Out next week on November 11 is the first box set of the remastered Sailor Moon. It’s uncut, uncensored, and on Blu-ray for the first time with a new English dub and new English subtitles. Season 1, Set 1 has the first 23 episodes.
Sailor Moon Season 1 Part 1
The Limited Edition Combo Pack contains six discs, 3 DVDs and 3 Blu-rays, and an 88-page art booklet with character profiles, episode guides, and song lyrics in a “shimmery holofoil accented chipboard box”. There’s a lengthy unboxing video if you want to see all the details. It shows that the LE box has space reserved for Set 2, coming in February.
Sailor Moon is the 14-year-old Usagi, who transforms from schoolgirl to “guardian of love and justice” with a magical brooch from talking cat Luna. She and the other Sailor Guardians fight evil Queen Beryl. Here’s the trailer for the set:
The Limited Edition has a list price of $79.98 US, and there’s also a DVD edition for $44.82 US. The Limited Edition has extras not available on the basic DVD version, including an art gallery and behind-the-scenes footage of the English dub actors. Series trailers, a ‘signs and songs’ subtitle track, and convention panel footage are available in both formats.
The Sailor Moon anime series is based on the manga by Naoko Takeuchi. It’s available in the US from Kodansha.