When did the Sailor Moon TV series premiere in Japan?
The first season of the Sailor Moon anime premiered on the 7th of March 1992. It aired on TV Asahi and took over a timeslot previously held by Goldfish Warning!.
Questions about Sailor Moon (TV series)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who directed the different seasons of the Sailor Moon anime series?
Junichi Satō directed the first season while Kazuko Tadano served as character designer. Kunihiko Ikuhara later directed the Black Moon arc and subsequent seasons, and Takuya Igarashi helmed the fifth and final season with Katsumi Tamegai as character designer.
What happened to the original North American release of Sailor Moon?
The original North American release was subject to heavy editing which resulted in large amounts of removed content and alterations that greatly changed the original work including character names clothing scenes and dialogue. The U.S. airing halted production in November 1995 due to low ratings before fan activism led to re-runs beginning on the 9th of June 1997.
How much money did the Sailor Moon franchise generate from merchandise sales?
The media franchise became one of the most successful Japan has ever had reaching $1.5 billion in merchandise sales during the first three years. Sailor Moon sparked a highly successful merchandising campaign of over 5,000 items which contributed to demand internationally and translation into numerous languages.
When did Viz Media acquire rights to restore the Sailor Moon anime series?
On the 16th of May 2014 North American manga and anime distributor Viz Media announced that it had acquired the Sailor Moon anime series as well as the three films and specials for an English-language release in North America allowing Viz to restore the removed content from the first 89 episodes. The series began streaming in the United States on Neon Alley and Hulu on the 19th of May 2014.