I like how Tuxedo Mask still just shows up, does nothing and gets credit in this version too.

@RayMona

Жыл бұрын

im living for all the memes (esp the ones about him) that have come out as a result of this😂

@greenwren5072

Жыл бұрын

I found that part hilarious too. Just throws rose and then: "my work here is done"

@ligeiasiren4290

Жыл бұрын

We stan a consistent king.

@Zyra19

Жыл бұрын

It seems like the rose was some kind of power boost?

@FRANCISCARUSOworld

Жыл бұрын

I Watch your channel

Can you imagine in a parallel universe, starting with this, and then later found out about it being based off an anime? Wild.

@blasters270

Жыл бұрын

Maybe in that parallel universe, Sailor Moon (this adaptation) and Power Rangers co existed

@TheMaskedThearpist

Жыл бұрын

God bless America I'm so glad this failed

@StarFighters76

Жыл бұрын

Hell, could you imagine the Outer Senshi being so disappointed that their Saban Moon counterparts were so easily defeated?

@amyvasquez4268

Жыл бұрын

Not going to lie, I wouldn’t have minded this existing if it wasn’t slapped with the Sailor Moon IP on it

@ladyfire44

10 ай бұрын

They would've been pissed. I'll tell you that for certain.

I like how it went from a typical space low budget cartoon to live action Degrassi really quick

Edit because apparently people don't know how to read comment threads on a YEAR OLD COMMENT: IT IS A JOKE BASED ON A MEME. We all know Mamoru does plenty in every iteration of the SM franchise - but also... reading and google are your friends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Even in the American version, Tuxedo Mask still does absolutely nothing, only to vanish after. Absolute legend.

@SwiftNimblefoot

Жыл бұрын

He did properly fight Tesuni, I think, and helped out Sailor Moon. And usually he actually injures the MOTDs with those roses.

@ChristianEsquivel84

Жыл бұрын

Well, it’s about time someone’s posted a sarcastic comment. Gold, man. Gold!

@NickNutjob

Жыл бұрын

At least Japanese live action Mamoru was useful 😂😂

@RokuroCarisu

Жыл бұрын

@@SwiftNimblefoot In the manga, he also had a spell attack. It looked like Magic Missile and even had a similar name.

@volb9817

Жыл бұрын

@@RokuroCarisu Yup. His attack is called Tuxedo la smoking bomber !

The cut to live action and then the reveal that she imagined the entire dance number and hears her cat speak to her when she’s alone really recontextualizes the animated segments as her descent into madness

@terpsidance.

Жыл бұрын

"We're all mad here" - some cat

@tmlawson751

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly how Moonies lived lol

@hunnykun101

Жыл бұрын

@@terpsidance. the Cheshire Cat from American McGee's Alice

@terpsidance.

Жыл бұрын

@@hunnykun101 no no I'm pretty sure it was someone else. Felix maybe?

@SeraidenAF

Жыл бұрын

@@tmlawson751 my dad was kicked out of the Moonies. He asked too many questions. xD

The fact that this is the actual American pilot is absolutely crazy. Seeing this in motion feels absolutely unreal. This really has been a monumental year in lost media.

@jeremyriley1238

Жыл бұрын

I agree. And it keeps in line with most shows from the early to mid 1990's, as it's so cheesy.

@nfsiiihp

Жыл бұрын

​@@jeremyriley1238 At very least it doesn't use a word "meatballhead" and "go bleech your roots creep" that ended up in DiC dub of Sailor anime even though it shouldn't tbh

@NickNutjob

Жыл бұрын

It’s more of a proof of concept for funding rather than an actual pilot. This never would’ve aired on TV lol

@nfsiiihp

Жыл бұрын

@@NickNutjob I'm so sick of creepy people like you who say which concept could never ended up in TV when actually we somehow had pathetic shit like VICTORIOUS and DRAKE&JOSH that were lowquality just like Toon Moon and even had bad values. So sick and cruel.

@nfsiiihp

Жыл бұрын

@@NickNutjob No shit, you revolting sherlock of COURSE it was just a proof of concept, there's no way that a 2D/liveaction hybrid made up into a full show.

As grateful as I am that we ended up with the real sailor moon the way Naoko Takeuchi intended it, I must say that this looked like something kindergarten me would've enjoyed.

@LenOnTheDoor0000

Жыл бұрын

I know right? Like I’m glad that people find some level of enjoyment in this pilot (even though I don’t and I’m thankful as all hell it got vaulted) but like, imagine what would’ve happened if THIS is what we got; anime doesn’t become nearly as popular in the west, many voices and creators inspired by Sailor Moon never get inspired, Naoko Takeuchi isn’t as famous, and so much more dark shit.

@sissysovereign1294

Жыл бұрын

@@LenOnTheDoor0000 I agree. Just imagine the amount of anime that would've gone unknown to the western part of the world if "Ameri Moon"had been a thing instead of Sailor Moon.

@MaskedMan66

Жыл бұрын

@@sissysovereign1294 It wasn't Saban.

@jacobakasailorjj3336

Жыл бұрын

@@sissysovereign1294 omg no but what if they were both like s thing like separate brand of the same doll being made by different companies I wish we could have gotten to se both separately it’s so intriguing like the story it’s like I’m reading a book ilove that feel to it it’s really cool that way iwant more so bad

@sissysovereign1294

Жыл бұрын

@@jacobakasailorjj3336 It makes wonder if Ameri Moon would have become a cult classic over time. I can imagine little girls from that era wanting toys and other merch involving with her. The only thing I'm disappointed in is this version of Usagi is already in Senshi form instead of starting out in her Serenity form.

I love how Luna almost slipped of the ship into oblivion and Sailor Moon is just cool with it.

I never thought that I would ever see this failed pilot in my lifetime. I can see why Toei said “Nope” to this. But this has a unique charm that feels so mid 90s. Maybe if they made changes to this and called it something else, I can see it airing on tv for about one season.

@YuukiTakemoto1996

Жыл бұрын

Toei actually wanted an Americanized version.

