Sailor Moon
Like most people, I first got into Sailor Moon via the dub in the mid-90s (I was 15 when it first hit US shores, and being a huge fan of Power Rangers and similar shows, I ate it up immediately), but only within the past year or so have I really "rediscovered" it and watched through all of it in Japanese and fell in love with it all over again. I also came to a realisation when watching through all of it that it's elicited more emotions out of me than most any other anime I've seen over the years (and that's a lot of anime too), and there were a few episodes that hit me very hard (there's one in the early part of Stars that especially got to me).
It's hard for me to pick a particular favorite Senshi, simply because on some levels, I like and identify with them all, perhaps the Outer Senshi the most. I can't hate any of the characters either, even the ones few people seem to like (like Chibi-Usa). I also find it hard to pick a favorite season too, because they all have something good about them.
But this news that Funimation is interested in redubbing it? I thought that there were licensing issues on the Japanese side of things that wouldn't allow the show to be distributed here for a very long time, and that Stars would never see a US release because of the, er, nature of the Three Lights/Starlights. As it is, I don't know if I'd want to watch it dubbed now anyway (even if it was a new one). I've grown too fond of the original Japanese voices.
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They said the entire series, so I'd say yes. However, there's also the possibility that they won't redub it at all, but hopefully the voices of the countless anime fans will be heard. I don't just want it redubbed for myself, but for the entire anime fandom itself. It's what got most of us into anime (that and DBZ), and would make a lot of otaku very happy and nostalgic. So lets keep our fingers crossed, and hope for the best.
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Go Funimation! If they do get the rights to Sailor Moon I'll buy the dvds as soon as available. I can see Madman (Australian anime distributor) picking this title up as they get lots of requests for it if Funimation do it. I do own bootleg versions of S and SS which I feel bad about owning but they are pretty good quality for bootleg. I own some SM merch got a Usagi plushie and a Michiru doll (Japanese).
Yah i was a huge fan and i am still am! i only saw Sailor Moon and S but it was one of the fist anime's i have seen.
Also, gave me one of my first crushes for a fictional character. Sailor Mercury.
i still worship her...
omg me too, its sort of how I found out I like girls more then boys
Ditto, though my crush was on Sailor Mars
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