which, judging by your blogspot's domain ending, is somewhere in Canada, correct?)

Two things: 
1) Blogspot domain can be deceptive
2) Sailor Moon happened a LONG time ago, and people move around the world.

I don't think I'd actually want a SKU reboot/remake. I think one of the compelling things about it, and the reason a lot of us are here still discussing is is because it's so opened ended and interpretive.

Plus, if they did tie everything up, whatever would we have to talk about?!

gorgeousshutin wrote:

I loved SM too from long ago: don't think I'm not excited at this new anime news (Sailor Starlights, yay!).  But from what I understand, it's story finished definitely at the end of the series with little mysteries left - SKU, however, left us with more mysteries to ponder upon post ending, thus is more in need of a sequel (or at least reboot).

OnlyInthislight wrote:

There was very little left unsaid  in SKU, by comparison, that would warrant it a reboot.

According to the SKU Privacy files (thread here: http://forums.ohtori.nu/viewtopic.php?id=2944), a LOT was left out of the show due to various reasons (censorship, timing):
1) Touga's rape, which gave him the alienated self that made him "stronger than TV Saionji"

Although I know this wasn't why they left it out, I think that actually leaving out Touga's abuse by his step-father was an interesting idea. It meant that we saw the effect of the abuse on his personality and his relationships without understanding the cause-- we're essentially put into the position of Saionji and Nanami, who witnessed this change in Touga without ever figuring out why.

We're derailing   Whether there ought to be a SKU remake or sequel is an interesting question, but it does not belong in this thread.  I hope someone will create a new thread for it over in the SKU subforum!

No no, I don't know where Miss Dream is getting her information and she never cites her sources.  She isn't reliable 100% of the time.

This is a full translation of the famitsu fan coverage:
http://sailormoonlife.tumblr.com/post/2 … ranslation

http://sailormoonlife.tumblr.com/post/2 … ation-also

http://sailormoonlife.tumblr.com/post/2 … ion-update

--
As for the people thinking Sailor Moon depends on Tuxedo Mask, I don't think they actually watched the show.  The entire point of the show and reason it became a global phenomenon is because it is very much about "90s girl power" type stuff through the bildungs of the main character.  Tuxedo Mask is regularly mocked as being useless as the show develops.

It is also completely foolish and bordering on narcissism to imagine that Sailor Moon was designed, in its inception, to appeal to male fans.  It is a bizarre and lazy knee jerk reaction to assume that sexy is automatically anti-feminist or anti-woman.  This presumes that young girls watching the show automatically interpret the show in the same way as these pervs or that the perv reading is somehow the bottom line "true" reading.

In fact, Sailor Moon is an almost completely homosocial universe, with romance being secondary to the main theme of friendship, female bonding, and love in a universal sense. 

The show was successful because it was a very clever product, combined with brilliant merchandising and cute characters in sexy variations of the basic school uniform.  However, it managed to be globally successful and a presence in Japan for 20 years now for reasons far deeper than "omg short skirts hurrr."  This entire thread is insulting.

Anyhow, I think every reboot can be interesting.  The manga, anime, and tv show for Sailor Moon were all variations on the same basic ideas just as SKU's manga, anime, and film are all slightly different.

eri401 wrote:

No no, I don't know where Miss Dream is getting her information and she never cites her sources.  She isn't reliable 100% of the time.

Fair enough. I'll let everyone else handle any incoming news from now on.

I didn't know about them doing another re-release of the manga, though. This should be interesting.

Last edited by Raven Nightshade (07-07-2012 02:04:55 PM)

I've been buying the re-releases of the manga and it's definitely better than Mixx's version. I only read some of their old translations, but they weren't very good. The new translations are pretty good and I would recommend them. There's a big debate over whether the translations are too literal or not, but I know Miss Dream has translated the entire magna series, so you can compare their translations to Kodansha's translations.

It looks like it's unclear if this anime is a squeal to the original anime or a reboot that more closely follows the events of the manga. (That would be somewhat similar to Dragon Ball Z Kai, except with that series they took a lot of the old animation, remastered it, and then cut out a bunch of filler.)

I am hoping for an anime that more closely follows the manga because the manga differs from the anime in a lot of ways. Some people were discussing Tuexedo Mask saving Sailor Moon all the time. While that does happen in the manga, it doesn't happen as often as it does in the anime. Instead, there is a focus on Usagi and Momoru being a team. I also feel that Momoru was a better developed character and less of a one-dimensional love interest in the manga.

Another thing I like was that Usagi and Momoru learn about each other's identities as Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask a while before all the Serenity and Endymion stuff is revealed. They also start to like each other in a way that isn't just hero-worship and so it feels less like they're a couple Because Destiny Says So.

tl;dr: I hope this new anime adaption more closely follows the manga.

Varla wrote:

I really hoping with all my might that this isn't going to be the Sailor Moon equivalent to Dragon Ball GT.

*fingers crossed*

Oh god, that would be horrible. I hope that that doesn't happen. The only good thing about GT was Trunks in drag.

Riri-kins wrote:

Wait, I'm confused. Is this a remake or a whole new series?

I don't think anyone really knows. I think that it being a remake makes the most sense to me, especially because their were a lot of differences between the manga and anime. Also, the original Sailor Moon anime had quite a bit of filler. But, it could very well be a sequel series about Neo-Queen Serenity.

With a property like Sailor Moon, this was totally inevitable - but it's cool that it's happening now. My only regret is that I will no longer be in Japan for it!

I would be shocked if it was a sequel to the old anime rather than a remake of some sort. The series may be super famous, but no way are they going to start Sailor Moon out in her Eternal fuku with nine to thirteen supporting warriors when they could start from a far more marketable and introductory place, and build a new fan base instead of relying on their old one.

Scoluron wrote:

Better-than-totally-boring action scenes and updated animation?

Yeah, the animation should be a huge jump. The Pretty Cure serieses probably have budgets more or less equivalent to Sailor Moon's, but these days, with computer animation and all, that budget goes a whole lot further in allowing characters to kick monsters in the face.

My money's also on Funimation.

Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  How exciting!  I've been buying up the re-releases of the manga.  I always preferred the manga.

Last year I re-watched some of my old VKLL fansubs from pre-dub SM days and it was so nostalgic I CRIED.

ALL MY FEELS.

I saw on tumblr about the artbook and the letter from Naoko, so I'm overjoyed. We've been watching the live action series and lol'ing at every turn. Asdlfhfj I just can not contain my happiness at the return of Sailor Moon.