Sailor Moon

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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon is a story about a klutzy, crybaby, 14 year old underachiever named Tsukino Usagi who was given some transformation items and super powers. Usagi transforms into the pretty, sailor suited fighter called Sailor Moon to fight against evil. But even as the super hero, Sailor Moon is klutzy and a crybaby. Then as time goes by, Usagi is joined by some other girls to form a team of sailor suited fighters.

Sailor Moon is a story aimed at young girls (4 to 12 years old), and can be considered a magical girl story. The manga is written by Takeuchi Naoko, and it is running in the monthly magazine Nakayoshi. However because of various reasons, Sailor Moon has gathered a lot of fans from people of all age groups, and has become one of the most popular anime in Japan today. There is a Sailor Moon manga, five TV series, and three movies.

From the Anime Pocket Guide:

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (TV, FILM)  
alternate title: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Genre: Magical Girls
 
Cast:
  Sailor Moon   /Usagi Tsukino ........... Kotono Mitsuishi
  Sailor Moon (ep. 44-50) ....................... Kae Araki
  Sailor Mercury/Ami Mizuno .................. Aya Hisakawa
  Sailor Mars   /Rei Hino ................. Michie Tomizawa
  Sailor Jupiter/Makoto Kino ................ Emi Shinohara
  Sailor Venus  /Minako Aino .................. Rika Fukami
  Tuxedo Kamen  /Mamoru Chiba ................ Tohru Furuya
  Naru Osaka ............................... Shino Kakinuma
  Gurio Umino ............................... Keiichi Namba
  Luna .......................................... Keiko Han
  Queen Beryl ................................... Keiko Han
  Zoisite ................................... Keiichi Namba
  Artemis ................................ Takado Yasuihiro
  Ail/Seijuurou Ginga (Sailor Moon R) ... Hikaru Midorikawa
  Ann/Natsumi   Ginga (Sailor Moon R) .......... Yumi Tohma
  Chibi Usa           (Sailor Moon R) ........... Kae Araki

Description: "Tsukino Usagi" (Rabbit of the Moon) is a rather underachieving junior high school girl who gets low test grades, does poorly in sports, and is often late to class. She's also a very caring individual. When Usagi-chan sees some boys tormenting a black cat, she rescues the cat. The cat reappears later to thank Usagi and introduces herself as Luna. Usagi is frightened at seeing a talking cat, so Luna gives her a pretty broach. With the words "Moon Prism Power-Make Up!", the broach turns her into the superheroine Sailor Moon. Her job is to fight against the youma (demons) who appear to steal human energy. Unfortunately, Sailor Moon is still spectacularly incompetant at fighting youma. Fortunately, the mysterious Tuxedo Kamen appears to save her. Later, the appearance of the other Sailor Senshi (warriors) will help, since they are better at fighting than Sailor Moon is. Luna is also looking for her missing Moon Princess. This is a very funny series which enjoys massive popularity in Japan. Tidbits: All of the Sailor Senshi are 14 year old schoolgirls dressed in short, cute versions of their regular school uniforms. Like "Tsukino Usagi", the names of the other Senshi are puns relating to their planet or power (e.g. "Mizuno Ami" is "Ami of the Water"; Sailor Mercury's power is water based). The Dark Kingdom villains seem to be named after crystals of various kinds (e.g. Jadeite, Kunzite, Beryl). The "Sailor Moon" series ends at episode #46 and is replaced at #47 with "Sailor Moon R" (R = "return" and "romance"). It starts out with 2 aliens, Ail and Ann, who need human energy, similar to the first series. A new plotline has started at #60 with "Chiba Usa" (little Usagi) appearing and demanding the ginzuishou, Usagi's power jewel...

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