Sailor Moon manga series Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sailor-Moon Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sailor-Moon Written by Stuart Hicar Stuart Hicar Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Aug 29, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Sailor Moon, popular manga series created by Takeuchi Naoko, a Japanese writer and artist. The manga was written for the shojo (girls’) magazine Nakayoshi and ran from the magazine’s February 1992 issue until 1997. The series’ name, Bishōjo senshi Sērā Mūn, roughly translates to “pretty soldier Sailor Moon” in English but was simplified to Sailor Moon during the localization process of the anime in the late 1990s. Since its release, the manga has had a massive international impact, creating billions in revenue and remaining one of the most popular manga series more than three decades after its first publication. Manga ...(100 of 829 words)

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