Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon is an anime series based on the manga by Naoko Takeuchi that was created by Toei Animation and began airing in Japan on March 7, 1992 and ended on February 8, 1997. The series spans 200 episodes, and is one of the longest-running magical girl anime series. The series follows the magical action-adventures of a teenage girl who learns of her destiny as the legendary warrior Sailor Moon and must band together with the other Sailor Scouts/Guardians to defend the Earth and Galaxy.

Sailor Moon first appeared on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on June 1, 1998 and was in the lineup until 2001. Reruns of the series then aired on Cartoon Network outside of Toonami in 2002. The series returned on US television after 23 years off the air on May 31, 2024 as part of the Toonami Rewind block with the uncut VIZ Media English dub and ran until November 29, 2024. Sailor Moon joined the main Toonami block on Adult Swim on January 25, 2025 restarting from episode one. Sailor Moon also appeared on Toonami's Rising Sun and Midnight Run. Season five has yet to air in the United States due to it originally never being licensed. All three Sailor Moon movies were also shown on Toonami (Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Sailor Moon S: The Movie, and Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie).

Plot

The story centers around an air-headed crybaby, named Serena/Usagi, and her friends Amy/Ami, Raye/Rei, Lita/Makoto, and Mina/Minako. Using special powers, they can transform into Sailor Scouts/Guardians. They become Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus. They fight for love and justice against the evil minions of The Dark Kingdom. To help them in their quest, they heed the advice of two talking cats, Luna and Artemis, and also the mysterious Tuxedo Mask.

Season 1: Sailor Moon

On her way to school, Serena/Usagi Tsukino saves a cat that has a crescent moon on her forehead. Later, Serena/Usagi visits her friend Molly's/Naru's mother's jewelry store where the evil Queen Beryl of the Negaverse/Dark Kingdom sends her commander, Jedite/Jadeite, to gather energy for the Negaforce/Queen Metalia. The cat, Luna, talks to Serena/Usagi and gives her a locket, which she uses to transform into Sailor Moon. After battling the forces of the Negaverse/Dark Kingdom alone for awhile, with the occasional assist from Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Moon begins to meet girls that join her as Sailor Scouts/Guardians. Amy/Ami (Sailor Mercury) and Raye/Rei (Sailor Mars) join her in the battle against Jedite's/Jadeites monsters until Queen Beryl condemns him to Eternal Sleep for his failures.

Neflite/Nephrite becomes her next commander and rather than gather energy from several people, Neflite/Nephrite tries to gather more energy from one person when their energy reaches its highest point. Eventually Serena's/Usagi's friend Molly/Naru falls in love with Neflite/Nephrite and, when he is defeated by the Sailor Scouts/Guardians, protects him from Sailor Moon. Neflite/Nephrite in turn protects Molly from Zoycite's/Zoicite's monsters. The monsters are killed by Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars, but Neflite/Nephrite dies of his injuries. Queen Beryl then sets her sights on obtaining the seven Rainbow Crystals so they can form the Imperium Silver Crystal. Beryl tells Zoycite/Zoicite and Malachite/Kunzite that the Seven Shadows, the strongest Negamonsters/youma, were imprisoned in the Earth's atmosphere, and reborn inside humans who carry the seven crystals. As Zoycite/Zoicite and Malachite/Kunzite attempt to awaken the seven shadows, two new members are added to the Sailor Scouts/Guardians: Lita/Makoto (Sailor Jupiter) and Mina/Minako (Sailor Venus).

After the seven crystals are found, Zoycite/Zoicite challenges Darien/Mamoru (Tuxedo Mask) to a battle over the crystals at a tower. However, when Serena/Usagi notices that he is bleeding, she follows him, and is teleported into the tower with Darien/Mamoru. Zoycite/Zoicite double crosses Darien/Mamoru, with Malachite/Kunzite taking control of all seven crystals. Zoycite/Zoicite tries to kill them both and Serena/Usagi is forced to transform into Sailor Moon in front of Darien/Mamoru to protect them from a fire attack in the elevator. Darien/Mamoru then transforms into Tuxedo Mask also revealing his identity. The seven Rainbow Crystals combine into the Imperium Silver Crystal, and Sailor Moon is revealed to be the Moon Princess, Princess Serena/Princess Serenity.

Princess Serena/Serenity defeats Zoycite/Zoicite with Cosmic Moon Power but Malachite/Kunzite snatches Darien/Mamoru away. Beryl kills Zoycite/Zoicite as punishment for disobeying her, then begins to turn Darien/Mamoru evil. Tuxedo Mask, now an evil Prince Darien/Endymion, occasionally helps the Sailor Scouts/Guardians, but also helps the Negamonsters/youma. Eventually, Darien/Mamoru is healed by Sailor Moon, but is taken back to the Negaverse/Dark Kingdom and brainwashed again. The Sailor Scouts/Guardians travel to the Negaverse/Dark Kingdom where the silver crystal reveals the Sailor Scouts'/Guardians past. Including that Luna and Artemis were sent into the future and that Serena/Usagi, Darien/Mamoru, and the Sailor Scouts/Guardians were reborn on Earth.

