History Woolseyism / SailorMoon

* In Episode 56, the girls all argue who should play the role of the leading lady in a school play of ''Snow White''. Makoto flat out says she should get the role because she has the largest breasts. The [=DiC=] dub changes this to Lita exclaiming (and insisting) that she has the most "talent", but keeping the large breast shots (and the "boing" sound effect of the original). Creating [[MemeticMutation a]] [[UnusualEuphemism euphemism]] that is arguably even funnier and reaching than the original joke.

* In Episode 56, the girls all argue who should play the role of the leading lady in a school play of ''Snow White''. Makoto flat out says she should get the role because she has the largest breasts. The [=DiC=] dub changes this to Lita exclaiming (and insisting) that she has the most "talent", but keeping the large breast shots (and the "boing" sound effect of the original). Creating [[MemeticMutation a]] [[UnusualEuphemism euphemism]] that is arguably even funnier and reaching than the original.

* In Episode 56, the girls all argue who should play the role of the leading lady in a school play of ''Snow White''. Makoto flat out says she should get role because she has the largest breasts. The [=DiC=] dub changes this to Lita exclaiming (and insisting) that she has the most "talent", but keeping the large breast shots (and the sound effect of the original). Creating [[MemeticMutation a euphemism]] that is arguably even funnier and reaching than the original.

-->'''Lita''': Yeah, give us a call when you get out of diapers!

* "Remless" as "lemures" is a bit more of a subjective example -- the Cloverway dub changed the "Lemures" to "Remless". While "Lemures" does fit in the manga, the campy [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] are that way because their dreams were stolen; dreaming usually occurs in the R.E.M. (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep -- so it [[LuckyTranslation actually makes sense]] they're called "R.E.M."-less.

** Likewise are the other Guardians' [[DubNameChange name changes]]. 'Ami' becomes the similar English name Amy. Rei's name is unchanged [[SpellMyNameWithAnS except for the spelling]] (it's now 'Raye'). Makoto is changed to 'Lita' because it is similar to 'lightning' -- and Makoto's full name is a reference to her ShockAndAwe powers. Minako is changed to Mina, which was already a nickname for her in the Japanese. Haruka gets changed to Amara, which means both 'bitter' and 'to love' -- which rather matches her personality. Michiru is similar to Ami and changed to the elegant and also similar-sounding Michelle. Setsuna's name means 'sad' or 'lonely' and was changed to Trista -- which is also the Spanish word for sad. Hotaru's name was unchanged.

* Most names of the main characters in the Italian dub were quite well thought: Usagi, to go with her bunny theme, was simply renamed as Bunny; Ami kept her name but was pronounced the English way, sounding similar to [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi another magical girl that at the time was well-known in Italy]]; Rei was dubbed Rea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia a Roman mythological character connected to Mars]] that ''everyone'' would have known; Makoto got renamed Morea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morea an old name for the Peloponnese]]; Minako was changed in Marta, the Italian form of Martha, that translates as "the Lady" as per her Season 1 portrayal; Mamoru was renamed in Marzio, as per the Italian name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancus_Marcius Rome's legendary fourth king]]; Michiru was given the similar-sounding Milena, deriving from a Slavic word meaning "gracious", "pleasant" or "dear"; Hotaru was renamed Ottavia, a name of Roman origin translating as "the eighth one" in a subtle hint to her being the (unknowing) eight member of the Death Busters and a connection to Mistress 9 (whose name keeps the numerical reference). Early comprimaries tend to have well-thought names too (most notably, Queen Serenity, who states being the origin of the legend of Selene, was flat-out renamed that), while villains are given names that sound evil (in particular, Mistress 9 is changed into "Despota 9", translated as "''Tyrant'' 9") or, if named after stones, often get their stone's name, that to Italians just sound wrong for the most part (Emeraude's Italian name Esmeralda being the exception, as it's a legitimate Italian name).

* The changing of the main character's name is also rather well thought out. Usagi Tsukino is a reference to the MoonRabbit, which is unheard of in Western mythology, therefore [[DubNameChange her name becomes Serena]] -- a reference to Selene, the Greek Goddess of the Moon. It also comes from 'serenity' -- which is her true mother's name. There's a further bit of this when it comes to her daughter as well. 'Chibi-usa' essentially means 'Usagi Jr'. In the original English dub, it's translated to Rini, which is short for Serena, so the daughter remains named after her mother in some way.

