Sailor Moon S

Sailor Moon S
Original Title	美少女戦士セーラームーン S (Bishojo Senshi Sera Mun S)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio 1	Optimum Productions
Dubbing Studio 2	Studiopolis
Voice Director 1	John Stocker
Voice Director 2	Nicole Thuault
Voice Director 3	Suzanne Goldish
Translation & Adaptation	Lisa Lumby-Richards Nathalie Gregorie (Cloverway dub) Rika Takahashi Melora Harte Steve Kramer Michael Sorich (Viz Dub)
Recorded	1999-2000 2016-2017
Dub Country 1	Canada
Dub Country 2	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	38
Year	1994-1995
Chronology
Predecessor	Sailor Moon R
Successor	Sailor Moon SuperS

Sailor Moon S (美少女戦士セーラームーン S Bishojo Senshi Sera Mun S) is the continuation of the Sailor Moon series that spans from Episode 90 to Episode 127. It originally aired in Japan from March 13, 1994 to February 25, 1995 on TV Asahi.

Synopsis Sailor Moon and the senshi are up against a new set of villains: the Death Busters (Professor Tomoe, Kaorinite, the Witches 5, Mistress 9, Pharaoh 90). The Death Busters plan to rule the world by using the energy from the pure heart crystals of innocent victims, but Sailor Moon and the senshi must stop them, with the help of the outer Senshi

Dubbing History

With the popularity that the Sailor Moon series saw upon airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami block, YTV and Cartoon Network ordered more episodes to be dubbed. DiC Entertainment declined on licensing any further episodes, so Toei's then-North American branch Cloverway, Inc. stepped in to license further episodes. Optimum Productions was, once again, chosen to dub the series; however, many of the original voice actors did not return (including Sailor Moon's voice, Terri Hawkes, who was on maternity leave) and were replaced.

Cloverway's adaptation stayed relatively close to the original Japanese version, without skipping or merging any episodes and keeping the original music. Cloverway gave Optimum almost complete creative freedom as long as 77 episodes were recorded in four months. This rushed Production meant that as many as 11 episodes were recorded in each 4-hour session with the voice actors recording each line only twice, with the better take used. In addition, the new ADR director, Nicole Thuault, relied on an English interpreter to communicate with the actors given that she only spoke French. The writers at Optimum worked independently without any kind of "bible" on what the attack names, transformation phrases, etc. were supposed to be, resulting in them changing many times throughout these episodes.

Sailor Moon S premiered on Toonami in the United States from June 12, 2000 to August 1, 2000. "Uncut" versions of the Cloverway dubbed episodes were released on VHS and DVD by Pioneer Entertainment along with the Japanese audio. Though visually uncut, the dub still contained significant toning down in the script; most infamously the depiction of Sailors Uranus and Neptune as cousins rather than lesbian lovers. In 2003, Pioneer and ADV Films lost the distribution rights to the DiC and Cloverway dubs, which have not been re-distributed since.

In 2014, Viz Media announced that they had acquired the Sailor Moon anime series and would redub all the series uncut, including S. Viz's redub of S was first released on Blu-Ray and DVD from November 15, 2016 to June 20, 2017.

Cast

Main Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	CWi Dub	Viz Media Dub
	Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (Serena Tsukino)	Kotono Mitsuishi	Linda Ballantyne	Stephanie Sheh
	Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury (Amy Anderson)	Aya Hisakawa	Liza Balkan	Kate Higgins
	Rei Hino / Sailor Mars (Raye Hino)	Michie Tomizawa	Katie Griffin	Cristina Valenzuela
	Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (Lita Kino)	Emi Shinohara	Susan Roman	Amanda Celine Miller
	Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (Mina Aino)	Rika Fukami	Emilie Barlow	Cherami Leigh
	Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (Darien Shields)	Tōru Furuya	Vincent Corazza	Robbie Daymond
	Chibiusa / Sailor Chibi Moon (Rini Tsukino / Sailor Mini-Moon)	Kae Araki	Stephanie Beard	Sandy Fox
	Haruka Tenou / Sailor Uranus (Amara Tenou)	Megumi Ogata	Sarah Lafleur	Erica Mendez
	Michiru Kaioh / Sailor Neptune (Michelle)	Masako Katsuki	Barbara Radecki	Lauren Landa
	Setsuna Meioh / Sailor Pluto (Trista Meioh)	Chiyoko Kawashima	Susan Aceron	Veronica Taylor
	Hotaru Tomoe / Sailor Saturn	Yūko Minaguchi	Jennifer Gould	Christine Marie Cabanos
	Luna	Keiko Han	Jill Frappier	Michelle Ruff
	Artemis	Yasuhiro Takato	Ron Rubin	Johnny Yong Bosch

