This Moon manga is a Japanese manga series. Naoko Takeuchi writes the series. The series consists of 18 volumes with approx 60 individual chapters.
The story of the series is about an adventure of a School girl. Her name is Usagi Tsukio. Naoko transforms herself into a sailor moon so that she can find the magical artifact, it is called the “legendary silver crystal.”
Naoko is also the leader of a comrade group and many other groups like Sailor soldiers. As the series has been released, sailor moon story has received so much praise for all its work, like art, characters, humor, details, and stunning character performances. The Manga series has sold approximately 35 million copies all over the world.
It can be watched on platforms like Netflix and some free sites. Here we will be talking about some best Sailor Moon manga versions:
18. Code name; Sailor V
Code name: Sailor V is the sailor moon manga series, which can be called a prequel to the Original Series.
The story of the manga revolves around a character named Naoko Takeuchi. She discovered that she had some unknown magical powers. After discovering her power, she got to know that those magical powers she has to use to protect the world.
So she joins Sailor Moon and protects the world from villains when She was Sailor V, who fought all the crimes alone. She was a schoolgirl during the day, and at night, she was a fighter. After all this, she became Sailor Venus.
17. Pretty guardian sailor moon
- Director: Ryuta Tasaki, Masataka Takamaru, Kenzo Maihara, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Takemitsu Sato.
- Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
- Released on: 4 October 2003
- Cast: Miyuu Sawai, Rika Izumi, Keiko Kitagawa, Mew Azama, Ayaka Komatsu, Rina Koike, Jouji Shibue, Aya Sugimoto.
- IMDb ratings: 7.2/10
This manga is a television series adapted from the volume of Sailor Moon manga. The series has about 49 Episodes. Each episode running time is around 25 minutes. The story of the Series is about a middle school student whose character name is Usagi Tsukino.
She was already running late for school, and suddenly, a plush cat doll fell off her from the sky. Doll is named Luna. Doll again visits her at night and tells her a secret that she belongs to Sailor guardians.
Then my special power is that she transforms herself into the champion of love and justice called Sailor Moon. Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Venus, and a mysterious man masked named Tuxedo Kamen are her new friends.
They all together find the moon prince and also the Mystical Silver Crystal. They also protected them from Queen Beryl and the Dark Kingdom, who were after them.
16. Sailor moon
- Director: Junichi Sato (season 1), Kunihiko Ikuhara (R–SuperS), Takuya Igarashi (Sailor Stars)
- Writer: Sukehiro Tomita (season 1–S), Yōji Enokido (SuperS), Ryōta Yamaguchi (Sailor Stars)
- Released on: 7 March 1992
- IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
This Series was originally released in Japan and was named Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. Further, it was named Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, a superheroine anime. This Series has been re-released in many other territories. It has total 5 seasons and more than 200 episodes.
15. Pretty guardian sailor moon crystal (On 2014)
- Director: Munehisa Sakai
- Writer: Yūji Kobayashi
- Released on: 5 July 2014
- IMDb ratings: 7.8/10
- Streaming platform: NICONICO
This series version is an original animation adaptation of the manga series. It was produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the eternal edition, which is the original Series. The producers of the Series were Toei Animation.
They thought that re-releasing and re-making of 1990s anime is not that fun, so they made a reboot. So we can clearly say that Crystal is a reboot of the manga series.
14. Pretty guardian sailor moon crystal (On 2015)
- Director: Munehisa Sakai
- Writer: Yūji Kobayashi
- Release on: 5 July 2014
- IMDb ratings: 7.8/10
This version is a sequel to the previous versions. The story of this anime is about the character Usagi Tsukino, she thought that her life will be back on track like a normal girl she was back. But a little girl falls from the sky, and she is just a copy of her also names are same.
Later it is found that she is from the future and came in search of the Silver Crystal, which will help to save her. Now the little girl wants the help of her and saves the world.
