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SAILOR SENSHI 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI REUNION - FANSUBBED

EDIT on Jan 3rd: SORRY. I couldn't stand how many mistakes I see in my edit despite multiple checks I've done before Jan 1st... I ended up reuploading the videos instead. Can't guarantee it's perfect now, but it's much better (from the creator's perspective.) Anyone who reblogged before Jan 3rd will have the old link that's now broken.

This is the TV version, aired on CBC in Japan on December 25th, 2023.

Due to YouTube's upload length limit, the show has been split into 3 parts based on the provided commercial breaks. The videos are unlisted on YouTube, so cannot be searched, instead only accessed by the proper web link.

Some notes & disclaimer:

1. I’m not a fluent Japanese speaker, but I do know Hiragana, Katakana, basic Japanese grammar and kanji, and a few good tools to use for translation. All’s to say, all mistakes are mine. Sorry if there’s any!

2. I’m also not a professional translator. Due to the grammar differences between Japanese and English, some sentences will sound awkward in English for the conversation to make sense.

3. This really was a casual chat for the ladies, so they kept talking over each other. I tried to highlight all the chit-chats with colour-coded subtitles matching their Senshi colours. Because of this I tried different formatting and decided on the layout you see now, even if it's still a bit messy, and some subtitles are quite fast-paced. Sorry if it doesn't look good or is tough to read. :(

4. The character “会”(kai) in “戦士会” (senshi-kai) can be translated into: - “Club”, a noun for group; - “Meetup” or “reunion”, a noun and synonym for “event”. Depending on context, you will see “戦士会” (senshi-kai) translated into “Senshi Club” or “Senshi Reunion.”

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

Upcoming:

I will be working on a subtitled version of Miyuu's behind-the-scene video of this program.

A Director's Cut version will be made available in Japan on Jan 9, 2024. I'll keep an eye out if there's a copy floating around. If there's any difference in that version, I'll also make a subtitled version for sharing as well. If there are any translation mistakes I've made in this current round of subtitling, I'll also take the chance to rectify them in the new version.

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SAILOR SENSHI 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI REUNION ~ BEHIND THE SCENES (FANSUBBED)

I decided to sub the whole video, including Miyuu's message before and after the behind-the-scene clips because of how heartfelt and candidly hilarious she is when speaking about their group dynamic.

Some notes & disclaimer:

1. I’m not a fluent Japanese speaker, but I do know Hiragana, Katakana, basic Japanese grammar and kanji, and a few good tools to use for translation. All’s to say, all mistakes are mine. Sorry if there’s any!

2. I’m also not a professional translator. Due to the grammar differences between Japanese and English, some sentences will sound awkward in English for the conversation to make sense.

3. Miyuu's message post-video seems unscripted, so her sentences were quite choppy and sometimes she changed trajectory mid-way. I tried to capture the essence of her words as best as possible, but it was easier to replicate the gist of her message instead of translating word-for-word. Because of this, some nuances may seem mistranslated or lost in translation. Sorry!

4. If you have a YouTube account, please give your Likes and Comments to Miyuu and subscribe to her channel, not this video or my channel! I have no wish to piggyback on Miyuu's hard work, I merely want more people to understand and appreciate what she shared!

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As much as I enjoyed and laughed when I watched and subbed the TV program because of what they said, seeing the ladies goofing around in the behind-the-scene clip made me involuntarily smile with warmth in my heart. <3 And it's absolutely crazy how tough of a time they had trying to take a group selfie, despite the many photos they've taken already from their Senshi Reunions. lol

The video is again Unlisted, so can only be accessed via the proper link.

PLEASE ENJOY, REBLOG AND SHARE! 🌙

To watch the fansubbed version of the Alumni Reunion program itself, please see here.

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Happy Holidays to all that celebrate 🌙✨

Both the holidays and much anticipated 20th reunion special are upon us! I hope all of your holidays were everything you could've wished for 💗❤️🧡💛💚💙

Unfortunately I do have a bit of a heads up to share, I probably won't be posting much about the reunion on here outside of reblogging posts from other fantastic bloggers :c

Tbh if you couldn't tell from the lack of activity, my interest in Sailor Moon in general has kinda been put on the back burner atm? I sort of had a falling out with the only friend I would hype about it with - nothing horrible just kinda a we drifted apart and things finally hit a dead end situation - and it's still really hitting me and my interest in the series hard.

