"Due to the potential offensive nature of a comment Fred Ladd made during the interview, we caution readers before they click the link below to read this. We at Moon Chase! would like to state that we in no way believe that any nation has a specific way of thinking about the cartoons that they make, especially when it comes to the nature of violence in a cartoon. Our staff is multi-culturally diverse and we are the last people on the planet to demean another culture or race over anything - especially over the cartoons that they make. We are only stating what was said in the interview. "

That's how the staff at Moonchase introduced their rather interesting article on an interview with Fred Ladd who was involved in the English adaption of Sailor Moon. I'm not making a personal attack against that website because normally it's a very good source of information but this "warning" of their's is no only misleading but an insult to Fred Ladd who says nothing racist of the sort. He even mentions in the interview that he doesn't want to sound racist!

When I read the warning I assumed the interview would be full of racial slurs or sexually explicit language. What do we get? One line of dialogue on how Fred Ladd, in 1995 had never seen a cartoon series for children with as much violence as Sailor Moon. An opinion that is completely his own, also referring to his personal career in the industry but yet is a completely normal impression of the genre at that moment in time.

By their very nature Japanese cartoons are more violent that American ones simply due to the different culture, different parenting styles and a lack of a tv rating system. Yes there is violence in American cartoons but in all seriousness have a look at the first two seasons of Sailor Moon. Look at the episode where Nephlite dies. Can you find an example of a similarly graphic scene in an American cartoon made before 1995? Not likely.

What Fred Ladd said is not offensive in the least and as much as I appreciate fans defending the series I would like to remind everyone not to go too far with their assumptions.

In regular news, the official Sailor Moon site has updated with a new Christmas layout featuring similar artwork shown last year. Some more flash games and manga chapters have been added.

The Deep Submerge Directory has updated with some new sites.

A fake Rika Chisaki site has gone online. It's soooo fake guys!

Still no news on the Sailor Moon Wii game which is due for release at the end of this month. Hmmmm...

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Posted By: Brad  # Monday, December 03, 2007  (0) Post a Comment! / Who linked here?

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Well it's been such a slow week that there's pretty much nothing to report here! What are ya gonna do, eh? ;)

I was kind of hoping there would be some Sailor Moon news, specifically involving the Nintendo Wii game that's set to come out the 31st of next month. Perhaps it is just a weird online listing afterall. :\

Fans of CLAMP's Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle should check out my Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle site as I've just uploaded the first episode guide for the Tokyo Revelations OAV which came out here in Japan last week. Very very cool.

While I'm plugging I might as well mention my blog about my life in Japan which I'm in the middle of revamping. If you want to find out more about me personally, that's the place to go! There's even a photo of me on there. ;)

That's about it from me right now. Happy Thanksgiving for those celebrating it (I'm Australian so I don't) and I'll try find some news next week.

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The Deep Submerge Directory has updated with a new Site of the Month! Check it out to see which site it is! It's a classic site from years back that making a come back! BSSMLA has started updating again thanks to a new computer. Check out the report from Matsuricon! Genvid has once more translated the Official Sailor Moon Site's monthly update and letters column. Pretty interesting and well worth a look. I find it amazing how Japanese kids are still discovering the series years after it's finished. Still no updates on the Upcoming Sailor Moon Nintendo Wii Game due for release on December 31st this year. As soon as there's more news on it I'll post it asap! Rumours of the American live action Sailor Moon movie have quietened down completely lately. No more news on Lindsay Lohan or Joss Whedon. However there's been official word that the American live action Dragonball Z movie will begin production this year! I'm not really a fan of the series but if this movie does well, then the odds of a Sailor Moon one being made will increase! Since Transformers made so much money, a Robotech (Macross) movie is in the works as is a Voltron movie. It's a good time to be a retro anime fan! Like this site? Subscribe to Moonkitty.NET's site feed or email newsletter to get our updates as soon as they're online. Sailor Moon Says!

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Got a wonderful news story sent to me from Moonkitty.NET reader, MegaSonic55 via email. Turns out Sailor Moon has made it's place in Toonami history over at Toonami Inner Circle in a special The 10 Greatest Moments of Toonami feature.
The premier of the third anime season, Sailor Moon S came in at number seven:

The initial run of Sailor Moon in the United States left us hanging for more. It wasn't until 1998 when viewers saw the final half of the Sailor Moon R, which was, until then, a Canadian exclusive for years. The series ended with the pretty soldiers looking back at how much their lives have changed when they learned they were protectors of the Moon Kingdom and Serena learning of her lineage as the Moon Princess. The last moments showed a pair of warriors in silhouette as well as a nightmare Rei keeps on having that predicted what's to come. Naturally, this was a teaser for the Sailor Moon S season. However, production had stopped on Sailor Moon years before the dubbed episode premiered in the US, so Sailor Moon S was lost in the annals of space. Well, nobody licensed them here in the states.

Cloverway, Toei Animation's former US-based subsidary before they officially opened an American office in Los Angeles, produced the new season in Canada and premiered it in the summer of 2000.

The end result was one of the best produced season of Sailor Moon ever. Sailor Moon S proved what that the longtime fans of Sailor Moon had been trying to tell everyone. Sailor Moon is actually a great show! This season had it all. Action, comedy, drama, romance, and a plot that guys and gals could enjoy. Like Gundam Wing, which premiered on Toonami the same year, it was one of those shows that brought in both of the sexes. Sailor Moon S stood out as one of the crowning moments in Toonami history.

Pretty cool, no?

In other news, Jared from Genvid has posted about his experience at the Tokyo Anime Fair and has found out that people with a Japanese credit card can download certain anime series including Sailor Moon from iTunes! Apparently the first episodes are free.

And finally some sad news. You know that Nintendo Wii game that was reported last week? Well.... YesAsia has removed the link to it from their website. Maybe it's not happening afterall... or they could have been told to remove it until it's officially announced. We just don't know at this stage.

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Word's been spreading like wild fire this weekend since a member of Genvid found a listing for a Sailor Moon game on the Nintendo Wii due for release in December of this year at YesAsia. Several people have emailed YesAsia concerning this listing and everyone has been told that this is a legitimate release information given to them from the supplier.

Genvid has some great information on their main page about the companies involved. It's interesting that Namco/Bandai and Toei are now investing in each other's companies which lends credence to the game.

Personally, I'm curious as to which version of Sailor Moon the game will be based. Odds are it'll be anime based but it'd be interesting of they based it on the manga or live action show. I'm also hyped about the possibility of using the Wii-mote to perform certain attacks.

The game though may not be a fighting game. It could just as easily be a Mario Party kind of game.

In other news, another Japanese artist is releasing Moonlight Romance remixed. This time in 8bit style. Check out a sample of the song HERE.


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