Sailor Moon

What is Sailor Moon about?

Sailor Moon is a TV anime series of 46 episodes animated by Toei Animation, adapted from a manga. It aired from March 7, 1992 to February 27, 1993. AniList classifies it as action, adventure, fantasy and mahou shoujo.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits MAL Rewrite. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Magic, Shoujo, Female Protagonist, Henshin, Primarily Female Cast, Urban Fantasy, Super Power, Heterosexual, Demons, Found Family.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Usagi Tsukino 月野うさぎ

  Main character

  The main character of the series, called Serena in the English dub (nicknamed Bunny in the manga). Usagi is a carefree schoolgirl with an enormous capacity for love, and transforms into the heroine called Sailor Moon.

  Japanese voice: Kotono Mitsuishi

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  Ami Mizuno 水野亜美

  Main character

  A quiet bookworm in Usagi's class called Amy in the English adaptations of the series. She is hugely intelligent, with an IQ of 300, and can transform into Sailor Mercury, acquiring power over water. Ami's shy exterior masks a passion for knowledge and for taking care of the people around her.

  Japanese voice: Aya Hisakawa

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  Rei Hino 火野レイ

  Main character

  An elegant miko (shrine maiden), called Raye in the English version and Raya in the French version. Because of her work as a Shintô priestess, Rei can sense and dispel evil even in civilian form. When she transforms into Sailor Mars, she can also manipulate fire.

  Japanese voice: Michie Tomizawa

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  Makoto Kino 木野まこと

  Main character

  Makoto is the third member of the Sailor Team to be discovered by Sailor Moon, and serves as the "muscles" of the group. In addition to being physically tough, she is able to manipulate electricity and uses some plant-based powers. Her friends rarely use her full given name, normally shortening it to Mako-chan.

  Japanese voice: Emi Shinohara

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  Minako Aino 愛野美奈子

  Main character

  Minako is the fourth member of the Sailor Team to be discovered by Sailor Moon, and serves as the leader of the Guardian Senshi who protect her. She uses love-related powers.

  Japanese voice: Rica Fukami

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  Mamoru Chiba 地場衛

  Main character

  Mamoru Chiba is the major romantic interest of Usagi Tsukino. He is often portrayed as stoic, steady and introverted.

  Japanese voice: Tooru Furuya

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  Luna ルナ

  Main character

  Luna was a talking cat and advisor to Usagi Tsukino. It was she who first detected Usagi's power, but at the time did not realize that she was the Moon Princess.

  Japanese voice: Keiko Han

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  Artemis アルテミス

  Main character

  Artemis is the companion to the leader of the Guardian Senshi—he trained Minako Aino as Sailor V, and remains by her side when she takes on her proper role as Sailor Venus.

  Japanese voice: Yasuhiro Takato

Supporting characters

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  Naru Oosaka 大阪なる

  Supporting character

  Naru starts the series as Usagi's best friend in school. Her mother owns a jewelry shop and she is the victim of several attacks by Youma.

  Japanese voice: Shino Kakinuma

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  Queen Beryl クイン・ベリル

  Supporting character

  Queen Beryl is the first major villain in every version of the Sailor Moon series. She is the commander of the Dark Kingdom as well as the commander of the four Shitenou. During Silver Millennium, she led the invasion forces to conquer the Moon Kingdom.

  Japanese voice: Keiko Han

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  Jadeite ジェダイト

  Supporting character

  Jadeite is the first of the four Shitennou to appear, and the lowest in rank. He is the head of the Dark Kingdom's Far-Eastern Division. In the manga, Jadeite's mission was to track down the Silver Crystal but eventually led to gathering life energy to awaken Queen Metaria.

  Japanese voice: Masaya Onosaka

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  Nephrite ネフライト

  Supporting character

  Nephrite is the second of the Shitennou to appear, and the second-highest in rank. In the manga, Nephrite's primary goal was to locate the Silver Crystal.

  Japanese voice: Katsuji Mori

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  Zoisite ゾイサイト

  Supporting character

  Zoisite is the third of the Shitennou, and is second-lowest in rank. In the manga, His first mission was to locate the Ginzuishou and follows several leads through news reports and press releases, but eventually switched his tactics to gathering energy instead. He is almost always shown with Kunzite.

  Japanese voice: Keiichi Nanba

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  Kunzite クンツァイト

  Supporting character

  Kunzite is the fourth and final member of the Shitennou. He carries a shortsword, and is considered the most powerful general. He first appears aiding fellow general Zoisite. He is able to use powerful dark energy blasts, energy blades, and energy domes. He can levitate objects as well.

  Japanese voice: Kazuyuki Sogabe

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  Gurio Umino 海野ぐりお

  Supporting character

  Gurio is a smart nerd who is a classmate of Usagi and Naru at Juban Public MIddle School. He is usually called by his family name “Umino”. He keeps the sailor team up-to-date with information and rumors.

  Japanese voice: Keiichi Nanba

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  Haruna Sakurada 桜田春菜

  Supporting character

  Haruna is the junior high school teacher of Usagi at Juban Public Middle School. She can be quite strict towards Usagi’s laziness. However, she is also lovesick and obsessed with finding a husband, which makes her an easy target for the Dark Kingdom.

  Japanese voice: Chiyoko Kawashima

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  Ryou Urawa 浦和良

  Supporting character

  Urawa is introduced as having the highest score in an exam, and secretly has powers that allow him to see the future, though it is unclear whether he used his powers to cheat. Urawa has feelings for Ami Mizuno, but is too shy to admit it.

  Japanese voice: Shinichirou Oota

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  Motoki Furuhata 古幡元基

  Supporting character

  In the anime, Usagi calls him Motoki-oniisan and has a very big crush on him in the beginning of the series. He is also friends with Mamoru Chiba, who attends the same college he does, Azabu Institute of Technology. His girlfriend is Reika, a wonderful science student.

  Japanese voice: Yuuki Satou

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  Yuuichirou Kumada 熊田雄一郎

  Supporting character

  Yuuichirou Kumada known as Chad Holdenford in the English version, is a ragged-looking young man who appears only in the anime, helping out at the Hikawa Shrine. In the English version, he talks like a surfer dude and calls himself a struggling musician. His family is very rich and even have a lodge in the mountains.

  Japanese voice: Bin Shimada

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  Queen Metalia クイン・メタリア

  Supporting character

  Queen Metaria is a malignant, amorphous energy being, similar to the depersonalized Japanese god of evil Amatsu-Mikaboshi. She was born as a result of radioactivity in the sun and is the true mastermind behind the Dark Kingdom.

  Japanese voice: Noriko Uemura