The last couple years have been nothing short of awesome for Sailor Moon fans thanks to Viz Media. Between localizing the original anime without the censors of DiC and Cloverway before them while also releasing a dub for the reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal, it seems fans of the classic magical girl series have a lot to look forward to over the next few years.
Viz also announced their intentions of dubbing the multiple movies spun off from the original anime and the first of these, Sailor Moon R: The Movie, will be released in January. However, in a surprise to many fans, Viz and Toei Animation are actually working in conjunction Eleven Arts to bring this film onto the big screen for a limited showing in January.
Charline Ingram, Senior Marketing Manager, Animation stated:
“Sailor Moon holds a special place in the hearts of multiple generations of anime fans and these exciting premieres present the film in a vivid way befitting its celebrated status among viewers. Fans will love the new, uncut English dub and we’ve worked closely with our partners at Toei Animation and Eleven Arts to bring Sailor Moon R: The Movie to many major cities and metropolitan area across the U.S. We look forward to audiences enjoying all the action and drama as the Sailor Guardians face their new foe on the big screen!”
While the release of the film is set for January, an exact day has yet to be announced. Alongside the film is a short titled Make Up! Sailor Guardians. The film will star the same cast as Viz Media’s dub of the anime, including Stephanie Sheh, Robbie Daymond, Kate Higgins, Cristina Valenzuela, Amanda Miller and Cherami Leigh among others. It will also star voice actor Benjamin Diskin as one of the film exclusive villains, Fiore.
Check out the teaser trailer below:
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