Sailor Moon R ADV DVD Set

Release Year: 2003
Specifications: ADV Films; 945 Minutes; Region 1. Contains uncut Japanese version with English subtitles. NO English language version.
Release: Canada/USA
Status: Official
Paid: Gift

Like the Classic set, this set was released as the ultimate Sailor Moon Season 2 box set for the die hard anime fan in North America. It was released with the episodes uncut, with Japanese language only, and definitely less likely to appeal to fans who grew up with the DIC dub. Oddly, it’s also missing an episode, very sneakily hidden between the numbers on the ends of the box set.

Admittedly this post will parrot most of what I had to say about the season 1 set, but bear with me.

Advertising

I don’t own any advertising for this set to my knowledge. I was only about 14 when it released, and I haven’t seen much more than some DVD advertisements in NewType magazine.

Packaging

Box

The packaging on this set is ICONIC. It features Japanese logos, high quality art, beautiful foil silhouettes of Sailor Moon and the Cutie Moon Rod, and matches the dark blue box merchandise also released in North America, but in a purple complimentary tone to the blue of season 1. Every single piece of the set is well thought out and clearly designed by a fan who understood the aesthetic. ADV put love into this packaging and it shows.

Like the season 1 box set, the bottom of the season 2 set has a foil Cutie Moon Rod that I absolutely love.

DVD Cases and DVDs

The DVD cases feature cute high quality art of Sailor Moon, Chibi Usa, Black Lady, and Neo Queen Serenity. The backs feature screen shots from each episode, and adorable character art of Usagi in her pajamas, and Chibi art of Sailor Pluto.

Notice how episode 67 is missing from the numbers between the sets. 47-66 and then 68-89.

The inside of the case is standard for a DVD set with multiple disks. It has a location for each disk, 4 disks per set, and an episode guide for each holder.

Ironically, this time I remembered to fix the DVD’s… but there’s no character print on them to show off.

The episode guides features art of Moonlight Night, and Sailor Pluto

Audio and Video

This set does NOT include the 90’s Dub.

Like season 1… that’s where the good ends. The audio and video on this set are comparable to old VHS. The only plus side to it is actually owning the entire first series unedited, uncut, and in Japanese with subtitles. I’ve included some unedited screenshots.

Episode 67

The infamous episode 67 isn’t just missing by accident on the text on the side of the box. It’s literally just missing from the entire box set. Conveniently, that is smack dab in the middle of the season, so it would have been just an easy typo, but unfortunately, that is not the case.

It was also missing from the 90’s Sailor Moon dub.

Turns out it seems TOEI and Naoko Takeuchi would not let the episode come to North America. The running theory on the internet and in some second-hand word from ADV is that the episode was deemed too much for the American market.

You can read a pretty great recap of the episode on MoonKitty where they also talk about this issue.

Bootlegs

Bootlegs DO exist of this set, but at the time of writing this, they appear without the box, with the complete season in one of the DVD cases above.

Bootleg sets will likely not be region 1 and may contain other languages other than Japanese and English. If it includes Chinese it is definitely a bootleg copy.

Conclusion

As per season 1, I recommend this set for the completionist, or the fan who just wants to own the complete series in Japanese (minus episode 67). I do not recommend it for fans who are looking for high-quality releases. While the box set IS beautiful and a great shelf piece, the quality of the actual content is less than ideal. This is not a good set for someone looking to casually watch the series. Especially given how expensive it can be.

Sailor Moon Classic ADV DVD Set

Release Year: 2003
Specifications: ADV Films; 1060 Minutes; Region 1. Contains uncut Japanese version with English subtitles. NO English dub settings.
Release: Canada/USA
Status: Official
Paid: Gift

This Sailor Moon DVD set was actually a gift I received when I was about 18. I remember looking at another copy longingly in a comic shop display case, but at $150 CAD it was much more money than I had as a teen.

This set was released as the ultimate Sailor Moon Season 1 box set for the die hard anime fan in North America. It was released with the episodes uncut, with Japanese language only, and definitely less likely to appeal to fans who grew up with the DIC dub.

Advertising

I don’t own any advertising for this set to my knowledge. I was only about 14 when it released, and I haven’t seen much more than some DVD advertisements in NewType magazine.

Packaging

Box

The packaging on this set is ICONIC. It features Japanese logos, high quality art, beautiful foil silhouettes of Sailor Moon and the Moon Wand, and matches the dark blue box merchandise also released in North America. Every single piece of the set is well thought out and clearly designed by a fan who understood the aesthetic. ADV put love into this packaging and it shows.

