General Anime/Manga/Otaku Thread

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Really makes me regret getting the ADV and Geneon releases all that time ago. ADV's copies were bootleg picture and sound quality while Geneon screwed up the subtitles. Not to mention there's one episode missing out of Sailor Moon R since the manga creator hated it.

What makes this such a big deal is that they're making a new English dub and actually releasing Stars (I bought a bootleg of that which was actually terrific quality). I actually wish they'd try to get Chibi-Usa's English VA back since she sounded almost exactly the same as the Japanese one.

Sailor Stars won't be a big deal nowadays, but it would have been shocking to Americans in the 90s. Lots of lesbian themes, dudes that turned into women, and Sailor Moon is naked in the final fight. Sure she had Barbie Doll details, but imagine trying to censor that for the kiddies.

I just can't wait to hear the English cast shout out the Engrish attack names. "Starlight-Honeymoon-Therapy-Kiss!" and "Gentle Uterus!" stick out the most.

I'm more excited for Sailor Moon Crystal since it's going to stick to the manga. I cannot wait to get the Rei I fell in love with and not her bitchy original anime counterpart.