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Final Blogger Moonie Music Monday

2010-04-26T19:16:00.002+09:00

Since I'm upgrading the blog later this week this will be the final Blogger posted Moonie Music Monday!

Was actually looking for something else when I came across this old music video I had seen way back in the early 2000's!

It's to Ace of Base's Cruel Summer and it still works really well after all these years! Enjoy!

Final Blogger Sailor Moon Roundup

2010-04-25T12:21:00.003+09:00

Well with the Blogger FTP publishing being discontinued in May I'll be upgrading Moonkitty.net's blog to WordPress on Thursday/Friday this week. This makes this the final Sailor Moon Roundup posting from Blogger! Hurrah!

In other site news I've been doing quite a bit of work on a certain major section of the site which should be 100% completed around this time next week so stay tuned! It'll be a HUGE accomplishment for the site and something I've literally been working on for years.

Right now though, here's the Roundup!

There's a hilarious comic over at Moon Sticks worth checking out!

Here's a cool Sailor Moon image!

PrincessSerenity.net has completely changed since I last saw it! Check it out!

There's a new Sailor Moon cosplay site online.

Thank you PROJECT RUNWAY for sponsoring Moonkitty.net this week! "Make it work!"

Someone did a great job combining Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon footage with the Watchmen trailer: View me!

Check out this weird Sailor Moon sighting in the Philippines!

Nice update at U&MUniverse.com

See you tomorrow for the final Blogger Moonie Music Monday!

p.s. Just so you know the site feed will remain the same (I think) after the upgrade so subscribers shouldn't have to worry. During the upgrade though I will post updates on MKNET's Twitter Page so make sure you follow that to stay up to date.

Sailor Moon Musical 2002 Best Songs Medley

2010-04-19T08:02:00.002+09:00

After not caring at all about the Sailor Moon musicals for the longest time, after seeing one live 5 years ago I REALLY got into it and am now a huge fan!
This clip is the second "Best Songs Medley" which includes a lot of the most popular songs in the musicals. I hope you enjoy it!

Go Sailor Moon! Go!

2010-04-17T20:18:00.002+09:00

Having a great week? SUPER!

First things first! BIG congrats in order for Kali, the webmistress of the fantastic Kirari-PGSM.net who just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Ayaka502.net has a great new layout and pics for Ayaka (PGSM Venus) fans!

This week's Moon Sticks is the funniest yet!

Moon Chase did some good research and found that the Sailor Moon manga is back in print in Japan and has outsold Dragonball in at least one store. Exciting news for manga fans. An English rerelease of the Sailor Moon manga is honestly only a matter of time at this point with everything that's been going on but as of now nothing has been confirmed one way of the other. Fingers crossed though.

This is one great cosplayer!

SailorMoonWorld.it has scored more HQ exclusive new Sailor Moon artwork!

Check out this unbelievable Sailor Moon rip off!

And of course there's this rare Sailor Moon sketch!

Here's a fun scrapbook from the makers of the fan Sailor Moon movie. I love all the effort these guys are putting into the film!

And finally a preview of Episode 6 of the Sailor Stars English Fan Dub.

Enjoy your weekend!

German Sailor Moon DVDs Sailor Moon Rights and More!

2010-04-12T08:48:00.006+09:00

Well it's been a very big week. Got some bad news but to counteract that a lot of good news too!

Let's get the bad news out of the way first so we can end on a good note.

Turns out the person that was impersonating Sarah Lafluer (Sailor Ueranus) was also impersonating Linda Ballantyne (Sailor Moon #3). Pretty shocking, maddening and depressing. This person had even started up a personal blog pretending to be Linda and was posting personal photos, etc. I'm glad I wasn't the only one fooled. Her Twitter account has been deleted and legal action has been taken.

I would like to remind everyone that impersonating celebrities is not cool. It hurts the person you're impersonating and also hurts the fans. If you are using a Sailor Moon voice actor, actor, singer, etc's name for your username on any site please change it. Even if you're convinced that you're doing it for the star, it's illegal, is a crime, hurts the person you're impersonating and also confuses fans and websites alike.

