They weren't "secretly" lovers in Japan, they made it pretty obvious by saying things like: "You're hurting me! I want you to touch me gently." "Later, when we're alone."
@@ahornminze No, they didn't! The "he" only appeared like 2 or 3 times and was a dub mistake! They clearly said she was a girl and always used "she" after that!
I like how they rub in the word "cousin" into every sentence they could get. My favorites: "They're girls, and cousins, too!" "Fantastic! They're the best cousins in the world!" "The sea is roaring, cousin! Get to the motor-cross training ground! Quick!"
It would have been better if they only mentioned once in a while instead of 24/7, like the seen where Lita asks how they meet works but in other places it doesn’t
0:18 “ so how’d you guys meet then “ “ we’re cousins, we grew up together” “We’ve been inseparable since we were born” *starts blushing for no apparent reason*
Same. The original english dub was my first time watching the anime, and I remember the scene where Michelle walks over to Amara and they do that hand thing, and Amara’s just like, “So. What’s up?” And I remember thinking, “Riiiiiight... that’s weird.”
@Odilianne And I agree with that, it wasn't accepted by certain people but it certainly wasn't just Christians at the time was the point I was trying to make. At least Christians have some semblance of a reason for being homophobes (though it doesn't make it any better) but atheists? Even today I'm baffled that not all atheist straights are allies, they have no reason to hate us. They just do it because they think it's "gross". It's embarrassing, really.
The funny thing is that Aquiles and Patroclus were both cousins AND lovers. They both were descendants of the Myrmidon kings, but how closely related they were depends on the source (furdest being second or third cousins, I think).
It's so great they're cousins. It's really great. That's why I love how they can't go a single episode without mentioning the fact that they're cousins. I also really love the cousinly moment at the end. "Leave it to me, Cuz" while inches away from her face. I'm glad that my cousin and I are finally being represented doing what we cousins always do.
It was probably "Leave it to me babe" but of course they had to change it CUZ KIDS CANT SEE GAY CHARACTERS AH BUT INCEST IS FINE! (I'm being sarcastic)
Imagery: Gay Stance: Couple-like Music: Romantic Rosepetals: Really bringing it home that they are gay On-Looker: *"fanTaStIC ThEy'Re tHE BeST CoUsINS iN ThE woRlD"*
I don’t expect that episode (full of implied girl crushes) to get an English dub at all 💀 I wonder if they cut a lot of shit out cuz I need to see that for myself
I love how even when their true identities are a secret and they're transformed into Uranus and Neptune, everyone else still seems to know that they're cousins. They must radiate cousin vibes lol
It's so great that they're cousins, they're the best cousins to have ever cousined. They're girls, and cousins too! Did I mention they're really good at being cousins?
@@eddierosales5607 Yeah but the fact that it actually looks like Uranus kissing her is what make this hilarious. They've made all this effort to edit this into the show and it still looks gay because Mamoru's and Uranus' haircuts are too similar.
Me and my sister were so naive as a kids , we never suspected anything about this “cousins" , never even focus into that it was more about the comedy and action
@@HumanB312 That's probably what she calls Amara when they role play. "You will be Brad, the cutest Guy in School. Here, put that Moustache on." "Honey, just admit that you're bi already."
NO REALLY GUYS THEY ARE COUSINS REALLY I SWEAR. NO HOMOSEXUAL ROMANCE AT ALL. NOPE ITS BRAD SHE KISSED HES JUST GOT A VERY FEMININE OUTLINE WE SWEAR!!!
+Blacksun388 It still looks like a male outline to me, even if it is feminine. Another commenters says Brad has boobs, but that could be interpreted as just a loose shirt. Still, it's clear that something's up when the "cousins" violate each other's personal bubble.
+Blacksun388 It was definitely a male outline. In the original japanese Michiru is telling the girls a story. Something like "The very first kiss in the world was Adam and Eve." Which is what the cutaway is supposed to be an image of. lol I have watched this too many times.
