Viz Acquires Sailor Moon Anime Rights

Viz Media has acquired the domestic distribution rights to both the original 200-episode Sailor Moon anime television series and this summer’s new Sailor Moon Crystal anime series. The Viz license for the original franchise includes all five seasons, all three feature films, and the specials. The series premieres online today and will be released on uncut DVD & Blu-ray later this year featuring a brand new English dub along with original subtitled Japanese langauge. The prior American home video release of the 1990’s Sailor Moon franchise was missing episodes 67 and 167-200 and all of the supplemental specials.

The 26-episode Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal series will premiere online on July 5. Two episodes will be released on the first and third Saturday of each month. Suite Precure director Munehisa Sakai is directing the new series as a faithful reboot adaptation of Naoko Takeuchi’s original manga.

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