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| ![]() Why were the missing episodes excluded from the English dub of the first two seasons of Sailor Moon?
During the process of adapting the first season of the Sailor Moon anime for an English speaking audience, five episodes of the original Japanese version were left out and never given an English audio release (though they can be found in their original Japanese audio with English subtitles on ADV's Sailor Moon Box Set
In addition to these five episodes, the final two episodes of the season were merged
No official reason has been given for these exclusions and edits though many fans have speculated that they were done due to violence or themes deemed inappropriate for young western viewers.
The animation and story quality of the first
The most likely reason though is probably due to simple contracts. When the initial batch of Sailor Moon episodes was bought and dubbed, the number of episodes was 65. These episodes ran through the first Japanese season and two thirds of the way through the second season (Sailor Moon R). Whatever the reason for these famous "Missing Episodes", I hope you enjoy these complete illustrated episode guides detailing exactly what fans missed out on in their initial viewing of Sailor Moon and while I'm sure everyone has seen Day of Destiny, I can't recommend enough the original Japanese two parter that ended this classic first season for a very different end to what we know.
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