Hey yall! Please keep in mind that this pilot episode is a proof of concept, and that the team werent given an adequate budget to produce something more high quality like HeMan. The team used what they could to get the job done. Had they been given the right budget, the quality of this pilot would have been worlds better. Please keep that in mind before leaving rude comments like "wtf is this shit". Keep the comments respectful and if anything, blame Toei, not the animators at Renaissance-Atlantic and Toon Makers who worked tirelessly on it with the few resources they had❤🙏
The fact that this is the actual American pilot is absolutely crazy. Seeing this in motion feels absolutely unreal. This really has been a monumental year in lost media.
@@jeremyriley1238 At very least it doesn't use a word "meatballhead" and "go bleech your roots creep" that ended up in DiC dub of Sailor anime even though it shouldn't tbh
@@NickNutjob I'm so sick of creepy people like you who say which concept could never ended up in TV when actually we somehow had pathetic shit like VICTORIOUS and DRAKE&JOSH that were lowquality just like Toon Moon and even had bad values. So sick and cruel.
@@NickNutjob No shit, you revolting sherlock of COURSE it was just a proof of concept, there's no way that a 2D/liveaction hybrid made up into a full show.
Edit because apparently people don't know how to read comment threads on a YEAR OLD COMMENT: IT IS A JOKE BASED ON A MEME. We all know Mamoru does plenty in every iteration of the SM franchise - but also... reading and google are your friends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Even in the American version, Tuxedo Mask still does absolutely nothing, only to vanish after. Absolute legend.
The cut to live action and then the reveal that she imagined the entire dance number and hears her cat speak to her when she’s alone really recontextualizes the animated segments as her descent into madness
This feels like if He-Man and She-Ra abducted the Sailor Moon universe. It’s kinda awesome actually. Also featuring Disney’s Maleficent. And… The Babysitter’s Club apparently.
It’s hard to believe that this existed. This feels so 90’s, especially with those sky sails. And the live action scenes…it’s like Captain N and Power Rangers had a baby, and was raised by their godmother Sabrina the Teenage Witch
As grateful as I am that we ended up with the real sailor moon the way Naoko Takeuchi intended it, I must say that this looked like something kindergarten me would've enjoyed.
I know right? Like I’m glad that people find some level of enjoyment in this pilot (even though I don’t and I’m thankful as all hell it got vaulted) but like, imagine what would’ve happened if THIS is what we got; anime doesn’t become nearly as popular in the west, many voices and creators inspired by Sailor Moon never get inspired, Naoko Takeuchi isn’t as famous, and so much more dark shit.
@@LenOnTheDoor0000 I agree. Just imagine the amount of anime that would've gone unknown to the western part of the world if "Ameri Moon"had been a thing instead of Sailor Moon.
@@sissysovereign1294 omg no but what if they were both like s thing like separate brand of the same doll being made by different companies I wish we could have gotten to se both separately it’s so intriguing like the story it’s like I’m reading a book ilove that feel to it it’s really cool that way iwant more so bad
@@jacobakasailorjj3336 It makes wonder if Ameri Moon would have become a cult classic over time. I can imagine little girls from that era wanting toys and other merch involving with her. The only thing I'm disappointed in is this version of Usagi is already in Senshi form instead of starting out in her Serenity form.
you deserve so much more recognition for your legendary contributions for lost media, there are plenty of people who just cover lost media and read wikipedia pages but you actually go in there and do the work. all sailor moon fans out there owe you a big thanks for bringing something that we thought we'd never actually see into the light.
@@patrickgreycourt7875 yeah it's a terrible attempt to adapt Sailor Moon to an American audience but it's still a huge part of Sailor Moon history that has finally been uncovered.
@@user-io9hj9ip2d I feel like with a bigger budget (if it had been picked up), it wouldn't even have been that bad. The bits of acting we got were decent enough. It's very cheesy, sure, but not really that much more so than Power Rangers -- and that's a blast to watch. And I'm guessing that a full, real episode would've probably been less rushed and maybe would've had better dialogue than this.
I never thought that I would ever see this failed pilot in my lifetime. I can see why Toei said “Nope” to this. But this has a unique charm that feels so mid 90s. Maybe if they made changes to this and called it something else, I can see it airing on tv for about one season.
as a lifelong fan of sailor moon this pilot has been on my radar for a long time, i didn't even think i would be able to ever see so much as the recorded music video clips we've all known for years, so being able to watch this in full and in pretty good quality is mindblowing, thank you for unearthing this piece of niche media, i hope your hard work is properly recognized Raven, i will be forever thankful :)!
I love that American Mercury is a wheelchair user and that she doesn't gain automatic mobility as a magical girl. This could havebeen interesting with a proper budget!
I think Toon Makers was planning for Kendall(I renamed her from TM's original name for her, Blue) to be Sailor Moon's doppelganger despite being a redhead and have a story in how she became handicapped. If that pitch was more successful, this would've been the case and Artemis would appear as a black cat.
It’s incredible that this has been found, this is a piece of history. it’s so interesting to see what could’ve been. I’m glad it wasn’t a fully produced series though, the original series from has a more incredible style and animation that can’t be replaced with.
🙏🏻 💕 As someone who is battling with ALK lung cancer, I must say that this is one of those moments that I am clearly happy to still be alive! I was a fan of Sailor Moon when it was on German TV during the 90s and it always caught my interest what a US cartoon version might have looked like. And now we know! 😂
I can't hate this. It's so 90s it's incredible. The actresses are all really cute and did a great job! Thank you for uncovering this, you deserve more recognition!
I got a little misty-eyed watching this not because I have any great fondness for the work itself, but for all the work YOU did successfully paying off. This is incredible!!
I've gotta say...the UA-cam comments are wayyyyyy kinder than the Facebook comments. As expected. 😅 But on an important note, thank you so much for sharing this with the world! This is truly a monumental find in lost media and you definitely deserve the accolades! 🙂
Your incredible work is making the rounds on the Internet, because it deserves it! All I want tho is that they should properly credit ya. No "someone found...",you worked HARD for it. You arent "someone"! No cutting your watermarks either
Totally agreed. I've gone after numerous people who clipped this from the full documentary and reposted to their own channels and it's astounding the justifications these idiots make!
This is why media footage should never be erased. They're just as important even if they aren't going to be released for 20+ years. I'm talking to you WB and Batgirl.
This feels like a very high quality western fan project from the 90's that got lost in the back of a vintage store that collects vinyls,mix tapes,old cameras and vhs movies. I'm honestly impressed with the quality. After hearing some opinions on how it was "poorly done" I would say the execution overall for its time is pretty good-made me laugh a bit though as soon as tuxedo mask pulled up 💀 I don't even remember him saying anything? He just showed up and left 😭 also this is a point in internet and anime history! It amazes me how far you had to go to get this and the sheer will you have♡
I don't think the animation is good compared to the time it was made. It rather looks like an 80s cartoon, rather than 90s. To be fair, they had a very low budget.
@@sailorcat the animation feels like the way Sky Dancers does if that makes sense? Either way yeah I get what u mean. It's not great but to me it's good for what the end result ended up looking like. When I was told that it wasint great I wasn't expecting much- but it impressed me watching it for the first time,also that cgi looked somewhat well during Sailor Moons transformation. Wasint thinking they'd do a decent job in cgi but they did. There's a bit that bothers me abt this pilot episode for sure but as someone who is taking digital media classes I just found it over the bar a lil bit for my expectations. I was expecting it to be a bit more janky with its own poorly done voice overs but it's not that bad.
Jokes aside this is a pretty cool concept for a show, as hilarious as the live action segment was, the idea you'd have a teen show for live action and then transition into action cartoon for fantasy parts sounds awesome in concept.
@@pokeymaster9415 Yeah, I totally agree with that, it definitely has a unique aesthetic to it. Surprised a magical show show hasn’t done this concept yet tbh
I think there was a show about a teen witch like this on the 90s, the girl would go on action adventures in cartoon mode and in the end she would supposedly rush on stage and it would show the actual actress performing stage magic and teach magic tricks. It was actually pretty dope. Also, MK and Ashley had a show like this, but the live action segments were a bit boring T_T because is was about them being famous and meeting fans.
