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First “Sailor Moon Eternal” Film Hits Japanese Theaters in 2020

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Earlier today, members of the official Sailor Moon fan club flocked to a birthday event for series lead Usagi Tsukino. During the event, it was announced that the upcoming Sailor Moon films will hit theaters in 2020 under the title Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal. The first visual and trailer were revealed for the movies, the details of which we break down below.

Trailer

The 30-second promo presents visuals of the Inner Guardians (plus Sailor Chibi Moon), set to an instrumental version of Moonlight Densetsu. The teaser ends with the films’ logo, as well as a 2020 confirmation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZe5rDHiwe4

Key Visual

The image features Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon posing against a red and yellow background, as a starburst of light erupts from the bottom-center of the still.

Sailor Moon Eternal Film Visual

Sailor Moon Eternal will adapt the manga’s “Dead Moon” arc.

Chiaki Kon (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III, When They Cry – Higurashi) will take the director’s chair for the project, while Kazuko Tadano (Sailor Moon, Hunter × Hunter) provides character designs. The main voice cast will reprise their roles from Sailor Moon Crystal.

The third season of Sailor Moon Crystal, which adapts the Death Busters arc, aired in the Spring 2016 broadcast season. Chiaki Kon (Junjo Romantica) replaced Munehisa Sakai, who helmed the first two seasons, as director at Toei Animation. Akira Takahashi (Smile PreCure) took over for Yukie Sakou as character designer on the project, as writer Yuji Kobayashi returned to take charge of series composition.

Viz Media currently holds the domestic rights to Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal. The series is currently available for streaming on several platforms, including Crunchyroll and Hulu.

Sources: Animate Times, Comic Natalie

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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