The Sailor Scouts/Guardians then teleport to the entrance of the Negaverse/Dark Kingdom, but are attacked by the Doom and Gloom/DD Girls. The Sailor Scouts/Guardians are apparently killed by the Doom and Gloom/DD Girls, though they manage to take all of them down with them. With Sailor Moon alone, Queen Beryl teleports her inside the Negaverse/Dark Kingdom and sends Darien/Mamoru after her. She eventually heals him by getting him to touch the Star Locket. After Queen Beryl is injured by the combined power of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, the Negaforce/Queen Metalia merges with Beryl, turning them into a gigantic Beryl. Sailor Moon transforms into Princess Serena/Serenity and, powered up from the spirits of the other Sailor Scouts/Guardians, Serena/Usagi uses Cosmic Moon Power to form a giant energy ball that completely destroys Beryl. With Beryl, the Negaforce/Queen Metalia, and the Negaverse/Dark Kingdom destroyed, all five Sailor Scouts/Guardians and Darien/Mamoru return to Earth with their memories of being friends or Sailor Scouts/Guardians erased.

Season 2: Sailor Moon R

Doom Tree/Makai Tree Arc

Sailor Moon R begins with a 13-episode sub-arc that does not appear in the manga, created to give Naoko Takeuchi time to catch up in creating the Sailor Moon manga. Two months after the fall of Queen Beryl, the Sailor Scouts/Guardians and Darien/Mamoru are living their normal lives with no memories of the events. Two aliens, Alan/Ail and Anne/An, come to Earth to gather human energy because their source of life, the Doom Tree, is dying. They disguise themselves as human siblings attending Serena's/Usagi's school and use "Cardian" monsters to harvest energy. To assist Sailor Moon in defeating them, Luna and Artemis are forced to restore the Sailor Scouts'/Guardians' memories of the past. Throughout the Scouts/Guardians battles with Cardian monsters they are aided by the mysterious Moonlight Knight (memory wiped Darien/Mamoru).

During the Sailor Scouts/Guardians final battle with Alan/Ail and Anne/An, the aliens finally understand love and sacrifice. When the Doom/Makai Tree turns on them, Alan/Ail puts his life on the line to protect Anne/An. As Alan/Ail and Anne's/An love has won over their greed, the Doom/Makai Tree stops wreaking havoc and transforms to the Tree of Life. The reformed Alan/Ail, Anne/An, and the healed Tree of Life leave Earth for a peaceful new life elsewhere in the universe.

Negamoon/Dark Moon Arc

The Negamoon/Dark Moon, led by Prince Diamond/Demande and Wiseman, seek vengeance on Queen Serenity for expelling them from Earth by destroying Crystal Tokyo. During the attack, Sailor Pluto sends the daughter of Queen Serenity and King Darien/Prince Endymion, Rini/Chibiusa, to the past for safety. Rini/Chibiusa arrives in present Tokyo but the Negamoon/Dark Moon followed her, aiming to destroy her and the Silver Crystal held by Serena/Usagi, both a threat to their plan. The Negamoon/Dark Moon initially sends Rubeus and the Negamoon/Dark Moon Sisters to kill Rini/Chibiusa but the Sailor Scouts/Guardians find and protect her. Emerald/Esmeraude is the next member of the Negamoon/Dark Moon tasked with killing Rini/Chibiusa. After several attacks, Rini/Chibiusa travels back to the future, leaving the Sailor Scouts/Guardians behind. However, with the help of Sailor Pluto, the Scouts soon follow Rini and continue their battle with Emerald/Esmaurade in Crystal Tokyo. After transforming into a dragon, it takes the combined power of the Sailor Scouts/Guardians to defeat Emerald/Esmaruade.

During the battle with Emerald/Esmaurade, Wiseman captures Rini/Chibiusa and transforms her into Wicked/Black Lady. Diamond/Demande sends the Dark Crystal to Earth, where it grows, collecting power to open the gate to the dark world. The Sailor Scouts/Guardians enter the Dark Crystal, where Sailor Moon is confronted by Diamond/Demande. Sailor Moon reveals Wiseman's true intentions to Diamond/Demande who joins her in battle against Wiseman, but the prince is ultimately killed by Wiseman. Meanwhile, Wicked/Black Lady uses her power to open a portal to the dark world. In a final battle, Sailor Moon transforms to Princess Serenity and manages to turn Wicked/Black Lady back to Rini/Chibiusa. However, the world has already started to turn to darkness under the dark powers controlled by Wiseman. Sailor Moon, with the help of Rini and the other Sailor Scouts/Guardians, uses the Silver Crystal to counter the dark energy and destroy the darkness and Wiseman along with it.

Season 3: Sailor Moon S

Raye/Rei has been having visions of an evil force destroying Earth. Meanwhile, Doctor/Professor Tomoe, the leader of the Bureau of Bad Behavior/Death Busters, creates Daimon pods and gives them to his assistant Kaorinite to implant into objects to turn them into Daimon Heart Snatchers, to extract Pure Hearts from people for the Sovereign of Silence. Kaorinite creates the Daimon Mikuzi and sends her to extract Raye's/Rei's Pure Heart. Sailor Moon's scepter does not work on Mikuzi, who bites into Serena's locket, damaging it and reverting her back to Serena. Mikuzi is ultimately destroyed by two mysterious Sailor Scouts and Raye's Pure Heart is returned to her.

