As of May 2004, the series has officially been taken off the air in all English-speaking countries due to lapsed licenses which have not been renewed. The fifth season, Sailor Stars, has not been licensed for release in English. In addition to the two hundred episodes, three feature-length films were produced, as well as five short films. In North America, the episodes aired from September 11, 1995, to December 21, 2000, on YTV in Canada, and in first-run syndication (and later on Cartoon Network) in the United States.
The series aired from March 7, 1992, to February 8, 1997, on TV Asahi in Japan. The series concentrates on the adventures of Usagi Tsukino, a schoolgirl who learns that she and several other girls can transform into superheroines, Sailor Senshi, and fight against evil forces that threaten the world. The first four seasons were dubbed and released in North America by DIC Entertainment and Cloverway. The episodes were directed by Junichi Sato, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Takuya Igarashi, Takao Yoshizawa and Hiromichi Matano, and produced by TV Asahi and Toei Animation. The 200 episodes of the Japanese anime series Sailor Moon were adapted from the eighteen volume manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. The first season DVD box set, released in North America in 2003 by ADV Films.
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