Sailor Moon Crystal (Latin American Spanish)

Sailor Moon Crystal is the Latin spanish dub of 美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal. It first premiered on Azteca 7 and in various selected theaters of the Cinemex chain in Mexico (the first 4 episodes) on October 27th.2018.

Cast

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Regarding the Cast

 * As a new series, the Japanese cast was completely renewed (except for Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of the titular character) compared to the first adaptation, as this is an independent production only related to the manga. However, for the Latin American cast, they aimed to retain much of the main cast that participated in the original series, with a focus on actors from the last story arc. This was both a client and director initiative since such details serve as a marketing strategy to enhance product commercialization in the Latin American market.
 * Patricia Acevedo mentioned that when voice tests for the main cast were conducted, she wasn't initially considered. However, she was eventually summoned because the client insisted on hearing her.
 * Mariana Ortiz, whose mother, Araceli de León, portrayed Makoto Kino in previous versions, auditioned for the character. Additionally, she had already voiced the character in extras and previews of the "Talk Box de Sailor Jupiter" DVD from Towers Entertainment, corresponding to a Sailor Moon 90's video edition.
 * Genaro Vásquez, the first actor to voice Mamoru in Latin America, was willing to voice the character. However, by the client's decision, Gerardo Reyero, the actor who previously replaced him in voicing the character, was chosen.
 * Initially, Rocío Garcel received the offer to voice Luna, a character she had voiced in the first anime series of the franchise, which had been officially announced on social media. However, on July 4, through her social media, the actress confirmed that due to medical recommendations, she couldn't work because of her delicate health condition at that time. She did record the first four episodes, but at the client's request, and due to retakes, her lines were redubbed to maintain consistency with the new voice actress.
 * During Sailor V's first appearance in the video game screen, she was voiced by another actress. However, in the subsequent episode, in a flashback of the same scene, the same lines were dubbed by María Fernanda Morales.
 * Magda Giner, Alejandra de la Rosa, and Ruth Toscano had voiced Zoisite and Ikuko Tsukino in the first adaptation of the story. This time, they voice different characters.


 * This anime marks the return of Alfredo Leal to dubbing after an approximately 7-year retirement.


 * Cristina Hernández confirmed that actress Irma Carmona was not active in voice acting when she contacted her to voice Michiru Kaioh. However, Irma accepted the role, and later she would re-enter the voice acting industry.
 * For the character of Grand Sage/Death Phantom, Paco Mauri, who voiced most of it in Sailor Moon 90's, reprises his role.
 * Gaby Willer was called to voice Kaolinite because her mother, Liza Willert, who previously voiced the character in Sailor Moon 90's, passed away in 2009.
 * Betzabé Jara did voice auditions for Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus.
 * Mónica Villaseñor had previously voiced Cyprine and Ptilol in Sailor Moon 90's.

Regarding the Adaptation

 * The word "Crystal" in the series title is pronounced as it is in Spanish (kɾis.ˈtal) and not in English (ˈkrɪst(ə)l) as it's written.
 * The dubbing includes some Japanese honorifics like "senpai."
 * Sailor Mars's attack "Akuryo Taisan" wasn't translated, and various pronunciations of it were used throughout the series.
 * In some scenes, Paty Acevedo gave Princess Serenity a more mature tone than Usagi, similar to what she used when voicing Queen Serenity.
 * Tuxedo Mask's attack "Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber" wasn't translated.
 * The Spanish pronunciation of the name Diana was used instead of the original pronunciation, "Daiana."
 * In the teaser for episode 4, the narrator pronounces the series title as "Sailor Crystal."
 * In episode 19, the title displays "Sailor Pluto,"SMCacto19titlecard
 * despite the fact that in the dub, the character is always referred to as "Sailor Plut." This adaptation (Plut) has been in use in Latin America since the 90s to avoid cacophony.
 * In episode 25, the title displays "Death Phantom," even though in the dub, the character is referred to as "Fantasma de la Muerte."
 * In contrast to the translation of the 90s series, where references to the romantic relationship between Haruka and Michiru were softened or modified to imply the relationship (such as in episode 167 of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars), Crystal directly uses terms like "novia" (girlfriend) to refer to the relationship between the two characters.
 * Although the names Pharaoh 90 and Mistress 9 were not translated, the numbers were mentioned in Spanish, referring to them as "Pharaoh noventa" and "Mistress nueve."