@reverseshin

Жыл бұрын

What Actually Happened Is That, They Got into a Bidding War

@tiamystic

Жыл бұрын

Same. I personally don’t like it but I can appreciate it has charm. The song’s a bop tho lol

@EstrellaE1000

Жыл бұрын

No, just they didn't have enough money to make the serie. xd

@elektrokian9085

Жыл бұрын

Naoko avoid this i haven't clues but I'm totally pretty sure

This feels like if He-Man and She-Ra abducted the Sailor Moon universe. It’s kinda awesome actually. Also featuring Disney’s Maleficent. And… The Babysitter’s Club apparently.

@ChristieAdamsKangoo

Жыл бұрын

Now that you mention it, the narrator/voiceover sounds an awful lot like She-Ra.

@sailorcat

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristieAdamsKangoo She-Ra voiced Luna, the cat.^^

@ChristieAdamsKangoo

Жыл бұрын

@@sailorcat I KNEW IT! I'd recognize that voice anywhere!

@ladyfire44

Жыл бұрын

That was Patricia Alice Albrecht. The narrator voiced Queen Beryl and Queen Serenity is Adrian Barbeau.

@minfamilie4319

Жыл бұрын

You perfectly described my opinion on this remake.

Okay but for real, live action Luna is the most adorable cat ever, and I want to pet her. She looks soft like a cloud

@vladipeace

Жыл бұрын

that cat is dead

@Spyrika

Жыл бұрын

@@vladipeace You must be fun at parties

@vladipeace

Жыл бұрын

@@Spyrika yeah but it’s dead

@Game_Hero

Жыл бұрын

Apparently this cat was unbearable on the set :D

@Spyrika

Жыл бұрын

@@Game_Hero I really wouldn't expect any less from a feline actor lol

It’s hard to believe that this existed. This feels so 90’s, especially with those sky sails. And the live action scenes…it’s like Captain N and Power Rangers had a baby, and was raised by their godmother Sabrina the Teenage Witch

@dollsareageekbestfriend1777

Жыл бұрын

The accuracy of cheesiness 🤣🤣🤣

@andromeda_va39

Жыл бұрын

That about sums it up.

@karenl6908

Жыл бұрын

I think they also were baby-sat by the Thundercats!

@YuukiTakemoto1996

Жыл бұрын

And Captain Planet!

@chayden153

Жыл бұрын

You're right

You literally found not one, BUT TWO of the holy grails of lost media. Raven, you are amazing! I don't think we would find both Mean Girls for the DS and this pilot without your amazing searchs

@jacksonteller3973

Жыл бұрын

I know how she feels, I managed to find my own holy grail-the extended TV version of Homeward Bound, I finally managed to find a guy that taped it on one of my Facebook VHS groups and sent it to a friend of mine to rip and it's now on Torrent Galaxy(it was on Internet Archive but got taken down for copyright).

@idgamingfederation202

Жыл бұрын

now if only we could find the full pilot of Saban's 1986 BioMan it is said to exist and that the OG power ranger cast from 93 had seen, and around 2018 Mark Dacascos Bio-Rhythm Red Victor Lee said he has a copy somewhere on type. Saban's Sailor Moon has been the stuff of nightmare fuel, outside of grainy seconds of it in documentaries, all I know about it comes from people like Japanese-American artist and convention personality Steve Bennett. this has been a trip. thanks for uploading

@comkver

Жыл бұрын

@@jacksonteller3973 maybe do the same thing that this channel did file a petition with the Library of Congress.

@metroboominauditorybellow563

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the other DS Game, Clueless. Technically, three in a row.

@stagpie6449

Жыл бұрын

Wait, mean girls DS was found???

I love that American Mercury is a wheelchair user and that she doesn't gain automatic mobility as a magical girl. This could havebeen interesting with a proper budget!

@InsideOutAnus

Жыл бұрын

If she DID that would have been a hilariously offensive misstep.

@ladyfire44

11 ай бұрын

I think Toon Makers was planning for Kendall(I renamed her from TM's original name for her, Blue) to be Sailor Moon's doppelganger despite being a redhead and have a story in how she became handicapped. If that pitch was more successful, this would've been the case and Artemis would appear as a black cat.

@toffeenut1336

8 ай бұрын

It’s trash and you know it.

@jeffreygao3956

3 ай бұрын

It can still be realized with a book or comic book.

"We have Sailor Moon at home" Sailor Moon at home: But fr this is very fun to watch and the cast looks super cute

Definitely feels unreal to finally see the entirety of this pilot .

@Delaney-and-the-Starlight

Жыл бұрын

Yeah… definitely resigned myself long ago to never see it

@shonnaa7117

Жыл бұрын

I feel like we've just entered in the alternate universe.

🙏🏻 💕 As someone who is battling with ALK lung cancer, I must say that this is one of those moments that I am clearly happy to still be alive! I was a fan of Sailor Moon when it was on German TV during the 90s and it always caught my interest what a US cartoon version might have looked like. And now we know! 😂

@heinricheverson

Жыл бұрын

I hope you pull through this and that you will have many more life experiences 🙏🏾 ✨️ ❤️

@Nalem

Жыл бұрын

Oh Steiner Arts, I pray you pull through! ❤

@kawaiidemonprincess

Жыл бұрын

good luck!!

@Palpad100

Жыл бұрын

Keep fighting and may you get welll soon.

@stargazerlaurent6780

Жыл бұрын

I am happy for you. Hang in there.

It’s incredible that this has been found, this is a piece of history. it’s so interesting to see what could’ve been. I’m glad it wasn’t a fully produced series though, the original series from has a more incredible style and animation that can’t be replaced with.

I am Japanese. I never understood why Japanese animation has swept the world so well, 🌎but today I clearly understand.😅

@serenatsukino1564

Жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@southy98

Жыл бұрын

It’s a well deserved victory.

