Summer Viewing Program: Saban Moon [American Sailor Moon Pilot]

<p>Welcome to Tooning Japanese, a podcast where three dudes talk about Japanese anime!</p> <p>Welcome back to another Summer Viewing Program! For those new to this series, we take a break between seasons to watch and talk about something that each host wants the other two to experience.</p> <p>This week is more than just a regular summer viewing. Today we discuss a recently uncovered piece of anime history. For those that have not heard, the fabled American pilot for Sailor Moon, dubbed "Saban Moon" by many, finally found the light of day <a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/RayMona'>thanks to the tireless work of Ray Mona</a>. Both a music video and pilot emerged, and the anime world saw a glimpse of what could have been. Andy had to talk about this, and the cast did! Join us for an insane look at a very, very bad pilot of an Americanized version of Sailor Moon.</p> <p>Here's the content by Ray Mona that we discussed throughout this episode:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://youtu.be/uA2VOuqaOnk'>Official Saban Moon Pilot Episode (1994)</a></li> <li><a href='https://youtu.be/_0m2COrch8Q'>Saban Moon Pilot Opening Intro (1994)</a></li> <li><a href='https://youtu.be/SdYD5StqHxk'>The Western World of Sailor Moon [Documentary Part 1]</a></li> <li><a href='https://youtu.be/0L67YFwnQCQ'>Finding Saban Moon: The Western World of Sailor Moon [Documentary Part 2]</a></li> </ul> <p><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/11GchzNBP7p7JefwyBd8Z6'>Listen to Tooning Japanese on Spotify! Yes, we're finally on Spotify!</a></p> <p>If you enjoy this episode, go <a href='http://www.tooningjapanese.com/'>visit our website</a>, and more importantly, <a href='http://www.patreon.com/TooningJapanese'>become a Patron today</a>!</p> <p>Speaking of our Patreon, go listen to our newest Patron-only series, Tooning In!</p>