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Жапондық музыкалық театр шоуларының отбасы, «Сейлор Мун» мангасына негізделген Nihongo Radja «Сейлор Мун» мюзиклдары, Serah Seera LaMoon Musicals, Serah Seera Myujikaru, көбінесе Sera Myu (セラミュー) деп аталады, — Наоко Такеучидің «Сейлор Мун» мангасына негізделген тікелей театрлық қойылымдар сериясы. Серия 31 мюзиклден тұрады, олар 1993 жылдың жазында ашылғаннан бері 800-ден астам қойылым көрсетілді. 1993 жылдан 2005 жылға дейін өткен алғашқы мюзиклдер тобы 500-ден астам қойылыммен Bandai компаниясы арқылы өндірілді. Қазіргі мюзиклдерді Nelke Planning (Dwango еншілес компаниясы) 2013 жылдан бері өндіріп келеді.
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
Тарих
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
Әр мюзикл әдетте жылына үш рет өткізіледі, қыс, көктем және жазғы мектеп демалыстарымен сәйкес келеді. Мюзиклдер бұрын Токиодағы Икебукуродағы Sunshine Theatre-да қыс және көктемде сахналанса, жазда Жапония бойынша гастрольдік сапарлар жасалған. 2005 жылдың қаңтар айында «Кагуя аралының жаңа аңызы» (қайта қарастырылған басылым) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) қойылымынан кейін Ай, Меркурий және Юпитер рөліндегі актрисалар «бітірді» (шоудан кетті), ал серия үзіліске түсті. 2013 жылдың маусым айында Такеучидің редакторы Фумио Осано 2013 жылдың қыркүйегінде жаңа «Сейлор Мун» мюзиклі «La Reconquista» ашылатынын, Такеучи жеке актрисаларды кастингтен өткізетінін мәлімдеді. Кастқа Сатоми Окубо Сейлор Мун рөлінде, Мияби Мацуура Сейлор Меркурий рөлінде, Канон Нанаки Сейлор Марс рөлінде, Юу Такахаши Сейлор Юпитер рөлінде, Шиори Саката Сейлор Венера рөлінде және Юга Ямато Туксидо Маскасы рөлінде ойнады, бұл «La Reconquista»-ны барлық рөлдерді әйелдер ойнаған алғашқы «Сейлор Мун» мюзикліне айналдырды. Мюзиклде Күміс Кристаллды іздеу үшін теңізші сарбаздар мен Қара Патшалық арасындағы шайқастар баяндалады. Мюзиклді 1995-1998 жылдар аралығында «СераМю» романын түсірген Такуя Хирамицу жазған, ал музыкасын Тошихико Сахаши жазған. Мюзикл 13-23 қыркүйек аралығында Токионың Шибуя ауданындағы AiiA Театрында өтті. «Petite Étrangère», «Сейлор Мун R»-ға негізделген мюзикл, Токиодағы AiiA Театрында 2014 жылдың 21 тамызынан 31 тамызына дейін, ал Осакада 5 қыркүйектен 7 қыркүйекке дейін өтті. «Petite Étrangère»-нің нұсқасы 2015 жылдың қаңтар айында Шанхайдағы Шанхай театр академиясының театрында бес қойылымға қойылды, бұл «Petite Étrangère»-ні Жапониядан тыс жерде ашылған алғашқы ресми жапондық «Сейлор Мун» мюзикліне айналдырды. Сериал 2019 жылы Солтүстік Америкада «Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live» мюзиклімен дебют жасады, ол 29 және 30 наурызда Нью-Йорктегі PlayStation театрында шектеулі қойылым ретінде сахналанды. Мюзикл 24 наурызда Вашингтонның Уорнер театрында да ойнатылды.
