Sailor Moon season 1

The first season of the Sailor Moon anime television series was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato.^[1][2] It contains a single story arc called "Dark Kingdom" (「ダーク・キングダム」, "Dāku Kingudamu"), which adapts the first 13 chapters of Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon manga over 46 episodes, following the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and the Sailor Guardians. After the magical cat Luna reveals Usagi's true identity as the titular character, Usagi fights to protect the Earth from the Dark Kingdom, an entity which previously destroyed the ancient Moon Kingdom and has returned to steal the mythical Silver Crystal and life energy from humankind to resurrect their overlord Queen Metalia.

Sailor Moon
Season 1
First season logo, which originally translated to Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, and later Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
No. of episodes	46
Release
Original network	TV Asahi
Original release	March 7, 1992 (1992-03-07) – February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The season first ran from March 7, 1992, to February 27, 1993, on TV Asahi in Japan. Eight DVD compilations were released in Japan between May 21 and July 21, 2002,^[3][4] and the series was later released in a remastered edition in two box-sets from December 11, 2009 to January 21, 2010.^[5][6] In the English language adaptation of the series by former licensee DIC Entertainment, the season's 46 episodes were cut down to 40.^[7][8][9] The episodes were first broadcast on YTV in Canada from August 28 to October 24, 1995, and later had its first-run syndication in the United States from September 11 to November 3, 1995.^[10] The first season was later released by ADV Films in a subtitle-only DVD box set in 2003. Eventually, Viz Media re-released the season's episodes on two uncut DVD and Blu-ray compilations on November 11, 2014 and February 10, 2015.

The season uses four pieces of theme music: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme for the whole season is "Moonlight Densetsu" performed by the idol group Dali.^[11] "Heart Moving", performed by Misae Takamatsu of Sakura Sakura, is used as the ending theme for the first 26 episodes,^[11] and "Princess Moon", performed by Ushio Hashimoto, is used for the remainder of the season.^[12] DIC Entertainment made an English-language version of the Japanese opening theme for its adaptation.^[13]

Several video games were released to promote the first season of the original Sailor Moon. On December 18, 1992, Angel (a subsidiary company of Bandai), published Sailor Moon for Game Boy, and on August 27, 1993, published Sailor Moon for Super Nintendo Entertainment System.^[14] A port for the Sega Mega Drive developed by Arc System Works was released a year later. Also in 1993, Black HCS developed and published a beat 'em up video game called Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Kessen Dark Kingdom for Sharp X68000.^[15] In 1995, Gazelle developed the arcade game Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, which was published by Banpresto.^[16]

