C&C - Sailor Moon (UNCUT) Talkback Thread [5/31-TBA]

[TnAdct1]

Well, this was a slightly darker tone than usual for early Sailor Moon. It's a shame DiC skipped it; I think kids would've LOVED this episode in the 90s.

I have a feeling that the reason that this was on the "cut to speed up

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Sailor Mercury's debut"

list was this was one of those early episodes that didn't have anyone in Usagi's class as a target of Jadeite's latest plan.

 

[J'onn J'onzz]

Maybe they didn’t think American kids in the 90s would be into an episode about jazz… or they just wanted to rush through some of these early episodes to get to the other Sailor Scouts.

 

[Bluebaron]

Good to see sailor moon doing well on toonami rewind.

 

[Daikun]

Episode 7

OPENING: Moonlight Densetsu by Dali
ENDING: Heart Moving by Misae Takamatsu

Usagi Learns Her Lesson: Becoming a Star is Hard Work
Friday 7/12 at 5.0 PM

Synopsis: Usagi and Naru both dream of becoming stars like Mikan Shiritori, a graduate from their school. When the girls hear that Mikan is holding a talent contest, they see their chance to achieve stardom.

This is the last of Usagi's solo adventures. She finally starts meeting the other Sailor Guardians starting next week!​

 

[Bluebaron]

So many bizarre DiC changes in this episode. It's crazy how the ronin warriors dub turned out compared to dic sailor moon. This is the episode where DiC digitally painted out the Japanese text off that mikan poster and then they more or less gave up on doing that with future text in other episodes. I guess it was just to hard for them to do. I also forget dic gave all their monsters much more menacing voices than Viz

 

[animePWNS]

Barenaked Ladies mentioned Sailor Moon in One Week, did that underwear joke in Pinch Me, and now we see that underwear joke here. I can't remember how the Japanese version went, but this kinda brings it full circle.

A censorship inconsistency from the past: In the DiC dub, Umino (called Melvin back then) getting hit by the streamer was cut in the show itself, but it was left in during the Serena Says segment.

And next week:

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Mercury rises.

 

[J'onn J'onzz]

Viz snuck in a reference to the 2000s meme that the internet is a series of tubes. This quote was taken from an Alaska Senator.
I have to imagine Dic cut the shower scene.

 

[Grenzer]

I have to imagine Dic cut the shower scene.

From what I remember the DIC dub kept a good portion of it. Maybe there were a few cuts around the shots where Mikan/Saffron looked exposed but overall it was there.

This was the first episode I was able to catch on Rewind. Very odd to see it again after all these decades with the original music and Japanese references kept intact. It comes off a lot more straightforward and to the point. The old dub often kept the general plot but often added a lot of extra dialogue to the script; for example Usagi/Serena wailed for several more seconds in the bathroom and Luna had to say more to convince her to fight.

It's nice that a new generation of fans can watch this show as it was intended on TV, but I will say it is sad to see how faded the animation looks when compared to how it looked during its original broadcast in the 1990's. I hope Toei will do a restoration of the footage at some point before it gets worse.

 

[Bluebaron]

After the redub existed, it's weird for me to go back to the old dic dub. It's like a "kid friendly" adult swim edit of rearranged footage ala sea lab 2021. I went to watch the DiC dub version of this and wow the nostalgia feels and wow the cartoony overacting and sinister dramatic music these old kid show dubs added. hahaha.

 

[zoombie]

So first of all, who wants to be Cinderella? Locked up in a basement (where do you think she got the name Cinder?), being a servant in your own home, while being emotional abused by your family and in some versions included your own father, yeah that is a dream come true.

Anyway I do find this episode in that there is a big talent show event and

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we don't see a certain Sailor Guardian, when she does appear I want to know where she was when this was going on?

I do feel this episode could have a been a whole different as done in different points in the series.

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Usagi at first tries to team up with Naru, and than gets in a fight with her and they declare each other rivals, I could see that happening with Mina or this anime version of Rei.

 

[Bluebaron]

I wish sailor moon airing on tv would cause a US shojo licensing boom.

 

[aegisrawks]

I wish sailor moon airing on tv would cause a US shojo licensing boom.

I would love it if Nick of all Decided to bite the good ol' bullet and aired Pretty Cure edited YTV style.

 

[Rick Jones]

Viz snuck in a reference to the 2000s meme that the internet is a series of tubes. This quote was taken from an Alaska Senator.
I have to imagine Dic cut the shower scene.

Both times I've watched this dub of the episode, this stuck out to me.

 

[Bluebaron]

Both times I've watched this dub of the episode, this stuck out to me.

This won't be the last time Viz added little quips like this...

 

[Daikun]

Episodes 8 & 9

OPENING: Moonlight Densetsu by Dali
ENDING: Heart Moving by Misae Takamatsu

The Girl Genius is a Monster: The Brainwashing Cram School of Horror
Friday 7/19 at 5.0 PM

Synopsis: Usagi befriends Ami Mizuno, the school's smartest girl, who has an IQ of over 300. But Luna, who senses an unknown energy coming from Ami, suspects her of being a youma.
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Usagi’s Disaster: Beware of the Clock of Confusion
Friday 7/19 at 5.5 PM

Synopsis: Usagi and Ami go to the city to enjoy some shopping, where they find a clock store selling a clock that resembles Luna. Later that day, Usagi is happy to learn that her mother bought the exact same clock as a gift. But that night, the clocks from the store emit a strange light, making Usagi and the rest of Tokyo very impatient.​

 

[Rick Jones]

We're finally getting the band together...

Two episodes today? Sweet

 

[Bluebaron]

I still can't believe DiC mirror flipped those bus driving scenes haha.

 

[Daikun]

Okay, Usagi's transformation lasts about 40 seconds, but Ami's is like 5?
Where's the consistency?

 

[aegisrawks]

Okay, Usagi's transformation lasts about 40 seconds, but Ami's is like 5?
Where's the consistency?

If they all lasted that the episode would consist of nearly four minutes of stock footage.

 

[animePWNS]

Synopsis: Usagi befriends Ami Mizuno, the school's smartest girl, who has an IQ of over 300. But Luna, who senses an unknown energy coming from Ami, suspects her of being a youma.​

Over 300? She's smarter than Dr. Eggman!

Rukia's talking to Ichigo...

Umino references a meme from that other famous anime from back then.