“Clumsy teen Usagi becomes magical Sailor Moon to battle evil and find a princess.”
Sailor Moon
美少女戦士セーラームーン
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Synopsis
Clumsy teen Usagi becomes magical Sailor Moon to battle evil and find a princess.
"In the name of the moon, I shall punish you!" Usagi Tsukino is a cheerful 14-year-old who attends Juuban Municipal Junior High School. She prefers eating and playing video games to studying, which results in her notably poor grades. She also gets easily upset, whether by baseless insults or reasonable reprimands. It is very unlikely that she could be known as anything but a bad influence and a crybaby, but that begins to change when she meets a black cat. Given a special brooch from the black cat named Luna, Usagi can use it to transform into a guardian of justice named Sailor Moon! She is now tasked to protect the Earth from all that is evil and to find both a missing princess and a sacred jewel known as the Mystical Silver Crystal. Whether she likes it or not, Usagi's beautiful transformation marks the start of meeting the mysterious Tuxedo Mask, fighting alongside new comrades, and learning to take responsibility in this acclaimed magical girl classic.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 22 sampled reviews
What 22 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.93 · split reception
6.7 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 2.6
↓ 2.55
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Feb 2026
- 8 “This is where the whole phenomenon started, and it won't disappoint. More direct than the anime (okay 90% of the anime is filler/ bad guy of the week) and more serious, the story line is still the...”
- 9 “Ahhh sailor moon... My first ever anime (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ) 1000% Recommend for all ages (ok maybe 9+) Its a really good story! Its very unique and has an amazing art style!! It includes a lot of genres too!...”
- 10 “Sailor Moon was one of my first animes ever. When I was younger I loved the show so when I saw the manga when I was, I think 13 or so, I knew I had to get them. I love this series and I suggest it...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 61 × 18 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 08m approx
- Published Dec 1991 – Feb 1997
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0089 catalog