Watch Sailor Moon R Online. Stream subbed and dubbed episodes of Sailor Moon R online - legal and free, due to our partnerships with the industry. With the Sailor Moon R film Usagi and Chibiusa overhear two girls talking about the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask. Humorously, as the girls discuss which is the smartest, most elegant, strongest, and the leader of the Senshi, Usagi claims those titles for herself.
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The anime series logo, which translates to Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R | |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 43 |
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Original network | TV Asahi |
Original release | March 6, 1993 – March 12, 1994 |
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The second season of the Sailor Moon anime series, titled Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R[1][2] (美少女戦士セーラームーンRBishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Āru), was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato and Kunihiko Ikuhara. According to the booklet from the Sailor Moon Memorial Song Box,[3] the letter 'R' stands for the word 'Romance', 'Return' or 'Rose'.
Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her fellow Sailor Guardians. The first 13 episodes consist of the 'Makai Tree' arc, while the following 29 episodes consist of the 'Black Moon Clan' arc which adapts the fourth through seventh volumes of the manga by Naoko Takeuchi. After defeating the Dark Kingdom, the Sailor Guardians encounter the Hell Tree aliens. Afterwards, the Black Moon Clan starts planning an operation to steal energy at the Star Points of the future Crystal Tokyo, forcing the Sailor Guardians to confront them with her daughter from the future, Chibiusa.
This season makes use of two pieces of theme music: one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme, titled 'Moonlight Densetsu' (ムーンライト伝説Mūnraito Densetsu, lit. 'Moonlight Legend') , is performed by the idol group DALI.[4] The ending theme 'Otome no Policy' (乙女のポリシーOtome no Porishī, lit. 'A Maiden's Policy') is performed by Yoko Ishida.[4] DIC Entertainment used an English-language version of the Japanese opening theme as both the opening and ending theme.[5]
The season aired from March 6, 1993 to March 12, 1994 on TV Asahi in Japan. In the 1994 'favorite episode' polls for Animage, 'Protect Chibiusa! Clash of the 10 Warriors' came in eighth place.[6] The following year, 'The Final Battle Between Light and Darkness! Love Sworn to the Future' came in seventh place.[7]
The season was licensed and heavily edited for a dubbed broadcast and VHS/DVD release in English by DIC Entertainment. It was the last season to be dubbed by DIC. The first 25 episodes of their adaptation were aired on the Canadian channel YTV from October 25 to November 28, 1995.[8] Eventually, the remaining 17 episodes aired from October 4 to November 21, 1997, omitting only one of the season's 43 episodes. Starting with the third season, Cloverway Inc. took over dubbing new episodes for broadcast on Cartoon Network. Later, ADV Films re-released the series in an uncut, albeit subtitle-only, DVD box set, which also omitted episode 67 from the release. Afterward, in 2014, Viz Media began redubbing the series from the start for an uncut release, and released R in two DVD/Blu-ray boxsets on July 14 and October 27, 2015.
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Episode list (1993–1994)[edit]
No. | DiC Entertainment dub title[8] Original Japanese[9] and Viz Media[10] titles | Episode director(s) | Writer(s) | Art director(s) | Animation director(s) | Original airdate[9] | English airdate | ||
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47 | 41 | 'The Return of Sailor Moon' 'Moon Returns: The Mysterious Aliens Appear' Transcription: 'Mūn fukkatsu! Nazo no eirian shutsugen' (Japanese: ムーン復活!謎のエイリアン出現) | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Shigeru Yanagawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Taichi Nakamura | March 6, 1993 | November 22, 1995 | |
Following the defeat of the Dark Kingdom, Usagi and her friends live happy but separate lives as the result of having their memories altered to not remember being Sailor Guardians. But the presence of two aliens called Ail and Ann, who assumed the identities of Seijuro and Natsumi and are gathering life energy from humans, forces Luna to restore Usagi's memories and ability to transform into Sailor Moon. | |||||||||
48 | 42 | 'So You Want to Be in Pictures' 'For Love and for Justice: Sailor Guardians Once Again' Transcription: 'Ai to seigi yue! Sērā Senshi futatabi' (Japanese: 愛と正義ゆえ!セーラー戦士再び) | Yūji Endō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Minoru Ōkōchi | Shinya Hasegawa | March 13, 1993 | November 23, 1995 | |
Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako meet by chance during a casting call for a potential movie role, but an infiltration by Ail and Ann's Cardian monster forces Luna to reawaken their former memories as Sailor Guardians to help Sailor Moon once more. | |||||||||
49 | 43 | 'A Knight to Remember' 'For Whom is the White Rose? The Moonlight Knight Appears' Transcription: 'Shiroi bara wa dare ni? Tsukikage no Naito tōjō' (Japanese: 白いバラは誰に?月影の騎士登場) | Harume Kosaka | Sukehiro Tomita | Kenichi Tajiri | Masahiro Andō | March 20, 1993 | November 24, 1995 | |
Makoto becomes distraught when a Cardian targets her friend Shinozaki and she must fight to protect him, despite feeling weak from donating blood to save his life. A mysterious new ally appears, calling himself the Moonlight Knight. | |||||||||
50 | 44 | 'VR Madness' 'Usagi's Crisis: The Tiara Stops Working' Transcription: 'Usagi no kiki! Tiara sadō sezu' (Japanese: うさぎの危機!ティアラ作動せず) | Takao Yoshizawa | Megumi Sugihara | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Katsumi Tamegai | April 10, 1993 | November 27, 1995 | |
Usagi goes with her younger brother Shingo and their father to a virtual-reality arcade which another Cardian attacks. But Usagi's Sailor powers begin to wane in the midst of the battle, preventing her from defeating the enemy. | |||||||||
51 | 45 | 'Cherry Blossom Time' 'A New Transformation: Usagi's Power-Up' Transcription: 'Atarashiki henshin! Usagi pawā appu' (Japanese: 新しき変身!うさぎパワーアップ) | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Shigeru Yanagawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Hisashi Kagawa | April 17, 1993 | November 28, 1995 | |
A Cardian attack during a cherry-blossom viewing shatters Usagi's Brooch renders Usagi powerless and her friends helpless until Queen Serenity fuses the Silver Crystal into Usagi's shattered brooch, giving her the Crystal Star Compact that is activated by saying Moon Crystal Power, Make Up- and a new much stronger wand known as the Cutie Moon Rod that activates the 'Moon Princess Halation' attack. | |||||||||
52 | 46 | 'Kindergarten Chaos' 'The Targeted Kindergarteners: Venus to the Rescue' Transcription: 'Nerawareta enji! Vīnasu daikatsuyaku' (Japanese: 狙われた園児!ヴィーナス大活躍) | Takuya Igarashi | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Minoru Ōkōchi | Taichi Nakamura | April 24, 1993 | November 29, 1995 | |
Minako becomes entangled with a kindergarten student who hero-worships Sailor Moon, just as the aliens choose to target younger victims for their energy. Sailor Venus becomes much stronger and more powerful and gains a new much stronger attack called Crescent Beam Shower. | |||||||||