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
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Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
Мюзиклдерде әдетте тақырыптық ән болады, әдетте ол теңізші сарбаздар қарсыласты жеңгеннен кейін орындалады; көзді қозғайтын әзіл-қалжыңдар (мысалы, киім ауыстыру және сөз ойындары); және кейіпкерлерге немесе кейіпкерлер тобына арналған әндер, мысалы, Усаги Цукино мен Мамору Чиба арасындағы романтикалық әндер, теңізші сарбаздарға арналған шабуыл әндері, теңізші сарбаздар азамат ретінде орындайтын әндер және зұлымдардың әндері. «Қайта қарастырылған нұсқалар» (Кайтейбан деп аталады) — «Сейлор Мун» мюзиклінің тағы бір маңызды аспектісі. Жалпы, жаңа мюзиклдер жазда сахналанса, қыста қайта қарастырылады. Жалпы сюжет бұрынғыдай болып қала береді, бірақ кейбір сюжеттік элементтер қайта ұйымдастырылады: шоудың бастапқы нұсқасында тек ішінара жеңілген зұлымдар толық жеңіледі немесе сауығып кетеді, ал «бітіруші» актрисаларға көбірек жеке рөлдер немесе сөйлеу жолдары беріледі. Мюзиклдер көбінесе аниме мен мангада ұсынылған сюжеттік тұжырымдамаларды кеңейтеді. Ең бастысы, төрт теңізші сарбаз бен төрт көктегі патша арасындағы романс олардың бұрынғы өмірлерінде екі топтың романтикалық жұптар ретінде бейнеленген манга суретінен бейімделген. Музыкалық серияда «Сейлор Мун» аниме және манга нұсқаларынан алынған материалдан басқа, екі түпнұсқа сюжет желісі бар: «Кагуя аралының аңызы» (Кагуя Шима Дэнсетсу) және «Соңғы Дракул» сериясы. Көптеген шоулар ұзақ уақытқа созылған перде шақыруымен және биспен аяқталады, оның барысында бірқатар әндер орындалады. Музыкалық сюжетте сюжеттік мағынасы жоқ «Moonlight Densetsu» және «La Soldier» сияқты аниме сериясындағы танымал әндер жиі жанкүйерлерге қызмет ету ретінде орындалады. Фан-кан («жанкүйерлерге рахмет» деген сөзден шыққан) деп аталатын арнайы жанкүйерлер бағалау шоуы маусымның финалы ретінде қолданылады, онда бірнеше жанкүйерлерге арналған нөмірлер орындалады және жаңа актрисалар таныстырылады. Мюзиклдер серияға жаңа кейіпкерлерді енгізді, көбінесе қазіргі қаһарман топтарының жаңа мүшелері, мысалы, Spotted Tilmun, Aaron және Manna Қара Ай тобынан, Death Mannetjes және Death Nightmares Өлім қоздырғыштарынан, Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta және Buttress Shadow Galactica-дан. Мюзиклдер басқа нұсқаларында ешқашан пайда болмаған жаңа кейіпкерлерді де жасады, мысалы, Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk және Death Lamia.
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
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Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
Декорациялар мен фондық суреттер қарапайымнан (тек бірнеше декорациялық элементтер, фонсыз немесе қарапайым суреттері бар фон) орташа деңгейдегі күрделілікке (көптеген кішкентай декорациялық элементтер және үлкендері, мысалы, сахнаның бүкіл еніне жабысқан баспалдақтары мен үлкен есігі бар боялған қабырға) дейін, көбірек егжей-тегжейлі декорациялық элементтерге, әртүрлі сахна деңгейлерінің, тұзақ есіктердің және жасырын есіктердің кең пайдалануына дейін өзгереді. Теңізші сарбаздардың шабуылдары олардың нысаналарына түсетін түрлі-түсті шамдармен көрсетіледі, кейде шағын жарылыстар мен басқа да шағын пиротехникалық эффектілер (мысалы, «жалын қағазы», актерлер қолдарында жаққан және «от шарларын» жасау үшін лақтыратын арнайы қағаз жолақтары) қолданылады. Теңізші сарбаздар көбінесе сахнадан тыс жерде трансформацияланады (немесе трансформацияланған күйде пайда болады), ал олардың трансформациялық фразаларын естіп көруге болады. Тек Усаги ғана сахнада трансформацияланады. Бұл дене дублерінің көмегімен және сахнаның немесе декорациялық элементтердің бір бөлігінің қараңғылануымен немесе оның алдынан өтуімен жүзеге асырылады, ал актерлер орындарды ауыстырады. Трансформациялық тізбектердің жалғыз нақты мысалы — актерлердің «метаморфозаға» ұшырағандарын көрсететін скринге проекцияланған алдын ала түсірілген бейне тізбегі (кейбір қызғылт ленталармен).
