Sailor Moon in Germany

Sailor Moon in Germany refers to the German versions of Sailor Moon.

Anime

Translation and Channels

German logo

The full German title was "Sailor Moon - Das Mädchen mit den Zauberkräften" (Sailor Moon - The Girl with Magic Powers). The anime was first aired on ZDF, beginning on October 13, 1995 and finishing September 9, 1996. The network showed one episode a week every Saturday. There was some censorship in a few episodes, but generally the German dub stayed close to the original Japanese version. Sailor Moon enjoyed some success on ZDF, but it was not until it moved to RTL II in May 1997 that the show really became popular in Germany. On RTL II it became part of an afternoon-long kids' programming block called "Vampy," and was given a prime-time slot. ZDF's dub only included the first season, but RTL II decided to also dub Sailor Moon R, and later the rest of the series. Most, but not all, voice actors from the ZDF dub were brought back by RTL II to reprise their roles. The German dub has also been shown in Austria, Liechtenstein, and parts of Switzerland; it also aired in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with a narrator speaking in Lithuanian over the German dub audio (a double audio dub similar to that of the Russian dub).

Having already established a name for itself from airing on ZDF, Sailor Moon soon became a national hit, with viewership of over 10% of the German population during its popularity peak. RTL II chose to air all of the Sailor Moon episodes, except for episode 89, as it was merely a recap of previous episodes. RTL II also dubbed all the movies and aired them as "special episodes," although the actual specials were not dubbed. The Sailor Moon R movie was released June 12, 1998, with the title "Gefährliche Blumen" (Dangerous Flowers); the Sailor Moon S movie was released June 18, 1998, with the title "Schneeprinzessin Kaguya" (Snow Princess Kaguya); and the Sailor Moon SuperS movie was released October 3, 1998, with the title "Reise ins Land der Träume" (Journey to the Land of Dreams). After RTL II aired the last episode for the first time on December 15, 1998, the series was rebroadcast from the beginning several times, until the final showing of episode 200 on August 28, 2001.

After Sailor Moon finished its four-year run on RTL II it went on hiatus until 2005, when the entire third season aired again from January 1 to August 28, with a new theme song. It had no further re-runs there and RTL II apparently let the license expire, suggesting that it will not air on that network again. Other re-runs were shown on Fox Kids (Germany/Austria), Junior (Germany; 2000-2002), SAT1 (2000), ORF 1 (Austria; 2001), SRF Zwei (Switzerland; 2000-2001), and Tele 5 (February-September 2003). After the license was picked up again by RTL for Germany during Sailor Moon's revival in Europe in the early 2010s, the complete anime was once aired by Animax (2012-2015), VIVA (2014), and RTL2 You (2017). As of September 2024, the third season is currently being broadcast on RTL II, with three episodes aired every Sunday morning.

Home Media Releases

Video

Audio CD Volume 12 cover

Edel Germany started releasing the episodes from the Sailor Moon anime on home media in 1998, with a simultanious VHS/audio CD release. Thomas Karallus doubled as narrator on the audio CD episodes for the scenes in which nobody was speaking. The VHS tapes were released under the title "Sailor Moon: Das Video zur Serie" (The Video to the Series), while the audio CDs were released under the title "Das Hörspiel zur Serie" (The Radio Plays to the Series). The episodes they included are listed below, in their original order.

• Volume 1: episode 16 and 17
• Volume 2: episode 19 and 23
• Volume 3: episode 35 and 41
• Volume 4: episode 42 and 43
• Volume 5: episode 65 and 71
• Volume 6: episode 77 and 81
• Volume 7: episode 115 and 116
• Volume 8: episode 117 and 118
• Volume 9: episode 126 and 127
• Volume 10: R Movie
• Volume 11: S Movie
• Volume 12: SuperS Movie
• Volume 13: episode 1 and 8
• Volume 14: episode 10 and 22
• Volume 15: episode 25 and 33
• Volume 16: episode 45 and 46
• Volume 17: episode 47 and 48
• Volume 18: episode 59 and 60
• Volume 19: episode 61 and 64
• Volume 20: episode 87 and 88
• Volume 21: episode 91 and 93
• Volume 22: episode 95 and 99
• Volume 23: episode 103 and 104
• Volume 24: episode 105 and 108
• Volume 25: episode 131 and 134
• Volume 26: episode 135 and 136
• Volume 27: episode 141 and 145
• Volume 28: episode 147 and 149

In 2013, KAZÉ Germany started releasing all five seasons on ten DVD box sets, which included the German dub as well as Japanese audio track and German subtitles. Each box contained half a season. The first box set (episodes 1–23) was released on November 29, 2013, while the last one (episodes 184–200) was released on September 25, 2015.

In July 2020, KAZÉ Germany started re-releasing all five seasons on five DVD box sets, which include remastered video footage, with on-screen text shown in Japanese subtitled in German. In parallel, KAZÉ Germany also started releasing the anime on Blu-ray box sets. Likewise, there will be five Blu-ray box sets, each box containing one season. The season 1 box sets were released on July 20, 2020, while the box sets for the third season were released on March 17, 2022.

