Bishojo Senshi Sailormoon

("Pretty Soldier Sailormoon")

A thousand years ago, our moon was home to a great civlilization ruled by Queen Serenity. Everthing was peaceful until the arrival of evil Queen Beryl. To conquer the moon, Queen Beryl unleashed the awesome power of the Negaforce. Although her world was destroyed, Queen Serenity's last hope was the power of the Imperium Silver Crystal and the Crescet Moon Wand. Frozen in moon beam crystals, the Queen sent the Princess and the children of the moon to the future on Earth. Their memories lost to them all, the Queen's cats, Luna and Artemis, must find the Princess so she will at last be safe. And so, our story begins...
- Narrator, Episode #1, "A Moon Star is Born"

Bishojo Senshi Sailormoon("Pretty Soldier Sailormoon") is undoubtedly the most popular magical girl anime series ever produced. The animated television series (by Toei Animation Co.) is based on the shojo manga of the same name from acciaimed Japanese artist and storyteller Naoko Takeuchi (published by Kodansha, Ltd. in the monthly manga Nakayoshi). Since it's television debut on March 7, 1992 (Saturdays 7 PM on TV Asahi), Bishojo Senshi Sailormoon has reached millions of anime fans in Japan, North America, and countries around the globe. In North America, the series as translated into English as Sailor Moon by DIC Productions L.P. with minoer changes to the characters, themes, and overall story, and major changes to the dialogue. Though the show was originally created as a series for young girls, Sailor Moon has achieved astounding levels of popularity among both male and female viewers of all ages.
Sailor Moon follows the exploits of five young school girls who magically transform into the powerful Sailor Scouts, protecting Tokyo and all of mankind from the nasy aliens and evil beings of the Negaverse. Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus are assisted in their battles by two faithful cat guardians, Luna and Artemis, and the mysterious Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Moon is currently syndicated in both local and national markets in Canada, and on the Cartoon Network in the U.S.

Bishojo Senshi Sailormoon enjoyed five successful seasons on television:

1992 Sailormoon (Episodes #1-#46) Features Queen Beryl and the Negaverse (Dark Kingdom).

1993 Sailormoon R Part I (R=Return, Episodes #47-#59) Features Alan and Ann from the Doom Tree Series. Sailormoon R Part II (R=Romance, Episodes #60-#89) Features the enemies from the Black Moon, Nemesis.

1994 Sailormoon S (S=Super, Episodes #90-#127) Features Professer Tomoe and the Witches5/Death Busters.

1995 Sailormoon SuperS (Super Super, Episodes #128-#166) Features the Amazon Trio, Neherenia and the Dead Moon.

1996 Sailor Stars (Episodes #167-#200) Features Queen Galaxia and the Sailor Animates.

1994 Sailormoon R The Movie Features Fiore and the Kisenian Flower.

1995 Sailormoon S The Movie Features Princess Snow Kaguga and the Snow Dancers.

1999 Sailormoon SuperS The Movie Features Badiyernu and the Black Dream Hole.

Sailor Moon - Tsukino Usagi/Serena
Sailor Mercury - Mizuno Ami/Amy Anderson
Sailor Mars - Hino Rei/Raye Hino
Sailor Jupiter - Kino Makoto/Lita
Sailor Venus - Aino Minako/Mina
Tuxedo Kamen/Tuxedo Mask - Chiba Mamoru/Darien
Osaka Naru/Molly Baker[Click to see picture]
Umino Gurio/Melvin
Tsukino Shingo/Sammy
Furuhata Motoki/Andrew
Sakaruda Haruna/Patricia Haruna
Ginga Natsumi/Ann Granger - Ann
Ginga Seijuurou/Alan Granger - Ail (or Earl)/Alan