Episodes

Orig.	DiC	No. in season	DiC title Original Japanese & Viz titles[17]	Directed by	Written by	Art directed by	Animation directed by	Original release date [17]	English air date
1	1	1	"A Moon Star is Born" "The Crybaby: Usagi's Beautiful Transformation" Transliteration: "Nakimushi Usagi no Karei naru Henshin" (Japanese: 泣き虫うさぎの華麗なる変身)	Junichi Sato	Sukehiro Tomita	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Hiromi Matsushita	March 7, 1992 (1992-03-07)	August 28, 1995
One day, a 14-year-old middle school underachiever named Usagi Tsukino rescues a cat from being harassed by young boys while running late to school. After school, she and her friend Naru Osaka visit a local jewelry store owned by Osaka's mother. After encountering Mamoru Chiba, the cat appears again and speaks; she introduces herself as Luna and gives Usagi a brooch that allows her to transform into Sailor Moon. Usagi then hears Naru in distress when attacked by the monster Morga, who impersonated Naru's mother and sold cursed jewelry which extracts energy from the wearers. Usagi arrives, but is attacked by the buyers who are controlled by Morga. A masked stranger wearing a tuxedo intervenes to help Usagi, who weakens Morga with her cries, allowing her to kill Morga and restore the girls to normal. Before departing, the stranger reveals himself to be Tuxedo Mask.
2	—	2	"Punishment Awaits! The House of Fortune is the Monster Mansion" Transliteration: "Oshiokiyo! Uranai Hausu wa Yōma no Yakata" (Japanese: おしおきよ! 占いハウスは妖魔の館)	Takao Yoshizawa	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Katsuji Matsumoto	March 14, 1992 (1992-03-14)	June 7, 2024[a]
Having failed his previous mission, Jadeite informs Queen Beryl, the leader of the Dark Kingdom, that his next plan involves fortune telling. Meanwhile, Usagi's classmate Gurio Umino confesses to Naru that he wants to go on a date with Usagi; Naru suggests he consult a fortune teller, but he goes to the House of Fortune, part of Jadeite's plan. Luna tells Usagi to go to a fortune teller to find out if Motoki admires her, but she also goes to the House of Fortune, along with many other students. Umino and some of the other students are hypnotized and cause trouble at school the next day. Realizing that the students were being hypnotized at the House of Fortune, Luna and Usagi infiltrate the house and encounter Balm, a monster disguised as the fortune teller. Balm orders her hypnotized subjects to attack Usagi, but Tuxedo Mask distracts her and, with his encouragement, Usagi kills Balm, returning the customers to normal.
3	2	3	"Talk Radio" "The Mysterious Sleeping Sickness: Protect the Girls in Love" Transliteration: "Nazo no Nemuribyō, Mamore Otome no Koisuru Kokoro" (Japanese: 謎のねむり病、守れ乙女の恋する心)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Minoru Ōkōchi	Kunihiko Natsume	March 21, 1992 (1992-03-21)	August 29, 1995
Jadeite has a new plan to gather energy from humans: together with Morgana, he creates a late-night radio show called "Line to the Heart". Homeroom teacher Haruna Sakurada and Naru submit love-letters to the radio show, and they receive a pin that absorbs their energy. When they fall into a coma-like sleep, Usagi must investigate the radio station undercover. Luna gives Usagi a new accessory, a "Transformation Pen" to transform into any kind of professional. When she transforms into a radio host she confronts Jadeite. It is the first time they meet face to face. She eventually becomes Sailor Moon and defeats Morgana. An angry Jadeite tries to finish her off but Tuxedo Mask gets in the way, forcing him to leave.
4	3	4	"Slim City" "Learn How to Be Skinny From Usagi" Transliteration: "Usagi ga Oshiemasu! Surimu ni naru Hō" (Japanese: うさぎが教えます! スリムになる法)	Harume Kosaka	Sukehiro Tomita	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Kiyoshi Matsumoto	March 28, 1992 (1992-03-28)	August 30, 1995
Usagi gains a couple of pounds and starts obsessing about her weight. Jadeite starts a health club to drain energy out of people through a dubious advertising campaign and strange methods. Weak from not eating since the night before, Usagi is about to pass out when Motoki Furuhata, a video arcade who works at the Crown Game Center, finds her and offers to help. Usagi and her friends sign up after seeing how much weight Ms. Haruna has lost. Luna suspects that Miss. Haruna Sakurada has fallen victim to the enemy and tries to convince a resigned Usagi to transform and help her. Usagi discovers tanks in the basement which are sucking the life energy out of her friends.
5	—	5	"Scent of a Monster! Chanela Will Steal Your Love" Transliteration: "Yōma no Kaori! Shanēra wa ai o Nusumu" (Japanese: 妖魔の香り! シャネーラは愛を盗む)	Yūji Endō	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Kenichi Tajiri	Ikuko Itō	April 11, 1992 (1992-04-11)	June 28, 2024[a]
Usagi wants her family to accept Luna as a "pet," but her brother Shingo is afraid of cats. At a pet shop, he discovers a hypnotic creature called a Chanela and loses all interest in anything else. Usagi tells Luna that she must make an effort to get Shingo to accept her, however, she fails in the attempt. Realizing that her brother and other people have a strong obsession with Chanela, Usagi tries to investigate the pet shop, but ends up being manipulated by a Chanela. Luna makes her react by snatching the Chanela from her hands.
6	—	6	"Protect the Melody of Love: Usagi Plays Cupid" Transliteration: "Mamore Koi no Merodi! Usagi wa Kyūpiddo" (Japanese: 守れ恋の曲! うさぎはキューピッド)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Kazuko Tadano	April 18, 1992 (1992-04-18)	July 5, 2024[a]
Jadeite creates a cassette tape that can drain life energy, but the monster Kyurene he gives it to promptly loses it. It ends up in the possession of a jazz pianist and composer named Yusuke Amade, and Usagi must disguise herself as an adult to protect him. Jadeite gives Kyurene an ultimatum to retrieve the tapes with negative subliminal waves and spread it through a radio station. The monster takes the tape from Yusuke Amade; Usagi interrupts it when it tries to kill him. Usagi and Amade follow the monster to the radio station where Usagi defeats it.
7	4	7	"So You Want to Be a Superstar" "Usagi Learns Her Lesson: Becoming a Star is Hard Work" Transliteration: "Usagi Hansei! Sutā no Michi wa Kibishī" (Japanese: うさぎ反省! スターの道はきびしい)	Junichi Sato	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Minoru Ōkōchi	Katsuji Matsumoto	April 25, 1992 (1992-04-25)	August 31, 1995
By making a monster possess a human celebrity, Jadeite draws a huge crowd of would-be celebrities to steal their life energy, one of whom is Usagi.
8	5	8	"Computer School Blues" "The Girl Genius is a Monster: The Brainwashing Cram School of Horror" Transliteration: "Tensai Shōjo wa Yōma na no? Kyōfu no Sen'nō Juku" (Japanese: 天才少女は妖魔なの? 恐怖の洗脳塾)	Junichi Sato	Sukehiro Tomita	Kenichi Tajiri	Kunihiko Natsume	May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02)	September 1, 1995