@dickbison

Жыл бұрын

It's because in this period of time anime existed to bring manga to life and had actual budget and story, while in the USA these cartoons were basically seen as long toy commercials, created as fast and cheap as possible. They really wanted to sell those dolls and flying boats lol. That being said I'm just studying animation myself and learning about its history and I'm amazed how much of this art form comes straight from Disney. There was a 10-20 year period in which everything Disney put out was incredible and everything else kinda sucked. And the first studios that broke the mold and made quality animation were also staffed with people trained at Disney studios.

@Kawayoporu

Жыл бұрын

+Y Sekiai Really, that's cool, I was wondering what it be like just like Americans discover an anime version for the American cartoon The Powerpuff Girls.

@satansjihad6353

Жыл бұрын

Compare the american to the japanese versions of darkstalkers and street fighter, and also see the american saint seya pilot. Yeah, the popularization of japanese animation and manga was pretty well earned.

I love how everyone else gets to shoot elemental blasts from their hands then Mercury is just "flying laser wheelchair", like being unable to walk just disqualifies her from having magic.

you deserve so much more recognition for your legendary contributions for lost media, there are plenty of people who just cover lost media and read wikipedia pages but you actually go in there and do the work. all sailor moon fans out there owe you a big thanks for bringing something that we thought we'd never actually see into the light.

@user-io9hj9ip2d

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickgreycourt7875 yeah it's a terrible attempt to adapt Sailor Moon to an American audience but it's still a huge part of Sailor Moon history that has finally been uncovered.

@xplodingminds

Жыл бұрын

@@user-io9hj9ip2d I feel like with a bigger budget (if it had been picked up), it wouldn't even have been that bad. The bits of acting we got were decent enough. It's very cheesy, sure, but not really that much more so than Power Rangers -- and that's a blast to watch. And I'm guessing that a full, real episode would've probably been less rushed and maybe would've had better dialogue than this.

I can't hate this. It's so 90s it's incredible. The actresses are all really cute and did a great job! Thank you for uncovering this, you deserve more recognition!

@KyrenaH

Жыл бұрын

I can and do hate this.

@Yannonthemoon

Жыл бұрын

A GREAT JOB??? My golden Fish can act better hahahahah

@abbycollins

Жыл бұрын

@@Yannonthemoon yeah they weren’t great…especially in the animated segments.

@chayden153

Жыл бұрын

It's straight fucking cringe, but it's like a good cringe

@SwiftNimblefoot

Жыл бұрын

@@Yannonthemoon It's called a goldfish, not golden fish. You can't act very well if you can't even speak english properly.

As much as I enjoyed the campy and cheesy feeling of the mid 90’s in this pilot, I am so happy the live action adaptation of Sailor Moon is PGSM and that the anime was the one that aired. With that said I’m so happy that this pilot is now public.

@ladyfire44

10 ай бұрын

This was planned to be half-animated and half-live action. Animated for the fight scenes and live action for the civilian life.

@aurorahappiness9903

10 ай бұрын

@@ladyfire44 yeah Ik. What does that have to do with anything I said in my comment?

@TirOrah

Ай бұрын

I am a simple person: I see someone mention PGSM, I like.

Hey yall! Please keep in mind that this pilot episode is a proof of concept, and that the team werent given an adequate budget to produce something more high quality like HeMan. The team used what they could to get the job done. Had they been given the right budget, the quality of this pilot would have been worlds better. Please keep that in mind before leaving rude comments like "wtf is this shit". Keep the comments respectful and if anything, blame Toei, not the animators at Renaissance-Atlantic and Toon Makers who worked tirelessly on it with the few resources they had❤🙏

@Arek.Arkadiusz

Жыл бұрын

To be fair - animation looks exactly like He-man.

@conradojavier7547

Жыл бұрын

What would a Filmation Sailor Moon MIGHT look like?

@fatherdog346

Жыл бұрын

@@Arek.Arkadiusz better tbh

@Arek.Arkadiusz

Жыл бұрын

@@fatherdog346 I disagree. You can see that it was rushed - there are way less frames than in He-man and the animation is not very fluid.

@fatherdog346

Жыл бұрын

@@Arek.Arkadiusz the thing is, all 80's tv cartoons looked like that. (besides like ducktales.)

Your incredible work is making the rounds on the Internet, because it deserves it! All I want tho is that they should properly credit ya. No "someone found...",you worked HARD for it. You arent "someone"! No cutting your watermarks either

@RayMona

Жыл бұрын

thank you that means a lot!

@Level4Alpha

Жыл бұрын

THIS THIS THIS

@ShiroiTengu

Жыл бұрын

Totally agreed. I've gone after numerous people who clipped this from the full documentary and reposted to their own channels and it's astounding the justifications these idiots make!

@Queerpixiedreamgrrl

Жыл бұрын

@@ShiroiTengu they could at least put Raven's Patreon link in the description

@ravenpotter3

Жыл бұрын

Also the watermark is so thin. It does not distract at all from the footage.

I got a little misty-eyed watching this not because I have any great fondness for the work itself, but for all the work YOU did successfully paying off. This is incredible!!

@jes6427

Жыл бұрын

Right?! Im gonna brag about her to EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

@jes6427

Жыл бұрын

Even if they dont like sailor moon!!

No lie, I'd watch this today if it got a full series or even a mini movie.

@nightmarefanatic1819

Жыл бұрын

I think we 90s kids need to not pretend like we wouldn't have thought this was the shit if it had been successful. I know I would have loved it.

@JadenMoon1475

Жыл бұрын

If I get - I'm totally looking for - this on DVD, I'll have a new fun way to see/think about the franchise

@Solicyte

4 ай бұрын

Sad.

@jacobakasailorjj3336

14 күн бұрын

Same

This feels like a very high quality western fan project from the 90's that got lost in the back of a vintage store that collects vinyls,mix tapes,old cameras and vhs movies. I'm honestly impressed with the quality. After hearing some opinions on how it was "poorly done" I would say the execution overall for its time is pretty good-made me laugh a bit though as soon as tuxedo mask pulled up 💀 I don't even remember him saying anything? He just showed up and left 😭 also this is a point in internet and anime history! It amazes me how far you had to go to get this and the sheer will you have♡

@sailorcat

Жыл бұрын

I don't think the animation is good compared to the time it was made. It rather looks like an 80s cartoon, rather than 90s. To be fair, they had a very low budget.