** "Day of Destiny" is a woolseyism in hindsight. The changed plot point of the entire cast surviving the battle (rather than dying and being resurrected), arguably works better in the long run compared to the original episode. By the time Sailor Moon finished its first dub season in North America (1995), ''Super S'' (The fourth season) was already airing in Japan. Defenders say it likely would've created a needlessly awkward situation to just suddenly [[KillEmAll kill off the cast]], even [[ResetButton if temporary]], considering there are [[SavedByCanon two whole seasons worth of episodes]] afterwards, and Sailor Moon comes back anyway in the first episode of the next season.

* Most names of the main characters in the Italian dub were quite well thought: Usagi, to go with her bunny theme, was simply renamed as Bunny; Ami kept her name but was pronounced the English way, sounding similar to [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi another magical girl that at the time was well-known in Italy]]; Rei was dubbed Rea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia a Roman mythological character connected to Mars]] that ''everyone'' would have known; Makoto got renamed Morea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morea an old name for the Peloponnese]]; Minako was changed in Marta, the Italian form of Martha, that translates as "the Lady" as per her Season 1 portrayal; Mamoru was renamed in Marzio, as per the Italian name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancus_Marcius Rome's legendary fourth king]]; Michiru was given the similar-sounding Milena, deriving from a Slavic word meaning "gracious", "pleasant" or "dear"; Hotaru was renamed Ottavia, a name of Roman origin translating as "the eighth one" in a subtle hint to her being the (unknowing) eight member of the Death Busters and a connection to Mistress 9 (whose name keeps the numerical reference). Early comprimaries tend to have well-thought names too (most notably, Queen Serenity, who states being the origin of the legend of Selene, was flat-out renamed that), while villains are given names that sound evil (in particular, Mistress 9 is changed into "Despota 9", translated as "''Tyrant'' 9") or, if named after stones, often get their stone's name, [[UncannyValley that to Italians just sound wrong]] for the most part (Emeraude's Italian name Esmeralda being the exception, as it's a legitimate Italian name).

** Likewise there are some that prefer the English Dub's theme for the final battle in the movie "Promise of the Rose"- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV3AdFBqUP4 Power of Love]] over the original theme "Moon's Revenge".

!! ''Franchise/SailorMoon''

* From the first episode in the original, Usagi's mother sees Usagi's test and punishes her by basically kicking her out of the house telling her to "think about what she's done". The [=DiC=] dub changes this to her being told to go to the library and study. Kicking a kid out of the house would come off as really harsh (and possibly counter-productive) to an American, but sending the kid to the library to study sounds appropriate.

-->'''Cloverway''': I haven't even ''done'' anything!
-->'''Viz''': But I didn't even DO anything! Stage out, Toge!

* Nephrite's death becomes even ''more'' sad in the [=DiC=] dub, thanks to the line "Don't forget me". At the very end of Sailor Moon season one... ''ouch''.
* The changing of the main character's name is also rather well thought out. Usagi Tsukino is a reference to the MoonRabbit, which is unheard of in Western mythology. Therefore her name becomes Serena -- a reference to Selene, the Greek Goddess of the Moon. It also comes from 'serenity' -- which is her true mother's name. There's a further bit of this when it comes to her daughter as well. 'Chibi-usa' essentially means 'Usagi Jr'. In the original English dub, it's translated to Rini, which is short for Serena. So the daughter remains named after her mother in some way.
* Likewise are the other Guardians' name changes. 'Ami' becomes the much similar English name Amy. Rei's name is unchanged except for the spelling (it's now 'Raye'). Makoto is changed to 'Lita' because it is similar to 'lightning' -- and Makoto's full name is a reference to her ShockAndAwe. Minako is changed to Mina, which was already a nickname for her in the Japanese. Haruka gets changed to Amara, which means both 'bitter' and 'to love' -- which rather matches her personality. Michiru is similar to Ami and changed to the elegant and also similar-sounding Michelle. Setsuna's name means 'sad' or 'lonely' and was changed to Trista -- which is also the Spanish word for sad. Hotaru's name was unchanged.
* Zoycite was changed to be a woman to avoid any homosexual undertones of the villains for a show aimed at a younger audience. Thanks to her voice actress's HamAndCheese performance, there were many fans of the change.