I know everybody understands now the power rangers model, filming only non sci-fi non fantasy stuff and buying pre made action sequences. This was a less fortunate way of trying to do the same thing.
The Japanese anime starts by us meeting Usagi in her normal life and we follow her as she meets Luna and in episode 20ish she learns about her past, we travel along with her. In US version we get a sum up of all 20ish episodes in few minute narrative cut by a real life dance. I think Dragon Ball Evolution just got a new opponent.
The only reason it takes 20 episodes is because Toei added lots of filler. In Sailor Moon Crystal, which is considerably closer to the manga (if a bit modernized in parts), it happens much sooner.
SKY fitsHEAVEN: Then it goes BACK to animation, and BACK AGAIN to live-action?! This was insane! I heard about this on Fornever news, but I didn't know that it had live-action aspects to it. It was worse than I thought it would be!
Well the DiC dub did this too. They created a new segment from clips from later episodes to summarize the history of the moon kingdom at the beginning of the first episode, very similar to this. They obviously thought American children did not have the attention span needed for longterm storytelling.
I love how everyone else gets to shoot elemental blasts from their hands then Mercury is just "flying laser wheelchair", like being unable to walk just disqualifies her from having magic.
@@tylerhood5035 NGL this could have been (emphasis on COULD) a pretty neat concept if they didn’t try slapping the Sailor Moon IP on it and almost ruin everything.
It is so strangly touching to finally watch this! While it is not the Sailor Moon we all grew up on, it has all the vibes of shows 90's kids like me enjoyed. Also the theme song is still a banger. You finally digged up, what seemed lost forever! Thank you Raven for not giving up- no matter how hopeless your mission looked!
Something I've noticed with this pilot: almost all of the enemies Queen Beryl brought out look like the ones from season 1 of the anime, specifically the ones that were reincarnated as humans and then changed back to attack the Sailor Scouts/Soldiers/Guardians. The one with the lazer gun was used to make the more common minions for some reason or another.
Regarding the quality of the animation and live-action scenes, it's important to remember that this was only the pilot version. If you watch the pilots of animated shows such as The King of the Hill, the animation quality is pretty rough. I'm sure the whole action and animation would have eventually been smoother, had this actually been qualified as a full-fledged series. I'm happy that we got the anime but it certainly would have been interesting, had the whole "Saban" Moon come to fruition.
It's because in this period of time anime existed to bring manga to life and had actual budget and story, while in the USA these cartoons were basically seen as long toy commercials, created as fast and cheap as possible. They really wanted to sell those dolls and flying boats lol. That being said I'm just studying animation myself and learning about its history and I'm amazed how much of this art form comes straight from Disney. There was a 10-20 year period in which everything Disney put out was incredible and everything else kinda sucked. And the first studios that broke the mold and made quality animation were also staffed with people trained at Disney studios.
+Y Sekiai Really, that's cool, I was wondering what it be like just like Americans discover an anime version for the American cartoon The Powerpuff Girls.
Compare the american to the japanese versions of darkstalkers and street fighter, and also see the american saint seya pilot. Yeah, the popularization of japanese animation and manga was pretty well earned.
I probably wouldn't have watched this as a kid, even if I _did_ love the anime... but as an adult, this is is absolutely *_FASCINATING._* I'm stunned you managed to pull this off and get it released to the public, great work!
It so gave me She-ra vibes the way the animation was made. This was a treat to see. But I am greatly cheerful to have the sailor moon we all know today. ❤
"She-Ra was perfect for me. The autistic representation in the reboot was stunning, it was what I needed." - Someone who is crushing on the Tin Man from the 1939 Oz adaptation
Melendy Britt, the voice of She-Ra/Princess Adora voiced a few characters in the animated part of this pilot, found her name in the credits when I looked it up on IMDB
Okay but the fact they were going to have one of the main scouts need a wheelchair in both live action and animated form would have been so amazing to see as a kid. Using the sky flier as a mobility device is just awesome.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu The music is great but yeah it can't beat the actual Japanese anime. It is of good quality though if comparing it to American shows.
@@adams3560 It would be, as anime would not have the popularity in America is has today, and anime like Pokémon, Digimon, and Yu-Gi-Oh! would not be well remembered by 90's and 2000's kids.
For those of you bashing this, you need to know why this was made. This was made because they pitched the anime to networks and the networks rejected the anime. So they tried to make this version because they wanted Sailor Moon on American TV...Only for the networks to say it was cheaper to dub and edit the anime...Right AFTER they rejected it...
I work as an animator in Japan and France. I read the warning in the description. I understand that they had a small budget but that does not explain everything. There is a real lack of drawing skills. Japanese studios also have very low budgets, but the reason they can handle low budget productions is simply because they give more budget to make good drawings and don't waste money animating actions that could stand completely still. I've seen a lot of videos and people laughing about low budget Indian, Korean or Eastern European series, I think we also have the right to laugh at what we did ourselves. This is how we can improve. Let's laugh then. It is not forbidden. And let's use this example to improve ourselves.
I guess we now know where Aikatsu Planet came from. Thank you good sir for taking inspiration and answering people wondering what if this were actually made real and making this a reality
Still in absolute disbelief in 2022 the world finally sees Saban Moon, I was kinda scared it was lost for good. Again, thank you Ray for your hard work, this is so legendary. And as I watch this I 100% wouldve watched this version too LOL I kinda like the cheesiness it has
@@backwardslmptreversed9181 saban moon is the fandom nickname to separate it from regular/anime sailor moon, since they’re both called sailor moon but are definitely not the same thing.
Seeing this pilot episode makes me wish they actually went with this concept low key it matched the animation and live action of the 90's perfectly, but I still love the Sailor Moon that was given to us both the DiC dub and the new Viz dub. Thanks for posting this!
2022 has been such an amazing year for lost media. First the Wicked Witch episode of Sesame Street, and now this very sought-after pilot of the toon makers Sailor Moon! Thanks for all of your hard work to finally uncover the pilot
@@tsarinasilly2482 I still hope we find the post-event version of TiH, that had Swayzak in them. Just imagine Chad Ghostal without the beatnik flair, and with a more Saturday morning cartoon flair to him. That was Sway.
Man, this show has the same cheese factor that Jem and the Holograms got going on and I actually love it for that! I was really looking forward to this being uncovered, especially for the theme song which is a bop in my opinion.
It’s definitely not the worst thing. I do see the potential! The diverse cast was a good idea and the animation actually isn’t that bad. Also frikkin hilarious that even in this version Tuxedo Mask does absolutely nothing. All that aside tho this discovery is monumental. Fans have been searching for this pilot for literal decades. I almost can’t believe it’s finally been found!
@@jadedheartsz It's possible that they shot more live action and it was edited, sin't it? Even animation, maybe some parts were cut and the storyboard or script was 17 minutes. Or maybe the people working on it misremembered.
I am so incredibly happy to be apart of the generation that finally saw Saban Moon brought to light! I've been hoping that this would be found for years, as have many others. Honestly, it's so true to its time and demographic. And weirdly enough - I kinda love it! I feel like it would have been brushed up a fair bit were the series actually given the green light, in which case, it lines right up with something I would have loved to watch as a little girl. It's been a fun meme over the years, but it's also really interesting to think about what Sailor Moon would have been to the West if this is what we were introduced to. Thank you so much for all of the time, patience and effort that was placed into finding this. Sailor Moon fans will be talking about you for years on end!
I am so unbelievably excited that i can say i was able to watch this pilot . i was so obsessed with the original anime as a kid , i ALWAYS wanted to see what the american adaptation was supposed to look like . Thank you for reserving such import lost media
man some of the lines are so epic for no reason! beryl going "behold queen beryl and despair!" sailor moon saying they were going "beyond oblivion", those would totally be iconic lines if this were released at the time. i know kid-me would have totally ate up lines like that! also why was the girl venus fixing her make-up with a bath poof? lol
@@alejandrocervantes3624 I agree with the mix up. Then again, they may be using whatever they can get considering the live action sequences were made on a low budget.
