Sailor Moon
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 9/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 8/10Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10WhimsicalPlayful, fanciful and lightly magical in sensibility.This show: 7/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Stephanie ShehKotono MitsuishiKate HigginsAya HisakawaCristina ValenzuelaMichie Tomizawa
Written by
Naoko Takeuchi
Starring
Stephanie ShehKotono MitsuishiKate HigginsAya HisakawaCristina ValenzuelaMichie Tomizawa
Written by
Naoko Takeuchi
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Sailor Moon Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | E40 | E41 | E42 | E43 | E44 | E45 | E46 | ||
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| S1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | |
| S2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 5.9 | ||||
| S3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| S4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | ||||||||
| S5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
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About
"The earnest, campy blueprint for magical-girl anime"
A clumsy, crybaby schoolgirl named Usagi discovers she can transform into Sailor Moon, a magical guardian destined to fight monsters alongside a growing team of fellow Sailor Scouts. What starts as a monster-of-the-week formula slowly deepens into sprawling cosmic melodrama about past lives, sacrifice, and found family. The tone swings hard between goofy comic relief, sincere teenage friendship drama, and surprisingly heavy emotional stakes. Pacing is leisurely and repetitive by design, but the earnestness, the iconic transformations, and the genuine warmth between characters have made it a foundational, deeply beloved piece of magical-girl anime history.
Watch it for
the sincere friendship-driven heart beneath all the campy transformations and monster fights.
Maybe skip if
you need brisk pacing, since formulaic filler episodes stretch across its long run.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Sailor Moon1992
7.49K4618h 24m
Usagi Tsukino is a cheerful schoolgirl who often finds herself in unwanted trouble. One day, she saves a talking cat named Luna who gives Usagi a brooch that transforms her into Sailor Moon, guardian of love and justice!
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R1993
7.35K4317h 12m
The Sailor Guardians are called back into action when powerful new enemies appear! The coming battle won't be easy, and it gets more complicated when a mysterious pinkhaired girl falls from the sky and goes after Mamoru!
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S1994
7.94K3819h
The Death Busters, lead by the maniacal Professor Tomoe, target innocent citizens in a search for three special pure heart crystals. Two powerful new Sailor Guardians are already seeking the crystals and have no interest in working with Sailor Moon and the other Guardians. Where did they come from, and what is their plan for the talismans?
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SuperS1995
7.64K3915h 36m
A majestic, golden-horned pegasus has appeared in Chibi-Usa's dreams, requesting her aid! His plea turns out to be more than a dream when the fearsome Dead Moon Circus arrives in Tokyo—hunting Pegasus! Sailor Moon and the Guardians must fight, but without the Holy Grail, what is Sailor Moon to do? Pegasus has a solution and his power will change Sailor Moon forever!
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Sailor Stars1996
8.24K3413h 24m
Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians are about to face their greatest challenge yet—high school! But as the girls take their next big step in life, a mysterious force frees the evil Queen Nehalennia! Who could be behind this new wave of evil? And why are the Sailor Star Lights so resistant to working with Sailor Moon?
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Stephanie Sheh Sailor Moon, Usagi Tsukino, Usagi Tsukino - Sailor Moon (Viz Media dub)
Kotono Mitsuishi Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon, Chibi Chibi
Kate Higgins Ami Mizuno, Sailor Mercury, Ami Mizuno - Sailor Mercury (Viz Media dub)
Aya Hisakawa Ami Mizuno, Sailor Mercury, Ami Mizuno - Sailor Mercury
Cristina Valenzuela Rei Hino, Sailor Mars, Rei Hino - Sailor Mars (Viz Media dub)
Michie Tomizawa Rei Hino, Sailor Mars, Rei Hino - Sailor Mars
Emi Shinohara Makoto Kino, Sailor Jupiter, Makoto Kino - Sailor Jupiter
Bennett Abara Makoto Kino, Sailor Jupiter, Makoto Kino - Sailor Jupiter (Viz Media dub)
Cherami Leigh Minako Aino, Sailor Venus, Minako Aino - Sailor Venus (Viz Media dub)
Rica Fukami Minako Aino, Sailor Venus, Minako Aino - Sailor Venus
Crew
Naoko Takeuchi
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