Canadian librarian Gilles Poitras defines a generation of anime fans as those who were introduced to anime by Sailor Moon in the 1990s, saying they were both much younger than other fans and were also mostly female. Historian Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a Super Sentai-like team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with revitalizing the magical girl genre itself.
It was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters were published in 18 tankōbon volumes.
The series ends with Usagi and Mamoru's wedding six years later. ==Production== Naoko Takeuchi redeveloped Sailor Moon from her 1991 manga serial Sailor V, which was first published on August 20, 1991, and featured Sailor Venus as the main protagonist.
While discussing with Osano, he suggested the inclusion of Usagi's daughter from the future, Chibiusa. ==Media== ===Manga=== Written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon was serialized in the monthly manga anthology Nakayoshi from December 28, 1991 to February 3, 1997.
She leads a group of comrades, the (Sailor Guardians in later editions) as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast in Japan from 1992 to 1997.
The 52 individual chapters were published in 18 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha from July 6, 1992, to April 4, 1997.
The series premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on March 7, 1992, and ran for 200 episodes until its conclusion on February 8, 1997.
Munehisa Sakai directed the first and second season, while Chiaki Kon directed the third season and the two films. ===Films and television specials=== Three animated theatrical feature films based on the original Sailor Moon series have been released in Japan: The Movie in 1993, followed by The Movie in 1994, and Sailor Moon SuperS The Movie: The Nine Sailor Soldiers Unite! Miracle of the Black Dream Hole! in 1995.
Satomi Ōkubo reprised the role in the 2014 production Petite Étrangère which ran from August 21 to September 7, 2014, again at AiiA Theater Tokyo. ===Live-action series=== ====Unmade American remake==== In 1993, Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, Bandai and Toon Makers, Inc.
The manga won the Kodansha Manga Award in 1993 for shōjo.
Sailor Moon was broadcast in Spain and France beginning in December 1993; these became the first countries outside Japan to broadcast the series.
Munehisa Sakai directed the first and second season, while Chiaki Kon directed the third season and the two films. ===Films and television specials=== Three animated theatrical feature films based on the original Sailor Moon series have been released in Japan: The Movie in 1993, followed by The Movie in 1994, and Sailor Moon SuperS The Movie: The Nine Sailor Soldiers Unite! Miracle of the Black Dream Hole! in 1995.
Munehisa Sakai directed the first and second season, while Chiaki Kon directed the third season and the two films. ===Films and television specials=== Three animated theatrical feature films based on the original Sailor Moon series have been released in Japan: The Movie in 1993, followed by The Movie in 1994, and Sailor Moon SuperS The Movie: The Nine Sailor Soldiers Unite! Miracle of the Black Dream Hole! in 1995.
A one-hour television special was aired on TV Asahi in Japan on April 8, 1995.
More than one million copies of its tankōbon volumes had been sold in Japan by the end of 1995.
Sailor Moon has been called "the biggest breakthrough" in English-dubbed anime until 1995, when it premiered on YTV, and "the pinnacle of little kid shōjo anime." Cultural anthropologist Matt Thorn said that soon after Sailor Moon, shōjo manga started appearing in book shops instead of fandom-dominated comic shops.
It was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters were published in 18 tankōbon volumes.
She leads a group of comrades, the (Sailor Guardians in later editions) as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast in Japan from 1992 to 1997.
While discussing with Osano, he suggested the inclusion of Usagi's daughter from the future, Chibiusa. ==Media== ===Manga=== Written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon was serialized in the monthly manga anthology Nakayoshi from December 28, 1991 to February 3, 1997.
The 52 individual chapters were published in 18 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha from July 6, 1992, to April 4, 1997.
The manga was first published as a serial in MixxZine beginning in 1997, but was later removed from the magazine and made into a separate, low print monthly comic to finish the first, second and third arcs.
The series premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on March 7, 1992, and ran for 200 episodes until its conclusion on February 8, 1997.
Kunihiko Ikuhara directed the first film, while the latter two were directed by Hiroki Shibata. In 1997, an article in Variety stated that The Walt Disney Company was interested in acquiring the rights to Sailor Moon as a live action film to be directed by Stanley Tong. In 2017, it was revealed that Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal anime's fourth season would continue as a two-part theatrical anime film project adapting the Dream arc from the manga (subtitled Dead Moon).