53 | 47 | 'Much Ado About Babysitting' 'Mamoru and Usagi's Babysitting Mayhem' Transcription: 'Mamoru to Usagi no bebīshittā sōdō' (Japanese: 衛とうさぎのベビーシッター騒動) | Yūji Endō | Sukehiro Tomita | Kenichi Tajiri | Kazuko Tadano | May 1, 1993 | November 30, 1995 | |
When a Cardian attacks a nursery, Usagi and Mamoru have to watch over a baby boy together, even though Mamoru still doesn't remember their previous strong and close romantic love connection. Sailor Mercury gains a new and much stronger attack, Bubble Spray Freezing, that can freeze enemies in solid ice. | |||||||||
54 | 48 | 'Raye's Day in the Spotlight' 'The School Festival is for Me?! Queen Rei's Song' Transcription: 'Bunkasai wa watashi no tame?! Rei joō nesshō' (Japanese: 文化祭は私のため?!レイ女王熱唱) | Harume Kosaka | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Masahiro Andō | May 8, 1993 | December 1, 1995 | |
Rei goes into song-writing for a festival at her school. Ail and Ann target the event and find themselves unwittingly becoming part of the festivities. Sailor Mars gains a much stronger and more powerful fire/flame-based attack Fire Soul Bird that is a massive fireball in the shape of a phoenix. | |||||||||
55 | 49 | 'Food Fetish' 'Is Seijuro the Moonlight Knight? Mako on Fire' Transcription: 'Tsukikage wa Seijūrō? Moeru Mako-chan' (Japanese: 月影は星十郎?もえるまこちゃん) | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Megumi Sugihara | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Ikuko Ito | May 22, 1993 | December 4, 1995 | |
Makoto tries to reach out towards Ail, her latest crush, with a bentō of love, but merely ends up getting Ann riled and ready to strike back. Sailor Jupiter becomes much stronger and gains a much stronger and more powerful lightning/electric-based attack, Supreme Thunder Dragon. | |||||||||
56 | 50 | 'Mirror, Mirror on the Wall' 'Steal a Kiss from Mamoru! An's Project Snow White' Transcription: 'Mamoru no kisu ubae! An no Shirayuki-hime sakusen' (Japanese: 衛のキス奪え!アンの白雪姫作戦) | Noriyo Sasaki | Sukehiro Tomita | Minoru Ōkōchi | Shinya Hasegawa | May 29, 1993 | December 5, 1995 | |
Mamoru's college friends put on a production of 'Snow White', but all the others pull out, so Usagi and friends volunteer. An makes sure she gets the part of Snow White alongside Mamoru's 'Prince' role, hoping to steal a kiss. Ail becomes jealous and attacks the production with a Cardian. | |||||||||
57 | 51 | 'Detention Doldrums' 'After School Trouble: Usagi is a Target' Transcription: 'Hōkago ni goyōjin! Nerawareta Usagi' (Japanese: 放課後にご用心!狙われたうさぎ) | Yūji Endō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Taichi Nakamura | June 5, 1993 | December 6, 1995 | |
Usagi and An find themselves stuck in detention together after Usagi is caught eating in class and An mouths off to Haruna. An gradually resolves to reach out and steal Usagi's energy for survival, just as Ail fights the Senshi with another Cardian that is disobeying orders. | |||||||||
58 | 52 | 'Secret Garden' 'Disconnecting Love: The Raging Makai Tree' Transcription: 'Surechigau ai no kokoro! Ikari no Makaiju' (Japanese: すれちがう愛の心!怒りの魔界樹) | Takao Yoshizawa | Shigeru Yanagawa | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Kazuko Tadano | June 12, 1993 | December 7, 1995 | |
Ail and An begin to feel emotions they have never felt before when they find that the Makai Tree is withering to death. However, Usagi discovers the tree when she opens a door and it tries to capture her and drain her life energy. | |||||||||
59 | 53 | 'Treed' 'True Love Awakens: The Makai Tree's Secret' Transcription: 'Mezameru shinjitsu no ai! Makaiju no himitsu' (Japanese: めざめる真実の愛!魔界樹の秘密) | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Shigeru Yanagawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Katsumi Tamegai | June 19, 1993 | December 8, 1995 | |
The Makai Tree reveals its history and purpose, revealed to thrive on love rather than stolen life energy. Sailor Moon heals and cleanses the tree with her Cutie Moon Rod, turning it into a sapling. The Moonlight Knight reveals himself as an embodiment of Mamoru's subconscious, fading back into Mamoru's body with his memories restored. An is revived with her and Ail taking the Makai Sapling to a new planet to raise under their love. | |||||||||
60 | 54 | 'Serena Times Two' 'Angel or Devil? The Mysterious Girl from the Sky' Transcription: 'Tenshi? Akuma? Sora kara kita nazo no shōjo' (Japanese: 天使?悪魔?空からきた謎の少女) | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Sukehiro Tomita | Minoru Ōkōchi | Masahiro Andō | June 26, 1993 | November 6, 1995 | |
As Mamoru and Usagi lean in for a romantic kiss, a small girl with bright pink hair falls out of the sky and lands on Usagi, demanding the Legendary Silver Crystal from her. The girl, also named Usagi, quickly gets nicknamed 'Chibiusa'. Usagi starts to become suspicious when she returns home and her family identifies Chibiusa as her cousin. Meanwhile, a new enemy, the Black Moon Clan, comes to Tokyo looking for Chibiusa. | |||||||||
61 | 55 | 'The Cosmetic Caper' 'Usagi Devastated: Mamoru Declares a Break-Up' Transcription: 'Usagi daishokku! Mamoru no zekkō sengen' (Japanese: うさぎ大ショック!衛の絶交宣言) | Kōnosuke Uda | Sukehiro Tomita | Kenichi Tajiri | Masahide Yanagisawa | July 3, 1993 | November 7, 1995 | |
Mamoru begins to have strange nightmares warning him to avoid Usagi at all costs that he is forced to break up with her, just as the Black Moon starts planning an operation to steal energy at the Crystal Points of the future Crystal Tokyo. | |||||||||
62 | 56 | 'Sailor Mercury Moving On?' 'A Guardian's Friendship: Goodbye, Ami' Transcription: 'Senshi no yūjō! Sayonara Ami-chan' (Japanese: 戦士の友情!さよなら亜美ちゃん) | Harume Kosaka | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Taichi Nakamura | July 10, 1993 | November 8, 1995 | |
Ami receives an invitation to study abroad in Germany, and she accepts the offer. But in the end she decides not to go so she can save her friends from a Droid who can control ice. The Guardians also receive new transformation-devices and new and much stronger Sailor abilities and attacks. | |||||||||
63 | 57 | 'Gramps in a Pickle' 'Women Must Be Strong and Beautiful: Rei's New Special Technique' Transcription: 'Onna wa tsuyoku utsukushiku! Rei no shin hissatsu waza' (Japanese: 女は強く美しく!レイの新必殺技) | Yūji Endō | Shigeru Yanagawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Shinya Hasegawa | July 24, 1993 | November 9, 1995 | |
Rei's grandfather tries to attract more girls to the shrine, but Koan targets it in its role as a Crystal Point. | |||||||||
64 | 58 | 'Trouble Comes Thundering Down' 'In Search of the Silver Crystal: Chibi-Usa's Secret' Transcription: 'Ginzuishou motomete! Chibiusa no himitsu' (Japanese: 銀水晶を求めて!ちびうさの秘密) | Takao Yoshizawa | Sukehiro Tomita | Minoru Ōkōchi | Kazuko Tadano | July 31, 1993 | November 10, 1995 | |
Continuing her search for the Silver Crystal in the midst of a Droid attack, a saddened Chibiusa accidentally causes a gravitational disturbance with her great magical strength and power. | |||||||||
65 | 59 | 'A Charmed Life' 'Dispute Over Love: Minako and Makoto's Conflict' Transcription: 'Koi no ronsō! Minako to Makoto ga tairitsu' (Japanese: 恋の論争!美奈子とまことが対立) | Takuya Igarashi | Megumi Sugihara | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Masahiro Andō | August 14, 1993 | November 13, 1995 | |
