Earlier this evening, at Midwest anime and manga convention Anime Central, Viz Media announced it has acquired rights to all 200 episodes of the original
Sailor Moon anime series (1992-97) and plans to release the entire series on Blu-ray (via several BD/DVD combo pack volumes), beginning this fall.
Like
Ranma ½, the
Sailor Moon Limited Edition Blu-ray sets will feature the series' original, uncropped 4:3 aspect ratio, uncut video and several audio options, including a complete English dub with a new voice cast. Of particular note, Viz's rights encompass the series' final season, "Sailor Stars," all three
Sailor Moon films, and
Sailor Moon Crystal (2014), the upcoming 26-episode adaptation of the original manga.
Original 1992-97 Series Synopsis: Usagi Tsukino is a clumsy but kindhearted teenage girl who transforms into the powerful guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon. Meeting allies along the way who share similar fates, Usagi and her team of planetary Sailor Guardians fight to protect the universe from forces of evil and total annihilation.
Sailor Moon Crystal Synopsis: Usagi Tsukino is a second-year middle school girl who is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is full of energy. One day, she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead, and she transforms into Sailor Moon, a sailor-uniformed pretty guardian of love and justice! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi seems to have a mission to find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other guardians and to protect the princess.
Meanwhile, the queen of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, also sends minions to the town where Usagi lives to obtain the Illusionary Silver Crystal, which has immense power. This causes strange events to unfold. Can Sailor Moon really find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other Sailor guardians, and protect the princess?