Product Details

• Actors: Jill Frappier, Katie Griffin, Susan Roman, Ron Rubin, Karen Bernstein
• Directors: Junichi Sato
• Writers: Phil Harnage, Todd Swift
• Producers: Andy Heyward, Nicole Thuault
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A.D. Vision
• VHS Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000525JM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,203 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning of a Great Series, December 28, 2004

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ttmoore3 (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sailor Moon - The Legend Begins (TV Show, Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This tape is the first four episodes of the Sailor Moon english dub. The series, in any language, in wonderfully produced and enjoyable for most anybody. With five seasons and 200 episodes, long story archs are divided by season. However, this series has quite a bit of filler episodes (episodes not advancing the main story). In this tape, there is only 1 episode dealing with the main story.

For this 1st series, the story has to do with the wicked Queen Beryl who is trying to gather energy for the Negaverse. She commands her strongest warriors to create monsters to steal this energy.

Episode 1: A Moon Star is Born - 1st appearance of Serena (Sailor Moon), Darien (Tuxedo Mask), Luna, Queen Beryl, Jedite, Molly, Melvin, Andrew. Obviously, this is an important episode. Young 14 year old Serena is tapped by the talking cat, Luna, to become Sailor Moon and battle the forces of the Negaverse. Serena is a reluctant hero and spends much of her battles whining and crying. She is aided by the mysterious Tuxedo Mask and so how, she always manages to gather enough courage to face her fears and defeat the villain at hand.

Episode 2: Talk Radio - Jedite uses a radio love show to steal the energy from young girls. Serena stumbles upon the plot while attempting to get her love letter onto the show. Fun filler episode which introduces the Luna Pen, an object that allows Serena to change her appearance.

Episode 3: Slim City - Serena and her friend, Molly, attempt to work out and lose weight. However, Jedite is stealing the energy of those who work out. As her friends begin showing signs of drained energy, Serena catches on to Jedite's plot and faces another of his monsters. Good filler episode with a good message for young girls about weight and appearance.

Episode 4: So You Want to be a Superstar - Serena, Molly, and their friends are desperate to win a contest to be chosen as a new celebrity superstar. But, of course, Jedite is behind the contest and steals the energy of the girls until Sailor Moon leaps into action and defeats another monster to save her friends. Another fun filler episode.

This is a great series if you just sit back and enjoy it for what it is. These episodes are a good introduction to the show and this gives a preview of what a great series this will grow to become.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sailor Moon: The Legend Begins, November 26, 2000

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Judy (Rexburg, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sailor Moon - The Legend Begins (TV Show, Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Gee, what can I say I bought this movie in hopes that it contained one of the few episodes that had never been seen in America, but I guess I was wrong. On the bottom it says Contains Previously Unreleased Episodes and I had heard from a web page that the Unrealeased Episode was one we've never seen before. But dispite my mis-understanding I was glad i bought it. Having the whole series in videos is great to collect and you can watch them anytime that you like. The sound and quality is much better than you's get by recording it off the T.V. and the cover boxes has great pictures on it. They still have the Sailor Says on the end of each episode and they have to start the show with the opening song animation and end it with end animation and song so it's kind of a hassel to get the the next episode. But I would buy for the sheer fact -more Sailor Moon bought in America the more we get-, and it's great to watch Thanks

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sailor Moon: The Legend Begins, April 18, 2001

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shishkabibble (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sailor Moon - The Legend Begins (TV Show, Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the first 4 episodes of the 1st season of Sailor Moon. The story line is cleaver, and explains where Sailor Moon got her powers. The episodes are as follows:

1. "A Moon Star is Born" in wich Serena meets a talking cat named Luna who gives her a broach with the power to transform her into Sailor Moon. Queen Beryl plans to take over the earth by sending deamons to steal energy. Sailor Moon defeats the deamon with the help of the mysterious Tuxedo Mask.

2. "Talk Radio" in wich a love radio program is sending out pins that steal energy. Luna gives Serena a discuise pen that turns her into whatever she wants. She is able to defeat the demon.

3. "Slim City" in wich Serena tries to diet down, but the gym is run by a demon and she has to stop it.

4. "So You Want to Be A Superstar" in wich Serena tries to becom an actress and has to defeat a demon.

If you don't like the dub's, don't buy it. But otherwise, you'll love it. Buy it today!