Show Summary

INTRODUCTION

As you read in the Moon Kingdom section of this site, the attack in of the Silver Millenium resulted in the princesses to be sent to earth and be reborn. This was the reign of Queen Beryl. She brought on the Negaforce and nearly wiped out the Moon Kingdom. Using the ginzuishou, Queen Serenity sent all the moon children to earth along the their advisors, Luna and Artemis. It was their job to see to it that the children be found again before Beryl could destroy the entire universe. Sailor Moon starts out with a 14-year old girl named Serena who is actually Sailor Moon. She fights alone for awhile and one by one her female counterparts are found and rejoin the cause. With the help of all the senshi, Sailor Moon continues her battle against evil and eventually, her job is completed. It is only then, that she is allowed to succumb to a life of peace. A more in-depth summary is provided below.

SAILOR MOON

The first season of Sailor Moon starts off with Usagi rushing to school because she's late. On her way, she meets a weird black cat that speaks to her. That cat is no other than Luna who tells Usagi that she's Sailor Moon and she is a fighter for love and justice. Luna tells Usagi that she is to battle the Dark Kingdom, that of Queen Beryl's and Usagi, being Usagi, refuses to believe this scenario. That is, until, Luna tells her to yell "Moon Prism, Power" and see what happens. It was kind of hard to deny from that point forward. Along the way, Sailor Moon finds help in Tuxedo Kamen, a man who, while having no memories about his past or identity, is subconsciously driven to aid Sailor Moon.

Along the way, the rest of the senshi are found: Usagi's close friend and genius Mizuno Ami who is actually Sailor Mercury, Usagi's arch-rival, Hino Rei, who is really Sailor Mars, the violent and boy-crazy Kino Makoto who becomes Sailor Jupiter and the actress Aino Minako as Sailor Venus. Close to the end of the season, the Sailor Senshi find the ginzuishou (silver crystal) and the identity of Princess Serenity is unmasked. At the same time, Chiba Mamoru finds out he is Tuxedo Kamen and Serenity's fiancee, Prince Endymion.

Each of the senshi are destroyed by Queen Beryl but their spirits assist Princess Serenity in destroying Queen Beryl once and for all. The price? The cost of their lives; however, with Usagi-chan's dying wish, the ginzuishou brings the senshi and Endymion back to life but without any recollection of the past events. Only Luna and Artemis remember what truly happened and there ends season one.

SAILOR MOON R

Usagi and the others are called back into duty when Ail and Ann, a pair of aliens, begins a campaign of draining the humans' energy in order to feed themselves and rejuvenate their life-giving tree, the Makaiju. Ail and Ann masquerade themselves as students at Usagi-chan, Ami-chan and Mako-chan's school. Ail becomes infatuated with Usagi-chan and Ann has a crush on Mamoru-kun, who has yet to regain his memory. And who exactly is Tsukikage no knight (Tuxedo Knight), a turban-wearing hero who assists the senshi?

Only when the Makaiju, a magical tree that created Ail and Ann's people, awakes and nearly destroys its children Ail and Ann in its fury do they finally understand the concept of love and respect for themselves and others. Mamoru-kun memories are restored (much to Usagi-chan's delight), and Ail and Ann depart Earth, with both couples intent on starting a new life.

Then, all of the sudden a little girl falls out of the sky. She is none ofther than Chibi Usa, who's from the future. Chibi Usa pretends to be the Tsukinos' distant cousin, and comes searching for the ginzuishou. The new rivals this season are Rubeus and the Black Moon family, who want the child and the crystal for themselves. Led by Wiseman from the planet Nemesis, the Black Moon strive to topple Neo Queen Serenity and 30th century Crystal Tokyo by destroying the city and the senshi within the past.

