Luna and Usagi assemble a team of fellow Sailor Guardians to find their princess and the Silver Crystal. In Juban, Tokyo, a middle-school student named Usagi Tsukino befriends Luna, a talking black cat who gives her a magical brooch enabling her to transform into Sailor Moon: a soldier destined to save Earth from the forces of evil. The franchise has also generated $13 billion in worldwide merchandise sales. The manga has sold over 35 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling shōjo manga series. Since its release, Sailor Moon has received acclaim, with praise for its art, characterization, and humor.
The entire anime series has been licensed by Viz Media for an English language release in North America and by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand. The manga series was licensed for an English language release by Kodansha Comics in North America, and in Australia and New Zealand by Random House Australia. A live-action television adaptation, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, aired from 2003 to 2004, and a second anime series, Sailor Moon Crystal, began simulcasting in 2014. Toei also developed three animated feature films, a television special, and three short films based on the anime. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast in Japan from 1992 to 1997. She leads a group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers, called Sailor Guardians in later editions, as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System. The series follows the adventures of a schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into Sailor Moon to search for a magical artifact, the "Legendary Silver Crystal" ( 「幻の銀水晶」, Maboroshi no Ginsuishō, lit. It was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from 1991 to 1997 the 60 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. Sailor Moon ( Japanese: 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Hepburn: Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn, originally translated as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon and later as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon ) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi.
The Sailor Moon dub was, for better or worse, my gateway drug to the world of anime, and no matter how hellworthy its trespasses, it will always hold a special place in my heart. The idea of hearing anyone but Susan Roman as the English voice of Sailor Jupiter is just heartbreaking. Frankly, on the whole, “radical interpretation of the text” would be an understatement.
Yeah lesbians exist! Take that, puritanical censors! Hey, these girls are warriors! They’re gonna get injuries! It’s just a little blood, you pearl-clutching, story destroying, prissy prudes!”Īnd yes, some of the voice actors from the original dub were truly horrible, some of the casting and dialogue choices were completely borked. The purist in me has an immediate knee-jerk reaction of “Yeah, Zoisite’s a dude! Woo hoo! And it’s dumpling head, thank you! Yeah.