List of Sailor Moon chapters



This is a list of chapters of the manga series Sailor Moon written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, and serialised in Nakayoshi, from February 1992 to March 1997.

The series was originally collected into 18 tankōbon and published in Japan by Kodansha, with volume one released on July 6, 1992, and volume 18 released on April 4, 1997. It was later rereleased in 12 shinsōban to coincide with the run of the live-action series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, with some corrections and updates to the dialogue and artwork. Volume 1 was released on September 22, 2003 and volume 12 released on July 23, 2004.

The series has been licensed for English-language distribution in North America by Tokyopop, who has translated and released all 18 volumes from the Japanese first edition, split into three series, Sailor Moon with 11 volumes, Sailor Moon SuperS with four volumes, and Sailor Moon Stars with three volumes. Volume 1 was released on December 1, 1998, and volume 18 was released on September 18, 2001. The series was also published in thirty-five issues in traditional American comic book format. This publication was not complete, only containing chapters 8 through 33 and the extra Lover of Princess Kaguya. These were released starting in August 1998 at the San Diego ComicCon through mid 2001. As of May 2, 2005, all of the English-language manga is out of print.

The manga series has spawned a variety of releases in other media, including a 200-episode anime series of the same name produced by Toei Animation and aired on TV Asahi. In addition, three anime films have also been produced by Toei, and a musical series, a 49-episode-long live-action series with two sequels, and a large number of video games have all been released.

Differences between Manga and Anime
Whereas the manga was intended for teens, the anime was intended for younger children, despite popular belief. Due to this, the anime is much more lighthearted. Also, as the manga and anime were being produced at similar times, more changes were caused for lack of time.
 * In the first act, Usagi steps on Luna, and trips over her. In the anime, she rescues Luna from being tortured by three small kids, and this was a reference to the anime's targeting.
 * Tuxedo Mask's weapon of throwing a rose does not exist in the manga.
 * In the first story arc, Queen Beryl's backstory, that she was an evil witch in love with Endymion who sold her soul to Metallia for powers, is never brought up.
 * In the manga, Princess Serenity killed herself when Beryl killed Endymion. In the anime, both are killed by Beryl.
 * Both Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus can change form in both manga and anime. While Sailor Moon would only change her clothing and Venus only once disguised herself as a decoy Sailor Moon in both the anime and manga, both could disguise themselves as men, but whether or not this was an illusion or transformation is unclear.
 * The characters of Princess Sailor Moon and Moonlight Knight do not exist in the manga.
 * During the final battle with Beryl, the manga shows the Sailor Soldiers unconscious, leaving the implication that they were dead. The anime clearly shows the Sailor Soldiers being killed and protecting Sailor Moon.
 * The Four Generals are generally shown turning into dust when they die in the anime, and are killed by each other. In the manga, the generals are killed by the Sailor Soldiers, and are shown as corpses, which are later kept by Beryl in glass coffins. Also, their backstory, that they are the servants of Endymion but have been brainwashed, is never shown.
 * Zoicite and Kunzite (Malachite) are lovers in the anime. In the manga, they merely have a brother-like relationship. Similarly, later villain Fisheye has feelings for Sailor Mercury in the manga, but is a cross-dresser and implied to be a homosexual in the anime. Many fans believe Fisheye as well as Hawkseye, who was shown in a dress in the manga, were intended to be female, as their gender was never directly shown, but were portrayed as male in the anime.
 * Usagi (Serena/Bunny) and Mamoru (Darien) fall in love with each other before figuring out each others' identities in the manga, but in the anime, they only become a couple when they realize their past lives.
 * Sailor Mars is shown to hate men in the manga, and later takes a permanent vow of chastity, although a "parallel" story shows her married with a daughter. In the anime, she is shown to be boy-crazy, and is even initially Usagi's rival for Mamoru.
 * None of the Sailor Soldiers' family problems are brought up in the anime. Sailor Mercury's parents are divorced in the manga, but in the anime, her father is merely a traveling painter. Jupiter's parents died in a plane crash in the manga, leading to a fear of planes, but whether or not this is true in the anime is debatable; it is mentioned she is living alone, but never explained why, and is not afraid of planes.
 * The Witches 5 in the manga are actually witches and are each killed by the Sailor Soldiers, as each is intended to be their rival, as implied by their hair colors matching the Sailor Soldiers' uniforms. Kaolinite is able to revive them as zombies, but this is not shown in the anime.
 * Nehelennia and Galaxia are portrayed as truly evil and are destroyed in the manga. Both are portrayed sympathetically in the anime and are redeemed in the end.
 * The Starlights merely cross-dress as men in the manga. In the anime, they magically become men. This was done to make Seiya and Usagi's relationship heterosexual, and to avoid the similar criticism that was caused from Uranus and Neptune's relationship.
 * Princess Kakyuu is a Sailor Soldier in the manga, and is killed through impalement. In the anime, she is killed by a blast from Galaxia, and is restored to life in the end; this is clearly shown in the anime, but only implied in the manga.
 * The Third Senshi forms do not exist in the anime.