Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (2024)

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon is an anime series that ran on Japanese television from March 7, 1992, to February 8, 1997, on Asahi Television. The series spanned 200 episodes, three feature films, five specials, and five memorials. Following this series were two reboots: one live-action TV show and later Sailor Moon Crystal.

General Format of each Episode[]

Every episode from all five seasons of the anime follow a similar formula.

1. In every episode, the main villain tries to steal something from ordinary humans (ie human energy in season one, pure heart crystals in Sailor Moon S, Dream Mirrors in Sailor Moon Super S, Star Seeds in Sailor Stars).
2. Some ordinary human would be targeted by the main villains (ie to be turned into the monster of the day or to steal something from said person).
3. Each episode has a monster-of-the-day which the Sailor Senshi must fight. Such monster can normally disguise itself among humans or is a human turned into a monster or a object turned into a monster.
4. Tuxedo Mask shows up to aid the senshi in battle, usually against the monster of the day, throwing his signature rose at the villains. He usually shows up mid-battle.
5. Sailor Moon would finish off the monster of the day with her special attack (ie Moon Tiara Action and Moon Healing Escalation in season one, Moon Princess Halation in R, Moon Spiral Heart Attack in S).
6. Most episodes tend to be filler episodes, episodes that have little to no impact on the season's overall plot.

Seasons[]

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon[]

The 1st season of the Sailor Moon anime aired on Asahi Television at 7:00 pm on Saturdays from March 7, 1992, to February 27, 1993. It consisted of episodes 1-46. This season was dubbed into English by DiC in 1995 and by Viz Media in 2014 and 2015. A second dubbed version by Viz Media was released on home video in two installments, with Part 1 released on November 11, 2014, and Part 2 released on February 10, 2015.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R[]

The 2nd 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 the second season in mind, the first 13 episodes (quarter season) of the series were an original story produced by Toei rather than based on the manga by Naoko Takeuchi to allow Takeuchi time to develop her storyline further. This season was the last to air in the UK on Fox Kids (now known as Disney XD). This season was dubbed into English by DiC and eventually released on DVD by ADV, though episode 67 was not dubbed nor released on DVD in the U.S. and Canada. A subbed version is currently available on Hulu and Viz Media's Neon Alley service. A second dubbed version was released on home video in two installments, with Part 1 released on July 14, 2015, and Part 2 released on October 27, 2015.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S[]

The 3rd season of the Sailor Moon anime aired from March 19, 1994, to February 25, 1995. It consisted of episodes 90-127. This season was dubbed into English by Cloverway Inc., and released on DVD by Pioneer.

A subbed version is currently available on Hulu and Viz Media's Neon Alley service. A second dubbed version was released on home video in two installments, with Part 1 released on November 15, 2016, and Part 2 released on June 20, 2017.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS[]

The 4th season of the Sailor Moon anime aired from March 4, 1995, to March 2, 1996. It consisted of episodes 128-166. This season was dubbed into English by Cloverway and released on DVD by Pioneer and was the last season of the series to air in the U.S. and Canada. The first part of the new dub was released on April 24, 2018, while the release of the second part was released on November 13, 2018.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars[]

The 5th season 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 separately from "Sailor Moon," which on their timeline concludes with the fourth season. Also, the opening song changed from "Moonlight Legend," which it had been for the first four seasons, to "Sailor Star Song." None of the episodes in this season have aired in English-speaking countries, and many rumors persist as to why Toei Animation has not allowed any company to license the last series for distribution in English. The most persistent rumors are that Toei wanted more money for licensing than anyone was willing to pay and that Toei was afraid of hurting the show'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, some with little or no controversy, but others, like Brazil, the last episode caused controversy and became the trigger for Cartoon Network to ban or move some anime to late night.