Music

Volume 2 cover

Edel AG released twelve music albums between 1997 and 2000 part of the Die Superhits für Kids (The Superhits for Kids) series. They included original German Sailor Moon songs written and sung by the Super Moonies, pop songs unrelated to Sailor Moon which were popular at the time in Germany, and, starting with the fourth album, original Japanese songs, such as "Sailor Star Song" and "Moonlight Densetsu."

• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 1
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 2: … In Love
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 3: Dancing on the Moon
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 4: Power of Magic
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 5: Heart Beats
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 6: Starlight
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 7: Friends Forever
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 8: Endless Love
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 9: Kissing the Stars
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 10: Magic Lights
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 11: Planet of Dreams
• Die Superhits für Kids vol. 12: Goodbye Sailor Moon

Super Moonies, the music group who sang the first three theme songs of the German dub, released a few of their original songs on CDs, under the EDEL Records label. Their songs were produced by Avenue Music in Munich.

• Sailor Moons Welt
• Kämpfe Sailor Moon
• Sailor Moons Wintertraum
• Die Macht des Mondes
• Silver Millennium – Best of Super Moonies

Two other music albums were released on CD, which contained selected original Japanese songs (Sailor Moon: The Original Songs), insert songs from the TV series (Sailor Moon – Deutsche Original Songs) and a single of the first theme song from the TV series "Sag das Zauberwort" (Sailor Moon Deutscher Titelsong Single).

Censorship and Changes

The German dub closely followed the original Japanese version; there was minimal censorship done by RTL II, and the dialogue closely followed the original, occasionally word-for-word. The description Michiru and Haruka gave of their relationship was translated word for word ("She is very special to me"), although some other minor lines of dialogue were changed.

Unlike most other dubs, the German dub did not attempt to change the names of the characters, apart from Usagi, who became "Bunny" in order to work in the pun of her name, although in some episodes she was still called Usagi. An issue of the anime comic later explained that "Bunny" was just a nickname, while Usagi was her actual name. Ami and Rei's names were pronounced "Amy" and "Ray," but still written "Ami" and "Rei."

Some changes were made, however, and these included:

• Zoisite and Fisheye were changed to be female.

• Michiru and Haruka's relationship was toned down.

• In the earlier episodes some of the Japanese elements were downplayed; for example, Bunny claimed that she was eating hamburgers (not odango).

• Instead of using a literal translation of "odango atama," Mamoru initially made fun of Bunny's "weiche Birne" ("weich" means "soft," and "Birne" means "pear" but is used as slang for "head") in the first season. When RTL II took over, this was changed to "Mondgesicht" (moon face) in the R season.

• The word "kill" was often dubbed as "sleep" or "enchant" ("Rei, don't fall asleep" instead of "Rei, you can't die" or Rubeus shouting "Sleep, Sailor Moon!" instead of "Die, Sailor Moon!"). Instead of dying, it was said that the Talisman owners would "never be their old selves again" if they lost their Pure Heart Crystals.

• How Chibiusa got her name was never explained; everyone just started using that name in episode 61.

• Footage of Akuryo Taisan was removed from episode 11 during broadcast on RTL II.

• Scenes where Sailor Moon was screaming in pain were shortened by ZDF for the first airing of episode 46.

• As in most dubs, the eyecatches were cut. However, they were preserved for the Sixx broadcast as well as the Blu-ray and second DVD release.

• When Sailor Moon Sailor Stars aired on television and was first released on DVD using separate video tracks for the German and Japanese episodes, the dub continued to use the title card for Sailor Moon SuperS. In the Blu-ray and second DVD release, the German audio was instead placed over the Japanese footage. Therefore, in these box sets the dub now also used the new title card, with Usagi's voiceover reading the episode titles out loud spoken in Japanese and subtitled in German.

• The episode title scenes were removed in the VHS releases, and the title of the episode was instead displayed in white text on a black background and shown before the opening sequence.

• The opening and ending themes for the movies were cut, and the movie title was shown on the first scene instead.

The first Japanese opening video was used from the first season onwards, with some changes at the beginning, such as the addition of a shot of Sailor V from the first episode, a scene of Luna on the roof from episode 4, as well as the addition of the German logo. This was not changed until the 2005 run of the S season. The opening theme songs were changed a few times, even after the whole series had been dubbed, so the German episodes can be found in different versions with different theme songs. The first three were original German songs, called "Sag das Zauberwort," "Kämpfe Sailor Moon," and "Macht des Mondes"; the latter two were performed by the Super Moonies. The fourth and last theme song was called "Flieg durch die Wolken." For broadcast on Sixx and the Blu-ray release, the original Japanese theme songs were used.

The dub's constant ending song was a short, slow-tempo version of "Sag das Zauberwort," played with an excerpt from the first Japanese ending animation.

Most of the songs featured within the episodes were played without vocal tracks, but "Ai no Senshi," "Anata no Sei Janai," "Watashi-tachi ni Naritakute," "Onaji Namida wo Wakeatte,", "Hottokenai Yo", "Eien no Melody," "Nagareboshi He," "Route Venus," "Moon Revenge," and the "Sailor Star Song" only in episode 200 were dubbed with German vocals. All of these songs were sung by Mara Winzer, who was also the voice actress for Luna from Sailor Moon R and onwards. They were all released on an audio CD called Sailor Moon: Deutsche Original Songs.

