Why is Sailor Moon (2014) not airing on TV?


The new Sailor Moon seems to be showing on Niconico exclusively. Why would it
not air on TV, or both?




Like **senshin** mentioned, nobody really knows for sure. One possible
speculation floating around is if Toei has another series on TV in July (Say,
**Precure** or **Dragon Ball Kai** ) they wouldn't want it to compete with
**Sailor Moon Crystal**...but even that explanation doesn't make much sense.

Most likely, streaming **Crystal** on an online service such as NicoNico is
the easiest way of reaching an international market, since NicoNico _will_ be
streaming **SMC** with 10 different subtitled languages available. Online
streaming _could_ be the easiest way for Toei to keep track of how well
**Crystal** does (internationally and in Japan), either before creating more
seasons or airing it on Japanese TV.




Like **senshin** mentioned, nobody really knows for sure. One possible
speculation floating around is if Toei has another series on TV in July (Say,
**Precure** or **Dragon Ball Kai** ) they wouldn't want it to compete with
**Sailor Moon Crystal**...but even that explanation doesn't make much sense.

Most likely, streaming **Crystal** on an online service such as NicoNico is
the easiest way of reaching an international market, since NicoNico _will_ be
streaming **SMC** with 10 different subtitled languages available. Online
streaming _could_ be the easiest way for Toei to keep track of how well
**Crystal** does (internationally and in Japan), either before creating more
seasons or airing it on Japanese TV.

