[whatever]

Yes, I know Sailor Moon is old school but whatever, people watched. I first saw it on, um I think it was CartoonNetwork or something and I thought it was awsome. But I had no idea how much of it was changed.
First off, the four generals were not three guys and one woman but ALL of them were guys!!! The blonde chick was a guy and gay (which there is nothing wrong with)! Then they made like two episodes into one and cut out good scenes, fighting scenes no less. And that's only with the first season.
Whenever I want to watch Sailor Moon, I don't even think of watching the licensed one, I watch the subbed. I mean, is it just me or does the license version of Sailor Moon suck?

[Shouken]

Yeah, it was pretty bad. Not as bad as when 4Kids had One Piece, but still pretty bad. Still, I liked it back in the day probably because I didn't really care about what was butchered and whatnot.

[Epothos]

Sailor moon was rather silly but used to love it younger.

[terraptus]

Originally Posted by whatever

The blonde chick was a guy and gay (which there is nothing wrong with)! Then they made like two episodes into one and cut out good scenes, fighting scenes no less....I mean, is it just me or does the license version of Sailor Moon suck?

Just to elaborate on your points, the "blonde chick who was actually guy" was named Zoycite (female) in the English version, and Zoicite (male) in the Japanese version (like the stone).

Zoicite's romantic relationship with Malachite was considered inappropriate for the target audience the distributor was aiming for, namely young children aged 6-11. So they turned him into a girl. Only in America I guess. Hehe

They also added some ridiculous "Sailor Moon Says" segments at the end of the episodes to teach kids moral lessons and good values (these did not appear in the Japanese version in any way, shape or form). It was always laughable to hear Serena say such truisims as "be nice to other kids" and "Don't lie". But I suppose this is positive reinforcement for the very young crowd that may look up to these superheroes.

The American Distributor, DiC, who was owned by Disney at the time, was selling the first season of Sailor Moon into syndication across the United States. These episodes tended to air between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. Because of these circumstances, scenes of nudity, sexuality, and violence were toned down or eliminated. I compare this to the edits that were done on Dragon Ball Z where nudity (Gohan peeing comes to mind) had to be deleted because it was inappropriate for kids.

Thankfully, unedited versions were released by ADV films a while back of the first two seasons that more faithfully represent what the original vision of the show was. There are also some excellent versions of Sailor S and SuperS that were put out by Cloverway and later Pioneer on DVD (now the defunct company Geneon). These episodes were relatively unedited and complete compared to the DiC versions and ended up airing on Cartoon Network. So I would argue that while the first two seasons done by DiC were not very good, the dubs made later on by Cloverway were actually pretty faithful and worth seeing. So don't lump ALL the licensed versions into the same category. DiC's version may have been heavily altered, but Cloverway's was a LOT more faithful.

Personally, I don't find the Dubs too horrible in the same way I can appreciate Robotech just as much as I like Macross. But for sticklers who prefer to see the shows the way they were "meant to be seen", I can see why the subbed versions are the only way to go.

Just adding some information on to the opening post. Check out the Sailor Moon Wiki for more information. They have a robust explanation of the licensing history of the shows by DiC and later cloverway, which episodes were edited, and what cultural/content changes took place.

[zagai]

this serie is pretty cool

[Happyumi]

though its pretty old, it has a pretty good quality..some episodes kicked ass and were better than some newer ones...also..sailor moon is a must watch anime....

[ZenKid]

Yes,Yes...It Is A Legendary Show Just Like DBZI 4 One Loved Every Min Of It^_^!

[arkonpl]

SailorMoon was pretty good, I start watching it from my brother :P He found it somewhere and when I haven't got anything to do I hust watch it with him...How many series it had? 5?

[derrjamie]

I never really got into Sailor Moon

[SailorTurkey]

Just because of being a sailor moon fan, helped me have a lot of wonderful friendships, both irl and on the net. It's not just an awesome anime but also leaves deep impressions on its fans. So i too think its a must watch anime.