Voice Actors

Character	Actors
Usagi "Bunny" Tsukino/Sailor Moon	Sabine Bohlmann (season 1) Inez Günther (seasons 2–5)
Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask	Matthias von Stegmann (season 1) Dominik Auer (seasons 2–5)
Ami Mizuno/Sailor Merkur	Stefanie von Lerchenfeld
Rei Hino/Sailor Mars	Julia Haacke
Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter	Veronika Neugebauer
Minako Aino/Sailor Venus	Claudia Lössl
Usagi "Bunny" "Chibiusa" Tsukino/Sailor Chibimoon Chibi Chibi/Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon	Nicola Grupe-Arnoldi
Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus	Anke Korte
Michiru Kaio/Sailor Neptun	Ulrike Jenni
Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto	Ulla Wagener (episodes 64, 75, 110–115, season 5) Ditte Schupp (episodes 82, 85) Sacha Holzheimer (episodes 116–126)
Hotaru Tomoe/Mistress 9/Sailor Saturn	Andrea Wick Beate Pfeiffer (episode 112)
Seiya Kou/Sailor Star Fighter	Ditte Schupp
Taiki Kou/Sailor Star Maker Kermesite	Martina Duncker
Yaten Kou/Sailor Star Healer	Irina Wanka
Prinzessin Kakyuu Besubesu	Shandra Schadt
Licht der Hoffnung Telulu Sailor Alumina Siren	Michele Sterr
Luna	Ulli Philipp (season 1) Mara Winzer (seasons 2–5)
Artemis	Bernd Stephan
Diana Manami Miharu Saori Miharu Akiyama Parapara Bonbon Babies	Sabine Bohlmann
Königin Serenity	Helga Trümper (season 1) Frauke Raiser (season 2)
Helios/Pegasus	Marc Stachel Ole Pfennig (episodes 131, 137–149)
Haruna Sakurada	Uschi Wolff
Naru Osaka Junjun	Stephanie Kellner
Gurio Umino	Dominik Auer (season 1) Benedikt Weber (seasons 2–4)
Ikuko Tsukino	Christina Hoeltel (seasons 1–2) Frauke Raiser (episode 50) Bettina Kenter (season 4) Ulla Wagener (episode 139) Carola Wegerle (season 5)
Shingo Tsukino	Benedikt Gutjan Benedikt Weber (season 3)
Kenji Tsukino Baum der Dunklen Macht	Tonio von der Meden
Motoki Furuhata Tsutomu Asai Kobayashi Nishino Toshiki	Hubertus von Lerchenfeld
Unazuki Furuhata Cyprin Petirol Sailor Tin Nyanko/Suzu	Beate Pfeiffer
Rei's Grandfather	Oliver Grimm (episode 10) Michael Habeck (episodes 16 and 30) Gert Wiedenhofen (seasons 2–4)
Yuichiro Kumada	Axel Malzacher (season 1) Benedikt Weber (seasons 2–4)
Königin Metallia	Ilona Grandke
Königin Perilia	Karin Kernke
Jedyte Falkenauge	Kai Taschner
Neflite	Pascal Breuer
Zoisite	Madeleine Stolze
Kunzite	Rüdiger Bahr (episodes 22–25) Gudo Hoegel (episodes 27–44)
Ail/Seijuro Ginga	Marc Stachel
Anne/Natsumi Ginga Mimet Sailor Iron Mouse/Nezu	Melanie Manstein
Der Erleuchtete/Das Phantom des Todes	Gert Wiedenhofen
Black Lady	Anna Carlsson
Prinz Diamond	Stephan Rabow
Prinz Saphir	Johannes Raspe
Rubeus	Thomas Darchinger
Berthierite	Alisa Palmer
Calaverite Fischauge	Simone Brahmann
Petzite Kaorinite Sailor Red Claw/Karasuma	Michèle Tichawsky
Esmeraude	Solveig Duda
Fiore (child)	Benedikt Weber
Doktor Tomoe	Thomas Rauscher
Germatoid	Jan Koester
Eugeal	Jennifer Böttcher
Byruit	Scarlet Cavadenti
Königin Nehelenia	Sacha Holzheimer
Zirkonia	Doris Gallart
Tigerauge	Oliver Mink
Selesele	Andrea Wick
Sailor Galaxia	Susanne von Medvey