Dubbing Errors

 * In the credits of the third season, Amanda Hinojosa is erroneously credited as the voice of Reika. These same credits were used in the Netflix version, so they also have accreditation errors, including Nallely Solís as Chibiusa.
 * Some attacks have translation and adaptation errors:
 * The planetary attacks of Sailor Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter were translated as follows: attack name + de + the name of the planet in Spanish, for example, "Ilusión acuática de Mercurio" (Aquatic Illusion of Mercury), "Espada encadenada de Venus" (Chained Sword of Venus), and "Ciclón tropical de Júpiter" (Tropical Cyclone of Jupiter). This doesn't apply to Sailor Mars, whose attack was translated as "Mars, Serpiente de Fuego" (Mars, Fire Serpent).
 * In "Trueno de Jupiter" (Jupiter Thunder), the name of the planet is pronounced in English (yupiter), creating an inconsistency in the pronunciations used.
 * Regarding the retakes that occurred after Naoko Takeuchi's orders, there are errors in the final mix of various episodes, such as:
 * In the final scene of the second episode, Ami can be heard referring to Usagi as "Serena."
 * In episode 6, Zoisite refers to Nephrite as Neflyte.
 * The same happened in a scene in episode 15 where Usagi referred to Ami as "Amy."
 * In episode 27, Usagi refers to Minako as "Mina."
 * In the dubbed version, there's an error in the episode numbering compared to the original version, as despite being 39 episodes, there are 38 acts because act 27 is divided into two parts (episodes 27 and 28). So, from episode 27 onwards, the numbering changes.
 * In episode 11, there's a translation error. In the original version, Mamoru says to Motoki, "from now on, I'm your best friend, Endo, nice to meet you" (referring to himself as Endo), while in the dub, he says, "desde este momento Endo, yo seré tu nuevo amigo, gusto en conocerte" (" from now on, Endo, I will be your new friend, nice to meet you ") referring to Motoki as Endo.
 * In the second season, Usagi uses an attack called "Por el halo de la princesa lunar" (By the Halo of the Moon Princess), but in episode 17, she says "Por el halo de la princesa de la luna" (By the Halo of the Moon Princess), and in episodes 18 and 19, she says "Por el halo de la princesa luna" (By the Halo of the Moon Princess). This is clearly a script inconsistency.
 * The names of the Boule brothers (Chiral and Achiral) were erroneously translated as "Hermanos Blue" (Blue Brothers).
 * In episode 22, Sailor Venus, Luna, and Artemis refer to Fantasma de la Muerte as "Death Phantom," its original name.
 * In episode 27:
 * The voices and screams of Haruka's fans were not dubbed, so you can see the characters moving their mouths without saying anything.
 * There's a translation error since, in the original version, Kenji says, "Nuestros antepasados se parecían a los simios" (Our ancestors looked like simians), while in the dub, he says, "nuestros antepasados se parecían a los reversión" (our ancestors looked like reversión), which makes no sense.
 * In some episodes, Haruka's name is pronounced as it's written, and in others, it's pronounced as "Harúka."

About the Broadcast
For the broadcast of the second season, like Azteca 7, ETC TV used the first opening of the series.
 * For its airing on Azteca 7, the series title insert is removed, and the first opening is used throughout the broadcast. Also, the bumpers, closing song, and previews of upcoming episodes are eliminated. However, the A+ channel of the same company aired only the first episode, but it was complete, including all the elements removed in Azteca 7.
 * For its broadcast on ETC in Chile, during the first episode, the opening and ending songs were presented in their instrumental versions. However, from the second act onward, both songs are in the original Japanese language. The series title, episode title, bumpers, and narration inserts were maintained. All on-screen text remained in Spanish, including dubbing credits and previews of upcoming episodes.
 * The Willax channel in Peru announced the broadcast of the series with a dubbed Spanish segment for 2020, but it never happened.
 * For its broadcast on Netflix, the bumpers and previews were removed. The series title narrated by the narrator was also removed in the first two seasons but not in the third. For the first two seasons, the episode titles narrated by the narrator were retained, but in the third season, they were removed. Exclusive dubbing credits were used.

