Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the popular manage series Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon. During a live event celebrating the manga’s anniversary, creator of the series Naoko Takeuchi, publisher Kodansha, and the Japanese female idol group Momoiro Clover Z announced that a new anime adaptation is currently in the works.
Unfortunately, many details concerning the new series have not yet been revealed. Momoiro Clover Z will be singing the theme song to the new anime, but there is no confirmation on who will be playing Sailor Moon/Usagi/Serena, the Sailor Scouts, or Tuxedo Mask/Mamoru/Darien.
The new anime is slated to release worldwide summer 2013.
Sailor Moon Manga Gets New Anime Series in Summer 2013 [Anime News Network]