Luna senses a strange aura around Usagi's genius classmate, Ami Mizuno, and thinks she might be a Dark Kingdom spy. Ami Mizuno is a very intelligent, reserved girl who is often seen alone at school. In the hope that Ami will help her improve her school performance, Usagi befriends her and invites her to the game center. Ami leaves a floppy disk in the game center; Luna and Usagi discover that it is an artifact from the Dark Kingdom and mistake her for an enemy. However when a monster attacks Luna realises Ami is Sailor Mercury, a Sailor Guardian like Sailor Moon; Luna gives Ami the ability to transform, and Ami defeats the monster.
9	6	9	"Time Bomb" "Usagi's Disaster: Beware of the Clock of Confusion" Transliteration: "Usagi no Sainan! Awate Tokei ni Goyōjin" (Japanese: うさぎの災難! あわて時計にご用心)	Harume Kosaka	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Akira Nakamura	May 9, 1992 (1992-05-09)	September 6, 1995
Jadeite's new plan is to make humans work harder to increase their energy output with the help of Ramua, a monster that can manipulate time. Usagi's mother buys a new clock for her that drains her energy; Ami, now awakened as Sailor Mercury, helps Luna investigate. When Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury meet they confront Ramua and Tuxedo Mask helps them defeat her by undoing the time spell with a rose.
10	7	10	"An Uncharmed Life" "The Cursed Bus: Enter Mars, the Guardian of Fire" Transliteration: "Norowareta Basu! Honō no Senshi Māzu Tōjō" (Japanese: 呪われたバス! 炎の戦士マーズ登場)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Sukehiro Tomita	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Kiyoshi Matsumoto	May 16, 1992 (1992-05-16)	September 7, 1995
Jadeite disguises himself as a servant in the nearby Hikawa Shrine to trick girls into using a bus that takes them to another dimension. Loaded buses are disappearing near the shrine, and most of Usagi's peers suspect that Rei Hino, a mysterious priestess at the shrine with strange psychic abilities, has something to do with it. The police also suspect the shrine's owners because the people who visit the shrine are the same ones who disappear on the bus. Jadeite sends Rei to another dimension after she discovers he is the real culprit. Luna wonders if she might be the moon princess, but it is later revealed that she is another Guardian, Sailor Mars. The Guardians escape the dimension with the captured girls.
11	8	11	"Nightmare in Dreamland" "Usagi vs. Rei: Nightmare in Dream Land" Transliteration: "Usagi to Rei Taiketsu? Yume Rando no Akumu" (Japanese: うさぎとレイ対決? 夢ランドの悪夢)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Minoru Ōkōchi	Masahiro Ando	May 23, 1992 (1992-05-23)	September 8, 1995
Luna meets with Usagi, Ami and Rei in the Hikawa Shrine to remind them of their mission as Guardians. Usagi and Rei begin their combative friendship. Beryl becomes increasingly furious with Jadeite for his repeated failures; he starts up a theme park, but the general public notices the large number of disappearances. With the help of the monster Murido, known in the park as the "Princess of Dreams", who absorbs people's energy through an apple, Jadeite gathers a lot of energy. Mamoru also investigates the case and meets Usagi and Rei, who tells him that he looks like Tuxedo Mask.
12	9	12	"Cruise Blues" "I Want a Boyfriend: The Luxury Cruise Ship is a Trap" Transliteration: "Watashi Datte Kare ga Hoshī! Gōkasen no Wana" (Japanese: 私だって彼が欲しい! 豪華船のワナ)	Yūji Endō	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kenichi Tajiri	Kazuko Tadano	May 30, 1992 (1992-05-30)	September 11, 1995
Thetis, one of Beryl's monsters, offers to help Jadeite with his plans using a cruise ship enchanted by her powers. Rei wins tickets on the cruise ship and, since she has no boyfriend, asks Ami to accompany her. A jealous Usagi disguised as a photographer sneaks aboard after them.
13	10	13	"Fight to the Finish" "Girls Unite: The End of Jadeite" Transliteration: "On'na no ko wa Danketsu yo! Jedaito no Saigo" (Japanese: 女の子は団結よ! ジェダイトの最期)	Harume Kosaka	Sukehiro Tomita	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Akira Nakamura	June 6, 1992 (1992-06-06)	September 12, 1995
Beryl gives Jadeite an ultimatum to defeat the Sailor Guardians, which prompts him to create an illusion in the sky and challenge the Guardians to fight him at the airport. Usagi continues to be romantically infatuated with both Motoki Furuhata and Tuxedo Mask. Later, at the airport, Jadeite puts the policemen to sleep and replaces them with clay golems. The Guardians fight the golems and encounter Jadeite, who taunts the guardians after taking on Tuxedo Mask and throwing him into the sea. The Guardians easily defeat Jadeite, prompting Beryl to permanently freeze him in crystal.
14	11	14	"Match Point for Sailor Moon" "A New Enemy Appears: Nephrite's Evil Crest" Transliteration: "Arata naru Kyōteki, Nefuraito ma no Monshō" (Japanese: 新たなる強敵、ネフライト魔の紋章)	Junichi Sato	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Hisashi Kagawa	June 13, 1992 (1992-06-13)	September 13, 1995
Nephrite, the second of the Four Kings of Heaven, takes over as Beryl's main energy gatherer. He plans to gather more strength and power from individual humans at their strongest, rather than from groups, and starts by targeting Rue, a tennis player who is Naru's childhood friend. He disguises himself as "Masato Sanjouin", a wealthy businessman and socialite. Usagi and Naru are excited when they see Masato Sanjouin arrive at the sports club, where he intervenes in a match to implant a monster in Rue's racket. The monster causes her to become frighteningly skilled at tennis and aggressive, but it is uncovered by Usagi and defeated. Luna discovers the name of the enemy: the Dark Kingdom.
15	12	15	"An Unnatural Phenomena" "Usagi's Panic: Rei's First Date" Transliteration: "Usagi Aseru! Rei-chan Hatsu Dēto" (Japanese: うさぎアセる! レイちゃん初デート)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Minoru Ōkōchi	Kiyoshi Matsumoto	June 20, 1992 (1992-06-20)	September 14, 1995
Ami takes Usagi and Rei to see a park, and the caretaker tells them that it will soon be converted into an office building, with construction work already in progress. Usagi finally learns Mamoru's name, and that he is a university student; to her aggravation (and supposed jealousy), Rei decides to date him. Nephrite targets the caretaker's desire to protect nature, giving him the power to have animals attack the construction workers; when this is defeated, Rei suggests a similarity between Mamoru and Tuxedo Mask.
