About Sailor Moon

[Urban Legend]

Sailor Moon (Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn, officially translated as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon) is the title of a famous media franchise created by Japanese manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. It is generally credited with popularizing the concept of a sentai (team) of magical girls (mahō shōjo), as well as the general (re-)emergence of the magical girl genre itself.

The story of the various metaseries revolves around the reincarnated defenders of a kingdom that once spanned the solar system, and the evil forces that they battle. The major characters—called Sailor Senshi (literally "Sailor Soldiers"; known as Sailor Scouts in the North American version)—are teenage girls who can transform into heroines named for the moon and planets (Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, etc).

The original manga resulted in spinoffs into many other types of media, including a highly popular anime, musical theatre productions, video games and a live-action tokusatsu series. Although most concepts in the many versions overlap, there are often notable differences, and thus there is limited continuity between the different formats.

Story:

Fourteen-year-old Usagi Tsukino is an ordinary schoolgirl until she is found by a talking cat named Luna. Through Luna, Usagi learns that the world is about to be attacked by a Dark Kingdom that had appeared once before, long ago, and destroyed the kingdom of the moon. She is granted powers to defend the Earth against the coming onslaught, and is led to a number of friends who join her in the battle.

Usagi fights using the identity of Sailor Moon, and as the story progresses she learns more and more about the enemies which face her and the evil force that is sending them. Gradually she discovers the truth about her own past life, her destined true love, and the possibilities for the future of the Solar System.

The plot spans five major story arcs, each of which is represented in both the manga and the anime, usually under different names. These are the unnamed original arc, the Black Moon arc (Sailor Moon R), the Infinity arc (Sailor Moon S), the Dream arc (Sailor Moon SuperS), and the Stars arc (Sailor Stars).

Characters:

Usagi Tsukino - The main character of the series, Usagi is a carefree schoolgirl with a heart of gold. She transforms into Sailor Moon.

Mamoru Chiba - Usagi's boyfriend and destined true love. He transforms into Tuxedo Mask.

Ami Mizuno - The 'smart and sweet' genius of the group. She transforms into Sailor Mercury.

Rei Hino - A slightly short-tempered miko who attends a Catholic private school, although she is Shinto. She transforms into Sailor Mars.

Makoto Kino - The very tall tomboy who lives alone because her parents died in an airplane crash. She transforms into Sailor Jupiter.

Minako Aino - Acted on her own as Sailor V before joining the other Sailor Soldiers. She transforms into Sailor Venus.

Chibiusa - A little girl from 1,000 years in the future who becomes Sailor Chibi Moon and co-stars in certain arcs of the series.

Setsuna Meioh - A woman whose earthly life is very mysterious. She transforms into Sailor Pluto, the guardian of time.

Michiru Kaioh - A highly talented violinist with some precognitive ability. She transforms into Sailor Neptune and works closely with Sailor Uranus.

Haruka Tenoh - A very friendly and masculine girl who once dreamed of being a racer. She transforms into Sailor Uranus and works closely with Sailor Neptune.

Hotaru Tomoe - Daughter of a possessed mad scientist whose life has been greatly shaped by her father. Sickly and weak, but able to transform into the powerful Sailor Saturn.

(Source: Wikipedia)

[keyra]

wow! thanks for the information!! I was looking for that.

[ada]

I like Sailor Moon,my fave character is Sailor Neptune a.ka Michiru.
Her hair color is kawaii,I also like Setsuna,Sailor Pluto cuz she's cute and misterious.