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Sailor Moon is the quintessential magical girl anime created by Naoko Takeuchi and published in Kodansha's shojo manga magazine. The series was immediately popular upon its 1992 release, and it still attracts new fans today who enjoy the original anime and manga alongside the current reboot Sailor Moon Crystal. Sailor Moon Crystal is a manga-loyal adaptation that has fewer filler episodes and more streamlined character arcs but the same central characters and plots.

The story of Sailor Moon follows the sweet and precocious protagonist Usagi Tsukino, who transforms into the intergalactic superhero Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon battles cosmic villains and eldritch horrors with the help of her fellow Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask. With a sprawling cast of characters spread out across the franchise, it can get hard to keep track of everyone who is introduced. From the first season to Sailor Stars, here is every important character from the original Sailor Moon anime.

Exclusive: Gia Sandhu (The Mysterious Benedict Society) has signed on to executive produce and star in Alterations, the first feature from writer-director Sean Wainsteim.

In the film, a woman and a non-verbal girl serving as live-in caregivers are invited to stay in a house where their every desire is fulfilled, as long as they mend mysterious clothing for fairytale creatures.

Sandhu will play Leila, the woman traveling with rebellious 12-year-old Nadia and a suitcase of her belongings, who is desperate for a safe place to call home. When she finds a situation that seems too good to be true, she’s willing to ignore some… odd occurrences and make the best of things. As she starts to uncover her role in a larger narrative, Leila is forced to balance her time with Nadia with explorations into her own power, creativity and ability to change.

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Confirmed guests attending the 2012 "Fan Expo Canada", @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, August 23-26, celebrating comic books, animation, science fiction and video gaming, will include actors Rose McGowan ("Charmed"), Gillian Anderson and William B. Davis ("The X-Files").

Also confirmed are actors Julie Benz ("Dexter"), LeVar Burton ("Star Trek: The Next Generation"), Jamie Bamber ("Battlestar Galactica") and Norman Reedus ("The Walking Dead").

Screenwriter David Hayter ("Watchmen") will also attend with director John Carpenter ("The Thing") and more confirmed actors including Chris Sarandon ("The Night Before Christmas"), Kate Mulgrew ("Star Trek Voyager"), Joe Flanigan ("Stargate Atlantis"), Amanda Tapping ("Stargate"), Lou Ferrigno ("The Incredible Hulk"), John Barrowman ("Doctor Who"), Alan Tudyk ("Firefly"), David Prowse ("Star Wars"), Sean Patrick Flannery ("The Boondock Saints") and Christopher Lloyd ("Back to The Future").

With more than 80,000 fans expected and 700 exhibitors/retail vendors covering over 400,000 square feet, the event will also present a special 'Masquerade Ball', the official...

Chicago – For fans of comic strip legend Georges “Hergé” Rémi’s celebrated investigative reporter and trusty canine sidekick, director Stéphanie Bernasconi’s short-lived TV series from the early ’90s represented the ideal adaptation of the Belgian author’s work. Unlike Belvision’s series of the late ’50s and early ’60s, Bernasconi stuck to the original design, structure and spirit of Rémi’s internationally beloved books.

Yet for American audiences unfamiliar with Tintinology, it’s doubtful this low-key French-Canadian co-production will get their pulses pounding and minds enticed for Steven Spielberg’s big screen version, which has already made a sizable splash overseas. The show is an ideal fit for youngsters—it has a gentle spirit and remains upbeat even during cliffhanger episodes, but still has enough tangible danger to excite kids. Older viewers, however, are guaranteed to find this show a dull, blandly animated babysitter.

DVD Rating: 2.5/5.0

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