* Quite a few fan fictions using the original Japanese names tend to use “the Negaverse” over “the Dark Kingdom”.

* Most names of the main characters in the Italian dub were quite well thought: Usagi, to go with her bunny theme, was simply renamed as Bunny; Ami kept her name but was pronounced the English way, sounding similar to [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi another magical girl that at the time was well known in Italy]]; Rei was dubbed Rea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia a Roman mythological character connected to Mars]] that ''everyone'' would have known; Makoto got renamed Morea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morea an old name for the Peloponnese]]; Minako was changed in Marta, the Italian form of Martha, that translates as "The Lady" as per her season 1 portrayal; Mamoru was renamed in Marzio, as per the Italian name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancus_Marcius Rome's legendary fourth king]]; Michiru was given the similar-sounding Milena, deriving from a Slavic word meaning"gracious", "pleasant" or "dear"; Hotaru was renamed Ottavia, a name of Roman origin translating as "the eighth one" in a subtle hint to her being the (unknowing) eight member of the Death Busters and a connection to Mistress 9 (whose name keeps the numerical reference). Early comprimaries tend to have well thought names too (most notably, Queen Serenity, who states being the origin of the legend of Selene, was flat-out renamed that), while villains are given names that sound evil (in particular, Mistress 9 is changed into "Despota 9", translated as "''Tyrant'' 9") or, if named after stones, often get their stone's name, [[UncannyValley that to Italians just sound wrong]] for the most part (Emeraude's Italian name Esmeralda being the exception, as it's a legitimate Italian name).

* In the final battle against Queen Beryl the theme music was used in the original version, which many thought sounded out of place. For the English dub DiC created an original song called "Carry On" and had that play out during the battle instead, even those that preferred the sub admitted that the dub's music fit bitter since it was specifically made to fit the animation.

* "Remless" as "lemures" is a bit more of a subjective example -- the Cloverway dub changed the "Lemures" to "Remless". While "Lemures" do fit in the manga, the campy [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] are that way because their dreams were stolen; dreaming usually occurs in the R.E.M. (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep -- so it [[LuckyTranslation actually makes sense]] they're called "R.E.M."-less.

* Most names of the main characters in the Italian dub were quite well thought: Usagi, to go with her bunny theme, was simply renamed as Bunny; Ami kept her name but was pronounced the English way, sounding similar to [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi another magical girl that at the time was well known in Italy]]; Rei was dubbed Rea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia a Roman mythological character connected to Mars]] that ''everyone'' would have known; Makoto got renamed Morea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morea an old name for the Peloponnese]]; Minako was changed in Marta, the Italian form of Martha, that translates as "The Lady" as per her season 1 portrayal; Mamoru was renamed in Marzio, as per the Italian name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancus_Marcius Rome's legendary fourth king]]; Michiru was given the similar-sounding Milena, deriving from a Slavic word meaning"gracious", "pleasant" or "dear"; Hotaru was renamed Ottavia, a name of Roman origin translating as "the eighth one" in a subtle hint to her being the (unknowing) eight member of the Death Busters and a connection to Mistress 9 (whose name keeps the numerical reference). Early comprimaries tend to have well thought names too (most notably, Queen Serenity, who states being the origin of the legend of Selene, was flat-out renamed that), while villains are given names that sound evil (in particular, Mistress 9 is changed into "Despota 9", translated as "''Tyrant'' 9") or, if named after stones, often get their stone's name, [[UncannyValley that to Italians just sound wrong]] for the most part (Emeraude's Italian name Esmeralda being the exception, as it's a legitimate Italian name).

* In the Japanese, after Nehellenia throws Chibi Moon off her rising debris platform, and Sailor Moon finishes up a brief BSOD, she turns around and says "I won't lose to you!" and jumps off to rescue Chibi Moon. In the original English dub, she says "I still pity you." Directing this at Nehellenia, who was always envious of Sailor Moon and the Silver Millennium and her kingdom and who can't stand when people pity her, this line was delivered with much more sting and emphasized Usagi's demeanor more effectively.

* "Remless" as "lemures" is a bit more of a subjective example -- the Cloverway dub changed the "Lemures" to "Remless". While "Lemures" do fit in the manga, the campy [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] are that way because their dreams were stolen; dreaming usually occurs in the R.E.M. (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep, -- so it [[LuckyTranslation actually makes sense]] they're called "R.E.M."-less.