Makoto and Minako get into a fight that nearly breaks them apart, but an encounter with Calaveras and Petz (who run a charm-shop near a new Crystal Point) forces them to work together to defeat the sisters. | |||||||||
66 | 60 | 'A Curried Favor' 'Usagi's Parental Love: The Curry Romance Triangle' Transcription: 'Usagi no oyagokoro!? Karē na sankaku kankei' (Japanese: うさぎの親心?カレーな三角関係) | Harume Kosaka | Shigeru Yanagawa | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Katsumi Tamegai | August 21, 1993 | November 14, 1995 | |
Usagi tries to make curry for Chibiusa and Mamoru, but Calaveras and Petz target the supermarket. | |||||||||
67 | -- | 'The Beach, the Island and a Vacation: The Guardians' Break' Transcription: 'Umi yo Shima yo Bakansu yo! Senshi no kyūsoku' (Japanese: 海よ島よバカンスよ!戦士の休息) | Yūji Endō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Taichi Nakamura | August 28, 1993 | -- | |
The Sailor Guardians go on vacation to the beach and end up looking for Chibiusa, who has found a baby plesiosaur on a volcanic island on the verge of erupting. | |||||||||
68 | 61 | 'Naughty 'N' Nice' 'Protect Chibi-Usa: Clash of the Ten Warriors' Transcription: 'Chibiusa wo mamore! Jū senshi no daigekisen' (Japanese: ちびうさを守れ!10戦士の大激戦) | Kunihiko Ikuhara | Sukehiro Tomita | Minoru Ōkōchi | Ikuko Ito | September 11, 1993 | November 15, 1995 | |
Chibiusa tries to go back to the future because she feels that she doesn't belong in the present, but Koan and Berthier surprise and attack her. She manages to escape, but later Rubeus and the Sisters battle against Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Guardians, who try to protect Chibiusa. | |||||||||
69 | 62 | 'Prediction of Doom' 'Awaken the Sleeping Beauty: Mamoru's Distress' Transcription: 'Mezame yo nemureru bishōjo! Mamoru no kunō' (Japanese: 目覚めよ眠れる美少女!衛の苦悩) | Takao Yoshizawa | Sukehiro Tomita | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Kazuko Tadano | September 25, 1993 | November 16, 1995 | |
While Mamoru steps up his efforts to drive Usagi away, the Dark Moon once again attacks Chibiusa. The Sailor Guardians try to save her, but Sailor Moon falls into a deep sleep, promoting Tuxedo Mask to passionately kiss her. | |||||||||
70 | 63 | 'Enemies No More' 'Battle of the Flames of Love! Mars vs. Koan' Transcription: 'Ai no honō no taiketsu! Māzu tai Kōan' (Japanese: 愛の炎の対決!マーズVSコーアン) | Kōnosuke Uda | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Minoru Ōkōchi | Hisashi Kagawa | October 2, 1993 | November 17, 1995 | |
Koan intends on capturing Chibiusa at the Hikawa Shrine to try and win Rubeus's romantic love. However, Rubeus rejects Koan, which prompts Sailor Mars and Yuuichirou to show her the true meaning of true love and friendship. | |||||||||
71 | 64 | 'Checkmate' 'For Friendship! Ami vs. Berthier' Transcription: 'Yūjō no tame! Ami to Beruche gekitotsu' (Japanese: 友情のため!亜美とベルチェ激突) | Harume Kosaka | Shigeru Yanagawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Masahiro Andō | October 16, 1993 | November 20, 1995 | |
Berthier challenges Sailor Mercury to a game of chess so she can get revenge on her, and ends up discovering the powerful force of true romantic love. | |||||||||
72 | 65 | 'Sibling Rivalry' 'Rubeus the Heartless: The Tragic Sisters' Transcription: 'Hijō no Rubeusu! Kanashimi no yon shimai' (Japanese: 非情のルベウス!悲しみの四姉妹) | Noriyo Sasaki | Megumi Sugihara | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Katsumi Tamegai | October 30, 1993 | November 21, 1995 | |
Rubeus tries to destroy the Sailor Guardians once and for all by giving the 'Black Moon Stick' to the remaining Ayakashi Sisters so they can kill them. In the midst, however, Chibiusa accidentally sees the girls transform, revealing their identities as the Sailor Guardians, and that Usagi, as Sailor Moon, holds the Silver Crystal. | |||||||||
73 | 66 | 'Rubeus Evens the Score (Part 1 of 2)' 'A UFO Appears: The Sailor Guardians Abducted' Transcription: 'Yūfō shutsugen! Sarawareta Sērā Senshi-tachi' (Japanese: UFO出現!さらわれたセーラー戦士たち) | Yūji Endō | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Taichi Nakamura | November 6, 1993 | November 30, 1998 | |
Chibiusa, saddened and confused that Usagi is Sailor Moon, steals the Silver Crystal and tries to go back to the future, while Esmeraude visits Rubeus and warns him of his replacement if he doesn't dispose of the Sailor Guardians. Due to Chibiusa's meddling, Rubeus succeeds in capturing the other Guardians. | |||||||||
74 | 67 | 'Rubeus Strikes Out (Part 2 of 2)' 'Defeat Rubeus: The Battle in Space' Transcription: 'Rubeusu wo taose! Uchūkūkan no kessen' (Japanese: ルベウスを倒せ!宇宙空間の決戦) | Hiroki Shibata | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Katsumi Tamegai | November 13, 1993 | December 1, 1998 | |
Usagi reluctantly pursues Rubeus, who captures her and Chibiusa onboard his spaceship. There, she and Chibiusa must work together in their final battle against Rubeus to rescue the other Guardians. | |||||||||
75 | 68 | 'The Secret of the Luna Sphere' 'The Mysterious New Guardian: Sailor Pluto Appears' Transcription: 'Nazo no shin Senshi Sērā Purūtō tōjō' (Japanese: 謎の新戦士セーラープルート登場) | Takuya Igarashi | Shigeru Yanagawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Masahiro Andō | November 20, 1993 | December 2, 1998 | |
Chibiusa falls ill, and Sailor Pluto reveals herself to the Sailor Guardians to help Chibiusa. | |||||||||
76 | 69 | 'Emerald Takes Over' 'Magic of Darkness: Esmeraude's Invasion' Transcription: 'Ankoku no maryoku! Esmerōdo no shinryaku' (Japanese: 暗黒の魔力!エスメロードの侵略) | Tsunekiyo Otani | Megumi Sugihara | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Taichi Nakamura | December 4, 1993 | December 3, 1998 | |
Esmeraude begins a new assault on Tokyo, targeting the grand opening of a pastry-shop which the Guardians check out. | |||||||||
77 | 70 | 'Promises Fulfilled' 'Shared Feelings: Usagi and Mamoru in Love Once Again' Transcription: 'Omoi wa onaji! Usagi to Mamoru no ai futatabi' (Japanese: 想いは同じ!うさぎと衛の愛再び) | Harume Kosaka | Sukehiro Tomita | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Hideyuki Motohashi | December 11, 1993 | December 4, 1998 | |
Desperate in wanting herself and Mamoru together again, Usagi takes a craft-session for a special good-luck bracelet. But the bracelet turns out to be an energy-siphon for the latest Droid, bringing Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask together and ultimately leading Mamoru to defy his nightmares and to reunite with his true love, Usagi. | |||||||||
78 | 71 | 'No Thanks, Nurse Venus!' 'Venus: Minako's Nurse Mayhem' Transcription: 'Vīnasu Minako no nāsu daisōdō' (Japanese: ヴィーナス美奈子のナース大騒動) | Noriyo Sasaki | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Masahiro Andō | December 18, 1993 | December 7, 1998 | |
With nearly all of the Sailor Guardians bedridden due to a virus (created by Esmeraude to incapacitate them), Minako decides to play nursemaid to help them out..causing one disaster after another from her 'good' intentions. | |||||||||
79 | 72 | 'Dog Day for Artemis' 'Artemis' Adventure: The Monster Animal Kingdom' Transcription: 'Arutemisu no bōken! Ma no dōbutsu ōkoku' (Japanese: アルテミスの冒険!魔の動物王国) | Yūji Endō | Shigeru Yanagawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Katsumi Tamegai | December 25, 1993 | December 8, 1998 | |