16	13	16	"Wedding Day Blues" "A Girl's Dream: Usagi Becomes a Bride" Transliteration: "Junpaku Doresu no Yume! Usagi Hanayome ni naru" (Japanese: 純白ドレスの夢! うさぎ花嫁になる)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Megumi Sugihara	Kenichi Tajiri	Masahiro Ando	June 27, 1992 (1992-06-27)	September 15, 1995
Usagi's home economics teacher is going to get married; Nephrite implants a monster in some silk she buys, and arranges a contest for handmade wedding dresses. Usagi, Rei, and the teacher become obsessed with the contest; at the contest the teacher transforms into a monster but Usagi defeats it.
17	14	17	"Shutter Bugged" "Usagi's a Model: The Flash of the Monster Camera" Transliteration: "Moderu wa Usagi? Yōma Kamera no Nessha" (Japanese: モデルはうさぎ? 妖魔カメラの熱写)	Yūji Endō	Sukehiro Tomita	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Kazuko Tadano	July 4, 1992 (1992-07-04)	September 18, 1995
A student from a school near Rei's is an expert photographer. Nephrite implants a monster in his camera, and he announces a modelling contest which Usagi and many other women enter. The camera and the monster have the power to trap people in photographs, but Usagi defeats it by tricking it into photographing itself in a mirror.
18	15	18	"Dangerous Dollies" "Shingo's Love: The Grieving Doll" Transliteration: "Shingo no Junjō! Kanashimi no Furansu Ningyō" (Japanese: 進悟の純情! 哀しみのフランス人形)	Harume Kosaka	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Ikuko Itō	July 11, 1992 (1992-07-11)	September 19, 1995
Zoisite suggests that Nephrite needs his help, but the latter refuses, angering Beryl. Nephrite targets Shingo's friend Mika for her ability to make beautiful dolls. Sailor Moon talks to Shingo after defeating the plot, and it is established that Shingo prefers Sailor Moon to Sailor V.
19	16	19	"Who is That Masked Man?" "Usagi's Joy: A Love Letter From Tuxedo Mask" Transliteration: "Usagi Kangeki! Takishīdo Kamen no Rabu Reta" (Japanese: うさぎ感激! タキシード仮面の恋文)	Takao Yoshizawa	Sukehiro Tomita	Minoru Ōkōchi	Akira Nakamura	July 25, 1992 (1992-07-25)	September 20, 1995
Nephrite takes advantage of Sailor Moon's attraction to Tuxedo Mask by sending love letters to Usagi and other girls inviting them to a specific location. One of the targets is Naru who, already attracted to his civilian disguise, goes there; Nephrite first thinks she is Sailor Moon, then drains a large amount of her life energy but is thwarted by Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask.
20	—	20	"The Summer, the Beach, Youth and Ghosts" Transliteration: "Natsu yo Umi yo Seishun yo! Omake ni Yūrei mo yo" (Japanese: 夏よ海よ青春よ! おまけに幽霊もよ)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Megumi Sugihara	Kenichi Tajiri	Hisashi Kagawa	August 1, 1992 (1992-08-01)	August 30, 2024[a]
Usagi and her friends go to the beach, where they stay in a hotel run by people who dress up as film monsters. Present also are a small girl with psychic powers and her father who hypnotises her to manifest a ghostly presence to scare the Sailors away; this backfires when the ghost attacks him, but it is defeated by the Sailors. Unusually, the Dark Kingdom is not involved in this episode.
21	17	21	"An Animated Mess" "Protect the Children's Dreams: Friendship Through Anime" Transliteration: "Kodomodachi no Yume Mamore! Anime ni Musubu Yūjō" (Japanese: 子供達の夢守れ! アニメに結ぶ友情)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Hiromi Matsushita & Kazuko Tadano	August 8, 1992 (1992-08-08)	September 21, 1995
Nephrite targets one of the animators of an upcoming Sailor V film, who is driven by competition with her best friend, another animator. The Guardians investigate; Usagi and Rei are distracted by the excitement of the anime studio, but they defeat a monster anyway.
22	18	22	"Worth a Princess' Ransom" "Romance Under the Moon: Usagi's First Kiss" Transliteration: "Gekka no Romansu! Usagi no Hatsu Kissu" (Japanese: 月下のロマンス! うさぎの初キッス)	Yūji Endō	Sukehiro Tomita	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Kiyoshi Matsumoto	August 15, 1992 (1992-08-15)	September 22, 1995
Luna and Beryl wonder if a visiting princess could be the one the Guardians have been looking for. Mamoru dreams he is Tuxedo Mask and a woman princess is asking him for the Silver Crystal. The Guardians attend a ball in the princess's honour; Nephrite attacks the princess but is defeated, Usagi accidentally drinks wine and experiences her first kiss by Tuxedo Mask.
23	19	23	"Molly's Folly" "Wish Upon a Star: Naru's First Love" Transliteration: "Nagare Hoshi ni Negai wo! Naru-chan no Jun'ai" (Japanese: 流れ星に願いを! なるちゃんの純愛)	Harume Kosaka	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Masahiro Ando	August 22, 1992 (1992-08-22)	September 25, 1995
Nephrite creates a Black Crystal that he thinks will guide him to the Silver Crystal. Usagi tries to tell Naru that the man she loves (Nephrite's civilian disguise) is evil, but Naru does not believe her, saying Usagi's jealous. Nephrite convinces Naru to steal a Silver Crystal from her mother and bring it to him.
24	20	24	"A Friend in Wolf's Clothing" "Naru's Tears: Nephrite Dies for Love" Transliteration: "Naru-chan Gōkyū! Nefuraito Ai no Shi" (Japanese: なるちゃん号泣! ネフライト愛の死)	Junichi Sato & Takuya Igarashi	Sukehiro Tomita	Minoru Ōkōchi	Ikuko Itō	August 29, 1992 (1992-08-29)	September 26, 1995
Nephrite does not understand that his crystal is sensing Naru's love for him; he thinks Naru must know who Sailor Moon is and tries to manipulate her into telling him. While this is futile, he manages to observe Usagi transforming, learning her identity. Zoisite has been spying on him and orchestrates Naru's kidnapping to entrap Nephrite; Nephrite, who realises he has developed affection for Naru, rescues her but is ambushed by Zoisite's monsters and killed.
25	21	25	"Jupiter Comes Thundering In" "Jupiter, the Powerful Girl in Love" Transliteration: "Koisuru Kairiki Shōjo, Jupitā-chan" (Japanese: 恋する怪力少女、ジュピターちゃん)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Kenichi Tajiri	Hisashi Kagawa	September 5, 1992 (1992-09-05)	September 27, 1995
Beryl partially awakens the evil entity and overlord of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Metalia, before giving Zoisite his mission to find the human reincarnations of Seven Great Monsters to acquire their Rainbow Crystals, fragments of the Silver Crystal. Meanwhile, the tomboyish Makoto Kino transfers into Usagi's school and quickly falls for Crane-Game Joe, a crane-game whiz at the arcade who Zoisite targets and extracts the crystal from, transforming him into one of the seven monsters. Makoto is revealed to be Sailor Jupiter; Usagi gets a new attack with which she can revert the monster to human form; Zoisite escapes with the crystal.
26	22	26	"The Power of Friendship" "Restore Naru's Smile: Usagi's Friendship" Transliteration: "Naru-chan ni Egao o! Usagi no Yūjō" (Japanese: なるちゃんに笑顔を! うさぎの友情)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Sukehiro Tomita	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Akira Nakamura	September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)	September 28, 1995