But this series is still definitely a part of me. I don't think a day will ever come where it won't be. It's always gotten me through my toughest days, in a way it's what kickstarted my career, and like many it continues to inspire me to this day. My love for it will never die in it's entirety, I just need some time to adjust. 💗🌙✨

Thank you for understanding Moonies, and in the meantime, if you haven't already, please be sure to check out some other amazing blogs such as the always incredible @real-life-senshi ! From their translations, their gorgeous artwork, to their insane ability to always be on top of the latest PGSM news, they really are the gift that keeps on giving in the PGSM fandom 😭💗💗💗

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Keiko shared this photo on Twitter X while promoting the different air dates of the special program!!!!

So excited and I love these girls so much!

What a Merry Christmas!🎄🎁

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SAILOR SENSHI 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI REUNION ~BEHIND THE SCENE~

Still working on the English subbed version, but Miyuu posted a behind the scene video of the special program and it’s so adorable and precious!!!!

Even more so than the special talk, you can see the ladies being even more natural and at ease with each other! They also shared their post filming comments, and filming themselves just goofing around.

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And the live-action Senshi sweetness never stops!

Ayaka and Miyuu posted on Boxing Day about Mew's birthday celebration they recently did. Mew's birthday is indeed Dec 26th!

Miyuu's Instagram Post

Happy birthday Mew! 💚

Among all the Senshi , only Mew and I can be the same age for a moment ☺️ I don't have anything special to say LOL But I'm kind of happy that the exchange is so routine 🥰

I gained another older sister again, but let's do it again next year ✨

I love you💚

As I said in the Sailor Senshi Alumni Reunion program, 5 times a year is the minimum for Senshi Reunions 🥹🌙 lol

Ayaka's Instagram Post

Today is the birthday of my favourite Azama🎂💚 The photo is from the celebration we did from the other day 🎉 (↑Just how many times have we met 🤣 lol) Azama is a very considerate person✨ And when it comes to meeting up She arrives before anyone else 🤣 lol And she looks better with a drink than any of the Senshi 🍷 lol I love Azama as she is💚 I miss the days when we all lived in the same neighbourhood 💚🧡🧡 lol Please come visit me in Sendai soon 💕☺️ Happy birthday! 🎉

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ATTENTION THIS IS NOT A DRILL

✨OUR PGSM SENSHI ARE HAVING AN AIRED 20th ANNIVERSARY REUNION ON DECEMBER 25th ✨

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Even if I don’t usually celebrate character’s birthday, the fact that individual PGSM casts do means I ended remembering many of the birthdays anyway!

Ayaka’s recent Ameblo and Instagram post is one such example of this, Ayaka without fail always celebrates Minako’s birthday! She is so precious! 🥹

Translation:

今日は愛野美奈子ちゃんの誕生日です🎂🧡

⁡Today is Aino Minako’s birthday 🎂🧡

愛野美奈子として生きたことで

今の私はあります🥺🧡

Having had the chance to live as Aino Minako

I am who I am today 🥺🧡

仙台の七夕祭りで小さなセーラーヴィーナスを

見つけて嬉しくてパシャリ📷✨

At Sendai’s Tanabata festival I found a tiny Sailor Venus

I was so happy about it I snapped photos 📷✨

美奈子ちゃん

お誕生日おめでとう🎉

Minako-chan

Happy birthday 🎉

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Happy @smvillainsweek!

Day 1: Corruption

I love the heck out of the Dark Mercury arc. It's such an exciting take on the character for me and such a good example of someone's worst qualities nurtured and brought to the forefront.

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And the senshi blessings just keep coming

Congratulations to Keiko & DAIGO ❤️❤️✨

Translation credit: kitagawa-keiko.org

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🌺💚 Congratulations to our one and only Sailor Jupiter on getting married!! 💚🌺

Totally not super emotional rn 😭

Translation credit: kitagawa-keiko.org

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We have another Keiko Interview related to Sailor Moon, posted on June 30, 2023 JST!!! There's both a video of the interview and a partially transcribed interview article.