After getting sick of Luna's chiding, Artemis runs away to an animal-shelter controlled by Esmeraude's latest Droid. | |||||||||
80 | 73 | 'Smart Payoff' 'The Terrifying Illusion: Ami All Alone' Transcription: 'Kyōfu no gen'ei! Hitoribocchi no Ami' (Japanese: 恐怖の幻影!ひとりぼっちの亜美) | Hiroki Shibata | Sukehiro Tomita | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Hideyuki Motohashi | January 8, 1994 | December 9, 1998 | |
Esmeraude's latest Droid targets Sailor Mercury, using her feelings of doubt to try to make her turn against her friends. | |||||||||
81 | 74 | 'Child's Play' 'The Dark Gate is Completed? The Targeted Elementary School' Transcription: 'Ankoku gēto kansei? Nerawareta shōgakkō' (Japanese: 暗黒ゲート完成?狙われた小学校) | Kōnosuke Uda | Shigeru Yanagawa | Kazuhisa Asai | Taichi Nakamura | January 15, 1994 | December 10, 1998 | |
Esmeraude's henchmen, Chiral and Achiral, target Chibiusa's school, forcing Chibiusa to witness her friends and classmates turn against her. After Usagi and the others assist in saving them, Chibiusa finally decides to return to the future to face her problems head-on. | |||||||||
82 | 75 | 'Future Shocked' 'Journey to the Future: Battle in the Space-Time Corridor' Transcription: 'Mirai he no tabidachi! Jikū kairō no tatakai' (Japanese: 未来への旅立ち!時空回廊の戦い) | Harume Kosaka | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Hideyuki Motohashi | January 22, 1994 | December 11, 1998 | |
Sailor Moon and the rest of the team travel to the future and encounter Sailor Pluto once again. She opens the Gates of Time, and once in the Space-Time Corridor, they find out that Esmeraude has planned a trap for them. Esmeraude sends Droid Ryuax after the team and demands her to bring back Chibiusa and purposely forgets to tell her to bring back Sailor Moon - leaving Ryuax to kill Sailor Moon but after a full-blown battle the Sailor Guardians destroy Ryuax with the Sailor Planet attack and enter the gate of the future. | |||||||||
83 | 76 | 'Legend of the Negamoon' 'The Shocking Future: Demande's Dark Ambition' Transcription: 'Shōgeki no mirai! Demando no kuroki yabō' (Japanese: 衝撃の未来!デマンドの黒き野望) | Noriyo Sasaki | Sukehiro Tomita | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Masahiro Andō | January 29, 1994 | December 14, 1998 | |
When the Sailor Guardians arrive in the future, they see that Crystal Tokyo looks like a ghost town. They encounter King Endymion, who is revealed to be Tuxedo Mask's future self, and tells them the legend of the Black Moon Clan, and reveals Chibiusa as the daughter of Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon in the future of Crystal Tokyo. Meanwhile, Prince Demande kidnaps Sailor Moon due to her great resemblance to the beautiful Neo-Queen Serenity. | |||||||||
84 | 77 | 'Jealousy's Just Reward' 'Wiseman's Evil Hand: Chibi-Usa Disappears' Transcription: 'Waizuman no mashu! Chibiusa shōmetsu' (Japanese: ワイズマンの魔手!ちびうさ消滅) | Yūji Endō | Megumi Sugihara | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Katsumi Tamegai | February 5, 1994 | December 15, 1998 | |
Wiseman kidnaps Chibiusa from the Crystal Palace and fills her mind with false thoughts that no one cares for or loves her. Meanwhile, he uses Esmeraude, who has gone to him in order to make her Prince Demande's queen. Wiseman tricks her, giving her a false crown, which transforms her into a huge dragon, in order to distract Sailor Moon from his real purpose. In the end the Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask unleash attacks on the apparently invincible dragon — still not recognizing it as Esmeraude in disguise, and then Sailor Moon unleashes Moon Princess Halation. The dragon disintegrates and becomes Esmeraude, seemingly asleep. Esmeraude disappears, screaming, into a vortex and vanishes into nothing, ending her life. Wiseman laughs and reflects on his gladness at her departure, and then reveals that Saphir and Prince Demande will be 'joining' Esmeraude. An eerily familiar laugh echoes around the room. | |||||||||
85 | 78 | 'Birth of Wicked Lady' 'The Dark Queen: Birth of Black Lady' Transcription: 'Ankoku no joō Burakku Redi no tanjō' (Japanese: 暗黒の女王ブラックレディの誕生) | Hiroki Shibata | Sukehiro Tomita | Kenichi Tajiri | Hisashi Kagawa | February 12, 1994 | December 16, 1998 | |
Wiseman continues brainwashing Chibiusa and tells her lies about her family and friends. He then uses his evil magic to the make her older, creating her darker alter-ego, Black Lady, and then uses her to open a Dark Portal in present-day Tokyo. | |||||||||
86 | 79 | 'Brotherly Love' 'Saphir Dies: Wiseman's Trap' Transcription: 'Safīru zetsumei! Waizuman no wana' (Japanese: サフィール絶命!ワイズマンの罠) | Kōnosuke Uda | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Shinya Hasegawa | February 19, 1994 | December 17, 1998 | |
Saphir discovers the truth regarding Wiseman's ultimate plan, forcing him to escape to the past where the four former Ayakashi Sisters (whom Sailor Moon had healed with the Silver Crystal) discover him. But Wiseman tracks him down and kills him before he can warn his older brother of the true evil. | |||||||||
87 | 80 | 'Diamond in the Rough' 'Believing in Love and the Future: Usagi's Decision' Transcription: 'Ai to mirai wo shinjite! Usagi no kesshin' (Japanese: 愛と未来を信じて!うさぎの決心) | Harume Kosaka | Sukehiro Tomita | Kazuhisa Asai | Taichi Nakamura | February 26, 1994 | December 18, 1998 | |
The Sailor Guardians enter the growing Dark Crystal to stop Wiseman, but Prince Demande abducts Sailor Moon once more. After finally helping him realize what is really going on, Demande ultimately sacrifices himself to allow her to save both the present and future. | |||||||||
88 | 81 | 'Final Battle' 'The Final Battle Between Light and Dark: Pledge of Love to the Future' Transcription: 'Hikari to yami no saishū kessen! Mirai he chikau ai' (Japanese: 光と闇の最終決戦!未来へ誓う愛) | Takuya Igarashi | Sukehiro Tomita | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Kazuko Tadano | March 5, 1994 | December 21, 1998 | |
The Sailor Guardians attempt to enter the Dark Gate, but Black Lady appears and attacks them. Sailor Moon tries to use the enormous energy and power of the Silver Crystal to show Black Lady her true memories. After a while, Black Lady turns back into Chibiusa. Then, Wiseman reveals that he is Death Phantom, and proceeds to open the Dark Gate to attack the Earth, forcing Sailor Moon to fight. Chibiusa cries, and her tear forms the Silver Crystal of the future. Together, Neo Queen Serenity and Chibiusa overpower the Death Phantom, destroying him and the Black Crystal forever. Later, Chibiusa returns to the future of Crystal Tokyo, and is finally reunited with her mother and father, and the future Sailor Guardians. | |||||||||
89 | 82 | 'Follow the Leader' 'Usagi and the Girls' Resolve: Prelude to a New Battle' Transcription: 'Usagi-tachi no ketsui! Atarashiki tatakai no jokyoku' (Japanese: うさぎ達の決意!新しき戦いの序曲) | Kōnosuke Uda | Katsuyuki Sumisawa | -- | -- | March 12, 1994 | December 22, 1998 | |
A recap of the two previous seasons as well as a preview for the third season, Sailor Moon S. During the voice-overs, the Sailor Guardians argue over who will become the new main character. |
Home video releases[edit]
Japanese[edit]
VHS[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | ||
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美少女戦士セーラームーンR | 1 | 47–50 | July 21, 1994 | ||