Another picture collection, Volume Infinity, was released as a self-published, limited-edition artbook after the end of the series in 1997.
The only Sailor Moon game produced outside Japan, 3VR New Media's The 3D Adventures of Sailor Moon, went on sale in North America in 1997, They were developed in association with DIC Entertainment, which held the rights to the game and the TV series.
The series was later collected into a three-part graphic novel series spanning eighteen volumes, which were published from December 1, 1998, to September 18, 2001.
A short story, Parallel Sailor Moon is also featured, celebrating the year of the rabbit. ===Novels=== Sailor Moon was also adapted for publication as novels and released in 1998.
Renaissance-Atlantic presented the concept to Toei, but it was turned down as their concept would have cost significantly more than simply exporting and dubbing the anime adaptation. At the 1998 Anime Expo convention in Los Angeles, the music video was shown.
In 1999, Kodansha published the Materials Collection; this contained development sketches and notes for nearly every character in the manga, and for some characters that never appeared.
In Diamond Comic Distributors's May 1999 "Graphic Novel and Trade Paperback" category, Sailor Moon Volume 3 was the best-selling comic book in the United States. In his 2007 book The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson gave the manga series three stars out of four.
The series was later collected into a three-part graphic novel series spanning eighteen volumes, which were published from December 1, 1998, to September 18, 2001.
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.
A live-action television adaptation, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, aired from 2003 to 2004, and a second anime series, Sailor Moon Crystal, began simulcasting in 2014.
In 2003, the chapters were re-released in a collection of 12 shinzōban volumes to coincide with the release of the live-action series.
A 2-minute reel was produced and sent to Bandai America, but was also rejected. ====Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon==== In 2003, Toei Company produced a Japanese live-action Sailor Moon television series using the new translated English title of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
Its 49 episodes were broadcast on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting from October 4, 2003 to September 25, 2004.
A live-action television adaptation, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, aired from 2003 to 2004, and a second anime series, Sailor Moon Crystal, began simulcasting in 2014.
Its 49 episodes were broadcast on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting from October 4, 2003 to September 25, 2004.
In 2004, one study said there were 3,335,000 websites about Sailor Moon, compared to 491,000 for Mickey Mouse.
In May 2005, Tokyopop's license to the Sailor Moon manga expired, and its edition went out of print. In 2011, Kodansha Comics announced they had acquired the license for the Sailor Moon manga and its lead-in series Codename: Sailor V in English.
The final incarnation of the first run, , went on stage in January 2005, following which, Bandai officially put the series on a hiatus.
In Diamond Comic Distributors's May 1999 "Graphic Novel and Trade Paperback" category, Sailor Moon Volume 3 was the best-selling comic book in the United States. In his 2007 book The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson gave the manga series three stars out of four.
In May 2005, Tokyopop's license to the Sailor Moon manga expired, and its edition went out of print. In 2011, Kodansha Comics announced they had acquired the license for the Sailor Moon manga and its lead-in series Codename: Sailor V in English.
They published the twelve volumes of Sailor Moon simultaneously with the two-volume edition of Codename Sailor V from September 2011 to July 2013.
Durand said the anime omits information that makes the story easy to understand, but judges the anime as more "coherent" with a better balance of comedy and tragedy, whereas the manga is "more tragic" and focused on Usagi and Mamoru's romance. For the week of September 11, 2011, to September 17, 2011, the first volume of the re-released Sailor Moon manga was the best-selling manga on The New York Times Manga Best Sellers list, with the first volume of Codename: Sailor V in second place.
Most of the international versions, including the English adaptations, are titled Sailor Moon. ====Sailor Moon Crystal==== On July 6, 2012, Kodansha and Toei Animation announced that it would commence production of a new anime adaptation of Sailor Moon, called Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal, for a simultaneous worldwide release in 2013 as part of the series' 20th anniversary celebrations, and it would closely adapt the manga than the first anime adaptation.
By the series' 20th anniversary in 2012, the manga had sold over 35 million copies in over fifty countries, and the franchise has generated in worldwide merchandise sales as of 2014.
In 2013, the chapters were once again re-released in 10 kanzenban volumes to commemorate the manga's 20th anniversary, which includes digitally remastered artwork, new covers and color artwork from its Nakayoshi run.
