Good news for otaku everywhere: yesterday, the official website for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon‘s 20th anniversary project announced its highly-anticipated new anime series will be streamed worldwide this July, via Nico Nico Douga.
The series, produced by Toei Animation (behind the original five Sailor Moon series of the 1990’s) and directed by Munehisa Sakai (One Piece, Suite PreCure, One Piece Film: Strong World), was originally intended to premiere last summer, but was pushed to the winter of 2013-2014 before being postponed again. The series composition is by Yuji Kobayashi (also of Suite PreCure), with opening and ending themes by idol group Momoiro Clover Z.
According to producer Atsutoshi Umezawa, the new anime is not a remake but a fresh interpretation of Naoko Takeuchi’s original manga. This is a most interesting revelation, as there were many differences, large and small, between the manga and the original series. Several of the more mature aspects of the story – suicide, violence, sex, horrifying disgusting demons – never made it from the page to the small screen. For those only familiar with the 1990s series, this new version could prove to be an eye-opening experience.
In the meantime, the announcement and all other things Sailor Moon can be found at sailormoon-official.com.