Mamoru-kun also 'dumps' Usagi-chan after having terrible visions of Princess Serenity being killed. The senshi later discover Chibi Usa, now known as Mamoru-kun and Usagi-chan's future daughter, is lured and brainwashed into becoming the Black Lady. With the help of the Sailor Pluto, the guardian of time, the senshi journey to the time gate, travel to the future and are able to defeat the Black Moon, destroy Nemesis, and return Chibi Usa safely to Neo Queen Serenity for a nice season closure.

SAILOR MOON R THE MOVIE

An alien man named Fiore appears and claims to repay Mamoru for his kindness to him when Mamoru-kun was a child. Apparently, Fiore had travelled to Earth when Mamoru was in the hospital recovering from injuries from a car crash which also killed Mamoru-kun's parents. Orphaned and afflicted with amnesia, Mamoru-kun befriended the equally lonely Fiore and gave him a red rose as a farewell gift.

However, things are not what they seem, and the senshi discover that Fiore is under the control of a parasitic Kisenian flower, which plans to drain the Earth of its life energy. Tuxedo Kamen is kidnapped by Fiore, and the senshi teleport to his base, a large seed moving through space. There, they encounter the anguished and still-possessed Fiore, who refuses to return Mamoru and claims that Usagi-chan is trying to trick him and Mamoru and tear them apart. However, with Sailor Moon's compassion, the ginzuishou is activated, Fiore sees the light and Kisenian is killed. With Sailor Moon transformed into Princess Serenity, the senshi and Endymion join her in stopping the seed from colliding with the Earth.

SAILOR MOON S

The third season starts with Rei having disturbing visions about the world's destruction. With that comes the daimons led by mad scientist Professor Tomoe and the Witches 5/Death Busters as well as two powerful, mysterious senshi (who are later revealed to be Tenou Haruka aka Sailor Uranus, and Kaiou Michiru aka Sailor Neptune). The new senshi and the daimons are both stealing people's heart crystals in search of the three talismans, which can summon the omnipotent holy grail and the messiah. Waging war against two opponents, the mission is further complicated by the appearance of Sailor Chibi-Moon, who is Chibi Usa returning from the future for some sailor training, and Sailor Pluto. The senshi discover the three talismans were within Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto all along. The Holy Grail appears, and Sailor Moon becomes Super Sailor Moon.

Things turn black when Chibi-Usa's life-essential pure heart crystal is stolen and Hotaru, Professor Tomoe's young daughter, is possessed and transforms into Mistress Nine. The daimons take over the Mugen Gaken High School in preparation for The Silence, aka the Apocalypse, and the senshi attempt to kill Mistress Nine. However, Sailor Moon believes Hotaru is still good, and she gives Mistress Nine the holy grail. This proves quite foolish, for Mistress Nine then proceeds to use the grail to summon Pharoah 90, an extradimensional being, to conquer the Earth.

At that moment, Mistress Nine is exorcised - not by Hotaru, but by Hotaru's sailor identity, Sailor Saturn. Saturn returns Chibi-Usa's heart crystal, resuscitating her, and begins to battle Pharaoh 90. With the grail destroyed from the summoning, Sailor Moon is unable to help, but the strength of the six senshi allows her to miraculously transform into Super Sailor Moon and banish Pharaoh 90.

Saturn, seeing the evil in the world and within herself, decides to transform herself into the innocent form of a baby and start life anew. With Sailor Moon revealed as the messiah and The Silence averted, Pluto returns to the time gate, the infant Hotaru is returned to Tomoe, Uranus and Neptune, and the senshi settle back into normal life ending season three.

SAILOR MOON S THE MOVIE

While the senshi celebrate the Christmas season, an astronomer named Kakeru spots a object fall to earth. The object is an ice crystal, which grows into an icy fortress when put in contact with water. He scoops this curious find from a local pond and keeps it. The next day, he saves a sick Luna from an intersection and takes her home to treat her. While at his home, she learns of the crystal, which seems to be giving him chest pains, and the decaying relationship between him and his practical girlfriend, who finds his beliefs in Kaguya Hime, the moon goddess from an old Japanese legend, childish.