Transformations and Attacks

Sailor Moon

Original	German	Translation
Moon Prism Power, Make Up	Macht der Mondnebel, Macht auf!	Power of the Moon nebulas, Make up!
Moon Power [disguise] ni nare	Macht des Mondes, verwandle mich in [disguise]!	Power of the Moon, transform me into a [disguise]!
Moon Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Mondkristalls, Mach auf!	Power of the Moon Crystal, Make up!
Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up	Macht der Mondherzen, Macht auf!	Power of the moon hearts, Make up!
Crisis, Make Up	Macht des Grals, Mach auf!	Power of the Grail, Make up!
Moon Crisis, Make Up	Macht der Mondherzen, Macht auf!	Power of the moon hearts, Make up!
Moon Eternal, Make Up	Macht des Mondlichts, Mach auf!	Power of the moonlight, Make up!
Moon Tiara Action	Mondstein, flieg und sieg! Stirnreif, flieg! (episode 114) Licht des Mondes, flieg! (episode 123)	Moon stone, fly and win! Headband, fly! Light of the moon, fly!
Moon Tiara Stardust	Mondstein! Sternennebel!	Moon stone! Star nebula!
Moon Healing Escalation	Macht des Mondes, verwandle ihn/sie/es zurück!	Power of the Moon, transform him/her/it back!
Moon Princess Halation	Macht des Mondes, verwandle ihn/sie/es zurück! Macht des Mondes, vernichte ihn! (once, against Rubeus) Macht des Mondes, öffne die Höhle! (episode 67)	Power of the Moon, transform him/she/it back! Power of the Moon, destroy him! Power of the Moon, open the cave!
Moon Spiral Heart Attack Moon Gorgeous Meditation	Macht der Liebe, flieg und sieg(e)!	Power of love, fly and win!
Rainbow Moon Heartache	Mächte aller Zeiten, lasst die Liebe sich verbreiten!	Powers of all times, let love spread!
Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss	Macht des Licht(e)s, sieg und heile! (episodes 173-183) Macht des Licht(e)s, flieg und sieg! (episodes 184-186)	Power of the light, win and heal! Power of the light, fly and win!
Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss	Licht des Silbermond(e)s, schein und heile! Macht des Lichtes, sieg und heile! (episodes 194, 195)	Light of the Silver Moon, shine and heal! Power of the light, win and heal!
Silver Moon Crystal Power	Licht des Silbermonds, schein und heile!	Light of the Silver Moon, shine and heal!

Sailor Mercury

Original	German	Translation
Mercury Power, Make Up Mercury Star Power, Make Up Mercury Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht der Merkurnebel, Mach auf!	Power of the Mercury nebulas, Make up!
Sabão Spray Sabão Spray Freezing Double Sabão Spray Freezing	Seifenblasen, fliegt! Seifenblasen, fliegt und friert!	Soap bubbles, fly! Soap bubbles, fly and freeze!
Shine Aqua Illusion	Wasserstrahl, flieg! Wasserstrahl, flieght und fliert! Seifenblasen, fliegt!	Water ray, fly! Water ray, fly and freeze! Soap bubbles, fly!
Mercury Aqua Rhapsody	Merkur! Macht des Wassers, sieg! Macht des Wassers! (episode 160)	Mercury! Power of the water, win! Power of the water!

Sailor Mars

Original	German	Translation
Mars Power, Make Up Mars Star Power, Make Up Mars Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht der Marsnebel, Macht auf!	Power of the Mars nebulas, Make up!
Akuryo Taisan	Ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, ku, juu! Böser Geist, weiche!	One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! Evil ghost, go away!
Fire Soul Fire Soul Bird	Feuerball, flieg! Feuerstrahl, flieg!	Fireball, fly! Fire ray, fly!
Burning Mandala	Feuerringe, fliegt und siegt! Feuerherzen, fliegt und siegt! (episode 99) Feuerball, flieg und sieg! (once)	Fire rings, fly and win! Fire hearts, fly and win! Fireball, fly and win!
Mars Flame Sniper	Mars! Macht des Feuers, sieg! Macht des Feuers! (episode 160)	Mars! Power of the fire, win! Power of the fire!

Sailor Jupiter

Original	German	Translation
Jupiter Power, Make Up Jupiter Star Power, Make Up Jupiter Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht der Jupiternebel, Macht auf!	Power of the Jupiter nebulas, Make up!
Supreme Thunder Supreme Thunder Dragon	Donnerschlag, flieg! Blitz und Donnerschlag, flieg! (S movie)	Thunderclap, fly! Lightning and thunderclap, fly!
Sparkling Wide Pressure	Donnerschlag, flieg und sieg!	Thunderclap, fly and win!
Super Supreme Thunder	Blitz und Donnerschlag, flieg!	Lightning and thunderclap, fly!
Jupiter Oak Evolution	Jupiter! Macht des Donners, sieg! Macht des Donners! (episode 160) Jupiter! Macht der Donner, sieg! (episodes 161, 174, 179, 191)	Jupiter! Power of the thunder, win! Power of the thunder! Jupiter! Power of the thunders, win!

Sailor Venus

Original	German	Translation
Venus Power, Make Up Venus Star Power, Make Up Venus Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht der Venusnebel, Macht auf!	Power of the Venus nebulas, Make up!
Crescent Beam	Halbmondstrahl, flieg! Feuerstrahl, flieg! (twice) Feuerherzen, fliegt! (episode 124)	Half-moon ray, fly! Fire ray, fly! Fire hearts, fly!
Crescent Beam Shower	Halbmondstrahl, flieg!	Half-moon ray, fly!
Venus Love-Me Chain	Feuerherzen, fliegt! Halbmondstrahl, flieg! (episode 65) Kette der Herzen, flieg! (episodes 130, 171)	Fire hearts, fly! Half-moon ray, fly! Chain of the hearts, fly!
Hissatsu Love-Me Moon Chain Crescent Beam Barrage	Feuerherzen, fliegt!	Fire hearts, fly!
Venus Love and Beauty Shock	Venus! Macht der Herzen, sieg! Venus! Feuerherzen, fliegt und siegt! (episode 171)	Venus! Power of the hearts, win! Venus! Fire hearts, fly and win!