They published the twelve volumes of Sailor Moon simultaneously with the two-volume edition of Codename Sailor V from September 2011 to July 2013.
The first of the two related short story volumes was published on September 10, 2013; the second was published on November 26, 2013.
Most of the international versions, including the English adaptations, are titled Sailor Moon. ====Sailor Moon Crystal==== On July 6, 2012, Kodansha and Toei Animation announced that it would commence production of a new anime adaptation of Sailor Moon, called Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal, for a simultaneous worldwide release in 2013 as part of the series' 20th anniversary celebrations, and it would closely adapt the manga than the first anime adaptation.
On June 2, 2013, Fumio Osano announced on his Twitter page that the Sailor Moon musicals would begin again in September 2013.
A live-action television adaptation, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, aired from 2003 to 2004, and a second anime series, Sailor Moon Crystal, began simulcasting in 2014.
Crystal premiered on July 5, 2014, and new episodes would air on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
Satomi Ōkubo reprised the role in the 2014 production Petite Étrangère which ran from August 21 to September 7, 2014, again at AiiA Theater Tokyo. ===Live-action series=== ====Unmade American remake==== In 1993, Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, Bandai and Toon Makers, Inc.
By the series' 20th anniversary in 2012, the manga had sold over 35 million copies in over fifty countries, and the franchise has generated in worldwide merchandise sales as of 2014.
A third season (subtitled Death Busters, based on the Infinity arc on the manga) premiered on Japanese television on April 4, 2016.
At Anime Expo 2017, Kodansha Comics announced plans to re-release Sailor Moon in an "Eternal Edition", featuring a new English translation, new cover artwork by Takeuchi, and color pages from the manga's original run, printed on extra-large premium paper.
Kunihiko Ikuhara directed the first film, while the latter two were directed by Hiroki Shibata. In 1997, an article in Variety stated that The Walt Disney Company was interested in acquiring the rights to Sailor Moon as a live action film to be directed by Stanley Tong. In 2017, it was revealed that Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal anime's fourth season would continue as a two-part theatrical anime film project adapting the Dream arc from the manga (subtitled Dead Moon).
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The first Eternal Edition volume was published on September 11, 2018; the tenth and final volume was published on October 20, 2020.
The attraction ran from March 16 through July 24, 2018.
On July 1, 2019, Kondasha Comics began releasing the Eternal Editions digitally, following an announcement the day before about the series being released digitally in ten different languages.
On June 30, 2019, it was announced that the title of the films will be Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie.
The attraction ran from May 31 through August 25, 2019. ===Ice skating show=== An ice skating show of Sailor Moon was announced on June 30, 2019, starring Evgenia Medvedeva as the lead.
The first Eternal Edition volume was published on September 11, 2018; the tenth and final volume was published on October 20, 2020.
In November 2020, Kodansha Comics announced plans to re-release the Sailor Moon manga again as part of their "Naoko Takeuchi Collection".
The fourth season (subtitled Dead Moon, based on Dream arc of the manga) continued as a 2-Part theatrical anime film project under Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie, with Part 1 originally to be released on September 11, 2020, but was postponed and released on January 8, 2021, and Part 2 was released on February 11, 2021.
The first film was originally to be released on September 11, 2020, but was postponed and released on January 8, 2021, and the second film was released on February 11, 2021.
The show was set to debut in early June 2020, but was first postponed to June 2021, and later to June 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ==Reception== Sailor Moon is one of the most popular manga series of all time and continues to enjoy high readership worldwide.
The first volume will be published on September 14, 2021. Sailor Moon has also been licensed in other English-speaking countries.
The fourth season (subtitled Dead Moon, based on Dream arc of the manga) continued as a 2-Part theatrical anime film project under Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie, with Part 1 originally to be released on September 11, 2020, but was postponed and released on January 8, 2021, and Part 2 was released on February 11, 2021.
The first film was originally to be released on September 11, 2020, but was postponed and released on January 8, 2021, and the second film was released on February 11, 2021.
The show was set to debut in early June 2020, but was first postponed to June 2021, and later to June 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ==Reception== Sailor Moon is one of the most popular manga series of all time and continues to enjoy high readership worldwide.
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