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Based on an 18-volume manga from 1991-97 by Naoko Takeuchi, the Sailor Moon anime series was produced in 200 episodes by Toei Animation in co-operation with TV Asahi. The series first launched on Japanese television in 1992 in Japan and was successfully on air for five years. In Plus Licens' territories, the series has been aired in Sweden, Finland, Poland, Russia and Hungary. Primarily aimed at girls 4-12, Sailor Moon also has a strong appeal to boys and adult cartoon fans and was a major hit in several territories in its original run in 2000-04, not least in Poland.
The complete Sailor Moon storyline consists of five story arcs: Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, Sailor Moon Super S and Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. The story begins as 14-year-old Usagi Tsukino saves a cat with a crescent moon on its forehead. The mystical cat, Luna, provides Usagi with the ability to transform into Sailor Moon, a soldier of justice in a sailor suit. The cat is actually a messenger from Queen Serenity, the rightful ruler of a former great civilization on the moon which was destroyed by the Dark Kingdom. Queen Serenity managed to send her daughter Princess Serenity and the sailor soldiers to a future existence on Earth, where they lead ordinary lives without any memories of their former existence.
As the story continues, Sailor Moon faces the Dark Kingdom, consisting of Queen Metallia, Queen Beryl and the four generals Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite and Kunzite. Sailor Moon must protect the world and the mysterious Moon Princess from the evil group. Her ally in the struggle becomes the mysterious Tuxedo Kamen and four other Sailor Senshi: Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury), Rei Hino (Sailor Mars), Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter) and Minako Aino (Sailor Venus). Their main mission is to find the seven Rainbow Heart Crystals and also to identify the mysterious Moon Princess in her earthly existence.
Plus Licens represents Toei for TV, DVD and digital rights to Sailor Moon in the Nordic countries and Central and Eastern Europe.
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