reasonable price than the cels posted earlier. Browse kittyandcharlie’s Sailor Moon auctions to see all cels sold by this seller.

A different ebay seller, vintagejunkster, has also started to sell some Sailor Moon cels. All of these cels feature Sailor Moon herself and are selling for $79.99 a piece. At this price fans have starting buying these up so if you’re interested check out vintage junkster’s Sailor Moon auctions to find all of these cels. These include shots of Sailor Moon using her tiara and wearing her Star Pendant.

With news cels from this show popping up many times this week we can probably expect more great finds in the coming days. Keep your eyes on ebay for more. We’ll be sure to share anything interesting that pops up.

The story of the Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon show, known to some as “Saban Sailor Moon” or “Saban Moon”, is a long and fascinating tale in what could have been. Basically in 1994 there was a plan to make an American Sailor Moon show featuring a mix of live action and animated bits that was something like Power Rangers meets She-Ra. The whole history is long and complex, most of which can be inferred from this article which shows it to have been a project by Toon Makers’, Bandai and Renaissance Atlantic. I’d love to go on explaining this at length but I will leave that for another time. All that has been available of this to date has been this short clip which played at a convention years ago… until now!

Cels used in the original pilot episode of this show have surfaced on ebay, which constitute by far the best quality images of this show that have been found online to date. You can easily find the remaining cels by searching for “toon makers sailor moon” on ebay. I’ve purchased a number of these cels and once I receive them I’ll be sure to share better pictures with all of you. Interestingly enough a lot of these cels are from scenes not seen in the short clip which has been made available online.

Most notable in these auctions are an auction (sold) for a cel of Sailor Moon which also includes a cel of her weird vehicle now known to be the “Sky Flyer” and a script for a segment of animation which seems to be from the first episode. I’ll transcribe that at a later time.

There’s also this auction for a cel of Sailor Moon’s transformation which also comes with a number of sketches of that sequence. This auction is currently still available for $499.99.

Here is an auction (sold) for cels of face shots of all of the Sailor Soldiers, now called Princess Warriors, as well as pencil sketches to go along with them.

There are also many, many, many auctions for cels of Luna, who is now a white cat, as well as one of Sailor Moon on her Sky Flyer. These single cels are all $99.99.

A lot of new things can be learned just from the postings of these items, mostly from the script itself. We learn of the name of the Sky Flyer, the name “Princess Warriors”, we see that Darian (Tuxedo Mask) was to be in it as well as Queen Beryl and that the girls will transform with “Jewels of Power”. It should also be noted that some of the sheets including information about the animation have the name “Rugrats” crossed off.

These cels aren’t cheap, and it remains to be seen if any of these might be reposted at lower prices if they don’t sell well. For now the seller has been adding more of these cels occasionally so it would be best to keep an eye out for them, I know I will. Though not part of a show that ever made it to air these products are a weird and truly rare part of Sailor Moon history that reminds us of a step to the path which ultimately gave us the Sailor Moon dub we all know and (some of us) love.

Thanks to Cutiebunny from the Sailor Moon forums for finding these.

If you haven’t watched it yet, here’s the video of the show: