Also known as: 美少女戦士セーラームーン, セーラームーン, セラムンイラスト部, sailor_moon, SailorMoon, 美少女战士
Officially translated as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, it is the title of a franchise created by Takeuchi Naoko. It is generally credited with popularizing the concept of sentai Magical Girls called Sailor Senshi.
The Sailor Moon manga was preceded by Codename Wa Sailor V, which centered around just one girl. Popular spinoffs are the Sailor Moon Musicals which are theater productions and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, a live-action take on the series.
The series is broken into five distinct seasons:
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (First Season) (Dark Kingdom arc)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R (Black Moon arc)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S (Infinity arc)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS (Dream arc)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Stars (Stars arc)