Recurring Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	CWi Dub	Viz Media Dub
	Motoki Furuhata (Andrew Hansford)	Yūki Satō	Steven Bednarski	Lucien Dodge
	Unazuki Furuhata (Elizabeth Hansford)	Eriko Hara	Catherine Disher	Veronica Taylor
	Naru Osaka (Molly Baker)	Shino Kakinuma	Mary Long	Danielle Judovits
	Gurio Umino (Melvin Butler)	Keiichi Nanba	Roland Parliament	Benjamin Diskin
	Grandpa Hino	Tomomichi Nishimura	John Stocker	Michael Sorich
	Yuichiro Kumada (Chad Kumada)	Bin Shimada	David Berni	Wally Wingert
	Shingo Tsukino (Sammy Tsukino)	Chiyoko Kawashima	Julie Lemieux	Nicolas Roye
	Momoko Momohara (Melanie)	Taeko Kawata	¿?	Debi Derryberry
	Neo-Queen Serenity	Kotono Mitsuishi	Linda Ballantyne	Stephanie Sheh
	Princess Serenity
	Prince Endymion	Tōru Furuya	Vincent Corazza	Robbie Daymond
	Princess Small Lady Serenity (Princess Rini)	Kae Araki	Stephanie Beard	Sandy Fox

Villains

Image	Character	Seiyū	CWi Dub	Viz Media Dub
	Professor Souichi Tomoe	Akira Kamiya	Jeff Lumby	Keith Silverstein
	Kaolinite / Kaori (Kaorinite)	Noriko Uemura	Kirsten Bishop	Tara Platt
	Mistress 9 (Hotaru)	Yūko Minaguchi	¿?	Christine Marie Cabanos
Witches 5
	Eudial (Eugeal)	Maria Kawamura	Loretta Jafelice	Erin Fitzgerald
	Mimete / Mimi Hanyu (Mimet)	Mika Kanai	Catherine Disher	Kira Buckland
	Tellu (Telulu)	Chieko Honda	¿?	Laura Post
			Julie Lemieux (ep. 110)
	Viluy / Yui Bidou (Byruit / Julie Bidou)	Yoshino Takamori	Kim Bubbs	Julie Ann Taylor
			Daniela Oliveri (ep. 110)
	Cyprine (Cyprin)	Yuriko Fuchizaki	Naomi Emmerson	Dorothy Elias-Fahn
			Julie Lemieux (ep. 117)
	Ptilol (Petirol)	Rumi Kasahara	Sara Sahr