I remember when first watching sailor moon i watched this dub. And now I'm cackling at how Neptune screamed when thrown over the water fall she said "ᵃᵃᵃʰʰʰʰ"
Damn, I actually BELIEVED that they were cousins when I was little. (You know, you don't see a lot of other works that had cousin duos fighting crime) It was only until I was around 12 that I did discover that they were anything BUT. But hey, I didn't realize that homosexuality existed at the time, so...
rainbow think it means more like the idea of homosexuality is inconceivable to a young child's mind when growing up watching princesses falling for princes and vice versa. I can't remember my "oh snap, boys can love boys and girls can love girls that way too" moment, but I do remember a phase when I never thought homosexuality existed. And when I did find out, it was hammered into me that it was a bad thing. Le shrug
I remember how awkward I felt as a kid, because on one side, there was this HUGE romantic tension while on the other side there was this huge emphasis on them being "cousins". Thank you prudish dub for making a 12yo feel awkward, lol
LOLOLOL I love the giant hole that Amara & Michelle AND Uranus & Neptune just so happen to be cousins. Uranus & Neptune introduce themselves as such. 'Sailor Uranus, acting magnificently WITH MY COUSIN'
I don’t care what anyone says about the old dub. It was one of the first things that made me discover I was gay. Yeah there was censorship like “cousins”, but it still raised conversation and helped us get to where we are today where shows are more accepting. We don’t live in an ideal world. We have to start from somewhere and I’m glad they let this show air in the 90s.
absolute clownery
can we be cousins?
LETS ALL BECOME COUSINS
Can't believe I'd find you here. Your songs are 👌👌👌.
TOO TRUE USER TESSA VIOLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG it's Tessa!!! Love you ❤
In japan : secret lovers
In USA : alabama cousins
They weren't "secretly" lovers in Japan, they made it pretty obvious by saying things like: "You're hurting me! I want you to touch me gently." "Later, when we're alone."
@@ahornminze No, they didn't! The "he" only appeared like 2 or 3 times and was a dub mistake! They clearly said she was a girl and always used "she" after that!
@@sailorcat yeah they are girls AND gay
😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭
Sailor Cat and I oop sksksks
*B R A D T H E C U T E S T G U Y I N S C H O O L*
He's a super pretty Boy.
Aka Amara because she might be lying! 😂😭
He looked a lot like my cousin...
“How did you two meet?” What an odd thing to ask cousins.
sus
WE’RE COUSINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@1 month ago ikr I know it's not like they're lovers
They're not cousins
@@mskuruta9359 no shit
"no homo" taken to the nth level
*lips barely touching*
Leave it to me, cuz
The little "okay" after really gets me tho
"Mhm. Ok."
They're breathing family love into each other, that's all.
Cuzzzzz xD
I like how they rub in the word "cousin" into every sentence they could get. My favorites:
"They're girls, and cousins, too!"
"Fantastic! They're the best cousins in the world!"
"The sea is roaring, cousin! Get to the motor-cross training ground! Quick!"
It kinda feels like they were really unhappy about being forced to change them from lovers to cousins, so they made it REALLY obvious out of spite.
2:01 doesn't any pair of cousins talk like that casually? In alabama at least
Replace cousin with girlfriend and now it’ll fit.
@@lightdarkequivalent7143 Yeah, I call my cousin "cousin" but we don't make such a big deal out of being friends... and cousins, too!
It would have been better if they only mentioned once in a while instead of 24/7, like the seen where Lita asks how they meet works but in other places it doesn’t
Even as a naïve kid, I had to wonder.... why was the fact they were cousins making people blush?
Lmao exactly
I thought it was because they were embarrassed asking a dumb question, but it was weird for me watching this too, and was confused every time.
I can't believe they thought we didn't know better...!! 😅
Damn that's crazy
@@yamiyugipokemon99I can't believe they thought incest was better for kids than seeing lesbians
0:18 “ so how’d you guys meet then “
“ we’re cousins, we grew up together”
“We’ve been inseparable since we were born”
*starts blushing for no apparent reason*
Frr! Like wtf! And why are they're so many likes, but no comments? Even more wtf!