Against the next Daimon, Nekonnell, Sailor Moon's love for Darien/Mamoru takes her to the Moon Kingdom where she receives the legendary Spiral Moon Heart Scepter/Moon Spiral Heart Attack, upgrading her locket to Moon Crisis Power and is transformed into a heart shape. The Sailor Scouts/Guardians soon meet Amara/Haruka and Michelle/Michiru, who unbeknownst to them are the two mysterious Sailor Scouts, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, who are also out to get Pure Hearts to stop Doctor Tomoe from destroying the world. Kaorinite is ultimately defeated with the combined efforts of all the Sailor Scouts (Guardians). During this time, Rini makes friends with a girl named Hotaru, who is actually Doctor/Professor Tomoe's daughter and the host of the Sovereign of Silence.

Eugeal (Eudial) of the Witches 5 takes over for Kaorinite, using a gun to extract Pure Hearts while she sends Daimons created in Doctor Tomoe's Heart Snatcher Oven to fight the Sailor Scouts when they interfere. During this time, Rini (Chibiusa) returns from the future, now a Sailor Scout/Guardian called Sailor Mini Moon (Sailor Chibi Moon). After all her plans are foiled, Eugeal (Eudial) discovers Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune possess two of the Pure Hearts and extracts Sailor Neptune's Pure Heart, the Deep Aqua Mirror. After Serena arrives and fights off Eugeal (Eudial), Sailor Uranus extracts her own Pure Heart, the Space Sword. With the appearance of Sailor Pluto, owner of the third Pure Heart, the three hearts combine to form the Purity Chalice. Sailor Moon transforms into Super Sailor Moon with the power of the Purity Chalice and defeats Eugeal. (Eudial)

Tomoe, the second of the Witches 5, sends Daimons to suck the Pure Hearts out through victim's mouths, usually targeting attractive male celebrities. Her plans are foiled each time by the Sailor Scouts. Telulu, the third of the Witches 5, is then given the job. She uses plants called Venus Heart Traps to extract Pure Hearts. After her defeat, Byruit the fourth of the Witches 5, uses computers to extract Pure Hearts from exam takers. The Sailor Scouts defeat her and Cyprin, the fifth and final of the Witches 5, extracts more Pure Hearts from the students at Mugen School. The Sailor Scouts fight her, only to find that she shares her mind and body with another witch named Petirol. Eventually they trick the two witches into destroying each other. Meanwhile, Kaorinite captures Rini (Chibiusa) and the Sovereign of Silence eats her Pure Heart, awakening in her true form as Mistress 9, who kills Kaorinite with a bolt of lightning.

Mistress 9 and Doctor Tomoe's plan is to use the Purity Chalice to awaken their master, Pharaoh 90. Mistress 9 pulls Sailor Moon into the school through a portal and uses the remaining Daimon pods to create several identical, red, and unnamed Daimons that form a barrier around Mugen School. The Sailor Scouts are able to enter the school after Sailor Pluto sacrifices herself. Pretending to be Hotaru, Mistress 9 tricks Sailor Moon and the un-possessed Doctor Tomoe into giving her the Purity Chalice. She then uses it to summon Pharaoh 90, destroying the Purity Chalice in the process, and begins to destroy the world.

Hotaru awakens as Sailor Saturn and overpowers Mistress 9, destroying her. After returning Rini's/Chibiusa Pure Heart to her, Sailor Saturn enters the core of Pharaoh 90 to destroy him. As the battle ensues, Sailor Moon is powered up by the other Sailor Scouts/Guardians and transforms into Super Sailor Moon. She then enters Pharaoh 90 and destroys his core, killing him. She manages to rescue Hotaru, who is reborn as a baby. Then, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune challenge Sailor Moon in one final battle. At the conclusion of the battle, they acknowledge her as their ruler, Princess Serena (Princess Serenity) and Neo Queen Serenity, and walk away.

Season 4: Sailor Moon SuperS

Rini (Chibiusa) is having dreams about a winged unicorn named Pegasus. At a solar eclipse, the Dark Moon Circus, led by the evil Zirconia, arrives in search of Pegasus. Knowing he can only exist in a person's dreams, he sends the Amazon Trio (Tiger's Eye, Hawk's Eye, and Fish Eye) to search people's dreams for Pegasus. Throughout their battles with the Amazon Trio's "Remless" (Lemures in the original) Pegasus aids the Scouts (Guardians) by turning Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini (Chibi) Moon into Super Sailors. During this time, a kitten named Diana appears and is revealed to be Luna and Artemis's daughter from the future. After many failures, Zirconia tells the Amazon Trio he will turn them back into animals if they do not capture Pegasus.

Fisheye begins to question his/her existence and discovers that Rini (Chibiusa) is the holder of Pegasus. As Zirconia's eyeball, Zircon was spying on Fish Eye, Zirconia mistakenly thinks Serena (Usagi) is the holder of Pegasus. Serena (Usagi) is captured by the Amazon Trio and Zirconia sends four young girls called the Amazoness Quartet to kill the Amazon Trio. After Hawk's Eye extracts Serena's/Usagi's Dream Mirror, Mr. Magic Pierrot tries to kill the trio, and destroys Serena's/Usagi's dream mirror and Hawk's Eye. Tiger's Eye and Fish Eye are unable to defeat him, so they give up the power that made them human to rebuild Serena's (Usagi's) dream mirror. Serena (Usagi) transforms into Sailor Moon and destroys Mr. Magic Pierrot. Tiger's Eye and Fish Eye but are revived by Pegasus as humans and gives them their own dream mirrors, then sends them to live in Elysion.

