News – Writer Cecilia D’Anastasio posted an article today about her quest to find a copy of the long lost Toon Makers American “Sailor Moon” pilot (also known as “Saban Moon”), and it’s an AMAZING read that doesn’t end the way you might expect it to.Â
If you’ve somehow never seen the original video that’s been floating around the internet for years, here’s the full version of it that someone recorded on analog video at a panel at Anime Expo 1998.
It’s so cool to see people STILL finding Sailor Moon related lore even now in 2018! If you enjoyed my Miami Mike article/episode, then you should definitely give this a read. It’s long, but it’s worth it (and has an AMAZING video near the end that you definitely need to watch.)
After speaking with the dead show’s creator, animator, biggest fans, and
haters, I think I have finally uncovered the full history of anime’s
white whale. It involves a quarter-million-dollar unsuccessful
investment, a drugged-up cat, no shortage of corporate intrigue, a Storage Wars-style
drama, several eBay bidding wars, and, finally, a dusted-over DigiBeta
reel in a retired millionaire’s Florida garage—which brought its own
surprises.This story is absolutely bonkers. You guys have to read this.
oh man, I heard hearsay about the animation cels and storage locker back when it first happened!