@Alluhualia

Жыл бұрын

@@sailorcat the animation feels like the way Sky Dancers does if that makes sense? Either way yeah I get what u mean. It's not great but to me it's good for what the end result ended up looking like. When I was told that it wasint great I wasn't expecting much- but it impressed me watching it for the first time,also that cgi looked somewhat well during Sailor Moons transformation. Wasint thinking they'd do a decent job in cgi but they did. There's a bit that bothers me abt this pilot episode for sure but as someone who is taking digital media classes I just found it over the bar a lil bit for my expectations. I was expecting it to be a bit more janky with its own poorly done voice overs but it's not that bad.

@francescospagnuolo5015

Жыл бұрын

Are you serious 😂?

as a lifelong fan of sailor moon this pilot has been on my radar for a long time, i didn't even think i would be able to ever see so much as the recorded music video clips we've all known for years, so being able to watch this in full and in pretty good quality is mindblowing, thank you for unearthing this piece of niche media, i hope your hard work is properly recognized Raven, i will be forever thankful :)!

The writing in this is just…stellar lol. Literally it was just: “what’s happening?” “Oh no!” “The jewels!” No context on anything and apparently you’re animated when you visit space and they use “sky” walkers to navigate it.

@jennym286

Жыл бұрын

That explains the vehicles in the sailormoon bandai toys.

@MarinetteDupainCheng-mj1uk

Жыл бұрын

Also endymions name changed to "damen " or damian is hard to believe like i cant see mamo in his past life being called damian all i can imagine is endymion

@aylasabatini7122

Жыл бұрын

When Queen Serenity said there was no time to explain, she was right.

@ladyfire44

11 ай бұрын

Yep. They came from Toon Makers Sailor Moon

@myavoiryamisenko6865

6 ай бұрын

😭😭😭☝🏻

I don't know whether to be happy or sad when I see this.

“Why don’t they Burn off a few calories” 💀

Jokes aside this is a pretty cool concept for a show, as hilarious as the live action segment was, the idea you'd have a teen show for live action and then transition into action cartoon for fantasy parts sounds awesome in concept.

@pokuhmoo9415

Жыл бұрын

Can we have more cartoons like that? It's also a smart idea cause you keep the animation badget for the important action scenes

@abbycollins

Жыл бұрын

@@pokuhmoo9415 Yeah, I totally agree with that, it definitely has a unique aesthetic to it. Surprised a magical show show hasn’t done this concept yet tbh

@minnymoon1360

Жыл бұрын

I would have liked to see the girls in the costumes for real. That would be interesting

@evanmak7837

Жыл бұрын

I think there was a show about a teen witch like this on the 90s, the girl would go on action adventures in cartoon mode and in the end she would supposedly rush on stage and it would show the actual actress performing stage magic and teach magic tricks. It was actually pretty dope. Also, MK and Ashley had a show like this, but the live action segments were a bit boring T_T because is was about them being famous and meeting fans.

@pwrtozim

Жыл бұрын

I know everybody understands now the power rangers model, filming only non sci-fi non fantasy stuff and buying pre made action sequences. This was a less fortunate way of trying to do the same thing.

The fact they made them actual Sailors is kinda genius.

@tylerhood5035

Жыл бұрын

The op was cringe worthy, but the sail surfing was cool.

@LenOnTheDoor0000

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerhood5035 NGL this could have been (emphasis on COULD) a pretty neat concept if they didn’t try slapping the Sailor Moon IP on it and almost ruin everything.

@MaskedMan66

Жыл бұрын

@@LenOnTheDoor0000 Internet Protocol?

@MaskedMan66

Жыл бұрын

That was probably because in North America, public school uniforms have never looked naval like they do in Japan.

@p0laris813

Жыл бұрын

@MaskedMan66: Intellectual Property. Copyrights and trademarks are examples of IPs.

I've gotta say...the KZread comments are wayyyyyy kinder than the Facebook comments. As expected. 😅 But on an important note, thank you so much for sharing this with the world! This is truly a monumental find in lost media and you definitely deserve the accolades! 🙂

“There’s no time to explain” Proceeds to exposit for 2 minutes straight

Now we just need a reunion interview with the actresses and see their reaction to the music video and pilot. Hopefully Sailor Venus will find out about the work you’ve done and come forward.

@fernie-fernandez

Жыл бұрын

Though I still wonder who are these actresses…!?

@thisistheaccountname

Жыл бұрын

@@fernie-fernandez If they're still alive, they have to be at least in their forties.

@fernie-fernandez

Жыл бұрын

@@thisistheaccountname Seriously, now we need to know who these actresses are...

This is why media footage should never be erased. They're just as important even if they aren't going to be released for 20+ years. I'm talking to you WB and Batgirl.

@YuukiTakemoto1996

Жыл бұрын

AND the Trapped in Hyperspace game!!

@gecko2738

Жыл бұрын

Bat girl was probobly gonna suck anyway. This on the other hand is awsome

@chibiemoon8752

Жыл бұрын

Lol 20+? We're closer to 30+ now. Crazy to think about really 😂 Luv SM then and still do now.

@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc

Жыл бұрын

I don't think WB and batgirl had anything to do with sailor moon. This cartoon is more like DIC entertainment when i look at it.

@watchforever1724

Жыл бұрын

@@gecko2738 yeah I know

It's actually crazy to think I was ten years old when this pilot existed, and that very same age I discovered and became a huge fan of Sailor Moon! Thanks for uploading this, can't believe it's been 30 years! The style in this cartoon reminds me of She-Ra!