Now on to the good news!!!

Toei is officially selling the rights to Sailor Moon! This is a HUGE step in getting Sailor Moon back to English speaking countries! Whether you want a redub, a resub, a remastered rerelease of the existing dub or all of the above (like me!) this is very good news. Here's hoping someone buys it!

Speaking of Sailor Moon being rereleased around the world, SailorMoonWorld.it reports that a German magazine mentioned that German companies are now after the rights to rerelease the series on DVD in Germany. Great news for German fans (which I know there are a few of who read Moonkitty.net!).

btw, congrats to SailorMoonWorld.it for their 10,000th visitor!

The hilarious Sailor Moon Hell is back! Really funny stuff!

A fantastic fan just told me about this new Sailor Moon fan film and it looks absolutely amazing! How has noone ever heard of this project? Just look at this trailer! Can't wait for this!

The revamped Three-Lights.net continues to post some super content!

What I think is the oldest Sailor Moon fansite, Castle in the Sky has a new address. Still has great info after all these years.

After some great Sailor Moon fanart? Check this out!

I love the great content coming out of Sakky's Sailor Moon Blog lately!

I've updated the Sailor Moon Channel Archive with April 2010's layout.

Did you ever want the DiC music in the English dub of Sailor Moon S and SuperS? Me too. Someone has done a great job of mixing in the music from the first two seasons into an episode from Sailor Moon S and I like it! Check it out for something different! Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3.

Another great fan effort with checking out is this amazing Chinese cosplay group's retelling of the end of the Silver Millennium! Part 1 + Part 2!

Moon Sticks is back, turning one year old and has a new comic!!!

And now for your Moonie Music Monday video!!!

Lets embrace the crazy!

This week in Sailor Moon news

2010-04-02T08:10:00.002+09:00

Well it's been quite a week for Sailor Moon news! If you haven't aready, make sure you read this post about the Sarah LaFleur imposter. Serious stuff and it's always good to be informed.

In site news I answered two Moonie Mailbag questions this week, Where can I buy Sailor Moon transformation items? and Are there any Sailor Moon Ripoffs? which has sparked quite a discussion here.

Meanwhile elsewhere:

The Official Site has updated with a new layout, a new intro featuring the Starlights, some more manga and Naoko's opinion on those Sailor Moon lunch boxes from a while back.

Dreaming Moon has some fantastic Sailor Moon card scans up.

Ayaka502.net has a new layout.

Miss Dream has some super rare Sailor Moon content translated into English. Must read!

I love U&MUniverse.com's new layout!

These are some fantastic Sailor Moon fanart pieces!

I came across this cool Luna hat and this Artemis one. VERY tempted to buy them!

Sailor Moon Hell is returning!

Have a great weekend everyone! I'm off to Tokyo Disney Sea on Sunday! Woo Hoo!!!

Sarah LaFleur Imposter

2010-03-31T17:50:00.004+09:00

I have just received an email from people representing Sarah LaFleur informing me that the person owning the account @S_lafleur on Twitter whom many Sailor Moon and Ugly Betty fans had been talking to over the past few weeks is in fact an imposter.

I was very surprised by this as the user seems very legit with her replies to fans and also in the recent interview she did with Moonkitty.net (which I have naturally now taken down). This person is obviously very good at what they do and also very dedicated.

I have no idea if this person is just an overenthusiastic fan or is up to something more sinister but I must emphasise how serious identity theft is and ask that if you to are using another person's name (celebrity or not) for your username online you should change it. Misrepresentation can cause emotional pain but also affect professional relationships (this user had been tweeting other actors not just fans!).

I urge you all to block this account and say that if the real Sarah LaFleur is reading this that I am truly sorry for the stress this may be causing you and that your fans still love you and wish for a fast end to this ordeal.

