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One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student, stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and 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.

5 Seasons
200 Episodes
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Action & Adventure Animation Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy Kids
Cast & Characters
episode image Destiny's Arrival
9.0/10 (109 votes)

#1 Destiny's Arrival

S3:E21

The time has come! Eugeal wants a fight with Neptune and Uranus, and they will sacrifice even each other to get the talismans. But then they learn that they, and Pluto, hold the talismans. Neptune's Mirror, Uranus' Sword and Pluto's Garnet Orb.

episode image Eternal Dreams
8.9/10 (81 votes)

#2 Eternal Dreams

S4:E22

Fisheye discovers Chibiusa communicating with Pegasus, but refuses to cooperate with Zirconia's plans. As Hawk's Eye pursues Usagi for her Dream Mirror, Zirconia decides that the Amazon Trio have outlived their usefulness.

episode image Farewells and Encounters: The Transitioning Stars of Destiny
8.7/10 (77 votes)

#3 Farewells and Encounters: The Transitioning Stars of Destiny

S5:E7

Mamoru tells Usagi that he's accepted an offer to study abroad in the U.S., which will force them to have a long-distance relationship. Saddened at first, Usagi eventually decides to root for her boyfriend's dream and sends him off with a smile.

episode image Birthday Blues (2)
8.6/10 (87 votes)

#4 Birthday Blues (2)

S3:E13

Sailor Moon's heart crystal was almost stolen. Neptune and Uranus restore it, and the senshi know they are Michiru and Haruka. A battle with Kaori, causes her to fall down to her death and well, she dies.

episode image No Turning Back
8.6/10 (135 votes)

#5 No Turning Back

S3:E20

Minako realizes that she is the only one of the Sailor Team not to have been targeted for her Pure Heart Crystal, and takes increasingly absurd measures to prove her purity.

episode image Double Trouble
8.6/10 (125 votes)

#6 Double Trouble

S4:E14

Usagi and the girls are shocked to find out that Minako is dating two boys at the same time, but little does anymore realize that her suitors are Tiger's Eye and Hawk's Eye.

episode image The Flower of Nightmares Scatters: The Queen of Darkness Returns
8.6/10 (74 votes)

#7 The Flower of Nightmares Scatters: The Queen of Darkness Returns

S5:E1

As Usagi and her friends begin high school, a mysterious force releases Queen Nehellenia from her mirror, encouraging her to take revenge on them.

episode image Saturn Awakens: The Ten Sailor Guardians Unite
8.6/10 (68 votes)

#8 Saturn Awakens: The Ten Sailor Guardians Unite

S5:E2

While Queen Nehellenia continues to exert her evil influence on the earth, the rapidly aging Hotaru re-awakens as Sailor Saturn.

episode image People Who Need People
8.5/10 (99 votes)

#9 People Who Need People

S3:E16

Makoto loses a fight, and decides to go to a training place with one of the smartest and most courageous trainers of all time, and the girls follow. The master happens to be a target, and they must save his heart as soon as they can, but Jupiter is especially on the job.

episode image The Duchess's Day Off
8.5/10 (94 votes)

#10 The Duchess's Day Off

S4:E19

Usagi and Chibiusa are befriended by a mysterious foreign woman who accompanies them to the Azabu-Juuban summer festival. Unbeknownst to them, their acquaintance is a visiting princess who is being pursed by both her government and Hawk's Eye.

episode image For Love: The Endless Battle in the Dark World
8.5/10 (67 votes)

#11 For Love: The Endless Battle in the Dark World

S5:E5

Sailor Moon runs off to save Mamoru from Nehelina alone. The rest of the Sailor Guardians try to go after her, but one by one they fall victim to Nehelina's traps.

episode image Luna's Discovery: The Real Face of Yaten
8.5/10 (100 votes)

#12 Luna's Discovery: The Real Face of Yaten

S5:E12

Yaten temporarily adopts Luna.

episode image Invaders from Outer Space: The Coming of Siren
8.5/10 (81 votes)

#13 Invaders from Outer Space: The Coming of Siren

S5:E16

Usagi and Lina encounters a little girl who appears to be lost. The two later return home that day and are surprised to find the same girl now living in Usagi's house as her younger sister.

episode image Invitation to Terror: Usagi's Night Flight
8.4/10 (110 votes)

#14 Invitation to Terror: Usagi's Night Flight

S5:E22

Sailor Aluminum Siren learns that Usagi is Sailor Moon. Using this knowledge, she sets a trap on a plane where the Three Lights are holding an in-flight event in order to get Usagi's attention.

episode image A Friend in Wolf's Clothing
8.3/10 (155 votes)

