Sailor Moon

Synopsis

Usagi Tsukino is an ordinary student who often fails her exams and is known for being a klutz and a crybaby. Her everyday life takes an unexpected turn when she rescues a cat marked with a crescent moon on its forehead from peril. The feline, named Luna, soon reveals that their encounter was no coincidence: Usagi is fated to become Sailor Moon, a guardian of the planets entrusted with protecting Earth. Equipped with a special brooch that enables her to transform, she must wield her newfound abilities to defend the city against evil monsters that drain energy, dispatched by the malevolent Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom. However, mastering her powers and confronting villains are not her only challenges. She must locate the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, assemble the other Sailor Guardians, and retrieve the Legendary Silver Crystal to avert the planet's annihilation.

Background

The series won the 1992 Animage's Anime Grand Prix Award.