Sailor Moon (English, Optimum Productions)

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History
The North American rights to Sailor Moon were purchased by DiC Productions L.P., SeaGulls Entertainment and Sachs Finley Media in 1994. Seven episodes from the 65-episode package that made up the series were removed. After the run was over, DiC Entertainment canceled the dub after the show received low ratings. The dub was recorded in Optimum Productions in Canada.

The series gained popularity when Sailor Mooon started airing on Cartoon Network in the US, as Canada enjoyed the series from the beginning, the rest of the series was sought after. DiC Entertainment purchased and dubbed the remaining second season in 1997. The Program Exchange managed the original two seasons' syndication rights by 1997 to 2004.

The Optimum Productions dub of Sailor Moon was also broadcast in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Localisation
The dub was localised to appeal to an American audience. The names of the majority of the main characters were changed. The gender of one character was changed, and the dialogue was changed to include a lot of American slang.

Censorship

 * Five episodes were removed from the season entirely, and footage from the episodes was also removed. The final two episodes were merged due to how much footage was cut from both of them.
 * The second season received a similar treatment, with one episode cut, bringing the total number of episodes lost to seven. Changes made in the dub included the removal of any hint of violence and the removal of breast lines in transformation sequences.
 * Various LGBT couples were censored: Zoisite's gender was changed to female to straightify his relationship with Malachite (Kunzite), while Amara (Haruka) and Michelle (Michiru) were infamously changed to cousins.