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A couple of days ago we mentioned the Sailor Moon Airing in UK rumor that's being spread around. I put in a call for British readers to write to us with news; though I heard back from a few people, we didn't receive any solid confirmation. Sailor Dees at Moon Chase did some investigation and is calling the rumor's bluff; we're going to side with that as well.

One of our forum users also points out that while the original Sailor Moon Wii rumour isn't true, you can actually play old Sailor Moon games on the Wii through his method.

Lilly-chan received a response from the Yes Asia team as posted in this thread telling her:

Thank you for shopping at YesAsia.com!

Regarding your enquiry about the game "Sailor Moon (Working Title) (Japan Version)" YesAsia catalog number: 1004513672, please kindly note that it is relesase by Namco officially. The manufacturere's name is written in our product introduction page also. According to the supplier, this item is going to be released at December 31, 2007. You are welcome to place the order after the price is determined.

Once again, thank you very much for your continued support of YesAsia.com. 

We'll see how it goes. Great job, Lilly. 

Updated: 7PM EST 7/23/07

I'm now able to confirm/disconfirm news that came in to us from earlier today. I'm putting up information as I receive it, and making changes as people clarify what happened.

Word from the Otakon PGSM panel is that TokyoPop is still attempting to renegotiate the rights to the Sailor Moon manga.

Tokyo Pop Panel video is now available at ANN. Skip to the 28 minute mark. They mention the licensing issue is still a problem for them; whatever's been blocking TP for years now still seems to be in place, but they're pursuing. The video contradicts earlier word received; as the video is solid evidence, we're sticking with what the video says. We'll continue to bring you information as we hear it.

In some ways, this is a repeat of what they've said in the past, but it's good to know they're still active. Assumption is TokyoPop would want a new translation (now that DiC's not in the game anymore they don't have to stick with "Bunny.")

See forums thread for latest details.

The person who put the question to TokyoPop was PGSM panel chair Lilly-chan. Great job! 

I'd like to thank Solarchos and Senshi Guardian from Suburban Senshi and Yoshimoon and Moon Jump from the Genvid Forums for sending in details. If you know anything, contact us . 

When contacted about the item in question, YesAsia has twice responded that the item is indeed shipping, per information received from "their supplier." One response you can see here at our forums, another one was given to sailordees at Moon Chase. At the very least, then, the listing is not a mistake in YesAsia's product directory, and they do believe such a game is going to be released this year.

Forums member sailormoon555 links to us at a forums thread this page at YesAsia.com, a notable store for imports: a Namco game for the Nintendo Wii with the working title of "Sailor Moon."

Thanks Jon for sending me the following from the Washington Post:

A few weeks ago Tokyo Anime Insider dropped a nice little bomb in one of their video podcasts, yet somehow no one noticed: Toei Animation , one of Japan's oldest animation studios still in existence is in talks with Apple to distribute anime from its catalog via iTunes.

There's currently no word on what titles they're considering releasing, or even if non-Japanese consumers will be able to access them. But a glance through their catalog still makes me jittery with anticipation. Several Toei titles are already distributed in North America, such asDragon Ball,Digimon, andSailor Moon; but there are plenty of other classic/fascinating/geeky/just plain weird titles that I'd love to see, likeKen, the Wild Boy,Cutey Honey, and--crossing fingers!--the delightfully bizarreBoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo.

This news is third-hand stuff, I'm not sure where the original source is coming from and it's sounding a lot like the rumor mill game with the Lohan movie, but is interesting nonetheless.

Something like this would work out fine with the Japanese market, but could be very difficult in the English market, where Toei's works are spread out among difference licensers, dubs, subs, etc.

ANN links to the following in an article in Variety:

Since 1997, Hollywood has been acquiring major anime properties like "Sailor Moon," about a group of young girls gifted with magical powers and skimpy costumes; "Speed Racer," a '60s series about a heroic racecar driver; and "Battle Angel Alita," in which a skull-cracking female cyborg searches for her past.

Hurricane Lohan '06 seems to have passed with little damage. This wasn't a storm of the magnitude of Davis '98 or even Sailor Moon X '01, but it was our first one in quite a while. I want to talk now not about the contents of the rumor, but about the rumor itself and reactions to it.

The thing that really amazed me about this story, and I think Chris at Anime News Network has covered it pretty well in some of his forum posts, is the power that one site had to spread a rumor that could have easily been checked, as ANN did.  All of a sudden five other rumor mill sites pick up the story that another person wrote, forums start talking, and meanwhile the only proof is a couple words on a blog which (and I don't know about any of you but) I'd never heard of before nor plan to visit after.

UPDATE - 4/26/06 - And when the man dances, certainly boys, what else? The piper pays him.

Regarding the unsubstantiated rumor that Japanese magazine Animage has announced that Fox has picked up the rights for a live action Sailor Moon flick starring Lindsay Lohan, the May issue of Animage says nothing. I read through it myself. ANN is looking into the April issue and could write about that as early as tonight.

The people at the Booksprice website e-mailed us directly to mention that WoL is available on their Best Pricing search. I found it amusing that the company took the time out to go to the WoL website and request to be put on the order info page via the feedback form. Talk about grassroots. In any case, use that to find the cheapest copy of the book.

I figured it would be good to say at least something this month.

First off, thanks to Adam Kanal and Jon Mays for notice on the following. There's an unsubstantiated rumor (note the link) that Japanese magazine Animage has announced that Fox has picked up the rights for a live action Sailor Moon flick starring Lindsay Lohan. I'll pick up a copy of Animage this weekend and see if they actually say anything, but I'm currently rolling my eyes at this.