Does anyone know what the original Japanese said in that scene?
@@Vidaluz09 Haruka compliment's Makoto's earrings. That's it 😂
+Vidaluz On what’s even funnier is they met in school
when i saw that seen when i was younger i took that as makoto having a crush on haruka😂
There they are. The sweetest, most loving couple in the entire universe. Like the most trusting love.
Amara, Michele
ᗩᑎᗪ ᗷᖇᗩᗪ
oH B R aD
Like PewDiePie and sive
I'm dying at your comment and this FONT 😹😹😹😹
IM WHEEZING
Hahaha
Even when I was a kid I called bullshit on the "Cousins" thing.
My cousins didn't act like that so I knew something was up.
Literally NO COUSIN acts like that XD
@@Berries20 except in Alabama
Same. The original english dub was my first time watching the anime, and I remember the scene where Michelle walks over to Amara and they do that hand thing, and Amara’s just like, “So. What’s up?” And I remember thinking, “Riiiiiight... that’s weird.”
I watched both eng sub & dub and let me tell you I was just 100% confused 100% of the time
“They’re girls-“
Yes.....
“-and cousins too”
NO.
LIES
“They’re girls, and cousins, too.”
Lmao we get it, you don’t want your kids to catch the gay
@Odilianne And I agree with that, it wasn't accepted by certain people but it certainly wasn't just Christians at the time was the point I was trying to make. At least Christians have some semblance of a reason for being homophobes (though it doesn't make it any better) but atheists? Even today I'm baffled that not all atheist straights are allies, they have no reason to hate us. They just do it because they think it's "gross". It's embarrassing, really.
Burn Angel that doesn't mean it's sensible to agree with them.
They just want them to catch the incest instead.
@@ARC1300 yes
lol "catch the gay"
“I’m not lonely without a boyfriend”
Because your “cousin” is your girlfriend
Zahir Mack asdfghjkl u found my old comment
@@prehearts I did too... but holy s* I'm late.
@@l.a.i2571 nobody is ever late to my old comments
@@prehearts It's a honor to me
Rhode Island
When Sailor Moon was released in Alabama, they had to change a few things to fit the demographic
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Underrated comment😂😂
AHAHAH
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They also made Soisite get the operation
"Staff, we need a male name for our hetero propaganda"
"BrAd"
It's not gay if you're related.
Then its just incest and there is no gay incest
@@nicklikesnikes a wise man once said "incest has no tangible consequences if its gay"
this could be sung to the tune of gay or european
Yet, conversely, you're always related if you're gay
Wait
“It was with Brad, the coolest guy in school...” **shows a clearly feminine figure**
*cutest
what kills me is the dialogue implies they were both there sharing this first kiss with the elusive brad
@@Matthy63 Oh my god it does.
Is funny because the silhouette is actually tuxedo mask and sailor moon
@@Matthy63 That's all the confirmation That's needed...
It was Adam and eve in the original
"We are cousins, we grew up together.
We've been inseparable since we were born, we can almost read each other's minds"
"Like best friends?" *blushes*
Righttt
“She already has a best friend”
I WISH THEY COULD EDIT IT TO MAKE THEM NOT BLUSH XD
Best friends with benefits
@@realhumanpersonnotafrog2241 LOL
"Flawless job guys 10/10 just like Achilles and Patroclus! The cousin trick works everytime"
The funny thing is that Aquiles and Patroclus were both cousins AND lovers.
They both were descendants of the Myrmidon kings, but how closely related they were depends on the source (furdest being second or third cousins, I think).
@@carloszapata847this is Ancient Greek mythology we’re talking about. Everyone was related to each other
It's so great they're cousins. It's really great. That's why I love how they can't go a single episode without mentioning the fact that they're cousins. I also really love the cousinly moment at the end. "Leave it to me, Cuz" while inches away from her face. I'm glad that my cousin and I are finally being represented doing what we cousins always do.
