The opening of sailor Moon It became one of the most iconic songs of the 90s, and to this day many fans continue to sing it.
Moonlight no Densetsuknown in Spanish as Luz de Luna, arrived in March 1991 with the interpretation of dali Y Misae Takamatsubut a Twitter user discovered that it could be a plagiarism of another song.
Emma Takenawa discovered that the opening of sailor Moon is practically identical to a theme that arrived the same year under the name of Yume wa Majolica Missand if you don’t believe me, I’ll leave it below.
This song was performed by the duet Key West Clubformed by the singers azuma keiko Y Nakatani Mikiand although it sounds identical the letter is completely different.
Thanks to the broken phone, there was no shortage of people who claimed that the anime’s opening was a plagiarism of this musical theme, but in reality there is nothing illegal in its composition.
The true story of Sailor Moon’s opening ‘plagiarism’
In accordance with Sora News 24once the producers of the anime decided that the tune was ideal to open their work, Toei Animation business with the singers and the owners of the rights of Yume wa Majolica MissAnd so they came to an agreement.
The version used in sailor Moon It had some arrangements, in addition to changes in the lyrics, and as you surely know, it ended up overshadowing the original theme.
In addition to the song becoming catchier, the duet Key West Club broke up a short time later, which contributed to their impact on the music scene drastically diminishing and they fell into oblivion.
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