Princess Snow Kaguya determined to freeze the Earth in ice, comes to Earth to find the crystal while her snow dancers immobilize the citizens of Tokyo in ice. All nine senshi (without Saturn) are present and stop their reign of terror.

Luna is found the next day, but then returns to Kakeru's home, after growing rather fond of him. Unfortunately, the crystal is still giving him chest pains, and his condition worsens.

The ice princess later reclaims the crystal from the ailing astronomer and she is able to build her stronghold and slowly engulf the world in ice and snow. The senshi are defeated, unable to hold back the waves upon waves of marauding snow dancers. As a last resort, Sailor Moon turns into Princess Serenity and, with the help of the others, uses Silver Crystal Power, an ancient Sailor Planet Power-like attack that Queen Serenity herself used to trap Snow Kaguya thousands of years ago. Snow Kaguya is still able to repel this with her ice beam, and a monotonous faceoff ensues.

Meanwhile, Serenity thinks to herself about Luna, and wishes Luna could express her feelings for Kakeru-kun. The ginzuishou picks up her thoughts...and Luna transforms into Kaguya Hime, the moon goddess. She heals Kakeru-kun and they ascend into space. The astronomer recognizes Luna, and Luna tells him to reconcile with his girlfriend.

At the end, Snow Kaguya is overwhelmed by the senshi's combined power and is killed, Kakeru rejoins with his girlfriend, and Luna, a cat once more, returns to Artemis and the senshi.

SAILOR MOON SUPER S

The fourth season begins with the reign of the Dead Moon. Chibi-Usa and the senshi give refuge to a winged unicorn named Pegasus within Chibi-Usa's dreams. Hot in pursuit are Zirconia and the Dead Moon Circus, who begin searching Tokyo's citizens' dream mirrors for the unicorn.

Along the way, Diana, another cat who's from the future, arrives to assist Chibi-Usa, and Pegasus reveals himself to be Helios, a man who is hiding the golden crystal, and disguised in the attempt to hide from the Dead Moon. The golden crystal is the Golden Millennium (Earth)'s equivalent to the ginzuishou.

After many failed attempts, the leader, Neherenia, decides to exit her dreamworld and go to Earth herself. Once there, she traps the world in a spider's web, and the Dead Moon eclipses the moon. With the Earth under attack, Mamoru-kun also succumbs. Chibi-Moon is kidnapped, her dream mirror extracted and Neherenia obtains the golden crystal.

However, the Amazoness Quartet, four villainesses working for Neherenia, rebel and give the crystal back. With the help of the children of Tokyo, Chibi-Moon destroys the web. Defeated, Neherenia takes Chibi-Moon and lifts her base skywards. There, Sailor Moon sees Neherenia as her aunt-rapidly aging, without the dreamworld's powers. Neherenia returns to her dreams to remain young - after throwing Chibi-Moon off the building. With the help of Princess Serenity, the golden crystal and Pegasus, she is saved from certain doom. At the end, Helios and the Quartet leave, but the Quartet promises to return.

SAILOR MOON SUPER S THE MOVIE

Children are being charmed and kidnapped, Pied Piper style, all over the world. The inner senshi confront one of the pixies, Pupran, when he strikes Tokyo. After losing a battle with the Bonbon Babies - demons in the form of ricocheting rock candies - Chibi Usa is taken and Kamen is mortally wounded.

However, they find an unlikely ally in the form of Pelulu, a defected pixie and Chibi Usa's newfound friend. He takes them in his flying ship to the enemy base in the clouds. Unfortunately, the enemy had been expecting the senshi, and the ship is shot down and crash lands.

The senshi are immediately pitched into battle with Pupran and his comrades Orangea and Bananu, who summon Bonbon babies by the dozens with their flutes. It seems hopeless, until a yellow energy ball blasts some of the Babies away...