This comment... i'm in tears... lmao
LMAO
Salior Moon had incest before Alabama was cool
This is an achievement to the cousin community
My stomach hurts🤣🤣🤣💀
"Leave it to me, cousin" she whispers seductively 3 inches from her face...
Cuz*
@@GAnimeRO Thank you for your insightful contribution
"Mhmm, okay." Her cousin nodded in the affirmative
thousandth like 😼
Omg guys stop I’m dying
*gets up really close to ur lips*
leave it to me .... cus.
My favorite
I bet she wanted to say "cuz I'M GAY! "
SWEET HOME-
jesus, did they not think for five seconds an incest vibe is weirder than idk, a loving relationship that happens to be homosexual...
It was probably "Leave it to me babe" but of course they had to change it CUZ KIDS CANT SEE GAY CHARACTERS AH BUT INCEST IS FINE! (I'm being sarcastic)
How to family-zone someone
"So I'm not lonely without a boyfriend. I don't think about it at all"
Yeah, that one is probably true
Honestly, that’s the clearest it is that Amara and Michelle are lovers and not cousins.
Japan: Cute lesbian relationship.
US: sWeEt HoMe AlAbAmA
HAHA LMAO
lol
Best comment
you win comment of the year omg
@@idontfeelsogood6056 you win the name of the year. Nothing else can make me cry more.
Imagery: Gay
Stance: Couple-like
Music: Romantic
Rosepetals: Really bringing it home that they are gay
On-Looker: *"fanTaStIC ThEy'Re tHE BeST CoUsINS iN ThE woRlD"*
"They are girls andcousinstoo"
They tried very hard fitting the last part in there, didn't they 😂
"We're cousins! We grew up together."
I love how puzzled Lita looks. She's so not buying it.
And then she blushes for some reason lol
I don’t expect that episode (full of implied girl crushes) to get an English dub at all 💀 I wonder if they cut a lot of shit out cuz I need to see that for myself
@@tiamysticFrom what I remember, cloverway didn’t remove any episodes like dic did, but they would edit and change episodes like dic did.
NEPTUNE'S SCREAM AS SHE WAS FALLING WAS THE BEST
“Aaaaaaa!”
She sounded like when Heather screams in Silent Hill 3.
I love how even when their true identities are a secret and they're transformed into Uranus and Neptune, everyone else still seems to know that they're cousins. They must radiate cousin vibes lol
Big Cousin Energy
Be Cousin, Do Chores
@@dracocrusher BE COUSIN DO CHORES I CANT
It's so great that they're cousins, they're the best cousins to have ever cousined. They're girls, and cousins too! Did I mention they're really good at being cousins?
I know this is a year late… but man this comment slayed me 😂😂😂
@@alexanderfleming4523 Thank you, thank you.
I'm good at being cousins with my fictional crus-I MEAN COUSIN!! HE'S MY COUSIN AND BEST FRIEND! /j
Yeah I cousin my cousins like this all the time.
They're the best cousins in the world!!!
“I remember my first kiss like it was yesterday. It was with Brad, the cutest guy in the school.”
**Insert Uranus kissing her**
Weird flex but okay...
😂😂😂
Actually when I looked at it in higher quality it’s Mamoru kissing Usagi
@@eddierosales5607 Yeah but the fact that it actually looks like Uranus kissing her is what make this hilarious. They've made all this effort to edit this into the show and it still looks gay because Mamoru's and Uranus' haircuts are too similar.
Basically one of the biggest "no-homo" cop-outs in television history
“Look, we just REALLY want you to know that they are *definitely* cousins and _nothing else.“_
No one:
J.K.Rowling: Dumbledore and Grindelwald were cousins.
I, uh, may have stolen your joke and put it on Facebook.
Oh, Come on that has been obvious since the last book.
fuck dude i just *HAD* to laugh
Fantastic incest and where to ride them
@@HiFutureMeHowAreYou oh you amazing person. Damn.
As a kid I could never understand why everyone blushed when they said "we're cousins"😂😂
the terrible english dub will always hold a special place in my heart.