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
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Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
«Сахна» термині мюзиклдердің топтарына кеңінен қолданылады. Бірінші 12 жыл бойы «Сейлор Мун» мюзиклдерін өндірген Bandai өзінің мюзиклдік өндірісін үш сахнаға бөлді. Бірінші сахнада Сейлор Мун рөлін ойнаған Анза Ояма болды, ол бірінші және ең ұзақ қызмет еткен Сейлор Мун актрисасы. Бұл сахна манга мен анимеге параллель болды, сюжетте көрсетілгендей, және басқа актрисалардың барлығы ауыстырылғанға дейін дерлік толыққанды бітіру болды. Екінші сахнада үш түрлі Сейлор Мун актрисасы, толыққанды түпнұсқа мюзикл («Кагуя аралының аңызы») және жартылай түпнұсқа «Соңғы Дракул» сериясы, содан кейін түпнұсқа «Соңғы бірінші сахна» мюзиклінің қайта жасалуымен аяқталды. Eien Densetsu (Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin деп аталады). Үшінші сахнада Марина Куроки жетекші актриса ретінде сақталды, бірақ тек екі мюзиклге (екеуі де «Кагуя аралының аңызының» қайта жасалуы) ғана созылды және 2005 жылдың қаңтарында аяқталды. Серия 2013 жылғы 20 жылдық сахнасымен үзілістен кейін қайта жаңғырылды, онда Сатоми Окубо жаңа Сейлор Мун рөлінде ойнады. Бұрынғы өндірістерден айырмашылығы, енді Nelke Planning бақылауындағы бұл мюзиклдер ресми сахналарға бөлінбеді.
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
Керісінше, көптеген батыс жанкүйерлері сахналарды Сейлор Мун рөлін ойнаған актрисалар бойынша бөледі:
Анза Ояма, Фумина Хара, Миюки Канбе және Марина Куроки. Төмендегі тізім Sera Myu өндірушілері қолданған ресми сахналар бойынша бөлінген.
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
Bandai өндірісі (1993–2005)
Family of Japanese musical theatre shows based on the Sailor Moon manga
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
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The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
The nihongo|Sailor Moon musicals|セーラームーン・ミュージカル|Sērāmūn Myūjikaru, commonly referred to as Sera Myu (セラミュー), are a series of live theatre productions based on the Sailor Moon manga by Naoko Takeuchi. The series consists of 31 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in the summer of 1993. The first set of musicals, which ran from 1993 to 2005, were produced by Bandai with over 500 performances. The current musicals have been produced by Nelke Planning (a subsidiary of Dwango) since 2013. History
Each musical typically runs for three engagements per year, timed to align with school holidays in the winter, spring, and summer. Musicals were historically staged at the Sunshine Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in the winter and spring, and tour Japan in the summer. After The New Legend of Kaguya Island (Revised Edition) (新・かぐや島伝説 <改訂版>) was staged in January 2005, the actresses for Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter "graduated" (left the show), and the series went on hiatus. In June 2013, Takeuchi's editor Fumio Osano announced that a new Sailor Moon musical, La Reconquista, would open in September 2013, with Takeuchi personally auditioning actresses for the cast. The cast featured Satomi Ōkubo as Sailor Moon, Miyabi Matsuura as Sailor Mercury, Kanon Nanaki as Sailor Mars, Yū Takahashi as Sailor Jupiter, Shiori Sakata as Sailor Venus, and Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask, making La Reconquista the first Sailor Moon musical where all roles were played by women. The musical recounts the battles between the Sailor Soldiers and the Dark Kingdom over the search for the Silver Crystal. The musical was produced, directed and written by Takuya Hiramitsu, who directed SeraMyu from 1995 to 1998, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The musical ran from September 13 to 23 at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya, Tokyo. Petite Étrangère, a musical based on Sailor Moon R, ran at AiiA Theater Tokyo from August 21 to August 31, 2014, and at Osaka from September 5 to September 7. A version of Petite Étrangère was staged in Shanghai, China, in January 2015 at the Shanghai Theatre Academy Theatre for a run of five performances, making Petite Étrangère the first official Japanese production of a Sailor Moon musical to open outside Japan. The series made its North America debut in 2019 with Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon The Super Live, which was staged as a limited engagement on March 29 and 30 at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The musical also played at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D. C., on March 24. Recurring elements
