List of ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'' episodes
| Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | |
|---|---|
 The anime series title, which translates to Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | March 9, 1996 – February 8, 1997 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth and final season of the Sailor Moon anime series, titled Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars[1][2] (美少女戦士セーラームーン セーラースターズ Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Sērā Sutāzu), was directed by Takuya Igarashi and produced by Toei Animation. Like the rest of the Sailor Moon series, it follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her fellow Sailor Guardians. The series is divided into two story arcs. The first 6 episodes consist of a self-contained arc in which the Sailor Guardians encounter Queen Nehelenia again. The remaining 28 episodes adapt material from the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi, in which the Sailor Guardians meet up with the Sailor Starlights, led by Princess Kakyuu. They discover that Sailor Galaxia, the leader of the "Shadow Galactica" organization and a corrupted Sailor Guardian, plans to increase her powers and rule the galaxy.
The season began broadcasting on TV Asahi on March 9, 1996 and ended on February 8, 1997 for 34 episodes. It was later released on DVD in six compilations with five episodes, by Toei, from September 26 to November 21, 2005.[3][4] In May 2014, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series from the start for an uncut release, and also that they plan to release the fifth season on Blu-ray and DVD. On December 14, 2015, Viz Media streamed the first episode of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, along with the series finale of Sailor Moon SuperS, on Hulu in the United States, followed by a streaming release of the entire show on Tubi TV in Canada on July 15, 2016.
Season 5 will have an English dub in 2019.
Three pieces of theme music were used: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme, titled "Sailor Star Song", is performed by Kae Hanazawa. The ending theme, used for the first 33 episodes, is "Kaze mo Sora mo Kitto..." performed by Alisa Mizuki. The second and final ending theme is "Moonlight Densetsu" performed by Moon Lips.
Episode list (1996–1997)
| No. | Original Japanese[5] and Viz [6] titles | Director | Writer | Art director(s) | Animation director(s) | Original airdate |
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| 167 | "The Flower of Nightmares Scatters: The Queen of Darkness Returns" "Akumu hana wo chirasu toki! Yami no Joō fukkatsu" (悪夢花を散らす時!闇の女王復活) | Takuya Igarashi | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kenichi Tajiri | Katsumi Tamegai | March 9, 1996 |
| 168 | "Saturn Awakens: The Ten Sailor Guardians Unite" "Satān no mezame! Sērā jū Senshi shūketsu" (サターンの目覚め!S10戦士集結) | Harume Kosaka | Genki Yoshimura | Kenichi Tajiri | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | March 23, 1996 |
| 169 | "The Cursed Mirror: Mamoru Caught in a Nightmare" "Noroi no makyō! Akumu ni torawareta Mamoru" (呪いの魔鏡!悪夢にとらわれた衛) | Noriyo Sasaki | Genki Yoshimura | Minoru Ōkōchi | Minako Itō | April 13, 1996 |
| 170 | "Night of Destiny: The Sailor Guardians’ Ordeals" "Unmei no ichiya! Sērā Senshi no kunan" (運命の一夜!セーラー戦士の苦難) | Yuji Endo | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Masahiro Andō | April 20, 1996 |
| 171 | "For Love: the Endless Battle in the Dark World" "Ai yue ni! Hateshinaki makai no tatakai" (愛ゆえに!果てしなき魔界の戦い) | Hiroki Shibata | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kenichi Tajiri | Takayuki Gorai | April 27, 1996 |