Ok but sailor moon’s transformation CGI looks damn impressive even in modern times, wish the others had more effort but I understand why and they still look good visually as well. 6:07 in case you were wondering
Yeah, the CGI they use for Sailor Moon transforming is pretty nice, especially for this pilot and shows like it’s standards. Too bad the rest of the sailors just have their head transitioning to 2D animated 😭
As an OG die hard Sailor Moon fan, I wanna say a HUGE THANK YOU. And also, I think this wouldn't have been too bad to watch. I would've given it a chance if im being honest. AWESOME JOB ON FINDING THE HOLY GRAIL FOR US Sailor Moon fans and thank you SO much for your time and effort and sacrifices to find this. ETERNAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE 👍🏾✊🏾💪🏾
This is the lost media find of the year! I’m so happy that you managed to find this and the music video in such great quality. I remember first hearing about this from RebelTaxi’s top 10 failed animated pilots video and was intrigued as I love live action/animation hybrids specially in the 90s. But now seeing the pilot I’m kinda sad we didn’t get this version it’s so fun, has pretty good cel animation, and is drenched in 90s cheese, it would’ve been an alright alternative until we got the anime dub but that’s just my opinion as Pan Pizza said in his video “But don’t you want it to succeed just so we can look back on it and laugh? yeah you do.”
I dunno, Sesame Street's Wicked Witch episode, several renders of Chris Farley's Shrek, the entire animatic of Genndy Tartakovsky's Popeye (abandoned for Emoji Movie), all of those I'd say are bigger than this, but this comes close.
@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire for me it would be 1. Saban Moon 2. Popeye 3. Sesame Street Wicked Witch 4. Chris Farley Shrek Why Saban Moon is number one is cause that one seemed more impossible and less likely to be released to the general public than say the Sesame Street Wicked Witch episode since people were starting tape stuff off TV around the time the episode aired so it was a little more likely for that one to be released unofficially in some way.
This is so cool! While I’m okay with it not being made into a full show (probably waaay too gimmicky compared to what Naoko Takeuchi’s originally envisioned) it’s neat to see a different version!
So glad I stumbled upon your "Romance In Video Games" video a few years ago! Never would have thought that you would be instrumental in solving not one but two long standing lost media cases. Turns out your channel really is the bees knees.
Congrats on posting the "Saban Moon/Toon Makers" Sailor Moon pilot. All the time and energy you put into researching anything and everything Sailor Moon related is extraordinary. I watched your documentary and it made me appreciate the fact we were luck enough to be even exposed to this series. When I was a kid, Sailor Moon was my second favorite anime and I would watch every episode on TV.
Like everyone else here, I am in awe and unending gratitude!! Weighing in - no one can spin out a bop like the 90s! I thought the transformation music and scene were actually pretty epic! The girls all seemed like decent actors. Mina’s “I have nothing to wear” line got a giggle out of me. I found it interesting how they kept the original characteristics but swapped them through the girls - Jupiter as the brainy one, Mara as the sporty one, and I think Mercury got Mako’s “girly girl” plus curly hair in a pony! I love that the rose was actually really useful, I liked the fight scene and am personally a fan of the fliers. I really liked Victoria and I would’ve loved to see LA Darien😍 this was an amazing amazing find! Thank you for your hard work!!!
I wonder what could've happened if a fan revival continues the adventures based off this universe of Sailor Moon, while retaining elements from the anime.
This is so powerfully 90s, and around the time I started getting to know about anime. So…not knowing about the OG series at the time, I would have eaten this up as a little girl lol. Because the boys had “their shows” and we weren’t supposed to watch (I totally did lol)…and the shock of finding the OG after this would have blown my mind. This is…lol something. We heard so much all about it and just had a nip, but now we have THIS. Wild.
Takeuchi-sensei was instrumental in turning Sailor Moon into a live action series only nine years later. It was the first thing she did after reacquiring the rights. My guess is she was suitably impressed by what the manga could become. Don't forget there was significant buzz around a potential feature film and at least two name actors were attached to the pitch at one point. This pilot no doubt had an influence.
I’m sure she wouldn’t completely hate it but probably find it fascinating considering it’s basically a cultural retelling of her own work. Kinda like how The Brothers Grimm stories have has been constantly retold through the lens of different ethnic groups. If I were her, I’d be flattered that my story is so iconic that it could be interpreted in different countries and still hold its own 🤷🏾♀️
Ik she didn't fancy the 90s anime esp the dic dub (iirc she thought the American SM dolls were 'unappealing'). My guess is that she probably wouldn't like it and choose to ignore it
@K Nicky interpreted or completely different from orginal? no wonder if the original author dislikes it. fascinated? sure. flattered? idk. allowing it? dont think so. she even refuses the idea of having hollywood movie adaption because it messes too much with the original. so clearly she cherishes her work and would like it stay original. the fact that we have sailor moon crystal as sailor moon anniversary celebration is so that we can have an anime closer to the original manga compared to the 90's anime. duh i personally glad it is cancelled. imagine a painting something wholeheartedly and so personal for, being bought by people just to repaint the whole thing into something else in, would you like it or not? we dont know if she feel flattered or not, but if she doesn't thats ok because its her work, not your work, u dont get to tell someone how to feel about their work, do u? 🤷🏻♀️
Well, we know that they still have the pilot because they showed clips of it at a Winx Club panel I believe, so chances are they're going to release the full thing at some point or another (hopefully)
I still can't get over all the sailor scouts dancing and obsessing over a school dance after Darien and all their families are supposedly killed by Queen Beryl.
Thank you for finding this video. I have loved Sailor Moon ever since I was 15. I've heard rumors of an American version of Sailor Moon, but I can't believe it actually existed! I'm surprised. All the sailor warrior actors are cute! I also wanted to see the story of these five people.
I’m sitting here eating my leftovers, was expecting a lightheaded romp into the 90s, and I’m half crying in appreciation of everyone who had a hand in making this and you for making this accessible, and half crying that we didn’t get it fully developed I’m not in a wheelchair myself but I have a lot of friends who are so I’ve had a lot of conversations about disability rep in that sense, and a huge complaint/common problem in cartoons is that people in wheelchairs are all of a sudden “magiced” out of them, which obviously kills any representation. I love the idea of “she’s still in a “wheel”chair but it’s more like a rocketchair and she can fucking fly now so fuck you. No other show (that I know of) did anything like that at the time. I really wish we got this
Ironically, while the mainstream audience knew of Batgirl, during the 90s and the early 00s, was when she came into her own as Oracle in the comics. Bound to a wheelchair by Joker, she acts as an information broker/hacker for Batman and is the daughter of Commissioner Gordon. Shameful DC retconned her into being Batgirl again
Never thought I'd see the non-handicam version of the intro, let alone the actual PILOT! What a time to be alive... Thank you for all your hard work in bringing this out from obscurity!
I don't care what anyone says, this is amazing. The fact that its out there for everyone to see is surreal. It is so absolutely 90's and campy it hurts but its so good at the same time. I can't hate this, I would have absolutely watched this when I was little.
Oh my gosh, live long enough and everything will be found eventually. I waited literal decades to see this and it was everything I dreamed. Thank you for all the hard work you did to unearth this
The fact that you did this is so freaking epic!!!!! This is the first Sailor Moon thing I ever watched and you'll make me need to find out more about the original show now.
I never thought I would actually get to see this. I can see why it didn't get picked up, but it's kind of incredible that it's finally been unearthed after all this time.
As much as I enjoyed the campy and cheesy feeling of the mid 90’s in this pilot, I am so happy the live action adaptation of Sailor Moon is PGSM and that the anime was the one that aired. With that said I’m so happy that this pilot is now public.
It's actually crazy to think I was ten years old when this pilot existed, and that very same age I discovered and became a huge fan of Sailor Moon! Thanks for uploading this, can't believe it's been 30 years! The style in this cartoon reminds me of She-Ra!
Definitely not as good as the actual sailor moon, but it's more charming than I expected! I like the inclusivity changes they made, but I'm not a huge fan of the live action segments
I myself don't care for the live action parts neither. Might be part of why it wasn't picked up because it was animation and live action. More expensive than just acquiring the rights and dubbing the original show. Overall it's amazing we get to see this thanks to Raven's incredible hard work and dedication 💕! But also thankful that this Americanized version didn't come to pass in our timeline lol 😂!