The Amazoness Quartet, Besubesu (VesVes), Selesele (Cerecere), Junjun, and Parapara (PallaPalla), take over, sending Remless (Lemures) to extract Dream Mirrors in search of the golden mirror, which Zirconia heard from their queen, Queen Nehelenia, is the dream mirror of the holder of Pegasus. The Amazon Quartet (Amazoness Qurtlet) do not find Pegasus, and their Remless (Lemures) are destroyed by Sailor Moon. Soon, Nehelenia plunges the world into darkness, strangling it with spiderlike threads, causing Darien (Mamoru) agonizing pain and forcing him to remain behind as the Sailor Scouts head for the Dark Moon Circus's tent. After they fight the Amazoness Quartet, Pegasus tells them that he once had a humanoid form and was called Helios, but was imprisoned in Nehelenia's mirror by the Dark Moon Circus, however his spirit was separated from his body by Rini's dream light and became Pegasus, therefore Nehelenia was unable to get the gold crystal, his horn, which she needs to escape the mirror.

The Sailor Scouts (Guardians) enter the Dark Moon Circus tent and destroy all the freakish monsters inside. They fight the Amazoness Quartet, who receive power from Nehelenia and gain the advantage, until Sailor Mini Moon/Sailor Chibi Moon summons Pegasus. Sailor Moon defeats the Amazoness Quartet, but Zirconia arrives and uses Zircon as an orb to extract Sailor Mini Moon's/Sailor Chibi Moon's dream mirror. Though it is returned to her, it is confirmed as the golden mirror, and Zirconia traps her inside Nehelenia's mirror, where Nehelenia tries to extract Pegasus and return him to his Helios body. Nehelenia takes the golden crystal but Zirconia and Zircon are destroyed when Nehelenia escapes from the mirror.

With the golden crystal, Nehelenia fights the Sailor Scouts/Guardians and gains the advantage, until the Amazoness Quartet switch the crystal around for a pineapple and give it to Sailor Moon. It has lost most of its power because people have lost their dreams, but as they still have the ability to dream, Sailor Mini Moon restores the crystal, and Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini Moon use it to shoot a gold beam at Nehelenia, defeating her, saving the world, and destroying the circus tents. However Nehelenia survives and kidnaps Sailor Mini Moon (Sailor Chibi Moon). Since her plan has been foiled, she enters the dark moon's shadow where she can return to her mirror and be young and beautiful forever. Helios turns back into Pegasus and returns to Elysion, which has now been restored.

Characters

Sailor Scouts/Guardians

The main characters, the Sailor Soldiers, frequently called "Sailor Scouts" or "Guardians" in many Western versions, are teenage girls who can transform into heroines named for the Moon and planets. The use of "Sailor" comes from a style of girls' school uniform popular in Japan, on which Takeuchi modeled the Sailor Scout's/Guardian's uniforms. The fantasy elements in the series are heavily symbolic and often based on mythology.

Sailor Moon (Serena/Usagi) — is the main character of the series, she is a careless young girl with an enormous capacity for love, compassion, and understanding. She has a companion cat named Luna who guides the Sailor Scouts through their adventures. Serena/Usagi transforms into the heroine called Sailor Moon, Guardian of love and justice. At the beginning of the series, she is fourteen years old and portrayed as an immature crybaby who hates having to fight evil and wants nothing more than to be a normal girl. As she progresses, however, she embraces the chance to use her power to protect those she cares about.

Sailor Mercury (Amy/Ami) — is a quiet fourteen-year-old bookworm in Serena's/Usagi's class. Highly intelligent with a rumored IQ of 300, she can transform into Sailor Mercury, Soldier/Guardian of water and wisdom. Amy's/Ami's shy exterior masks a passion for knowledge and for taking care of the people around her, as shown by her desire to one day become a doctor just like her mother. Amy/Ami can also be considered the "tech girl" and the "brain" of the group by using her mini data computer, which is capable of scanning and detecting virtually anything she needs.

Sailor Mars (Raye/Rei) — is an elegant, fourteen-year-old shrine maiden. Because of her work as a priestess, Rei has limited precognition and can dispel/nullify evil using special Shinto scrolls, even in her civilian form. She transforms into Sailor Mars, Soldier of fire and passion. She is very serious and focused. Rei is portrayed as boy-crazy in the early anime, and short-tempered throughout, but is uninterested in romance and is self-controlled throughout the series. She attends a private, Catholic school separate from the other girls.

Sailor Jupiter (Lita/Makoto) — is a fourteen-year-old tomboy in Serena's/Usagi's class. Unusually tall and strong for a Japanese schoolgirl, she transforms into Sailor Jupiter, Soldier of lightning and strength. She is also considered the Soldier of Nature. Both Lita's/Makoto's parents died in a plane crash years ago, so she lives alone and takes care of herself. She wants to marry young and to own a flower-and-cake shop.

