Cloverway, Inc.

Background

Cloverway, Inc. (abbreviated as CWI, sometimes just Cloverway) was the international branch of Toei Animation, located in Long Beach, California. They specialized in releasing Toei properties throughout the world, and would often act as the middle man for handling distribution between Japan and North America. Whilst they primarily did distribution, they are perhaps better known for producing the original English dubs of Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon SuperS after DIC Entertainment ended their dub after the second season.

1st Logo (199?-2000)

Visuals: The screen shows a white background, with the foreground showing off an orange frame that surrounds the CWi logo. The bottom of CWi states "Representing the Best in Japanese Animation".

Technique: A still computer graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: This logo is known to have appeared on some Sailor Moon VHS tapes, with the Pure Hearts English Edited VHS being one of them containing it. Some Toonami broadcasts of Sailor Moon S might also contain this logo.

2nd Logo (2000-2005)

Visuals: The screen starts white and fades into a starry space background. A red filmstrip spins around, and with a flash of light, the Cloverway logo (written as "Cwi." in a blue gradient, stylized with a giant "c" and a four-leafed clover dotting the "i") appears, spinning around a few times before stopping. The logo gleams, having a white aura around it as another pair of flashes appear at the bottom of the screen, bringing in the words "REPRESENTING THE BEST IN JAPANESE ANIMATION". The filmstrip in the background keeps animating and moving slightly until the logo eventually fades out.

Technique: 2D CGI.

Audio: Just a male voice saying "Cloverway, representing the best in Japanese animation!".

Audio Variant: On the Latin American dub of Sailor Moon S, the voiceover comes in late.

Availability: It was seen on Sailor Moon S and SuperS on Toonami, and also appeared on VHS releases of their dub.