Sailor Moon will be fighting evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight in U.S. Theaters this January!
[dropcap size=small]S[/dropcap]ailor Moon R: The Movie is coming to 300 theaters across the U.S. for the first time this January! The good folks over at VIZ media have teamed up with Toei Animation Inc. to bring the remastered classic anime movie to the big screens with the help of distrubter ELEVEN ARTS.
The film will be completely uncut and is set to be debuted alongside the Sailor Moon short, Make Up! Sailor Guardians, which was originally shown before the movie in Japanese theaters back in 1993.
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Screenings will be showing the English Dubbed version of the film with the original English voice acting cast, including the likes of Stephanie Sheh as Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon), and Robbie Daymond as Mamoru Chiba (Tuxedo Mask). There will also be limited showings of the original Japanese English Subbed version in select theaters.
Masayuki Endo, the President of Toei Animation Inc., expressed the delight felt by all involved to bring the anime classic to theaters for new and old generations to enjoy:
“SAILOR MOON has always had a special place in the hearts of fans who grew up with the series. Now, with a new generation of viewers, the unending love for these characters is very gratifying…We are excited to welcome everyone to attend these special screenings and experience SAILOR MOON R: THE MOVIE in the way it was meant to be experienced.”
If you’ve never seen Sailor Moon R, below is a synopsis of the film from VIZ Media to give you a taste of what’s to come:
In the film, long before Mamoru found his destiny with Usagi, he gave a single rose in thanks to a lonely boy who helped him recover from the crash that claimed his parents. This long-forgotten friend, Fiore, has been searching the galaxy for a flower worthy of that sweet gesture long ago. The mysterious flower he finds is beautiful, but has a dark side – it has the power to take over planets. To make matters worse, the strange plant is tied to an ominous new asteroid near Earth! Faced with an enemy blooming out of control, it’s up to Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians to band together, stop the impending destruction and save Mamoru!
Whether you’re a fan of the original anime series from the 90’s, or the more recent Sailor Moon Crystal series, fans both old and new are sure to enjoy seeing one of the classic movies from the series make its big screen U.S. debut – and it also gives everyone the perfect excuse to cosplay as their favourite Sailor Guardian!
Listings of theaters screening Sailor Moon R: The Movie in January should be coming to the ELEVEN ARTS website and VIZ Media’s blog soon, so keep an eye out to see if it will be playing in a theater near you!