2 | 51–54 | August 21, 1994 | |||
3 | 55–58 | September 21, 1994 | |||
4 | 59–62 | October 21, 1994 | |||
5 | 63–66 | November 21, 1994 | |||
6 | 67–70 | December 9, 1994 | |||
7 | 71–74 | January 25, 1995 | |||
8 | 75–78 | February 25, 1995 | |||
9 | 79–82 | March 21, 1995 | |||
10 | 83–85 | April 21, 1995 | |||
11 | 86–89 | May 21, 1995 |
DVD[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | ||
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美少女戦士セーラームーンR | 1 | 47–52 | September 21, 2004 | [11] | |
2 | 53–58 | September 21, 2004 | [12] | ||
3 | 59–64 | October 21, 2004 | [13] | ||
4 | 65–69 | October 21, 2004 | [14] | ||
5 | 70–74 | November 21, 2004 | [15] | ||
6 | 75–79 | November 21, 2004 | [16] | ||
7 | 80–84 | December 10, 2004 | [17] | ||
8 | 85–89 | December 10, 2004 | [18] | ||
美少女戦士セーラームーンR DVD COLLECTION | 1 | 47–69 | March 21, 2010 | [1] | |
2 | 70–89 | April 21, 2010 | [2] |
Blu-ray[edit]
![Moon Moon](https://saikoanimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/04-4.jpg)
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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美少女戦士セーラームーンR Blu-ray COLLECTION VOL.1 | 47–68 | October 4, 2017 | [19] | |
美少女戦士セーラームーンR Blu-ray COLLECTION VOL.2 | 69–89 | December 6, 2017 | [20] |
English[edit]
VHS[edit]
United States[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | ||
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Sailor Moon: The Doom Tree Series | 1 | 47–50 (41–44 edited) | July 12, 2000 | [21] | |
2 | 51–53 (45–47 edited) | ||||
3 | 54–56 (48–50 edited) | ||||
4 | 57–59 (51–53 edited) |
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Volume 11: The Return of Sailor Moon | 47–50 (41–44 edited) | September 11, 2001 | [22] | |
Volume 12: Tree of Doom! | 51–54 (45–48 edited) | September 11, 2001 | [23] | |
Volume 13: Moonlight Knight and the Garden of Evil | 55–58 (49–52 edited) | November 13, 2001 | [24] | |
Volume 14: Big Changes! | 59–62 (53–56 edited) | November 13, 2001 | [25] | |
Volume 15: Invaders from the Future | 63–66 (57–60 edited) | January 29, 2002 | [26] | |
Volume 16: By the Light of the Negamoon | 68–71 (61–64 edited) | January 29, 2002 | [27] | |
Volume 17: Crystal Matrix | 72–75 (65–68 edited) | February 19, 2002 | [28] | |
Volume 18: Looking for Trouble | 76–79 (69–72 edited) | February 19, 2002 | [29] | |
Volume 19: Time Travelers! | 80–84 (73–77 edited) | March 13, 2002 | [30] | |
Volume 20: Love Conquers All! | 85–89 (78–82 edited) | March 13, 2002 | [31] |
DVD[edit]
United States[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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The Doom Tree Strikes! | 49–54 (43–48 edited) | September 3, 2002 | [32] | |
The Return of the Doom Tree | 55–60 (49–54 edited) | October 15, 2002 | [33] | |
The Trouble with Rini | 61–66 (55–60 edited) | October 15, 2002 | [34] | |
The Ties that Bind | 68–73 (61–66 edited) | November 26, 2002 | [35] | |
The Wrath of the Emerald | 74–79 (67–72 edited) | November 26, 2002 | [36] | |
Time Travelers! | 80–84 (73–77 edited) | January 7, 2003 | [37] | |
Love Conquers All! | 85–89 (78–82 edited) | January 7, 2003 | [38] | |
Season Two – Uncut | 47–66, 68–89 | September 16, 2003 | [39] |
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Season 2 Part 1 | 47–68 | July 14, 2015 | [40] | |
Season 2 Part 2 | 69–89 | October 27, 2015 | [41] |
United Kingdom[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Episodes 43–48 | 49–54 (43–48 edited) | February 16, 2004 | [42] | |
Episodes 49–54 | 55–60 (49–54 edited) | March 8, 2004 | [43] | |
Episodes 55–60 | 61–66 (55–60 edited) | April 5, 2004 | [44] | |
Episodes 61–66 | 68–73 (61–66 edited) | May 10, 2004 | [45] | |
Episodes 67–72 | 74–79 (67–72 edited) | June 7, 2004 | [46] | |
Episodes 73–77 | 80–84 (73–77 edited) | July 3, 2004 | [47] | |
Episodes 78–82 | 85–89 (78–82 edited) | August 2, 2004 | [48] |
Australia and New Zealand[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Season 2 Part 1 | 47–68 | April 13, 2016 | [49] | |
Season 2 Part 2 | 69–89 | August 16, 2017 | [50] | |
Complete Series | 47–89 | April 11, 2018 | [51] |
Blu-ray + DVD combo[edit]
United States[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Season 2 Part 1 | 47–68 | July 14, 2015 | [40] | |
Season 2 Part 2 | 69–89 | October 27, 2015 | [41] |
Australia and New Zealand[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Complete Series | 47–89 | April 11, 2018 | [52] |
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External links[edit]
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Sailor Moon | |
美少女戦士セーラームーン (Bishōjo Senshi Sērāmūn) | |
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Genre | Magical girl |
Anime television series | |
Sailor Moon | |
Directed by | Junichi Sato |
Produced by | Iriya Azuma Kenji Ōta |
Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
Music by | Takanori Arisawa |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
English network | Seven Network, Network Ten, Fox Kids Fox Kids, GMTV Cartoon Network, Syndication |
Original run | March 7, 1992 – February 27, 1993 |
Episodes | 46 (List of episodes) |
Anime television series | |
Sailor Moon R[1][2] | |
Directed by | Kunihiko Ikuhara Junichi Sato (co-director, eps. 1−13) |
Produced by | Iriya Azuma Kenji Ōta |
Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
Music by | Takanori Arisawa |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
English network | Seven Network, Network Ten, Fox Kids Fox Kids, GMTV |
Original run | March 6, 1993 – March 12, 1994 |
Episodes | 43 (List of episodes) |
Anime television series | |
Sailor Moon S[3][4] | |
Directed by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Produced by | Iriya Azuma Kenji Ōta |
Written by | Yōji Enokido |
Music by | Takanori Arisawa |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
English network | Cartoon Network (Toonami) |
Original run | March 19, 1994 – February 25, 1995 |
Episodes | 38 (List of episodes) |
Anime television series | |
Sailor Moon SuperS[5][6] | |
Directed by | Kunihiko Ikuhara |
Produced by | Iriya Azuma Toshihiko Arisako Kenji Ōta Kōichi Yada |
Written by | Yōji Enokido |
Music by | Takanori Arisawa |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
English network | Cartoon Network (Toonami) |
Original run | March 4, 1995 – March 2, 1996 |
Episodes | 39 (List of episodes) |
Anime television series | |
Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars[7][8] | |
Directed by | Takuya Igarashi |
Produced by | Toshihiko Arisako Kenji Ōta Kōichi Yada |
Written by | Ryota Yamaguchi |
Music by | Takanori Arisawa |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original run | March 9, 1996 – February 8, 1997 |
Episodes | 34 (List of episodes) |
Anime films | |
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Sailor Moon,[9][10] known in Japan as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (Japanese: 美少女戦士セーラームーンHepburn: Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn), is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation using Super Sentai motifs. It is based on the manga of the same title written by Naoko Takeuchi that was published from 1991 to 1997 in Nakayoshi. Sailor Moon first aired in Japan on TV Asahi from March 7, 1992, to February 8, 1997, and was dubbed into various territories around the world, including the United States, Australia, Europe and Latin America.
