History YMMV / SailorMoon

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
** The Ail/An episodes are much more popular among American and Canadian fans. This is because these episodes had very faithful translations, and not as many censor cuts and no missing episodes. These episodes were actually held up during the first run of the original English dub and initially aired after the first 12 Rini episodes due to an attempt by [=DiC=] to sell them exclusively to a Network (the first episode of this arc actually did air on a Fox Kids Saturday morning slot). They were also released to VHS in a 4-tape boxset before such a release was commonplace. To the rest of the world, they're just filler episodes.
*** Among the same lines, the original dub was (and still is) more well-regarded in its native Canada than the rest of the world.
** Chibi-Chibi is much more popular amongst American fans as due to her [[{{Moe}} cuteness]] and not being bratty like Chibi-Usa.
** The anime itself is becoming this among Americans thanks to Viz Media. According to various sources, it's become '''THE''' number one show on Hulu, and pre-orders for the DVD sets are the highest Viz has ever gotten.

* BottleEpisode:
** Episode #82 of the DIC dub ("Follow The Leader"), which was Episode #89 in the original version, is comprised ''entirely'' of lazily-reused stock footage, piled atop a clumsily-written plot about the Inner Senshi trying to figure out who should be the leader of the group (based on what they've accomplished in the past). Hopefully you enjoyed seeing that mysterious clip of Sailor Uranus & Mercury from the upcoming ''S'' season! Oh, and that shadowy clip of Professor Tomoe and Kaolinite, as well. Because you'll be seeing these exact same animation cycles (with unedited lip movements and all) at least ''three times'' throughout this 22-minute episode! It doesn't help that this also acted as the final episode of the DIC dub's run, further confusing viewers by making them believe that the story was continuing after episode #81 (which is named, ahem... "Final Battle")! The original version of this can be just as bad as it was the girls arguing who should be the new Main Character.

** A few fans, who disliked the plot of the breakup and viewed Mamoru as UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, would grin when Usagi slaps Mamoru for forgetting her birthday, despite never telling him (with a few pointing out that this was something needed after how much of a JerkAss he was in the previous season).

** The Inner Guardians only die twice in the entire first anime series: at the end of the first season and the fifth season. They do not die and revive every season. (In the manga, they briefly get their souls stolen during the third arc, but this event doesn't happen in the anime.)

* GenreTurningPoint: While the original English dub may not be looked back on fondly by some people (including those that worked on it), it's success arguably played a huge role in the Anime-boom of the 90s as it helped pave the way for the popular dubs of shows ''Manga/DragonBallZ'' and ''Pokemon''.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Part of the reason why the Viz Media/Studiopolis Redub received [[SoOkayItsAverage its solid but overall average reception]] and thought to be bland and lifeless. The redub of the series received praise for being accurate to the Japanese version, but for some, the Viz Media Dub ''overcorrected'' the issues from the [=DiC=]/Cloverway dub and is ''too'' accurate for its own good at points. To these fans the Viz Dub placed such a premium on accuracy at the expense of characters and voice direction and acting, with many stiff performances and [[BlindIdiotTranslation weird dialogue]] with minimal regards to whether or not [[{{Woolseyism}} it translates well]] or sounds good in English. To these fans the Viz dub mostly lacks an identity or personality of its own, defeating the purpose of a series re-dub to any but the most fanatical literalists. The original 90's dub was antiquated and had its flaws, but its [[{{Woolseyism}} Woolseyisms]] became stuff of legend, and at the very least it ''tried'' to be entertaining and [[SoBadItWasBetter stands out more]] as a result.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Part of the reason why the Viz Media/Studiopolis Redub received [[SoOkayItsAverage its solid but overall average reception]] and thought to be bland and lifeless. The redub of the series received praise for being accurate to the Japanese version, but for some, the Viz Media Dub ''overcorrected'' the issues from the [=DiC=]/Cloverway dub and is ''too'' accurate for its own good at points. To these fans the Viz Dub placed such a premium on accuracy at the expense of characters and voice direction and acting, with many stiff performances and [[BlindIdiotTranslation weird dialogue]] with minimal regards to whether or not [[{{Woolseyism}} it translates well]] or sounds good in English. And its because of this reason to fans the Viz dub mostly lacks an identity of its own, defeating the purpose of a series re-dub. The original 90's dub was antiquated and had its flaws, but its [[{{Woolseyism}} Woolseyisms]] became stuff of legend, and at the very least it ''tried'' to be entertaining and [[SoBadItWasBetter stands out more]] as a result.

* GenreTurningPoint: While the original English dub may not be looked back on fondly by many people (including those that worked on it), it's success arguably played a huge role in the Anime-boom of the 90s as it helped pave the way for the popular dubs of shows ''Manga/DragonBallZ'' and ''Pokemon''.

* MemeticLoser: Tuxedo Mask. He has [[ImprobableWeaponUser throwing roses]], an extendable cane (which he uses as a baton), and a propensity for dramatic entries to [[BigDamnHeroes save and encourage]] the Sailor Guardians. He's somewhat useful in both Anime and Manga versions (although he goes OutOfFocus in a couple of seasons and in one he [[DroppedABridgeOnHim got a bridge dropped]] [[DeathIsCheap (temporarily)]] on him off-screen while [[PutOnABus he was]] [[BusCrash going to America]]). This has only [[IncrediblyLamePun fanned]] the {{Fanon}} of him being pretty damn useless period [[ButtMonkey and no lack of jokes]] [[TheWorfEffect and]] [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] are done at his expense in (mostly {{Crossover}}) FanFiction.