13. Pretty guardian sailor moon crystal: season 3 (On 2016)
- Director: Munehisa Sakai
- Writer: Yūji Kobayashi
- Release on: 4 April 2016
- IMDb ratings: 7.8/10
This is a new translation or a sequel for the first volume Crystal series. It is the third season of the Series. The story of this season is Tsukino is trying hard that she could balance her life and duties of being the guardian of love and justice together.
She, her team, and her boyfriend, Mamoru Chiba, start their investigation about students from Mugen Academy. This academy is a school for all elite students who are transformed into monsters.
As time passes, more incidents seem to occur that surprise all the guardians that there are 2 new protectors of the planet, but they have their motives. Which started to make sense, and guardians were trying to understand.
12. Pretty guardian sailor moon eternal
- Director: Chiaki Kon
- Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Release on: 8 January 2021
- Cast: Kotono Mitsuishi, Hisako Kanemoto, Rina Satō, Ami Koshimizu, Shizuka Itō, Misato Fukuen, Kenji Nojima, Junko Minagawa, Sayaka Ohara, Ai Maeda, Yukiyo Fujii, Ryō Hirohashi, Taishi Murata, Shoko Nakagawa, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Naomi Watanabe, Nanao.
- IMDb ratings: 6.9/10
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This is a Japanese animation-based action and fantasy film. Based on the dream arc of the manga. This movie has two parts.
For the past 26 years, this two-part film has been the first time the picture was screened in Japanese theaters because we can even say this can be the continuation or fourth season of the Crystal series.
The story of the movie is a classic tale where a dark power covers the earth totally with a solar eclipse. After they got to know that guardians are scattered. Soon the Guardians have to come and unite together to bring back the light on the earth.
11. Pretty guardian sailor moon cosmos, the movie
- Director: Tomoya Takahashi
- Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Release on: summer 2023
- Cast: Ai Maeda, Ami Koshimizu, Hisako Kanemoto, Junko Minagawa, Kotono Mitsuishi, Misato Fukuen, Rina Satou, Sayaka Ohara, Shizuka Itou, Yukiyo Fujii .
This movie is a two-part movie that is based on the final arc of the manga. It is a sequel to “eternal edition” and is called the fifth part of the Crystal series. Anime fans are waiting for the release of the movie, and they say that they can’t wait because they just want to watch the movie in theaters soon.
10. Sailor Moon R
- Director: JunichiSato and Kunihiko Ikuhara
- Writer: Yūji Kobayashi
- Release on: 6 March 1993
- IMDb ratings: 7.6/10
- Streaming platforms: TV Asahi (in Japan)
It is an edition of the original sailor moon manga. It is the second season. R here stands for Romance, Return, or Rose. There are a total of 43 episodes, and each episodes running time is approximately 30 minutes.
The story of the R series is split into two different arcs. In the first 13 episodes, there is the “Makai Tree” arc, and in the rest of the following 29 episodes, it is the “Black Moon Clan” arc.
9. Sailor Moon R: The Movie
- Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
- Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
- Released on: 5 December 1993
- Cast: Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara, Rika Fukami, Tōru Furuya, Hikaru Midorikawa.
- IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
The movie is a Japanese animated superhero film based on manga series. By the end of the Series, Chibiusa learns about the identity of the Guardians and knows that characters are in the present, though they need to be in the future.
The film revolves around an alien who enters Earth from the past with Mamoru and wishes to reunite. However, the alien is being controlled by the evil flower
Forcing Tsukino and her team to save Mamoru and Earth at the same time. On 8 February 2000, it was released in the US. The movie was re-released with the translated version for the first time in US theaters on 13/01/ 2017.
8. Makeup! Sailor guardians
- Director: Harume Kosaka
- Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
- Release on: 13 January 2017
- Cast: Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon – Kotono Mitsuishi, Chibiusa – Kae Araki, Yui – Chieko Nanba, Aya – Rumi Kasahara, Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask – Tohru Furuya, Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury – Aya Hisakawa, Rei Hino/Sailor Mars – Michie Tomizawa, Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter – Emi Shinohara, Minako Aino/Sailor Venus – Rica Fukami, Garoben – Hiroko Emori, Katarina – Yuko Mita, Queen Beryl – Keiko Han.
- IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
It is a short anime special movie. Its running time is only about 15 minutes.
7. Sailor Moon S
- Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
- Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
- Released on: 9 March 1994
- IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
The story is about a gorgeous girl named Ami who rivals a boy named Mercurius who ties up with her for studies during exams. One day she was attacked by a spirit she thought is Mercurius, but it was not every version.
This Series is the Third season of the manga series. It is based on the manga’s Infinity arc, which follows the adventure of the guardians. This Series has 38 episodes, and each episode running time is 30 minutes.
In this version of the manga, the guardians and Senshi face new villains, who are the Death Buster. He planned to rule the world with his powers and the energy from pure heart crystals. Both the Guardians stop him anyhow.
6. Sailor Moon S; the movie
- Director: Hiroki Shibata
- Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
- Release on: 4 December 1994
- Cast: Kotono Mitsuishi, Aya Hisakawa, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara, Rika Fukami, Megumi Ogata, Masako Katsuki, Chiyoko Kawashima, Keiko Han, Kae Araki, Tōru Furuya.
- IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
This is the second anime movie of the Series. We can say that it is partially adapted from the Eternal edition of the manga series. It was released as a part of the winter anime fair.
This version of the movie is about an unusual snow storm hits Tokyo, which has never been witnessed till now it is soon discovered that evil Queen Kaguya is behind all this her motive behind this is to freeze the world because now everything is dependent on Senshi.
As Luna falls for a human, that is astronomer whose name is Kakeru, and his girlfriend is an astronaut who is about to go in a space shuttle one day, Kakeru falls ill, and Luna thinks that if she was one of the human beings.
5. Sailor moon supers
- Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara
- Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
- Release on: 4 March 1995
- IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
This definitive edition is the fourth season of the eternal edition. It is based on a dream arc. There are 39 episodes, and each episodes running time is about 30 minutes.
The series is divided into 2 arcs. At the beginning of 22 episodes, a mighty deity enters Chibiusa’s dream to escape from the Amazon trio, who is trying to steal the gold crystal.
The second arc of the remaining 17 episodes shows the arrival of Amazon’s quartet, a group of enemies who wish to remain young forever.
4. Sailor moon sailor stars
- Director: Takuya Igarashi
- Writer: Sukehiro Tomita
- Release on: 9 March 1996
- IMDb ratings: 7.7/10
This edition is divided into 2 arcs, like in the first arc, that is first 6 episodes deal with the enemy when they got rid of, but the remaining 28 episodes adapt material from the stars act of the manga
3. Sailor moon supers (special)
- Director: Takuya Igarashi
- Writer: Megumi Sugihara, Yoji Enokido
- Release on: 8 April 1995
- IMDb ratings: 8/10
This anime series is the best version so far which is a special 45 minutes episode that consists of three mini-episodes. Still, it started after the supers series started, as the storyline starts directly after Usagi and Chibiusa receive their new transformation brooches.
2. Sailor moon supers plus Ami’s first love
- Director: Takuya Igarashi
- Writer: Naoko Takeuchi, Ryôta Yamaguchi.
- Release date: 1995
- IMDb ratings: 7.9/10
- Ami’s first love is the short anime special, which was in starting shown as an opener for the SuperS movie.
1. Sailor moon supers; the movie
- Director : Hiroki Shibata
- Writer: Yōji Enokido
- Release date: 23 December 1995
- Characters: Kotono Mitsuishi, Kae Araki, Tōru Furuy.
- IMDb ratings: 7.4/10
This picture is released in theaters with a 16-minute short film of Ami’s first love. The story of the classic manga series is that everywhere on the earth, all children are asleep. There is danger surrounding their head which everyone is unaware of.
One night there is darkness all over, and children are starting to disappear one by one. Evil queen Badiyanu is behind this, as they were using a black dream hole to swallow the entire earth. Now everything is on Guardians. How are they going to prevent this darkness to spread?
