Sailor Moon
Series, 1992, The Moltar years, Set in Tokyo
Sailor Moon is #4 of 16 in release order and #4 of 16 in chronological order in the Toonami Classics.
The story
One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student, stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she must search for the fabled Moon Princess. Usagi finds friends that turn out to be destined senshi as well, and together they fight to save the world from the certain doom brought upon by the Dark Kingdom.
Sailor Moon recap
Usagi Tsukino is a clumsy, crybaby Tokyo schoolgirl until a talking cat, Luna, gives her the power to become Sailor Moon. In the first season she gathers the other Sailor Guardians, Ami (Mercury), Rei (Mars), Makoto (Jupiter) and Minako (Venus), and fights Queen Beryl's Dark Kingdom while falling for the masked Tuxedo Mask, who is Mamoru Chiba. They learn they are reincarnated from an ancient Moon Kingdom, with Usagi as its princess. In Sailor Moon R, Chibiusa arrives from the future as Usagi and Mamoru's daughter, chased by the Black Moon Clan. In Sailor Moon S, the Death Busters threaten the world, and the outer Guardians Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Saturn appear. In SuperS, the Dead Moon Circus hunts the dreams of Chibiusa's friend Pegasus. In Sailor Stars, Usagi faces Queen Nehelenia again, then Sailor Galaxia, who steals the star seeds of Guardians across the galaxy, while the Sailor Starlights arrive on Earth looking for their princess.
Sailor Moon ending explained
In the final episodes of Sailor Stars, Galaxia kills the Guardians and takes their star seeds, and it is revealed that she killed Mamoru at the start of the season. Usagi refuses to fight, reaches Galaxia and frees her from Chaos, the force controlling her. All the star seeds return, her friends and Mamoru come back to life, the Starlights go home, and Usagi and Mamoru share a kiss. The manga was later re-adapted as Sailor Moon Crystal (2014 to 2016) and the Eternal and Cosmos films.
Where to watch Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon is streaming on Hulu, Pluto TV, and Tubi in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Dragon Ball Z, before Tenchi Muyo!.
- Chronological order: after Dragon Ball Z, before Tenchi Muyo!.
Cast
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (voice)
- Aya Hisakawa as Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury (voice)
- Michie Tomizawa as Rei Hino / Sailor Mars (voice)
- Emi Shinohara as Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (voice)
- Rica Fukami as Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (voice)
- Toru Furuya as Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (voice)
- Keiko Han as Queen Beryl / Luna (voice)
- Yasuhiro Takato as Artemis (voice)
- Shino Kakinuma as Naru Osaka (voice)
- Yuhki Sato as Motoki Furuhata (voice)
- Chiyoko Kawashima as Haruna Sakurada / Shingo Tsukino (voice)
- Keiichi Nanba as Gurio Umino (voice)