Naru is still very depressed about Nephrite's death, so Usagi and Umino take her to Yokohama to have fun. There, a kindly priest is attacked by Zoisite, transforming him into one of the seven monsters, but Tuxedo Mask takes the Rainbow Crystal from Zoisite. Mamoru realizes that he is Tuxedo Mask, and drops a locket on the ground, where Usagi finds it.
27	23	27	"Mercury's Mental Match" "Crushing on Ami: The Boy Who Can See the Future" Transliteration: "Ami-chan e no Koi!? Mirai Yochi no Shōnen" (Japanese: 亜美ちゃんへの恋!? 未来予知の少年)	Takao Yoshizawa	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Masahiro Ando	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)	September 29, 1995
Ami is bested in a school test by another student named Ryo Urawa, who can foresee the future and who has a crush on her. He also already knows that he is one of the Rainbow Crystal holders. When Zoisite transforms him, Ami calls on his human nature; this causes him to briefly turn on Zoisite enabling Ami to capture the crystal.
28	24	28	"An Artful Attack" "The Painting of Love: Usagi and Mamoru Get Closer" Transliteration: "Koi no Irasuto, Usagi to Mamoru ga Sekkin?" (Japanese: 恋のイラスト、うさぎと衛が接近?)	Yūji Endō	Megumi Sugihara	Minoru Ōkōchi	Kazuko Tadano	October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)	October 2, 1995
An artist, Yumemi Yumeno, asks a reluctant Usagi and Mamoru to model for one of her romantic love paintings. They encourage her to be less of a recluse. She is attacked by Zoisite and transformed. Tuxedo Mask fights Zoisite, and Sailor Moon saves him from an attack; Sailor Moon learns that the locket she found belonged to Tuxedo Mask, but Zoisite escapes with the crystal.
29	25	29	"Too Many Girlfriends" "Total Chaos: The Messy Love Rectangle" Transliteration: "Daikonsen! Guchagucha Koi no Shikaku Kankei" (Japanese: 大混線! グチャグチャ恋の四角関係)	Harume Kosaka	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Kenichi Tajiri	Kiyoshi Matsumoto	October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)	October 3, 1995
Makoto, like Usagi, develops a crush on Motoki. The two decide to pursue him simultaneously, even after finding out that he has a girlfriend named Reika Nishimura. Reika is targeted by Zoisite and Kunzite and transformed; Tuxedo Mask challenges Zoisite for her Rainbow Crystal, but Zoisite escapes with it.
30	26	30	"Grandpa's Follies" "Grandpa Loses Control: Rei in Danger" Transliteration: "Ojī-chan Ranshin, Rei-chan no Kiki" (Japanese: お爺ちゃん乱心、レイちゃんの危機)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Sukehiro Tomita	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Akira Nakamura	October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)	October 4, 1995
Zoisite aggravates the Rainbow Crystal inside Rei's grandfather, who does not transform immediately but becomes hyperactive and emotionally unstable. A young man, Yūichirō Kumada, wanders into the shrine, falls in love with Rei, and trains under Rei's grandfather. Later her grandfather does transform, and Zoisite captures his Rainbow Crystal.
31	27	31	"Kitty Chaos" "Love and Chased: Luna's Worst Day Ever" Transliteration: "Koisarete Owarete! Runa no Saiaku no Hi" (Japanese: 恋されて追われて! ルナの最悪の日)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Ikuko Itō	November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)	October 5, 1995
Luna is saved from feral cats by a fat domestic cat named Rhett Butler who is attracted to her. Both Zoisite and the Sailor Guardians detect traces of the last Rainbow Crystal around the home of this cat's owner, a small girl; they believe she has the crystal, but discover the cat has it. Tuxedo Kamen escapes with the crystal.
32	28	32	"Tuxedo Melvin" "Umino's Resolve: I'll Protect Naru" Transliteration: "Umino no Kesshin! Naru-chan wa Boku ga Mamoru" (Japanese: 海野の決心! なるちゃんは僕が守る)	Takao Yoshizawa	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Minoru Ōkōchi	Hisashi Kagawa	November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)	October 6, 1995
Luna reveals that she is from the moon, and so is the princess the guardians are looking for. Umino, having been told that Tuxedo Mask is attractive, adopts a similar persona to protect and romance Naru; when the episode's monster attacks, Zoisite threatens to kill Naru, persuading Usagi to surrender the rainbow crystal Ami captured; Umino is ineffectual, but his attempt to protect Naru impresses her.
33	29	33	"Sailor V Makes the Scene" "Enter Venus, the Last Sailor Guardian" Transliteration: "Saigo no Sērā Senshi, Vīnasu Tōjō" (Japanese: 最後のセーラー戦士、ヴィーナス登場)	Yūji Endō	Megumi Sugihara	Kenichi Tajiri	Masahiro Ando	November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)	October 9, 1995
Zoisite disguises himself as Sailor Moon to lure Tuxedo Mask and the guardians out into the open; he stabs Tuxedo Mask, and Kunzite attacks the guardians. Sailor Venus appears and prevents Zoisite from defeating Tuxedo Mask and Kunzite from killing the guardians. Tuxedo Mask's face is revealed to Zoisite and to Queen Beryl, who orders Kunzite and Zoisite to retreat.
34	30	34	"A Crystal Clear Destiny" "The Shining Silver Crystal: The Moon Princess Appears" Transliteration: "Hikari Kagayaku Ginsuishō! Tsuki no Purinsesu Tōjō" (Japanese: 光輝く銀水晶! 月のプリンセス登場)	Harume Kosaka	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Kazuko Tadano	November 28, 1992 (1992-11-28)	October 10, 1995
Sailor Venus introduces herself as schoolgirl Minako Aino, accompanied by Artemis, a male white cat who also can speak. Zoisite challenges Mamoru (who he now knows is Tuxedo Mask) to duel for the remaining Rainbow Crystals, but takes them by subterfuge; he then attempts to kill Mamoru and Usagi, but Usagi transforms and brings them both to safety, with their secret identities now known to each other. Zoisite then fatally injures Mamoru with more subterfuge; Usagi cries over his body, but all seven Rainbow Crystals vanish from Kunzite's possession and combine into the Silver Crystal which Usagi, transformed into Princess Serenity, uses to save his life.
35	31	35	"A Reluctant Princess" "Returning Memories: Usagi and Mamoru's Past" Transliteration: "Yomigaeru Kioku! Usagi to Mamoru no Kako" (Japanese: よみがえる記憶! うさぎと衛の過去)	Takuya Igarashi	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Akira Nakamura	December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)	October 11, 1995
Usagi and Mamoru remember their former lives as Moon Princess Serenity and Earth Prince Endymion. The Dark Kingdom kidnaps the injured Mamoru, but Beryl executes Zoisite for his attempt to kill him with Kunzite remaining by Zoisite's side in his final moments. Luna and Artemis tell the Guardians about their tragic past.