Sailor Chibi Moon

Original	German	Translation
Moon Prism Power, Make Up	Macht der Mondherzen, Macht auf!	Power of the moon hearts, Make up!
Moon Crisis, Make Up	Macht der Mondherzen, Macht auf!	Power of the moon hearts, Make up!
Pink Sugar Heart Attack	Zuckerherzen, für die Gerechtigkeit, fliegt und siegt!	Sugar hearts, for justice, fly and win!
Twinkle Yell	Pegasus, ich bitte Dich: beschütz die Träume der Menschen! Pegasus, hilf (uns)!	Pegasus, I beg you: protect the dreams of people! Pegasus, help (us)!

Sailor Uranus

Original	German	Translation
Uranus Planet Power, Make Up	Macht der Uranusnebel, Macht auf!	Power of the Uranus nebulas, Make up!
World Shaking	Uranus, flieg! Uranus, sieg! (episodes 167, 168, 170)	Uranus, fly! Uranus, win!
Space Sword Blaster	Schwert des Lichtes, sieg! Macht des Schwertes, verwandle ihn! (SuperS movie) Uranus, flieg! (episode 190)	Sword of light, win! Power of the sword, transform him! Uranus, fly!

Sailor Neptune

Original	German	Translation
Neptune Planet Power, Make Up	Macht der Neptunnebel, Macht auf!	Power of the Neptune nebulas, Make up!
Deep Submerge	Neptun, flieg! Neptun, sieg! (episodes 167, 171)	Neptune, fly! Neptune, win!
Submarine Reflection	Licht des Spiegels, sieg!	Light of the mirror, win!

Sailor Pluto

Original	German	Translation
Pluto Planet Power, Make Up	Macht der Plutonebel, Macht auf!	Power of the Pluto nebulas, Make up!
Dead Scream	Pluto, flieg und sieg! Macht des Plutos, flieg und sieg! Pluto, schick das Feuer der Tiefe! (episode 113) Pluto, sieg(e)! (episodes 167, 169, 171)	Pluto, fly and win! Power of Pluto, fly and win! Pluto, send the fire of the depths! Pluto, win!

Sailor Saturn

Original	German	Translation
Silence Wall	Saturn, hilf! (episode 172) Saturn, schütze sie! (episodes 196, 197)	Saturn, help! Saturn, protect them!
Silence Glaive Surprise	Macht des Saturn, flieg!	Power of Saturn, fly!

Sailor Star Fighter

Original	German	Translation
Fighter Star Power, Make Up	Macht des Star Fighter, mach auf! Macht der Star Fighter, mach auf! (episode 176)	Power of the Star Fighter, make up! Power of the Star Fighters, make up!
Star Serious Laser	Sailor Star, strafe ihn/sie/es!	Sailor Star, punish him/her/it!

Sailor Star Maker

Original	German	Translation
Maker Star Power, Make Up	Macht des Star Maker, Macht auf!	Star Maker Power, Make up!
Star Gentle Uterus	Sailor Star, halt ihn/sie/es auf!	Sailor Star, stop him/her/it!

Sailor Star Healer

Original	German	Translation
Healer Star Power, Make Up	Macht des Star Healer, Macht auf!	Power of Star Healer, Make up!
Star Sensitive Inferno	Sailor Star, lähme ihn/sie/es!	Sailor Star, paralyze him/her/it!

Manga

First Edition

The eighteen tankoubon of the Sailor Moon manga were translated and released in Germany between 1998 and 2000 by FeestComics, a subsidiary of the publishing company Egmont. Though the first manga released by them was Appleseed in 1994, Sailor Moon was the first major commercial success for the company's manga line. They also published the first five Sailor Moon artbooks, and the Codename: Sailor V manga was released under the title Sailor V.

Changes

Most of the characters' names were kept, except for Usagi's name being changed to Bunny, though there were some minor spelling changes. Queen Beryl was called "Perilia," Jadeite's name was spelled "Jedyte," and Nephrite's was spelled "Neflite." Chibiusa's real name was Bunny Tsukino, and the characters at first called her "Kleine Bunny" (Little Bunny). However, Luna P called her "Chibi-usa" and soon everyone else picked it up, with no explanation as to where the name came from.

Some items, attacks, and side characters had more significant name changes.

The pages were flipped and the translation was done from the English version of the Sailor Moon manga, and from the French version of the Sailor V manga.

Volume Titles

Each volume of the manga was also given a new title, though the different names of each arc were not retained.

1. Die Metamorphose (The Metamorphosis)
2. Der Maskierte Mann (The Masked Man)
3. Die Mondkriegerinnen (The Moon Warriors)
4. Der Silberkristall (The Silver Crystal)
5. Die Wächterin der Zeit (The Guardian of Time)
6. Der Planet Nemesis (The Planet Nemesis)
7. Black Lady
8. Die Schule des Lebens (The School of Life)
9. Uranus und Neptun (Uranus and Neptune)
10. Sailor Saturn
11. Prinzessin Kaguyas Geliebter (The Beloved of Princess Kaguya)
12. Der Pegasus (The Pegasus)
13. Helios
14. Dead Moon Circus
15. Königin Nehelenia (Queen Nehellenia)
16. Die Sailor Starlights (The Sailor Starlights)
17. Sailor Galaxia
18. Das Galaktische Chaos (The Galactic Chaos)

New Editions

Egmont Manga began releasing the shinsouban edition of the manga monthly starting in October 2011. The Codename: Sailor V and the two short story volumes were also released. They all included new translations, more faithful to the original. A German release of the kanzenban edition is currently being published by the same publisher, with the first volume released in December 2019, and the ninth and tenth in April 2022.

