The official website for the
Sailor Moon
franchise
revealed a new trailer, poster visual, and cast member for the two-part
Bish?jo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal
(
Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The MOVIE
) anime film
project
on Friday. Actress
Nanao
will play Queen Nehellenia, leader of the Dead Moon.
Nanao
- Queen Nehellenia
The first film was originally
scheduled
to open in Japan on September 11, but was
delayed
to January 8, 2021 due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan. The second film will open on February 11, 2021.
The new cast members for the films
includes
(left to right in image below)
Sh?ta Aoi
as Fish Eye,
Satoshi Hino
as Tiger's Eye, and
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
as Hawk's Eye.
The cast members for the Amazoness Quartet characters
include
(left to right in image below)
Yuko Hara
as JunJun,
Reina Ueda
as CereCere,
Sumire Morohoshi
as PallaPalla, and
Rie Takahashi
as VesVes.
Naomi Watanabe
will
voice
the character Zirconia in the films.
The film marks 25 years since the
franchise
last had a work that screened in theaters in Japan.
Original manga creator
Naoko Takeuchi
is credited with the original work and with supervision.
Chiaki Kon
is returning from
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III
to direct the two films.
Kazuko Tadano
, the character designer for the original
Sailor Moon
anime, is
designing
the characters.
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
(
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
TV anime all five parts,
Land of the Lustrous
,
PriPara
) is penning the scripts.
Toei
is distributing the film.
Studio DEEN
is
co-producing
the film alongside
Toei Animation
.
Momoiro Clover Z
and the main cast are
performing
the theme song "Tsukiiro Chainon" (Moonlight Chainon).
The returning cast includes:
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
(
Sword Art Online
's
Kirito,
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
's
S?ma,
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
's
Inosuke) is playing Pegasus / Helios in the movie.
The two-part film project will take the place of a fourth season for
Sailor Moon Crystal
. The films will cover the "Dead Moon" arc of Takeuchi's original manga.
The third
Sailor Moon Crystal
season, which featured a new staff and focused on the Death Busters arc (also called the Infinity arc), premiered in April 2016.
Crunchyroll
,
Niconico
, and
Hulu
streamed
the season. The three services and others
streamed
the first two
Sailor Moon Crystal
seasons overseas as they debuted online in Japan.
Viz Media
licensed
all three seasons for release in North America. The company
released
the first season of
Sailor Moon Crystal
on DVD and DVD/Blu-ray Disc combo pack in August 2016, the second season in February 2017, and the third season in December 2017.
Sources:
Sailor Moon
franchise
's
website
and
YouTube
channel
, Mainichi Shimbun's
Mantan Web
and MaiDiGiTV
YouTube
channel