List of Sailor Moon Crystal episodes
Sailor Moon Crystal is a 2014 original net animation adaptation of the shōjo manga series Sailor Moon written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi and produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai, written by Yūji Kobayashi, and character designed by Yukie Sakō, the first two seasons of the series were streamed worldwide on the Niconico website from July 5, 2014 to July 18, 2015. The 26 episodes covered the corresponding chapters of the re-release manga. In September 2015, Toei announced that a third season was in production. The third season of Sailor Moon Crystal is known as the Death Busters arc. The third season was directed by Chiaki Kon, and character designed by Akira Takahashi. The first episode of the third season was previewed at the Animate Ikebukuro store in Tokyo on March 6, 2016. The third season consisted of 13 episodes, and debuted on Japanese television on Tokyo MX.
The fourth season, known as the Dead Moon arc, was adapted into two-part theatrical anime film project titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie, directed by Chiaki Kon, and character designed by Kazuko Tadano. The first film was originally set to release on September 11, 2020, but was postponed to January 8, 2021, due to COVID-19. The second film is set to debut on February 11, 2021. Studio Deen co-produced the films with Toei Animation.
Series overview
Films
Episode list
Season I: ''Dark Kingdom'' (201415)
- In this arc, Usagi and her friends are 14 and in 8th grade as their 2nd year of middle school.
- Opening song: "MOON PRIDE" by Momoiro Clover Z.
- Closing song: "Moonbow" by Momoiro Clover Z.
| No. | Official English title Original Japanese title | Episode director | Writer | Animation director | Original release date | English release date |
Season II: ''Black Moon'' (2015)
- In this arc, Usagi and her friends are 14 and in 8th grade as their 2nd year of middle school.
- Opening song: "MOON PRIDE" by Momoiro Z Clover.
- Closing song: "Moonbow" by Momoiro Z Clover.
Season III: ''Death Busters'' (2016)
- In this arc, Usagi and her friends are 15 and in 9th grade as their 3rd and final year of middle school until in the epilogue of the last episode one year later, they went to high school at 16.
- Opening songs: "Fall In Love With The New Moon" by Etsuko Yakushimaru, Mitsuko Horie, and Momoiro Clover Z
- Closing songs: "Eternal Eternity" by Junko Minagawa and Sayaka Ohara, "Maiden's Advice" by Misato Fukuen, and "Only Eternity Ties Us Together" by Kenji Nojima.
- Unlike other seasons, this is followed by the two-part feature movie, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal, with both films set to be released in theaters in Winter of 2021.
Home video releases
Japanese release
released the first two seasons in 13 volumes on DVD and Blu-ray format.Evil Line Records released 3 volumes of the third season in DVD and Blu-ray format.