It so gave me She-ra vibes the way the animation was made. This was a treat to see. But I am greatly cheerful to have the sailor moon we all know today. ❤

@SillyCreatureSally

Жыл бұрын

"She-Ra was perfect for me. The autistic representation in the reboot was stunning, it was what I needed." - Someone who is crushing on the Tin Man from the 1939 Oz adaptation

@emiliu81

Жыл бұрын

- - me: prince ss SHE-RA.. what are you doing there? that's not your family..

@JadenYukifan28

Жыл бұрын

Melendy Britt, the voice of She-Ra/Princess Adora voiced a few characters in the animated part of this pilot, found her name in the credits when I looked it up on IMDB

@SillyCreatureSally

Жыл бұрын

@@JadenYukifan28 I much prefer the reboot tbh. It's because the reboot made Entrapta autistic

@JadenYukifan28

Жыл бұрын

@@SillyCreatureSally I wouldn't say she was autistic, just a bit weird

@1:46 "The evil beast has found us." I like that she's genuinly surprised that Beryl was able to find the Moon.

@bslprints9935

Жыл бұрын

Omg I scrolled past this comment quickly then had to go back and find it hahaha love it!

You've uncovered a serious piece of history here, this is incredible! As a huge Sailor Moon fan, thank you so much!

@thomasdaywalt7735

Жыл бұрын

INDEED

@roxannemichelle6483

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

Just imagine... One these thousands of views is actually Naoko Takeuchi (the creator of Sailor Moon). You did that Mona!

I work as an animator in Japan and France. I read the warning in the description. I understand that they had a small budget but that does not explain everything. There is a real lack of drawing skills. Japanese studios also have very low budgets, but the reason they can handle low budget productions is simply because they give more budget to make good drawings and don't waste money animating actions that could stand completely still. I've seen a lot of videos and people laughing about low budget Indian, Korean or Eastern European series, I think we also have the right to laugh at what we did ourselves. This is how we can improve. Let's laugh then. It is not forbidden. And let's use this example to improve ourselves.

@John3_16-17

6 ай бұрын

Meh. It was just a pilot episode but youre not exactly wrong

@AlphineWolf

Ай бұрын

I guess we now know where Aikatsu Planet came from. Thank you good sir for taking inspiration and answering people wondering what if this were actually made real and making this a reality

Something I've noticed with this pilot: almost all of the enemies Queen Beryl brought out look like the ones from season 1 of the anime, specifically the ones that were reincarnated as humans and then changed back to attack the Sailor Scouts/Soldiers/Guardians. The one with the lazer gun was used to make the more common minions for some reason or another.

@pippip4911

Жыл бұрын

they where probably taking direct inspiration for the monster from there, they probably had the japanese footage on their hands as reference

@j3nn1987

Жыл бұрын

Yup. I immediately recognized the monster that Rei's grandfather turned into on it.

@abbycollins

Жыл бұрын

@@j3nn1987 same here, but also the cat one. I think it was the one reincarnated into Rhett Butler?

@donnaquixote7538

Жыл бұрын

Yup, Jiji (Rei's grandpa), Gamecen (Crane Game Joe), and Bakene (Rhett Butler or Hercules). 🐈👴👨‍🎤

@silviamv8

Жыл бұрын

They are the same you could find in the SNES videogame Bishōjo senshi Sailor Moon, realeased in Japan in 1993

i've been singing "sailoooor, sailooor mooooon!" for a day

It’s definitely not the worst thing. I do see the potential! The diverse cast was a good idea and the animation actually isn’t that bad. Also frikkin hilarious that even in this version Tuxedo Mask does absolutely nothing. All that aside tho this discovery is monumental. Fans have been searching for this pilot for literal decades. I almost can’t believe it’s finally been found!

@TwoWholeWorms

Жыл бұрын

Oh, the animation is objectively terrible, but the potential here is something else. I genuinely wish this had come to be.

@MaskedMan66

Жыл бұрын

@@TwoWholeWorms Don't call your own subjective view "objective."

@jeffreygao3956

Жыл бұрын

This is basically the Sailor Stars arc from the manga/anime on a shoestring budget.

@Fuzhou

Жыл бұрын

@@TwoWholeWorms I mean, I imagine that it would've improved given an actual release.

@THELORDVODKA

Жыл бұрын

DiVeRsE cast... It's Japanese anime and none of em are Japanese. Go home with your lefty bs

Seeing this pilot episode makes me wish they actually went with this concept low key it matched the animation and live action of the 90's perfectly, but I still love the Sailor Moon that was given to us both the DiC dub and the new Viz dub. Thanks for posting this!

Well done! It’s strange to think of a reality where this would’ve been what people thought of as Sailor Moon

@PaleHorseShabuShabu

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad this wasn't picked up. It's an incredible discovery, but I completely understand why people passed on it.

@patrickgreycourt7875

Жыл бұрын

@@PaleHorseShabuShabu it's an eye sore, to say the least.

@adams3560

Жыл бұрын

That would have been a dark timeline for sure.

@mrnygren2

Жыл бұрын

@@PaleHorseShabuShabu The music is great but yeah it can't beat the actual Japanese anime. It is of good quality though if comparing it to American shows.

@jeremyriley1238

Жыл бұрын

@@adams3560 It would be, as anime would not have the popularity in America is has today, and anime like Pokémon, Digimon, and Yu-Gi-Oh! would not be well remembered by 90's and 2000's kids.

Whoever composed Queen Beryl's theme was clearly a War of the Worlds fan, it sounds incredibly close to the opening notes of Eve of the War.

@theBomblu

Жыл бұрын

Incredibly Close?! It's literally Jeff Waynes work, down to the OOUUU-LAAAA at 3:31 - it's crazy! :P

@YuukiTakemoto1996

Жыл бұрын

IKR? I knew it right from when I heard it!

@ReluctantWarrior

Жыл бұрын

@@theBomblu holy shit, it is! Sounds like the ones from Dead London, but pitched a bit higher.