It is the outer three senshi, who have been independently pursuing the trail of dark energy. Uranus and Neptune use their talisman attacks and Mars her Flame Sniper to destroy the flutes, and the trio are vaporized.

Travelling into the deep bowels of Magipan Castle, the eight senshi meet the 50ft tall Badiyernu, who is sucking the children's energy in order to engulf the world in the Black Dream Hole, a growing black sphere. Sailor Moon resolutely jumps into the sphere to fight Badiyernu. With the combined powers of the others, she revives Chibi-Moon. With matching kaleid-moon scopes, they blast their way through the Black Dream Hole, which promptly implodes.

With the children saved, Pelulu gives Chibi Usa his flute as a gift, she kisses him on the cheek, and he flies away.

SAILOR MOON SUPER S PLUS: AMI-CHAN NO HATSUKOI

There is also a hilarious 16 min. episode-style mini-movie that showed concurrently called "Ami's First Love". Ami becomes engrossed with beating "Mercurius", an academic rival, and a youma decides to drain her of love energy by exposing her desires for him. Unfortunately, Ami thinks Mercurius is a youma, and destroys her. But the inner senshi keep Mercurius's identity a secret...because he looks just like Umino.

SAILOR MOON STARS

Once again, Pluto's foresight is correct, as a mysterious aurora frees Neherenia and gives her the strength to exact vengeance. Mamoru-kun and many others are possessed by Neherenia. However, the reunited ten senshi are worthy challengers; the reawakened Saturn gives Sailor Moon her ultimate form - Eternal Sailor Moon - to first fight Neherenia's teratoys and then Sailor Galaxia and her anima-mates, the most dangerous villain to date. The Sailor Starlights, Kou Seiya (Sailor Star Fighter), Kou Taiki (Sailor Star Maker), and Kou Yaten (Sailor Star Healer) also appear. Disguised as the male rock group "Three Lights", they sing songs with subliminal messages designed to be picked up by their lost Princess Kakyuu.

However, Mamoru, while on a plane, has disappeared...and a small girl named Chibi Chibi has joined the Tsukino family. Sailor Moon and Sailor Star Fighter wish to join forces, but the other Starlights and the outer senshi (Serenity's guards against alien invaders) refuse to cooperate. However, Galaxia is obsessed on destruction and conquest, and finding the last of the galaxy's star seeds.

Once Chibi Chibi makes Kakyuu appear, the Starlights decide to hold a final Three Lights concert to trap Galaxia. However, Galaxia proves to be nearly invincible, stopping all their powers with a single hand. Princess Kakyuu's starseed is taken and is killed, and the world is engulfed in darkness. The senshi join the mourning Starlights in a showdown at the TV station, but even they can't stop the onslaught. The four guardians are killed instantaneously. The outer senshi try to attack in waves; failing miserably, Uranus and Neptune submit themselves as anima-mates, their starseeds placed in controlling bracelets, and kill Pluto and Saturn. We learn Neherenia was only a pawn, used to lure Saturn and the outers - and their star seeds - out of hiding. Uranus and Neptune try to take Galaxia's starseed, ending their ruse, but fail - Galaxia's starseed is missing! For their betrayal, they are also killed.

In a final sword battle between Princess Serenity and Galaxia-turned-Chaos, Serenity and Chibi Chibi, Galaxia's starseed, manage to free Galaxia from the evil Chaos. Peace is restored; the inner guardians, the outer senshi, Endymion, Chibi Chibi, Kakyuu and the rest of the galaxy's senshi are all brought back to life. The grateful Starlights depart to colonize a new world, and the senshi are free to pursue their dreams and goals once more.

And what of Chaos? A bit of Chaos is in all of our hearts now, and it is up to all of us to keep it in check, for the sake of world peace.

In-Depth Show Summary Provided by Hotamale! The Sailor Moon Saga with a few changes here and there made by the Angel Senshi. The introduction paragraph was also written by the Angel Senshi.