Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)

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Synonyms: Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

Japanese: 美少女戦士セーラームーン

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 18

Chapters: 61

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 28, 1991 to Feb 3, 1997

Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Theme: Mahou Shoujo

Demographic: Shoujo

Serialization: Nakayoshi

Authors: Takeuchi, Naoko (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.19¹ (scored by 25,493 users)

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Ranked: #456²

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Popularity: #304

Members: 58,020

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MangaNakayoshiTakeuchi, Naoko (Story & Art)

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"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.

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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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Apr 28, 2008

bitsypookums24

Recommended

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.

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Mar 19, 2013

Nibel

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 ... picked the manga cause it is more straightforward and direct than the anime,which spans 200 episodes or something he majority of which are uninspired enemies that don't even exist in the manga.

Upon reading the manga a sort of nostalgia overwhelmed me,I'm sure it's the same case for most people.I was enjoying my time reading and the first arc was pretty nice but it's after that when this manga exposes its true weaknesses.Which is...Tsukino Usagi is a Mary Sue character.I can already imagine everyone of you staring at me with horror as if uttered something unthinkable,but it's the truth no matter what.That's this manga's drawback and it's a serious one one.I know Usagi is the main character...but she could always share some of her spotlight and important role with the rest of the characters.They're her soldiers but honestly what's the point if she overpowers them all EVERY SINGLE TIME?
I like the character designs and abilities,but unfortunately,if we don't take into account the first arc where they are introduced they end up being pretty much useless.Usagi is another important person so she saves the day while the rest have fallen.I'm very bothered by this cause.I can't even believe it took by surprise when she defeated another antagonist,I was thinking..."This cannot be happening,is this what I loved so much?"
See,because the manga is a lot shorter than the anime this weakness is pretty apparent,whilst in the anime it is covered by the fillers that make the rest of the characters have more story and be useful.
After touching on this very important drawback that takes away so much I'd like to proceed to the following:

As far as the art is concerned I cannot say much since I hardly have much experience with manga of that year.I've rated it a 6 cause...it's Sailor Moon...and it's not that bad...and you can tell what is going on.

Moving on...Sure the story has been done many times considering the popularity of Sailor Moon and how successful it's being.I'm sure at the time it was pretty much ahead of its time.Heck I still enjoy watching unfold(on the anime).That should be a 7.

I already touched on the topic about the characters,really big mistake to put the focus on Usagi the whole time even if she is the main character.Gets a 3 from me.

Enjoynment...would have been more but like I mentioned earlier what was done with the characters really bothered me and took away from the experience.Perhaps I had other characters I liked besides Usagi who didn't act on their full potential or on a role that suited them way better than Tsukino.
Above average,6.

Overall,I feel it deserves a 6.It offered many things to the anime/manga world and it has establish itself as the representative of the genre(magical girl).We should not be blinded by the fact of how much we loved it when the truth is it has not aged well at all from many aspects(1.characters,2.art,3.story)
I was a tiny bit influenced by my own childhood memories though I feel the anime is superior to the manga despite its never-ending fillers for reasons mentioned above.

Thank you for taking the time to read my review.

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Aug 22, 2024

_Lazaroth_

Not Recommended

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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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