This time it's on Oricon News. Here's my attempt to translate the article.

Kitagawa Keiko, Encouragement to Her Rookie Era Self, Meeting Her Friends... Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is "Life Itself"

Actress Kitagawa Keiko (age 36) is voicing the key character Sailor Cosmos in movie Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos (Part 2) (released on June 30th), which is the final chapter to the new movie series of the popular anime Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Kitagawa stated that to her Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is "life itself". In this interview, she looked back on her time as a rookie and talked about her strong feelings for this series, which she has a fateful connection to that can be described as a "miracle romance".

***OP Note: the direct quotes are quite long in this, so I highlight the quotes in Mars's colour to make it easier to read. 🔥

■ When working on her debut in the live-action, she was met with a series of setbacks. A word of advice she offered to her rookie self: "It's okay."

She met [Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon] when she was in kindergarten. She read the original work by Takeuchi Naoko that was serialized in the "Nakayoshi" (translation: Good Friends) magazine, and reminisced on her reaction that "the images are cute, the colours are beautiful, the costume and accessories, all of them are sparkling and shiny, I want to be like that! Those were the thoughts I had. [Sailor Moon] was like a slightly older and mature, cute older sister to me. When [Usagi] transforms, she's strong. She is so cool when she gathers her strength to face her enemy. My first encounter with [Sailor Moon] was so striking, it was like being struck by a bolt of lightning."

Later while in high school, she was scouted by an agency, and her first audition was for the live-action Tokusatsu drama Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (TBS) in 2003. "I felt like I was destined for it. That I joined the entertainment industry at the right time when the live-action was in the works. My favourite had always been Rei-chan, so I actually declared I wanted to play Rei-chan in the audition, but I didn't think I would actually be accepted for the role."

She received the role of Sailor Mars/Hino Rei, a role she had longed for. "At the time of the audition, I felt I love Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon more than anyone else, and I love Rei-chan, so I approached the audition with confidence. But when I arrived at the audition site, I realized there were so many other cute girls who also love Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, who are good at singing and dancing and full of many other talents. I immediately lost all my confidence, so I couldn't believe it when I was accepted for the role. I jumped into the production in a state of lacking confidence after realizing there are so many more talented girls out there." Despite what seemed like a smooth sailing start, she experienced many setbacks because it was her debut work.

"With no prior-career experience at all, and this being my first acting job, I cried every day. I didn't know what to do. Starting from a blank slate with nothing, every day was tough even though I was holding my dream in my hand. But because this is my favourite series, I gave my best, trying my hardest with a mindset of responsibility and obligation to this series to deliver good performance. I tried to boost my confidence by thinking 'I'm the only one who could play Rei-chan'. I could only imagine how many people were looking forward to the live-action version of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, so I worked hard with that in mind."

If she could say something to her old self now... "Back then, I was agitated and impatient with myself every day, thinking I can't keep staying like this, it was really tough. I felt I was holding the others back because of the experience gap I had among the Sailor Senshi team. But there was also no use in not believing in myself. That's why, I want to say 'Calm down, it's okay'"' to myself", she said with a warm and gentle gaze.

■ Taking on the challenge of voice acting with the "Sailor Senshi" team's support. Would she upload a group photo after viewing the final product? "I want to take a picture with everyone"

The live-action filming lasted 14 months. "We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner together, and became comrades-in-arms from overcoming hardships from the filming process. Knowing the fact that each of us is doing our best in our respective lives gives me courage." "The 5 Sailor Senshi" consists of Kitagawa, Sawai Miyuu, Izumi Rika, Amaza Mew, and Komatsu Ayaka, who co-starred in the series at that time, are still good friends and in frequent communication with each other. This time when she received the offer, as someone who played Sailor Mars/Hino Rei in the live-action series, she was shocked to be asked to voice Sailor Cosmos and wondered "Is it alright for me to take this on?"