@ExtremeWreck

Жыл бұрын

@@ReluctantWarrior Like the Zodiac Video logo from Greece: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2iDqtaomqzadaQ.html

@theawesomebat1244

Жыл бұрын

Coincidentally, Sailor Moon would be referenced in War of the Worlds.

I am so unbelievably excited that i can say i was able to watch this pilot . i was so obsessed with the original anime as a kid , i ALWAYS wanted to see what the american adaptation was supposed to look like . Thank you for reserving such import lost media

If this was actually made into a real show with some improvements, I can imagine it getting a reboot like She-Ra did. Maybe that reboot could be more of an original show rather than “American Sailor Moon”, and fully animated instead of live action. Would’ve been pretty interesting.

The Japanese anime starts by us meeting Usagi in her normal life and we follow her as she meets Luna and in episode 20ish she learns about her past, we travel along with her. In US version we get a sum up of all 20ish episodes in few minute narrative cut by a real life dance. I think Dragon Ball Evolution just got a new opponent.

@OBrasilo

Жыл бұрын

The only reason it takes 20 episodes is because Toei added lots of filler. In Sailor Moon Crystal, which is considerably closer to the manga (if a bit modernized in parts), it happens much sooner.

@p0laris813

Жыл бұрын

SKY fitsHEAVEN: Then it goes BACK to animation, and BACK AGAIN to live-action?! This was insane! I heard about this on Fornever news, but I didn't know that it had live-action aspects to it. It was worse than I thought it would be!

@michaelflores9220

Жыл бұрын

:Our battle will be legendary!"

@Noworwhenever55

Жыл бұрын

Well the DiC dub did this too. They created a new segment from clips from later episodes to summarize the history of the moon kingdom at the beginning of the first episode, very similar to this. They obviously thought American children did not have the attention span needed for longterm storytelling.

@jolly_39

Жыл бұрын

This is only a pilot though. If this project was ever picked up, they might have gone with a pacing more similar to the original series

This is amazing. You found the pilot. I love that it’s “She-ra”, Melendy Britt doing the narration.

@TimmyME

Жыл бұрын

Yes:) It's She-ra:)

You deserve *all* the kudos for finding this after all those years. 👏👏👏

The best part is when Sailor Moon says her famous phrase, "It's Sailin' time!"

@CowboysNo1Fan

Жыл бұрын

Power Rangers reference

@alejandrocervantes3624

Жыл бұрын

& then she sailed all over queen Beryl, instant clasic!! 😍😍😍

@jacobakasailorjj3336

14 күн бұрын

Wait she actually says that ?

Now I am praying Ray to find the lost 1999 " Magic Bloom " Winx Club lost pilot 🙏💗🙏

@Sonilink713

Жыл бұрын

It's funny because it was the first thing what I'd thought after this discovery

@Caitluz

Жыл бұрын

Well, we know that they still have the pilot because they showed clips of it at a Winx Club panel I believe, so chances are they're going to release the full thing at some point or another (hopefully)

@kellyk4959

Жыл бұрын

Omg that or the lost totally spies pilot, or was it an episode?

@thelostconstellation

Жыл бұрын

YESSS MANIFESTING

@jacksonteller3973

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see the unaired pilot for Rocket Power called Rocket Beach, that one apparently is available to watch at UCLA or something like that.

Oh my god, YES! After so many years my dream has come true, I can now see the Americanized version of SM, special thanks to whoever found this gem.

@sailorcat

Жыл бұрын

The uploader of this video (Ray Mona) found it.^^ She also made two documentarys about it.

The voiceover in the beginning is unmistakable, that’s the voice of She-Ra!

Still in absolute disbelief in 2022 the world finally sees Saban Moon, I was kinda scared it was lost for good. Again, thank you Ray for your hard work, this is so legendary. And as I watch this I 100% wouldve watched this version too LOL I kinda like the cheesiness it has

@backwardslmptreversed9181

Жыл бұрын

Is it actually called saban moon or Is it supposed to called sailor moon?

@abbycollins

Жыл бұрын

@@backwardslmptreversed9181 saban moon is the fandom nickname to separate it from regular/anime sailor moon, since they’re both called sailor moon but are definitely not the same thing.

@backwardslmptreversed9181

Жыл бұрын

@@abbycollins thank you for replying I get it now

Okay but the fact they were going to have one of the main scouts need a wheelchair in both live action and animated form would have been so amazing to see as a kid. Using the sky flier as a mobility device is just awesome.

@Henshingod

Жыл бұрын

Would have been better if the actress was actually disabled, but I get that the 90s were a different time.

@YujiUedaFan

Жыл бұрын

@@Henshingod Would have also been better if her attacks did something.

@SuperJuanTV1

Жыл бұрын

Don’t you just hate when you comment something meant as a positive and everyone just brings their negativity 😒😒😒

@leonaa3626

Жыл бұрын

@@Henshingod Shes an actress.

@PaleHorseShabuShabu

Жыл бұрын

"Amazing" until the bad guy casually swats her out of the air.

I'm not even gonna lie, I'm unironically into this

So this is what would’ve happened if the original Sailor Moon, the original She-Ra, and The Babysitters’ Club were fused in a Brundle teleporter huh

@StellarAuraMegaLatias

Ай бұрын

Yeah then, DIC Took it in their dubbing hands- And People In The 90s And 2000s (I'm 2010s) loved it Hope DIC Can Come back and dub Pretty Cure

It's weird to realize that this is only 10 minutes yet I love every single second of it

@jacksonteller3973

Жыл бұрын

yeah don't know where the 17 minutes claim was from.

@greenwren5072

Жыл бұрын

@@jacksonteller3973 It's possible that they shot more live action and it was edited, sin't it? Even animation, maybe some parts were cut and the storyboard or script was 17 minutes. Or maybe the people working on it misremembered.

@jacksonteller3973

Жыл бұрын

@@greenwren5072 yeah it's possible more was shot, but I think it's more likely the people working on it misremembered.