| 172 | "Moon Power of Love: The Nightmare Ends" "Ai no mūn pawā! Akumu no owaru toki" (愛のムーンパワー!悪夢の終わる時) | Junichi Sato | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kenichi Tajiri | Miho Shimogasa | May 4, 1996 |
| 173 | "Farewells and Encounters: the Transitioning Stars of Destiny" "Wakare to deai! Unmei no hoshiboshi no ryūten" (別れと出会い!運命の星々の流転) | Takuya Igarashi | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kenichi Tajiri | Yoshihiro Kitano | May 11, 1996 |
| 174 | "A School Storm: The Transfer Students Are Idols" "Gakuen ni fuku arashi! Tenkōsei wa aidoru" (学園に吹く嵐!転校生はアイドル) | Harume Kosaka | Kazuhiko Kanbe | Kenichi Tajiri | Minako Itō | May 18, 1996 |
| 175 | "Becoming an Idol: Minako's Ambition" "Aidoru wo mezase! Minako no yabō" (アイドルをめざせ!美奈子の野望) | Yuji Endo | Atsushi Maekawa | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Takayuki Gorai | May 25, 1996 |
| 176 | "Fighter's Secret Identity: the Shocking Super Transformation" "Faitā no shōtai! Shōgeki no chōhenshin" (ファイターの正体!衝撃の超変身) | Noriyo Sasaki | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuhisa Asai | Miho Shimogasa | June 8, 1996 |
| 177 | "A Star of Dreams and Wishes: Taiki's Transformation" "Hoshi ni takusu yume to roman! Taiki no henshin" (星に託す夢とロマン!大気の変身) | Hiroki Shibata | Kazuhiko Kanbe | Kenichi Tajiri | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | June 15, 1996 |
| 178 | "Luna's Discovery: The Real Face of Yaten" "Luna wa mita!? Aidoru Yaten no sugao" (ルナは見た!?アイドル夜天の素顔) | Harume Kosaka | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kenichi Tajiri | Yoshihiro Kitano | June 22, 1996 |
| 179 | "Friend or Foe? Star Lights and the Sailor Guardians" "Teki? Mikata? Sutāraitsu to Sērā Senshi" (敵?味方?スターライツとS戦士) | Yuji Endo | Genki Yoshimura | Kenichi Tajiri | Minako Itō | June 29, 1996 |
| 180 | "Calling of the Shining Stars: Enter Haruka and Michiru" "Yobiau hoshi no kagayaki! Haruka-tachi sansen" (呼び合う星の輝き!はるか達参戦) | Takuya Igarashi | Atsushi Maekawa | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Katsumi Tamegai | July 13, 1996 |
| 181 | "Seiya and Usagi's Heart-Pounding Date" "Seiya to Usagi no dokidoki dēto" (セイヤとうさぎのドキドキデート) | Junichi Sato | Kazuhiko Kanbe | Kenichi Tajiri | Miho Shimogasa | July 20, 1996 |
| 182 | "Invaders from Outer Space: The Coming of Siren" "Uchū kara no shinryaku! Seirēn hirai" (宇宙からの侵略!セイレーン飛来) | Noriyo Sasaki | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuhisa Asai | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | August 3, 1996 |
| 183 | "The Screaming Dead: Terror of the Camp Monster" "Shiryō no sakebi? Kyōfu kyampu no kaijin" (死霊の叫び!?恐怖キャンプの怪人) | Hiroki Shibata | Kazuhiko Kanbe | Kenichi Tajiri | Yoshihiro Kitano | August 10, 1996 |
| 184 | "A Night Alone Together: Usagi in Danger" "Futarikiri no yoru! Usagi no pinchi" (ふたりきりの夜!うさぎのピンチ) | Harume Kosaka | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Hidekazu Nakanishi | Minako Itō | August 17, 1996 |
| 185 | "Taiki's Song Filled with Passion and Faith" "Taiki zesshō! Shinjiru kokoro wo uta ni komete" (大気絶唱!信じる心を歌にこめて) | Yuji Endo | Atsushi Maekawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Katsumi Tamegai | August 31, 1996 |
| 186 | "Chibi-Chibi's Mystery: The Big Noisy Chase" "Chibichibi no nazo! Osawagase daitsuiseki" (ちびちびの謎!おさわがせ大追跡) | Masahiro Hosoda | Genki Yoshimura | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Michiaki Sugimoto | September 7, 1996 |
| 187 | "The Shining Power of a Star: Chibi-Chibi's Transformation" "Kagayaku hoshi no pawā! Chibichibi no henshin" (輝く星のパワー!ちびちびの変身) | Takuya Igarashi | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kenichi Tajiri | Miho Shimogasa | September 14, 1996 |