"I voice the ultimate form of Sailor Moon from the distant future. In my mind, Sailor Moon was always either Mitsuishi Kotono-san or Sawai Miyuu-san from the live-action. That's why I was at a loss on what to do about [the offer]. However, everyone said 'you should definitely do it'. They were really excited by the prospect of having a member from our live-action Senshi team be involved with Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon again, especially on the year of 20th anniversary of the live-action airdate, and they were happy for me to be asked to do it. That was really the deciding factor for me [to accept the job]" These were the support she received.

On a side note, these "Senshi" members still get together on a regular basis, and their group photos are always a hot topic on social networking sites. "I think we're getting tired of the photos by now. lol 'What do we want to do? Photo? Since we made the effort to come together, we should take a photo, shouldn't we?' is how it always ends up being. lol I think everyone would probably go see the new movie even if I'm not in it, that they'd want to see it. I want to go see it with them. I want to take a photo with them in front of the theatre signboard", she said, explaining their unchanging friendship.

■ "If you play the role as you feel it, it will definitely produce good results," she expresses gratitude for Mitsuishi Kotono's advice

In this new film, a new enemy "Shadow Galatica" appears, and with her friends targetted one after another, Sailor Moon and her team are once again thrown into battle. In playing the role of Cosmos, she said "[Cosmos] has overcome and transcended after many happenings, she is neither mere human nor Senshi but instead shines like a goddess, and she has a gentleness and warmth that seem to embrace everything, but also a core of strength from overcoming pain and hardships. It's very difficult to try to express everything in voicing her. A holy maiden who embraces and supports the Senshi team, is the image I wanted to portray and thought of", she said.

Working on the dubbing "was nothing but difficulty. I was not used to working as a voice actor, and I had only voiced boys before, so this was my first time playing a woman. It was difficult to explore the pitch and volume of the voice. Like wondering how should I tone my voice and how loud should I raise my voice, etc... During the testing phase, I fine-tuned my voice with the direct, but even with that I wasn't used to the process of fine-tuning itself. I usually do most of my acting involving my whole body, so it was very difficult to be limited to voice only. I was also nervous to stand in front of the microphone," she shared about her struggles.

Meanwhile, "I received a voicing guide video for reference, and it was Mitsuishi-san voicing Cosmos in it. I had goosebumps when I listen to it. After that I contacted Mitsuishi-san, she said, 'this is only a guide, and if Keiko-chan plays the role as you feel it, you'll definitely produce something good, so have fun in the process.' To be made welcomed by Mitsuish-san, who has been leading "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon for so long, gave me courage." she shared about the encouragement she received from Mitsuishi Kotono who has starred as the lead role of Sailor Moon/Tsukino Usagi for many years.

Speaking of Mitsuishi, she played the role of Kitagawa's mother in Rikokatsu, the drama series in which she starred in the April 2021 season. "I was happy to be able to co-star with Mitsuishi-san on Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, not only because I felt bonded with the series, but also because I feel a bond with Mitsuishi-san. The fact that every time I work on a production of personal significance, that I happen to also work with Mitsuishi-san, it's coming to an extent where I wonder if a bond was established between us in a past life. I never thought that two years after Rikotatsu we would be working together again. That time Mitsuishi-san jumped into a field she said she was not used to at a film site. This time it's me jumping into Mistuishi-san's field... I'm happy that this kind of exchange keeps happening," she said joyfully.

It was the starting point of her life as an actress, what led her to the irreplaceable bonds she formed, and now she is once again involved in voicing an important character in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. "To me Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is my life itself. The series has been with me and been my favourite since I was in kindergarten. I admired the characters and aspire to be as awesome as the girls, made my debut and play one of them. I am still connected to the friends I made through working on the series and they have supported me throughout my life. It has become such a big part of me, that's why I have the feeling that the series is as important to me as life itself. "

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SENSHI REUNION ALERT!!!!

Mew just posted on Instagram - the Senshi cast got together for a joint celebration for Keiko's birthday and Ayaka's birthday & marriage yesterday (JST Aug 2nd, 2023)!

Mew shared that it was a full moon and the ladies walked home while moon-gazing. And Mew is absolutely correct in saying she's posting Keiko and Ayaka's cake shot, because they are seriously so beautiful, I cannot!

I love them so much!

