This article refers to the anime and manga adaptations of Sailor Moon in the country of Mexico. The anime firstly aired on The Big Channel (a disappered channel from Argentina) in 1995, and Canal 13 Mexico in 1996, after on XHIMT-TV7 (now Azteca 7 Mexico) and it was released for all Spanish-speaking Latin American countries as well.
The Latin Spanish dub of the anime used the North American dub's logo.
Anime[]
Opening Theme[]
The opening theme for the first season is La Leyenda de la Luz de Luna or simply Luz de Luna, a Spanish version of the 90s anime opening. After the logo appears however there is a shot of an eclipse then Queen Serenity and a shot of Usagi using some sort of power on the moon in a hall. From there on in the animation is the same apart from the last 6 seconds which are different to the English dub's. With a number of characters the English language trading card game's convention of English given name and Japanese surname is followed. The opening song was used for the entire series. The opening sequences were changed for each season, now creditless and additional footage was added in order to cover all Japanese words.
All songs were performed by Marisa De Lille and no extended versions were recorded.
Censorship[]
- Zoisite was changed to be a woman, just like in the English dub. That is because, from episode 1 to 65, the Mexican dub didn't use the transcript's original Japanese episodes, but from some international English scripts, and this dub director confirmed in a interview that they misunderstood the relation of Zoycite and Malachite as error in 1997. From episode 66 onward there was a dubbing director change, so the episodes used transcript's from the original Japanese episodes.
- Fish Eye received a female voice (courtesy of the late Victoria "Vicky" Burgoa, who also voiced Esmeraude), which lead viewers to think that he was a woman. There was no hint of him being a man until episode 137, where Hawk's Eye says, after seeing him infatuated with Kitakata, "Pero, si somos hombres..." ("But, we are men..."). In episode 140, another hint appeared after he took off his dress, revealing a flat chest, but until the end of the Amazon's Trio's appearances, he would be referred with female pronouns when he crossdressed and as male otherwise.
- Some video scenes were cut for matching dialogue. In some TV channels was omitted the scenes of the transformations of the Sailor Scouts.
- Haruka Tenou is voiced by Belinda Martínez with a deep, near manly voice in her human form, and a still deep but more feminine tone as Uranus. Her romantic relationship with Michiru Kaiou stays for the most part, but the dialogues are slightly downplayed. Nevertheless, some TV channels remove the scene where Michiru comforts Haruka via toying with her hands.
Character Names[]
Main characters[]
| English Name | Latin Spanish Name | Latin Spanish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon | Serena Tsukino / Sailor Moon | Patricia Acevedo[1] |
| Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury | Amy Mizuno / Sailor Mercury | Rossy Aguirre |
| Rei Hino/Sailor Mars | Raye Hino / Sailor Mars | Mónica Manjarrez |
| Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter | Lita Kino / Sailor Jupiter | Araceli de León |
| Minako Aino/Sailor Venus | Mina Aino / Sailor Venus | María Fernanda Morales
Patricia Acevedo (ep 142, 1 dialogue) |
| Setsuna Meiou/Sailor Pluto | Setsuna "Plu"[2] Meioh / Sailor Plut | Anabel Méndez |
| Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus | Haruka Tenoh / Sailor Uranus | Belinda Martínez |
| Michiru Kaiou/Sailor Neptune | Michiru Kaioh / Sailor Neptune | Irma Carmona |
| Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn | Hotaru Tomoe / Sailor Saturn | Cristina Camargo |
| Chibiusa Tsukino/Sailor Chibi Moon | Rini Tsukino[3] / Sailor Chibi Moon |
Vanessa Garcel (ep 60 - 65, movies, ep 198) Cristina Hernández (rest of the series) |
| Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask | Darien Chiba / Tuxedo Mask |
Genaro Vásquez (ep 1 - 65) Gerardo Reyero (rest of the series) Patricia Acevedo (First movie, child Mamoru) |
| Luna | Luna |
Rocío Garcel Cristina Camargo (ep 177 - 181) |
| Artemis | Artemis | Salvador Delgado |
Dark Kingdom[]
| English Name | Latin Spanish Name | Latin Spanish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Metalia | Negafuerza | Gloria Rocha |
| Queen Beryl | Reina Beryl | Belinda Martínez |
