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Line 3: {{quote\|''"Moon Prism Power, Make-UP!"''}} Known in Japan as ''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon'' (and given the non-literal<ref>"Bishoujo" is "pretty girl", not just "pretty".</ref> English title of ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon''), '''''Sailor Moon''''' is a manga and anime series that fused the [[Sentai]] and [[Magical Girl]] genres. Created by pharmacist-turned-manga author [[Naoko Takeuchi]], ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' lasted for five seasons (directed first by [[Junichi Sato]] then [[Kunihiko Ikuhara]], two of the [[Names to Know in Anime]]), three motion pictures, and a number of TV specials, becoming its own cottage industry in the process. ''Sailor Moon'' is the story of Usagi Tsukino ("Serena" in the North American dub), a clumsy, lazy, underachieving 14-year-old crybaby schoolgirl whose life is completely changed when she meets a talking cat. The cat, Luna, tells her that she is a predestined magical warrior who must find the reincarnated princess of a lost kingdom of magic while, at the same time, defending Earth against the forces of the extra-dimensional evil responsible for the fall of said kingdom. In the course of a year, Usagi discovers other reincarnated warriors, learns how to be a leader, and discovers a secret power within herself that puts the combined force of the other Sailor Senshi to shame. In the end, she must find the courage to confront the evil mastermind behind the Dark Kingdom, sacrificing everything in her attempt to destroy it forever. Subsequent seasons go through a similar pattern with [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil\|the strength of each set of foes escalating]]. Line 11: Uncensored and censored versions of most of the series were eventually offered by [[Geneon]] and even [[ADV Films]]. All of these sets, as well as the uncut DVD releases for the three films (also released by Geneon), are now out of print. For various marketing reasons, the last season was never offically sold. Around 2003, Toei quietly pulled all licenses to the franchise worldwide, so non-bootlegged DVDs now go for a great deal of money online. [http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16792.html This ~~may~~later ~~be changing~~changed]~~, as~~; Toei ~~has been shopping~~shopped the show (in its entirety) around again, ~~and~~ some countries have begun rebroadcasting the series, --and ~~but~~Viz ~~only~~picked ~~using~~up ~~their~~the home video rights in ~~old~~North ~~dubs~~America. The original manga was one of the earliest series [[~~Tokyo Pop~~Tokyopop]] picked up (back when they were Mixx Comics), but all of their releases went out of print in 2005. Kodansha began to re-release the manga in English in September 2011, basing the new releases on the 2003 Japanese reprints. A live-action version of the franchise appeared on Japanese television between October 2003 and October 2004. Forty-nine episodes were broadcast of ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]'', which established itself as [[Alternate Continuity\|a completely separate continuity]], a [[Broad Strokes]] adaptation of the first [[Big Bad]]'s arc leaning more heavily towards the original comic book. In July 2014, a [[Continuity Reboot\|reboot]] of the anime entitled ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal]]'' premiered both in Japan and internationally; it can be viewed [http://www.hulu.com/sailor-moon-crystal on Hulu]. The manga has a [[Prequel]] to ''Sailor Moon'', which is ''[[Codename: Sailor V]]'' (it's a prequel of sorts, anyway; the first issue was released before ''Sailor Moon'', but the series itself was finished afterwards). There is also a set of [[The Musical\|stage musicals]] known as ''[[Sera Myu]]'', an apocryphal Super Famicom RPG titled ''[[Sailor Moon Another Story\|Sailor Moon: Another Story]]'', and various other video game releases. There was also an aborted American live action/animation blend adaption by a company called Toon Makers which was pitched to Toei instead of the dub but it didn't get picked up and the only footage ever released to the public is a two minute music video that was put together using the pilot they produced. This adaptation was going to be rather...different, shall we say, and more information on that can be found at ''[[Toon Makers Sailor Moon]]''.▼ The manga has a [[Prequel]] to ''Sailor Moon'', which is ''[[Codename: Sailor V]]'' (it's a prequel of sorts, anyway; the first issue was released before ''Sailor Moon'', but the series itself was finished afterwards). There is also a set of [[The Musical\|stage musicals]] known as ''[[Sera Myu]]'', an apocryphal Super Famicom RPG titled ''[[Sailor Moon: Another Story]]'', and various other video game releases. And for about a year, right before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], there was a ''Sailor Moon'' dinner theater -- ''[https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g14129734-d17760947-Reviews-Pretty_Guardian_Sailormoon_SHINING_MOON_TOKYO-Azabujuban_Minato_Tokyo_Tokyo_Pr.html Pretty Guardian Sailormoon -SHINING MOON TOKYO-]'' -- located, interestingly, in the building now on the spot of the OSA-P Jewelry shop from the first episode of the anime. ~~[[Sailor Moon/Characters\|There is a character sheet for more details.]] '''Please''' put character-specific tropes there instead of adding them here.~~ ▲The manga has a [[Prequel]] to ''Sailor Moon'', which is ''[[Codename: Sailor V]]'' (it's a prequel of sorts, anyway; the first issue was released before ''Sailor Moon'', but the series itself was finished afterwards). There is also a set of [[The Musical\|stage musicals]] known as ''[[Sera Myu]]'', an apocryphal Super Famicom RPG titled ''[[Sailor Moon Another Story\|Sailor Moon: Another Story]]'', and various other video game releases. There was also an aborted American live action/animation blend adaption by a company called Toon Makers which was pitched to Toei instead of the dub but it didn't get picked up and the only footage ever released to the public is a two minute music video that was put together using the pilot they produced. This adaptation was going to be rather...different, shall we say, and more information on that can be found at ''[[Toon Makers Sailor Moon]]''. Do not mention the [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon\|live-action version]], the [[Sera Myu\|musical]], or the [[Sailor Moon Another Story\|video game]] here. Put tropes relating to those specific entries on the appropriate pages.▼ ~~----~~ ~~=== ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' contains the following examples: ===~~ '''Please''' put character-specific tropes in the [[Sailor Moon/Characters\|character sheet]] instead of adding them here or to the trope subpages. ▲Do not ~~mention~~discuss the [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon\|live-action version]], the [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal\|reboot]], the [[Sera Myu\|musical]], or the [[Sailor Moon: Another Story\|video game]] here. Put tropes relating to those specific entries on the appropriate pages. {{tropenamer}} * [[In the Name of the Moon]] {{franchisetropes}} * [[Sailor Moon/Tropes One\|Tropes found in both the anime and manga]] * [[Sailor Moon/Tropes Two\|Tropes found in the anime]] Line 31 ⟶ 36: {{reflist}} {{Sailor Moon Franchise}} [[Category:The Nineties]]▼ {{Wizard top 50 anime}} ~~[[Category:The Renaissance Age of Animation]]~~ [[Category:~~Anime of the 1990s~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Anime]] [[Category:~~Manga~~Anime of the 1990s]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Essential ~~Overdosed~~Anime]] [[Category:Fantasy Anime and Manga]] [[Category:~~Toonami~~Manga]] [[Category:Manga of the 1990s]] [[Category:Memetic Works]] [[Category:Multiple Works Need Separate Pages]] [[Category:Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]] [[Category:Shoujo Demographic]] [[Category:~~index~~Studio Cockpit]] [[Category:~~Sailor~~The ~~Moon~~Renaissance Age of Animation]] [[Category:~~Beat'Em Up~~Tokyopop]] ▲[[Category:~~The Nineties~~Toonami]] [[Category:Trope Overdosed]]