This is next-level. As someone who grew up in the 90s, it feels so genuine it's frankly mind-blowing. I'd love to see more "new retro media" like this going forward, it's such a trip.
This feels genuinely 90s because it is. This was actually made in 1994 as a proof-of-concept for bringing Sailor Moon to America. Ray (the uploader) did a whole 2-part documentary about her journey to find this.
It's so surreal, knowing that this infamous piece of Sailor Moon's history was missing for so long and now... Poof! It's here, available for anyone to see! Truly amazing. You deserve all of the recognition for your legendary find!
Hey yall! Please keep in mind that this pilot episode is a proof of concept, and that the team werent given an adequate budget to produce something more high quality like HeMan. The team used what they could to get the job done. Had they been given the right budget, the quality of this pilot would have been worlds better. Please keep that in mind before leaving rude comments like "wtf is this shit". Keep the comments respectful and if anything, blame Toei, not the animators at Renaissance-Atlantic and Toon Makers who worked tirelessly on it with the few resources they had❤🙏
To be fair - animation looks exactly like He-man.
What would a Filmation Sailor Moon MIGHT look like?
@@Arek.Arkadiusz better tbh
@@fatherdog346 I disagree.
You can see that it was rushed - there are way less frames than in He-man and the animation is not very fluid.
@@Arek.Arkadiusz the thing is, all 80's tv cartoons looked like that. (besides like ducktales.)
I like how Tuxedo Mask still just shows up, does nothing and gets credit in this version too.
im living for all the memes (esp the ones about him) that have come out as a result of this😂
I found that part hilarious too. Just throws rose and then: "my work here is done"
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It seems like the rose was some kind of power boost?
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Can you imagine in a parallel universe, starting with this, and then later found out about it being based off an anime? Wild.
Maybe in that parallel universe, Sailor Moon (this adaptation) and Power Rangers co existed
God bless America I'm so glad this failed
Hell, could you imagine the Outer Senshi being so disappointed that their Saban Moon counterparts were so easily defeated?
Not going to lie, I wouldn’t have minded this existing if it wasn’t slapped with the Sailor Moon IP on it
They would've been pissed. I'll tell you that for certain.
The fact that this is the actual American pilot is absolutely crazy. Seeing this in motion feels absolutely unreal. This really has been a monumental year in lost media.
I agree. And it keeps in line with most shows from the early to mid 1990's, as it's so cheesy.
@@jeremyriley1238 At very least it doesn't use a word "meatballhead" and "go bleech your roots creep" that ended up in DiC dub of Sailor anime even though it shouldn't tbh
It’s more of a proof of concept for funding rather than an actual pilot.
This never would’ve aired on TV lol
@@NickNutjob I'm so sick of creepy people like you who say which concept could never ended up in TV when actually we somehow had pathetic shit like VICTORIOUS and DRAKE&JOSH that were lowquality just like Toon Moon and even had bad values. So sick and cruel.
@@NickNutjob No shit, you revolting sherlock of COURSE it was just a proof of concept, there's no way that a 2D/liveaction hybrid made up into a full show.
Edit because apparently people don't know how to read comment threads on a YEAR OLD COMMENT: IT IS A JOKE BASED ON A MEME. We all know Mamoru does plenty in every iteration of the SM franchise - but also... reading and google are your friends.
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Even in the American version, Tuxedo Mask still does absolutely nothing, only to vanish after. Absolute legend.
He did properly fight Tesuni, I think, and helped out Sailor Moon. And usually he actually injures the MOTDs with those roses.
Well, it’s about time someone’s posted a sarcastic comment. Gold, man. Gold!
At least Japanese live action Mamoru was useful 😂😂
@@SwiftNimblefoot In the manga, he also had a spell attack. It looked like Magic Missile and even had a similar name.
@@RokuroCarisu Yup. His attack is called Tuxedo la smoking bomber !
The cut to live action and then the reveal that she imagined the entire dance number and hears her cat speak to her when she’s alone really recontextualizes the animated segments as her descent into madness
"We're all mad here" - some cat
This is exactly how Moonies lived lol
@@terpsidance. the Cheshire Cat from American McGee's Alice
@@hunnykun101 no no I'm pretty sure it was someone else. Felix maybe?
@@tmlawson751 my dad was kicked out of the Moonies. He asked too many questions. xD
This feels like if He-Man and She-Ra abducted the Sailor Moon universe. It’s kinda awesome actually. Also featuring Disney’s Maleficent. And… The Babysitter’s Club apparently.
Now that you mention it, the narrator/voiceover sounds an awful lot like She-Ra.
@@ChristieAdamsKangoo She-Ra voiced Luna, the cat.^^
@@sailorcat I KNEW IT! I'd recognize that voice anywhere!
That was Patricia Alice Albrecht. The narrator voiced Queen Beryl and Queen Serenity is Adrian Barbeau.
You perfectly described my opinion on this remake.
It’s hard to believe that this existed. This feels so 90’s, especially with those sky sails. And the live action scenes…it’s like Captain N and Power Rangers had a baby, and was raised by their godmother Sabrina the Teenage Witch
The accuracy of cheesiness 🤣🤣🤣
That about sums it up.
I think they also were baby-sat by the Thundercats!
And Captain Planet!
You're right
As grateful as I am that we ended up with the real sailor moon the way Naoko Takeuchi intended it, I must say that this looked like something kindergarten me would've enjoyed.
I know right? Like I’m glad that people find some level of enjoyment in this pilot (even though I don’t and I’m thankful as all hell it got vaulted) but like, imagine what would’ve happened if THIS is what we got; anime doesn’t become nearly as popular in the west, many voices and creators inspired by Sailor Moon never get inspired, Naoko Takeuchi isn’t as famous, and so much more dark shit.
@@LenOnTheDoor0000 I agree. Just imagine the amount of anime that would've gone unknown to the western part of the world if "Ameri Moon"had been a thing instead of Sailor Moon.
@@sissysovereign1294 omg no but what if they were both like s thing like separate brand of the same doll being made by different companies I wish we could have gotten to se both separately it’s so intriguing like the story it’s like I’m reading a book ilove that feel to it it’s really cool that way iwant more so bad
@@jacobakasailorjj3336 It makes wonder if Ameri Moon would have become a cult classic over time. I can imagine little girls from that era wanting toys and other merch involving with her. The only thing I'm disappointed in is this version of Usagi is already in Senshi form instead of starting out in her Serenity form.
@@sissysovereign1294 yeah exactly it’s weird actually and there were no transformations barley other then her spiny thing on earth which i loved
I like how it went from a typical space low budget cartoon to live action Degrassi really quick
More like a live action all girls version of saved by the bell
Exsqueeze me…Degrassi is iconic!
It kinda gave me Buffy vibes tbh
you deserve so much more recognition for your legendary contributions for lost media, there are plenty of people who just cover lost media and read wikipedia pages but you actually go in there and do the work.
all sailor moon fans out there owe you a big thanks for bringing something that we thought we'd never actually see into the light.
@@patrickgreycourt7875 yeah it's a terrible attempt to adapt Sailor Moon to an American audience but it's still a huge part of Sailor Moon history that has finally been uncovered.
@@user-io9hj9ip2d I feel like with a bigger budget (if it had been picked up), it wouldn't even have been that bad. The bits of acting we got were decent enough. It's very cheesy, sure, but not really that much more so than Power Rangers -- and that's a blast to watch. And I'm guessing that a full, real episode would've probably been less rushed and maybe would've had better dialogue than this.
I never thought that I would ever see this failed pilot in my lifetime. I can see why Toei said “Nope” to this. But this has a unique charm that feels so mid 90s. Maybe if they made changes to this and called it something else, I can see it airing on tv for about one season.
Toei actually wanted an Americanized version.
What Actually Happened Is That, They Got into a Bidding War
Same. I personally don’t like it but I can appreciate it has charm. The song’s a bop tho lol
No, just they didn't have enough money to make the serie. xd
Naoko avoid this i haven't clues but I'm totally pretty sure
Okay but for real, live action Luna is the most adorable cat ever, and I want to pet her. She looks soft like a cloud
that cat is dead
@@okamecherryblossom You must be fun at parties
@@Spyrika yeah but
it’s dead
Apparently this cat was unbearable on the set :D
@@Game_Hero I really wouldn't expect any less from a feline actor lol
as a lifelong fan of sailor moon this pilot has been on my radar for a long time, i didn't even think i would be able to ever see so much as the recorded music video clips we've all known for years, so being able to watch this in full and in pretty good quality is mindblowing, thank you for unearthing this piece of niche media, i hope your hard work is properly recognized Raven, i will be forever thankful :)!