* Most names of the main characters in the Italian dub were quite well thought: Usagi, to go with her bunny theme, was simply renamed as Bunny; Ami kept her name but was pronounced the English way, sounding similar to [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi another magical girl that at the time was well known in Italy]]; Rei was dubbed Rea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia a Roman mythological character connected to Mars]] that ''everyone'' would have known; Makoto got renamed Morea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morea an old name for the Peloponnese]]; Minako was changed in Marta, the Italian form of Martha, that translates as "The Lady" as per her season 1 portrayal; Mamoru was renamed in Marzio, as per the Italian name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancus_Marcius Rome's legendary fourth king]]; Michiru was given the similar-sounding Milena, deriving from a Slavic word meaning"gracious", "pleasant" or "dear"; Hotaru was renamed Ottavia, a name of Roman origin translating as "the eighth one" in a subtle hint to her being the (unknowing) eight member of the Death Busters and a connection to Mistress 9 (whose name keeps the numerical reference). Early comprimaries tend to have well thought names too (most notably, Queen Serenity, who states being the origin of the legend of Selene, was flat-out renamed that), while villains are given names that sound evil (in particular, Mistress 9 is changed into "Despota 9", translated as "''Tyrant'' 9") or, if named after stones, often get their stone's name, [[UncannyValley that to Italians just sound wrong]] for the most part (Emeraude's Italian name Esmeralda being the exception, as it's a legitimate Italian name).
* In the final [=SuperS=] episode (and final episode of the original dub), Usagi's last line to Queen Nehelenia was "I won't lose." In the Cloverway dub? "I still pity you." To some, this line has a lot more impact.

* Most names of the main characters in the Italian dub were quite well thought: Usagi, to go with her bunny theme, was simply renamed as Bunny; Ami kept her name but was pronounced the English way, sounding similar to [[Anime/MagicalStarMagicalEmi another magical girl that at the time was well known in Italy]]; Rei was dubbed Rea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia a Roman mythological character connected to Mars]] that ''everyone'' would have known; Makoto got renamed Morea in reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morea an old name for the Peloponnese]]; Minako was changed in Marta, the Italian form of Martha, that translates as "The Lady" as per her season 1 portrayal; Mamoru was renamed in Marzio, as per the Italian name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancus_Marcius Rome's legendary fourth king]]; Michiru was given the similar-sounding Milena, deriving from a Slavic word meaning"gracious", "pleasant" or "dear"; Hotaru was renamed Ottavia, a name of Roman origin translating as "the eighth one" in a subtle hint to her being the (unknowing) eight member of the Death Busters and a connection to Mistress 9 (whose name keeps the numerical reference). Early comprimaries tend to have well thought names too (most notably, Queen Serenity, who states being the origin of the legend of Selene, was flat-out renamed that), while villains are given names that sound evil (in particular, Mistress 9 is changed into "Despota 9", translated as "''Tyrant'' 9") or, if named after stones, often get their stone's name, [[UncannyValley that to Italians just sound wrong]] for the most part (Emeraude's Italian name Esmeralda being the exception, as it's a legitimate Italian name).

* In the Japanese, after Nehellenia throws Chibi Moon off her rising debris platform, and Sailor Moon finishes up a brief BSOD, she turns around and says "I won't lose to you!" and jumps off to rescue Chibi Moon. In the English dub, she says "I still pity you." Directing this at Nehellenia, who was always envious of Sailor Moon and the Silver Millennium and her kingdom and who can't stand when people pity her, this line was delivered with much more sting and emphasized Usagi's demeanor more effectively.

* ''Yes'', it is possible for the original English dub of ''Sailor Moon'' to actually have a line in English that manages to one-up the original, and it happened in the final dubbed episode too. After Nehellenia throws Chibi Moon off her rising debris platform, and Sailor Moon finishes up a brief BSOD, she turns around and says "I won't lose to you!" and jumps off to rescue Chibi Moon. Her final line to her in Cloverway dub English? "I still pity you." Directing this at Nehellenia, who was always envious of Sailor Moon and the Silver Millennium and her kingdom and who can't stand when people pity her, this line is more effective and leaves more of a sting. Ironically, Nehellenia's actual redemption arc was never dubbed.
* From the first episode, Usagi's mother sees Udagi's test and punishes her by basically kicking her out of the house telling her to "think about what she's done". The [=DiC=] dub changes this to her being told to go to the library and study, which comes off as more tough love. After all, instead of punishing, Usagi's mother gives her a corrective action (To study in the library where she is presumably free of distractions)

