Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Japanese: 美少女戦士セーラームーン
English: Sailor Moon
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 18
Chapters: 61
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 28, 1991 to Feb 3, 1997
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Romance Romance
Theme: Mahou Shoujo Mahou Shoujo
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Nakayoshi
Authors: Takeuchi, Naoko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.201 (scored by 2506125,061 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4292
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #298
Members: 56,637
Favorites: 4,598

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Synopsis

"In the name of the moon, I shall punish you!"

Usagi Tsukino is a cheerful 14-year-old who attends Juuban Municipal Junior High School. She prefers eating and playing video games to studying, which results in her notably poor grades. She also gets easily upset, whether by baseless insults or reasonable reprimands. It is very unlikely that she could be known as anything but a bad influence and a crybaby, but that begins to change when she meets a black cat.

Given a special brooch from the black cat named Luna, Usagi can use it to transform into a guardian of justice named Sailor Moon! She is now tasked to protect the Earth from all that is evil and to find both a missing princess and a sacred jewel known as the Mystical Silver Crystal. Whether she likes it or not, Usagi's beautiful transformation marks the start of meeting the mysterious Tuxedo Mask, fighting alongside new comrades, and learning to take responsibility in this acclaimed magical girl classic.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon won the 17th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo category in 1993. The series has received critical acclaim, being credited with redefining the magical girl genre. As of 2022, over 46 million copies of the manga are in circulation.

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon was serialized in English by Tokyopop in their two magazines, MixxZine and Smile Magazine. The publisher later published the volumes from December 1, 1998, to September 18, 2001. It was republished by Kodansha Comics USA from September 13, 2011, to November 26, 2013, based on the Japanese shinsouban reprint. Kodansha Comics USA later re-released the series as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition based on the 20th anniversary kanzenban reprint. This edition includes new color pages, updated translations, and special holographic covers. The series has also been published in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica since December 1, 2023; and in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC in 12 volumes from April 2014 to March 2015.

The series was adapted into multiple stage musicals, live-action series, video games, and other media, including theme park attractions, an ice skating show, and an idol pop group.

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Reviews

Apr 28, 2008
This is where the whole phenomenon started, and it won't disappoint. More direct than the anime (okay 90% of the anime is filler/ bad guy of the week) and more serious, the story line is still the same, with some new characters and transformations thrown in. Some of the main characters (specifically Mars) are very different from their anime counterparts (I actually liked Usagi more than I wanted to strangle her!). A little less childish than the anime (but not that that's a bad thing), for any Moonie, it's a treat.
Mar 19, 2013
Mixed Feelings
Just like many people,I have a special bond with Sailor Moon considering it was the very first anime I was exposed to at the tender age of 3.I might not have many clear memories of that time but it did make an impact on me.Of course after than time it has been broadcasted on TV here again and again,though not always making it to the last episode.I've always loved this,I'd wake up at 6 in the morning just to watch it every time.
So for my love about Sailor Moon I feel it is my duty to write a review for the anime or the manga.I ...
Aug 22, 2024
(READ REVIEW BEFORE HATE RATING!!!!!)

One of the WORST manga I have ever read.

I am NOT the target demographic of a little girl, which this manga's story is supposed to be consumed by, therefore, I think it fair that I am NOT going to critique the STORY ITSELF, because it's a story that's meant for little girls to enjoy, and it is written to be that way. So in fairness, I will not criticise the story in this review. However, I AM going to critique how the story is PRESENTED, as well as the art, structure and so on. As the story could be the ...

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