Although often overlooked, internet historians who post their documentaries on YouTube are doing important work to preserve media history that might otherwise be lost or forgotten. Raven “Ray Mona” in the Simone series Tales of the Lost, she sought to uncover the lost media associated with fandoms primarily aimed at young girls. After creating numerous documentaries searching for the Lost Girls games, Ray Mona began his most extensive investigation into the attempts to adapt the game in America. Sailor Moon.
In Sailor Moon’s Western World and Finding Saban Moon: Sailor Moon’s Western World (Part 2)Ray Mona has revealed footage of Toon Makers’ unaired pilot. Sailor Moona project that takes the main ideas Sailor Moon anime and adapted them into a mixed media format. Although Ray Monaghan’s documentary focused on finding footage, it also highlighted the cast and crew’s work for the pilot. Ultimately, the study showed that lost and seemingly discarded media could provide more context for how anime made its way to America, and alternative paths to history if Toei Entertainment and other studios had chosen to adapt the original series instead of dubbing it. .
What is Toon Makers’ Sailor Moon?
Toon Makers Sailor Moon a pilot adaptation was attempted in 1993-1994 Bishoujo Sensei Sailor Moon — one of the most influential shojo series of all time — for American audiences with Renaissance-Atlantic, the production company that serves as Toei’s American division. Many fans refer to this pilot as “Saban Moon”, although Saban Entertainment was not actually involved in the project.
And the pilot was influenced by the popularity of Saban’s adaptations Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger and other super sentai series Power RangersToon Makers’ Sailor Moon actually didn’t include any footage from the original Sailor Moon anime. Toon Makers version instead combined new western animation with live-action sequences to tell the story of Sailor Moon as she tackles common teenage problems and cosmic dangers.
Toon Makers since fans learned of the existence of this pilot Sailor Moon fascinated lost media enthusiasts. Ray Mona pieced together old investigations into the mystery and got tips from other fans into his own investigation of the lost pilot. In Finding Saban Moon: The Western World of Sailor Moon Part 2, Ray Mona revealed that he had discovered the missing pilot in an unlikely place: in the Library of Congress’s digital archives. Fans with this discovery Sailor Moon now you can see what could have been had Toei chosen to greenlight Toon Makers Sailor Moon series.
The Influence of Ray Monaghan’s Toon Makers Research on the Sailor Moon Pilot
Ray Mona has achieved her goal of finding the lost Toon Makers Sailor Moon A pilot’s journey there may be more valuable. in the head Sailor Moon’s Western WorldRay gave Mona a brief explanation Sailor Moon‘s popularity in North America and documented the series’ complicated path to airing in both the US and Canada. His presentation Sailor Moon provided important context for both longtime fans of the series and new fans unfamiliar with its history.
Ray Monaghan’s documentary series also celebrated the cast and crew’s work on the previously unknown pilot. While searching for the pilot, he discovered the identities of four of the five actresses chosen to play the princesses. He also highlighted the work of the animators and crew at Toon Makers and Renaissance-Atlantic who helped make the pilot happen. Although the series itself never aired, many people put a lot of work into creating the pilot, and now their time and efforts are finally being acknowledged.
More importantly, Ray Monaghan’s interviews with key figures in the creation of the pilot provided a unique look at the television and animation industry in the 90s. For example, Ray Monaghan’s interview with animator Lynn Walsh allowed Walsh to reflect on the beginning of his long career in animation and the early days of achieving his dream. While his interview with Tami-Adrien George focused mostly on the pilot, Ray also made room to discuss Mona George’s other projects and reflect on the directions her career has taken her.
Ray Monae’s interview with Rocky Solotoff and Steven Wilzbach sheds more light on the production side of creating the pilot, and also reveals the intersections in their careers with many famous animators, including Brad Bird and Dan Povenmire. These written and oral histories collected by Ray Mona are important works in their own right, providing new perspectives on both the Toon Makers Sailor Moon pilot and 90s media history in general.
Ever since he freed her Sailor Moon documentaries, Ray Mona continues his work to uncover lost media and media history. It was recently released The Secret Stories of Saint Seiya (Part 1)Part one of a documentary series by Renaissance-Atlantic about their attempt to create a live-action pilot Saint Seiya anime. In this new investigation, he used previous connections made during his investigation of the Toon Makers. Sailor Moon In Renaissance-Atlantic.
As before, it opened up new perspectives on the trajectory of anime in the United States. Although Ray Mona was unable to locate the lost live pilot in this segment of the documentary, he did uncover another lost media artifact. Saint Seiya: opening Guardians of spaceAn attempt at an American animated adaptation Saint Seiya anime.
Thus, Sailor Moon’s Western World and Finding Saban Moon: Sailor Moon’s Western World (Part 2) It represents an important evolution in Ray Mona’s research into longer content. His latest documentary, The Secret Stories of Saint Seiya How he showed his thorough research on Toon Makers Sailor Moon It continued to open new avenues of research into other lost anime media in the United States and Canada. Ray Mona’s documentaries highlight the importance of internet historians studying parts of media history that may be overlooked and provide more context for how media has evolved over time.