SABAN SAILOR MOON


Interesting Notes and Common Questions




Yes, I will attempt to answer some common questions about Saban's Sailor Moon:



1. Just what the HELL is this?
Answer: Saban's Sailor Moon is dedicated to the Saban vision of the American version of Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. Back in 1994, several companies bid for the rights to Sailor Moon, and Saban was among them.


2. Saban Sailor Moon?
Answer: Technically, there is no such thing as a Saban version of Sailor Moon. As I said, Saban opted for the rights, their idea for the show being to scrap the entire original anime and start from scratch - using a blend of live action and animated actions. Obviously, the live action was for the schoolgirl scenes, and the animated version was for fight scenes. However, the budget was not favorable to the Japanese rightholders, and eventually DiC won because their idea of simply redubbing the original show was much cheaper. (That normally is.)


3. Wait, so if Saban Sailor Moon doesn't technically exist, how did these images get here?
Answer: The truth of the matter is that these images were created simply for the trailer - teasers as to what Saban planned on doing. The trailer, which is a couple of minutes long, is the only thing that really survives of the TV show Saban was planning.
As a matter of fact, it is possible that the full extent of knowledge of what was on the trailers would not even exist had it not been for a camera that was rolling during the only official public screening that we really know of. The images on this site are from that screening, which is why it looks like the images were taken from and angle away from the screen.


4. Ok, so this is a different version of Sailor Moon. Now, who the heck is who?