About the Dubbing

 * Initially, Sailor Moon Crystal was available in Latin America with subtitles on streaming platforms like Crunchyroll, releasing simultaneously with the original Japanese version.
 * Dubbing for the series took place in Mexico, with Toei Animation Inc. Latin America overseeing the distribution. Rumors about a possible redubbing of the '90s series or a dubbing for Sailor Moon Crystal started to circulate.
 * Dubbing House posted character images from Sailor Moon on social media in December 2017, fueling speculation but never confirming the dub.
 * Later, it was confirmed that the series would be broadcast on the Azteca network. Cristina Hernández, the two voice of Chibiusa Tsukino since Sailor Moon 90's, announced her directorial involvement and expressed intent to contact many actors from previous adaptations.
 * On May 4, Brenda Nava confirmed her role as the series' translator, and Dubbing House confirmed they were involved in the process.
 * The casting process began, and actors who had participated in previous adaptations, like Paty Acevedo, María Fernanda Morales, Mónica Manjarrez, Rossy Aguirre, Irma Carmona, and Adriana Olmedo, were confirmed between May 18 and 23,2018.
 * Dubbing for the series commenced on May 24,2018.

Conflicts with Dubbing House

 * Some actors contacted by Cristina refused to participate due to various reasons, primarily conflicts with the dubbing company. Some didn't even accept voice tests. Belinda Martínez, who had voiced Haruka Tenoh before, declined due to low pay and lengthy production time.
 * Anabel Méndez ( voice of Sailor Pluto in the 90s) didn't want to go to Dubbing House (due to pre-existing issues with the studio regarding payments). Despite her initial reluctance, she went to audition for the role of Setsuna Meioh, hoping to change the dubbing studio. However, when it became evident that the series wouldn't move to another studio, she refused to reprise the role.
 * In February 2020, Paty Acevedo publicly revealed that Dubbing House hadn't paid her for her work. This led to support from fans, even offering to pay her debts. Paty clarified she wasn't asking for money but wanted to expose that the company didn't pay.
 * Mafer Morales also talked about the issue, mentioning problems related to payments by the studio owner and her determination in demanding her pay.

Controversy over the Adaptation

 * Brenda confirmed that the character names used in her script were the same as those from the '90s anime and movies, derived from DiC Entertainment's dub. This pleased nostalgic fans but angered purists expecting the use of the original names.
 * Fans expressed their anger online, leading Cristina to conduct an Instagram poll to let fans decide between the original and Americanized names. The majority favored the original names, but this didn't guarantee a change.
 * Author Naoko Takeuchi intervened, sending recommendations and suggestions for the translation. These included using some '90s adaptations, surprising Brenda Nava. Toei Latinoamérica's localization specialist, Hugo Mayorga, requested removal of previous Americanized terms and suggested international approved ones.
 * The client tried to convince Takeuchi to keep the Americanized names since the audience was familiar with them. Takeuchi, known for her careful handling of adaptations, didn't approve of these changes.

Additional Information

 * Brenda created a detailed list in Japanese for Takeuchi with character names, techniques, and terms used in the '90s, specifying how they would be used in this new series.
 * Takeuchi's involvement has been consistent across different dubbed versions of Crystal and other adaptations due to her desire for maintaining standards while creating adaptations for various audiences.
 * At Toei's request, those involved in the dubbing weren't allowed to reveal these changes to the public until after the series' release.
 * A trailer for the series in Cinemex theaters featured Patricia Acevedo using the term "Sailor Guardian," indicating that the terms used by DiC in Latin America wouldn't be used in the dub.
 * On October 26, 2018, the client's decision to use original character names was publicly revealed, resolving the controversy.