The manga was translated into English by TOKYOPOP (then Mixx). The manga was initially syndicated in MixxZine but was later pulled out of that magazine and put in a monthly comic book format. Sailor Moon later made an appearance in SMILE magazine. Both MixxZine (which later became TOKYOPOP magazine) and SMILE have been discontinued.

By and large, the TokyoPop names match the Cloverway names with a smattering of the original Japanese names, to avoid confusion for American audiences (with the exception of Usagi Tsukino, given the nickname "Bunny"). The manga is flipped to read left to right. As Sailor Moon was Mixx's first title, the series is considered to be the most poorly translated of all of Mixx's manga.

The manga was released as three series based on the story arcs, Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon SuperS, and Sailor Moon StarS.

TOKYOPOP has expressed interest in re-releasing the Sailor Moon manga, but for licensing problems, it cannot do so as of December 2004.

English-language reference

Possibly due to the large number of variances in the localizations, the original Japanese names are more commonly used in the U.S. The poor quality of the early dub and the somewhat bad first impressions TokyoPop (then Mixx) left on fans at first may also have contributed to a general disdain for the American names.

Characters

Major protagonists

The names shown after the Japanese names are those used in the North American translations. See the individual articles and the article on the Sailor Senshi for more detail.

• Usagi Tsukino (月野うさぎ) / Serena Tsukino - The main character of the series, Usagi is a ditzy schoolgirl with a heart of gold. She transforms into Sailor Moon. (Her nickname in the English manga is Bunny.)
• Mamoru Chiba (地場 衛) / Darien Shields - Usagi's boyfriend and destined true love reincarnate. He transforms into Tuxedo Mask.
• Ami Mizuno (水野 亜美) / Amy Mizuno - The nerdy best friend of Usagi. She transforms into Sailor Mercury.
• Rei Hino (火野 レイ) / Raye Hino - A miko who attends a Catholic private school, although she is Shinto. She transforms into Sailor Mars.
• Makoto Kino (木野 まこと) / Lita Kino - The very tall tomboy who lives alone because her parents died in an airplane crash. She transforms into Sailor Jupiter.
• Minako Aino (愛野 美奈子) / Mina Aino - She acted on her own as Sailor V before joining the other Sailor Senshi. She transforms into Sailor Venus.

Notes on antagonists

In the North American dub, all of the different groups of antagonists are lumped together under the generic term "Negaverse", without really differentiating between them. This changes somewhat by the S and SuperS series, where the antagonists are seen in their proper (if renamed) groups.

External Links

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• Sailormoon Channel (http://sailormoon.channel.or.jp/): The official homepage
• Hitoshi Doi's Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon online encyclopedia (http://www.tcp.com/doi/smoon/smoon.html): Information and synopses from the anime.
• The Moon Garden (http://ilsevet.tripod.com/main.html): Detailed information on the Sailor Moon manga
• Genvid (http://www.sailormoon.ws): English-language PGSM blog and discussion site.
• DIES GAUDII (http://www.absoludicrous.net/antares7/): Contains articles on etymologies of Sailor Moon words and fact checking on plot points.
• Sailor Moon à la Saban: Debunked (http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/01.06/feature/2/index.php3): An interview with the president of Toon Makers, who contracted with Saban to produce their pilot
• ASMR (http://www.moonromance.net/): A forum of Sailor Moon fans
• TV-Nihon (http://tvnihon.com/): Fansub group for PGSM
• Average Chat (irc://irc.anime-chat.com/): An IRC network relating to anime and Sailor Moon
• eternal-moon.org (http://www.eternal-moon.org/)- has a picture and episode archive of both the anime and live action series and the movies as well.

Note about "Moonies": The fans of this anime sometimes like to refer to themselves on the Internet as "moonies" (with a lowercase m), not to be confused with the critical term sometimes used to refer to members of the Unification Church. Some children of Unification Church members are Sailor Moon fans, and thus might be called "Moonie moonies".