The series follows the adventures of the protagonist Usagi Tsukino, a middle school student who is given the power to become the titular Sailor Soldier. Joined by other Sailor Soldiers, they defend Earth against an assortment of evil villains. The anime also parallels the maturation of Usagi from an emotional middle school girl to a responsible young adult.
Due to the success of the anime in the United States, the manga comprising its story was released by Tokyopop. Sailor Moon's popularity has spawned numerous releases which have come to represent most of the content in the Sailor Moon universe, including 3 films, 39 video games, and numerous soundtracks stemming from this material. A second animated adaptation, Sailor Moon Crystal, began streaming worldwide from July 2014 onwards.
- 1Plot
- 2Production and broadcasting
- 2.1English dub production and broadcast
- 4Related media
Plot[edit]
Sailor Moon (1992–1993)[edit]
A 14-year-old underachieving young sailor-suited schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino meets a magical talking cat named Luna. Luna gives Usagi the ability to transform into her magical alter ego — Sailor Moon — tasked with locating the moon princess and battling the evil forces of the Dark Kingdom. The Dark Kingdom — led by Queen Beryl — summons various monsters called Youma in order to sap energy from humans and feed it to an evil entity known as Queen Metaria. They also seek the Silver Crystal (「幻の銀水晶」Maboroshi no Ginzuishō, lit. 'Phantom Silver Crystal'), a gem capable of limitless power.
Usagi transforms into Sailor Moon for the first time, and overreacts to her new look.
As Usagi battles against the Dark Kingdom, she is joined by other girls also awakening as Sailor Soldiers: the timid but intelligent Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury), the hot-headed miko Rei Hino (Sailor Mars), the tomboyish but romantic Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter), and the aspiring idol Minako Aino (Sailor Venus). Minako is joined by Artemis, her feline advisor and Luna's partner. The Sailor Soldiers are often supported by the mysterious Tuxedo Mask whose civilian form is Mamoru Chiba, a college student with whom Usagi eventually becomes romantically involved.
After continually thwarting the Dark Kingdom and defeating several of its generals, Usagi awakens as the moon princess — Princess Serenity — and acquires the Silver Crystal. However, Mamoru is captured by the Dark Kingdom and brainwashed to work for them. The Sailor Soldiers learn of their past lives on Silver Millennium, an ancient kingdom on the moon. The Sailor Soldiers served as Serenity's friends and bodyguards, and Serenity fell in love with a prince from Earth named Endymion (Mamoru's past identity). However, the Dark Kingdom attacked and destroyed Silver Millennium, resulting in the deaths of Serenity, Endymion, and the Sailor Soldiers. Serenity's mother — Queen Serenity — used the power of the Silver Crystal to vanquish Queen Metaria and end the war. She also used the crystal to send the fallen into the future to be reborn on Earth, hoping to give them a second chance at peace.
The Sailor Soldiers eventually pinpoint the location of the Dark Kingdom at the North Pole and travel there. However, Usagi's friends are killed trying to protect her from Queen Beryl's monsters, the DD Girls. Usagi faces Mamoru alone and is forced to strike him down. Using the Silver Crystal, she then faces Queen Beryl (who has fused with Queen Metaria). Defeating her with the help of the fallen Sailor Soldiers spirits and the Silver Crystal's power. She then uses the last of the Silver Crystal's power to resurrect the Sailor Soldiers and Mamoru with one wish that they all get to live normal lives again. Everything on Earth is returned to normal, and no one (but Luna and Artemis) retain any memories of these events.
Sailor Moon R (1993–1994)[edit]
Some time later, a pair of extraterrestrials named Ail and Ann descend onto Earth with the Hell Tree which feeds on human energy. Ail and Ann summon monsters from cards — called Cardians — to prey on humans. In order to defend against these attacks, Luna and Artemis restore the Sailor Soldiers' memories. Eventually, Ail and Ann are defeated, see the error of their ways, and return to space with the Makai Tree. During these events, Mamoru is able to reclaim his lost memories and begins a romantic relationship with Usagi.
Shortly after these events, a pink-haired girl named Chibiusa falls from the sky. Chibiusa traveled from the future in order to find the Silver Crystal and use it to save her parents. She is followed by the Black Moon Clan, a new enemy force that is trying to kill her. Eventually, the Sailor Soldiers and Tuxedo Mask travel with Chibiusa to the future where Usagi rules Crystal Tokyo as Neo-Queen Serenity. They learn that Chibiusa is actually Usagi and Mamoru's future daughter, and they also meet Sailor Pluto who guards the Door of Space-Time. Eventually, the Sailor Soldiers battle against Wiseman, a dark force that was manipulating the Black Moon Clan with the intention of destroying Earth. Chibiusa is able to summon the Silver Crystal of the future and aids in the destruction of Wiseman. Afterwards, Chibiusa returns to her own time, now freed from the Black Moon Clan's corruption.
Sailor Moon S (1994–1995)[edit]
Some time later, the Sailor Soldiers encounter the Death Busters, an evil organization that is summoning monsters called Daimons to steal Heart Crystals from humans. Their intention is to locate three specific Heart Crystals that contain special Talismans. Joining the Sailor Soldiers are Haruka Tenoh and Michiru Kaioh, who operate as Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune respectively. The two are also seeking the Talismans for different purposes and come into conflict with the other Sailor Soldiers. Sailor Pluto returns to the present day as Setsuna Meioh; Chibiusa also returns, now donning her own magical girl identity of Sailor Chibi Moon.
The Death Busters eventually discover that Haruka and Michiru hold two of the Talismans and acquire them at the cost of their lives, but Setsuna — who holds the third — revives them. The Talismans create the Holy Grail, allowing Usagi to acquire a second form: Super Sailor Moon. The Death Busters' intentions then change to harvesting Heart Crystals en masse to resurrect the malevolent entity known as Mistress 9. Chibiusa also befriends a sickly girl named Hotaru, unaware that she is the daughter of the Death Busters' leader, Professor Tomoe. Unknown to her, Hotaru is also Sailor Saturn, a Sailor Soldier capable of destroying and rebirthing entire planets. Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna fear that her awakening will result in Earth's destruction and plead for Usagi to kill her.
Mistress 9 is revealed to have been residing within Hotaru's body and awakens upon stealing Chibiusa's Heart Crystal. She then tricks Usagi into handing over the Holy Grail, allowing her to summon Pharaoh 90 to destroy the Earth. Hotaru awakens as Sailor Saturn and intends to sacrifice herself to stop Pharaoh 90, but Usagi is able to activate her Super form to both destroy Pharaoh 90 and rescue Hotaru. Afterwards, Hotaru is reborn as a baby and returned to her father, now freed from the influence of the Death Busters.
Sailor Moon SuperS (1995–1996)[edit]
Chibiusa remains in the present day to train as a Sailor Soldier. She meets an alicorn named Pegasus who forms a secret relationship with her through her dreams. Pegasus also aids the Sailor Soldiers by upgrading them to permanent Super forms and lending his power when summoned by Chibiusa. The new powers are used to combat the Dead Moon Circus, a mysterious circus troupe that targets humans with beautiful dreams. By looking into their Dream Mirrors, they hope to find the dream in which Pegasus is hiding, believing Pegasus possesses the Golden Crystal. With this crystal, the Dead Moon Circus's ruler — Queen Nehelenia — can be freed from the mirror she was sealed in.