Books

Egmont also released all issues of the anime comic between 1998 and 2001, with the dialogue taken from the German dub of the TV series. Aside from the comic itself, it included news about Sailor Moon in Germany, translated lyrics to songs that didn't make it to the German dub (such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "Princess Moon"), as well as a 12-day TV Guide for Sailor Moon airings on RTL2. They also published anime albums of the first two movies and the first season, as well as novelizations of episodes from the first season.

Crystal

The German dub of the first three seasons of Sailor Moon Crystal originally aired on Animax Germany beginning January 31, 2016, with occasional reruns on Sixx. The German dub was produced in collaboration with Toei Animation Europe in the studio Rescue Film GmbH. Pascal Breuer, Caroline Combrinck, and Dominik Auer were the dialogue directors, although Dominik Auer was only available for the first two seasons. The episodes were uncut.

Sailor Moon Eternal became available on Netflix with German audio and subtitles on June 3, 2021, under the name Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: Der Film ("Der Film" meaning "The Movie"). When it came out, it ranked ninth in the German Netflix charts. The German dub was produced in collaboration with Netflix in the studio FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH. Matthias von Stegmann, who played Mamoru in the first season of the anime and returned to play Helios in these movies, was the dialogue director.

Sailor Moon Cosmos became available on Netflix with German audio and subtitles on August 22, 2024, under the name Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: Der Film. The German dub was produced in collaboration with Netflix in the studio FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH. Inez Günther, who played Bunny in the anime from the R season on and returned to play Sailor Cosmos in these movies, was the dialogue director.

Voice Actors

Characters	Actors
Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon Chibi Chibi/Sailor Chibi Chibi	Sabine Bohlmann
Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask	Johannes Raspe Niklas Gebendorfer (child)
Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury Guardian Mercury	Leslie-Vanessa Lill
Rei Hino/Sailor Mars Guardian Mars	Laura Maire
Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter Guardian Jupiter	Lea Kalbhenn
Minako Aino/Sailor Venus Guardian Venus	Caroline Combrinck
Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon	Patricia Strasburger
Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus Guardian Uranus	Kathrin Gaube
Michiru Kaio/Sailor Neptune Guardian Neptune	Maren Rainer
Setsuna Meio/Sailor Pluto Guardian Pluto Female Lecturer (Act 2)	Christine Stichler
Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn Guardian Saturn	Shandra Schadt
Cere-Cere/Sailor Ceres	Angelina Markiefka
Palla-Palla/Sailor Pallas	Laura Jenni
Jun-Jun/Sailor Juno	Alina Freund
Ves-Ves/Sailor Vesta	Pola Jane O'Mara
Kō Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter	Nadja Sabersky
Kō Taiki/Sailor Star Maker	Marcia von Rebay
Kō Yaten/Sailor Star Healer	Pia Amofa-Antwi
Princess Kakyu/Sailor Kakyu	Gioia Osthoff
Sailor Cosmos Guardian Cosmos	Inez Günther
Luna	Maresa Sedlmeir
Artemis	René Oltmanns
Diana Mii	Bettina Zech
Phobos Viluy	Zina Laus
Deimos	Nina Steils
Queen Serenity	Caroline Ebner
Helios/Pegasus	Matthias von Stegmann
Naru Osaka	Anna Ewelina
Gurio Umino	Felix Mayer
Yumiko	Lara Wurmer
Kuri Ami's Mother	Tatjana Pokorny
Ikuko Tsukino	Ilena Gwisdalla Anke Kortemeier (Cosmos)
Shingo Tsukino	Jason Klare
Kenji Tsukino	Pascal Breuer
Motoki Furuhata	Leonard Hohm
Endo	Cyrill Geffcken
Reika Nishimura	Eva-Maria Reichert
Itto Asanuma	Felix Auer (Act 15) Karim el Kammouchi (Acts 17, 18)
Kotono Sarashina	Jaimee Lau
Rei's Grandfather	Andreas Borcherding
Naru's Mother	Ditte Schupp
Mii's Mother	Isabella Leicht
Prinzessin D	Kathrin Hanak
Queen Metalia	Eva Maria Bayerwaltes
Queen Beryl	Angela Wiederhut
Jadeite	Tim Schwarzmaier
Nephrite	Oliver Scheffel
Zoisite	Julian Manuel
Professor Izono	Madeleine Redl
Kunzite	Patrick Schröder
Wiseman/Death Phantom	Berno von Cramm
Prince Demand	Nils Dienemann
Saphir	Max Felder
Rubeus	Patrick Roche
Koan	Ulla Wagener
Berthier	Claudia Lössl
Petz	Katharina Schwarzmaier
Calaveras	Claudia Jacobacci
Esmeraude	Melanie Manstein
Chiral	Felix Auer
Achiral Announcer (Act 16)	Matthias Ransberger
Pharaoh 90	Kai Taschner
Professor Soichi Tomoe	Alexander Brem
Kaolinite	Elisabeth Günther
Eudial	Maja Byhahn
Mimete	Katharina Iacobescu
Tellu	Nicola Grupe-Arnoldi
Cyprine Ptilol	Farina Brock
Königin Nehelennia	Natascha Geisler
Zirconia	Ilona Grandke
Fish Eye	Maximilian Belle
Tiger's Eye	Benedikt Weber
Hawk's Eye	Benedikt Gutjan
Xenotime Zeolite	Tobias John von Freyend
Chaos	Solveig Duda
Sailor Galaxia	Elisabeth von Koch
Sailor Phi	Constanze Buttmann
Sailor Chi	Mona Meiller
Sailor Lethe	Mara de Temple
Sailor Mnemosyne	Johanna Giraud
Sailor Iron Mouse	Paulina Rümmelein
Sailor Aluminum Siren	Ilena Gwisdalla
Sailor Tin Nyanko/Nyanko Suzu	Alina Abgarjan
Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon	Judith Peres

