New anime announced at 20th Anniversary event

[NJ_]

Kodansha USA Press Release

Happy 20th Anniversary Sailor Moon! A Live Event from Tokyo and Paris: A Special Report

July 10, 2012 - Last Friday, a special event was held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon. As the U.S. publisher of Sailor Moon, Kodansha Comics is pleased to provide a complete report of the event and the special announcements made there.

On July 6, 2012, at 7:30pm in Nicofarre in Roppongi, a district in Tokyo, the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Special Event welcomed back the voices of Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon, Kotono Mitsuishi, and Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask's Toru Furuya in conversation with Fumio Osano, the editor for Naoko Takeuchi's magical girl classic hit.

After 20 years, their reunion revealed a few secrets behind the anime, such as a never-before-mentioned trip to a hot springs resort, and why the anime and manga began so close together. Mitsuishi also confessed that she worked very hard as Sailor Moon because she was her first main character role.

Simultaneously in at Japan Expo in Paris, Momoiro Clover Z took the J.E. Live stage. They appeared in Sailor Moon costumes and performed the anime's opening song 'Moonlight Legend' to original choreography. It was live-streamed worldwide.

After the performance, Shiori Tamai, a member of Momoiro Clover Z, announced the production of a new Sailor Moon anime series. A storm of applause rose from the audience. Kanako Momota, the leader of Momoiro Clover Z, also announced that they would sing the new theme song. Momota commented that they would do their best in order to deliver their voices to everyone around the world. As they wrapped up, Momota asked if she could strike Sailor Moon's famous pose with Mitsuishi quoting Sailor Moon's battle cry, and ended the sensational evening with Sailor Moon's famous line, "In the name of the moon, I shall punish you!"

In Nicofarre, praise and cheers for the renowned voice actors and Momoiro Clover Z, as well as astonishment at the new announcement, lit the live monitor before Takeuchi-sensei herself gave her thoughts about the new Sailor Moon anime to end Sailor Moon's 20th Anniversary Event.

Along with the announcement of a new anime, the Sailor Moon Project stated that a new 10-volume collector's edition of the manga will be released monthly in Japan beginning in October. These new volumes will be faithful reproductions of the stories, including color pages and special pages in celebration of the 20th anniversary. A collector's version Codename: Sailor V will be released as well.

A memorial DVD collection of the original Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon anime will also be released. Each volume will highlight on a different character in the series which aired from 1992 to 1997. One volume per guardian will be released monthly beginning in October 2012 in Japan.

The new anime series is stated to debut in Japan in the summer of 2013.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

^ Thx for posting this official press release.

 

[Memento]

I wonder if they'll be translating these new editions as well.

Also, the last volume of this new edition (along with the last volume of the current English translation) will be out next July, probably just in time for the new anime to start airing.

 

[Moozz]

nice!

how is Japan with the buzz around a new anime? can we expect a lot of updates/pictures etc when they're working on it or will they keep everything a secret till next summer?

 

[Leia the Rebel]

And Zoisite and Kunzite should remain gay. I mean, the fandom has a LOT of gay fans. So why not appeal to that demographic even further?

Just want to point out that, strictly speaking about the manga, they'd be bi, not gay. Or at least Kunzite would be; there is that panel of him and Venus together in the Sailor V manga, which makes their relationship canon.

as long as zoi and kunzite are together i don't care. :o

 

[NJ_]

Along with the announcement of a new anime, the Sailor Moon Project stated that a new 10-volume collector's edition of the manga will be released monthly in Japan beginning in October. These new volumes will be faithful reproductions of the stories, including color pages and special pages in celebration of the 20th anniversary. A collector's version Codename: Sailor V will be released as well.

For those wondering about this re-release...

Hey @KodanshaUSA, would you be able to clarify if "including color pages" means ALL the pages will be colored, or just the first few? ^___^

The pages that are originally in color will stay in color, and the rest will be in black and white.

Well that's one rumor crushed, now to hear more about the anime on whether or not they're re-releasing the old discs.

 

[emilyecstasyTM]

For those wondering about this re-release...

Hey @KodanshaUSA, would you be able to clarify if "including color pages" means ALL the pages will be colored, or just the first few? ^___^

The pages that are originally in color will stay in color, and the rest will be in black and white.

Well that's one rumor crushed, now to hear more about the anime on whether or not they're re-releasing the old discs.

Shame, guess that's asking for too much

 

[Boro]

And Zoisite and Kunzite should remain gay. I mean, the fandom has a LOT of gay fans. So why not appeal to that demographic even further?

Just want to point out that, strictly speaking about the manga, they'd be bi, not gay. Or at least Kunzite would be; there is that panel of him and Venus together in the Sailor V manga, which makes their relationship canon.

as long as zoi and kunzite are together i don't care. :o

I see a naval battle incoming.