'THEY'RE GIRLS AND COUSINS TOO'
* gets real close *
* whispers *
*Leave it to me cuz*
Me and my sister were so naive as a kids , we never suspected anything about this “cousins" , never even focus into that it was more about the comedy and action
0:56 "NEPTUNE"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
omfg dubs are hilarious
THAT *REAL AND PAINFUL* SCREAM IS GIVING ME GOOSEBUMPS 😥
So forced, imagine u throw away Neptune into water, WATER
Historians will say they were very close cousins
"𝓛𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝓮 𝓬𝓾𝓼"
"O K"
Michelle : I remember my first kiss. It was with Brad !
*Sailor moon and Mamoru kiss*
Michelle : Wait that's not my flashback
Cartoon Network Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune: "we are cousins" (holding hands)
11 yrs old me: No, you two are doing it.
This aired on Cartoon Network? _Wow,_ things have changed.
Jonah Epstein Steven Universe
Approaches gay couple, "so which one of you is the cousin--
And I am reminded of how much of an oblivious child I was.
leave it to me, cuz
I love how (in the original) they were just so casual about their relationship. They are a confirmed couple after all.
Even as a child I found the "cousin" thing suspicious....
No one looks at their cousin like that....
unless they are from alabama
Good'ol westernization of anime. Taught me that riceballs are actually donuts and girls who love each other are just cousins.
"it was with Brad" yeah, uh..we can clearly see it's--
NO ITS BRAD WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
Is Brad trans or a figment of her imagination
@@HumanB312 I'm not sure anymore xD
@@HumanB312 That's probably what she calls Amara when they role play.
"You will be Brad, the cutest Guy in School. Here, put that Moustache on."
"Honey, just admit that you're bi already."
NO REALLY GUYS THEY ARE COUSINS REALLY I SWEAR. NO HOMOSEXUAL ROMANCE AT ALL.
NOPE ITS BRAD SHE KISSED HES JUST GOT A VERY FEMININE OUTLINE WE SWEAR!!!
in the manga they're a couple. which the show was made off of..
sorry if you're being sarcastic i really cant tell
I am. I know they changed it out to cousins for the western version.
+Blacksun388 It still looks like a male outline to me, even if it is feminine. Another commenters says Brad has boobs, but that could be interpreted as just a loose shirt.
Still, it's clear that something's up when the "cousins" violate each other's personal bubble.
+Blacksun388 It was definitely a male outline. In the original japanese Michiru is telling the girls a story. Something like "The very first kiss in the world was Adam and Eve." Which is what the cutaway is supposed to be an image of.
lol I have watched this too many times.
@@WingsTwoSpirit the people kissing scene is Mamoru and Usagi tho
“I’m not lonely without a boyfriend I don’t think about it at all.”
We been know
Unironically "Nya ah ah a- Neptune! . . . . a a a a a a o o rng" needs to be a ringtone.
“We’re cousins”- Me, a gay, about the dude I’m totally *not* holding hands with
0:16 "Best cousins in the world". Doesn't even make sense for that scene...
90s America. Where incest was somehow more acceptable than homosexuality
I love how they have to emphasize the word COUSIN over and over again lol
I love how often they feel the need to mention "your cousin". XD
when the best "girls, and cousins too" make everyone blush and mildly jealous
West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home country roads
Dee Wrong state, wrong song. Clearly this is SWEET HOME ALABAMA.
Is no one gonna point out how Serena knew Uranus was Neptune's "cousin" even though she didn't know Uranus was Amara yet?
they really wanted to push that they were cousins lmao
I remember when first watching sailor moon i watched this dub. And now I'm cackling at how Neptune screamed when thrown over the water fall she said "ᵃᵃᵃʰʰʰʰ"
>Looks down shy and blushes
"Like best friends?"
producers and directors:
me: sWeeT hOme aLabama-
“They’re girls, AnD CoUsInS ToO!”