The musicals typically feature a theme song, usually performed after the Sailor Soldiers defeat the antagonist; sight gags (such as cross dressing and puns); and songs tailored for characters or groupings of characters, such as romantic songs between Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, attack songs for the Sailor Soldiers, songs the Sailor Soldiers perform as civilians, and villain songs. "Revised Versions" (known as Kaiteiban) are another major aspect of Sailor Moon musicals. Generally, new musicals are staged in the summer are revised for the winter. The overarching plot remains the same, but certain plot elements are rearranged: villains who were only partially defeated in the original version of the show are fully defeated or healed, and actresses who are "graduating" are given more solo parts or speaking lines. Often, the musicals expand upon plot concepts presented in the anime and manga. Most notably, a romance between the four Sailor Soldiers and the Four Kings of Heaven in their former lives was adapted from a manga image picturing the two groups paired off as romantic couples. In addition to adapting material from anime and manga versions of Sailor Moon, the musical series also has two original plot lines: The Legend of Kaguya Island (Kaguya Shima Densetsu) and the Last Dracul series. Most shows end with an extended curtain call and encore, during which a number of songs are performed. Popular songs from the anime series such as "Moonlight Densetsu" and "La Soldier", which would not make narrative sense in the plot of the musical, are frequently performed as fan service. Special fan appreciation shows referred to as FanKan (deriving from "fan thank you") are used as season finales, where multiple fan service numbers are performed and new actresses are introduced. The musicals have introduced new characters to the series, often as new members of existing groups of villains, such as Spotted Tilmun, Aaron and Manna from the Black Moon Clan, the Death Mannetjes and the Death Nightmares from the Death Busters, and Sailors Pewter Fox, Titanium Kerokko, Theta, and Buttress from Shadow Galactica. The musicals have also created original characters that have never appeared in any other version of the series, such as Sailor Astarte, Vulcan, Count Dracul, Bloody Dracul Vampir, Undead Berserk, and Death Lamia, among others. Production
The sets and backdrops range from simple (only some set pieces, no backdrop or backdrop with uncomplicated paintings) to mid elaborate (a greater number of small set pieces, and some bigger ones, for example, a painted wall over the whole width of the stage with a few attached stairs and a big door), more detailed set pieces, with heavy use of different stage levels, trapdoors and hidden doors. The Sailor Soldiers' attacks are represented by colored lights hitting their targets, and sometimes minor explosions and other small pyrotechnics (for example "flame paper", special paper stripes which the actors ignite in their hands and then throw to create the illusion of a "fireball") are used. The Sailor Soldiers mostly transform off stage (or just appear already transformed), while their transformation phrases can be heard. Only Usagi transforms on stage. This is done with the help of a body double and the "black out" of part of the stage or set pieces moving in front of her while the actors switch places. The only real "transformation sequence" that ever occurs is a pre filmed video sequence projected onto a scrim showing the actors "morph" (with some pink ribbons) into their transformed versions. List of musicals
"Stage" is a term used widely to refer to groupings of the musicals. Bandai, the producers of the first 12 years of Sailor Moon musical productions, divided their musical productions into three stages. The first stage consisted of those in which Sailor Moon was portrayed by Anza Ohyama, the first and longest running Sailor Moon actress. This stage ran parallel to the manga and anime, as reflected by the plot, and had a nearly full graduation with all of the main actresses being replaced. The second stage included three different Sailor Moon actresses, the only fully original musical (The Legend of Kaguya Island) and the semi original Last Dracul series, ending with a remake of the original "Final First Stage" musical, Eien Densetsu (titled Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin.) The third stage retained Marina Kuroki as lead actress, but ran for only two musicals (both remakes of The Legend of Kaguya Island), and ended in January 2005. The series resumed after a hiatus with the 20th Anniversary Stage in 2013, featuring Satomi Ōkubo as the new Sailor Moon. Unlike previous productions, these musicals, now overseen by Nelke Planning, were not categorized into distinct official stages
Conversely, most Western fans break the stages down by the actresses who played Sailor Moon:
Anza Ohyama, Fumina Hara, Miyuki Kanbe, and Marina Kuroki. The list below is divided up according to the official stages used by Sera Myu producers. Bandai productions (1993 2005)
First Stage
Featuring Anza Ohyama as Sailor Moon:
1993 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇)
1994 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (Kaiteiban) (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇（改訂版）)
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Super Spring Festival (スーパースプリングフェスティバル 美少女戦士セーラームーン )
