Back in the early 90s, the world of anime was changed forever with the arrival ofPretty Guardian Sailor Moon. The action-adventure anime was a bit of a curve ball in terms of popularity because it featured anall-girl fighting team— a combination that production companies hesitated to fund. Now,more than 30 years later, it’s safe to say thatSailor Moonbecame a reference in the anime world, and its wrap-up installmentPretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movieis now making waves at Netflix.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movieis the final arc fromSailor Moon Crystal. The movie was divided in two parts and serves as Season 5 of the remake series. In it, the Sailor Guardians have to team up one last time toface a terrible enemythat wants to dominate the cosmos itself. Before that, however, the enemy targets the Sailor Guardians' closest friends and family members, which puts the girls on a desperate run to save everyone they love — and the galaxy.
Where DoesSailor Moon CrystalFit Into TheSailor MoonTimeline?
Sailor Moon Crystalre-tells the story that fans came to know and love in the early 90s. Despite its popularity,Sailor Moonwas infamously knownas an anime series overflowing with filler episodes — stories that don’t move the main plot forward and often are not part of the source material. The remake series, which first debuted in 2014, is considered a more faithfuladaptation of the manga seriescreated byNaoko Takeuchi. After three seasons, the story was wrapped with two movies:Sailor Moon EternalandPretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie.
The originalSailor Moonanime series ran for 200 episodes, and the remake series was “condensed” into 39. However,fans of the franchise have space in their heartsfor both versions, fillers included. TheSailor Moonmovie is among the few anime titles that made the top 10 most-watched list internationally, including mega-hits likeDemon Slayer,Jujutsu KaisenandMy Hero Academia.