Now for your peace of mind, I am absolutely 100% sure that all the other voice actor interviews are with the real, authentic, voice actors. With every single one I had gotten in touch with the voice actors via their official websites and conducted the interviews with email addresses that matched those on their sites. The interview with "Sarah LaFleur" was done purely on good faith via the Twitter account. She has no official site to compare email addresses and even then (and I'm seriously hitting myself right now for this big red flag) she used someone else's email address and claimed it to be her sister's (which was obviously hers). I should have been more suspicious but I guess I always like to look on the bright side of things and, like the rest of you who had spoken to her, was fooled.

I hope this episode doesn't affect your trust in myself, Moonkitty.net or the real Sarah LaFleur.

Identity Theft is bad. Sailor Moon Says!

What are the Biggest Sailor Moon Ripoffs?

2010-03-30T10:18:00.002+09:00

Hey guys! Was just answering a Moonie Mailbag question about Sailor Moon ripoffs (see my answer here) and was thinking while I think I listed all the big ones I'm sure I'm missing a few (or even heaps) of others.

So I put this to you: What do you think are the biggest Sailor Moon ripoffs?

Comment on this post. Let's start a discussion! What do you think about Sailor Moon ripoffs? Do you like any?

Lady Gaga Meets Sailor Moon

2010-03-30T08:03:00.002+09:00

Now this is how you do a Sailor Moon music video! Great selection of clips that matches the music and some fantastic editing!

If you love Lady Gaga and you love Sailor Moon, I'm sure you'll get a Sailor Moon Kick out of this video.

Moonie Updates

2010-03-27T10:57:00.002+09:00

Good morning / evening! Quite a few Sailor Moon fans updating this week so let's get to it!

SailorMoonWorld.it has another exclusive Italian image on their gallery!

Sailor Moon Obsession continues to post fantastic articles about Moonie fandom!

There's a new trailer for the Sailor Moon fan film, "The Last Soldier". Looks amazing!!!

Here's a cool video about the location that inspired the Marine Cathedral featured in Sailor Moon S Eps 110 & 111.

The next episode of the English Sailor Stars is getting closer to release!

Three-Lights.net has some fantastic scans worth checking out!

I asked Tokyopop on Twitter if there was any news on the Sailor Moon manga and this is their reply. Oh, well.

Here are some great new Sailor Moon card scans at Dreaming Moon!

The five main actresses from PGSM have all reunited! There have been reunions in the past but it's been a while since all five have met up. Great photo here! I kind of wish they would invite some of the other actors out like Tux and Luna. That would be really cool. Great, now I feel like rewatching Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon again!

I'll finish on a random Moonie find. Have you ever wanted a Sailor Moon golf cart? lol! Kind of reminds me of all the random Ninja Turtle toys that came out in the 90s.

3 Sailor Moon Questions Answered

2010-03-25T08:05:00.002+09:00

Hey there! Hope you're having a good week!

Will be posting the Sailor Moon Roundup tomorrow but for now here's a mention of the three Moonie Mailbag questions I answered earlier this week!

How do I play the Japanese Sailor Moon DVDs?

How many Sailor Moon S openings are there?

& How can I write to Naoko Takeuchi?

Hope you find them useful and don't forget to submit your own questions for future Moonie Mailbag editions!

Sailor Moon Says!

Sailor Moon Roundup

2010-03-19T20:14:00.002+09:00

Hey there! Hope you're having a good week!

This week in Sailor Moon news:

A Fruitful Spring has some great scans up.

Ayaka502 has updated.

Now this is some fansubbing that I can support! Miss Dream has started subbing the ANIMAX tv Sailor Moon interviews! Well done guys!

The official site has updated with a new manga chapter. I wonder what will happen once Stars has been animated? Just in time for the anniversary!

Found some great Sailor Moon colouring in pages here!

Here's a preview of the 5th episode of the best Sailor Stars fandub ever!

Finally some big news. I've landed two very cool interviews which I will be posting soon! One with a Sailor Moon singer and one with a Sailor Scout Voice Actress! Stay tuned Sailor Moon fans!

Sailor Moon Says!

My Only Love: Jennifer Cihi

2010-03-15T08:27:00.004+09:00

Thought I'd go for a bit of a different Sailor Moon music video this week. Am on a huge DiC vibe right now so thought I'd feature a video with the classic song My Only Love sung by Jennifer Cihi from the epic episode A Crystal Clear Destiny.

