From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #12710 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Wednesday, November 29 2023 Volume 14 : Number 12710 Today's Subjects: ----------------- ONCE IN 250 YEARS! AIās Tribute to Independence is Almost Gone! ["Robert] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:01:12 +0100 From: "Robert" Subject: ONCE IN 250 YEARS! AIās Tribute to Independence is Almost Gone! ONCE IN 250 YEARS! AIbs Tribute to Independence is Almost Gone! http://salutetoamerica.buzz/d9FRsuIQkyg31LGG22IykUOtectb6Cll6T0o-iZVNzO7CzcgPQ http://salutetoamerica.buzz/BqNGvE9VPRrxsCPLTrsdmuYcC08KMUxWsCl4dkhF0J7RgX4YzA Like other foreign language adaptations, the first North American adaptation of the Sailor Moon anime by DiC and Cloverway took several liberties with the series, changing various aspects and localizing content to fit North American audiences. Among these were renaming Usagi as "Serena", and subsequently referring to Princess Serenity as "Princess Serena." The Sailor Guardians were referred to as "Sailor Scouts" and Sailor Moon's transformations were altered to omit the "Make Up!" phrase. The names of her attacks were also changed. For example, "Moon Tiara Action" was changed to "Moon Tiara Magic", "Moon Healing Escalation" was changed to "Moon Healing Activation" or "Cosmic Moon Power", and "Moon Princess Halation" was changed to "Moon Princess Elimination." In the later seasons, most attacks were maintained according to their original Japanese names and her family name was retained as "Tsukino." The initial English manga release by Tokyopop were made to coincide with the first anime adaptation, so many character names and spellings were kept between the two. However, Usagi's name was changed to "Bunny" to match more closely with her Japanese name's meaning. Reception and legacy Sheila Rose Browning describes Sailor Moon as "one of the most popular and well-known manga characters in Japan". Usagi influenced the hairstyle and personality of Misato Katsuragi from Neon Genesis Evangelion, and of Gruier Serenity's anime version from Bodacious Space Pirates. Sailor Moon was ranked 9th on IGN's "Top 25 Anime Characters of All Time", being the highest-ranking female character in the ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #12710 ***********************************************