Sailor Moon
About Sailor Moon
One of the supreme examples of "girl power" in all of cartoondom (no offense to fans of the equally-tough Powerpuff Girls), Sailor Moon starred five butt-kicking teenage girls (and one token boy) from across the solar system. The series originated as a Japanese comic book in the early 90’s, which was adapted into an extraordinarily popular Japanese animated series called Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. DIC re-edited and dubbed the show into English, bringing it across the Pacific in 1995 under the shortened title Sailor Moon.
The story began 1,000 years in the past, when earth’s moon was the dominant planet in the solar system. Queen Serenity sat on the throne, with her daughter Serena as heir. Unfortunately, Serena never got a chance to take over. Forces from the Negaverse, led by evil Queen Beryl, attacked during a lunar eclipse. Armed with the potent Negaforce, Beryl and her minions were too powerful for the good moon dwellers. Serena fought back, along with her court of princesses from various planets, but Beryl won the day.
In a final heroic act, Queen Serenity sacrificed her life to send Beryl and her forces back to the Negaverse, and to send Serena and her court 1,000 years into the future, to modern-day earth. Serena’s cat advisors, Luna and Artemis, were also sent along, charged with one important duty: If Queen Beryl and her forces ever reared their villainous heads again, the cats were to find and train the princesses as Sailor Scouts.
Naturally, the evil queen did attack, so Luna, Artemis, and Serena gathered the gang. Serena became Sailor Moon, the bubbly, videogame-loving leader of the group, with a hairstyle that was the envy of the galaxy. Raye became Sailor Mars, Serena’s strong-willed rival, who lived in a temple with her grandfather. Sailor Mercury (a.k.a. Amy) was the group’s genius. Orphaned girl Lita became Sailor Jupiter, and rounding out the group was Sailor Venus (a.k.a. Mina), a blonde who hailed from London. A sixth Scout, Sailor Pluto, debuted near the end of the second season. The Scouts were also aided by Darien, Serena’s former love who reunited with her thanks to a star locket Serena had given him in the heat of the moon battle. Darien also fought on the side of good under the alias Tuxedo Mask.
As with most Japanese series, the plots on Sailor Moon were elaborate and covered entire seasons. In addition to Queen Beryl, a host of villains menaced the Scouts over the series’ run, including Zoycite, Neflite, Jedite, and Wiseman. Each season gave the girls a new objective, and new enemies seemed to pop up whenever they turned their backs.
200 episodes were produced, but DIC syndicated only 65, the first two seasons. Unsatisfied, loyal "Moonies" found ways to get copies of the Japanese originals, and fan support proved so great that several Sailor Moon episodes and features were translated and released on video and later on the Cartoon Network.
Episode guide
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A Moon Star Is Born
Serena Tsukino is a fourteen-year-old ninth grade student at Crossroads Junior High and the constant disappointment of her family. She's lazy, clumsy, self-indulgent, a poor student, a cons…
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Talk Radio
A new radio show, hosted by Jay Dyte, reads love letters over the air and awards a flower brooch to the author of the best one. In her zeal to win one, as Molly and Miss Haruna have, Serena…
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Slim City
Serena fears she's gaining weight. She goes on a crash diet, but can't stay on it. Melvin suggested she try the health club that Miss Haruna went to and Serena and Molly both agreed. Unknow…
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So You Want To Be A Superstar
Melvin tells Serena and Molly about a talent contest being held, with the winner promised a chance to be an international superstar. Serena and Molly immediately plan to enter as a singing…
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Computer School Blues
Ninth Grade test scores are released and Amy Anderson once again scores the highest. Melvin points her out to Serena. Amy is a shy, lonely girl who spends all her time studying and preparin…
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Time Bomb
On a shopping trip with Amy, Serena discovers a new clock shop. Inside they see a clock fashioned just like Luna. At home, Serena finds Ikuko has bought clocks for all the family from that…
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An Uncharmed Life
Queen Beryl expresses displeasure with Jadeite's efforts and with the fact there are now two Scouts. She warns him not to let them get hold of the legendary Imperium Silver Crystal. On thei…
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Nightmare In Dreamland
People are disappearing from the newly opened amusement park Dreamland and the three scouts go to investigate. However their investigations are hampered by the constant bickering between Se…
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Cruise Blues
Raye uses her power to win a raffle for two tickets on a luxury liner excursion, then deliberately snubs Serena, who asked to go along. She takes Amy instead, hoping to find some eligible s…
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Fight To The Finish
Beryl warns Jadeite his next failure will be his last. Jadeite then projects his face over Tokyo and challenges the Scouts to a final showdown at Haneda Airport. Serena is reluctant to go a…
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Match Point For Sailor Moon
Queen Beryl summons Jadeite to her. He tries to explain his failures, but Beryl casts him into eternal sleep. Her next General, Neflite, is summoned and given the job of siphoning energy fo…
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An Unnatural Phenomenon
The girls are admiring a park, only to find out from a caretaker that the park is scheduled to be demolished for an office complex. Later Serena overhears Raye pumping Andrew for informatio…
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Wedding Day Blues
Serena spots the school Home Economics teacher being proposed to by her suitor, a short, drab little man. However, Serena is too wrapped up in a local contest that awards a free wedding cer…
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Shutter Bugged
Raye drags Serena and Amy to the house of a famous teen photographer, so Raye can get his autograph. The boy is surrounded by reporters, but only wants to be left alone to practice his art.…
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Dangerous Dollies
Zoicite goes behind Neflite's back to Beryl with a new plan to gain energy. Neflite rejects the plan and defies Beryl, faithful to his own plans. Serena's brother, Sammy, has a friend, Mika…
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Who Is The Masked Man?