I like how this whole video actually summarises the episode the song appeared in and again I love the inclusion of the voices at several points. Really nice touch.

What do you think?

This week in Sailor Moon news

2010-03-12T08:14:00.004+09:00

Hey there! Having a good week! Mine's going pretty well! Thank you everyone for all the understanding emails and tweets! I've never seen such an understanding community online before it's absolutely fantastic! I know I've been busy lately and updates have slowed (or maybe that's just in my head as I have so much I want to do) but I just scored a new job which I start in two weeks which has super hours, freeing up my afternoons for site updates once again! Yeah! Also got a few long weekends coming up so will be sure to sit down and do some biggish site updates soon.

Speaking of the site I just realised the other day that Moonkitty.net will be turning 11 years old next month! That's so crazy! Seems just like last week that I had updated to this current layout to celebrate 10 years online! Very humbling though to see that there are Sailor Moon sites that have been online even longer like Serenitatis.com which is turning 13 years old!!! Sailor Moon really is eternal!

This week in Sailor Moon news:

Make sure you check out my interview with the wonderful Sarah (Sailor Uranus) Lafleur!

Sailor Moon Obsession has a great Nightmare Before Christmas x Sailor Moon find worth checking out!

SailorMoonWorls.it continues to score exclusive official images! Great work guys!

I love Moon Sticks' break images as much as the actual comics!

SMFFG has finished their Sailor Stars gallery!

Kali of Kirari-PGSM.net is pregnant! Congratulations!!! Thinking of a Moonie baby name?

That's about it for now! In the next week or so I'll be announcing the winners to the recent Twitter competition! Stay tuned Sailor Moon fans!!!

Interview with Sailor Uranus, Sarah LaFleur

2010-03-10T09:43:00.003+09:00

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Sailor Moon Roundup and a Warning

2010-03-05T10:58:00.003+09:00

Hey there! Hope you had a good week! I've been flat out at work but just two more weeks and I'll be back to the massive updates you're used too. Lots to come such as heaps of Moonie Mailbag answers, more Sailor Moon Desktop Wallpapers, more Sailor Moon DVD Reviews, some updates to the Sailor Stars Episode Guide and more.

In the immediate future (i.e. any day now) you can expect another exclusive interview with a Sailor Moon voice actress! Stay tuned for that!

Also if you haven't yet, make sure you check out my review (with photos and screenshots!) of the second Sailor Moon DVD Box Set as well as the updated Sailor Moon Channel Archive and my revised Affiliate Application Page.

This week in Sailor Moon news:

Sailor Moon bento makes it big in Japan.

The Sailor Moon anime is back in Italy (check out this video) and they've been given the remastered picture! This is looking pretty good for any possible English release getting the new masters as well though it would be hard to use them in the first two seasons as with the edits made and the cool 3D transitions (which I loved!) the audio wouldn't be able to be used with them. S and SuperS though could easily be rereleased with the English dub and new picture quality. Something to think about.

Check out these hilarious Sailor Moon Musical demotivationals! Really funny parody posters.

Sailor Moon has been featured on a magazine cover in Italy.

Speaking of Italy I love this new Sailor Moon image!

Sailor Mercury is featured in this week's Moon Sticks comic!

Serapii-Kisu.net has turned 5 years old! Congrats!

And finally check out this Sailor Moon reference in another anime!

Now for the warning. Dun dun duuunnnn!!!!

I will be switching the blog posts on Moonkitty.net from Blogger to Wordpress this week so if you're looking at the posts you may see some layout glitches or possibly some broken links. ALL of the posts will be converted so nothing will be lost though it's possible the URL (web address) of some of the posts will change.

Just a heads up.

Once the conversion is complete, making comments should be a lot easier and faster. Any non-blog-post page on Moonkitty.net shouldn't be affected at all. Fingers crossed the transition happens smoothly!!!

Sailor Moon Box Set 2 Review and Updates!

2010-03-02T11:01:00.002+09:00

Realised my review for the second Japanese DVD Box Set didn't upload properly so just fixed it and uploaded it here.