She says without a gun to her head
This dub did all but scream _"NO HOMO"_
''Leave it to me cous' ...'' *breathes in her face*
''Mhm. Ok.''
lmfao @ Neptune falling into the water xD she sounds so bored
Damn, I actually BELIEVED that they were cousins when I was little. (You know, you don't see a lot of other works that had cousin duos fighting crime) It was only until I was around 12 that I did discover that they were anything BUT.
But hey, I didn't realize that homosexuality existed at the time, so...
rainbow think it means more like the idea of homosexuality is inconceivable to a young child's mind when growing up watching princesses falling for princes and vice versa.
I can't remember my "oh snap, boys can love boys and girls can love girls that way too" moment, but I do remember a phase when I never thought homosexuality existed. And when I did find out, it was hammered into me that it was a bad thing. Le shrug
AnimexCartoonKIA I did belive that too
Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune remind me of Ymir and Krista/Historia from Attack On Titan.
I remember how awkward I felt as a kid, because on one side, there was this HUGE romantic tension while on the other side there was this huge emphasis on them being "cousins".
Thank you prudish dub for making a 12yo feel awkward, lol
And people don't think kids can understand love. THIS IS STUPID.
"How did you two meet"
"WE'RE COUSINS"
Sooo, are they really cousins? They weren´t being so clear...
+Sofia Hedberg lesbian couple
@@JunKurosu r/woosh
Yeah, it was kinda hard to tell...
Even as a kid, it was hilariously obvious they were intended to be a same sex couple.
take a shot everytime you hear "cousin"
That's reaching "bad idea" levels approaching the Pokemon drinking game.
*dead*
These cousins are great!
Non-gay are my favorite!
Nothing beats a non-gay cousin.
And they were cousins!
_oh my god, they were _*_cousins_*
This is why you should watch the original sub version to understand the story better
God, I cringe so much when they say they're "cousins" DX
Sh*t got akward real quick.
They dubbed this in Alabama for the looks of it.
LOLOLOL I love the giant hole that Amara & Michelle AND Uranus & Neptune just so happen to be cousins. Uranus & Neptune introduce themselves as such. 'Sailor Uranus, acting magnificently WITH MY COUSIN'
"it was with brad, the cutest guy in the school"
*shows clip of michiru and haruka kissing*
me: nice
*"And they were cousins!"*
"ᵒʰ ᵐʸ ᴳᵒᵈ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᶜᵒᵘˢᶦⁿˢ"
I'm sorry but Neptune's fake af "Aaaahhhhhh" off the cliff into the waterfall is probably why she thinks they are cousins.
What was cloverway thinking about them? Now with viz media got the rights to the original sailor moon, we won't hear cousins anymore.
Love how the English dub sounds like it’s the abridged version
Oop I accidentally went a week without watching this
You know how when you hear a word over and over and it sounds weird? Yeah.....cousins is a weird word.
The comments are cracking me up 🤣 I swear this is the best comment section in all of TH-cam 👌
Who would you rather kiss!!?! Someone of the same sex or your cousin??!!?!
I wonder why they couldn't just make them really close friends instead.
How about neither just friend's is good enough.
Same sex because I’m bi 😂😂😂
Even that wouldn’t work. What they should have done was leave it untouched lol
There is literally no way to make their relationship not seem gay. Just leaving it as the original did would have been the correct thing to do.
Lmmfaooooooo this honestly gets better every year. America said “FORCE it!”
Good god we're losing an awesomely bad treasure here with the new upcoming dub.
1:50 they were talking about Adam and Eve in the Japanese dub. I guess this was censored too for the religious context??
I don’t care what anyone says about the old dub. It was one of the first things that made me discover I was gay. Yeah there was censorship like “cousins”, but it still raised conversation and helped us get to where we are today where shows are more accepting. We don’t live in an ideal world. We have to start from somewhere and I’m glad they let this show air in the 90s.
"I haven't taken away your cousin's pure heart crystal yet"
The “best friends” cover up was so funny like it wasn’t obvious that Makoto had a crush on Haruka