Will keep an eye out for more posts from the ladies. This was fresh off Mew's Instagram less than an hour ago! lol

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Our Sailor Venus, the Sailor Senshi of love & beauty, seems to have found love for herself and I couldn't be happier for her 🥺🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

Happy Birthday and congratulations on your marriage Ayaka! We're all rooting for you two 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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Live-action daugher and mother reunited!

Sawai Miyuu (PGSM Moon/Usagi) tweeted that she attended the Moriwaka Kaori (PGSM Tsukino Ikuko)'s band's live concert! Miyuu's tweet even started by saying she "met [her] mom." lol

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Thank you so much for the shoutout! ;v; 💞🌙✨

I've actually been a big fan of your blogs and artwork since before I even joined tumblr, it's fair to say you're a big reason why I decided to join and make this sideblog in the first place, and you do so much for the PGSM fandom, so I really can't thank you enough ;; 💗

Idk how anyone here wouldn't already be following their incredible blogs??

Please go follow them and give them some love if you haven't already please ;;

When you see this, post 5 songs you actually listen to and tag 10 of your favourite followers/mutuals!

Thank you @hikamaus for tagging me!

Okay... five songs I listen to... how about five songs I not only listen to but actually StUdIeD because of PGSM Reinako feels? 🤪 I listen to songs more for muses and inspiration for fan video and fanfic writing, instead of following a certain genre or singer/band.

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I'm Here - Aino Minako (Komatsu Ayaka): Hey, this is a PGSM blog, so how can I not mention my favourite character song from the live-action series? Despite I'm Here was never aired in the actual show and only appeared in the special album, once I understood the lyrics, this song immediately had my emotions in a choke-hold. While Sayonara ~Sweet Days was about Minako's thinking about her friends, I'm Here is basically an inner monologue of Minako's true inner feelings that we don't get to explicitly say but implied in canon-PGSM. Listening to it helps me write what I believe to be an accurate depiction of PGSM Minako a lot. Seriously, this is one of my most-listened-to songs and I often play it on loop when writing fanfiction. Here's my proof from iTunes:

What If I Told You - Jason Walker: absolutely gave me Reinko feels when I listen to this song. It's on my to-do list to make a PGSM fan video using this song, but I just never got to it. lol

Sprinters - Kalafina: I don't think I've ever shared this before. This is the song that started me on the path of writing Echoes of Time. The original muse, you can say. Understanding the lyrics on top of loving the moving melody just sends my brain into overdrive building a whole story about Rei and Minako's love story. One day I also want to make a PGSM fanvideo using this song. lol

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer: This song give me a past-life Mars Venus tragic love story vibe.

Destination Nowhere - Erika: This is actually the intro song to Mop Girl, a slightly supernatural mystery JDrama Keiko was the lead actress of in in her early career. While Sprinters was what led to the story of Echoes of Time to form in my head, this song was what started me on the path of imagination, an imagination of what a more mature Rei's adventure would be with her spiritual power. While Keiko's character Momo was extremely goofy and un-Rei like, but the portrayal of her character in the intro sequence, the supernatural vibe and Momo's self-sacrificing heroics in the last episode strongly reminded me of Rei.

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I don't know about "favourites", but I definitely feel like I haven't really recognized some folks who I've been seeing in my activity recurringly.

No pressure for anyone to do this (and I don't know if I'm tagging people's side blogs or main blogs, sorry!), but I'd like to try to reach out to some folks through this, so I'm tagging:

@suzuran-s-rooftop @junpr @ellorgast @ladyloveandjustice @afandomfarfaraway @rainbowxfmuses @smcempathy @fandomfuckery @izazizan @pgsm-gal

Special shout out to @pgsm-gal for being the only live-action focus blog I know that is out there on Tumblr. Funnily enough because I generally only hyper-fixate on the live-action, and most Sailor Moon blogs are anime/manga or mixed focus, I don't follow much Sailor Moon related blogs, and instead my dashboard is filled with other random fandom that I reblog on my main. So I only recently found out and actually took a look at @pgsm-gal, and it's awesome! If somehow folks following me haven't checked out their blog yet, give it a look! We can never get enough live-action PGSM blogs here. It's such a niche in the overall Sailor Moon fandom community. :')