I know I few of you have been asking for it so hope you find it useful and enjoy the screencaps and photos (I really need to get a digital camera).

In other site news I'm happy to announce my affiliation with ReiHino.net!

Speaking of affiliation I've completely rewritten the Affiliate Application Info Page to be more specific. Plus I added a cute image of a Luna plush! ;)

The Sailor Moon Channel Archive has also been updated and I just found this site about Sailor Moon Bento! Fun stuff!!!

I have been flat out with work and am in the middle of a 14 day work marathon so have postponed announcing the winner of the PGSM CD + Book competition until around the 18th. I want to do something special for the announcement and just don't have the time right now to do that. Hope you understand!

Have a great week and see you in the Roundup!

Sailor Moon Says!

Official and Fan Sailor Moon Updates

2010-03-01T08:18:00.004+09:00

Hey there. Hope you're having a great week!

The Sailor Moon Roundup and Moonie Music Monday combine once again until my work schedule eases up a bit (late March).

I suppose the big news this week was the rumours of Sailor Moon returning to Latin America but as of this writing nothing has been confirmed though official parties are interested in bringing it back.

Thee-Lights.net has some fantastic scans worth checking out! Tuxedo Mirage baby!

A Fruitful Spring has some more PGSM reunion info! Great to see the cast are still friends!

Ayaka502 continues to translate Ayaka's blog for all the English speaking fans. Great work!

Ever wondered about Princess Serenity's father?

BSSMLA (a fantastic site by a great owner) is in the middle of a revision. Can't wait to see what happens!

The Official Site has updated with a new layout for March featuring a cool image of Moon and Mini Moon with braided hair! Actually not sure if I'd seen this image before. Very cool. They've also updated the image page and the character info page.

MS.org is celebrating their 5th anniversary!

If you haven't seen it yet, that music video featuring Kirsten Dunst dressed in a Sailor Moon inspired clothes is online. Pretty funky. (on a side note a friend of mine happened to be showing his father around that area of Tokyo on that day and he's in the background of the press photos and can kind of be spotted in the video.)

The Sailor Moon Abridged Movie is online and is pretty funny. Scary how well Sailor Mars' final line suits the scene. lol.

And finally the second Sailor Moon S DVD Box is up for pre order. And speaking of the boxes I just realised my review of the second box didn't upload properly! Will fix it tomorrow morning when I have more time!

I'll leave you now with this week's Moonie Music Monday spotlight!

More Sailor Moon on Animax

2010-02-25T21:26:00.004+09:00

The massive international TV channel, Animax sure has been a huge supporter of the Sailor Moon anime recently.

They were the first channel in Japan let alone the world to begin screening the anime after the rights were released (well, relaxed and made open to negotiation anyway) and have done a pretty good job of promoting Sailor Moon in it's Japanese channel's commercials.

Recently Animax has been featuring the Japanese voice actress for Sailor Moon, Kotono Mitsuishi as well as two of the directors of the anime in a show called Creators.

You can see clips of this show on YouTube. Nothing really big to report but they do go into the usual conversation about what it was like in the beginning making the show and how it grew in popularity.

It isn't subbed in English but you can fairly easily get the gist of what they're saying.

For those that don't know what Animax is, it's basically a cable channel that focuses on airing almost entirely anime though also airs random shows like Wipeout. In the past few years it's grown more and more and expanded throughout Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and more! This channel is huge and screens retro animes like Slayers for example but also the latest newest anime like Bleach, Inuyasha and Idaten Jump.

Currently only the Japanese Animax channel shows Sailor Moon but since it has got the license it seems to be a very good idea to keep our eyes on local Animax channels for any future Sailor Moon airing opportunities.

Will keep you posted if I hear anything else!

p.s. Stay tuned this weekend for a combo Roundup and Moonie Music Monday as well as some extra info on some sections and... the winner to the Twitter competition!

Sailor Moon Says!

A Visit to Sailor Mars' Hikawa Jinja

2010-02-22T07:22:00.003+09:00

Real life has really gotten in the way of my site plans recently and for that I really apologise.

