August 9, 2009

Yes, I am still alive!! I haven't updated in a long time due to some real life stuff going on... we bought a new house, among other things! How exciting is that?? Anyway, there has been a lot of news that I didn't want to neglect, so this is basically a news update. Expect a large content update some time in the next week... I have lots of things planned (and have already started working on many of them!)

Sailor Moon News

There's some pretty big Sailor Moon news going on lately! The Japanese and international rights to Sailor Moon have been frozen for quite some time now, which is why products are out of print and Sailor Moon no longer airs on television. Well, word in the Genvid forums is that Sailor Moon will soon be re-airing in Italy!! An Italian member of the forum wrote that a recent post on Italian forum Anime Fun, cites an interview where Fabrizio Margaria from Mediaste Italy confirmed that the rights had been released and that the show would air again in 2010. This is pretty exciting news, but should we take it with a grain of salt? At this time, the only reports of this comment are on forums. The Moon Chase blog makes an excellent point that the rumors are pretty much unconfirmed at this point.

In the words of our dearly departed Billy Mays: But wait, there's more! According to this Japanese press release, Sailor Moon will be airing on the Japanese Animax Channel (which is partially owned by Toei) beginning on Mondays at 4:00 PM in September!!! Kotono Mitsuishi, Sailor Moon's seiyuu, also made a special appearance at a Tokyo press conference to announce this exciting news. You can find more information here, here, and here.

Brad from my affiliate site MoonKitty.net has pointed out this press release from Toei introducing a new mobile-only website for Sailor Moon!! The site currently offers animated downloads and mobile ring tones, but will soon be offering all 200 episodes for free download to phones. Unfortunately for North American fans, the site is only for cell phone users in Japan. However, if you have that access, check it out at http://www.smoon.jp!

Affiliates & Other Sites

• The Sailor Senshi Domain Group is back in business!! After spending a looooong time essentially inactive, the domain group's owner is gearing up for a resurrection! I am part of the group, and several of my affiliates are as well. It is definitely worth checking out!
  
• I'd like to take a moment to welcome my newest affiliate, Elly of the Sailor Moon Funny Faces Gallery! This site is too funny, and I know you'll enjoy it as much as I do.
  
• I've added links to a few cute sites that I found: Sailor Saturn's Palace and Sailor Moon Snipits
  
• Star Dusting is such a cute website. I love that the owner updates pretty frequently! This site also has a great image gallery. Star Dusting has a brand new layout that I love!
  
• Moon Chase has an interesting post about Sailor Moon flowers.
  
• MoonKitty.net has a great new feature: the Moonie Mailbag. Brad, the site's owner, answers your questions about Sailor Moon. What a great idea! Everyone should go pick Brad's brain about Sailor Moon... he certainly knows a lot!! :) Brad has also been updating his illustrated Sailor Moon S episode guide.
  
• Happy anniversary!!! SailorCosmos.org celebrated its 6th anniversary back in June, Kirari PGSM turned 4 in late July, and Usagi and Mamoru's Universe is celebrating 8 years online as of August 1st! Congrats!!
  
• Kirari PGSM is back up and running after a hiatus, makin' me look bad for never updating! :) Kali, the owner, has added a Sailor Moon Fanfiction Archive to the site's network. It's still getting started, so get over there and post your fanfiction!!