@12me91

Жыл бұрын

@@jacksonteller3973 rumor mills. though i suppose its possilbe they had 17 minutes of footage and not all was used

@northernplacecorporation

Жыл бұрын

@@greenwren5072 *isn't

6:02 "Luna what's wrong?" Luna: "Everything..."

@jacobakasailorjj3336

14 күн бұрын

Lmfao 😂😂

I never thought I would actually get to see this. I can see why it didn't get picked up, but it's kind of incredible that it's finally been unearthed after all this time.

Regarding the quality of the animation and live-action scenes, it's important to remember that this was only the pilot version. If you watch the pilots of animated shows such as The King of the Hill, the animation quality is pretty rough. I'm sure the whole action and animation would have eventually been smoother, had this actually been qualified as a full-fledged series. I'm happy that we got the anime but it certainly would have been interesting, had the whole "Saban" Moon come to fruition.

man some of the lines are so epic for no reason! beryl going "behold queen beryl and despair!" sailor moon saying they were going "beyond oblivion", those would totally be iconic lines if this were released at the time. i know kid-me would have totally ate up lines like that! also why was the girl venus fixing her make-up with a bath poof? lol

@alejandrocervantes3624

Жыл бұрын

I assumed she was exfoliating? Idk props from pilot season get mixed up depending on the studios I gues🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏽‍♂️ it was funny tho

@jeremyriley1238

Жыл бұрын

@@alejandrocervantes3624 I agree with the mix up. Then again, they may be using whatever they can get considering the live action sequences were made on a low budget.

@arcyarcanine

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyriley1238 The live-action budget was used for Victoria's voluminous hair. I wonder how long that early 90s perfection took to do.

I was a little girl who loved Sailor Moon and if TV had broadcast this cartoon I would have loved it anyway. Thanks for sharing.

a diverse cast! they were ahead of their time!

This feels so surreal and beautiful that this was actually made in 90s. Everything about this makes me wanna see more of this!!

It is so strangly touching to finally watch this! While it is not the Sailor Moon we all grew up on, it has all the vibes of shows 90's kids like me enjoyed. Also the theme song is still a banger. You finally digged up, what seemed lost forever! Thank you Raven for not giving up- no matter how hopeless your mission looked!

If This Was Made In The 80s People Would Lose Their Minds.

Holy crap! At 6:14 Vicky’s (Serena/Usagi) locket is the exact same locket as official merch that was released. I had that exact same toy back in the 90s!!! That must have been leftover merch that was initially made for this live action and they just released it anyways as official Sailor Moon (DiC version) merch!

@mgk22

Жыл бұрын

Might be worth something now as a rare merch if you still have it(kind if like those early boba fett toys that had the rocket launcher before it was changed)

Mercury's curls are so beautiful. I'm imagining how involved her routine must have been to take care of such a long mass of red curls 🤩

@Varikas

Жыл бұрын

Just a ton of mousse hairspray and a blow drier

@jacobakasailorjj3336

14 күн бұрын

Lmfao 😂😂😂

There’s a timeline out there where this is the sailor moon Americans grew up with. Great job Raven this is a legendary find. Dare I say iconic.

Thank you for finding this lost media! Once you see the full pilot it really gives a different context to what Toon Makers was trying to do. That being said, I'm glad that Dic decided to just dub the original anime instead. I would have found this alright as a kid until I would find out that the original anime was better. Then I would've been like "Why didn't they just bring this over instead? What was wrong with it? Stupid TV execs..."

Never thought I'd see the non-handicam version of the intro, let alone the actual PILOT! What a time to be alive... Thank you for all your hard work in bringing this out from obscurity!

I still can't get over all the sailor scouts dancing and obsessing over a school dance after Darien and all their families are supposedly killed by Queen Beryl.

2022 has been such an amazing year for lost media. First the Wicked Witch episode of Sesame Street, and now this very sought-after pilot of the toon makers Sailor Moon! Thanks for all of your hard work to finally uncover the pilot

@alexphillips4644

Жыл бұрын

What was once considered lost is now found.

@YuukiTakemoto1996

Жыл бұрын

And Trapped in Hyperspace level 1

@tsarinasilly2482

Жыл бұрын

@@YuukiTakemoto1996 ooh yeah that too! And Quantum quest

@YuukiTakemoto1996

Жыл бұрын

@@tsarinasilly2482 I still hope we find the post-event version of TiH, that had Swayzak in them. Just imagine Chad Ghostal without the beatnik flair, and with a more Saturday morning cartoon flair to him. That was Sway.

@greenghoul157

Жыл бұрын

Also the old Shrek test footage with Chris Farley was recovered

This is so so so incredible!! Thank you so much for gifting us all with this treasure! I never believed this day would be possible!!

This is so cool! While I’m okay with it not being made into a full show (probably waaay too gimmicky compared to what Naoko Takeuchi’s originally envisioned) it’s neat to see a different version!

Ok but sailor moon’s transformation CGI looks damn impressive even in modern times, wish the others had more effort but I understand why and they still look good visually as well. 6:07 in case you were wondering

@satansjihad6353

Жыл бұрын

Well, I did like the way it looks, but impressive is not exactly the word I would use.

@eggsalad7404

Жыл бұрын

@@satansjihad6353 I mean compared to Team Angel it looks like Dreamworks

@christopherwall2121

Жыл бұрын

Shame the rest of the sailors only warrant a PowerPoint transition

@amyvasquez4268

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the CGI they use for Sailor Moon transforming is pretty nice, especially for this pilot and shows like it’s standards. Too bad the rest of the sailors just have their head transitioning to 2D animated 😭

@abbycollins

Ай бұрын

@@amyvasquez4268exactly what I was going for!

This is painfully 90s and I'm not sure if it's in the good way or bad way... Incredibly interesting nonetheless. Amazing find

@sinlatenightsins9657

Жыл бұрын

It's the bad way 😂😂

@CatatonicDyskrasia

Жыл бұрын

Only bad lol

@miguelcontrerasvillegas1059

Жыл бұрын

It would have probably ended like He-Man and all of those cartoons, out of the sudden without any explanation.