| Kunzite | Malachite | Guillermo Sauceda |
| Zoisite | Zoycite[4] | Magda Giner |
| Nephrite | Neflyte | Mario Castañeda |
| Jadeite | Jedite | René García |
Black Moon Clan[]
| Original name | Mexican name | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Wiseman / Death Phantom | Gran Sabio / Fantasma de la Muerte |
Abel Rocha (ep 60) Paco Mauri (ep 68 - 88) |
| Prince Demande | Príncipe Diamante | Benjamín Rivera |
| Saphir | Zafiro | Emanuel Rivas |
| Black Lady | Black Lady | Cristina Hernández |
| Esmeraude | Esmeralda | Vicky Burgoa |
| Rubeus | Rubeus | René García |
| Petz | Petzite |
Belinda Martínez (ep 64 - 65) Magda Giner (ep 66 - 68) Alejandra de la Rosa (ep 69 - 86) |
| Calaveras | Kalaberite |
Magda Giner (ep 63 - 65) Belinda Martínez (ep 66 - 86) |
| Berthier | Berjerite | Cristina Camargo |
| Koan | Karmesite | Ángela Villanueva |
Death Busters[]
| English Name | Latin Spanish Name | Latin Spanish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Pharaoh 90 | Faraón 90 | Carlos del Campo |
| Mistress 9 | Dama 9 | Cristina Camargo |
| Souichi Tomoe | Soichi Tomoe | Carlos del Campo |
| Kaolinite | Kaolinet | Liza Willert |
| Eudial | Yuyal | Nancy McKenzie |
| Mimete | Mimet | Socorro de la Campa |
| Tellu | Telu | Isabel Martiñón |
| Viluy | Viluy | Ana María Grey |
| Cyprine | Ciprin | Mónica Villaseñor |
| Ptilol | Petirol | Mónica Villaseñor |
Dead Moon Circus[]
| English Name | Latin Spanish Name | Latin Spanish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Nehelenia | Reina Neherenia | Sylvia Garcel |
| Zirconia | Zirconia | Guadalupe Noel |
| Tiger's Eye | Ojo de Tigre | Yamil Atala |
| Hawk's Eye | Ojo de Águila | Benjamín Rivera |
| Fish Eye | Ojo de Pez | Vicky Burgoa |
| CereCere | Cere-Cere | Norma Echevarría |
| PallaPalla | Para-Para | Circe Luna |
| JunJun | Jun-Jun | Mónica Villaseñor |
| VesVes | Ves-Ves | Gaby Willer |
Shadow Galactica[]
| English Name | Latin Spanish Name | Latin Spanish Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Sailor Galaxia/Chaos Galaxia | Sailor Galaxia | Nancy McKenzie |
| Sailor Iron Mouse | Sailor Iron Mouse[5] | Gaby Willer |
| Sailor Lead Crow | Sailor Red Kuro | Gisela Casillas |
| Sailor Aluminum Siren | Sailor Aluminum Siren | Maru Guerrero |
| Sailor Tin Nyanko | Sailor Tin Nyanko | Ana María Grey |
Video Releases[]
Talk Box Series[]
In November 2011, Tower Entertainment started releasing the "Sailor Moon Talk Box" series, a DVD collection of all the anime episodes of Sailor Moon in Spanish. Up to now, the first and second seasons have been released, as well as the first half of the third season, and there are plans to release the rest of the series.
The volumes released are:
- Sailor Moon: Talk Box Moon
- Sailor Moon: Talk Box Mercury
- Sailor Moon: Talk Box Mars
- Sailor Moon: Talk Box Jupiter
- Sailor Moon: Talk Box Venus
There are five more volumes planned but the release dates are not confirmed yet. These belong to Sailor Chibi Moon and the Outer Sailor Senshi.
Manga[]
In Mexico, only two arcs of the manga were released, the Dream and Stars arc and both were published by Editorial Vid. The full collection consists of 24 chapters and it ends at the beginning of Stars. This version was published in a magazine named Mixxzine alongside other series, Magic Knight Rayearth. A comic book version of the first arc was released, but that was based on the anime instead of the manga.[6]
A Spanish version of the manga published by Editorial Glénat was exported to Mexico and several Latin American countries. This version does contain all five original arcs, but the characters and attacks' names correspond to the ones released in Spain ("Bunny" instead of "Usagi", "Armando" for "Mamoru", etc).
In Latin America, manga is relased by the publishers Panini in Mexico and Ivrea in Argentina.
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ Due to the reason of the voice, Usagi shares her voice actor with Lisa Simpson from American adult TV show The Simpsons.
- ↑ A nickname given by Chibiusa. She also called her (before Setsuna's first appeareance) "Rina" once.
- ↑ Sometimes she was called "Serena" (Before autoadoption by the Tsukino Family) and Chibiusa in one time. The Black Moon Clan refers to her as "Conejo" (Rabbit) and Sailor Pluto calls her "Pequeña Dama" (Little Lady).
- ↑ Pronunciated as Zyosite.
- ↑ "Iron" was be pronunciated as in japanese, Aian (Ian).
- ↑ El manga de Sailor Moon en México