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Whistle Stopper - Sailor Moon - The Legend Begins (TV Show, Vol. 1)
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List Price: $12.98
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Manufacturer: A.D. Vision
Starring: Tracey Moore, Terri Hawkes, Linda Ballantyne, Karen Bernstein, Liza Balkan
Directed By: Junichi Sato
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0702727073038
Format: Animated
Label: A.D. Vision
Manufacturer: A.D. Vision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A.D. Vision
Release Date: 2000-11-21
Running Time: 90
Studio: A.D. Vision
Theatrical Release Date: 1995-09-11
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Summary: Very good condition. Hope to find more
Comment: I love sailor moon and was happy to watch the old episodes I missed. Season 2 is harder to find, but I hope to complete the collection.
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Summary: This Vhs is good!
Comment: This Vhs tells how Sailor moon got her powers. It's good but i like vol.2 better, i like the other volume's better cuz it funny when Serena and Rae fight. But it is relly good anyway. The episods on this Vhs are ep.1 A moon star is born ep.2 Talk radio ep.3 Slim city and ep.4 So you want to be a superstar. If you are a Sailor moon fan you will relly enjoy it, i did. I also like the anime's Naruto, Zatch bell, Bobobo-bo-bo-bobo, Tenchi Muyo, Dragon ball z, and One piece.
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Summary: Not the real Sailor Moon
Comment: I like Sailor Moon in Japanese with English subtitles. But I used to own this DVD and I didn't realize how bad it was until I saw it in Japanese.
Before even had it in Japanese I decided to sell this in a garage sale because it was too babyish and it was getting boring to watch it.
Then I got the Japanese version and saw how much they had changed. Usagi's name was changed to Serena, Ami's was Amy, Rei's was Raye, Makoto's was Lita, and Minako was Mina. Naru's was Molly, Umino's was Melvin, Motoki's was Andrew, and Mamoru's was Darien. I've never actually met anyone with the names Lita or Mina, but I don't like how they named them that because they actually sound a lot alike. Also, all the villains' names were changed except Queen Beryl, Zoicite was turned into a girl, and I'm not sure about this since I didn't see the whole series in English but I think they took Queen Metalia (that's the name in the manga anyway, I'm not sure about in the anime because I haven't seen the end yet) completely out of the show! Episode 2 was taken out because Umino pulled up Ms. Haruna's skirt and the whole class saw her underwear, and another episode was taken out and there doesn't even seem to be a reason. The last two episodes were turned into one episode and the sailor warriors didn't die like in the Japanese version. Every single thing the characters said was changed, except for the part of Usagi's speeches she says in each episode.
However, I think this version is okay for little kids but if you're older and think Sailor Moon is dumb because of the American version, the Japanese version is for teenagers and adults and it's a lot different. (Some of Sailor Moon's speeches were really weird at first though.)
But since they made the American version babyish, now kids can watch this, and teenagers can watch the Japanese version.
Usually the Japanese version is 100-150 dollars, but I found mine on eBay for 30 dollars plus shipping. I haven't had any problems with it so far except it kind of stopped in places and then started again on the computer, but it never happened in the DVD player. I wouldn't recommend this DVD to teenagers, but little girls like it.
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Summary: moon freak
Comment: i realy cant stand usagi's voice in the dub. in the japanese its ok but it sounds like shes 3. in the dub amy and lita's voices r weird.in the japanese all the voices r soft accsept for taiki amara and setuna' i dont have the time to tell u the rest
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Summary: Sailor Moon
Comment: I used to like this version of Sailor Moon, but now I'm too old for it and I have some of the uncut version videos and they are a lot better. They turned Sailor Moon into a childrens' show when they showed it in America! I like the Japanese show better, even though I only have two videos of it. They changed all the names in the American show, took out the parts where Rei and Usagi get in fights, changed all the characters' names, and they turned Haruka and Michiru into cousins or something like that.
Here's some of the changes:
Usagi - Serena Minako - Mina Ami-Amy Rei-Raye Makoto-Lita
Chibi Usa-Rini Haruka-Amara Michiru-Michelle Setsuna-Tresta
Mamoru-Darien Sailor Senshi-Sailor Scouts Dark Kingdom-Negaverse and I'm sure there were a lot more. The only name they left the same was Hotaru and the bad guys' names.
The American show is way too childish. Sailor Moon was meant for teenagers, not children. The American show is sometimes so silly (when it isn't meant to be) that it's funny.
They even took out whole episodes and in one they turned two episodes into one. Usagi, Ami, and Luna have annoying voices in the American version of the show. They changed the names of all the episodes and now they aren't even like they're supposed to be. The pictures on the boxes for the DVDs are bad, but luckily the actual DVD looks right.
If you want to watch the real Sailor Moon show just buy the uncut version. (I'm not sure if they have the first two seasons in that version but I have a few uncut videos of the third season and I know they make it in the fourth season.)
They don't even have the fifth season, which is Sailor Stars, in America. They should make uncut version videos of the first and second seasons and actually get season five.
I probably will not watch the childish first and second seasons anymore. I only like the third season in the uncut version, even though that isn't completely perfect, either - they still have the American names. I've only seen a little of the fourth season, and that was the American version, so I'm not sure if I like it.
I do not reccomend this, and I actually do own this DVD. I guess it's okay for little kids, though.
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Editorial Reviews:
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High-pitched, relentlessly fast paced, and filmed in eye-gouging gumball colors, this video series combines two previously released dubbed episodes from the Japanese animated series, along with a couple of new ones. The adventures of a group of schoolgirl superheroes, Sailor Moon is a lighthearted kiddy variation on a ubiquitous Japanese subgenre, stories of alienated adolescents granted paranormal powers and enlisted on the side of virtue in apocalyptic struggles across space and time. Imported to the U.S. in an attempt to create a post-Power Rangers franchise for girls, the show never became a mainstream megahit in the states, although it still has passionate fans (thanks to airings on the Cartoon Network). The chirpy, giggly tone may be off-putting, but the level of visual imagination (and the self-sufficient courage of the young heroines) can be exhilarating, especially when kids and parents watch together. This first volume kicks off with the "secret origin" episode, "A Moon Star Is Born," in which Tokyo middle-school student Serena is transformed into the title character by the occult power of a mysterious locket. She acquires a cute sidekick (a talking cat named Luna), and in the three succeeding episodes she begins to assemble her support team of spunky Sailor Scouts, with names like Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus. In the second episode, "Talk Radio," a phantom radio program is somehow connected with the door-to-door delivery of flowers whose fumes put people to sleep. Also includes the episodes "Slim City" and "So You Want to Be a Superstar," with a total running time of 90 minutes. These edited shows are appropriate for fans age 5 to 12. --David Chute
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