** The suffixes and prefixes of some Lemures were also translated to an english counterpart. For example, Junjun's Lemures (Which are male) have "Dude" in their names, while the aforementioned "Ms. Togetoge" was originally "[=TogeToge=] Jou".
* The "Dieting episode". As mentioned in SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, the dub makes it more appropriate for North Americans by instead talking about the dangers of exercising until you drop and how there are healthier ways to lose weight. Furthermore, Usagi's classmates say that their parents don't want them to diet, referencing they are growing teenagers.

* Zoycite as a woman is actually quite popular with the English-speaking fanbase. It helps that her voice actress was very talented and made Zoycite wonderfully hammy and crazy.

* A small one, but from the episode that introduces Tellu is the final confrontation between her and Mimete. In the Japanese, Tellu just says "goodbye, idiot" before pulling the plug. In the original English dub, she says "Ta ta, Mimete". To elaborate, Mimete stole an assignment from her by imitating Dr Tomoe's voice. She was caught out when she signed off saying "ta ta", which Telulu recognised as something the doctor would never say. So she turns it into an IronicEcho and rubs Mimete's last slip-up in her face before getting revenge.

* One of the many [[RunningGag running gags]] is Usagi's inability to write legible kanji. Both dubs say she has horrible ''hand''writing... thus carrying over the intent.

* ''Yes'', it is possible for the original English dub of ''Sailor Moon'' to actually have a line in English that manages to one-up the original, and it happened in the final dubbed episode too. After Nehellenia throws Chibi Moon off her rising debris platform, and Sailor Moon finishes up a brief BSOD, she turns around and says "I won't lose to you!" and jumps off to rescue Chibi Moon. Her final line to her in Cloverway dub English? "I still pity you." Directing this at Nehellenia, who was always envious of Sailor Moon and the Silver Millennium and her kingdom, this line is more effective and leaves more of a sting. Ironically, Nehellenia's actual redemption arc was never dubbed.

* "Remless" as "lemures" is a bit more of a subjective example -- the dub changed the "Lemures" to "Remless". While "Lemures" do fit in the manga, the campy [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] are that way because their dreams were stolen -- and it actually makes sense in a really weird way.

** The suffixes and prefixes of some Lemures were also translated to an english counterpart. For example, Junjun's Lemures (Which are male) have "Dude" in their names, while the aforementioned "Ms. Togetoge" was originally "TogeToge Jou".

* Likewise are the other Senshi's name changes. 'Ami' becomes the much similar English name Amy. Rei's name is unchanged except for the spelling (it's now 'Raye'). Makoto is changed to 'Lita' because it is similar to 'lightning' -- and Makoto's full name is a reference to her ShockAndAwe. Minako is changed to Mina, which was already a nickname for her in the Japanese. Haruka gets changed to Amara, which means both 'bitter' and 'to love' -- which rather matches her personality. Michiru is similar to Ami and changed to the elegant and also similar-sounding Michelle. Setsuna's name means 'sad' or 'lonely' and was changed to Trista -- which is also the Spanish word for sad. Hotaru's name was unchanged.

** In the Cloverway sub, the Lemures often had a quote related to their habits when they were defeated. Whereas in the original, they just said "Stage out!" Viz for the most part stayed true to the original script... but maintained the joke with Ms. Togetoge being defeated without doing anything:

* Black Lady's CleanDubName [[DubNameChange Change]] to "Wicked Lady", retaining the general sense of [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast villainy]].

* Usagi's nickname "odango" is a reference to the fact that her hairstyle looks like an odango[[note]]a round ball of sweetened rice flour typically served on a skewer[[/note]]. "Dumpling" would be an appropriate translation, but in North America, dumplings look much different[[note]]North America has a wide variety of sweet and savory dumplings, but they are not only much larger than odangos, but their shape tends to be oblong[[/note]]. As such, "odango" was changed to "meatball", since the shape and size are almost exactly the same.

* Quite a few fan fictions using the original Japanese names tend to use “the Negaverse” over “the Dark Kingdom”.

* One of the many [[RunningGag running gags]] is Usagi's inability to write legible kanji. Both dubs say she has horrible ''hand''writing... thus carrying over the intent.