I've been working full time six days a week and any free time I've had has been spent applying and interviewing for new jobs which hopefully will start next month.

For the next two weeks it's really going to hit the fan as one of the companies I work for will be making everyone work on the next two Sundays which means.... 14 days straight of work! Yay! I'll still be updating with any interesting and amazing Sailor Moon news and of course will try my hardest to post the Roundups and Moonie Music Mondays but will most likely combine the two features until late March when my time will free up more.

Now funnily enough, one of the job interviews I went to on Friday just happened to be literally across the road from the Hikawa Jinja that was the inspiration for Sailor Mars' shrine in the manga (different temples were used for the anime and live action versions)! I'd been here once before with Jay from Genvid but that was three or so years ago and I hadn't been since.

Out of curiosity I decided to check out the wish tags and see if there were any Sailor Moon fans who had visited the shrine recently. I didn't really expect to see anything Sailor Moon related but right on the top row were two tags with some amazing Sailor Moon artwork and messages in Japanese that basically read (I will punish you!). Here's the photo I took on my phone of them!

Pretty cool that Sailor Moon fans still visit the shrine on a regular basis!

Now here's your Sailor Moon music video spotlight! In kind of a musical mood right now so thought I would feature one of my favourite songs from the musicals featuring Yu Shirota and Marina, New Moonlight Romance.

I really hope the musicals come back for the 20th anniversary!

Now for the roundup! (busy! busy!)

There's a cool new Italian Sailor Moon poster here.

& a fanmade Sailor Moon DVD menu here.

Love Chinese New Year and Sailor Moon? This is for you!

Some great PGSM reunion photos here!

LOVE the new layout at Ayaka502.net!

A HILARIOUS Sailor Stars Moon Sticks!

New hi res gallery at SMFFG!

And finally all the new Sailor Moon CDs seem to be keeping all the same covers of the originals meaning they're just regular rereleases but still a Sailor Moon product release nevertheless. I will be picking up a few as they are pretty cheap and the only Sailor Moon CDs I have are musical, PGSM or NA Dub.

In site news I have updated the Sailor Moon Channel Layout Archive with February's layout. I'll also be getting around to regular site emails and tweets sometime this week I hope (if I have time). Keep sending in Moonie Mailbag questions! I WILL answer them whenever I get the chance. If you haven't been answered yet, don't worry! You WILL be!

That's about it for now! Comment below, follow on Twitter and have a great week!

Sailor Moon Roundup and Moonie Music Monday

2010-02-14T14:40:00.004+09:00

To save me posting twice within 12 hours of each post I've decided to combine the Sailor Moon Roundup and Moonie Music Monday this week into one post.

Let's start with the music video spotlight! After last week's crazy video I'm getting back into the Glee vibe of things with a rather fun music video to No Air. Unlike the previous No Air video this one is actually sung by the Glee Cast and is simply amazing.

I love the use of dialogue from the anime and it's also interesting how (while it's not) the song sounds like it could be sung by Terri Hawkes (Sailor Moon's voice actress in these clips). The voices are a pretty good match!

Anyway give it a watch and let me know what you think!

In site news I've been thrown for a bit of a loop with Blogger's decision to discontinue FTP publishing. 90% sure I'm going to say goodbye to them and convert to Wordpress. It's just really annoying and frankly it's p*&%ing me off.

On a happier note I've created a new Sailor Moon image gallery with all the new images that have been released lately.

Meanwhile elsewhere:

There's a special Valentine's Day strip from Moon Sticks!

There's a special VDay wallpaper at U&MUniverse.com

It's started writing articles at Bukisa. If you're interested in reading them (Yoga, Japan and cooking related) you can see my profile here.

One of the most promising Sailor Moon fan films has a new website! More info here. It looks REALLY GOOD!

Last week I forgot to mention that there's an English version of the Italian Sailor Moon official site.

Sailor Moon Obsession continues to post about some fantastic cosplayers!

That's about it for this week!

p.s. Don't forget there's only a few more days left to enter the competition and win yourself a Sailor Moon CD & Book set!

