24 Facts About Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi.

Sailor Moon's leads a group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers, called 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.

Since its release, Sailor Moon has received acclaim, with praise for its art, characterization, and humor.

At the beginning of the second arc, the Sailor Guardians meet Usagi and Mamoru's future daughter Chibiusa, who arrives from a 30th-century version of Tokyo known as "Crystal Tokyo", which is ruled by Neo Queen Serenity, Usagi of the future and has been attacked by the group of villains known as the Black Moon Clan.

When Codename: Sailor Moon V was proposed for adaptation into an anime by Toei Animation, Takeuchi redeveloped the concept so Sailor Moon Venus became a member of a team.

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Sailor Moon's wrote four more story arcs, which were often published simultaneously with the five corresponding seasons of the anime adaptation.

The manga was retitled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and included new cover art, and revised dialogue and illustrations.

Sailor Moon manga was initially licensed for an English release by Mixx in North America.

Sailor Moon described the new edition as a "more affordable, portable" version of the Eternal Edition.

Sailor Moon was adapted for publication as novels and released in 1998.

In 1993, Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment, Bandai and Toon Makers, Inc conceptualized their own version of Sailor Moon, which was half live-action and half Western-style animation.

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon featured Miyuu Sawai as Usagi Tsukino, Rika Izumi as Ami Mizuno, Keiko Kitagawa as Rei Hino, Mew Azama as Makoto Kino, Ayaka Komatsu as Minako Aino, Jouji Shibue as Mamoru Chiba, Keiko Han reprising her voice role as Luna from the original anime and Kappei Yamaguchi voicing Artemis.

Sailor Moon franchise has spawned several video games across various genres and platforms.

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.

Sailor Moon is one of the most popular manga series of all time and continues to enjoy high readership worldwide.

The character of Sailor Moon is recognized as one of the most important and popular female superheroes of all time.

Sailor Moon was broadcast in Spain and France beginning in December 1993; these became the first countries outside Japan to broadcast the series.

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.

Sailor Moon enjoyed the blending of shonen and shojo styles and said the combat scenes seemed heavily influenced by Saint Seiya, but shorter and less bloody.

Sailor Moon said the manga itself appeared similar to Super Sentai television shows.

In English-speaking countries, Sailor Moon developed a cult following among anime fans and male university students.

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 shojo anime".

Sailor Moon'storian 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.

In western culture, Sailor Moon is sometimes associated with the feminist and Girl Power movements and with empowering its viewers, especially regarding the "credible, charismatic and independent" characterizations of the Sailor Guardians.