You've uncovered a serious piece of history here, this is incredible!
As a huge Sailor Moon fan, thank you so much!
INDEED
Indeed
I love that American Mercury is a wheelchair user and that she doesn't gain automatic mobility as a magical girl. This could havebeen interesting with a proper budget!
If she DID that would have been a hilariously offensive misstep.
I think Toon Makers was planning for Kendall(I renamed her from TM's original name for her, Blue) to be Sailor Moon's doppelganger despite being a redhead and have a story in how she became handicapped. If that pitch was more successful, this would've been the case and Artemis would appear as a black cat.
It’s trash and you know it.
It can still be realized with a book or comic book.
Imagine her in a battlestarion
Definitely feels unreal to finally see the entirety of this pilot .
Yeah… definitely resigned myself long ago to never see it
I feel like we've just entered in the alternate universe.
It’s incredible that this has been found, this is a piece of history. it’s so interesting to see what could’ve been. I’m glad it wasn’t a fully produced series though, the original series from has a more incredible style and animation that can’t be replaced with.
I love how Luna almost slipped of the ship into oblivion and Sailor Moon is just cool with it.
🙏🏻 💕 As someone who is battling with ALK lung cancer, I must say that this is one of those moments that I am clearly happy to still be alive! I was a fan of Sailor Moon when it was on German TV during the 90s and it always caught my interest what a US cartoon version might have looked like. And now we know! 😂
I hope you pull through this and that you will have many more life experiences 🙏🏾 ✨️ ❤️
Oh Steiner Arts, I pray you pull through! ❤
good luck!!
Keep fighting and may you get welll soon.
I am happy for you. Hang in there.
"We have Sailor Moon at home"
Sailor Moon at home:
But fr this is very fun to watch and the cast looks super cute
IM SCREAMING
I can't hate this. It's so 90s it's incredible. The actresses are all really cute and did a great job! Thank you for uncovering this, you deserve more recognition!
I can and do hate this.
A GREAT JOB??? My golden Fish can act better hahahahah
@@Yannonthemoon yeah they weren’t great…especially in the animated segments.
It's straight fucking cringe, but it's like a good cringe
@@Yannonthemoon It's called a goldfish, not golden fish. You can't act very well if you can't even speak english properly.
I got a little misty-eyed watching this not because I have any great fondness for the work itself, but for all the work YOU did successfully paying off. This is incredible!!
Right?! Im gonna brag about her to EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
Even if they dont like sailor moon!!
I've gotta say...the UA-cam comments are wayyyyyy kinder than the Facebook comments. As expected. 😅 But on an important note, thank you so much for sharing this with the world! This is truly a monumental find in lost media and you definitely deserve the accolades! 🙂
Your incredible work is making the rounds on the Internet, because it deserves it! All I want tho is that they should properly credit ya. No "someone found...",you worked HARD for it. You arent "someone"! No cutting your watermarks either
thank you that means a lot!
THIS THIS THIS
Totally agreed. I've gone after numerous people who clipped this from the full documentary and reposted to their own channels and it's astounding the justifications these idiots make!
@@ShiroiTengu they could at least put Raven's Patreon link in the description
Also the watermark is so thin. It does not distract at all from the footage.
This is why media footage should never be erased. They're just as important even if they aren't going to be released for 20+ years.
I'm talking to you WB and Batgirl.
AND the Trapped in Hyperspace game!!
Bat girl was probobly gonna suck anyway. This on the other hand is awsome
Lol 20+? We're closer to 30+ now. Crazy to think about really 😂 Luv SM then and still do now.
I don't think WB and batgirl had anything to do with sailor moon. This cartoon is more like DIC entertainment when i look at it.
@@gecko2738 yeah I know
This feels like a very high quality western fan project from the 90's that got lost in the back of a vintage store that collects vinyls,mix tapes,old cameras and vhs movies. I'm honestly impressed with the quality. After hearing some opinions on how it was "poorly done" I would say the execution overall for its time is pretty good-made me laugh a bit though as soon as tuxedo mask pulled up 💀 I don't even remember him saying anything? He just showed up and left 😭 also this is a point in internet and anime history! It amazes me how far you had to go to get this and the sheer will you have♡
I don't think the animation is good compared to the time it was made. It rather looks like an 80s cartoon, rather than 90s. To be fair, they had a very low budget.
@@sailorcat the animation feels like the way Sky Dancers does if that makes sense? Either way yeah I get what u mean. It's not great but to me it's good for what the end result ended up looking like. When I was told that it wasint great I wasn't expecting much- but it impressed me watching it for the first time,also that cgi looked somewhat well during Sailor Moons transformation. Wasint thinking they'd do a decent job in cgi but they did. There's a bit that bothers me abt this pilot episode for sure but as someone who is taking digital media classes I just found it over the bar a lil bit for my expectations. I was expecting it to be a bit more janky with its own poorly done voice overs but it's not that bad.
Are you serious 😂?
Jokes aside this is a pretty cool concept for a show, as hilarious as the live action segment was, the idea you'd have a teen show for live action and then transition into action cartoon for fantasy parts sounds awesome in concept.
Can we have more cartoons like that?
It's also a smart idea cause you keep the animation badget for the important action scenes
@@pokeymaster9415 Yeah, I totally agree with that, it definitely has a unique aesthetic to it. Surprised a magical show show hasn’t done this concept yet tbh
I would have liked to see the girls in the costumes for real. That would be interesting
I think there was a show about a teen witch like this on the 90s, the girl would go on action adventures in cartoon mode and in the end she would supposedly rush on stage and it would show the actual actress performing stage magic and teach magic tricks. It was actually pretty dope.
Also, MK and Ashley had a show like this, but the live action segments were a bit boring T_T because is was about them being famous and meeting fans.
I know everybody understands now the power rangers model, filming only non sci-fi non fantasy stuff and buying pre made action sequences. This was a less fortunate way of trying to do the same thing.
The Japanese anime starts by us meeting Usagi in her normal life and we follow her as she meets Luna and in episode 20ish she learns about her past, we travel along with her. In US version we get a sum up of all 20ish episodes in few minute narrative cut by a real life dance. I think Dragon Ball Evolution just got a new opponent.
The only reason it takes 20 episodes is because Toei added lots of filler. In Sailor Moon Crystal, which is considerably closer to the manga (if a bit modernized in parts), it happens much sooner.
SKY fitsHEAVEN: Then it goes BACK to animation, and BACK AGAIN to live-action?! This was insane! I heard about this on Fornever news, but I didn't know that it had live-action aspects to it. It was worse than I thought it would be!
:Our battle will be legendary!"
Well the DiC dub did this too. They created a new segment from clips from later episodes to summarize the history of the moon kingdom at the beginning of the first episode, very similar to this. They obviously thought American children did not have the attention span needed for longterm storytelling.
This is only a pilot though. If this project was ever picked up, they might have gone with a pacing more similar to the original series
I love how everyone else gets to shoot elemental blasts from their hands then Mercury is just "flying laser wheelchair", like being unable to walk just disqualifies her from having magic.
They turned Sailor mercury into Joe Swanson.
The fact they made them actual Sailors is kinda genius.
The op was cringe worthy, but the sail surfing was cool.
@@tylerhood5035 NGL this could have been (emphasis on COULD) a pretty neat concept if they didn’t try slapping the Sailor Moon IP on it and almost ruin everything.
@MaskedMan66: Intellectual Property. Copyrights and trademarks are examples of IPs.
And the sailing through space concept was done WAY better with Treasure Planet years later!
So true
It is so strangly touching to finally watch this! While it is not the Sailor Moon we all grew up on, it has all the vibes of shows 90's kids like me enjoyed. Also the theme song is still a banger. You finally digged up, what seemed lost forever! Thank you Raven for not giving up- no matter how hopeless your mission looked!
No lie, I'd watch this today if it got a full series or even a mini movie.
