Side-by-Side Comparison 1, Dub and Original Sailormoon

This was fun, albeit extremely time-consuming... This is a humorous look on differences between the original Sailormoon and the wonderful dubbed version *insert sarcasm here*. The scene is from season 2, which was dubbed by DiC. We won't say it was done by monkeys... (monkeys would've done a better job) but we will say that we believe the dubbing was very poor and the show was extremely altered and edited (we prefer the term 'butchered') to appear as 'American' as possible. We are huge fans of the original Sailormoon and would love to see it re-dubbed, with today's acceptance of anime and Japanese culture, sometime in the near future.

Please bear in mind that this is highly opinionated AND that you are under no obligation to watch it. We would prefer that, if you respond, you do so intelligently, perhaps offer ligitimate reasoning that supports or reputes our opinions and state some of yours. All opinions are of value, whether you agree or disagree. However, if you feel the need to repond with insults in all capital letters, by all means, do so, but we won't butt heads with flamers who want a fight and not a discussion.

Enjoy!

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[kupotenshi]

Once you watch the original, you'll never be able to watch the dub seriously ever again. It is good for nostalgia and humor purposes though.

[Photoshoper1996]

I watched the very last season of Sailor Moon, Sailor Stars and when I finished it I thought the dub was complete crap. I know it's my childhood but omg, really? I will say, there are some cute parts in the dub but the Japanese is some much better.

[Malon2006]

Also people tend to forget some of the stuff they edit from Sailor Moon was not really much or any worse than other kids shows they had on at the same time the dub was shown. I will also put that Ranma 1/2 was also first dubbed in the 90s and they still show scenes with the characters running around topless(and they often have nipples too).

[Malon2006]

I think the slang was actually worse in the Cloverway dub though. Episodes from the cloverway dub came out in the early 2000s yet they were using a combination of 2000s slang and early 90s slang to the point it just sounded stupid and confusing.

[Malon2006]

Also people trying to excuse the slang because it is from the 90s seem to forget that the dub uses over-exaggerated slang that does not resemble how people talk(even back then). Also they use it place where it ruins the mood of the scene or on character where it become out of character, It is more about bad writing then anything else.

[Malon2006]

I think the dub deserves to be criticized when a scene when someone is slapping someone is cut but they keep in a scene where Nephrite is impaled and dies or a brainwashed Prince Endymon beats up Sailor Jupiter. I am pretty sure a simple slap is nowhere near as bad as those scenes I named that were left in.

Some of the edits don't even make sense even if you put it from they are trying to protect the children argument.

[Tawanix]

@lust4lyfe101 OOhh Don't lie to me. XD I hope the anime comes back and I went to the book store a month ago and saw the sailor moon manga, I dropped when I saw it, they had the original sailor moon and the sailor V manga. I'm going to buy them both later. Usually when they have the manga they will have the anime. Let's cross our fingers. =3

[lust4lyfe101]

@Tawanix im pretty sure they will since so many original animes are comin back like fushugi yugi i believe thats how u spell it and the sailor moon manga is comin back and they r selling merchandise of sailor moon so i think the anime by like we will have in a year or 2 the most :)

[lust4lyfe101]

no matter how much ppl say they hated the dub u know u still loved it from when you were kids so why deny it when u found out about the original its so stupid

[Nakichan1989]

This is a good comparison. But the thing is that back in '93 (which was when this was originally dubbed), it was the practice to completely attempt to Americanize anime. Funny how they have issues with other countries 'stealing the hard work of Americans' when they do the same to other countries. I'm kind of glad that I was a little kid watching the original dub (I'm the same age as the series itself) and don't really remember JUST how crappy it was.

[Photoshoper1996]

@regirl12345 I rather they show it in Japanese with subs on tv. Even better!

[567axel]

Tuxedo kamen-sama is the Shit, I always Loved him. and Ewe. I never actually Watched it in English, but thank god i didn't because it's utter shit! and haha. Chibiusa-san wet herself. >:D