The massive international TV channel, Animax sure has been a huge supporter of the Sailor Moon anime recently.
They were the first channel in Japan let alone the world to begin screening the anime after the rights were released (well, relaxed and made open to negotiation anyway) and have done a pretty good job of promoting Sailor Moon in it's Japanese channel's commercials.
Recently Animax has been featuring the Japanese voice actress for Sailor Moon, Kotono Mitsuishi as well as two of the directors of the anime in a show called Creators.
You can see clips of this show on YouTube. Nothing really big to report but they do go into the usual conversation about what it was like in the beginning making the show and how it grew in popularity.
It isn't subbed in English but you can fairly easily get the gist of what they're saying.
For those that don't know what Animax is, it's basically a cable channel that focuses on airing almost entirely anime though also airs random shows like Wipeout. In the past few years it's grown more and more and expanded throughout Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and more! This channel is huge and screens retro animes like Slayers for example but also the latest newest anime like Bleach, Inuyasha and Idaten Jump.
Currently only the Japanese Animax channel shows Sailor Moon but since it has got the license it seems to be a very good idea to keep our eyes on local Animax channels for any future Sailor Moon airing opportunities.
Will keep you posted if I hear anything else!
p.s. Stay tuned this weekend for a combo Roundup and Moonie Music Monday as well as some extra info on some sections and... the winner to the Twitter competition!
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Labels: Sailor Moon Anime, Sailor Moon Sightings, web
