Sailor Moon (TV Drama)
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 美少女戦士セーラームーン | |
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Genre | Tokusatsu |
Creator | Takeuchi Naoko |
Director | Tasaki Ryuuta, Takamaru Masataka, Maihara Kenzou |
Opening theme |
Kirari ☆ Sailor Moon By Sae |
No. of episodes | 49 + 2 Specials |
Production company(s) | Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, Toei |
Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | TBS Affiliates |
Original run | October 4, 2003 | – September 25, 2004
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Hoshi no Kirby |
Followed by | Ultraman Nexus |
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Live Version
美少女戦士セーラームーン実写版 Sub title: "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon". Also known as "Sailor Moon Live Action version" in Japan
October 4, 2003 - September 25, 2004 (49 episodes)
Background
"Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Live" is a live action adaptation of the popular Manga Sailor Moon, it is a much more faithful to the manga than the 5 season anime that preceded it but with slight changes. It follows Tsukino Usagi, a clumsy teenage girl who becomes a Magical Girl named Sailor Moon after meeting a cat named Luna, who tells her she is a destined warrior who must find the reincarnated princess of a lost kingdom. Along the way, she meets other reincarnated warriors who join her group known as the Sailor Senshi who fight the forces of the evil mastermind behind the Dark Kingdom.
Characters
The Sailor Senshi Sailor Soldiers or Sailor Guardians
Tsukino Usagi / Sailor Moon
Played by Sawai Miyuu
Mizuno Ami / Sailor Mercury / Dark Mercury
Played by Chisaki Hama
Hino Rei / Sailor Mars
Played by Kitagawa Keiko
Kino Makoto / Sailor Jupiter
Played by Azama "Mew" Miyuu
Aino Minako / Sailor Venus / Sailor V
Played by Komatsu Ayaka
An idol and a singer. Her mascot character is Nako Nako, a blue unicorn that makes the sound "kupii".
Luna / Sailor Luna
Played by Keiko Han (voice), Koike Rina (human form)
Other characters
Chiba Mamoru / Tuxedo Mask Tuxedo Kamen
Played by Shibue Jouji 渋江譲二
Naru
Played by Kawabe Chieco
Usagi's friend
Furuhata Motoki 古幡元基
Played by Kikawada Masaya 黄川田将也
Works at the Crown Arcade. Is obsessed with turtles.
Villains
Queen Beryl
A beryl is a type of mineral that can be many colors; one of which is emerald.
Shitennou/The Four Great Kings
四天王 Beryl's four generals. They take their names from real life minerals.
Jadeite
Named after the greenish mineral of the same name
Nephrite
Zoisite
Guests
- 黒崎剛史 Ep 4-28 - Uchiyama Masato
Items
The Mythical Silver Crystal Ginzuishou
Chronology
Episode | Title | Air date | Writer |
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Sailor Moon Act 01 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 02 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 03 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 04 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 05 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 06 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 07 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 08 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 09 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 10 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 11 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 12 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 13 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 14 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 15 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 16 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 17 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 18 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 19 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 20 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 21 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 22 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 23 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 24 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 25 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 26 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 27 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 28 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 29 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 30 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 31 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 32 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 33 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 34 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 35 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 36 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 37 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 38 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 39 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 40 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 41 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 42 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 43 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 44 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 45 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 46 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 47 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 48 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act 49 | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Sailor Moon Act Zero | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
Misc. stuff. |
Ratings
http://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/147.html
Average: 3.5%
Highest: 5.1% #23…March 13, 2004
Lowest: 1.6% #44…August 14, 2004
Trivia
- The main director for PGSM is Tasaki Ryuuta who is well known for his Kamen Rider and other shows. He makes a guest appearance at the very end as Usagi's father.
- The main male actors for the show (the ones for Mamoru and Motoki) go on to become Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider Ibuki and Kamen Rider Ichigou(TheFirst) respectively.)
- Kawabe Chieco who plays Naru was also Sailor Mercury in the Sailor Moon Musicals.
Etymology of Japan's weekdays and how they relate to the planet names
And the weekdays just happen to be the same planets as our Inner Senshi, sharing the same kanji in their family names. (With Minako being an exception since Sailor V was created before Sailor Moon.)
月曜日 Monday is Moon day.
火曜日 Tuesday is named after a Norse god, Tiw, who is the equivalent of Mars. Kasei 火星 Planet Mars.
水曜日 Wednesdei, "day of Wodanaz", ultimately a calque of dies Mercurii "day of Mercury." Wednesday. 水星 Planet Mercury.
木曜日 Thursday is Thor's day (Roman god Jupiter was identified with Thunor). 木星 Planet Jupiter.
金曜日 Friday comes from the Old English Frīġedæġ, meaning the "day of Frigg" (a Germanic goddess broadly equivalent to Venus). 金星 Planet Venus.