New ‘Sailor Moon’ Anime To Premiere In July

After some delays that set it back for a year, a new Sailor Moon anime series will finally debut premiere this July, according to the franchise's 20th anniversary project website.

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon from Toei animiation, the same company responsible for the mid-1990s anime series, will be available worldwide, subtitled in 10 different languages, streaming on the Niconico service. Munehisa Sakai, who has worked on the One Piece TV series and the One Piece: Strong World, Suite Precure movie is the new series' director and the theme music is by pop group Momoiro Clover Z.

Producer Atsutoshi Umezawa insisted in a press release that the new series isn't a remake of the first show, but a sort of redo set to closely follow creator Naoko Takeuchi's original manga:

This second anime adaptation of Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon is not remaking the previous anime, but adapting [Naoko Takeuchi's] original manga and starting from scratch again. It is quite a project. The entire staff has been working hard to show everyone an entirely new Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon, so please look forward to it.

The English version of Takeuchi's manga is currently available in the United States from Kodansha.

[Via AnimeNewsNetwork/Niconico]