I make it a point to regularly surf Amazon.co.jp to check for new Sailor Moon releases and was happy to see that the first Sailor Moon S DVD Box is now up for pre-order.

What really got me excited though was seeing that there are 12 new Sailor Moon CDs set for release in March!

From what I can see they all appear to be rereleases of old Sailor Moon CDs that have long been out of print. Basically the soundtracks for each season and one or two song collection CDs. It's unknown if there will be anything new with these releases such as new cover art but I'm sure all that will be revealed in due time.

This is pretty cool as it shows that the Powers That Be in Japan think that there is still a market for Sailor Moon merchandise.

Personally I think it would be nice if any webmasters reading this took down the mp3s for these CDs from their sites to help support their sales and encourage even more Sailor Moon merchandise from Japan (like new artbooks, musical DVDs or even a new anime!) With these CDs back in print and them being so affordable (only ￥2625 each!) there really is no need to offer mp3s of these CDs anymore. What do you think?

Also in Sailor Moon news in these last 24 hours, this site has some cool news about Sailor Moon's rerelease in Italy and shows a new logo! Personally I love it, especially the star on the "i".
A wonderful fan is translating this page for me but from what I can tell is says that they'll be reairing all the movies and episodes and releasing more merchandise. Basically confirming what was reported a few months ago.

While I'm typing, I may as well get a head start on tomorrow's Sailor Moon Roundup!

sailor moon dvd image quality comparison

Yesterday I finally uploaded some screencaps of the new DVD Boxes! You can see images of the DVD menus here and if you want to compare image quality over the three separate Sailor Moon DVD releases you can check out this Mailbag question that has been updated!

I found a very cool Sailor Cosmos plushie here.

There is some great Sailor Moon fanart on this site!

Chibi Jen shared this fan artist with me who has some spectacular official-looking Sailor Moon fan art on his site! Check it out!

Speaking of Jen, in a few hours she'll have her new Moon Sticks online which I can't wait for. I wonder who'll be featured?

Stay tuned for my review of the second DVD Box Set, another Sailor Moon VA interview and don't forget to enter the competition if you haven't already!

Labels: Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Celebration, Sailor Moon CDs, Sailor Moon DVDs, Sailor Moon Roundup, web

Posted By: Brad # Thursday, January 28, 2010

Comments:

Awesome! A roundup on a Thursday :D!

Those screencap quality comparison is really interesting to see :D Thanks for sharing! And yay for more Sailor Moon merchandise :D (I remember seeing some Sailor Moon CDs for sale in HK a few months back and thought, huh? They still sell these here? xD) Will you be getting them when they come out?

The new logo looks nice too, I love the pink! Can't wait to see more new artwork being produced.

Ah, so many goodies to look forward to here at MK.net, get cracking Brad ;)

XD

# posted by

chibi : 29 January, 2010 04:58

Wow! Those R2 DVDs really blow the other two out of the water when it comes to image and sound quality. The dub DVDs have never looked very good and the R1 uncut disc were always faded looking and full of artifacts. Thanks for the comparison!

# posted by

Unknown : 29 January, 2010 08:03

Thanks! Glad people are finding the images useful! The R2 DVDs are definitely superior!

Not sure if I'll get ALL the CDs Jen but I will get a few! Curious about what new Sailor Moon stuff they might pack inside! :D Most likely get the Sailor Stars Collections 1 & 2.

# posted by

Brad : 29 January, 2010 09:58

Thursday, January 28, 2010

New Sailor Moon CDs to be Rereleased in March 2010