Sailor Moon R (美少女戦士セーラームーン R Bishojo Senshi Sera Mun R) is the continuation of the Sailor Moon series that spans from episode 47 through episode 89. It was produced Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato and Kunihiko Ikuhara. The series originally aired in Japan from March 6, 1993 to March 12, 1994 on TV Asahi in Japan.
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Dubbing History
Sailor Moon R was originally dubbed alongside the first series by DiC Entertainment, with much of the same mandated edits as the previous season.
The dub of R first aired on the Canadian channel YTV from October 25 to November 28, 1995 and later in Syndication in the United States the same year. Due to DiC only being interested in a standard 65-episode cartoon only the first 25 episodes were dubbed. However Irwin Toys ended up paying for the final 17 episodes to be dubbed in 1997. Due to the time gap, Sailor Mars and Tuxedo Mask's voice actors were unavailable and had to be replaced. Compared to the first series, which had 6 episodes removed, only 1 was removed from R (episode 67).
This would be the last series licensed by DiC Entertainment. When the show proved popular in re-airings on Cartoon Network's Toonami block, Cloverway, Inc. and Pioneer paid for licensing, dubbing and distribution for S and SuperS. The show was still produced by Optimum Productions, who also provided the dubbing for season 1 and 2 for DiC.
In 2014, Viz Media announced that they had acquired the Sailor Moon anime series and would redub all the series uncut, including R. Viz's dub of R was first released on Blu-Ray and DVD from July 14 to October 27, 2015.
Cast
Main Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | DiC Dub | Viz Media Dub |
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Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (Serena Tsukino) |
Kae Araki (eps. 47-50) |
Terri Hawkes | Stephanie Sheh |
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Kotono Mitsuishi | |||
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Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury (Amy Anderson) |
Aya Hisakawa | Karen Bernstein | Kate Higgins |
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Rei Hino / Sailor Mars (Raye Hino) |
Michie Tomizawa | Katie Griffin (eps. 47-72) |
Cristina Valenzuela |
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Emilie Barlow (eps. 73-89) | |||
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Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (Lita Kino) |
Emi Shinohara | Susan Roman | Amanda Celine Miller |
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Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (Mina Aino) |
Rika Fukami | Stephanie Morgenstern | Cherami Leigh |
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Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (Darien Shields) |
Tōru Furuya | Toby Proctor (eps. 48-72) |
Robbie Daymond |
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Vincent Corazza (eps. 73-89) | |||
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Chibiusa / Sailor Chibi-Moon (Rini Tsukino / Sailor Mini Moon) |
Kae Araki | Tracey Hoyt | Sandy Fox |
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Luna | Keiko Han | Jill Frappier | Michelle Ruff |
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Artemis | Yasuhiro Takato | Ron Rubin | Johnny Yong Bosch |
Recurring Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | DiC Dub | Viz Media Dub |
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Ikuko Tsukino | Sanae Takagi | Barbara Radecki | Tara Platt |
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Kenji Tsukino | Yūji Machi | David Huband | Keith Silverstein |
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Shingo Tsukino (Sammy Tsukino) |
Chiyoko Kawashima | Julie Lemieux | Nicolas Roye |
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Grandpa Hino | Tomomichi Nishimura | David Fraser | Michael Sorich |
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Yuichiro Kumada (Chad Kumada) |
Bin Shimada | Steven Bednarski | Wally Wingert |
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Naru Osaka (Molly Baker) |
Shino Kakinuma | Mary Long | Danielle Judovits |
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Gurio Umino (Melvin Butler) |
Keiichi Nanba | Roland Parliament | Benjamin Diskin |
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Motoki Furuhata (Andrew Hansford) |
Yūki Satō | Colin O'Meara | Lucien Dodge |
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Moonlight Knight | Tōru Furuya | Toby Proctor | Robbie Daymond |
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Haruna Sakurada (Patricia Haruna) |
Chiyoko Kawashima | Nadine Rabinovitch | Julie Ann Taylor |
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Setsuna Meio / Sailor Pluto (Trista Meioh) |
Jill Frappier (ep. 64) | Veronica Taylor | |
| Sabrina Grdevich (eps. 75-89) | ||||
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Mayumi Osaka (Susan Baker) |
Michiko Abe | ¿? | Julie Ann Taylor |
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Unazuki Furuhata (Lizzy Hansford) |
Miyako Endō | Sabrina Grdevich | Veronica Taylor |
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Momoko Momohara (Melissa) |
Taeko Kawata | Kathleen Laskey | Debi Derryberry |
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Queen Serenity | Mika Doi | Barbara Radecki | Wendee Lee |
