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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon is very fragmented in the United States. Several different companies own copyrights to it and because of this fragmentation many different versions and credits exists.

For example, the word "Bishoujo" is spelled as "Bishojo" in the Mark C. MacKinnon Sailor Moon RPG Game and Resource Book. Thus just looking at the word "Bishojo/Bishoujo" (meaning Pretty) comes in various spellings.

*** Now the fun begins: (All pictures on this page comes from my BSSM collection) ***

The initial episodes of Sailor Moon in America were dubbed by DIC Entertainment. DIC's version of Sailor Moon was the first to air on public television in 1995.

DIC somehow involved Disney Studios in the production of Sailor Moon and if you look at the Doom Tree Series VHS tapes, you'll see how the production studio is the Disney Studio.

But if you look at the Doom Tree Series DVD collection, you'll see that the rights are held by ADV (AD Vision). Are you confused yet???

Well, that's how many long-time Sailor Moon fans feel. To simplify things, just remember that although ADV hold copyrights to the DVD version of Season 2, DIC was the original company responsible for the dubbing of Season 1 and half of Season 2. How do I know this? Because.

Anyways, ADV (AD Vision) also hold rights to the original Japanese verison and subtitled it into English. *gasp* ADV finally put in their own effort to producing Sailor Moon! Although it's only a subtitled version, it's something!

Next, Pioneer Entertainment, now called Geneon Entertainment also held rights to it.

Pioneer Entertainment owns the copyrights to the three Sailor Moon movies. They also hold copyrights to Seasons 3 and 4 of Sailor Moon in the United States.

And let's not forget all the wonderful fansubs versions! One of the most popular fansub was by VKLL.

(Which I own the entire seasons 3 ~ 5 in VHS copies.)

Lastly, don't forget the MANGA version of Sailor Moon, all translated by TokyoPop. The Manga version was the original version of Sailor Moon. The manga was such a huge hit, it just had to be made into an anime!

All anime fans should be aware that it is impossible to keep EVERYTHING the same between the manga and anime. ( Just like in movies, Jurassic Park the book and Jurassic Park the Movie has MANY differences). But I like to consider both the manga and anime versions as their own interpretations of Naoko's vision of Sailor Moon.

With all that said, I will be listing WHERE I get my Sailor Moon information here at the Sailor Palace. Either from DIC, VKLL, ADV, Tokyopop, or Pioneer (now Geneon).

For the newer American fans of Sailor Moon, you must understand that Sailor Moon ORIGINALLY started in Japan by Toei Animation. If there is a TRUE verison, it would be the Japanese Version. (And since Japanese and Chinese languages have similarities, I can understand more of Sailor Moon than someone who can't speak either language. Although parts of Sailor Moon is still lost in translation for me.)

The AMERICAN version first aired on FOX in September 1995. (And let's just say that FOX aired the 1st episode of Season Two instead of Season One). So from the very beginning, Sailor Moon fans can see that there's tragedy to come for our beloved anime.

American Sailor Moon first aired around the same time as Pokemon.(My personal guess is that the American market was looking for morning cartoons to show kids and they thought Sailor Moon would be like Pokemon. They were SOOO wrong!)

The original Sailor Moon is NOT meant for kiddie audience!

Due to that misconception by the American corporations, fans since 1995 can attest to how many road blocks & changes Sailor Moon has been through.

With so many versions, some fans believe the American version is better. While others just want to bask in the original Japanese. Some fans (like me) have watched ALL of them and hope that we can all somehow get along.

At Gemelle's Sailor Palace, I try to cover both the Japanese and American anime versions (I try to avoid getting into the Manga version, it's just too much to handle!). And like a good English essay, I always thoroughly conduct my research and quote my sources.

So before you get all upset and say that the information at Gemelle's Sailor Palace are wrong, PLEASE ASK YOURSELF, "WHAT VERSION ARE YOU WATCHING?????"

Of course, there are always chances of spelling and grammar errors at my Sailor Palace. So if you find a spelling or grammar error, I would appreciate an email.

My recommendation is for all Sailor Moon fans to watch the ORIGINAL Japanese anime and READ the manga if you want to truly understand the complexity and depth of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon. And NEVER forget about Sailor Moon! We must always SOS! (Save Our Sailors!)

Last Updated: July 27, 2006