(Note: The only member of the Amazoness Quartet whose name appeared in the Netflix subtitles of Sailor Moon Eternal was PallaPalla; therefore, the spellings of the names of the others in the Quartet use the same hyphenation in this list.)

Transformations and Attacks

In the German dub of the first three seasons of Sailor Moon Crystal as well as Sailor Moon Cosmos, the transformation and attack phrases were left in English. However, in the German dub of Sailor Moon Eternal, they were translated as follows:

Sailor Moon

Original	German	Translation
Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up (attempted)	Macht des Mondkosmos! Mach auf!	Power of the Moon cosmos! Make up!
Moon Crisis, Make Up	Macht der Mondherzen, mach auf!	Power of the Moon hearts, make up!
Moon Gorgeous Meditation	Mondsplitter, fliegt und siegt!	Moon splinters, fly and win!
Silver Moon Crystal Power	Macht des Silbermondkristalls!	Power of the Silver Moon Crystal!
Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss	Kuss der strahlenden Sternenlichter, flieg und sieg!	Kiss of the shining starlights, fly and win!

Sailor Mercury

Original	German	Translation
Mercury Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Merkurkristalls, mach auf!	Power of the Mercury Crystal, make up!
Mercury Aqua Rhapsody	Merkur! Wasserrhapsodie!	Mercury! Water rhapsody!
Mercury Crystal Power	Macht des Merkurkristalls!	Power of the Mercury Crystal!

Sailor Mars

Original	German	Translation
Mars Star Power, Make Up (attempted)	Macht des Marssterns, mach auf!	Power of the Mars star, make up!
Mars Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Marskristalls, mach auf!	Power of the Mars Crystal, make up!
Mars Flame Sniper	Mars! Flammenpfeil!	Mars! Flame arrow!
Mars Crystal Power	Macht des Marskristalls!	Power of the Mars Crystal!

Sailor Jupiter

Original	German	Translation
Jupiter Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Jupiterkristalls, mach auf!	Power of the Jupiter Crystal, make up!
Jupiter Oak Evolution	Jupiter! Eichblattschauer!	Jupiter! Oak leaf shower!
Jupiter Crystal Power	Macht des Jupiterkristalls!	Power of the Jupiter Crystal!

Sailor Venus

Original	German	Translation
Venus Planet Power, Make Up (attempted)	Macht des Venusplaneten, mach auf!	Power of the Venus planet, make up!
Venus Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Venuskristalls, mach auf!	Power of the Venus Crystal, make up!
Venus Love and Beauty Shock	Venus! Peitsche der Herzrosen!	Venus! Whip of the heart roses!
Venus Crystal Power	Macht des Venuskristalls!	Power of the Venus Crystal!

Sailor Chibi Moon

Original	German	Translation
Moon Prism Power, Make Up (attempted)	Macht des Mondprismas! Mach auf!	Power of the Moon prism! Make up!
Moon Crisis, Make Up	Macht der Mondherzen, mach auf! Macht des Mondprismas, mach auf!	Power of the Moon hearts, make up! (Double Moon) Power of the Moon prism, make up! (Chibi Moon only)
Twinkle Yell	Glöckchen, kling!	Little bell, ring!
Moon Gorgeous Meditation	Mondsplitter, fliegt und siegt!	Moon splinters, fly and win!
Submarine Mirror	Spiegel der Tiefsee, Neptune erwartet dich!	Mirror of the deep sea, Neptune awaits you!
Moon Crystal Power	Macht des Mondkristalls!	Power of the Moon Crystal!

Sailor Uranus

Original	German	Translation
Uranus Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Uranuskristalls! Mach auf!	Power of the Uranus Crystal! Make up!
World Shaking	Erzittere, Welt!	Tremble, world!
Space Sword Blaster	Schwert des Kosmos! Feuerball!	Sword of the cosmos! Fireball!
Uranus Crystal Power	Macht des Uranuskristalls!	Power of the Uranus Crystal!

Sailor Neptune

Original	German	Translation
Neptune Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Neptunkristalls! Mach auf!	Power of the Neptune Crystal! Make up!
Deep Submerge	Erhebe dich, Sturmflut!	Rise, storm tide!
Submarine Reflection	Spiegel der Tiefsee! Reflexion!	Mirror of the deep sea! Reflection!
Neptune Crystal Power	Macht des Neptunkristalls!	Power of the Neptune Crystal!

