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Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon  
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Description
Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!

Note: The anime is LOOSELY based on the manga, so that might be why the story might seem unrecognizable. Also, Naoko Takeuchi released a re-illustrated version of Sailor Moon a few years after the series had been finished after she had dropped Love Witch.

This manga won the Kodansha Manga Award in 1993 for shōjo.

Type
Manga

Related Series
Code Name wa Sailor V (Prequel)

Associated Names
美少女戦士
美少女戦士セーラームーン
Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Czarodziejka z Księżyca
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Thủy thủ mặt trăng

Groups Scanlating
Starry Heaven
StarryHeaven
Royal Orange

Latest Release(s)
v.3 c.12 by StarryHeaven (1468d ago)
v.2 c.11 by StarryHeaven (1736d ago)
v.2 c.10 by StarryHeaven (1776d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
18 Volumes (Complete)
12 Bunko Volumes

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 18

User Reviews
N/A

Forum
2 topics, 9 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (357 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.46 / 10.0
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Last Updated
February 24th 2013, 7:56am PST

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Genre
Action  Adventure  Comedy  Drama  Fantasy  Romance  Sci-fi  Shoujo  Supernatural 
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Author(s)
TAKEUCHI Naoko

Artist(s)
TAKEUCHI Naoko

Year
1992

Original Publisher
Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)
Nakayoshi (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Kodansha USA (9 Volumes - Ongoing)
TokyoPop (18 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #668 increased(+182)
Monthly Pos #501 decreased(-72)
3 Month Pos #593 decreased(-227)
6 Month Pos #354 decreased(-149)

List Stats
On 423 reading lists
On 345 wish lists
On 883 completed lists
On 92 unfinished lists
On 208 custom lists

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Forum Posts
Sailor Moon Gets New Anime in Summer 2013 211 days, 15 hours, 58 minutes ago
Sailor Moon Returning to the US! 364 days, 6 hours, 56 minutes ago

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 First manga   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by ivypaw1
December 3rd, 2012, 12:08am
This is my very very first manga I have ever read. It will also be the very best manga! I can still remember the storyline although it has been 5 years that I have completed a manga. Whee... When I was young, it was the best anime I have ever watch.. Forever the first and the best
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 Classic shoujo / Still the best   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by cheesiediva
December 21st, 2011, 9:09pm
This is an unabashedly girl-power read. But hey, that's the whole point! This series began in the early 1990s as a girl counterpoint to the male-centric entertainment at the time (think Power Rangers or Ninja Turtles). Although Sailor Moon was my first introduction to manga, it still rates at the top of my list. So then, why does it still seem so fresh after all these years?

Although written with a young teenage audience in mind, Sailor Moon is surprisingly deep. Takeuchi-sensei incorporated astrology, Greek mythology, and complex symbolism to create the backdrop for her school-girl champions of love and justice. This manga's art is cute and girly, but the story is rich in detail and sometimes quite dark. Each character is well-developed and each personality is distinct (with each sailor senshi corresponding to the different signs of the Western zodiac). Everyone in Sailor Moon has believable flaws and strengths (villain and hero alike), so that you become invested in what happens in the plot.

Of course, the romance between Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask is worth noting. It is sweet and romantic without ever becoming explicit. (Again, this was written for a young audience, but that doesn't mean a chastely depicted romance can't be enjoyable! In my opinion it's nice not to have the explicit smut that seems to pervade shoujo these days...)

The conclusion is a little rushed but oh-so-satisfying. I think, if you come in knowing what kind of genre you're in for, you'll come away with a special place in your heart for this classic series, as I do.

... Last updated on January 24th, 2012, 12:46am
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 miss it!   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by femalecorpse
August 28th, 2010, 4:28am
miss this manga very much. maybe this is the first manga and anime i've ever watched. i can't forget how me and my friends were crazy about sailormoon stuff.
the story is good if compared with the other manga with same genre. read this and you'll never regret
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 It was the first   
Rating: N/A
by mmiiaa
July 16th, 2010, 6:43pm
Ok, so like anyone who was growing up/living in the 90s, you know the Sailor Moon series. Everyone loved watching it on Cartoon Network and it was probably some people's first exposure to anime. It certainly was mine and I fell in love!! Although the dub wasn't too great and doesn't do the manga justice, it was pretty good.
Ok, now onto the actual manga. (I doubt anyone is going to be reading Sailor Moon now though..You should!) The manga is SO much different than the anime. The characters are more mature, Darien/Mamoru actually has a use other than throwing roses and swishing a cape, and the art is just gorgeous! I love Naoko's full color works (look up her artbooks and original cover art!), they are just wonderful. I love the watercolors and different techniques. Also, for a early 90s manga, I find her art is pretty darn decent compared to some other works then like BB Fish, Baby and Me, and other such 90s art..Anyways!
The story has the same arcs as the anime, except the useless filler and Monster of the Day crap is cut out. The romance between Serena/Usagi and Mamoru is much deeper and mature than the anime and the manga even has some ''steamy'' scenes. The plot definitely feels much more involved and fast paced than the anime. My only irk about it was that it wasn't as funny as the anime, except for the side stories, but hey, what can you do?
In general, Sailor Moon is a great read for fun or just to immerse yourself in the legend that forever lives. smile
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 childhood memories   
Rating: N/A
by morrison
May 6th, 2010, 11:26am
Luckily the German anime had the original episodes sans episode 89 which was nt shown.
Over a friend I had I also learnt off the Manga and bought it from that point on biggrin

I also think that the manga is brilliant because it is depper and can concentrate more on the characters and the arcs (obv because there is no need of a demon of the day) and I liek the maturing of the characters , and also like the short stories and side notes by the author biggrin

... Last updated on May 6th, 2010, 11:28am
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 Thank you   
Rating: N/A
by Nanoo
January 5th, 2009, 11:26am
When I was a little girl I first saw the anime and when I was about 13 I remembered it and it opend a whole new world to me, so I'm just saying that a "cartoon" can really change a persons life --> Thanks to 'Sailor Moon' I've learnded to dream BIG

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 love it   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by gawdess
September 7th, 2008, 3:17am
best series ever!
The American version of the anime is awful... I can understand why a lot of people criticize it. Please consider watching the original japanese video with english subs and you'll love it!
My first manga/anime ever, the best so far.
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 wov it   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by KittyTeea
August 3rd, 2008, 12:28pm
wow i saw the anime like 10 years ago and i loved it, but the manga seems so much better or at least different. i love it.
and even though i kinda know the story it still is veeeeeeeeeeeryyyy addicting

... Last updated on August 3rd, 2008, 2:03pm
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 Classic!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by crimson-fire
July 11th, 2008, 10:05am
I love it! First manga and anime I ever read and i can still reread it over and over again. I'm glad that Starry Heaven is translating it since the English version of it is low quality and the flipping of the art ruined the pleasure of having an english copy for me.
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 Classic manga   
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by annaivida
October 17th, 2007, 10:42pm
I love the manga far more better than the anime. The manga, shows the progress and growth of Usagi and that they can recognize each seishi with their feelings and powers of being one of them... The artwork is beautifully drawn and each and every chapter the characters are growing with more and more maturity.

And this is the first anime ive ever loved and the manga is still the best...
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