For many fans, Sailor Moon brings to mind the iconic 1990s anime or the original manga by Naoko Takeuchi. But in 2003, the franchise took a surprising leap into live action with Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, a lesser-known TV drama that adapted the beloved magical-girl story into a tokusatsu-style format. Now, after two decades off the air, this long-lost gem is making a rare return.
According to the official Sailor Moon website, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon will begin airing weekly reruns on Japan’s Toei Channel starting July 4. Episodes will be broadcast every Friday and Saturday, marking the first time this series has returned to Japanese TV since it concluded in 2004. For longtime fans, it is an unexpected reunion with a cult classic.
Sailor Moon Reimagined for the Live-Action Era The Forgotten Sailor Moon Show That Took Big Risks
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon reinterpreted the familiar tale of Usagi Tsukino and...
According to the official Sailor Moon website, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon will begin airing weekly reruns on Japan’s Toei Channel starting July 4. Episodes will be broadcast every Friday and Saturday, marking the first time this series has returned to Japanese TV since it concluded in 2004. For longtime fans, it is an unexpected reunion with a cult classic.
Sailor Moon Reimagined for the Live-Action Era The Forgotten Sailor Moon Show That Took Big Risks
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon reinterpreted the familiar tale of Usagi Tsukino and...
- 6/26/2025
- by Hannah Diffey
- ScreenRant
In 2003, Toei brought the Sailor Moon franchise to life as an official live-action TV series. While the drama is relatively obscure compared to the original manga and anime, particularly overseas, it's now set to receive a new broadcast slate.
According to the official Sailor Moon website, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003) is scheduled to air weekly on Toei Channel in Japan starting Friday, July 4 (Jst). Reruns of the 49+ episode series are slated to air every Friday from 5-6 p.m. and every Saturday from 8-9 a.m. This information was later confirmed by Sailor Moon's official Japanese X (formerly Twitter) page in a post that also spotlights the series' live-action cast. July 4 will mark the show's first return to domestic broadcast since the finale's airing in September 2004.
Sailor Moon's Official Live-Action Series Returns to TV for the First Time Since Debut ã€æ›´æ–°ã€‘ドラマ『ç...
According to the official Sailor Moon website, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003) is scheduled to air weekly on Toei Channel in Japan starting Friday, July 4 (Jst). Reruns of the 49+ episode series are slated to air every Friday from 5-6 p.m. and every Saturday from 8-9 a.m. This information was later confirmed by Sailor Moon's official Japanese X (formerly Twitter) page in a post that also spotlights the series' live-action cast. July 4 will mark the show's first return to domestic broadcast since the finale's airing in September 2004.
Sailor Moon's Official Live-Action Series Returns to TV for the First Time Since Debut ã€æ›´æ–°ã€‘ドラマ『ç...
- 6/25/2025
- by Renee Senzatimore
- CBR
A decade after the franchise was originally rebooted, the Gamera series was brought back to life with a return to the original kiddie production style of the original Showa-era films. Abandoning all pretenses of the darker, more adult kaiju films from the Heisei trilogy, director Ryuta Tasaki aimed for a complete throwback effort in the final entry for the Gamera saga released by Arrow Video.
Following the death of his mother, young Toru Aizawa (Ryo Tomioka) and his father Kanji (Kanji Tsuda) live alone until Toru finds a strange turtle and bonds with it, taking it home in secret. Raising it with his friend Mai (Kaho), they come to realize that the turtle is growing larger and is soon too big to hide, forcing them to take him out of the home where he disappears one day. When the cause of a recent spate of shipping disasters...
Following the death of his mother, young Toru Aizawa (Ryo Tomioka) and his father Kanji (Kanji Tsuda) live alone until Toru finds a strange turtle and bonds with it, taking it home in secret. Raising it with his friend Mai (Kaho), they come to realize that the turtle is growing larger and is soon too big to hide, forcing them to take him out of the home where he disappears one day. When the cause of a recent spate of shipping disasters...
- 8/31/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
The original hero in a half-shell returns! For the first time ever worldwide, all twelve tales of the adventures of everyone’s favourite titanic terrapin are collected together in one deluxe Blu-ray boxset.
This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Limited Edition Contents
• Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank
• All twelve uncut original Japanese versions of the films in high definition, with lossless Japanese and English audio
• 4K restorations of the critically acclaimed Heisei trilogy
• Hours of new and archive bonus features, expert commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, and the worldwide Blu-ray premiere of Gammera The Invincible (the American theatrical version...
This limited edition collectors’ set traces the decades-long evolution of Gamera, from the “friend of all children” in his more light-hearted earlier films to the Guardian of the Universe in the groundbreaking 1990s reboot series, often hailed as three of the best kaiju films ever made.
Limited Edition Contents
• Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank
• All twelve uncut original Japanese versions of the films in high definition, with lossless Japanese and English audio
• 4K restorations of the critically acclaimed Heisei trilogy
• Hours of new and archive bonus features, expert commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, and the worldwide Blu-ray premiere of Gammera The Invincible (the American theatrical version...