Queen Nehelenia was once a queen of her own kingdom that was absorbed by vanity. In fear of losing her beauty, she consumed the dreams of her subjects to stay young. She sought the Golden Crystal in the possession of a priest named Helios (Pegasus's true form) and was sealed within a mirror by Queen Serenity as a result. Queen Nehelenia formed the Dead Moon Circus and used Zirconia as a proxy to track Pegasus down. Although she obtains the Golden Crystal, she is betrayed by the Amazoness Quartet who gives the crystal to Chibiusa. Using the crystal, Queen Nehelenia is defeated and begins to wither with age, forcing her back into the mirror she was once sealed within. Helios returns to his home world of Elysion.
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (1996–1997)[edit]
Queen Nehelenia returns when Sailor Galaxia frees her and encourages her to seek revenge against the Sailor Soldiers. She targets Mamoru and places a curse on him that will ultimately kill him and erase Chibiusa from existence. The Sailor Soldiers enter Queen Nehelenia's nightmare dimension to stop her. Usagi eventually comes to pity Queen Nehelenia's plight and is able to rid her of her negativity by activating her final form, Eternal Sailor Moon.
Shortly after these events, Mamoru leaves for the United States to study abroad while Usagi and her friends enter high school. Chibiusa also returns to her own time. A group of enemies called the Sailor Animamates — led by Sailor Galaxia — begin targeting humans for their Star Seeds (which serve as a human's life force). Usagi is also aided by the Sailor Starlights — Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter), Taiki Kou (Sailor Star Maker), and Yaten Kou (Sailor Star Healer) — who disguise themselves as an idol group named the Three Lights. The Starlights are searching for their ruler, Princess Kakyuu. A young girl — nicknamed Chibi Chibi because of her inability to say anything other than 'chibi' — also appears and begins living with Usagi.
Sailor Galaxia's past is eventually revealed. She once ended the Sailor Wars by sealing Chaos — the source of all malice — within her body. Unable to resist Chaos's influence, she separated her Star Seed from her body, and it took the form of Chibi Chibi. Sailor Galaxia steals the Star Seeds of Usagi's companions, resulting in their deaths. This includes Mamoru who was targeted before he arrived in the United States. Chibi Chibi transforms into the Sword of Sealing and urges Usagi to kill Sailor Galaxia. However, Usagi instead uses the kindness in her own heart to free Sailor Galaxia of Chaos' corruption, effectively resurrecting all of the Sailor Soldiers whose Star Seeds were taken. With normalcy restored, Usagi and Mamoru share a kiss under a full moon.
Production and broadcasting[edit]
Naoko Takeuchi developed the Sailor Moon anime for one season. Due to the season's popularity, Toei Animation asked Takeuchi to keep drawing her manga. At first, she struggled with developing another storyline to extend the series due to Toei's request. The basic idea of the second season, introducing the daughter of Sailor Moon from the future, came from her editor, Fumio Osano.[11]Sailor Moon is adapted from the 52 chapters of the series which was published in Nakayoshi from 1991–1997 and was directed by Junichi Satō, Kunihiko Ikuhara and Takuya Igarashi.[12] It premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on March 7, 1992, taking over the timeslot previously held by Goldfish Warning!,[citation needed] and ran for 200 episodes until its conclusion on February 8, 1997.
Because the manga was often published during the anime's production, the anime would only lag the manga by a month or two.[13]:93 As a result, 'the anime follows the storyline of the manga fairly closely.'[14] Takeuchi has stated that due to Toei's largely male production staff, she feels that the anime version has 'a slight male perspective.'[14]
Sailor Moon sparked a highly successful merchandising campaign of over 5,000 items,[15] which contributed to demand internationally and translation into numerous languages. Sailor Moon has since become one of the most famous anime properties in the world.[16][17] Due to its resurgence of popularity in Japan, the series was rebroadcast on September 1, 2009. The series also began rebroadcasting in Italy in Autumn 2010, receiving permission from Naoko Takeuchi, who released new artwork to promote its return.[18] How to open fits files in photoshop.
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon consists of five separate seasons, titled Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, Sailor Moon SuperS and Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars, respectively. The seasons each roughly correspond to one of the five major story arcs of the manga, following the same general storyline and including most of the same characters.[13]:93 Toei also developed five special animated shorts.
The anime series was sold as 20 volumes in Japan. By the end of 1995, each volume had sold approximately 300,000 copies.[13]:95
English dub production and broadcast[edit]
In 1995, after a bidding war with Toon Makers, who wanted to produce an American live-action/animated hybrid adaptation,[19]DIC Productions L.P. (now DHX Media) licensed the first two seasons of Sailor Moon for an English-language release in North America.[20] The Mississauga-based Optimum Productions was hired to dub the anime. Bob Summers wrote a new background score.[note 1] DIC had mandated cuts to content and length, which reduced the first 89 episodes into 82.[note 2] Their adaptation was created to capitalize on the success of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.[21][22]
The series premiered in Canada on August 28, 1995 on YTV and in first-run syndication in the U.S. on September 11, but halted production in November 1995 after two seasons due to low ratings.[23][24] Despite moderate success in Canada, the U.S. airing struggled in early morning 'dead' timeslots;[25] the series originally aired in the U.S. in morning and afternoon timeslots which Anne Allison describes as unsuitable for the target audience.[21] In contrast, due to the dubbing process being done in Canada, the series was considered Canadian enough to be screened in primetime as local content.[26] After the series was cancelled, a fan petition that garnered over 12,500 signatures was created.[27] This was later considered an early example of successful fan activism.[26] In 1997, re-runs of this cancelled dub began airing on USA Network. That same year, production on the series' English dub was resumed with the last 17 episodes of the second season, Sailor Moon R, and was broadcast in Canada from September 20 to November 21, 1997 to wrap up lingering plot lines.[28]On June 1, 1998, reruns of the series began airing on Cartoon Network's weekday afternoon programming block, Toonami. Due to the success of these reruns, the remaining seventeen episodes also aired on the block. In 1999, Cloverway Inc. once again contracted Optimum Productions to produce English-language adaptations of Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon SuperS, with Pioneer Entertainment handling home video distribution. This dub featured less censorship and was first broadcast on YTV in Canada, and later on Toonami in the United States. The dub finished airing on Toonami on September 13, 2002; in 2003, ADV and Pioneer lost the distribution rights to the first 159/166 episodes, as well as the three films.[29][unreliable source]
Due to the series' resurgence of popularity in Japan, re-runs of the Sailor Moon series began on September 1, 2009 on Animax.[18] In 2010, Toei negotiated to license and broadcast Sailor Moon in Italy on Mediaset, resulting in an international revival.[30] Later, Toei licensed Sailor Moon episodes to countries which the show has not been aired before. On May 16, 2014, North American manga and anime distributor Viz Media announced that it had acquired the Sailor Moon anime series, as well as the three films and specials for an English-language release in North America, allowing Viz to restore the removed content from the first 89 episodes. The Studio City, Los Angeles-based Studiopolis was also hired by Viz to re-dub the entire series.[31][32] The series began streaming in the United States on Neon Alley and Hulu on May 19, 2014,[31] and in Canada on Tubi TV on July 15, 2016.[33] On November 28, 2014, Australian manga and anime publisher Madman Entertainment announced that they had re-acquired the rights to the 'Sailor Moon' anime series for Australia & New Zealand and will release the series in uncut format with the Viz Media English adaptation in 2015.[34] Madman Entertainment had previously held the Australian licence for Sailor Moon on VHS & DVD until DiC lost the English-language rights.[35]
Editing[edit]
During the original North American airing, some bathing scenes involving brief nudity were censored.