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Princess Serenity (Princess Serena) |
Kotono Mitsuishi | Terri Hawkes | Stephanie Sheh |
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Neo-Queen Serenity | |||
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King Endymion (King of the Earth) |
Tōru Furuya | Vincent Corazza | Robbie Daymond |
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Princess Small Lady Serenity (Princess Rini) |
Kae Araki | Tracey Hoyt | Sandy Fox |
Villains
| Image | Character | Seiyū | DiC Dub | Viz Media Dub |
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| Children of the Hell Tree | ||||
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An / Natsumi Ginga (Anne / Anne Granger) |
Yumi Tōma | Sabrina Grdevich | Dorothy Elias-Fahn |
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Ail / Seijuurou Ginga (Alan / Alan Granger) |
Hikaru Midorikawa | Vincent Corazza | Brian Beacock |
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Makaiju / Hell Tree (Doom Tree / Tree of Life) |
Taeko Nakanishi | Elizabeth Hanna | Erin Fitzgerald |
| Black Moon Clan | ||||
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Wiseman | Eiji Maruyama | Tony Daniels | Steve Kramer |
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Rubeus | Wataru Takagi | Robert Tinkler | Steve Staley |
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Prince Demande (Prince Diamond) |
Kaneto Shiozawa | Robert Bockstael | Matthew Mercer |
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Saphir (Sapphire) |
Tsutomu Kashiwakura | Lyon Smith | Greg Felden |
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Esmeraude (Emerald) |
Mami Koyama | Kirsten Bishop | Rena Strober |
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Black Lady (Chibiusa) (Wicked Lady) |
Kae Araki | Elizabeth Saunders | Sandy Fox |
| The Spectre Sisters | ||||
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Koan (Catzi) |
Wakana Yamazaki | Alice Poon (eps. 60-63) | Eden Riegel |
| Mary Long (eps. 64-86) | ||||
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Berthier (Bertie) |
Yuri Amano | Kathleen Laskey | Cindy Robinson |
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Calaveras (Avery) |
Akiko Hiramatsu | Jennifer Griffiths | Cassandra Lee Morris |
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Petz (Prizma) |
Megumi Ogata | Norma Dell'Agnese | Jessica Gee |
Episodic Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | DiC Dub | Viz Media Dub | Episode |
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Vampir (Vampeal) |
Megumi Ogata | Maria Vacratsis | Todd Haberkorn | 47 |
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Security Guard | Tony Daniels | Benjamin Diskin | 48 | |
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TV Executive | Toshio Kobayashi | David Fraser | Lucien Dodge | |
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Minotauron (Minotaur) |
Yuka Ōno | Lindsay Collins | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | |
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Kenji Shinozaki (Ken) |
Yūsuke Numata | Steven Bednarski | Todd Haberkorn | 49 |
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Nurse #1 | Asako Satō | Lindsay Collins | Karen Strassman | |
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Nurse #2 | Yūko Sumitomo | ¿? | Cherami Leigh | |
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Doorman | Nobutoshi Canna | ¿? | Todd Haberkorn | 50 |
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Arcade Thug | Kazunari Tanaka | Tony Daniels | Matthew Mercer | |
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Hellant (Nacrid) |
Sanae Takagi | Lisa Dalbello | Cindy Robinson | |
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Reci (Racy) |
Wakana Yamazaki | Julie Lemieux | Michelle Ruff | 51 |
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Park Manager | Takahiro Yoshimizu | David Fraser | Matthew Mercer | |
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Mie Sayama (Kerry) |
Taeko Kawata | Norma Dell'Agnese | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | 52 |
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Kindergarten Teacher (Mrs. Wright) |
Masami Kamiyama | Julie Lemieux | Laura Post | |
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Gigaros (Vulturos) |
Miki Narahashi | Robert Tinkler | Rachel Robinson | |
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Manami (Jordan Winston) |
Mayumi Nomura | Tony Daniels | Benjamin Diskin | 53 |
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Manami's Mother (Mrs. Winston) |
Miyoko Aoba | Loretta Jafelice | Michelle Ruff | |
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Amaderas (Skulker) |
Yuka Ōno | Lisa Dalbello | Laura Post | |
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Sakurako Ougi (Sara Howe) |
Masami Kamiyama | Loretta Jafelice | Erin Fitzgerald | 54 |
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Junko | Sonomi Okumura | Mary Long | Kate Higgins | |
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Student | Naoko Nakamura | Lindsay Collins | Wendee Lee | |
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Seiren (Amphibia) |
Megumi Ogata | Lisa Dalbello | Erin Fitzgerald | |
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Utonberino (Mophead) |
Chiyoko Kawashima | Carrie Keranen | 55 | |