Sailor Venus (Mina/Minako) — is a fourteen-year-old perky dreamer who acted on her own as Sailor V for sometime. she has a companion cat named Artemis who works alongside Luna in guiding the Sailor Scouts/Guardians. Mina/Minako transforms into Sailor Venus, Soldier of love and beauty, and leads Sailor Moon's four inner guardians, while acting as Sailor Moon's closest bodyguard-decoy because of their near-identical looks.

Tuxedo Mask (Darien/Mamoru) — is a student somewhat older than Serena/Usagi. As a young child he experienced a terrible car-accident that robbed him of his parents and of his knowledge of his own identity. During the series it is revealed he has a special psychic rapport with Serena/Usagi and can sense when she is in danger, which inspires him to take on the guise of Tuxedo Mask and fight alongside the Sailor Scouts/Guardians when needed. After an initially confrontational relationship, he and Serena/Usagi remember their past lives together and fall in love again. Eventually, after some years the two become the king and queen of the earth and get married and have a daughter named Rini/Chibiusa.

Sailor Mini Moon/Sailor Chibi Moon (Rini/Chibiusa) — is the future daughter of Serena/Usagi and Darien/Mamoru. She later trains with Sailor Moon to become a Sailor Scout (Guardian) in her own right. She learns to transform into Sailor Mini/Chibi Moon and become the 6th Inner Scout. At times she has an adversarial relationship with her mother in the 20th century, as she is more mature than Serena/Usagi. But as the series progresses they develop a deep bond. Rini/Chibiusa wants to grow up to become a lady like her mother.

Sailor Pluto (Trista/Setsuna) — is a mysterious woman who appears first as Sailor Pluto, the Soldier of time and space, who has the duty of guarding the time corridor from unauthorized travelers. Only later does she appear on Earth, living as a college student. She has a distant personality and can be very stern, but can also be quite friendly and helps the Sailor Scouts/Guardians when she can. After so long at the Gate of Time she carries a deep sense of loneliness, although she is close friends with Rini/Chibiusa. Sailor Pluto's talisman is her Garnet Rod, which aids her with her power to freeze time and attacks.

Sailor Uranus (Amara/Haruka) — is a good-natured, masculine-acting girl. A year older than most of the other Sailor Scouts/Guardians, she can transform into Sailor Uranus, Soldier of the sky and fury. Before becoming a Sailor Scout/Guardian, she dreamt of being a racer, and she has excellent driving skills. She tends to dress and, in the anime, speak like a man. When it comes to fighting the enemy she distrusts outside help and prefers to work solely with Sailor Neptune and, later, Pluto and Saturn. Sailor Uranus's talisman is known as the Space Sword, which aids her with her fighting and attacks.

Sailor Neptune (Michelle/Michiru) — is an elegant and talented violinist and painter with family money. Michelle/Michiru, like her partner Amara/Haruka, is one year older than the rest of the Sailor Scouts/Guardians. She transforms into Sailor Neptune, Soldier of the ocean and intuition. She worked alone for some time before finding her partner, Sailor Uranus. She is fully devoted to her duty and willing to make any sacrifice for it. Sailor Neptune's talisman is her Deep Aqua Mirror, which aids her with her intuition and revealing cloaked evil.

Sailor Saturn (Hotaru) — is a sweet, lonely young girl. Daughter of a mad scientist, a terrible laboratory accident in her youth significantly compromised her health in the anime. After overcoming the darkness that has surrounded her family, Hotaru is able to become the Soldier of death and rebirth, Sailor Saturn. She is often pensive, and as a human has the inexplicable power to heal others. Sailor Saturn's weapon is her Silence Glaive, which aids her with her power to generate barriers. It also gives her the power to destroy a planet, but if she uses that power, she dies herself.

