Okay, so I'm a college student. The run of Sailor Moon - US - lasted from the time I was 8 in 1995 to the time I was 14 in 2001. Sure, there was a lot of issues with the company politics, and it made itself evident in the series - with such issues as voice acting and music, and, to an extent, even the series itself. But that's another day and another rant.
Now I'm back to watching it - mainly to watch the series that I missed out on as a lame American child (But the rest of the world seemed to get it) - Sailor Stars.
So now for the review.
English DiC DUB - The dub work, while not true to the Japanese version, is still surprisingly decent. In fact, it is BETTER than the Cloverway dub. Unfortunately, they opted to drop the Musical Score and do a lot of editing - anywhere from cutting out episodes, to merging episodes, to even changing the gender of one of the Shitennou. Still, it's quite fun to watch, and is a total guilty pleasure. 6/10
English CLOVERWAY DUB - The dub work in this one is horrendous. Period. I've heard better fansubs. However, their decision to retain the music, the episodes and some of the content actually eclipses the bad dubbing. Which is to their benefit, because the musical score in Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon Super S was actually better than Season 1 and the R season. This is also where my fondest memories lie. 7/10
Japanese - This is where the good stuff comes in. Edit free, with lots of mature themes, such as violence, innuendo, nudity, homosexuality and guys turning into chicks. The themes are much more heavy-handed here as well, but the music is downright amazing, and very few animes can rival BSSM's score, even to this day. This is the one that older people getting exposed to BSSM should be introduced to. 9/10
Now I'm back to watching it - mainly to watch the series that I missed out on as a lame American child (But the rest of the world seemed to get it) - Sailor Stars.
So now for the review.
English DiC DUB - The dub work, while not true to the Japanese version, is still surprisingly decent. In fact, it is BETTER than the Cloverway dub. Unfortunately, they opted to drop the Musical Score and do a lot of editing - anywhere from cutting out episodes, to merging episodes, to even changing the gender of one of the Shitennou. Still, it's quite fun to watch, and is a total guilty pleasure. 6/10
English CLOVERWAY DUB - The dub work in this one is horrendous. Period. I've heard better fansubs. However, their decision to retain the music, the episodes and some of the content actually eclipses the bad dubbing. Which is to their benefit, because the musical score in Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon Super S was actually better than Season 1 and the R season. This is also where my fondest memories lie. 7/10
Japanese - This is where the good stuff comes in. Edit free, with lots of mature themes, such as violence, innuendo, nudity, homosexuality and guys turning into chicks. The themes are much more heavy-handed here as well, but the music is downright amazing, and very few animes can rival BSSM's score, even to this day. This is the one that older people getting exposed to BSSM should be introduced to. 9/10