Hello, Sailor Moon fans!

I took part as a speaker in the first episode of the Zannen, Canada podcast and there was plenty of talk about Sailor Moon. I reminisced about how I got into Sailor Moon and my experiences as an early fan of the franchise before the Internet age. There’s also discussion of missed opportunities for anime in Canada and hopes for the future.

Some of you may remember Jesse Betteridge’s previous version of Zannen, Canada which was a Canadian focused anime news site. The podcast is like the next generation of that, with lots of discussions about anime and future interviews with industry figures. She podcast has a primarily Canadian focus, but should be of interest even if you’re outside of Canada and would like to hear more about anime in North America.

If you’d like to listen to the first episode of the Zannen, Canada podcast, you can check it out here.

Hello Sailor Moon Fans!

Now the end of Crystal season 1 is over and Season 2 is among us,  it is noticed  that the box sets for season 1 are still coming out. Box Set 3 of Sailor Moon Crystal, which includes episode 5-6 came out on December 10, 2014.

Box Set 3 of Crystal features the lovely Hino Rei/Sailor Mars on the box.

Like most of the box sets from before, this one comes with the Box Packaging, the Mars Heshin/Transformation pen charm for the charm bracelet from box set 1, as well as the 24 page colored booklet.  The set goes for 7020 Yen after taxes (about $60.00) on the sales website CD Japan.

Box set 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal features the lovely Kino Makoto/Sailor Jupiter on the box.  Box Set 4 was released January 14, 2015. It includes episodes 7-8 of the first season.

Box Set 4 comes with the Box packaging, the Jupiter Heshin/Transformation Pen Charm for the Charm bracelet as well as its own 24 page color booklet. It is priced at 7020 Yen after taxes (about $60) on the sales website CD Japan.

Finally, Box set 5 of Sailor Moon Crystal was released on February 11, 2015. It features the lovely Aino Minako/Sailor Venus on the cover, just in time for Valentines Day. It contains episodes 9-10 of the first season.

Box set 5 comes with the box packaging, the Venus Heshin/Transformation Pen Charm for the Charm bracelet as well as its own 24 page color booklet. It is priced at 7020 Yen after taxes (about $60) on the sales website CD Japan.

It should be noted that these are the Limited Edition Blu-Ray box sets. The regular Blu-Ray sets are 4500 Yen (About $38) and the regular DVD sets are 3500 Yen (About $30). These can be accessed from the limited edition pages. These come with just the DVD.

I have currently not found dates for box sets 6 and 7 but once I find out, I will update with those dates.

Coming January 28th (As of this article its now past) is the release of the recent Sera Myu Musical “Petite Étrangère” which came out in summer 2014 in Japan. For us Moonies out in the US, the musicals are unfortunately still out of our reach for actually attending unless you visit the country, but the DVD is the next best option in this case. The more recent musical is based off of the Sailor Moon R storyline that the upcoming Sailor Moon Crystal season will be covering (coming to a Crunchyroll source nearest you) which features the debut of Chibi Usa into the story along with Sailor Pluto, one of the Outer Senshi.

Extras include a behind the scenes making of feature that shows how the musical was made, a “party” video and commentary from the from some of the main cast of the show.

Currently the DVD is released at 8,424 Yen (70 dollars US) and was released the same time as Momoiro Clover Z’s new song “Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina” which is a song that was collaborated by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, KISS. For those who are interested, the DVD is available on this link.

Viz Media has released four voice clips on their Youtube page in the past month, showcasing the last two of our original line of five Sailors, Jupiter and Venus!

Our first introduction to Sailor Jupiter is a clip from her very first appearance in episode: “Jupiter, the Powerful Girl in Love”. Amanda Celine Miller plays our outgoing tomboy, Makoto, as she finds out she’s a Sailor Guardian and helps blast away the monster of the day.

Joining Amanda, Cherami Leigh makes her debut as Sailor Venus in a clip from “Let’s Become a Princess: Usagi’s Bizarre Training” where the Dark Kingdom targets Usagi, Rei and Minako (Venus) after they fail to pass an etiquette test.

There are two more clips on the Viz Media page, another scene from Jupiter’s introduction episode where Usagi and Makoto have a conversation over lunch, and one more clip of Minako from “Usagi’s Confusion: Is Tuxedo Mask Evil” where she shares a quiet moment with Usagi, trying to cheer her new friend up.

Also, Viz has posted the second half of season one’s dub on Hulu for a limited time! Check it out while you still can, and remember to preorder your season one, part two sets!
For U.S. Amazon shoppers, you can preorder the combo pack, or DVD only set here. Amazon.Ca shoppers can preorder the DVD set here, and the Blu Ray combo pack here!
Rightstuf has sold out of their gift with purchase combo pack sets, but still have the regular Blu Ray/DVD combo packs, and a DVD edition for preorder, hitting the streets February 10th, 2015! Preorder here for the combo pack and here for the DVD set. Rightstuf also is selling a combination set containing both parts one and two(the DVD/Blu Ray combo packs), with the part one Limited Edition chipboard box and part two, you can preorder that here!
As a quick note for curious fans: while part one had a limited edition set that came with a box to hold both parts, part two is only available in the two regular editions.

Happy Holidays, Moon Chase readers!

Today I would like to feature a new piece of Sailor Moon merchandise coming out March 2015 in Japan and April 29th 2015 to the US via Amazon. Bandai is coming out with special Sailor Moon themed Tamashii buddies dolls for your Sailor Moon collection. According to the website they are 9cm figures that feature backgrounds and stands for your favorite anime characters from Dragonball Z, Card Captor Sakura and ones for Sailor Moon. Currently they only have figures for Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus, but here’s hoping more of the senshi will be available for a upcoming line. They’re 1,620 JPY in Japan and also they will be available in the US via Amazon for $13.99 and is currently available for preorder!

Pictures are from the Tamashii website