My favourite detail on the box set is the foil Crescent Moon Wand on the bottom of the box with the technical specifications. It’s a detail that didn’t need to be there, didn’t need to be foil, and yet they still went for it.

DVD Cases and DVDs

The DVD cases feature cute high quality art of Sailor Moon, Luna, and Artemis. The backs feature screen shots from each episode, and adorable character art of Usagi’s bed spread bunny, and the kitten that chews on Luna’s tail in the episode “Loved and Chased: Luna’s Worst Day Ever.”

The inside of the case is standard for a DVD set with multiple disks. It has a location for each disk, 4 disks per set, and an episode guide for each holder.

I apologize to those of you who are irritated that the DVD’s are not adjusted in the pictures. I completely glossed over the pictures printed onto the disks and didn’t think to straighten them up. The good news is you can see them really well, and they look wonderful on the disks.

The episode guides feature vectored line art of the Senshi and descriptions of each episode.

Audio and Video

This set does NOT include the 90’s Dub.

I’m going to be really honest… that’s where the good ends. The audio and video on this set is comparable to old VHS. The only plus side to it is actually owning the entire first series unedited, uncut, and in Japanese with subtitles. I’ve included some unedited screenshots

The subtitles are honestly horrible. The translation I can’t speak for as it has been a while since I watched the full set, but the size and quality of the text is distracting and covers up a lot of the screen.

THAT SAID, this set released in the beginning of DVD’s being available at a reasonable price tag for home viewing. We weren’t seeing the kind of releases we are today just yet.

I haven’t compared this release to the others yet, but maybe that will be another article?

Bootlegs

Bootlegs DO exist of this set, but at the time of writing this they appear without the box, with the complete season in one of the DVD cases above.

Bootleg sets will likely not be region 1 and may contain other languages other than Japanese and English. If it includes Chinese it is definitely a bootleg copy.

Conclusion

I recommend this set for the completionist, or the fan who just wants to own the complete series in Japanese. I do not recommend it for fans who are looking for high quality releases. While the box set IS beautiful and a great shelf piece, the quality of the actual content is less than ideal.

It depends on why you want the set. I love owning it, it looks amazing on my shelf, but I absolutely have not watched it in years.

Sailor Moon New Media List

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Classic Sailor Moon

STREAMING

Hulu.com – U.S. Only Streaming
NeonAlley.com – U.S. Only Streaming

PURCHASE

English release is the new Viz Media Dub. Japanese release will have the new Viz Media Subtitles. Google Play and iTues releases FULL SEASONS, or individual episodes for $1.99


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Season 1 Part 1

iTunes English – HD | SD
iTunes Japanese – HD | SD
Play English HD | SD
Play Japanese HD | SD
RightStuf – Blu-Ray/DVD LE Box Set | Blu-Ray/DVD Standard | DVD


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Season 1 Part 2

iTunes English – HD | SD
iTunes Japanese – HD | SD
Play English HD | SD
Play Japanese HD | SD
RightStuf – Blu-Ray/DVD | DVD


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Season 2 Part 1

iTunes English – HD | SD
iTunes Japanese – HD | SD
Play English HD | SD
Play Japanese HD | SD
RightStuf – Blu-Ray/DVD LE Box Set | Blu-Ray/DVD Standard | DVD


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Season 2 Part 2

iTunes English – HD | SD
iTunes Japanese – HD | SD
Play English HD | SD
Play Japanese HD | SD
RightStuf – Blu-Ray/DVD | DVD


Music

COCC-72265
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Music Collection [Limited Low-priced Edition]
CDJapan
COCC-72266
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon R Music Collection [Limited Low-priced Edition]
CDJapan
COCC-72267
Kokyoshi Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon R [Limited Low-priced Edition]
CDJapan
COCC-72268
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon S Music Collection [Limited Low-priced Edition]
CDJapan

COCX-30947
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Super Best
CDJapan

Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Music Collection [HQCD] CDJapan
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Music Collection [HQCD]
CDJapan
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Music Collection Vol.2 [HQCD] CDJapan
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Music Collection Vol.2 [HQCD]
CDJapan

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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars Best Song Collection
CDJapan
Amazon

Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon R - Mirai ni Mukatte CDJapan
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon R – Mirai ni Mukatte
CDJapan

KICA-3218
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon the 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album
CDJapan
Amazon

Books

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Sailor Moon Reflections, by Roland Parliament
iTunes

Sailor Moon Crystal

STREAMING

Hulu.com – U.S. Only Streaming
NeonAlley.com – U.S. Only Streaming.
NicoVideo
Crunchyroll

PURCHASE

No North American compatible releases yet.