36	32	36	"Bad Hair Day" "Usagi's Confusion: Is Tuxedo Mask Evil?" Transliteration: "Usagi Konran! Takishīdo Kamen wa Aku?" (Japanese: うさぎ混乱! タキシード仮面は悪?)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Sukehiro Tomita	Minoru Ōkōchi	Kiyoshi Matsumoto	December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12)	October 12, 1995
Minako takes a depressed Usagi to the hairdresser to cheer her up. There they are attacked by a monster who is convinced that Minako is Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Mask appears, alive and whole, but calls himself Endymion and appears to be fighting for the Dark Kingdom.
37	33	37	"Little Miss Manners" "Let's Become a Princess: Usagi's Bizarre Training" Transliteration: "Mezase Purinsesu? Usagi no Chin Tokkun" (Japanese: めざせプリンセス? うさぎの珍特訓)	Hiromichi Matano	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Kenichi Tajiri	Ikuko Itō	December 19, 1992 (1992-12-19)	October 13, 1995
Usagi daydreams of her past and enrolls in a special seminar to become more like a princess. Kunzite and the evil Endymion argue about which is more important: obtaining the Silver Crystal or killing Sailor Moon.
38	34	38	"Ski Bunny Blues" "The Snow, the Mountains, Friendship and Monsters" Transliteration: "Yuki yo Yama yo Yūjō yo! Yappari Yōma mo yo" (Japanese: 雪よ山よ友情よ! やっぱり妖魔もよ)	Takao Yoshizawa	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Hisashi Kagawa	December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)	October 16, 1995
Yūichirō takes the girls to a ski resort, where they enter a "Moon Princess" contest. Rei and Usagi, targeted by a monster, take the opportunity to reaffirm their friendship. Tuxedo Mask continues to fight against them.
39	35	39	"Ice Princess" "Paired with a Monster: Mako, the Ice Skating Queen" Transliteration: "Yōma to Pea!? Hyojo no Joō Mako-chan" (Japanese: 妖魔とペア!? 氷上の女王まこちゃん)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Megumi Sugihara	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Kazuko Tadano	January 9, 1993 (1993-01-09)	October 17, 1995
Discovering that the Moon Princess was once known for her graceful ice skating, Kunzite tries to use this information to trap Sailor Moon. The best skater among the girls, however, turns out to be Makoto. Tuxedo Mask appears to help them, but only works against Kunzite because he does not want to involve bystanders.
40	36	40	"Last Resort" "The Legendary Lake Yokai: The Bond of Usagi's Family" Transliteration: "Mizūmi no Densetsu Yōkai! Usagi Kazoku no Kizuna" (Japanese: 湖の伝説妖怪! うさぎ家族のきずな)	Harume Kosaka	Megumi Sugihara	Minoru Ōkōchi	Masahiro Ando	January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16)	October 18, 1995
Usagi and her family go on vacation at a hot springs, where legend holds that a terrible monster was once defeated. Endymion revives the monster, but regrets his action upon discovering that it is not a monster.
41	37	41	"Tuxedo Unmasked" "I Won't Run Away from Love Anymore: Ami vs. Mamoru" Transliteration: "Mō Koi kara Nigenai! Ami to Mamoru Taiketsu" (Japanese: もう恋から逃げない! 亜美と衛対決)	Yūji Endō	Katsuyuki Sumisawa	Kenichi Tajiri	Akira Nakamura	January 23, 1993 (1993-01-23)	October 19, 1995
Beryl orders Endymion to capture the form holders of the Rainbow Crystals, intending to reawaken the Seven Great Monsters and combine them into one huge monster to wipe out the Sailor Guardians. Ami is determined to protect Urawa while Sailor Moon tries to heal Endymion.
42	—	42	"Sailor Venus' Past: Minako's Tragic Love" Transliteration: "Sērā Vīnasu no Kako, Minako no Hiren" (Japanese: S（セーラー）ヴィーナスの過去、美奈子の悲恋)	Takuya Igarashi	Sukehiro Tomita	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Kiyoshi Matsumoto	January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)	November 15, 2024[a]
The Guardians look for an entrance to the Dark Kingdom, where Metalia will soon be awakened. Kunzite decides to try to get at Sailor V and attacks a woman Minako had been good friends with in England.
43	38	43	"Fractious Friends" "Usagi Abandoned: The Falling-Out of the Sailor Guardians" Transliteration: "Usagi ga Koritsu? Sērā Senshi-tachi no Ogenka" (Japanese: うさぎが孤立? S（セーラー）戦士達の大ゲンカ)	Kazuhisa Takenouchi	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Yoshiyuki Shikano	Katsumi Tamegai	February 6, 1993 (1993-02-06)	October 20, 1995
The Sailor Guardians stage a breakup, trying to make it look as though Sailor Moon has defected so that she can infiltrate the Dark Kingdom and save Endymion. She and Sailor Mars find it a little too easy to fight.
44	39	44	"The Past Returns" "Usagi's Awakening: A Message from the Distant Past" Transliteration: "Usagi no Kakusei! Chōkako no Messēji" (Japanese: うさぎの覚醒! 超過去のメッセージ)	Takao Yoshizawa	Sukehiro Tomita	Minoru Ōkōchi	Hisashi Kagawa	February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13)	October 23, 1995
A blast of energy sends the Guardians to the ruined Moon Kingdom, where they meet a hologram of Queen Serenity and learn about their past. Luna and Artemis find the entrance to the Dark Kingdom. Kunzite attacks, but is finally defeated by Sailor Moon.
45	40a	45	"Day of Destiny" "Death of the Sailor Guardians: The Tragic Final Battle" Transliteration: "Sērā Senshi Shisu! Hisō naru Saishūsen" (Japanese: セーラー戦士死す! 悲壮なる最終戦)	Kōnosuke Uda	Shigeru Yanagikawa	Kenichi Tajiri	Ikuko Itō	February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20)	October 24, 1995
The Sailor Guardians travel to D-Point to fight Beryl where they face their toughest monsters yet, the DD Girls, with Sailor Moon heartbroken over her friends sacrificing themselves so she can proceed into the Dark Kingdom.
46	40b	46	"Day of Destiny" "Usagi's Eternal Wish: A Brand New Life" Transliteration: "Usagi no Omoi wa Towa ni! Atarashiki Tensei" (Japanese: うさぎの想いは永遠に! 新しき転生)	Kunihiko Ikuhara	Sukehiro Tomita	Kazuyuki Hashimoto	Kazuko Tadano	February 27, 1993 (1993-02-27)	October 24, 1995
With her friends's sacrifice, Sailor Moon is transported inside the Dark Kingdom to face Beryl and the brainwashed Endymion. Usagi tries to use Moon Tiara Action then Moon Healing Escalation on Endymion, but both fail, so she shows Endymion the locket, which heals him. After that, Beryl angrily tries killing both Endymion and Sailor Moon; he is wounded by shards of glass and dies, and the dying Beryl is possessed by Metalia who turns her host into a giant monster that Sailor Moon fights in her Princess Serenity incarnation. With the spirits of the Inner Guardians by her side, Serenity defeats Metalia and finally destroys all traces of Metalia at the cost of her own life. But the Silver Crystal resonates with Usagi's dying thoughts, reviving everyone with their memories altered so they can all live normal lives. Only Artemis and Luna retained memories of the events.