Voice Cast

Character	English Voice Actor (DiC/Cloverway)	English Voice Actor (Viz Media)	Japanese Voice Actor
Sailor Moon / Serena / Usagi	Tracey Moore (ep. 1-11, 15, 21) Terri Hawkes (ep. 12-14, 16-20, 22-82, Movies) Linda Ballantyne (ep. 83 - 159)	Stephanie Sheh	Kotono Mitsuishi (ep. 1-43, 51-200) Kae Araki (ep. 44-50)
Sailor Mercury / Amy / Ami	Karen Bernstein (ep. 5-82, Movies) Liza Balkan (ep. 83-159)	Kate Higgins	Aya Hisakawa
Sailor Mars / Raye / Rei	Katie Griffin (ep. 7-65, 83-159, Movies) Emilie Barlow (ep. 66-82)	Cristina Vee	Michie Tomizawa
Sailor Jupiter / Lita / Makoto	Susan Roman	Amanda Céline Miller	Emi Shinohara
Sailor Venus / Mina / Minako	Stephanie Morgenstern (ep. 29-82, Movies) Emilie Barlow (ep. 83-159)	Cherami Leigh	Rika Fukami
Tuxedo Mask / Darien / Mamoru	Rino Romano (ep. 1-11) Toby Proctor (ep. 12-65) Vince Corazza (ep. 66-159, Movies)	Robbie Daymond	Tōru Furuya
Sailor Mini/Chibi Moon / Rini / Chibiusa	Tracey Hoyt (ep. 54-81, Movies) Stephanie Beard (ep. 96-159)	Sandy Fox	Kae Araki
Sailor Uranus / Amara / Haruka	Sarah LaFleur	Erica Mendez	Megumi Ogata
Sailor Neptune / Michelle / Michiru	Barbara Radecki	Lauren Landa	Masako Katsuki
Sailor Pluto / Trista / Setsuna	Sabrina Grdevich (ep. 68-78, Movies) Susan Aceron (ep. 108-120)	Veronica Taylor	Chiyoko Kawashima
Sailor Saturn / Hotaru	Jennifer Gould	Christina Marie Cabanos	Yūko Minaguchi
Luna	Jill Frappier	Michelle Ruff	Keiko Han
Artemis	Ron Rubin	Johnny Yong Bosch	Yasuhiro Takato
Diana	Loretta Jafelice Naomi Emmerson (Movie 3)	Debi Derryberry	Kumiko Nishihara
Sammy / Shingo Tsukino	Julie Lemieux	Nicolas Roye	Chiyoko Kawashima
Serena/Usagi's Mother	Barbara Radecki	Tara Platt	Sanae Takagi
Serena/Usagi's Father	David Huband	Keith Silverstein	Yuji Machi
Molly Baker / Naru Osaka	Mary Long	Danielle Judovits	Shino Kakinuma
Melvin / Gurio Umino	Roland Parliament	Ben Diskin	Keiichi Nanba
Patricia Haruna / Haruna Sakurada	Nadine Rabinovitch	Julie Ann Taylor	Chiyoko Kawashima
Andrew / Motoki Furuhata	Colin O'Meara (season 1-2) Steven Bednarski (season 3-4)	Lucien Dodge	Hiroyuki Satō
Elizabeth (Lizzy) / Unazuki Furuhata	Sabrina Grdevich (Season 2) Catherine Disher (Season 3) Kim Bubbs (Season 4)		Miyako Endou
Raye's/Rei's grandfather	David Fraser John Stocker (ep. 99)		Tomomichi Nishimura
Chad / Yuichiro Kumada	Steven Bednarski David Berni (ep. 99)		Bin Shimada
Queen Serenity	Barbara Radecki (ep. 1) Wendy Lyon (ep. 39, 41, 45)		Mika Doi
Pegasus / Helios	Rowan Tichenor		Taiki Matsuno
Jedite / Jadeite	Tony Daniels	Todd Haberkorn	Masaya Onosaka
Neflite / Nephrite	Kevin Lund		Katsuji Mori
Zoycite / Zoicite	Kirsten Bishop		Keiichi Nanba
Malachite / Kunzite	Dennis Akayama John Stocker (ep. 82)		Kazuyuki Sogabe
Queen Beryl	Naz Edwards Jill Frappier (ep. 82)	Cindy Robinson	Keiko Han
Negaforce / Queen Metalia	Maria Vacratsis		Noriko Uemura
Alan Granger	Vincent Corazza		Hikaru Midorikawa
Anne Granger	Sabrina Grdevich		Yumi Touma
Catzi	Alice Poon (ep. 54-57) Mary Long (ep. 58-65, 79)		Wakana Yamazaki
Bertie	Kathy Laskey		Yuri Amano
Avery	Jennifer Griffiths ?? (ep. 79)		Akiko Hiramatsu
Prizma	Norma Dell'Agnese ?? (ep. 79)		Megumi Ogata
Rubeus	Robert Tinkler		Wataru Takagi
Emerald	Kirsten Bishop		Mami Koyama
Sapphire	Lyon Smith		Tsutomu Kashiwakura
Prince Diamond	Robert Bockstael		Kaneto Shiozawa
Wiseman	Tony Daniels		Eiji Maruyama
Eugeal	Loretta Jafelice		Maria Kawamura
Mimet	Catherine Disher		Mika Kanai
Telulu	??		Chieko Honda
Byruit	Kim Bubbs		Yoshino Takamori
Cyprin	Naomi Emmerson		Yuriko Fuchizaki
Petirol	Sara Sahr		Rumi Kasahara
Dr. Tomoe	Jeff Lumby		Akira Kamiya
Kaorinite	Kirsten Bishop		Noriko Uemura
Mistress 9	??		Yuko Minaguchi
Tiger's Eye	Jason Barr		Ryotaro Okiayu
Hawk's Eye	Benji Plener		Toshio Furukawa
Fisheye	Deborah Drakeford		Akira Ishida
Selesele	Megan McChesney		Yuri Amano
Parapara	Jennifer Gould		Machiko Toyoshima
Junjun	Brandi Ward		Kumiko Watanabe
Besubesu	Karyn Dwyer		Junko Hagimori
Zirconia	Robert Bockstael		Hisako Kyōda
Queen Nehelenia	Kate Trotter		Yoshiko Sakakibara
Queen Nehelenia (child)	—		Wakana Yamazaki
Sailor Iron Mouse	—		Eriko Hara
Sailor Aluminum Siren	—		Kikuko Inoue
Sailor Lead Crow	—		Chiharu Suzuka
Sailor Tin Nyanko	—		Ikue Ōtani
Sailor Galaxia	—		Mitsuko Horie
Sailor Star Fighter	—		Shiho Niiyama
Sailor Star Healer	—		Chika Sakamoto
Sailor Star Maker	—		Narumi Tsunoda
Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon	—		Kotono Mitsuishi

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Episodes

Season	Episodes	Toonami Premiere	Toonami Finale
1	46	June 1, 1998	July 24, 1998
2	43	July 27, 1998	December 22, 1998
3	38	June 12, 2000	September 13, 2000
4	39	September 26, 2000	December 21, 2000
5	34	Unaired
Movies	03

Sailor Moon consists of five separate seasons. The titles of the seasons are Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, Sailor Moon SuperS and Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. Each season roughly corresponds to one of the five major story arcs of the manga, following the same general storyline and including most of the same characters. There were also five special animated shorts, as well as three theatrically released films: Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Sailor Moon S: The Movie, and Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie.

