Sailor Moon -dub- [2026]

Now, decades later, with the ability to stream the original Japanese subtitled version (and the excellent Viz Media redub), I decided to go back and revisit the "DiC" and "Cloverway" dubs of my youth. Was it as good as I remembered? Or was I just hypnotized by the glittering transformation sequences?

Which should you watch?

If you judge the DiC dub against the original Sailor Moon , it fails. But if you judge it as its own strange, campy, Saturday morning artifact? It’s a masterpiece. Sailor Moon -Dub-

The Sailor Moon dub played a significant role in popularizing the magical girl genre in North America. At the time of its release, the concept of magical girls was relatively unknown to Western audiences, and Sailor Moon helped to introduce this unique blend of action, adventure, and fantasy to a new audience. The show's success paved the way for other magical girl series, such as and Madoka Magica , to gain popularity in the West. Now, decades later, with the ability to stream