Season 4 movies update: Sailor Moon Eternal - Delayed to 2021 (Part 1 on January 8th & Part 2 on February 11th)

[Star Angel Haruki]

If it flop we might not get the Star anime/movie or we might get it in bad quality cz Toei will reduce the budget l
That's what i worry about


Again the term "roadshow" in japan doesnt mean limited release

It will probably do good and they probably released both movies so close so they can combine profits and then couple that with an international Netflix release we may just get a high quality (and better structured) Stars film too. I think it will do go, plus it's just the first day so there's still a month or so before the second premiere.

 

[yaya_ikuto]

Was the movie supposed to be a success? I mean, I was shocked when I saw the list of theaters that offered the movie...just a theater per district in Tokyo or 1 in Sapporo which has more than 2 million inhabitants.

and ad the limited people who can enter the cinema

 

[Memento]

It opened last year which was also in the pandemic. And they promote SME a lot in japan, you cant say japan box office is irrelevant, they're clearly expecting decent numbers

My mistake. I didn't see that a movie had come out last year.

 

[Clow]

“Sailor Moon” has always been more popular in international markets than in its domestic market.

 

[inthezone]

“Sailor Moon” has always been more popular in international markets than in its domestic market.

not really lol, sailor moon was enormous in japan, it was bigger than it was in the west at its peak. people need to realise though that it first aired in 1992, thats almost 30 years ago. and considering japan gets new anime all the time it's pretty obvious that other stuff will be more popular now.

 

[Clow]

not really lol, sailor moon was enormous in japan, it was bigger than it was in the west at its peak. people need to realise though that it first aired in 1992, thats almost 30 years ago. and considering japan gets new anime all the time it's pretty obvious that other stuff will be more popular now.

I meant in the recent years, not in the 90s.

 

[inthezone]

I meant in the recent years, not in the 90s.

i mean id still say sailor moon is more popular in japan than in the west even now. sure it has a big cult following in the west but its not like its still current in peoples heads.

 

[Kon]

Was the movie supposed to be a success? I mean, I was shocked when I saw the list of theaters that offered the movie...just a theater per district in Tokyo or 1 in Sapporo which has more than 2 million inhabitants.

Yeah. I'm not surprised this is the amount of theatres. Eternal always looked like limited broadcast movies from the start.

It is similar to Digimon Tri movies that was released in less than 20 theatres.

The main goal is likely merchandise sales.

 

[MikeMasters05]

i mean id still say sailor moon is more popular in japan than in the west even now. sure it has a big cult following in the west but its not like its still current in peoples heads.

At least in Latin America (Mexico specially) and I heard Europe (they even got a video game of their not that not even Japan had) is really popular, there has been a huge amount of merchandise released, specially considering that the anime is only broadcasted in limited channels.

In Mexico it is considered a huge pillar of Toei, as it even premiered in open TV, it is popular (not as but commonly mentioned) in the leagues of Dragon Ball and Saint Seiya.

Also, this has been mentioned before I think but Sailor Moon was never a juggernaut in Japan. I suggest you read an articule in a website called Tuxedo Unmasked, the blogger documented really well that while popular Sailor Moon, it is the popularity we imagine in the west.

 

[Kon]

i mean id still say sailor moon is more popular in japan than in the west even now. sure it has a big cult following in the west but its not like its still current in peoples heads.

In terms of people, I think there are more fans in the West.

However, Japanese people are usually better buyers of anime merchandise. So, I think Toei still find Japanese people more profitable.

 

[snowgeisha]

I’m sure Toei has realistic expectations with these movies. Based on how Season 3 sold in Japan, as well as their relaxed timeframe to complete them, they know exactly what to expect.

The movies & Crystal are an attempt to keep the brand out there so that they can keep targeting their new audience- nostalgic adults. If the movies were their main source of income, then they’d fixate on numbers. But they aren’t pushing them to the same audience of the 90s, or even PGSM.

Sailor Moon just isn’t the big juggernaut it was in the 90s anymore. It’s no longer aimed at kids- they would be churning out dolls and toys if that were still the case. They’d be in toy stores. Instead we get niche fashion aimed at nostalgic women and collector toys.

Essentially, Sailor Moon is a legacy brand like Hello Kitty or Mickey Mouse. It doesn’t really matter if the movies/ shows flop, as long as there’s some current media still around so they can keep printing Usagi on shirts, creams, condoms, etc.

And yes, it helps that Sailor Moon is considered iconic to the international anime market. None of the other magical girls have gotten to the same level internationally. And that’s another aspect as to why they’ll keep pushing its content.

Long story short, I wouldn’t worry about numbers.

 

[Yamoon]

Do we know when the OST should be out ? I’m a bit lost with the different CD / version etc... can someone help ? Im too lazy to search

hmmm and just something i catch after nearly 30 years lol. Why the Senshis (excepted Moon and sometimes Chibi Moon) don’t add the “Super” in front of their sailor’s name after they get their update lol. Any ideas ? Lol they don’t want Moon to be jealous or what ?

 

[JunoDX]

So does anyone still think the movies will be edited into episodes later? With additional content and extended scenes? Polished scenes? Seems like people who saw it found it rushed and too episodic.

So once the film is out on Bluray I hope one fan will make a „fan cut“ and rearrange the events to give the movie a less episodic and more movie structure.

 

[Kon]

So does anyone still think the movies will be edited into episodes later? With additional content and extended scenes? Polished scenes? Seems like people who saw it found it rushed and too episodic.

So once the film is out on Bluray I hope one fan will make a „fan cut“ and rearrange the events to give the movie a less episodic and more movie structure.

No. I really doubt Toei will create new scenes for this movie.

The only time I know Toei create "additional scenes" for a movie was Digimon Kizuna.

However, that was a crowdfunding. And these new scenes weren't even part of the DVD/Blu-ray of Digimon Kizuna.

 

[NJ_]

Do we know when the OST should be out ? I’m a bit lost with the different CD / version etc... can someone help ? Im too lazy to search

Nothing on the movies' soundtrack yet but I would expect something close to or after Part 2's premiere.

As for the other CDs, I made a separate thread for them and will update it when the soundtrack does get announced.

Sailor Moon Eternal music thread

 

[Slowpokeking]

Where can we watch it in the US?

 

[Masquerade]

Where can we watch it in the US?

No one outside Japan is probably going to be able to watch it entirely until the supposed Netflix release.
Unless someone gets away with filming a screen during the whole movies, which I really doubt

 

[Slowpokeking]

No one outside Japan is probably going to be able to watch it properly until the supposed Netflix release.
Unless someone gets away with filming a screen doing the whole movies, which I really doubt

How long will it take for Netflix to release the movie?

 

[Yamoon]

Sorry

Nothing on the movies' soundtrack yet but I would expect something close to or after Part 2's premiere.

As for the other CDs, I made a separate thread for them and will update it when the soundtrack does get announced.

Sailor Moon Eternal music thread

great I miss the topic!

 

[Masquerade]

How long will it take for Netflix to release the movie?

We don't know yet.
All we know through leaks is that Netflix hired VSI (a international dubbing/subtitling producer) for English, Brazilian Portuguese and European Spanish dubs, which implies they're planning a simultaneous global release of the movie. There's no official announcement yet.