I think we 90s kids need to not pretend like we wouldn't have thought this was the shit if it had been successful. I know I would have loved it.
If I get - I'm totally looking for - this on DVD, I'll have a new fun way to see/think about the franchise
Sad.
Same
Something I've noticed with this pilot: almost all of the enemies Queen Beryl brought out look like the ones from season 1 of the anime, specifically the ones that were reincarnated as humans and then changed back to attack the Sailor Scouts/Soldiers/Guardians. The one with the lazer gun was used to make the more common minions for some reason or another.
they where probably taking direct inspiration for the monster from there, they probably had the japanese footage on their hands as reference
Yup. I immediately recognized the monster that Rei's grandfather turned into on it.
@@j3nn1987 same here, but also the cat one. I think it was the one reincarnated into Rhett Butler?
Yup, Jiji (Rei's grandpa), Gamecen (Crane Game Joe), and Bakene (Rhett Butler or Hercules). 🐈👴👨🎤
They are the same you could find in the SNES videogame Bishōjo senshi Sailor Moon, realeased in Japan in 1993
Regarding the quality of the animation and live-action scenes, it's important to remember that this was only the pilot version. If you watch the pilots of animated shows such as The King of the Hill, the animation quality is pretty rough. I'm sure the whole action and animation would have eventually been smoother, had this actually been qualified as a full-fledged series. I'm happy that we got the anime but it certainly would have been interesting, had the whole "Saban" Moon come to fruition.
I am Japanese.
I never understood why Japanese animation has swept the world so well, 🌎but today I clearly understand.😅
Lol 😂
It’s a well deserved victory.
It's because in this period of time anime existed to bring manga to life and had actual budget and story, while in the USA these cartoons were basically seen as long toy commercials, created as fast and cheap as possible. They really wanted to sell those dolls and flying boats lol. That being said I'm just studying animation myself and learning about its history and I'm amazed how much of this art form comes straight from Disney. There was a 10-20 year period in which everything Disney put out was incredible and everything else kinda sucked. And the first studios that broke the mold and made quality animation were also staffed with people trained at Disney studios.
+Y Sekiai Really, that's cool, I was wondering what it be like just like Americans discover an anime version for the American cartoon The Powerpuff Girls.
Compare the american to the japanese versions of darkstalkers and street fighter, and also see the american saint seya pilot. Yeah, the popularization of japanese animation and manga was pretty well earned.
I probably wouldn't have watched this as a kid, even if I _did_ love the anime... but as an adult, this is is absolutely *_FASCINATING._* I'm stunned you managed to pull this off and get it released to the public, great work!
jesus christ, Raven!!
you've done something impossible! this is amazing, and so are you. well the hell done 👏🏽👏🏽
It so gave me She-ra vibes the way the animation was made. This was a treat to see. But I am greatly cheerful to have the sailor moon we all know today. ❤
"She-Ra was perfect for me. The autistic representation in the reboot was stunning, it was what I needed." - Someone who is crushing on the Tin Man from the 1939 Oz adaptation
- - me: prince ss SHE-RA.. what are you doing there? that's not your family..
Melendy Britt, the voice of She-Ra/Princess Adora voiced a few characters in the animated part of this pilot, found her name in the credits when I looked it up on IMDB
@@JadenYukifan28 I much prefer the reboot tbh. It's because the reboot made Entrapta autistic
@@SillyCreatureSally I wouldn't say she was autistic, just a bit weird
Okay but the fact they were going to have one of the main scouts need a wheelchair in both live action and animated form would have been so amazing to see as a kid. Using the sky flier as a mobility device is just awesome.
Would have been better if the actress was actually disabled, but I get that the 90s were a different time.
@@Henshingod Would have also been better if her attacks did something.
Don’t you just hate when you comment something meant as a positive and everyone just brings their negativity 😒😒😒
@@Henshingod Shes an actress.
"Amazing" until the bad guy casually swats her out of the air.
Well done! It’s strange to think of a reality where this would’ve been what people thought of as Sailor Moon
I'm glad this wasn't picked up. It's an incredible discovery, but I completely understand why people passed on it.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu it's an eye sore, to say the least.
That would have been a dark timeline for sure.
@@PaleHorseShabuShabu The music is great but yeah it can't beat the actual Japanese anime. It is of good quality though if comparing it to American shows.
@@adams3560 It would be, as anime would not have the popularity in America is has today, and anime like Pokémon, Digimon, and Yu-Gi-Oh! would not be well remembered by 90's and 2000's kids.
For those of you bashing this, you need to know why this was made. This was made because they pitched the anime to networks and the networks rejected the anime. So they tried to make this version because they wanted Sailor Moon on American TV...Only for the networks to say it was cheaper to dub and edit the anime...Right AFTER they rejected it...
There’s a timeline out there where this is the sailor moon Americans grew up with. Great job Raven this is a legendary find. Dare I say iconic.
This is amazing. You found the pilot. I love that it’s “She-ra”, Melendy Britt doing the narration.
Yes:) It's She-ra:)
I work as an animator in Japan and France. I read the warning in the description. I understand that they had a small budget but that does not explain everything. There is a real lack of drawing skills.
Japanese studios also have very low budgets, but the reason they can handle low budget productions is simply because they give more budget to make good drawings and don't waste money animating actions that could stand completely still.
I've seen a lot of videos and people laughing about low budget Indian, Korean or Eastern European series, I think we also have the right to laugh at what we did ourselves.
This is how we can improve.
Let's laugh then. It is not forbidden. And let's use this example to improve ourselves.
Meh. It was just a pilot episode but youre not exactly wrong
I guess we now know where Aikatsu Planet came from. Thank you good sir for taking inspiration and answering people wondering what if this were actually made real and making this a reality
Still in absolute disbelief in 2022 the world finally sees Saban Moon, I was kinda scared it was lost for good. Again, thank you Ray for your hard work, this is so legendary. And as I watch this I 100% wouldve watched this version too LOL I kinda like the cheesiness it has
Is it actually called saban moon or Is it supposed to called sailor moon?
@@backwardslmptreversed9181 saban moon is the fandom nickname to separate it from regular/anime sailor moon, since they’re both called sailor moon but are definitely not the same thing.
@@abbycollins thank you for replying I get it now
Whoever composed Queen Beryl's theme was clearly a War of the Worlds fan, it sounds incredibly close to the opening notes of Eve of the War.
Incredibly Close?! It's literally Jeff Waynes work, down to the OOUUU-LAAAA at 3:31 - it's crazy! :P
IKR? I knew it right from when I heard it!
@@theBomblu holy shit, it is! Sounds like the ones from Dead London, but pitched a bit higher.
@@ReluctantWarrior Like the Zodiac Video logo from Greece:
ua-cam.com/video/e4OHtojItEA/v-deo.html
Coincidentally, Sailor Moon would be referenced in War of the Worlds.
Just imagine... One these thousands of views is actually Naoko Takeuchi (the creator of Sailor Moon). You did that Mona!
This feels so surreal and beautiful that this was actually made in 90s. Everything about this makes me wanna see more of this!!
@1:46 "The evil beast has found us."
I like that she's genuinly surprised that Beryl was able to find the Moon.
Omg I scrolled past this comment quickly then had to go back and find it hahaha love it!
Seeing this pilot episode makes me wish they actually went with this concept low key it matched the animation and live action of the 90's perfectly, but I still love the Sailor Moon that was given to us both the DiC dub and the new Viz dub. Thanks for posting this!
2022 has been such an amazing year for lost media. First the Wicked Witch episode of Sesame Street, and now this very sought-after pilot of the toon makers Sailor Moon! Thanks for all of your hard work to finally uncover the pilot
What was once considered lost is now found.
And Trapped in Hyperspace level 1
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 ooh yeah that too! And Quantum quest
@@tsarinasilly2482 I still hope we find the post-event version of TiH, that had Swayzak in them. Just imagine Chad Ghostal without the beatnik flair, and with a more Saturday morning cartoon flair to him. That was Sway.
Also the old Shrek test footage with Chris Farley was recovered
Man, this show has the same cheese factor that Jem and the Holograms got going on and I actually love it for that! I was really looking forward to this being uncovered, especially for the theme song which is a bop in my opinion.
