Editing Sailor Moon (section)

==== Unrealized American adaptation ====
{{Main|Sailor Moon (1994 TV pilot){{!}}''Sailor Moon'' (1994 TV pilot)}}
In 1993, Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, Bandai and Toon Makers, Inc. conceptualized their own version of ''Sailor Moon'', which was half live-action and half Western-style animation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donohoo |first=Timothy |date=2021-07-12 |title=Toon Makers' Sailor Moon Is the Strangest Thing in the Entire Franchise |url=https://www.cbr.com/sailor-moon-toon-makers-explained/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=CBR |language=en-US |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823134254/https://www.cbr.com/sailor-moon-toon-makers-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.toonmakers.com/about.htm |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=www.toonmakers.com |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822172027/http://www.toonmakers.com/about.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Toon Makers produced a 17-minute [[proof of concept]] pilot and a two-minute music video, both of which were directed by Rocky Solotoff, who also worked on the pilot's script.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-06 |title=Rocky Solotoff {{!}} Animation Insider – "Interviews about Animators by Animators" |url=http://www.animationinsider.com/2011/11/rocky-solotoff/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206102216/http://www.animationinsider.com/2011/11/rocky-solotoff/ |archive-date=February 6, 2012 }}</ref> Renaissance-Atlantic presented the concept to Toei, but it was turned down as their concept would have cost significantly more than simply exporting and dubbing the anime adaptation.<ref name="Johnston">{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |date=2016-12-29 |title=A Very American Sailor Moon |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/595178/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823134248/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/recent-updates/595178/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The companies' work is believed by Solotoff to have been handed over to Raymond Iacovacci, one of the producers on the project, who stored the pilot script and animation cels in a storage facility.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2018-07-19 |title=We Tried To Uncover The Long-Lost 'American Sailor Moon' And Found Something Incredible |url=https://kotaku.com/we-tried-to-uncover-the-long-lost-american-sailor-moon-1827695456 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Kotaku |language=en-us |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719221334/https://kotaku.com/we-tried-to-uncover-the-long-lost-american-sailor-moon-1827695456 |url-status=live }}</ref> The logo created for the pilot was kept for the English dub, and Bandai released a "Moon Cycle" as part of its merchandise for the show, based on vehicles designed for the pilot.<ref name="Johnston"/>

The project was rediscovered in 1998 when the music video was screened at the [[Anime Expo]] convention in Los Angeles,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mike Toole Show - Hey There, Sailor! |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2012-07-15 |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Anime News Network |language=en |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824184410/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2012-07-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> where it was met with laughter by onlookers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stefan |date=2010-01-19 |title=The Cartoon Historian: The Cartoon Historian Lesson 6: Saban Moon |url=http://cartoonhistorian.blogspot.com/2010/01/cartoon-historian-lesson-6-saban-moon.html |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=The Cartoon Historian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229025218/http://cartoonhistorian.blogspot.com/2010/01/cartoon-historian-lesson-6-saban-moon.html |archive-date=December 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Saban Moon: The Failed Project to Americanize Sailor Moon | date=July 12, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZRLL1PM1k |language=en |access-date=2022-08-23 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823134254/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZRLL1PM1k |url-status=live }}</ref> A congoer recorded the music video and the audience response, which would later resurface on video sites such as [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-25 |title=History of Sailor Moon, Part 2: Coming to America |url=https://www.themarysue.com/sailor-moon-history-part-2/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823134248/https://www.themarysue.com/sailor-moon-history-part-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The pilot and the music video would go on to be discussed at conventions such as the 2011 [[Gen Con]] and 2012 [[Anime Expo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Saban Moon" Toon Makers' Sailor Moon panel planned for Anime Expo on July 6th {{!}} Sailor Moon News |date=June 29, 2014 |url=http://sailormoonnews.com/2014/06/29/saban-moon-toon-makers-sailor-moon-panel-planned-for-anime-expo-on-july-6th/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810140819/http://sailormoonnews.com/2014/06/29/saban-moon-toon-makers-sailor-moon-panel-planned-for-anime-expo-on-july-6th/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/gencon_2011_program |title=Gen Con Indy 2011 Program Book |date=2011-08-04 |language=English}}</ref> It was given the monikers of "''Toon Makers' Sailor Moon"'' and "Saban Moon" despite having no connection with [[Saban Entertainment]] save for Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, which worked with the company on ''[[Power Rangers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-24 |title=The Pilot Episode Of America's Bizarre Sailor Moon Remake Has Been Found |url=https://kotaku.com/sailor-moon-saban-anime-america-1995-90s-found-footage-1849449208 |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Kotaku |language=en-us |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824170735/https://kotaku.com/sailor-moon-saban-anime-america-1995-90s-found-footage-1849449208 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment |url=http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2014075206/ |website=WorldCat |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824154329/http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2014075206/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The proof of concept video was widely considered to be [[lost media]] and director Solotoff reported that he was frequently contacted by people searching for the pilot.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Adam "OMEGA" |title=Animefringe: Features: Sailor Moon à la Saban: Debunked |url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/01.06/feature/2/index.php3 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Anime Fringe |archive-date=June 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617131216/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/01.06/feature/2/index.php3 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012 multiple animation cels from the pilot, along with the script, surfaced on the internet after a storage locker, believed to be the one owned by Iacovacci, was sold.<ref name=":2" />

In 1998, Frank Ward, along with his company Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, tried to revive the idea of doing a live-action series based on Sailor Moon, this time called ''Team Angel'', without the involvement of Toon Makers. A 2-minute reel was produced and sent to Bandai America, but was also rejected.<ref name=":2" />

In August 2022, the proof of concept was showcased for the first time on [[YouTube]] in a documentary by Ray Mona. Ray Mona obtained both the pilot and its music video, as well and its related materials, from the [[Library of Congress]] in [[Washington, D.C.]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Barsanti |first1=Sam |title=YouTuber Ray Mona uncovers unaired American Sailor Moon pilot |url=https://www.avclub.com/youtuber-uncovers-unaired-american-sailor-moon-pilot-1849439284 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |work=The A.V. Club |date=August 21, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821223411/https://www.avclub.com/youtuber-uncovers-unaired-american-sailor-moon-pilot-1849439284 |url-status=live }}</ref>