Her take relied on a wailing guitar-esque wobble, while her authoritative commands as Sailor Moon captured the husky maturity of a young military recruit.Ĭoupled with Luna, Serena's loyal cat with the voice of an elderly British nanny, the series truly ascended to heights never before reached by an English dub. Whether stalking the much older Darien Shields (Tuxedo Mask), fawning over an eclair or shouting “Moon Prism Power” before banishing a foe back to the Negaverse, Ballantyne's Serena was the energetic center of her moon-powered universe. More importantly, it personified her manic, vaguely unhinged personality better than either Moore or Hawkes had managed to achieve. Serena's new voice fit in naturally with the over-the-top performances of the likes of The Powerpuff Girls, which preceded the series on its new station, Cartoon Network. Fueled by an intense production schedule, Ballantyne adopted the inflections of a well-to-do dowager on a sugar rush and kicked subtlety to the curb, embracing insanity as Sailor Moon. Serena's Sublime Perfectionīallantyne elevated Serena's casual middle school affectations to roaring drama queen overnight. Under immense pressure to record 77 episodes in just four months, Optimum Productions needed a new voice actor to replace Hawkes. However, it wasn't until DiC stepped away and Cloverway Inc., under the Toei Animation umbrella, took control that Serena's character became fully realized. Given Hawkes' involvement with the vast majority of the first two seasons, hers is the voice most often credited as defining Serena for North American audiences. Whether hungry or annoyed, her pitch rose and fell in step. She lost the refinement for the most part and began enunciating her moods.
Hawkes ditched the somewhat eloquent inflections and gave Serena an air of 1990s attitude. Not long after production began, however, Moore departed and was replaced with actor Terri Hawkes. Moore gave the Princess an entirely appropriate, if not Disney-esque, range through her introduction as an eternally late student the only thing missing from her performance were the singing birds and whimsical score. For the initial run, Tracey Moore provided her voice. Serena is a teenager who happens to dual-wield being a ditzy airhead and a Moon Princess. During their reign, three actors were chosen to give a unique voice to the series' titular star.
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RELATED: How Sailor Moon's Live-Action Remake Brought The Series Full Circle A Face with Many VoicesĭiC Entertainment picked Canada-based Optimum Productions to dub the series. Though universally panned for the censorship, one aspect of the original series remains unparalleled: the voice acting, which perfectly captures the personality of the series' star, Sailor Moon herself. The production company made many alterations to the original script, removing scenes entirely, changing dialogue and even erasing certain characters' sexual identities. Toei Animation's Sailor Moon, based on the original manga by Naoko Takeuchi, was originally "adjusted" by DiC Entertainment for release in North America. Over four seasons and three movies, Serena would adopt several unique voices, all of which were perfectly suited to represent the 14-year old klutz and remain unrivaled by modern adaptations. Only she wasn't known as Usagi rather, her name was "Americanized" to Serena, with a new script to boot.
28, 1995, Sailor Moon made its debut outside of Japan, introducing North American audiences to Usagi Tsukino and her crew of transforming heroines.
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