Which reminds me of Power Rangers.
vivi huge jem and sailor moon fan I do agree sailor moon always reminded me of jem and the holograms 😎
@@Naminski1a not a fan of power rangers 💛
Omg ilove Jem to ihad it to awesome af
Only thing is.. Jem was awesome
It’s definitely not the worst thing. I do see the potential! The diverse cast was a good idea and the animation actually isn’t that bad.
Also frikkin hilarious that even in this version Tuxedo Mask does absolutely nothing.
All that aside tho this discovery is monumental. Fans have been searching for this pilot for literal decades. I almost can’t believe it’s finally been found!
Oh, the animation is objectively terrible, but the potential here is something else. I genuinely wish this had come to be.
This is basically the Sailor Stars arc from the manga/anime on a shoestring budget.
@@TwoWholeWorms I mean, I imagine that it would've improved given an actual release.
DiVeRsE cast... It's Japanese anime and none of em are Japanese. Go home with your lefty bs
Much better than the search for Queen Aleena, that's fo sure.
It's weird to realize that this is only 10 minutes yet I love every single second of it
yeah don't know where the 17 minutes claim was from.
@@jadedheartsz It's possible that they shot more live action and it was edited, sin't it? Even animation, maybe some parts were cut and the storyboard or script was 17 minutes. Or maybe the people working on it misremembered.
@@greenwren5072 yeah it's possible more was shot, but I think it's more likely the people working on it misremembered.
@@jadedheartsz rumor mills. though i suppose its possilbe they had 17 minutes of footage and not all was used
@@greenwren5072 *isn't
I am so incredibly happy to be apart of the generation that finally saw Saban Moon brought to light! I've been hoping that this would be found for years, as have many others. Honestly, it's so true to its time and demographic. And weirdly enough - I kinda love it! I feel like it would have been brushed up a fair bit were the series actually given the green light, in which case, it lines right up with something I would have loved to watch as a little girl. It's been a fun meme over the years, but it's also really interesting to think about what Sailor Moon would have been to the West if this is what we were introduced to. Thank you so much for all of the time, patience and effort that was placed into finding this. Sailor Moon fans will be talking about you for years on end!
Born too late to explore the world.
Born to early to explore the stars.
Born in time to explore the Saban Moon.
@@ajoajoajoaj LOL!!!
I am so unbelievably excited that i can say i was able to watch this pilot . i was so obsessed with the original anime as a kid , i ALWAYS wanted to see what the american adaptation was supposed to look like . Thank you for reserving such import lost media
man some of the lines are so epic for no reason! beryl going "behold queen beryl and despair!" sailor moon saying they were going "beyond oblivion", those would totally be iconic lines if this were released at the time. i know kid-me would have totally ate up lines like that!
also why was the girl venus fixing her make-up with a bath poof? lol
I assumed she was exfoliating? Idk props from pilot season get mixed up depending on the studios I gues🤷🏻♀️🤷🏽♂️ it was funny tho
@@alejandrocervantes3624 I agree with the mix up. Then again, they may be using whatever they can get considering the live action sequences were made on a low budget.
@@jeremyriley1238 The live-action budget was used for Victoria's voluminous hair. I wonder how long that early 90s perfection took to do.
Ok but sailor moon’s transformation CGI looks damn impressive even in modern times, wish the others had more effort but I understand why and they still look good visually as well.
6:07 in case you were wondering
Well, I did like the way it looks, but impressive is not exactly the word I would use.
@@satansjihad6353 I mean compared to Team Angel it looks like Dreamworks
Shame the rest of the sailors only warrant a PowerPoint transition
Yeah, the CGI they use for Sailor Moon transforming is pretty nice, especially for this pilot and shows like it’s standards. Too bad the rest of the sailors just have their head transitioning to 2D animated 😭
@@ButterFlyGardenBlossomexactly what I was going for!
“There’s no time to explain”
Proceeds to exposit for 2 minutes straight
As an OG die hard Sailor Moon fan, I wanna say a HUGE THANK YOU. And also, I think this wouldn't have been too bad to watch. I would've given it a chance if im being honest. AWESOME JOB ON FINDING THE HOLY GRAIL FOR US Sailor Moon fans and thank you SO much for your time and effort and sacrifices to find this.
ETERNAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE 👍🏾✊🏾💪🏾
This is the lost media find of the year! I’m so happy that you managed to find this and the music video in such great quality. I remember first hearing about this from RebelTaxi’s top 10 failed animated pilots video and was intrigued as I love live action/animation hybrids specially in the 90s. But now seeing the pilot I’m kinda sad we didn’t get this version it’s so fun, has pretty good cel animation, and is drenched in 90s cheese, it would’ve been an alright alternative until we got the anime dub but that’s just my opinion as Pan Pizza said in his video “But don’t you want it to succeed just so we can look back on it and laugh? yeah you do.”
Actually it’s sesame street
I dunno, Sesame Street's Wicked Witch episode, several renders of Chris Farley's Shrek, the entire animatic of Genndy Tartakovsky's Popeye (abandoned for Emoji Movie), all of those I'd say are bigger than this, but this comes close.
@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire for me it would be
1. Saban Moon
2. Popeye
3. Sesame Street Wicked Witch
4. Chris Farley Shrek
Why Saban Moon is number one is cause that one seemed more impossible and less likely to be released to the general public than say the Sesame Street Wicked Witch episode since people were starting tape stuff off TV around the time the episode aired so it was a little more likely for that one to be released unofficially in some way.
@@VidtopiaEntertainment Wait until Star Storm ends being a real pilot and is shown to everyone.
No lie, I would have been obsessed with this as a kid. It's a perfect 90s time capsule
This is so cool! While I’m okay with it not being made into a full show (probably waaay too gimmicky compared to what Naoko Takeuchi’s originally envisioned) it’s neat to see a different version!
So glad I stumbled upon your "Romance In Video Games" video a few years ago! Never would have thought that you would be instrumental in solving not one but two long standing lost media cases. Turns out your channel really is the bees knees.
Congrats on posting the "Saban Moon/Toon Makers" Sailor Moon pilot. All the time and energy you put into researching anything and everything Sailor Moon related is extraordinary. I watched your documentary and it made me appreciate the fact we were luck enough to be even exposed to this series. When I was a kid, Sailor Moon was my second favorite anime and I would watch every episode on TV.
You deserve *all* the kudos for finding this after all those years. 👏👏👏
I loved every second of this. As a huge Sailor Moon fan, I’m so glad this was uncovered.
この映像を見つけてくれて、本当にありがとうございます。
私は子供の頃からずっとセーラームーンが大好きです。
アメリカ版のセーラームーンの噂を聞いたことはあったけど、本当に存在したなんて！とびっくりしています。
セーラー戦士の役者さんたちがみんな可愛い！この5人の物語も見てみたかったです。
But its better full animated, live action segmeng doesnt work, also liked the idea of being actual.space sailors, instead glorified fuku studebts
Oh my god, YES! After so many years my dream has come true, I can now see the Americanized version of SM, special thanks to whoever found this gem.
The uploader of this video (Ray Mona) found it.^^ She also made two documentarys about it.
Like everyone else here, I am in awe and unending gratitude!!
Weighing in - no one can spin out a bop like the 90s! I thought the transformation music and scene were actually pretty epic! The girls all seemed like decent actors. Mina’s “I have nothing to wear” line got a giggle out of me. I found it interesting how they kept the original characteristics but swapped them through the girls - Jupiter as the brainy one, Mara as the sporty one, and I think Mercury got Mako’s “girly girl” plus curly hair in a pony! I love that the rose was actually really useful, I liked the fight scene and am personally a fan of the fliers. I really liked Victoria and I would’ve loved to see LA Darien😍 this was an amazing amazing find! Thank you for your hard work!!!
I wonder what could've happened if a fan revival continues the adventures based off this universe of Sailor Moon, while retaining elements from the anime.
YES!! I will voice Dana Seika!!
OMG! Thank you so much for uncovering this!
I love the homage to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds some of the backing track pays.
I noticed this too haha
This is painfully 90s and I'm not sure if it's in the good way or bad way... Incredibly interesting nonetheless. Amazing find
It's the bad way 😂😂
Only bad lol
It would have probably ended like He-Man and all of those cartoons, out of the sudden without any explanation.