Using the position of the stars and planets, Neflite determines Sailor Moon is infatuated with Tuxedo Mask. Serena then gets a note, supposedly from Tuxedo Mask, professing his love and ask…
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An Animated Mess
Two animators of the Sailor V television cartoon, Serena's favorite, are talking in a bookstore. One is discouraged and contemplating quitting. She drops a sketchpad and Amy finds it. The a…
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Worth A Princess' Ransom
The Princess of a foreign country comes to Tokyo to show off the Royal Jewel. Queen Beryl suggests Neflite investigate it, since it might be the Silver Crystal. Zoicite burns at being left…
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Molly's Folly
Molly admits to Serena that she's in love with Maxfield Stanton. Serena tries to convince her that Maxfield is evil without revealing she's Sailor Moon, but Molly refuses to listen. On his…
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A Friend In Wolf's Clothing
Serena continues to try to talk Molly away from Neflite. However, even though she now knows Maxfield is a pose, Molly loves him and won't desert him. Neflite concludes that the black crysta…
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Jupiter Comes Thundering In
Queen Beryl is instructed by Metallia's spirit to seek out the Silver Crystal in order to speed her resurrection. Only by finding the seven rainbow crystals, hidden within the bodies of sev…
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The Power Of Friendship
Darien wakes up from another dream in which the Moon Princess begs him to find the Silver Crystal. She calls him Tuxedo Mask, which was a surprise to Darien. He wonders if the Silver Crysta…
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Mercury's Mental Match
While Amy is on her way to school, a new transfer student, Greg Urawa, saves Amy from involvement in a construction accident. Raye finds Darien becoming cool and distant toward her. He's pr…
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An Artful Attack
Serena is brooding over whose side Tuxedo Mask is on. Molly suddenly grabs her and drags her to an art show. In the process, the Crescent Wand falls from her backpack and Luna finds it. At…
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Too Many Girlfriends
Running to get out of the rain, Lyta runs into Andrew. He offers to share his umbrella and she accepts. As Andrew discusses Lyta's cooking skills, which Serena has bragged about, Lyta's inf…
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Grandpa's Follies
Zoicite confronts Grandpa Hino on the roof of the Cherry Hill Temple, where he is a Shinto Priest. However, Grandpa is able to ward off Zoicite with his psychic powers and the aid of Raye's…
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Kitty Chaos
Luna is being chased down an alley by a hoard of male alley cats for . . . reasons we won't go into. The cats corner Luna and advance on her until they're stopped by a fishbone thrown in th…
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Tuxedo Melvin
At night, Luna communicated with an unseen superior through the arcade's Sailor V video game. The voice told her the last scout would appear soon. Luna gathers everyone and relates the hist…
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Sailor V Makes The Scene
Sailor Moon overcomes a bank robber. Luna hears about it on TV and is amazed. Later Darien witnesses' two window washers dangling from a broken scaffold, then Sailor Moon swings across and…
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A Crystal Clear Destiny
Venus and Artemis go off to track a lead. Zoicite begs for another chance to get Tuxedo Mask. Beryl tells her and Malachite to proceed with their plans, but that Tuxedo Mask must not be kil…
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A Reluctant Princess
Everyone is shocked that Sailor Moon is the Moon Princess Serenity, except Sailor Moon, who can only weep for Tuxedo Mask. Princess Serenity easily rebuffs Zoicite attacks and, using the Si…
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Bad Hair Day
Serena has nightmares about Darien. She mopes around all day. Luna is terribly worried and tells the others. The others express their concern, but Raye is occupied with her own depression o…
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Little Miss Manners
Molly tells Serena about a Princess seminar being run at the Rose Mansion. Serena instantly wants to attend. She dreams about an incident from the Moon Kingdom, in which she danced with Tux…
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Ski Bunny Blues
Serena spots an ad for a Snow Princess contest at a ski slope and thinks she could win. Raye is interested, because she thinks she could win. Chad offers to let them stay at his family's lo…
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Ice Princess
Beryl starts pressing Malachite for results. Endymion begins sniping at Malachite and Beryl has to separate them. The girls go to a skating rink holding an open house. Appearing there are t…
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Last Resort
Serena and her family travel to a hot springs resort by a vast lake. The family notice Serena gazing at the star locket and Kenji freaks when he finds out it's from a boy. Beryl notices a s…
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Tuxedo Unmasked
Andrew's fiancée is at a dig in Africa. Suddenly Endymion appears before her and traps her inside a crystal, along with Game Machine Joe, Blue the cat and the Catholic Priest; each housed o…
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Fractious Friends
One of Malachite's agents, masquerading as a tabloid reporter, spots the Scouts battling with Sailor Moon. She reports this to Malachite and Queen Beryl. As a test, a monster breaks into th…
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The Past Returns
Luna wakes Serena up in the middle of the night. She and Artemis have found the entrance to the Negaverse base on Earth. Beneath the Arcade, a tunnel is found. The Scouts enter and are conf…
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Day Of Destiny
Disasters begin occurring all over the world. Artemis says the assault has begun. The girls transform and use Sailor Teleport to travel to the Negaverse base at D Point of the North Pole. B…
