![]() ![]() Some scenes of brief nudity and bathing were also censored, and any type of violence including violence against children were also removed. Much of these changes included altering every aspect of the show from character names, clothing, scenes and dialogue of the show. Sailor Moon's original English release was the subject of heavy editing which resulted in large amounts of removed content and alterations that greatly changed the original work. Streamline Pictures founder and anime writer Carl Macek was originally hired as Creative Consultant but was fired early on due to creative differences with DiC's CEO Andy Heyward. ![]() Their adaptation was largely created to capitalize on the success of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The original music score was replaced with a new background score written by Bob Summers. As the anime was marketed as a children's show in North America, DiC had mandated cuts to content and length, which reduced the first 46 episodes into 40 (removing episodes 2, 5, 6, 20 and 42). The Mississauga, Canada-based Optimum Productions was hired to dub the anime. In 1995, after a bidding war with Toon Makers, who wanted to produce an American live-action/animated hybrid adaptation, DiC Entertainment licensed the first two seasons of Sailor Moon for an English-language release in North America. ![]()
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