- 2/23/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s been a while since Gamera has graced the silver screen. In fact, the last time the adorably oversized turtle saved the world from unspeakable danger was in director Ryuta Tasaki’s Gamera the Brave, a movie that’s almost impossible to… Continue Reading →
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- 10/8/2015
- by Todd Rigney
- DreadCentral.com
**Massive spoilers for every Godzilla movie, with the exception of the 2014 reboot, and Mothra follow**
August 6th and 9th, 1945 forever changed the course of history. When the first nuclear bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, World War II ended, but a new fear was born that dominated the thoughts of all men, women, and children for decades to come. The Cold War, atomic bomb testing, a cartoon turtle telling children to “duck and cover”, and this new technology that had the actual potential to literally end the world changed the perception of what was scary. Art reflects life, so cinema began to capitalize on these fears. Gone were the days of creepy castles, cobwebs, bats, vampires, werewolves, and the other iconic images that ruled genre cinema in film’s earliest decades. Science fiction was larger than ever and giant ants, giant octopi, terror from beyond the stars, and...
August 6th and 9th, 1945 forever changed the course of history. When the first nuclear bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, World War II ended, but a new fear was born that dominated the thoughts of all men, women, and children for decades to come. The Cold War, atomic bomb testing, a cartoon turtle telling children to “duck and cover”, and this new technology that had the actual potential to literally end the world changed the perception of what was scary. Art reflects life, so cinema began to capitalize on these fears. Gone were the days of creepy castles, cobwebs, bats, vampires, werewolves, and the other iconic images that ruled genre cinema in film’s earliest decades. Science fiction was larger than ever and giant ants, giant octopi, terror from beyond the stars, and...
- 11/4/2014
- by Max Molinaro
- SoundOnSight
Directed by Ryuta Tazaki and starring Mitsuki Tanimura, Julia Nagano and Kai Shishido, Salvage Mice sure looks like a fun action flick! The exciting thing is that filmmaker Fuyuhiko Nishi is serving as the producer, stunt coordinator and action director of the film. Don't know who Nishi is? Well, he was the director of High Kick Girl!, producer of Karate Girl and martial arts choreographer of the classic karate film Black Belt. So I think it is safe to assume there will be some cool action to be found in this new film. The story involves a pair of vigilantes out to catch some art thieves. You can check out the trailer below....
- 9/5/2011
- Screen Anarchy
The official website for Ryuta Tasaki’s Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ooo & W featuring Skull: Movie Taisen Core has been updated with a new 1-minute trailer.
The film is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually consumed by the same ambition for conquest as his former self, and it’s up to Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe) to rectify the situation.
In the third segment,...
The film is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually consumed by the same ambition for conquest as his former self, and it’s up to Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe) to rectify the situation.
In the third segment,...
- 10/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
The official website for Ryuta Tasaki’s Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ooo & W featuring Skull: Movie Taisen Core has been updated with a new 1-minute trailer.
The film is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually consumed by the same ambition for conquest as his former self, and it’s up to Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe) to rectify the situation.
In the third segment,...
The film is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually consumed by the same ambition for conquest as his former self, and it’s up to Eiji Hino (Shu Watanabe) to rectify the situation.
In the third segment,...
- 10/8/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Although the official website for Ryuta Tasaki’s Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ooo & W featuring Skull: Movie Taisen Core was recently launched, the trailer section is currently greyed out. However, a brief TV spot aired over the weekend at the conclusion of “Kamen Rider Ooo” episode 5 and was promptly uploaded to YouTube.
The film itself is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually...
The film itself is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually...
- 10/4/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Although the official website for Ryuta Tasaki’s Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ooo & W featuring Skull: Movie Taisen Core was recently launched, the trailer section is currently greyed out. However, a brief TV spot aired over the weekend at the conclusion of “Kamen Rider Ooo” episode 5 and was promptly uploaded to YouTube.
The film itself is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually...
The film itself is split into three parts. The first segment, Kamen Rider Skull: Message for Double, centers around Kamen Rider W. As Ryu Terui prepares to wed Akiko Narumi, the Pteranodon Yummy uses powers acquired from the Memory Memory and reveals the origin of Kamen Rider Skull to Shotaro (Renn Kiriyama) and Philip (Masaki Suda).
In the second segment, Kamen Rider Ooo: Nobunaga’s Ambition, the Kougami Foundation creates a Cell Medal from the mummified remains of Oda Nobunaga. However, as Cell Medals are the manifestation of human desire, the new “homunculus” incarnation of Nobunaga is eventually...
- 10/4/2010
- Nippon Cinema
• Dimension Extreme gave Fango a first look at the cover art for Eden Lake, the killer-youth chiller it releases January 6 with Genius Products. As we previously reported, the disc will include commentary by writer/director James Watkins and a making-of featurette, retailing for $19.97 (with a Blu-ray also coming for $29.95). See Fango #279, on sale in December, for an Eden Lake set visit.
• Ariztical Entertainment revealed to us the full specs for its disc of Gay Bed & Breakfast Of Terror, streeting November 18 (following select theatrical playdates that began this past Friday). Presented in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with stereo sound, the movie will be accompanied by:
• Audio commentary by writer/director Jaymes Thompson, actors Mari Marks and Robert Borzych and postproduction crew Tim Kelley
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Fruitcake short film
• Outtakes
• Music video
Retail price is $29.95.
• Media Blasters provided us with cover art (temporary in a couple of cases) and details on a bunch of its winter titles.
• Ariztical Entertainment revealed to us the full specs for its disc of Gay Bed & Breakfast Of Terror, streeting November 18 (following select theatrical playdates that began this past Friday). Presented in 16x9-enhanced widescreen with stereo sound, the movie will be accompanied by:
• Audio commentary by writer/director Jaymes Thompson, actors Mari Marks and Robert Borzych and postproduction crew Tim Kelley
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Fruitcake short film
• Outtakes
• Music video
Retail price is $29.95.
• Media Blasters provided us with cover art (temporary in a couple of cases) and details on a bunch of its winter titles.
- 10/29/2008
- Fangoria
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