Music

KIZM-295
Sailor Moon Crystal: Moon Pride Single w/ Bonus Blu-Ray
CDJapan
Amazon

KICM-1533
Sailor Moon Crystal: Moon Pride Single
Momoiro Clover Z Cover No Bonus
CDJapan

Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Crystal Original Soundtrack CDJapan Amazon
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Crystal Original Soundtrack
CDJapan
Amazon

KICA-3239
Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon Crystal Character Song Collection
iTunes
CDJapan


Pop Culture Fair and Moar

So, not one of my best collection photos ever. I never used my normal pink blanket for the back drop since my photo area is MIA at the moment. Not really sure where or how I want to set up a new one.

In this photo you see a Rapunzel doll on the left. She’s fully posable, as are the Tiana and Mulan dolls beside her. They’re generally from the same line. Got them at the Disney Store for 2 for $25. I believe Rapunzel was $20 alone because she’s a new character. The larger Rapunzel doll is from their toddler line. Got her today for $40 at the Disney store. her expression BEGGED me to buy her. I’ve also got the Ariel version of thse dolls, but I found out today that her clothing is damaged. Her shoulder strap is missing it’s flowers. Oh well. I love her anyways. The Diana coin purse came from Warp 1 on Whyte Ave (Edmonton). Got her for $10. The Pikachu slippers are official. Got them from a vendor at the Pop Culture Fair today for $20. They’re SO comfy and warm <33333 . The Eternal Sailor moon plushie is the one I mentioned in my last post. I got her for $15 at Warp 1 the same time I got the coin purse. Below her are my Nightmare before Christmas and Tangled CDs which I got from HMV. Today at the Pop Culture Fair I also managed to pick up that Spiderman Loves Mary Jane book for $20, Aladdin and the King of Theives for $15, Power Puff Girls movie for $15, and Paprika for $10. Kirby’s Epic Yarn was purchased new at Walmart for $50, while Wave Race and the Metabots game were found at a flea market today for $25 for both of them.

NOT pictured are several CDs, Disney movies, a Jem and the Holograms bootleg shirt, and awesome things I probably can’t remember at the moment. Things will (hopefully) slow down now. Christmas is coming and I need to be able to afford it D= Today was SO expensive.

And for the record, most of this was purchased a while ago. Just never got pictures of it.

Updates:

Updated the Custom by me page with my custom Sailor Chibi Moon figure finally.

Updated my Disney DVD List. Holey 80+ movies batman.

Added some scans to Sailor Moon Bottle Caps page and The Sailor Moon PC-Engine game page.

MIGHT ditch the image buttons. I’m not motivated enough to keep making them lol D=

Overhaul

So I’m doing some overhauling!

If you haven’t noticed, I go through a LOT of different templates. Thing is, you might NOT notice because the template is usally laid out the same way. The big difference is normally in the header, menu, and width of the page. Some of these might change size, shape, or font. At this moment, I THINK this template will stick. It’s wide, the menu buttons are accessible and don’t hide at the bottom of your browser anymore.

The overhaul will be more obvious at the main Sailor Moon page, where I’ve included some old collection shots, as well as some info about my collection.

If you look at the Plushies page you’ll see that I’ve begun adding content to the “inbetween pages”. There is something similar on previous pages, but I’m not at all happy with it.

I added a meeting and autograph session with Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke a couple months ago, but never posted it here.

Added a Sailor Moon PC Engine game tonight. Edited the Classic SM Uncut DVD review, as well as the SM R Uncut DVD review. And probably a lot of plushie stuff that wasn’t there before.

OH, and I’ve seriously updated my Disney DVD list because I’ve been buying them at a stupidly fast rate. Silly Walmart sales…

OH and by the way…

I found these beauties somewhere between the East Meets West Festival in Edmonton, a game shop, HMV, Walmart, Value Village, and a flea market on 111 avenue here in Ed.

Bootleg figures (better paint and need the stands) – $15
Luna Rock CD – $8 ❤
Korean? Puzzle – $2
Video Game (linked above) – $20
Cards – Free from exchange
Jessie doll – $7.50
Mercury transformation pose – $7.50
Puplip – $5
Pokemon 200 – $5
Cinderella 2 – $20
Lilo and Stitch 2 – $10
Tarzan 2 – $10
Astro Boy – $10
Fruits Basket  Complete Collection – $20
Pokemon Legends Movie Collection – $20

I also got 2 more North American puzzles with the Korean one, but I already had them. Oops D= Oh well, they were a dollar each lol.