#15 A Friend in Wolf's Clothing

S1:E24

Still in love with Nephrite, Naru becomes an unwilling tool in the power struggle between Nephrite and Zoisite.

episode image Treed
8.3/10 (152 votes)

#16 Treed

S2:E13

The Sailor Guardians have to save Usagi and Mamoru from the Makai Tree and in the process, Ail and An find out Sailor Moon's true identity.

episode image Damp Spirits
8.3/10 (100 votes)

#17 Damp Spirits

S3:E8

Ami's desire to avoid competition leads to her offending Michiru during a swimming race. Meanwhile, a Daimon selects Ami as her target.

episode image Birthday Blues (1)
8.3/10 (85 votes)

#18 Birthday Blues (1)

S3:E12

Usagi is mad at Mamoru for not knowing its her birthday, but feels guilty because she realizes she never told him when it was. For her birthday, Mamo gets her glass slippers, but the Heart Daimon egg is inside.

episode image Everything's Coming Up Rosey
8.3/10 (99 votes)

#19 Everything's Coming Up Rosey

S3:E19

Usagi and her friends are invited to a party for foreign university students, but her enthusiasm is tempered by the knowledge that most of the conversation will be in English.

episode image The Cursed Mirror: Mamoru Caught in a Nightmare
8.3/10 (66 votes)

#20 The Cursed Mirror: Mamoru Caught in a Nightmare

S5:E3

People all around Tokyo, including Mamoru, become entranced by mirrors. Usagi remembers a shadow she saw in Mamoru's mirror, and races off with the other soldiers to find him.

episode image Seiya and Usagi's Heart-Pounding Date
8.3/10 (116 votes)

#21 Seiya and Usagi's Heart-Pounding Date

S5:E15

Seiya asks Usagi on a date, to which she reluctantly agrees. Sailor Iron Mouse attempts to make up for her recent failures by going after Seiya's star seed.

episode image A Night Alone Together: Usagi in Danger
8.3/10 (122 votes)

#22 A Night Alone Together: Usagi in Danger

S5:E18

When Usagi is home alone, she invites Seiya over. The other Senshi and some surprise visitors show up as well!

episode image Jupiter Comes Thundering In
8.2/10 (143 votes)

#23 Jupiter Comes Thundering In

S1:E25

Queen Beryl partially awakens the evil entity Metalia and sends Zoisite and Kunzite to find the Seven Great Youma and their Rainbow Crystals. Meanwhile, the tomboyish Makoto Kino transfers into Usagi's school and falls for a crane-game whiz at the arcade.

episode image Driving Dangerously
8.2/10 (150 votes)

#24 Driving Dangerously

S3:E3

Usagi and Minako become besotted with Haruka Tenou, an attractive and sophisticated boy...or so they believe.

episode image Phony Fairy
8.2/10 (86 votes)

#25 Phony Fairy

S4:E10

Chibi-Usa befriends a young man, an artist fixated on the existence of fairies, who is targeted by Fish-eye.

episode image Kickin' into High Gear
8.2/10 (82 votes)

#26 Kickin' into High Gear

S4:E16

Reports begin to flood in of a Pegasus wreaking havoc in the city. Meanwhile, a popular boy shows an interest in Chibiusa.

episode image Beach Blanket Bungle
8.2/10 (74 votes)

#27 Beach Blanket Bungle

S4:E17

Shingo develops a crush on Ami during a trip to the beach, while Tiger's Eye plot to seduce her.

episode image A True Reflection
8.2/10 (70 votes)

#28 A True Reflection

S4:E21

While Fisheye targets Mamoru, Queen Nehellenia appears before the Amazon Trio and warns them that without the Golden Crystal, they will soon revert to their animal forms.

episode image A Star of Dreams and Wishes: Taiki’s Transformation
8.2/10 (83 votes)

#29 A Star of Dreams and Wishes: Taiki’s Transformation

S5:E11

Ami invited Taiki to come and watch the Wataru's Comet pass by Earth with their science teacher, Amanogawa, only to be rejected.

episode image Friend or Foe? Star Lights and the Sailor Guardians
8.2/10 (77 votes)

#30 Friend or Foe? Star Lights and the Sailor Guardians

S5:E13

Taiki asks Makoto to appear on a cooking show with him. Usagi decides to tag along, but her clumsiness creates a huge mess at the TV studio.

episode image Taiki's Song Filled with Passion and Faith
8.2/10 (78 votes)

#31 Taiki's Song Filled with Passion and Faith

S5:E19

Taiki begins to question if their activity as the Three Lights is really helping with their goal of finding their missing princess. His frustration continues to grow, to the point where he no longer feels like singing.

episode image Chibi-Chibi's Mystery: The Big Noisy Chase
8.2/10 (82 votes)