Happy Valentine's and Chinese New Year everyone!

恭喜發財,利是逗來

New Sailor Moon Images

2010-02-11T19:01:00.002+09:00

Recently a lot of new official Sailor Moon images have been release in the Italian press to promote the series.

To celebrate this and to help collect all these images in one place, I've created a New Sailor Moon Images Section!

There is a few missing so I'll add those shortly.

Hope you like them and find them useful. There are some GREAT images here! My personal fave is the one above.

Sailor Moon Carameldansen

2010-02-08T08:01:00.003+09:00

There's this crazy on YouTube called "Carameldansen" which features random characters doing the same dance against music.

They're all very cute and normally offer a humourous way to see characters that wouldn't normally be dancing.

A few weeks ago a follower on twitter sent me this link and I faved the video as soon as I saw it!

Not only is Moon and Mini Moon well drawn but the artist has thrown in transformations into the mix to include all their anime forms AND several civilian costumes!

Hope you like it as much as I do!

p.s. You've probably noticed I've been doing some layout updates here and there this weekend to make the site a little more streamlined. Included with this update was a a completely new footer for the site. Can you find the special Moonie Easter Egg? It offers a little bit of an extra Moonie Music joy for those who find it!

Sailor Moon Sightings and a Roundup!

2010-02-07T10:59:00.006+09:00

Hey guys! Having a good week?

As you can probably tell I've been doing some more fiddling with the site's layout. I asked all you awesome people who follow MKNET on Twitter what they liked and didn't like concerning the side nav and pretty much everyone agreed getting rid of the Interviews banner was the way to go. Opinions on the DVD info was split 50/50 so I shrank the amount of space it took up but kept the links there as I've been getting a lot of emails and tweets telling me how useful people find them.

I also added some social bookmarking icons to the top part of the site and am curious which ones people actually use. I'm definitely keeping StumbleUpon but am unsure how popular the others are. Please comment below and let me know what you personally do or don't use. Less is more I always say! ;)

While cleaning up the site I also shrank the Donators section and created a whole new page for all that jazz. Thanks again to everyone that's donated so far! Every little bit helps and is muchly appreciated!

Now onto the news!

Just yesterday I was walking through Kinokuniya in Shinjuku and saw the pamphlet for the new Sailor Moon DVDs on the wall as well as the larger shiny metalic poster behind the counter.

Was really surprised as this is the first time I'd seen any Sailor Moon advertising for the new Sailor Moon DVDs at all.

Someone on the staff must be a Moonie because as I kept walking through the manga section I saw all the Sailor Moon manga out in prime position right near the entrance!

The little sign simply talks about how this is the manga the anime was based on, it being the whole series and also mentions the side stories.

Very nice to see!

Elsewhere on the Moonie web:

Three-Lights.net has just updated with what has to be one of my favourite Sailor Moon layouts of all time!!! SUCH AN AMAZING LAYOUT GUYS!!! Check it out!

Dreaming Moon has some cool scans worth checking out.

A Fruitful Spring has some photos from yet another PGSM reunion!!!

The Deep Submerge Directory has a new layout for the new year! Me like!

Star Dusting has new media worth checking out!

There's a brand new Sailor Moon site online that's focusing on the show's relaunch in Italy, SailorMoonWorld.it! They've got a really fresh layout and some great information on the show in Italy as well as peaks at the brand new Sailor Moon artwork that's been created for the show there. I love this site so much I've just affiliated with it! Check it out guys!

The Sailor Moon Funny Faces Gallery is heading in a new direction.

The latest Moonsticks comic is hilarious!

Sailor Moon's Queen Beryl Interviewed

2010-02-02T11:44:00.003+09:00

Recently I had the pleasure to sit down and interview the wonderfully skilled voice actress of the Sailor Moon anime's first villain Queen Beryl, Naz Edwards!

She's an absolute legend and offers some great insight into the early years of the English dub.

Read the interview here and make sure to tell your friends! ;)

p.s. This post is gratefully sponsored by Blast Off, the new book by Allison Maslan. Thanks!