Sailor Pluto

Original	German	Translation
Pluto Planet Power, Make Up (attempted)	Macht des Plutoplaneten, mach auf!	Power of the Pluto planet, make up!
Pluto Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Plutokristalls! Mach auf!	Power of the Pluto Crystal! Make up!
Dead Scream	Erklinge, Schrei des Todes!	Ring out, scream of death!
Pluto Crystal Power	Macht des Plutokristalls!	Power of the Pluto Crystal!

Sailor Saturn

Original	German	Translation
Saturn Crystal Power, Make Up	Macht des Saturnkristalls! Mach auf!	Power of the Saturn Crystal! Make up!
Silence Wall	Wand der Stille!	Wall of silence!
Silence Glaive Surprise	Sense der Stille, überrasche sie!	Scythe of silence, surprise them!
Saturn Crystal Power	Macht des Saturnkristalls!	Power of the Saturn Crystal!

Miscellaneous

Original	German	Translation
Sailor Planet Power Meditation	Macht der Sailor-Planeten! Uranus! Neptun! Pluto! Merkur! Mars! Jupiter! Venus! Vereint euch!	Power of the Sailor Planets! Uranus! Neptune! Pluto! Mercury! Mars! Jupiter! Venus! Unite!

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and Sera Myu

Because there have been no plans to release the live-action series and musicals in the German-speaking world, the series and some of the musicals have been made unofficially available through fansubs created by SailorMoonGerman (or "SMG" for short), a fan project dedicated to the preservation of the domestic Sailor Moon fan culture. Over the years, many fan musicals have also been performed by SMG and other fan groups.

Games

On March 31, 2000, a German company, Egmont Interactive GmbH, released the Windows video game Sailor Moon Horoskop and Games.

Trivia

• The first episode shown by RTL II was episode 33, while episode 1 was not aired until Sailor Moon S finished its first run.

• Episode 35 was titled "Die fünfte Sailor-Kriegerin" (The fifth Sailor Warrior), even though Sailor Venus made her appearance in episode 33; episode 33 was called "Die Doppelgängerin" (The Doppelgänger) instead.

• Episode 45, in which the Senshi of the Four Guardian Deities died, was called "Der letzte Kampf" (The last Battle), while the actual last battle took place in the next episode, which was called "Schwere Verluste" (Heavy Losses).

• Episode 82, in which the Inner Senshi, Tuxedo Mask, and Chibiusa travelled to the Corridor of Space-Time, was called "Sailor Moon in Not" (Sailor Moon in Need), although in the next episode, "Reise in die Zukunft" (Journey to the future), Sailor Moon was actually in need due to being kidnapped by Prinz Diamond. In the title card for episode 82, "Sailor Moon" was also misspelled as "Sailermoon."

• Some satellite channels in Greece showed the German version when the anime was being broadcast on RTL2.

• The German dub served as source material for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, Lithuanian, Russian, and Ukrainian Russian dubs.

• The anime was licensed by EM-Entertainment München, Merchandising, Film und Fernseh GmbH in 1995 (now sold to Studio 100).

• A modified version of the TV German logo was used in the first Greek dub.

• The "Kämpfe Sailor Moon" opening theme song was used only for the VHS release, while the audio CDs featured a shortened version of the song. "Flieg durch die Wolken" was used as opening theme only for the 2005 re-run of the S season. A shortened version of "Moonlight Densetsu" was featured as opening theme song for the VIVA broadcast.

• Cover art of Sailor Moon: Another Story was used in the tenth issue of the anime comic, despite the game itself having never been released in Germany.

• Episode 42 and 99 were both called "Liebeskummer" (Lovesickness), episode 121 and the Sailor Moon R movie were both given the title "Gefährliche Blumen" (Dangerous Flowers), and episodes 130 and 168 were both called "Neue Kräfte für Sailor Moon" (New Power for Sailor Moon).

• The Super Moonies music group was created especially for providing the soundtrack to the Sailor Moon anime.

• Volumes 8 and 12 of the Die Superhits für Kids music albums were the only one in that series to include two CDs.

• Sabine Bohlmann, Bunny's voice actress from the first season, also voiced many side characters in the following seasons, such as Diana, Parapara, and the Bonbon Babies. She also reprised her role as Usagi in Sailor Moon Crystal.

• There were several voice actors from the German dub of the anime who later returned to play different roles in Sailor Moon Crystal, including Pascal Breuer, Ilona Grandke, Nicola Grupe-Arnoldi, Benedikt Gutjan, Claudia Lössl, Melanie Manstein, Johannes Raspe, Shandra Schadt, Kai Taschner, Matthias von Stegmann, Ulla Wagener, and Benedikt Weber.

• In the first three seasons of Sailor Moon Crystal, Sailor Mercury's catchphrase, "Douse yourself in water and repent," was translated as "Dusche dich mit Wasser, und bereue!" (Take a shower with water, and repent!). In the German dub of Sailor Moon Eternal, this was changed to "Bereue deine Taten! Das Wasser wird dich reinigen!" (Repent your actions! The water will purify you!).

• The actress who played Sailor Jupiter in the German dub of the anime, Veronika Neugebauer, died of colon cancer in 2009.