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.
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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 |
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Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (Serena Tsukino) |
Kotono Mitsuishi | Linda Ballantyne | Stephanie Sheh |
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Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury (Amy Anderson) |
Aya Hisakawa | Liza Balkan | Kate Higgins |
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Rei Hino / Sailor Mars (Raye Hino) |
Michie Tomizawa | Katie Griffin | Cristina Valenzuela |
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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 | Emilie Barlow | Cherami Leigh |
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Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (Darien Shields) |
Tōru Furuya | Vincent Corazza | Robbie Daymond |
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Chibiusa / Sailor Chibi Moon (Rini Tsukino / Sailor Mini-Moon) |
Kae Araki | Stephanie Beard | Sandy Fox |
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Haruka Tenou / Sailor Uranus (Amara Tenou) |
Megumi Ogata | Sarah Lafleur | Erica Mendez |
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Michiru Kaioh / Sailor Neptune (Michelle) |
Masako Katsuki | Barbara Radecki | Lauren Landa |
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Setsuna Meioh / Sailor Pluto (Trista Meioh) |
Chiyoko Kawashima | Susan Aceron | Veronica Taylor |
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Hotaru Tomoe / Sailor Saturn | Yūko Minaguchi | Jennifer Gould | Christine Marie Cabanos |
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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 | CWi Dub | Viz Media Dub |
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Motoki Furuhata (Andrew Hansford) |
Yūki Satō | Steven Bednarski | Lucien Dodge |
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Unazuki Furuhata (Elizabeth Hansford) |
Eriko Hara | Catherine Disher | Veronica Taylor |
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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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Grandpa Hino | Tomomichi Nishimura | John Stocker | Michael Sorich |
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Yuichiro Kumada (Chad Kumada) |
Bin Shimada | David Berni | Wally Wingert |
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Shingo Tsukino (Sammy Tsukino) |
Chiyoko Kawashima | Julie Lemieux | Nicolas Roye |
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Momoko Momohara (Melanie) |
Taeko Kawata | ¿? | Debi Derryberry |
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Neo-Queen Serenity | Kotono Mitsuishi | Linda Ballantyne | Stephanie Sheh |
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Prince Endymion | Tōru Furuya | Vincent Corazza | Robbie Daymond |
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Princess Small Lady Serenity (Princess Rini) |
Kae Araki | Stephanie Beard | Sandy Fox |
Villains
Image | Character | Seiyū | CWi Dub | Viz Media Dub | |
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Professor Souichi Tomoe | Akira Kamiya | Jeff Lumby | Keith Silverstein | |
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Kaolinite / Kaori (Kaorinite) |
Noriko Uemura | Kirsten Bishop | Tara Platt | |
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Mistress 9 (Hotaru) | Yūko Minaguchi | ¿? | Christine Marie Cabanos | |
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Eudial (Eugeal) |
Maria Kawamura | Loretta Jafelice | Erin Fitzgerald | |
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Mimete / Mimi Hanyu (Mimet) |
Mika Kanai | Catherine Disher | Kira Buckland | |
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Tellu (Telulu) |
Chieko Honda | ¿? | Laura Post | |
Julie Lemieux (ep. 110) | |||||
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Viluy / Yui Bidou (Byruit / Julie Bidou) |
Yoshino Takamori | Kim Bubbs | Julie Ann Taylor | |
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Daniela Oliveri (ep. 110) | ||||
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Cyprine (Cyprin) |
Yuriko Fuchizaki | Naomi Emmerson | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
Julie Lemieux (ep. 117) | |||||
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Ptilol (Petirol) |
Rumi Kasahara | Sara Sahr |
Episodic Characters
Image | Character | Seiyū | CWi Dub | Viz Media Dub | Episode |
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Mikuji (Mikuzi) |
Michiko Abe | Carolyn Scott | ¿? | 90 |
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Miharu | Rumi Kasahara | ¿? | 91 | |
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Nekonneru (Nekonell) |
Chiharu Kataishi | Catherine Disher | Fryda Wolff | |
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Kameda (Anthony) |
Masaya Onosaka | Damon D'Oliveira | Keith Silverstein | 92 |
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Steering | Yuka Koyama | ¿? | Fryda Wolff | |
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Young Man | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Damon D'Oliveira | Lucien Dodge | 93 |
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Octave | Misa Fukai | Elizabeth Beeler | Cristina Valenzuela | |
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Osoji | Yōko Matsuoka | Carolyn Scott | Tara Sands | 94 |
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MC | Wataru Takagi | Tony Daniels | Kirk Thornton | 95 |
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Daiheart | Michiko Neya | Mary Long | Tara Sands | |
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Scar | Hiroko Emori | ¿? | Veronica Taylor | 96 |
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Vice Principal | Ginzō Matsuo | Jeff Lumby | Lucien Dodge | 97 |
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Dovlin | Mari Maruta | Mary Long | Cindy Robinson | |
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Katsutoshi Yamada | Tomohiro Nishimura | Tony Daniels | Kirk Thornton | 98 |
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Taiyan (Tiren) |
Yuka Ōno | Elizabeth Beeler | ¿? | |
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Toden | Tomoko Maruo | Mary Long | Carrie Keranen | 99 |
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Tsutomu Asai (Jamie) |
