Sailor Moon (anime)

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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン; meaning "Pretty Young Girl Warrior Sailor Moon"; officially translated as "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon") was an anime that ran on Japanese television from March 7, 1992 to February 8, 1997. The series spanned 200 episodes, three feature films, five specials, and five memorials.

Sailor Moon TV Series

Sailor Moon (First Season)

The first season of the Sailor Moon anime aired on Asahi Television at 7:00pm on Saturdays from March 7, 1992 to February 27, 1993.

It consisted of episodes 1-46.

This season was dubbed into English by DiC.

Sailor Moon R (Second Season)

The second season of the Sailor Moon anime aired from March 6, 1993 to March 12, 1994.

It consisted of episodes 47-89.

Because the series was not developed with a second season in mind, the first 13 episodes (quarter season) of the series was an original story produced by Toei rather than based on the manga by Naoko Takeuchi to allow Takeuchi to develop her storyline further.

This season was the last to air in the UK on Fox Kids (Now known as Jetix), For about six months after Sailor Moon R ended in the UK, Jetix expressed interest in airing S and SS but in the midst of a licencing take over (from Fox to Disney) and a change in name (Fox Kids to Jetix) S and SS never aired.

Episode 67 was not dubbed nor released on DVD in the U.S. and Canada.

Sailor Moon S (Third Season)

The third season of the Sailor Moon anime aired from March 19, 1994 to February 25, 1995.

It consisted of episodes 90-127.

Sailor Moon SuperS (Fourth Season)

The fourth season of the Sailor Moon anime aired from March 4, 1995 to March 2, 1996.

It consisted of episodes 128-166.

This was the last series to air in the US and Canada.

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Fifth Season)

The fifth season of the Sailor Moon anime aired from March 9, 1996 to February 8, 1997. The series concluded with this season.

It consisted of episodes 167-200.

On the anime timeline at the Toei Animation Gallery, "Sailor Stars" is listed separate from "Sailor Moon," which on their timeline concludes with the fourth season. In addition, the opening song changed from "Moonlight Densetsu," which it had been for the first four seasons, to the "Sailor Star Song."

None of the episodes in this series have aired in the Anglophone locales; many rumors persist as to why Toei Animation will not allow any Anglophone company to license the last series. These rumors include Toei wanting more money for licensing than anyone is willing to pay, and Toei being afraid of hurting Sailor Moon's "family friendly" image due to some content in Sailor Stars, such as the nudity in the last episode, Haruka and Michiru's relationship, and the gender-transforming Sailor Starlights. Despite this, however, this season aired in other foreign countries with little or no controversy.

Sailor Moon Films

  • The Sailor Moon R movie - Theatre run was from December 1993 to January 1994. The film's english subtitle is "The Promise of the Rose."
  • The Sailor Moon S movie - Theatre run was from December 1994 to January 1995. The film's english subtitle is "Hearts in Ice." and is based on the "Princess Kaguya's Lover" arc that preluded the Dreams story arc in the manga.
  • The Sailor Moon SuperS movie - Theatre run was from December 1995 to January 1996. Of the three films, this was the only one to have a Japanese subtitle, called "Miracle in the Black Dream Hole. The Fabulous 9 Get together." The film's english subtitle is "Black Dream Hole."

Sailor Moon Specials

Sailor Moon Memorials

Sailor Moon Around the World

The anime quickly found favor internationally, and was bought by various TV companies across the world and dubbed into numerous different languages. For more details, see:

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