#32 Chibi-Chibi's Mystery: The Big Noisy Chase

S5:E20

Lately, Chibi-Chibi has been coming home with a lot of snacks. Curious to know where she's been getting all the snacks from, Usagi and the girls decide to follow Chibi-Chibi around for the day.

episode image The Shining Power of a Star: Chibi-Chibi's Transformation
8.2/10 (104 votes)

#33 The Shining Power of a Star: Chibi-Chibi's Transformation

S5:E21

Usagi finds herself teamed up with Seiya for the annual school softball tournament. To make matters worse, Isagi becomes a target of Seiya's fans, who think she is hitting on him.

episode image Enemies No More
8.1/10 (121 votes)

#34 Enemies No More

S2:E24

Koan makes a final bid to kill Chibi-Usa, convinced she can win Rubeus' heart. However, she faces unexpected opposition from Sailor Mars, and is shocked to be rejected by Rubeus.

episode image Lita Borrows Trouble
8.1/10 (91 votes)

#35 Lita Borrows Trouble

S3:E7

Makoto is targeted by a Daimon, but manages to evade it. Haruka befriends Makoto in order to get close to her and her pure heart crystal.

episode image Related by Destiny
8.1/10 (87 votes)

#36 Related by Destiny

S3:E17

Haruka thinks about old times, while Usagi and the inners explore their soon-to-be high school, where they meet Haruka's old racing friend, Elsa Gray...who is a target. Uranus and Neptune, along with the inners, fight to save her heart against the daimon, and her heart is not pure, so it is restored.

episode image No Prince Charming
8.1/10 (75 votes)

#37 No Prince Charming

S4:E20

Tiger's Eye plans to seduce the girls at a university dance party, while Makoto is immediately smitten with the charming stranger.

episode image Heartfelt Melody
8.1/10 (67 votes)

#38 Heartfelt Melody

S4:E24

Ami becomes obsessed with a tune she found on the internet, and writes lyrics to it. Meanwhile, VesVes of the Amazoness Quartet targets the tune's composer.

episode image Moon Power of Love: The Nightmare Ends
8.1/10 (81 votes)

#39 Moon Power of Love: The Nightmare Ends

S5:E6

Sailor Chibi Moon and Sailor Saturn make it to Nehelinia's palace, where Mamoru is being held prisoner. But despite their best efforts, the two Guardians are unable to free him, and Sailor Chibi Moon fades from existence.

episode image Calling of the Shining Stars: Enter Haruka and Michiru
8.1/10 (115 votes)

#40 Calling of the Shining Stars: Enter Haruka and Michiru

S5:E14

Usagi and the girls try to buy tockets to a Three Lights concert, only to learn it is already sold out. Michiru then passes by and gives them the tickets, revealing that she will be performing with the Three Lights.

Cast & Chracters

character image Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (voice)

Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon (voice)

Actor: Kotono Mitsuishi
character image Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury (voice)

Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury (voice)

Actor: Aya Hisakawa
character image Rei Hino / Sailor Mars (voice)

Rei Hino / Sailor Mars (voice)

Actor: Michie Tomizawa
character image Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (voice)

Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter (voice)

Actor: Emi Shinohara
character image Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (voice)

Minako Aino / Sailor Venus (voice)

Actor: Rica Fukami
character image Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (voice)

Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (voice)

Actor: Toru Furuya
character image Luna (voice)

Luna (voice)

Actor: Keiko Han
character image Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon (voice)

Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon (voice)

Actor: Kae Araki
character image Artemis (voice)

Artemis (voice)

Actor: Yasuhiro Takato

The highest rated episode of Sailor Moon is "Destiny's Arrival" (S3E21) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 109 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Beach, the Island and a Vacation: The Guardians' Break" (S2E21) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 94 votes.

The highest rated episode is "A Friend in Wolf's Clothing" (S1E24) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 155 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Slim City" (S1E4) with a rating of 6.80.

This episode received 234 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Treed" (S2E13) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 152 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Beach, the Island and a Vacation: The Guardians' Break" (S2E21) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 94 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Destiny's Arrival" (S3E21) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 109 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Mimet's Mess" (S3E25) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 120 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Eternal Dreams" (S4E22) with a rating of 8.90.

This episode received 81 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Baiting the Trap" (S4E4) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 66 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Farewells and Encounters: The Transitioning Stars of Destiny" (S5E7) with a rating of 8.70.

This episode received 77 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A School Storm: The Transfer Students Are Idols" (S5E8) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 113 votes.

Name Department Job
Kunihiko Ikuhara Directing Series Director
Takuya Igarashi Directing Series Director
Koichi Yada Production Producer
Naoko Takeuchi Writing Comic Book

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