@ashkirby8896

Жыл бұрын

It’s in a gad way!😄😏😎

Mother: "There's no time to explain." Starts explaining. Just wow. I never imagine something like this could have been real.

Glad this version was not greenlighted.

jesus christ, Raven!! you've done something impossible! this is amazing, and so are you. well the hell done 👏🏽👏🏽

I probably wouldn't have watched this as a kid, even if I _did_ love the anime... but as an adult, this is is absolutely *_FASCINATING._* I'm stunned you managed to pull this off and get it released to the public, great work!

OMG! Thank you so much for uncovering this! I love the homage to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds some of the backing track pays.

@norskjente

Жыл бұрын

I noticed this too haha

im just me or the transormation sequence is actually good?

@dvreaux

Жыл бұрын

@Chelsea Lindsay HELPP

@MarinetteDupainCheng-mj1uk

Жыл бұрын

@Chelsea Lindsay no its better than s3

@amyvasquez4268

Жыл бұрын

Sailor Moon’s is good, the rest got done dirty 😢

@ladyfire44

11 ай бұрын

They should've done proper transformations for the others.

@y.2439

10 ай бұрын

​@@MarinetteDupainCheng-mj1ukseason 3 transformation is the best ones of all modern Sailor Moon's transformation Only the very last transformation of Eternal Sailor Moon, where they reference all 90s transformations, beats that one

This is the lost media find of the year! I’m so happy that you managed to find this and the music video in such great quality. I remember first hearing about this from RebelTaxi’s top 10 failed animated pilots video and was intrigued as I love live action/animation hybrids specially in the 90s. But now seeing the pilot I’m kinda sad we didn’t get this version it’s so fun, has pretty good cel animation, and is drenched in 90s cheese, it would’ve been an alright alternative until we got the anime dub but that’s just my opinion as Pan Pizza said in his video “But don’t you want it to succeed just so we can look back on it and laugh? yeah you do.”

@sukamugen

Жыл бұрын

Actually it’s sesame street

@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire

Жыл бұрын

I dunno, Sesame Street's Wicked Witch episode, several renders of Chris Farley's Shrek, the entire animatic of Genndy Tartakovsky's Popeye (abandoned for Emoji Movie), all of those I'd say are bigger than this, but this comes close.

@VidtopiaEntertainment

Жыл бұрын

@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire for me it would be 1. Saban Moon 2. Popeye 3. Sesame Street Wicked Witch 4. Chris Farley Shrek Why Saban Moon is number one is cause that one seemed more impossible and less likely to be released to the general public than say the Sesame Street Wicked Witch episode since people were starting tape stuff off TV around the time the episode aired so it was a little more likely for that one to be released unofficially in some way.

@lrc3847

Жыл бұрын

@@VidtopiaEntertainment Wait until Star Storm ends being a real pilot and is shown to everyone.

@flukefantasy

Жыл бұрын

No lie, I would have been obsessed with this as a kid. It's a perfect 90s time capsule

You know, I'm genuinely curious as to what Naoko Takeuchi would think of this.

@HyperRush79

Жыл бұрын

she hate it and protected their work

@ShaneLochlannBlack

Жыл бұрын

Takeuchi-sensei was instrumental in turning Sailor Moon into a live action series only nine years later. It was the first thing she did after reacquiring the rights. My guess is she was suitably impressed by what the manga could become. Don't forget there was significant buzz around a potential feature film and at least two name actors were attached to the pitch at one point. This pilot no doubt had an influence.

@k_n_c_y

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure she wouldn’t completely hate it but probably find it fascinating considering it’s basically a cultural retelling of her own work. Kinda like how The Brothers Grimm stories have has been constantly retold through the lens of different ethnic groups. If I were her, I’d be flattered that my story is so iconic that it could be interpreted in different countries and still hold its own 🤷🏾‍♀️

@linkingglagoon8254

Жыл бұрын

Ik she didn't fancy the 90s anime esp the dic dub (iirc she thought the American SM dolls were 'unappealing'). My guess is that she probably wouldn't like it and choose to ignore it

@kAcHaNcHiniFy90

Жыл бұрын

@K Nicky interpreted or completely different from orginal? no wonder if the original author dislikes it. fascinated? sure. flattered? idk. allowing it? dont think so. she even refuses the idea of having hollywood movie adaption because it messes too much with the original. so clearly she cherishes her work and would like it stay original. the fact that we have sailor moon crystal as sailor moon anniversary celebration is so that we can have an anime closer to the original manga compared to the 90's anime. duh i personally glad it is cancelled. imagine a painting something wholeheartedly and so personal for, being bought by people just to repaint the whole thing into something else in, would you like it or not? we dont know if she feel flattered or not, but if she doesn't thats ok because its her work, not your work, u dont get to tell someone how to feel about their work, do u? 🤷🏻‍♀️

The music starting at 6:06 absolutely slaps! If somebody manages to upload this song separated from the rest of the audio, they would make my day!

Thank you for finding this video. I have loved Sailor Moon ever since I was 15. I've heard rumors of an American version of Sailor Moon, but I can't believe it actually existed! I'm surprised. All the sailor warrior actors are cute! I also wanted to see the story of these five people.

This version of Sailor Moon is more of a sci-fi than the actual Japanese magical girl theme.

I loved every second of this. As a huge Sailor Moon fan, I’m so glad this was uncovered.

Thrilled to actually watch this. While it is objectively awful I honestly would have liked to have seen more of it. It's an interesting take on the source material at the very least

Great work unearthing this!

Watching this feels like a time machine, how 90's culture works.

As an OG die hard Sailor Moon fan, I wanna say a HUGE THANK YOU. And also, I think this wouldn't have been too bad to watch. I would've given it a chance if im being honest. AWESOME JOB ON FINDING THE HOLY GRAIL FOR US Sailor Moon fans and thank you SO much for your time and effort and sacrifices to find this. ETERNAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE 👍🏾✊🏾💪🏾