Junichi Kanemaru | Jamie Haydon-Devlin | Michael Sinterniklaas | 100 |
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Haikyun | Megumi Urawa | ¿? | Valerie Arem | |
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Tsutomu's Girlfriend | Rumi Kasahara | Jane Luk | Megan Hollingshead | |
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Cenicienta (Senishenta) |
Konami Yoshida | Mary Long | Melissa Fahn | 101 - 102 |
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Maya Tohno | Yoshino Takamori | Carrie Keranen | 103 | |
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Waitress | Manami Nakayama | Jane Luk | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | |
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Soiya (Soyer) |
Yuka Ōno | ¿? | Carrie Keranen | |
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Tamasaburo | Akiko Yajima | Catherine Disher | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | 104 |
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Shinnosuke | Marc Donato | Michelle Ruff | ||
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Shinnosuke's Mother | Miki Narahashi | Jane Luk | Julie Ann Taylor | |
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Chagama (Chagarma) |
¿? | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | ||
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Kakusui Yakushiji | Kōichi Hashimoto | Jason Barr | Bryce Papenbrook | 105 |
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Daruma | Yuko Sasaki | Nicola St. John | Julie Ann Taylor | |
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Elza Gray | Sakiko Tamagawa | Kim Bubbs | Carrie Keranen | 106 |
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Hurdler | Hiroko Emori | Maria Vacratsis | Debi Derryberry | |
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Masanori Tsuzuki | Tomoko Maruo | Marc Donato | Bryce Papenbrook | 107 |
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Chokokkar (Chiseler) |
Chiharu Kataishi | Maria Vacratsis | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
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Edwards | Osamu Saka | ¿? | Neil Kalpan | 108 |
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George (Vincent) |
Ryōtarō Okiayu | Michael Sinterniklaas | ||
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Ned | Shinichirō Ōta | Keith Silverstein | ||
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Chikuon | Michiko Abe | Elizabeth Beeler | Debi Derryberry | |
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Doorknobder | Omi Minami | Laura Post | 109 | |
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Yosaku Eda (Joshua Ita) |
Nobuyuki Hiyama | ¿? | Edward Bosco | 112 |
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Yumi | Yuri Amano | ¿? | Erica Lindbeck | |
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U-Estern (Western) |
Akiko Hiramatsu | Jane Luk | ¿? | |
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Ukon Katakuri (Charles Henry Clark) |
Daiki Nakamura | Tony Daniels | Edward Bosco | 113 |
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U-Henshuu | Shinobu Adachi | Elizabeth Beeler | Erica Lindbeck | |
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Jinta Araki (Jonah Araki) |
Nobuo Tobita | David Fraser | Nicolas Roye | 114 |
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Utahime (Uta) |
Mari Maruta | Elizabeth Beeler | Rena Strober | |
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Yuu Kazama | Toshiyuki Morikawa | David Fraser | Patrick Seitz | 115 |
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U-Tomodachi | Kumiko Nishihara | ¿? | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | |
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Yoshiki Kurebayashi (Ken Bayashi) |
Hiroshi Takemura | David Fraser | Edward Bosco | 116 |
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U-Baulla (Ubara) |
Miki Itō | ¿? | ¿? | |
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Shun Hayase (Shawn Hayes) |
Toshio Furukawa | Jason Barr | Max Mittelman | 117 |
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U-Ndokai | Yōko Matsuoka | Elizabeth Beeler | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | |
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U-Ikasaman (Ikasaman) |
Yōko Kawanami | Jane Luk | Melissa Fahn | 118 |
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Thomas Harris | Ryō Horikawa | ¿? | Max Mittelman | 119 |
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Uchoten | Ikue Ōtani | Jane Luk | Cindy Robinson | |
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Sergei Asimov | Takaya Hashi | David Fraser | Edward Bosco | 120 |
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Security Guard | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | Tony Daniels | Keith Silverstein | |
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U-Pasokon | Mami Matsui | Elizabeth Beeler | Erin Fitzgerald | |
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Pharaoh 90 | N/A | Tony Daniels | N/A | |
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Germatoid | Akira Kamiya | Tony Daniels Jeff Lumby David Fraser Steven Bednarski |
Keith Silverstein | 124 |
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Nurse | Yūko Nagashima | Jane Luk | Erica Mendez | 126 |
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Doctor | Yasunori Masutani | Tony Daniels | Robbie Daymond | |
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Rangy | Misa Fukai | ¿? | ¿? | 127 |
Additional Voices
CWi Dub
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Viz Dub
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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 | |
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1999-2000 | YTV | Canada | ![]() | |
2000-2002 | Cartoon Network (Toonami) |
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Video Releases
Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Dub | Region | Country | |
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Pioneer Entertainment | 2001 | ![]() |
The Complete Series | CWi | NTSC | United States | ![]() |
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC | ||||
6 Volumes | |||||||
Viz Media | 2016-2017 | The Complete Series | Viz | ||||
2 Volumes | |||||||
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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