It’s in a gad way!😄😏😎
This is so powerfully 90s, and around the time I started getting to know about anime. So…not knowing about the OG series at the time, I would have eaten this up as a little girl lol. Because the boys had “their shows” and we weren’t supposed to watch (I totally did lol)…and the shock of finding the OG after this would have blown my mind. This is…lol something. We heard so much all about it and just had a nip, but now we have THIS. Wild.
The voiceover in the beginning is unmistakable, that’s the voice of She-Ra!
Watching this feels like a time machine, how 90's culture works.
You know, I'm genuinely curious as to what Naoko Takeuchi would think of this.
she hate it and protected their work
Takeuchi-sensei was instrumental in turning Sailor Moon into a live action series only nine years later. It was the first thing she did after reacquiring the rights. My guess is she was suitably impressed by what the manga could become. Don't forget there was significant buzz around a potential feature film and at least two name actors were attached to the pitch at one point. This pilot no doubt had an influence.
I’m sure she wouldn’t completely hate it but probably find it fascinating considering it’s basically a cultural retelling of her own work. Kinda like how The Brothers Grimm stories have has been constantly retold through the lens of different ethnic groups. If I were her, I’d be flattered that my story is so iconic that it could be interpreted in different countries and still hold its own 🤷🏾♀️
Ik she didn't fancy the 90s anime esp the dic dub (iirc she thought the American SM dolls were 'unappealing'). My guess is that she probably wouldn't like it and choose to ignore it
@K Nicky interpreted or completely different from orginal? no wonder if the original author dislikes it. fascinated? sure. flattered? idk. allowing it? dont think so. she even refuses the idea of having hollywood movie adaption because it messes too much with the original. so clearly she cherishes her work and would like it stay original. the fact that we have sailor moon crystal as sailor moon anniversary celebration is so that we can have an anime closer to the original manga compared to the 90's anime. duh i personally glad it is cancelled. imagine a painting something wholeheartedly and so personal for, being bought by people just to repaint the whole thing into something else in, would you like it or not? we dont know if she feel flattered or not, but if she doesn't thats ok because its her work, not your work, u dont get to tell someone how to feel about their work, do u? 🤷🏻♀️
I don't know whether to be happy or sad when I see this.
Now I am praying Ray to find the lost 1999 " Magic Bloom " Winx Club lost pilot 🙏💗🙏
It's funny because it was the first thing what I'd thought after this discovery
Well, we know that they still have the pilot because they showed clips of it at a Winx Club panel I believe, so chances are they're going to release the full thing at some point or another (hopefully)
Omg that or the lost totally spies pilot, or was it an episode?
YESSS MANIFESTING
I'd love to see the unaired pilot for Rocket Power called Rocket Beach, that one apparently is available to watch at UCLA or something like that.
I still can't get over all the sailor scouts dancing and obsessing over a school dance after Darien and all their families are supposedly killed by Queen Beryl.
Thank you for finding this video.
I have loved Sailor Moon ever since I was 15.
I've heard rumors of an American version of Sailor Moon, but I can't believe it actually existed! I'm surprised.
All the sailor warrior actors are cute! I also wanted to see the story of these five people.
i've been singing "sailoooor, sailooor mooooon!" for a day
I’m sitting here eating my leftovers, was expecting a lightheaded romp into the 90s, and I’m half crying in appreciation of everyone who had a hand in making this and you for making this accessible, and half crying that we didn’t get it fully developed
I’m not in a wheelchair myself but I have a lot of friends who are so I’ve had a lot of conversations about disability rep in that sense, and a huge complaint/common problem in cartoons is that people in wheelchairs are all of a sudden “magiced” out of them, which obviously kills any representation. I love the idea of “she’s still in a “wheel”chair but it’s more like a rocketchair and she can fucking fly now so fuck you. No other show (that I know of) did anything like that at the time. I really wish we got this
Ironically, while the mainstream audience knew of Batgirl, during the 90s and the early 00s, was when she came into her own as Oracle in the comics. Bound to a wheelchair by Joker, she acts as an information broker/hacker for Batman and is the daughter of Commissioner Gordon. Shameful DC retconned her into being Batgirl again
@@beastdude507 I think they were just upset of her getting upstaged by Cassandra Cain.
Didn't X-Men do it with professor x?
And there's also Jackson from Extreme Ghostbusters
Never thought I'd see the non-handicam version of the intro, let alone the actual PILOT! What a time to be alive...
Thank you for all your hard work in bringing this out from obscurity!
The best part is when Sailor Moon says her famous phrase, "It's Sailin' time!"
Power Rangers reference
& then she sailed all over queen Beryl, instant clasic!! 😍😍😍
Wait she actually says that ?
I don't care what anyone says, this is amazing. The fact that its out there for everyone to see is surreal. It is so absolutely 90's and campy it hurts but its so good at the same time. I can't hate this, I would have absolutely watched this when I was little.
Good for you!
As a Sailor Moon fan I would've enjoy watching this
Oh my gosh, live long enough and everything will be found eventually. I waited literal decades to see this and it was everything I dreamed. Thank you for all the hard work you did to unearth this
The fact that you did this is so freaking epic!!!!! This is the first Sailor Moon thing I ever watched and you'll make me need to find out more about the original show now.
I never thought I would actually get to see this. I can see why it didn't get picked up, but it's kind of incredible that it's finally been unearthed after all this time.
its amazing. i thought this pilot was locked away never to bee seen in its entirety!!! You did the fans a service showing us this, THANKYOU
As much as I enjoyed the campy and cheesy feeling of the mid 90’s in this pilot, I am so happy the live action adaptation of Sailor Moon is PGSM and that the anime was the one that aired. With that said I’m so happy that this pilot is now public.
This was planned to be half-animated and half-live action. Animated for the fight scenes and live action for the civilian life.
@@ladyfire44 yeah Ik. What does that have to do with anything I said in my comment?
I am a simple person: I see someone mention PGSM, I like.
It's actually crazy to think I was ten years old when this pilot existed, and that very same age I discovered and became a huge fan of Sailor Moon! Thanks for uploading this, can't believe it's been 30 years! The style in this cartoon reminds me of She-Ra!
Mercury's curls are so beautiful. I'm imagining how involved her routine must have been to take care of such a long mass of red curls 🤩
Just a ton of mousse hairspray and a blow drier
Lmfao 😂😂😂
Definitely not as good as the actual sailor moon, but it's more charming than I expected! I like the inclusivity changes they made, but I'm not a huge fan of the live action segments
Technically sailor saturn is disabled in canon, but yeah true
I myself don't care for the live action parts neither. Might be part of why it wasn't picked up because it was animation and live action. More expensive than just acquiring the rights and dubbing the original show.
Overall it's amazing we get to see this thanks to Raven's incredible hard work and dedication 💕! But also thankful that this Americanized version didn't come to pass in our timeline lol 😂!
@@KOTEBANAROT wait what?🤔🤔
For me it's the opposite, I enjoy more the live actions part than the animated part
The animated part has vibes from CDI Zelda 😅
Yeah weird that Jupiter was black... yet they did not turn any of the others asian? That is weird considering this was an anime adaptation
Glad this version was not greenlighted.
This is next-level. As someone who grew up in the 90s, it feels so genuine it's frankly mind-blowing. I'd love to see more "new retro media" like this going forward, it's such a trip.
This feels genuinely 90s because it is. This was actually made in 1994 as a proof-of-concept for bringing Sailor Moon to America. Ray (the uploader) did a whole 2-part documentary about her journey to find this.
It IS genuine.
Yup, because it was a piece of 90s lost media
It Is a mix frim he man and Sailor moon
It's not "retro". Retro is something contemporary marketed with the idea of or modeled after the aesthetic of a past era or past years.
It's so surreal, knowing that this infamous piece of Sailor Moon's history was missing for so long and now... Poof! It's here, available for anyone to see! Truly amazing. You deserve all of the recognition for your legendary find!
4:02 That shot was literally taken from E.T.
Me when I saw the audience reaction footage: I can't believe this exists.
Me after seeing the whole pilot: I'm so glad this exists.