Sailor Moon (English adaptations)

Sailor Moon
First tankōbon volume, released in Japan on July 6, 1992.
美少女戦士セーラームーン (Bishōjo Senshi Sērāmūn)
Genre	Magical girl
Manga
Written by	Naoko Takeuchi
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	AUS Random House Australia NA Kodansha Comics USA UK Turnaround Publisher Services
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Nakayoshi, Run Run
English magazine	NA Mixxzine, Smile
Original run	December 28, 1991 (1991-12-28) – February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)
Volumes	18 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Sailor Moon
Directed by	Junichi Satō Kunihiko Ikuhara Takuya Igarashi
Produced by	Iriya Azuma Kenji Ōta Toshihiko Arisako Kōichi Yada
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita Yōji Enokido Ryōta Yamaguchi
Music by	Takanori Arisawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Viz Media
Original network	TV Asahi
English network	AU Seven Network, Network Ten, Fox Kids CA YTV IE Fox Kids, RTÉ2 IN Cartoon Network NZ TV2 UK Fox Kids, GMTV US USA Network, Cartoon Network (Toonami), Syndication
Original run	March 7, 1992 (1992-03-07) – February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08)
Episodes	200 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Sailor Moon Crystal
Directed by	Munehisa Sakai (Season 1 and 2) Chiaki Kon (Season 3)
Produced by	Junichirō Tsuchiya Yū Kaminoki
Written by	Yuji Kobayashi
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Viz Media
Original network	Tokyo MX
Original run	July 5, 2014 (2014-07-05) – July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) (Niconico broadcast) April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) – June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26) (Tokyo MX broadcast)
Episodes	39 (List of episodes)
Other media
Codename: Sailor V (1991-1997) Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (live-action) Films: Sailor Moon R: The Movie (1993) Sailor Moon S: The Movie (1994) Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie (1995) Collectible Card Game Musicals Soundtracks Video games

Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン, 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. It was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 tankōbon volumes. The series follows the adventures of a young schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into the titular character to search for a magical artifact called the "Legendary Silver Crystal" (「幻の銀水晶」, Maboroshi no Ginzuishō^?, lit. "Phantom Silver Crystal"). During her journey, she leads a diverse group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers (セーラー戦士, Sērā Senshi^?)—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 18 manga volumes have been adapted into an anime series titled Sailor Moon which was produced by Toei Animation. The series was broadcast from 1992 to 1997 in Japan over the course of five seasons along with three feature films, a television special, and three short films produced during the same period. A live-action television adaptation titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon aired from 2003 to 2004 and a reboot of the anime series titled Sailor Moon Crystal began simulcasting in 2014. Several companies have developed merchandising based on the series, including light novels, collectible trading card games, action figures, musical theater productions, several collections of soundtracks and a large number of video games. The manga series was licensed for an English language release by Kodansha Comics USA in North America, and in Australia and New Zealand by Random House Australia. 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.