| 188 | "Invitation to Terror: Usagi's Night Flight" "Kyōfu e no shōtai! Usagi no yakan hikō" (恐怖への招待!うさぎの夜間飛行) | Noriyo Sasaki | Kazuhiko Kanbe | Hidekazu Nakanishi | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | October 12, 1996 |
| 189 | "Duty or Friendship: Conflict Between the Sailor Guardians" "Shimei to yūjō no hazama! Sērā Senshi-tachi no tairitsu" (使命と友情の間!S戦士達の対立) | Harume Kosaka | Genki Yoshimura | Kazuhisa Asai | Minako Itō | October 19, 1996 |
| 190 | "Truth Revealed: The Star Lights' Past" "Akasareta shinjitsu! Seiya-tachi no kako" (明かされた真実!セイヤ達の過去) | Hiroki Shibata | Atsushi Maekawa | Kenichi Tajiri | Katsumi Tamegai | October 26, 1996 |
| 191 | "Butterflies of Light: A New Chapter on the Horizon" "Hikari no chō ga mau toki! Atarashī nami no yokan" (光の蝶が舞う時!新しい波の予感) | Masahiro Hosoda | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Michiaki Sugimoto | November 9, 1996 |
| 192 | "Go for Your Dream: Minako Becomes an Idol" "Yume icchokusen! Aidoru Minako no tanjō!?" (夢一直線!アイドル美奈子の誕生) | Yuji Endo | Kazuhiko Kanbe | Hidekazu Nakanishi | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | November 16, 1996 |
| 193 | "The Stolen Silver Crystal: Princess Kakyu Appears" "Ubawareta ginzuishō! Kakyū Purinsesu shutsugen" (うばわれた銀水晶!火球皇女出現) | Takuya Igarashi | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuhisa Asai | Miho Shimogasa | November 30, 1996 |
| 194 | "Crusade for the Galaxy: Legend of the Sailor Wars" "Ginga no seisen! Sērā Wōzu densetsu" (銀河の聖戦 セーラーウォーズ伝説) | Noriyo Sasaki | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuhisa Asai | Yoshihiro Kitano | December 7, 1996 |
| 195 | "Princess Kakyu Perishes: Advent of Galaxia" "Kakyū Purinsesu shōmetsu! Gyarakushia kōrin" (火球皇女消滅!ギャラクシア降臨) | Masahiro Hosoda | Kazuhiko Kanbe | Hidekazu Nakanishi | Michiaki Sugimoto | December 14, 1996 |
| 196 | "Countdown to Destruction: The Sailor Guardians' Last Battle" "Ginga horobiru toki! Sērā Senshi saigo no tatakai" (銀河滅びる時!S戦士最後の戦い) | Harume Kosaka | Genki Yoshimura | Kazuhisa Asai | Minako Itō | January 11, 1997 |
| 197 | "Ruler of the Galaxy: the Menace of Galaxia" "Ginga no shihaisha! Gyarakushia no kyōi" (銀河の支配者! ギャラクシアの脅威) | Hiroki Shibata | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Shigetaka Kiyoyama | January 18, 1997 |
| 198 | "Dying Stars: Uranus and Neptune's Last Stand" "Kieyuku hoshiboshi! Uranusu-tachi no saigo" (消えゆく星々!ウラヌス達の最期) | Junichi Sato | Atsushi Maekawa | Yoshiyuki Shikano | Yoshihiro Kitano | January 25, 1997 |
| 199 | "The Light of Hope: the Final Battle for the Galaxy" "Kibō no Hikari! Ginga wo kaketa saishū kessen" (希望の光!銀河をかけた最終決戦) | Masahiro Hosoda | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuhisa Asai | Michiaki Sugimoto | February 1, 1997 |
| 200 | "Usagi's Love: The Moonlight Illuminates the Galaxy" "Usagi no ai! Gekkō ginga wo terasu" (うさぎの愛!月光銀河を照らす) | Takuya Igarashi | Ryōta Yamaguchi | Kazuyuki Hashimoto | Katsumi Tamegai | February 8, 1997 |
References
- ↑ "美少女戦士セーラームーンセーラースターズ DVD‐COLLECTION Vol.1". toei-video.co.jp. Toei Video. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "美少女戦士セーラームーンセーラースターズ DVD‐COLLECTION Vol.2(完)". toei-video.co.jp. Toei Video. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "美少女戦士 セーラームーン セーラースターズ vol.1 DVD". Toei Animation. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "美少女戦士 セーラームーン セーラースターズ vol.1 DVD". Toei Animation. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Official list of Sailor Moon episodes". Sailor Moon Memorial Song Box (CD booklet). Nippon Columbia CO., LTD. 1997. pp. 100–108. COCC-14459-64.
- ↑ Sailor Moon page at Hulu. "Watch Sailor Moon online - at Hulu". Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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