Celebrated anime show Sailor Moon has finally gotten an air date for its rebooted series.
The reboot of the beloved anime was announced back in 2012, and the new Toei Animation-produced show is expected to premiere this July.
According to Geekosystem, the new series will be available for streaming worldwide, and in 10 different languages on Niconico Douga, a Japanese video site like YouTube.
“This second anime adaptation of
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon is not remaking the previous anime, but adapting [Naoko Takeuchi's] original manga and starting from scratch again” said producer Atsutoshi Umezawa.
“It is quite a project. The entire staff has been working hard to show everyone an entirely new
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, so please look forward to it.”
Munehisa Sakai from
One Piece will be in the director’s chair, and the series supervisor will be
Saint Seiya Omega‘s Yuji Kobayashi.
Since
Sailor Moon’s debuted two decades ago, the show has spawned thousands of video games, toys, live-action and fan made recreations.
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