 

[EurAsianGirl]

as long as zoi and kunzite are together i don't care. :o

I see a naval battle incoming.

Is it wrong that I wanna see an epic showdown in the new series between Minako and Zoicite over Kunzite?

 

[Leia the Rebel]

as long as zoi and kunzite are together i don't care. :o

I see a naval battle incoming.

Is it wrong that I wanna see an epic showdown in the new series between Minako and Zoicite over Kunzite?

that would be funny. but Usagi would want them to stop. also Zoisite would cheat :eeklez: cuz that's what zoisite dose.. he's a bad boy

 

[SoldierOfTheSun]

Is it wrong that I wanna see an scyphate showdown in the new series between Minako and Zoicite over Kunzite?

I don't think "wrong " is the word. I just think people need to realize that in all likelyhood this series will have zero fan service in the romance department.

 

[Leia the Rebel]

Is it wrong that I wanna see an scyphate showdown in the new series between Minako and Zoicite over Kunzite?

I don't think "wrong " is the word. I just think people need to realize that in all likelyhood this series will have zero fan service in the romance department.

well Haruka kissed Usagi in the manga :o wouldn't that be fan service :o

plus people being a couple isn't fan service

 

[Sabrblade]

well Haruka kissed Usagi in the manga :o wouldn't that be fan service :o

Not when it bothers someone.

 

[Maetch]

I'm probably the only one who DOESN'T want too much elaboration on the Silver Millennium and Crystal Tokyo in this anime or any other version. I mean, I'm okay with a bit more detail, but I don't want everything explained in full, because that would kill the whole mystique about it.

 

[Rika-Chicchi]

Is it wrong that I wanna see an scyphate showdown in the new series between Minako and Zoicite over Kunzite?

I don't think "wrong " is the word. I just think people need to realize that in all likelyhood this series will have zero fan service in the romance department.

How about the sex dept., then?

 

[Boro]

I don't care as long as the pacing is kept right, the show doesn't insult my intelligence, and nothing hogs the screen time (Chibiu*BLAM*)

 

[EurAsianGirl]

Is it wrong that I wanna see an scyphate showdown in the new series between Minako and Zoicite over Kunzite?

I don't think "wrong " is the word. I just think people need to realize that in all likelyhood this series will have zero fan service in the romance department.

Wouldn't it only be fanservice if its moments between non-canon couples like the little scenes in the anime that hinted at Rei/Usagi or Haruka/Mako?

Kunzite/Venus doesn't count because that's actually canon as stated by Naoko Takeuchi, so it would make sense that she would actually want to explore the canon couples she created but didn't have the time to do.

 

[Memento]

I'm probably the only one who DOESN'T want too much elaboration on the Silver Millennium and Crystal Tokyo in this anime or any other version. I mean, I'm okay with a bit more detail, but I don't want everything explained in full, because that would kill the whole mystique about it.

Trust me, you're not. I don't want all this prequel/backstory stuff that most of the people on here seem to be after either. Like you said, it would kill the mystique. The Silver Millennium is a perfect example of "less is more" in storytelling.

 

[Maetch]

I'm probably the only one who DOESN'T want too much elaboration on the Silver Millennium and Crystal Tokyo in this anime or any other version. I mean, I'm okay with a bit more detail, but I don't want everything explained in full, because that would kill the whole mystique about it.

Trust me, you're not. I don't want all this prequel/backstory stuff that most of the people on here seem to be after either. Like you said, it would kill the mystique. The Silver Millennium is a perfect example of "less is more" in storytelling.

So true. For an example of how excessive elaboration ruined the series, look at the Star Wars prequels and all that Clone War crap. We didn't need or want to know that Darth Vader was a whining pansy-ass. All we knew about him before Lucas wrecked it all was that he was Luke's dad, turned to the Dark Side, and somehow got burned alive and required his suit to live. The rest was up to us to interpret (for better or worse).

 

[EurAsianGirl]

I'm probably the only one who DOESN'T want too much elaboration on the Silver Millennium and Crystal Tokyo in this anime or any other version. I mean, I'm okay with a bit more detail, but I don't want everything explained in full, because that would kill the whole mystique about it.

Trust me, you're not. I don't want all this prequel/backstory stuff that most of the people on here seem to be after either. Like you said, it would kill the mystique. The Silver Millennium is a perfect example of "less is more" in storytelling.

So true. For an example of how excessive elaboration ruined the series, look at the Star Wars prequels and all that Clone War crap. We didn't need or want to know that Darth Vader was a whining pansy-ass. All we knew about him before Lucas wrecked it all was that he was Luke's dad, turned to the Dark Side, and somehow got burned alive and required his suit to live. The rest was up to us to interpret (for better or worse).

I would like more information on the Sailor Wars though, I think that's a very interesting piece of the Sailor Moon mythos that got shoved aside.