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	CWi Dub	Viz Media Dub	Episode
	Mikuji (Mikuzi)	Michiko Abe	Carolyn Scott	¿?	90
	Miharu	Rumi Kasahara	¿?		91
	Nekonneru (Nekonell)	Chiharu Kataishi	Catherine Disher	Fryda Wolff
	Kameda (Anthony)	Masaya Onosaka	Damon D'Oliveira	Keith Silverstein	92
	Steering	Yuka Koyama	¿?	Fryda Wolff
	Young Man	Daisuke Sakaguchi	Damon D'Oliveira	Lucien Dodge	93
	Octave	Misa Fukai	Elizabeth Beeler	Cristina Valenzuela
	Osoji	Yōko Matsuoka	Carolyn Scott	Tara Sands	94
	MC	Wataru Takagi	Tony Daniels	Kirk Thornton	95
	Daiheart	Michiko Neya	Mary Long	Tara Sands
	Scar	Hiroko Emori	¿?	Veronica Taylor	96
	Vice Principal	Ginzō Matsuo	Jeff Lumby	Lucien Dodge	97
	Dovlin	Mari Maruta	Mary Long	Cindy Robinson
	Katsutoshi Yamada	Tomohiro Nishimura	Tony Daniels	Kirk Thornton	98
	Taiyan (Tiren)	Yuka Ōno	Elizabeth Beeler	¿?
	Toden	Tomoko Maruo	Mary Long	Carrie Keranen	99
	Tsutomu Asai (Jamie)	Junichi Kanemaru	Jamie Haydon-Devlin	Michael Sinterniklaas	100
	Haikyun	Megumi Urawa	¿?	Valerie Arem
	Tsutomu's Girlfriend	Rumi Kasahara	Jane Luk	Megan Hollingshead
	Cenicienta (Senishenta)	Konami Yoshida	Mary Long	Melissa Fahn	101 - 102
	Maya Tohno	Yoshino Takamori		Carrie Keranen	103
	Waitress	Manami Nakayama	Jane Luk	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
	Soiya (Soyer)	Yuka Ōno	¿?	Carrie Keranen
	Tamasaburo	Akiko Yajima	Catherine Disher	Colleen O'Shaughnessey	104
	Shinnosuke		Marc Donato	Michelle Ruff
	Shinnosuke's Mother	Miki Narahashi	Jane Luk	Julie Ann Taylor
	Chagama (Chagarma)		¿?	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
	Kakusui Yakushiji	Kōichi Hashimoto	Jason Barr	Bryce Papenbrook	105
	Daruma	Yuko Sasaki	Nicola St. John	Julie Ann Taylor
	Elza Gray	Sakiko Tamagawa	Kim Bubbs	Carrie Keranen	106
	Hurdler	Hiroko Emori	Maria Vacratsis	Debi Derryberry
	Masanori Tsuzuki	Tomoko Maruo	Marc Donato	Bryce Papenbrook	107
	Chokokkar (Chiseler)	Chiharu Kataishi	Maria Vacratsis	Dorothy Elias-Fahn
	Edwards	Osamu Saka	¿?	Neil Kalpan	108
	George (Vincent)	Ryōtarō Okiayu		Michael Sinterniklaas
	Ned	Shinichirō Ōta		Keith Silverstein
	Chikuon	Michiko Abe	Elizabeth Beeler	Debi Derryberry
	Doorknobder	Omi Minami		Laura Post	109
	Yosaku Eda (Joshua Ita)	Nobuyuki Hiyama	¿?	Edward Bosco	112
	Yumi	Yuri Amano	¿?	Erica Lindbeck
	U-Estern (Western)	Akiko Hiramatsu	Jane Luk	¿?
	Ukon Katakuri (Charles Henry Clark)	Daiki Nakamura	Tony Daniels	Edward Bosco	113
	U-Henshuu	Shinobu Adachi	Elizabeth Beeler	Erica Lindbeck
	Jinta Araki (Jonah Araki)	Nobuo Tobita	David Fraser	Nicolas Roye	114
	Utahime (Uta)	Mari Maruta	Elizabeth Beeler	Rena Strober
	Yuu Kazama	Toshiyuki Morikawa	David Fraser	Patrick Seitz	115
	U-Tomodachi	Kumiko Nishihara	¿?	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
	Yoshiki Kurebayashi (Ken Bayashi)	Hiroshi Takemura	David Fraser	Edward Bosco	116
	U-Baulla (Ubara)	Miki Itō	¿?	¿?
	Shun Hayase (Shawn Hayes)	Toshio Furukawa	Jason Barr	Max Mittelman	117
	U-Ndokai	Yōko Matsuoka	Elizabeth Beeler	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
	U-Ikasaman (Ikasaman)	Yōko Kawanami	Jane Luk	Melissa Fahn	118
	Thomas Harris	Ryō Horikawa	¿?	Max Mittelman	119
	Uchoten	Ikue Ōtani	Jane Luk	Cindy Robinson
	Sergei Asimov	Takaya Hashi	David Fraser	Edward Bosco	120
	Security Guard	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo	Tony Daniels	Keith Silverstein
	U-Pasokon	Mami Matsui	Elizabeth Beeler	Erin Fitzgerald
	Pharaoh 90	N/A	Tony Daniels	N/A
	Germatoid	Akira Kamiya	Tony Daniels Jeff Lumby David Fraser Steven Bednarski	Keith Silverstein	124
	Nurse	Yūko Nagashima	Jane Luk	Erica Mendez	126
	Doctor	Yasunori Masutani	Tony Daniels	Robbie Daymond
	Rangy	Misa Fukai	¿?	¿?	127

Additional Voices

CWi Dub Jason Barr Steven Bednarski Damon D'Oliveira Tony Daniels Naomi Emmerson David Fraser Philippe Hurtubise Sarah Hurtubise Jane Luk Lisa Lumby-Richards Dale Edward Katt Nicola St. John

Viz Dub Johnny Yong Bosch Benjamin Diskin Lucien Dodge Kate Higgins Erica Lindbeck Michelle Ruff Tara Sands Keith Silverstein Michael Sinterniklaas Kirk Thornton

Notes

• Momo is now referred to as "Melanie" or just "Melly" in Cloverway's dub. She was previously named "Melissa" in DiC's dub of the previous series.
• Tamasaburou's gender is changed in the Cloverway English dub, likely due to him crossdressing at the end of the episode and his overall feminine appearance. Despite the sex change, her name in the dub was still Tamasaburou, which has the kanji character "郎" ("rou"), meaning "son" in it.
• Pharaoh 90 had no dialogue during its appearance in the anime, though in the DiC dub it's given one line.
• 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.

Transmission

Note that only the Cloverway dub has aired on Television.

Date(s)	Channel	Segment	Country
1999-2000	YTV	Canada
2000-2002	Cartoon Network (Toonami)	United States

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Dub	Region	Country
Pioneer Entertainment	2001		The Complete Series	CWi	NTSC	United States
			12 Volumes
	2002		The Complete Series		1 NTSC
			6 Volumes
Viz Media	2016-2017		The Complete Series	Viz
			2 Volumes
			The Complete Series		A DVB-T
			2 Volumes

External Links

• Sailor Moon at the Internet Movie Database
• Sailor Moon S (anime) at the Anime News Network