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For this time I shall talk about the 5 series in Sailor Moon, very briefly and then give my opinions on each.  So interesting huh?  I knew you would think so. 

Sailor Moon: Classic
This is the season that started it all.  We meet Sailor Moon, a klutzy, crybaby that would like nothing better than a quick bite to eat than studying.  Here we are introduced to the kitties, as well as the 5 inner soldier, the Moon Princess and Tuxedo Mask.  Quite action packed for such a season.  I really enjoyed this season, it's innocent but still has an air of relatively evil going on.  The brainwashing of Tuxedo Mask and how Sailor Moon has to deal with it is also a nice twist here.  Overall I would rate this serious a 3 outta of 5 stars.  Could have gotten higher if they consider doing it for an older audience.

Sailor Moon Romance or Return
This season is in two parts.  First deals with Sailor Moon and the inners having their memories restored and returning to fight a new evil, Ali and En.  These two aliens are an interesting villain but after awhile their antics between themselves and fighting over Mamoru and Usagi get old.  I think this part is cute but I really glad they didn't make it longer than it was.  The second part follows the manga and introduces a small bratty child that looks like Usagi and demands the ginzuishou.  We discover her name is also Usagi but is ultimately called Chibiusa.  In time we learn she is being pursed by the Dark Moon family, people from the future trying to destroy Neo-Tokyo.  Besides having that great storyline, there is another one of the big breakup between Mamoru and Usagi.  

Eventually we learn why Mamoru has done this and they do get back together.  I really enjoyed this part because the story because it had so much in it.  The villains were interesting and there were two different hierarchies of them.  I liked the whole time concept and how Sailor Moon really matured trying to get the Dark Moon kingdom to understand the power of love.  I was just tad disappointed about the final battle, it didn't live up to the first season, but it still told and ended the story.  This is my least favorite season, but I like immensely.  I give it give 1 out of 5 stars, mainly for the first part and the animation quality and too many filler episodes.  I do enjoy the romance drama though.

Sailor Moon Super
This is my second favorite season.  It takes a dark twist and introduces the outer senshi.  It also develops the inners very well as well as Chibiusa.  The villains are phenomenon, especially Professor Tomoe!  In it, Sailor Mars has a disturbing vision of her friends and the world being destroyed, and instead of telling her friends of this foreboding vision she brushes it off.  The first part of the series introduces Sailor Uranus and Neptune, two senshi who know their mission of retrieving three talismans at the cost of having a sacrifice to get them.  They interact with Usagi and the group as acquaintances and eventually as friends, but when they are senshi, Neptune and Uranus are quite annoyed with the inner senshi and how they want to save pure hearts and the individual it belongs too, instead of realizing it is futile.  The second part is when the tailsmans are found and we are introduced to a new character Hotaru.  She is a sickly child who has no friends because of the strange powers she has.  

She is surprised however to meet a friendly girl who isn't afraid of her and wants to become friends.  Chibiusa and Hotaru become fast friends and bond with Usagi and the others.  Haruka suspects something strange about the sickly girl and warns Usagi not to let Chibiusa get so close.  Later on Uranus, Pluto and Neptune suspect Hotaru is Sailor Saturn and want to prevent her awakening for fear she will destroy the Earth.  Instead they are all surprised she is the Messiah of Silence when she becomes Mistress 9.  I love the conflicts and the darkness this series has.  Usagi has become so strong since the first season, and when she makes her decisions her inner senshi follow her through without question.  The final battle is absolutely amazing, from Pluto's taboo, to the Neptune and Uranus feeling despair when Sailor Moon refuses to kill Mistress 9, to well everything!  I love this season!  Too bad for the last three episodes, they were really lame and took away from the ambiance of the finale.  This gets 4 out of 5 stars.

Sailor Moon SuperS
Not many people enjoy this season, but I rather like it.  It's focused around Chibiusa and how she has lovely horse in her dreams named Pegasus.  He is being pursed by a bunch of circus freaks.  This season really shows her growing up from that bratty yet troubled child in R to a kind, caring preteen.  She genuinely is upset by how Usagi and Mamoru's relationship is at times, and really wants to help Pegasus no matter what.  The outers have left this season and a couple of minor characters have their last appearances here, from Motoki to Yuuichirou.  

It's an extremely light hearted season, much different from Super with goofy villains and silly episodes.  I think that is the main draw back from this series is that it really didn't follow the manga and was too child like after previous season.  Still, the animations is subperb, and the character development continues with the inners, particularly Rei, Ami and Mamoru.  Unfortunately Minako and Usagi really don't progress much, and Minako tends to get more ditzy here.  Still I enjoyed this happy little season and get many laughs out of it.  It gets 2 out of 5 stars.

Sailor Moon Stars
This is my favorite season.  I love everything.  The outers return, and there are new allies, as well as villains who are awesome and the love twist here is amazing.  Like in Sailor Moon R, this one has two parts, yet they mesh well together.  The first part is the defeat of Nehellenia again, the power up of the outers and the strengthening of their teamwork.  The whole mirror thing is absolutely creepy, and I rather enjoyed seeing Mercury teamed up with Uranus and ect.  This leads into Sailor Moon's final transformation, Eternal Sailor Moon, and the introduction of things to come.  The next part Mamoru has gotten a scholarship and goes to America.  Before his flight leaves he gives Usagi an engagement ring and smiles at her one last time.  Then his plane explodes.  

We are then introduced to the wonderful idols, the Three Lights,  who in reality are the Starlights, traveling to Earth in search of their princess.   While on Earth, the main singer of the Three Lights, Seiya, becomes enraptured by Usagi and pretty much falls in love with her.  I love this part!  Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Usagi and Mamoru fan, but Seiya is so awesome, and angst with his poor unrequited love going on.  This and the appearance of Chibi Chibi and of course Galaxia and the other Sailor Animates make this my favorite season.  The animation is a different style but still awesome, the music is fantastic and the ending is wonderful.  From Usagi sticking to her own moral standards to her naivety as she watches Seiya and the others go back home, this is gets 5 out of 5 stars for me.  I really wished it followed the manga more closely, and that's the only con I find, besides it being rushed towards the end.

Well that's my opinions on each of the seasons.  Sorta of long isn't it?  Oh well, I'm glad you made it here.  Thanks for reading!

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