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Post by horsemen4ever on Dec 15, 2014 18:06:55 GMT -5
In the last year or so, a couple of old school girl centeric / girl power iconic franchises Sailor Moon and Jem and the Holograms are making comebacks to the public eye.
Sailor Moon in this year alone, had a new anime reboot Sailor Moon Crystal which is a streaming hit, and here in North American the old anime got a re dubbed and relicensed by VIZ Media, while it was announced this year in 2015, we will have a live actin Jem movie and a new comic book series by IDW. Of course Sailor Moon really started it comeback in 2011 when the manga was relicensed for english translation along with its prequel series Codename: Sailor Moon.
So which one do you think is more likely to be more successeful in mainstream and acceptance. If it is just based on overrel success among its peers and which is more famous, I would say Sailor Moon. The one edge Jem will always have for a lot of the people in the mainstream, she is american made, she doesn't have a handicap of being a Japan import, because like it or not, there are those in the mainstream that will never come near manga or anime and will dismess it immadately.
For now I say Sailor Moon, simply because Jem doesn't have a new cartoon series yet. And I think except for those that closed to eastern stuff, I think Sailor Moon is more likely to get the brony money. But Jem still has the western edge.
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Post by James Fabiano on Dec 16, 2014 13:29:14 GMT -5
I don't know about Joe Public, but Sailor Moon is much more over with me. SM Crystal isn't that great (it lacks the cartoony element of the original series, which makes certain scenes hard to get into) but I've been loving the original versions and the new dubs. As I am up to the point in the dub where Usagi is revealed as the Moon Princess, I must say that I LOVE how the new Mako/Jupiter is channeling Susan Roman directly.
When the Jem movie inevitably comes out, look for it to catch up though.
/Provided it's not Michael Bay's Jem, of course.
//With Megan Fox in the lead role.
///I am stunned no one thought Lady Gaga (ducking...hey, she is known for disguising and having multiple images...)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 13:58:12 GMT -5
I had no idea Sailor Moon had come back.
Meanwhile, I am aware Jem is coming back.
Vote: Jem.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 14:29:15 GMT -5
Jem and the Holograms has a comic coming out drawn by Ross Campbell who is one of my faves.
JEM wins.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 16, 2014 14:32:04 GMT -5
Jem is truly outrageous. Truly truly truly outrageous. Sailor moon is not... point Jem  Seriously wouldn't it make more sense to talk about this after something from the Jem reboot is actually released? I mean Sailor moon's reboot and it's cleaned up fixed animation dvd release are both out... |
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 16, 2014 14:36:19 GMT -5
My lady friend is a massive Sailor Moon fan, and even she couldn't get into the new series of it. According to her, the characters are just missing something personality-wise compared to the older anime, and she lost interest after the first few episodes.
That said, I think the Jem reboot could surprise a lot of people and THAT might end up getting the "brony dollar", as it were. I know the topic has come up plenty of times in the pony threads...
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 16, 2014 14:39:19 GMT -5
I don't know about Joe Public, but Sailor Moon is much more over with me. SM Crystal isn't that great (it lacks the cartoony element of the original series, which makes certain scenes hard to get into) but I've been loving the original versions and the new dubs. As I am up to the point in the dub where Usagi is revealed as the Moon Princess, I must say that I LOVE how the new Mako/Jupiter is channeling Susan Roman directly. When the Jem movie inevitably comes out, look for it to catch up though. /Provided it's not Michael Bay's Jem, of course. //With Megan Fox in the lead role. ///I am stunned no one thought Lady Gaga (ducking...hey, she is known for disguising and having multiple images...) I wouldn't put her in the title role but Gaga not making some kind of cameo in a Jem movie would be a missed opportunity. |
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Post by horsemen4ever on Dec 16, 2014 22:38:20 GMT -5
Well to put is simply, I think Sailor Moon is bigger and more popular in Japan than Jem is in North America. But that is not the question, I am strictly talking about success here. I don't know we will see.
I have all the new Sailor Moon mangas reprints, I also have the crappy old mangas just for nostalga sake, same thing with the ADV and Genron Sailor Moon I will still keep them, even after I get the VIZ dvds. I have the first DVD set, they messed a few things up, but hopefully they will learn, but the new dub is awesome. Hinata as Sailor Moon, Sakura as Sailor Mercury, Lucy Heatfilla as Sailor Venus, awesome cast. When I watch the old Sailor Moon dub, it feels like an abrdiged series. And I like the new Sailor Moon anime, I admit it is not as funny as the original anime, I do like how more smarter everyone is, like knowing who Tuxedo Mask much more quicker than in the original anime.
I will get the Jem comic books, I always thought back in the day, Jem should have gotten a comic book series like Transformers and GI Joe did. As for the movie don't like what I am hearing about it, but after seeing Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the Last Airbender, how bad can it be? Hopefully it leads to a new cartoon series. If so, I hope the following are in the cast, Tara Stong, Grey DeLisle, and Kari Wahlgren (never know still an outside chance she will be in the new Sailor Moon dub), get me those three and surrond with more of today's great voice talent just like VIZ is doing with the new Sailor Moon dub and it will be fine.
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