Inepisode 54 of the original anime, the Moonlight KnighttoldSailor Mars that he wanted to listen to her “beautiful singing voice” one more time. This statement implied that he knew her civilian identity, yet none of the other characters showed that they noticed.
In 1997 the Italian psychologist Vera Slepoj declared that the last season of the Sailor Moonanime would seriously compromise children’s sexual identity because of the Three Lights’ sex change when they transformed into Sailor Senshi. Because of this, in the Italian dub there were a number of changes which altered the storyline, one of which was that the Sailor Starlights were the twin sisters of the Three Lights and switched places with their twins when they transformed.
For the first eight episodes of the original Brazilian Portuguese dub of the anime,MamoruandTuxedo Mask had different voice actors because the production staff did not know they were the same person.
Sailor Lead Crow used the pseudonym “Akane Karasuma” in the anime series. “Akane” (茜) means “madder,” a shade of red, and “karasu” (鴉) means “crow,” making her name mean “red crow,” a pun on “Lead Crow.”
Episode 104 of the original animefeaturedAkiko YajimaasTamasaburouandMiki NarahashiasChagama. Both actresses appeared in Crayon Shin-chan, and thus the episode featured an extended reference to the series. Chibiusa had a disturbing encounter with Shinnosuke, a boy whose mannerisms were very similar to the title character. He was played by Yajima, who also played Shin-chan. Shinnosuke’s mother, as in the original, was played by Narahashi.
Inepisode 191 of the original anime, one of the competitors at the game event was wearing a t-shirt that read, “WE LOVE ANZA,” and two girls in the crowd were dressed in the same costumes Anza OoyamaandAyako Morino wore for their single “Just Combination.”