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Bipierrot (Pierrot) |
Hinako Kanamaru | Sandy Fox | 56 | |
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Amanju (Insectia) |
Mako Hyōdō | Carrie Keranen | 57 | |
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Yamandakka (Four Face) |
Chiyoko Kawashima | Loretta Jafelice | Tara Platt | 58 |
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Atsugessho (Droido) |
Yuko Kobayashi | Lisa Dalbello | Karen Strassman | 61 |
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Nipasu (Frosty) |
Eriko Hara | Cassandra Lee Morris | 62 | |
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Dumble (Rhonda) |
Hiroko Emori | Rachel Robinson | 63 | |
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Woman | Miki Inoue | ¿? | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | |
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Kaoru | Chiyo Yoshikura | ¿? | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 64 |
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Kaoru's Mother | Lindsay Collins | Julie Ann Taylor | ||
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Yoshio (Josh) |
Tony Daniels | Benjamin Diskin | ||
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Yoshio's Father (Josh's Father) |
David Fraser | Steve Staley | ||
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Furaiki (Thunderclap) |
Chiharu Kataishi | Lindsay Collins | Laura Post | |
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Jamanen (Jellax) |
Yuka Ōno | ¿? | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 65 |
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Avogadora (Avocado) |
Chieko Nanba | Lisa Dalbello | Carrie Keranen | 66 |
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Akumuda (Hypnotica) |
Michiko Abe | ¿? | Veronica Taylor | 69 |
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Old Chessmaster | Osamu Saka | Roland Parliament | Steve Kramer | 71 |
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Receptionist | Miki Inoue | ¿? | Michelle Ruff | |
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Jakoku (The Grim Man) |
Hisao Egawa | Tony Daniels | Christopher Corey Smith | 75 |
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Marzipan | Junko Hagimori | Loretta Jafelice | Cindy Robinson | 76 |
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Udering (Regalia) |
Eriko Hara | Julie Ann Taylor | 77 | |
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Pharmakon (Injector) |
Yuka Ōno | Karen Strassman | 78 | |
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Veterinarian | Tomoko Naka | ¿? | Wendee Lee | 79 |
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Dogba (Animal Instinct) |
Julie Lemieux | Cindy Robinson | ||
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Animal Caretaker | Hisao Egawa | David Fraser | Doug Erholtz | |
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Giwaku (Mistrust) |
Arisa Andō | Sabrina Grdevich | Lauren Landa | 80 |
| Loretta Jafelice | 89 | ||||
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Kyūsuke Sarashina | Kazumi Okushima | Kyle Hebert | 81 | |
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Chiral (Doom) |
Masashi Ebara | David Fraser | Doug Erholtz | |
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Achiral (Gloom) |
Ryōtarō Okiayu | Lee Rumohr | Kyle Hebert | |
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Ryuax (Genie of the Time Warp) |
Megumi Urawa | Loretta Jafelice | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | 82 |
| Maria Vacratsis | 89 |
Additional Voices
Notes
- Due to Viz not using any custom credits (just the original Japanese credits); most of the voice cast (aside from the main cast revealed by press releases and the actors) is unknown.
- In 1997, the series had an English dub that was recorded in Malaysia by Speedy Video. The dub has the same poor quality as their Dragon Ball Z movie dubs. It was released on VCD. At least 6 volumes were released consisting of almost the entire Makai Tree arc; it is unknown if any further volumes have been made.
Transmission
Note that only the DiC dub has aired on television.
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 1995-2004 | YTV | Canada | 
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| 1995 | Syndication | United States | 
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| 1997 | USA Network | ||
| 1998-2002 | Cartoon Network (Toonami) | ||
Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Dub | Region | Country | |
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| Speedy Video | 1997 | 
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Episodes 47-58 | Speedy | PAL | Malaysia | 
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| 6 Volumes | |||||||
| ADV Films | 2001-2002 | 
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The Complete Series | DiC | NTSC | United States |
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| 10 Volumes | |||||||
| 2002 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC | ||||
| 8 Volumes* | |||||||
| Viz Media | 2015 | The Complete Series | Viz | ||||
| 2 Volumes | |||||||
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | |||||
| 2 Volumes | |||||||
* Volume 7 of the first series includes first two episodes of R.
External Links
- Sailor Moon at the Internet Movie Database
- Sailor Moon R (anime) at the Anime News Network