The first English dubbed version of the series was produced by DIC Entertainment, DiC — then owned by The Walt Disney Company — and Optimum Productions and syndicated by the General Mills-sponsored Program Exchange. DIC acquired the rights to the first two seasons of Sailor Moon, from which they cut a total of six episodes (five from the first season and one from the second season) and merged the final two episodes of the first season into one. Editors cut each of the remaining episodes by several minutes to make room for more commercials, to censor plot points or visuals deemed inappropriate for children, and to allow the insertion of "educational" segments called "Sailor Says" at the end of each episode. The second season, named Sailor Moon R in Japan, was dubbed solely as Sailor Moon with the "R" removed from the logo.

The English adaptations of Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon Super S, produced by Optimum Productions and Cloverway, stayed relatively close to the original Japanese versions, without skipping or merging any episodes. Some controversial changes were made, however, such as the depiction of Sailors Uranus and Neptune as cousins rather than lesbian lovers. Toei never licensed the fifth and final series, Sailor Stars, for adaptation into English. In 2004, the rest of the media franchise officially went off the air in all English-speaking countries due to lapsed and unrenewed licenses.

Viz Media announced in May 2014 that it licensed Sailor Moon, including the first North American release of the final television series, Sailor Stars. The release is unedited in its original uncropped 4:3 aspect ratio, with the original Japanese names, story elements, and relationships. Viz produced an uncut English dub with a new voice cast and began releasing the franchise digitally with English subtitles starting in the summer of 2014, followed by the English dub starting on November 11, 2014. Viz released the series on DVD and Blu-ray in half-season sets. The Viz Media English dub made its premiere on the short-lived Toonami Rewind block on May 31, 2024, running until November 29, 2024 and airing dates for the Viz dub were added where there was no previous DiC dub. After the cancellation of Toonami Rewind, the Toonami staff announced on January 10, 2025 that Sailor Moon would make its return to Toonami starting January 25, 2025 restarting at episode one.

Sailor Says

Sailor Says was a 30 second supplementary segment created specially for the English dub by DiC that aired with the first and second seasons of Sailor Moon. In these segments, Sailor Moon and/or the other Sailor Scouts would address the viewer and discuss a self-improvement or moral topic related to the episode's plot. They were modeled after Public Service Announcements and were added to the end of most episodes in order to make the show more appealing to channels when the dub was put in syndication, as it would help them comply with an FCC regulation which stated that broadcasters must show three hours per week of educational material.

The segments featured new dialogue dubbed over old footage, usually from the same episode. In some instances, the Sailor Says segments would use footage removed from the episodes on account of content or time. During the second season, a few Sailor Says segments had similar or identical dialogue to previous segments, rerecorded and dubbed over different footage. In the final 17 episodes of season two, dubbed the "Lost Episodes", recycled Sailor Says segment footage was used from the previous 65 episodes. These segments did not continue for Season three or four.

Broadcast History

Sailor Moon aired in Japan on TV Asahi from March 7, 1992 to February 8, 1997. The DiC dubbed episodes aired in Canada on YTV from August 28, 1995 to 2001. In the United States, the series first aired for a brief time in syndication from September 11, 1995 to November 28, 1995. In January 1997, DiC reached an agreement with General Mills to pick up syndication for Sailor Moon via The Program Exchange. It then began airing on the USA Network as part of the "Action Extreme Team" programming block later that year on June 9. The USA Network purchased the broadcasting rights to the first 65 DiC dubbed episodes for one year and originally aired the series Monday-Thursday, but added a Friday airing in October.^[6] However, before the one year contract ended, the series was pulled from the lineup due to a change in ownership of the network and a decision to move away from children's programming.^[7] In 1997, a petition was filed sporting over 12,500 signatures. This fan activism was enough to convince General Mills to pick up syndication via the Program Exchange. Sailor Moon returned to syndication in the following year of 1998 to air the rest of Sailor Moon R episodes. However, the syndication broadcast rights of Sailor Moon was expired in 2004.

Cartoon Network acquired the broadcasting rights to the first 65 DiC dubbed episodes of the series, as well as the 17 newer episodes (later dubbed the "lost episodes"), in April of 1998 with plans to add it to the Toonami lineup. The series debuted on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on Monday, June 1, 1998 at 4:00 PM.^[2] Having aired the dubbed version of the first four seasons of Sailor Moon (159 episodes), the series originally aired for the final time on Toonami on May 3, 2001. However, Cartoon Network still held the broadcasting rights to the series so after thirteen months off the air, reruns of Sailor Moon returned to Cartoon Network in the 3:30 PM time slot immediately preceding Toonami on June 3, 2002.^[8] After the Friday, July 5, 2002 broadcast the series was suddenly removed from the lineup and never appeared on the network again until 2024.^[9] Cartoon Network's broadcasting rights expired in 2003. A year later, General Mills' syndication rights expired and the series didn't appear on American television again until Toonami announced on May 17, 2024 that the series would return as part of the Toonami Rewind block beginning on May 31, 2024 airing the uncut VIZ Media English dub. After the first season finished its run on November 29, 2024, reruns of the first season joined the main Toonami block on January 25, 2025.

