Sailor Moon

The Sailor Moon is actually created by a Japanese manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. It was also known as Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn, officially translated Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon or Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon). The genre of this manga is about adventure, magical girl, romance, comedy, drama, fantasy.

 

Sailor Moon is about an ordinary, klutzy, crybaby, 14 year old junior high school girl who receives a special quest from a talking cat named Luna to fight evil and find someone called the “Moon Princess”. she must search for the fabled Moon Princess. Usagi finds friends that turn out to be destined senshi as well, and together they fight to save the world from the certain doom brought upon by the Dark Kingdom. Over time, she discovers other Sailor Scouts and another cat Artemis who join her as a team.

           

She also runs into this cute guy named Mamoru(also Darien) and this caped hero Tuxedo Kamen Mask. Coincidentally enough, they happen to be one and the same. Tuxedo Kamen/Tuxedo Mask reappears constantly to save the Sailor Senshi/Scouts from the generals of the Dark Kingdom who, at first, begin stealing life energy out of people, then attempt to acquire the Imperium Silver Crystal. Then Sailor Moon learns about the Silver Millenium(Moon Kingdom).

                               

The Moon Kingdom was what existed a thousand years ago when the universe was at peace. It was ruled by Queen Serenity, until the evil forces from the Dark Kingdom/Negaverse decided to try and take over. Queen Serenity was able to repel the invasion, but only by sacrificing herself and sending all of her court and the Imperium Silver Crystal to the future on Earth.

Now, all this ties into the plot because Sailor Moon. Usagi(Serena) just “happen” to be a reincarnation of the Moon Princess, Princess Serena in addition to just being Sailor Moon. It also turns out that the Sailor Senshi/Scouts are reincarnations of the guardians of the Moon Kingdom, and that Mamoru/Darien is a reincarnation of Prince Endymion(Prince Darien), who was to marry Princess Serenity(Princess Serena). This adds a bit of romance to the series, but in the end, the Sailor Senshi(Scouts) and Tuxedo Kame are able to use the Imperium Silver Crystal to “annhilate” the Dark Kingdom, but at the cost of their own lives.

  

In the DIC translation, no one dies. Everyone just has their memories erased. Reportedly, the original makers of the series weren’t sure if they were going to do a second season, and so they wanted to potentially end off the series with a bang. The way this works in the original is that the Sailor Senshi die, but their alter-ego secret identities live on to have a chance at a normal life.

Its manga, anime, video games, stage musicals, live-action series and cosplay activities are very popular after the release of the Sailor Moon. This work had influenced a generation, and give so many children a deep and sweet memory.