* LipLock:
** This happens in ''almost every sentence spoken'' in the Viz dub, where the dub writers tried so hard to make the script as close to the Japanese original as possible (and match up the lip flaps to boot), that oftentimes, natural sounding & flowing English dialogue is thrown out the window.
** Averted with the DIC dub, which has the ''opposite'' problem. The DIC dub additionally suffers from this trope in a literal sense, particularly during the Irwin Toy-funded run of the dub (the last 17 episodes of the ''R'' season), where oddly-placed dialogue pauses were (uncommon but) present due to how the lip flaps were timed. This was noticeably less of an issue in the initial 65-episode syndication run of the DIC dub, as the Irwin Toy-funded episodes were rushed out of the door by Optimum (in order to air on Cartoon Network as “the lost episodes”).

* LipLock: This happens in ''almost every sentence spoken'' in the Viz dub, where the dub writers tried so hard to make the script as close to the Japanese original as possible (and match up the lip flaps to boot), that oftentimes, natural sounding & flowing English dialogue is thrown out the window.

** Naru Osaka does not speak with an Osaka accent in the original anime, or any other version of ''Sailor Moon'', for that matter. She speaks in standard Tokyo dialect, as with virtually everyone else in the series. Yes, her surname is Osaka, but this is a common Japanese name, and does not mean she is from Osaka, any more than someone with the surname "London" must be from London. Furthermore, fan materials often state that the DiC dub gave Naru/Molly a Brooklyn accent to parallel her non-existent Osaka accent, even though the same dub gives other characters accents for no apparent reason (e.g., Luna sounding like an English grandmother.)

* [[FandomSpecificPlot Fandom-Specific Plot]]

** The girls themselves had all kinds of different personalities and were still friends in spite of how different they were. They also encouraged each other's goals [[note]]e.g. when Minako tells Yaten in the anime that even when her top priority was her Sailor Guardian mission and protecting Usagi, she still was a girl with a dream and Usagi herself told her to pursue it.[[/note]] and supported each other when needed instead of throwing each other under the bus for their own benefits (and the girls who did it weren't supposed to be in the right). On a related note, all of the Sailor Guardians' individual personality traits often bust up stereotypes as well. For instance, the character who states her dream is to "be a bride" in the manga, Makoto, is also a black belt in judo and one of the physically and mentally strongest characters in the ''Sailor Moon'' universe. And Michiru, the YamatoNadeshiko ElegantClassicalMusician, is all but stated to actually be the one with the reins in her and [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruka's]] relationship.
*** Similarly the series emphasizes the importance of female friendship and sisterhood, something that many female-centric series including ones that attempt to be feminist, still struggle to capture to this day as the opposite is more common.

* CreepyCute: [=PallaPalla=] can be borderline sadistic (particularly the way she plays with her toys), but her ThirdPersonPerson talk and childlike demeanor makes her pretty adorable nonetheless.

** Episode #82 of the DIC dub (“Follow The Leader”) is comprised ''entirely'' of lazily-reused stock footage, piled atop a clumsily-written plot about the Inner Senshi trying to figure out who should be the leader of the group (based on what they’ve accomplished in the past). Hopefully you enjoyed seeing that mysterious clip of Sailor Uranus & Mercury from the upcoming ''S'' season! Oh, and that shadowy clip of Professor Tomoe and Kaolinite, as well. Because you’ll be seeing these exact same animation cycles (with unedited lip movements and all) at least ''three times'' throughout this 22-minute episode! It doesn’t help that this also acted as the final episode of the DIC dub’s run, further confusing viewers by making them believe that the story was continuing after episode #81 (which is named, ahem… “Final Battle”)!

* MemeticHair: Usagi, TropeNamer for OdangoHair.

* PopularityPolynomial: The Original 90's English Dub became a major hit with kids in North America and was one of the shows that energized the anime boom of the Late 90's. In the 2000's, numerous hatesites sprung up on the internet dedicated to lampooning the dub. Namely the voice acting, name changes and the rampant edits and censorship. Combined with growing CreatorBacklash finally resulted in the show being pulled off the air, and was never been re-released in any form since. TheNewTens saw the release of the more accurate uncut and uncensored ''Viz Media'' dub, a move which appeared to put the original dub on the shelf for good. Come TheNewTwenties, interest and popularity in the original dub grew when previously unreleased soundtracks of the [=DiC=] dub were put on the internet, invoking nostalgia for a lot of 90's kids, and spurring on a movement to resurrect the original dub in some fashion. Reception to the original dub [[VindicatedByHistory also considerably improved]]. Cited that while the dub not without its faults, was still entertaining to watch, and the weird changes made to the show just made it funnier and added to the show's already hilarious charm.

** Most of the villains stand out for being so [[ChewingTheScenery over-the-top]] and [[LaughablyEvil amusing]]. Even the [[KnightOfCerebus more serious ones]] manage to stand out for their EvilIsCool status. The most [[BaseBreakingCharacter divisive character]] in the series is Chibi-Usa, a BrattyHalfPint who constantly treats Usagi, her future mother, like dirt, [[UngratefulBitch despite the fact that Usagi has constantly put her life on the line to protect her from danger]]. It doesn't help that she [[SpotlightStealingSquad stole the spotlight]] in ''[=SuperS=]''. Fortunately, in ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', her bratty characteristics have been greatly toned down.