During Sailor Moon's run on Cartoon Network, it also briefly appeared on sister network The WB's Kids' WB! programming block from September 3-14, 2001.^[10] The series aired in the United Kingdom on Fox Kids from 1999 to 2002 and also aired in Brazil on Cartoon Network from 2000 to 2004.

Japan (TV Asahi) – March 7, 1992 - February 8, 1997
Canada (YTV) – August 28, 1995 - 2001
United States (First-run Syndication) – September 11, 1995 - November 28, 1995
United States (Second-run Syndication) - May 26, 1997 - May 31, 2004
United States (USA Network) – June 9, 1997^[1]^[6] - December 1997^[1]^[7]
United States (Cartoon Network) – June 1, 1998^[1]^[2] - May 3, 2001^[1]^[5]; June 3, 2002^[1]^[8] - July 5, 2002^[1]^[9]
United States (Kids' WB!) – September 3-14, 2001^[10]
United States (Adult Swim) - May 31, 2024 - November 29, 2024; January 25, 2025 - present
United Kingdom (Fox Kids UK) – 1999 - 2002
Brazil (Cartoon Network) — 2000^[11] - 2004^[12]

Toonami Broadcast History

Sailor Moon premiered on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on June 1, 1998 at 4:00 PM. Toonami acquired the broadcast rights to the first 65 DiC dubbed episodes that had previously aired in syndication as well as the remaining 17 episodes of Sailor Moon R, dubbed the "Lost episodes", which had never been aired in North America prior to General Mills' sponsorship of the show. The first 65 episodes made their Toonami premiere from June 1st through August 28th. The series then went into reruns beginning on Monday, August 31, 1998.

Although initial plans had them scheduled directly after the initial 65 episodes, Toonami delayed the premiere of the recently dubbed 17 episodes (the final episodes of Sailormoon R) until later in the Fall. The network wanted to air the episodes when general viewership would be higher, as Summer is when ratings are typically at their lowest levels. This decision was due in part to the unforeseen success the series experienced on Toonami, as it became the block's highest rated series until Dragon Ball Z made its debut in August. The 17 "Lost episodes" finally began airing on Toonami Monday, November 30, 1998.^[13]^[14]^[15]

After the "Lost episodes" premiered, reruns of Sailor Moon aired on the block until March 24, 2000, when Thundercats replaced Sailor Moon in the lineup. Reruns of the series returned to the lineup at 4:00 PM on Monday, May 8, 2000, replacing Thundercats. Sailor Moon S (season 3) made its Toonami premiere on Monday, June 12, 2000.^[16] The large break in-between new episodes was due to season 3 not being dubbed into English until 2000 by Cloverway inc. The episode "Goodness Eclipsed" was skipped during the English dub of season 3's initial premiere on Toonami, due to inappropriate content, but eventually made its premiere on September 13, 2000 during reruns of the season.^[17] On September 4th, Sailor Moon moved from the 4:00 PM time slot to 4:30 PM.

Sailor Moon SuperS (season 4) made its Toonami premiere on Monday, September 26, 2000.^[18] The episode "Dreams Of Her Own" was skipped during the English dub of season 4's initial premiere on Toonami, due to inappropriate content, but eventually made its premiere on December 21, 2000 during reruns of the season.^[19] On March 12, 2001, reruns of the series returned to the 4:00 PM time slot. Sailor Moon aired for the final time on the weekday afternoon Toonami block on May 3, 2001 and was subsequently replaced in the lineup by a second episode of Gundam Wing.^[5]

Sailor Moon also appeared on the Rising Sun from July 8, 2000 to March 3, 2001 and the Midnight Run from July 10, 1999 to March 4, 2000. All three Sailor Moon movies also aired on Toonami. The television rights originally expired in 2003; Sailor Moon returned to US television for the first time since 2002 on May 31, 2024 as part of the Toonami Rewind block airing at 5:00 PM, now airing the uncut VIZ Media dub.^[20] Back-to-back episodes began airing weekly from 5:00PM-6:00PM starting July 19, 2024, replacing an airing of Dragon Ball Z Kai. The first season concluded its run on November 29, 2024 and was subsequently replaced in the lineup by another airing of Dragon Ball Z Kai.

Sailor Moon joined the main Toonami lineup on January 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM restarting from episode 1, replacing Rick & Morty: The Anime. The series aired at 4:00 AM for one week only on March 8, 2025 due to Daylight Savings Time. The show was pre-empted for one week only for April 26, 2025 by a one hour musical movie for Ginger Root's Shinbangumi.

Toonami (United States) – June 1, 1998^[1]^[2] - March 24, 2000; April 8, 2000^[3]; May 8, 2000^[4] - May 3, 2001^[5]January 25, 2025 - present
- Midnight Run — July 10, 1999 - March 4, 2000
- Rising Sun — July 8, 2000 - March 3, 2001^[21]
- Toonami Rewind — May 31, 2024 - November 29, 2024