Home media release

Japanese

VHS

Toei Video (Japan, VHS)

Volume			Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	美少女戦士セーラームーン	1	1–4	December 18, 1992	[18]
		2	5–8	March 25, 1993	[19]
		3	9–12	July 25, 1993	[20]
		4	13–16	August 25, 1993	[21]
		5	17–20	November 25, 1993	[22]
		6	21–24	December 17, 1993	[23]
		7	25–28	January 25, 1994	[24]
		8	29–32	February 25, 1994	[25]
		9	33–36	March 21, 1994	[26]
		10	37–40	April 21, 1994	[27]
		11	41–44	May 21, 1994	[28]
		12	45–46	June 21, 1994	[29]

DVD

Toei Video (Japan, Region 2 DVD)

Volume			Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	美少女戦士セーラームーン	1	1–6	May 21, 2002	[3]
		2	7–12	May 21, 2002	[30]
		3	13–18	May 21, 2002	[31]
		4	19–24	June 21, 2002	[32]
		5	25–30	June 21, 2002	[33]
		6	31–36	June 21, 2002	[34]
		7	37–41	July 21, 2002	[35]
		8	42–46	July 21, 2002	[4]
	美少女戦士セーラームーン DVD COLLECTION	1	1–24	December 11, 2009	[5]
		2	25–46	January 21, 2010	[6]

Blu-ray

Toei Video (Japan, Region A)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	美少女戦士セーラームーン Blu-ray COLLECTION VOL.1	1–23	June 4, 2017	[36][37]
	美少女戦士セーラームーン Blu-ray COLLECTION VOL.2	24–46	August 9, 2017	[38]

English

VHS

United States

Buena Vista Home Video/DIC Toon-Time Video

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Stock Number	Ref.
	Sailor Moon: A Moon Star Is Born	1, 3 (1–2 edited)	March 11, 1997	6145	[39]
	Sailor Moon: Scouts Unite!	8, 10 (5, 7 edited)	March 11, 1997	6146	[39]
	Sailor Moon: Evil Eyes	12, 17 (9, 14 edited)	March 18, 1997	6148	[39]
	Sailor Moon: Jupiter and Venus Arrive!	25, 33 (21, 29 edited)	April 30, 1997	10422	[39]
	Sailor Moon: Secret Identities	34–36 (30–31 edited)	April 30, 1997	10423	[39]
	Sailor Moon: Good Queen, Bad Queen	44–46 (39–40 edited)	April 30, 1997	10424	[39]