Sailor Moon's original North American release was the subject of heavy editing which resulted in large amounts of removed content and alterations that greatly changed the original work.[36] These changes altered almost every aspect of the show including character names, clothing, scenes and dialogue. Some scenes with brief nudity and bathing were also censored,[37] and any type of violence including violence against children were also removed.[21][38] Homosexual characters, including Zoisite, Fisheye, Kunzite, Sailor Uranus, and Sailor Neptune were also altered, with the former two's gender changed from male to female, and the latter two being explained as relatives rather than lovers.[39] Changing evil characters' genders to female also had the side effect of creating more diverse female characterizations, as the evil female characters now did not have the same body type.[26]
Viz Media's release restores all of the content that was cut from the original Japanese version, including scenes that were censored by Optimum Productions at the request of DiC and Cloverway.[40]
Music[edit]
Takanori Arisawa composed the score for Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. Arisawa earned the Golden Disk Grand Prize from Columbia Records for his work on the first series soundtrack in 1993. In 1998, 2000, and 2001 Arisawa won three consecutive JASRAC International Awards for most international royalties, owing largely to the popularity of Sailor Moon music in other nations.[41]
The first opening theme, titled 'Moonlight Densetsu' (ムーンライト伝説Mūnraito Densetsu, lit. 'Moonlight Legend'), was used for the first 166 episodes. 'Moonlight Densetsu' was initially performed by DALI for the first two seasons,[42][43] and then by Moon Lips for the next two seasons.[44][45] The second opening theme, used for the remaining episodes, is Sailor Star Song performed by Kae Hanazawa.[46] The last ending theme, used for the series finale at episode 200, is Moon Lips's version of 'Moonlight Densetsu'.[12]
The DiC/Cloverway/Optimum English adaptation of the anime series used the melody of 'Moonlight Densetsu', but with very different lyrics. At the time, it was unusual for anime theme songs to be translated, and this was one of the first such themes to be redone in English since Star Blazers.[47] The English theme has been described as 'inane but catchy.'[48] The Japanese theme is a love song based on the relationship between Usagi and Mamoru ('born on the same Earth'), whereas the English Sailor Moon theme rather resembles a superhero anthem.
'Moonlight Densetsu' was released as a CD single in March 1992, and was an 'explosive hit.'[49] 'Moonlight Densetsu' won first place in the Song category in Animage's 15th and 16th Anime Grand Prix.[50][51] It came seventh in the 17th Grand Prix, and 'Moon Revenge' from Sailor Moon R: The Movie, came eighth.[52] Rashiku Ikimasho, the second closing song for SuperS, placed eighteenth in 1996.[53] In 1997, 'Sailor Star Song', the new opening theme for Sailor Stars, came eleventh, and 'Moonlight Densetsu' came sixteenth.[54]
Related media[edit]
Home releases[edit]
In Japan, Sailor Moon received VHS releases during its run. The first VHS was released on July 25, 1993.[55]Sailor Moon did not receive a DVD release until 2002. Mass-produced individual 6-episode DVDs were released beginning on May 21, 2002.[56]
In 2014, Viz Media announced plans to release the series in both Blu-ray Disc and DVD format, with the first set released on November 11, 2014.[57] In addition, the first twenty-three episodes of their redub premiered on the streaming sites, Hulu and Neon Alley, beginning September 5, 2014.[58] The first part of season one was released on DVD and Limited Edition Blu-ray on November 11, 2014 and the second part was released on February 10, 2015.[59][60]
The first half of Sailor Moon R was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 14, 2015.[61]
Films[edit]
During its broadcast run, three theatrical animated Sailor Moon films were produced. The films were usually released in December in accordance with the winter vacations of Japanese schools. They were typically double features paired up with other anime films, and were thus, usually an hour or less in length. The films themselves offer contradictions in both chronology and design that make them incompatible with a single continuity. The first was Sailor Moon R: The Movie in 1993, followed by Sailor Moon S: The Movie in 1994, and finally Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie in 1995.[62][63][64]
Reception and legacy[edit]
Originally planned to run for only six months, the Sailor Moon anime continued due to its popularity, concluding after a five-year run.[65] In Japan, it aired every Saturday night in prime time at 7 p.m,[15][66] and its run there was very popular, with an average viewer ratings of 11–12% for most of the series run.[15][67] Commentators detect in the anime adaptation of Sailor Moon 'a more shonen tone', appealing to a wider audience than the manga, which aimed squarely at teenage girls.[68] The media franchise became one of the most successful Japan has ever had, reaching $1.5 billion in merchandise sales during the first three years. Ten years after the series completion, the series featured among the top thirty of TV Asahi's Top 100 anime polls in 2005 and 2006.[16][17] The anime series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1993.[50] Sales of Sailor Moon fashion-dolls overtook those of Licca-chan in the 1990s; Mattel attributed this to the 'fashion-action' blend of the Sailor Moon storyline. Doll accessories included both fashion items and the Sailor Soldiers' weapons.[21]
Sailor Moon R Imdb
Sailor Moon has also become popular internationally. Spain and France became the first countries outside Japan to air Sailor Moon, beginning in December 1993.[62] Other countries followed suit, including Australia, South Korea, the Philippines (Sailor Moon became one of ABC (now 5)'s main draws, helping it to become the third-biggest network in the country), Poland, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden and Hong Kong, before North America picked up the franchise for adaptation.[69]:10–11 In 2001, the Sailor Moon manga was Tokyopop's best selling property, outselling the next-best selling titles by at least a factor of 1.5.[70]
Critics have commended the anime series for its portrayal of strong friendships,[71] as well as for its large cast of 'strikingly different' characters who have different dimensions and aspects to them as the story continues,[72] and for an ability to appeal to a wide audience.[73] Writer Nicolas Penedo attributes the success of Sailor Moon to its fusion of the shōjo manga genre of magical girls with the Super Sentai fighting teams.[68] According to Martha Cornog and Timothy Perper, Sailor Moon became popular because of its 'strongly-plotted action with fight scenes, rescues' and its 'emphasis on feelings and relationships', including some 'sexy romance' between Usagi and Mamoru.[74] Usagi and Mamoru's romance has been seen as an archetype where the lovers 'become more than the sum of their parts', promising to be together forever.[75] In contrast, others see Sailor Moon as campy[76] and melodramatic. Criticism has singled out its use of formulaic plots, monsters of the day,[77] and stock footage.[78]
Patrick Drazen states that Sailor Moon has two kinds of villains, the 'monster of the day' and the 'thinking, feeling humans.' Although this is common in anime and manga, it is 'almost unheard of in the West.'[69]:284 Despite the series' apparent popularity among Western anime fandom, the dubbed version of the series received poor ratings in the United States when it was initially broadcast in syndication and did not do well in DVD sales in the United Kingdom.[79]Anne Allison attributes the lack of popularity in the United States primarily to poor marketing (in the United States, the series was initially broadcast at times which did not suit the target audience – weekdays at 9:00 a. m. and 2:00 pm). Executives connected with Sailor Moon suggest that poor localization played a role.[21] British authors Helen McCarthy and Jonathan Clements go further, calling the dub 'indifferent', and suggesting that Sailor Moon was put in 'dead' timeslots due to local interests.[25] The British distributor, MVM Films, attributed the low sales to the United Kingdom release being of the dub only, and that major retailers refused to support the show leading to the DVD release appealing to neither children nor older anime fans.[79]
Due to anti-Japanese sentiment, most Japanese media other than anime was banned for several decades in South Korea. A producer in KBS 'did not even try to buy' Sailor Moon because the producer thought it would not pass the censorship laws, but as of April 1997, Sailor Moon was airing on KBS 2 without issues and was 'enormously' popular.[80]
Notes[edit]
- ^Sailor Moon end credits (DiC dub, 1995)
- ^Sailor Moon DIC/Optimum dub, episodes 1-82 (1-89 uncut)
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