ADV Films

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Stock Number	Ref.
	Volume 1: The Legend Begins	1, 3–4, 7 (1–4 edited)	November 21, 2000	707303	[40]
	Volume 2: The Power of Friendship	8–11 (5–8 edited)	November 21, 2000	707743	[41]
	Volume 3: Sailor Mars Joins the Battle	12–15 (9–12 edited)	January 9, 2001	707313	[42]
	Volume 4: Mysterious Tuxedo Mask	16–19 (13–16 edited)	January 9, 2001	707753	[43]
	Volume 5: Red Hearts & Silver Crystals	21–24 (17–20 edited)	February 13, 2001	707343	[44]
	Volume 6: Introducing Sailor Jupiter	25–28 (21–24 edited)	February 13, 2001	707783	[45]
	Volume 7: Green Eyed Monsters	29–32 (25–28 edited)	May 1, 2001	707353	[46]
	Volume 8: And in This Corner... Sailor Venus!	33–36 (29–32 edited)	May 1, 2001	707793	[47]
	Volume 9: Field Trips	37–40 (33–36 edited)	July 3, 2001	707363	[48]
	Volume 10: Trials And Troubles!	41, 43–46 (37–40 edited)	July 3, 2001	707803	[49]

United Kingdom

MVM Films

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	Episodes 1 & 2	1, 3 (1–2 edited)	November 12, 2001	[50]
	Episodes 3 & 4	4, 7 (3–4 edited)	November 12, 2001	[51]
	Episodes 5 & 6	8–9 (5–6 edited)	December 27, 2001	[52]
	Episodes 7 & 8	10–11 (7–8 edited)	April 22, 2002	[53]
	Episodes 9 & 10	12–13 (9–10 edited)	April 22, 2002	[54]
	Episodes 11 & 12	14–15 (11–12 edited)	March 10, 2003	[55]
	Episodes 13–18	16–19, 21–22 (13–18 edited)	April 21, 2003	[56]
	Episodes 19–24	23–28 (19–24 edited)	June 2, 2003	[57]

Australia

Network Entertainment

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Stock Number	Ref.
	Sailor Moon: A Moon Star Is Born	1–3 (1–3 edited)	1997	NW1144
	Sailor Moon: Computer School Blues	4–6 (4–6 edited)	1997	NW1145
	Sailor Moon: Nightmare In Dreamland	7–9 (7–9 edited)	1997	NW1146
	Sailor Moon: Fight To The Finish	10–12 (10–12 edited)	1997	NW1198
	Sailor Moon: Dangerous Dollies	13–15 (13–15 edited)	1997	NW1199
	Sailor Moon: Who Is That Masked Man?	16–18 (16–18 edited)	1997	NW1200

DVD

United States

ADV Films (Region 1)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	A Heroine Is Chosen	1, 3–4, 7–9 (1–6 edited)	April 16, 2002	[58]
	Sailor Scouts to the Rescue!	10–15 (7–12 edited)	April 16, 2002	[59]
	The Man in the Tuxedo Mask	16–19, 21–22 (13–18 edited)	June 11, 2002	[60]
	The Secret of the Sailor Scouts	23–28 (19–24 edited)	June 11, 2002	[61]
	Introducing Sailor Venus!	29–34 (25–30 edited)	July 23, 2002	[62]
	Adventure Girls!	35–40 (31–36 edited)	July 23, 2002
	Fight to the Finish!	41, 43–48 (37–42 edited)	September 3, 2002	[63]
	Season One, Complete and Uncut	1–46	July 15, 2003	[64]

Viz Media (Region 1)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	Season 1 Part 1	1–23	November 11, 2014	[65]
	Season 1 Part 2	24–46	February 10, 2015	[66]

United Kingdom

MVM Films (Region 2)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	Episodes 1–6	1, 3–4, 7–9 (1–6 edited)	February 24, 2003	[67]
	Episodes 7–12	10–15 (7–12 edited)	October 4, 2004	[68]
	Episodes 13–18	16–19, 21–22 (13–18 edited)	November 8, 2004	[69]
	Episodes 19–24	23–28 (19–24 edited)	October 4, 2004	[70]
	Episodes 25–30	29–34 (25–30 edited)	October 4, 2004	[71]
	Episodes 31–36	35–40 (31–36 edited)	October 4, 2004	[72]
	Episodes 37–42	41, 43–48 (37–42 edited)	October 4, 2004	[73]
	Series 1	1, 3–4, 7–19, 21–41, 43–48 (1–42 edited)	October 11, 2004	[74]

Australia and New Zealand

Madman Entertainment (Region 4)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	Part 1	1–24	December 2, 2015	[75]
	Part 2	25–46	February 10, 2016	[76]
	Volume 1: Usagi's Beautiful Transformation	1–6	December 2, 2015	[77]
	Volume 2: The Girl Genius	7–12	December 2, 2015	[78]
	Volume 3: Girls Unite	13–18	March 2, 2016	[79]
	Volume 4: A Love Letter from Tuxedo Mask	19–24	March 2, 2016	[80]
	Volume 5: Jupiter, the Powerful Girl in Love	25–30	July 6, 2016	[81]
	Volume 6: Enter Venus, the Last Sailor Guardian	31–35	July 6, 2016	[82]
	Volume 7: Friendship and Monsters	36–41	December 7, 2016	[83]
	Volume 8: Usagi's Awakening	42–46	December 7, 2016	[84]
	Complete Season 1	1–46	December 6, 2017	[85]
	Moon Prism Power Collection	1–24	June 6, 2018	[86]
	Moon Prism Power Collection 2	25–46	June 6, 2018	[87]

Blu-ray + DVD combo

North America

Viz Media (Region A)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	Season 1 Part 1	1–23	November 11, 2014	[88]
	Season 1 Part 2	24–46	February 10, 2015	[89]
	The Complete First Season	1–46	June 14, 2022	[90]

Australia and New Zealand

Madman Entertainment (Region B)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	Complete Season 1	1–46	December 6, 2017	[91]

Notes

1. The English broadcast premiere dates of Viz Media's dub on Adult Swim's Toonami Rewind programming block are shown for any episodes that were skipped over in DIC Entertainment's dub.