1994 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Usagi Ai no Senshi e no Michi (うさぎ・愛の戦士への道)
1995 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (変身・スーパー戦士への道)
1995 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (Kaiteiban) (変身・スーパー戦士への道（改訂版）)
1995 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni (夢戦士・愛・永遠に )
1996 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (Kaiteiban)
Yume Senshi Ai Eien ni Saturn Fukkatsu Hen! (夢戦士・愛・永遠に サターン復活篇!) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS Special Musical Show
1996 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars
1997 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)
1997 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (永遠伝説)
1998 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) The Final First Stage!! (永遠伝説［改訂版］) The Final First Stage!! Second stage
Featuring Fumina Hara as Sailor Moon:
1998 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Densetsu Kourin (新・伝説光臨)
1999 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (かぐや島伝説)
1999 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai (かぐや島伝説＜改訂版＞夏休み!宝石探検隊)
Featuring Miyuki Kanbe as Sailor Moon:
2000 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin / Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi (新／変身・スーパー戦士への道)
Last Dracul Jokyoku (ラストドラクル序曲)
2000 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (決戦/トランシルバニアの森)
~Shin Toujou! ChibiMoon wo Goru Senshi Tatsu~ (～新登場！ちびムーンを護る戦士達～)
2001 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kessen / Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) (決戦／トランシルバニアの森＜改訂版＞)
Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo (－最強の敵 ダーク・カインの謎－)
2001 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Last Dracul Saishuu Shou (ラスト・ドラクル最終章)
Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin / Super Revue Musical Show (超惑星デス・バルカンの封印 / スパーレビューミュージカルショー)
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2001 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (～誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ～)
2002 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady [Kaiteiban] Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo (誕生！暗黒のプリンセス ブラック・レディ［改訂版］～惑星ネメシスの謎～)
2002 Spring Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon "10th Anniversary Festival"
Musical Show "Ai no Sanctuary" (ミュージカルショー「愛のサンクチュアリー」)
Memorial Talk & Live Show (メモリアルトーク＆ライブショー)
2002 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～)
2003 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Mugen Gakuen Mistress Labyrinth Kaiteiban (無限学園～ミストレス・ラビリンス～改訂版)
2003 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Starlights Ryuusei Densetsu (スターライツ・流星伝説)
2004 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Kakyuu Ouhi Kourin The Second Stage Final (火球王妃降臨) THE SECOND STAGE FINAL
Third stage
Featuring Marina Kuroki as Sailor Moon:
2004 Summer Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
~Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu~ (～新かぐや島伝説～) NEW LEGEND OF KAGUYA ISLAND
2005 Winter Special Musical Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Marinamoon Final (新かぐや島伝説（改訂版) MARINAMOON FINAL
Nelke Planning productions (2013 Present)
'Note: From this point onwards, the musicals, now produced by Nelke Planning, do not have numbered "stages".' 20th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Satomi Okubo as Sailor Moon:
2013 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
La Reconquista
2014 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Petite Étrangère
2015 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Un Nouveau Voyage
Featuring Hotaru Nomoto as Sailor Moon:
2016 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Amour Eternal
2017 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Le Mouvement Final
Nogizaka46 Musicals
Featuring Mizuki Yamashita and Sayuri Inoue as Sailor Moon:
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」)
Featuring Shiori Kubo''' as Sailor Moon:
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonNogizaka46 ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2019 (乃木坂46版 ミュージカル 「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2019')
Featuring Kazu Inoue and Sawara Satsuki as Sailor Moon:
2024 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Nogizaka 46 "5 kisei" ban Musical "Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon" 2024 (乃木坂46"5期生"版 ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」2024)
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya, Natsuki Koga and Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live
Featuring Kanae Yumemiya as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Paris)
Featuring Tomomi Kasai as Sailor Moon
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team America)
Featuring Natsuki Koga as Sailor Moon
2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
The Super Live (Team Taipei)
30th Anniversary Musicals
Featuring Riko Tanaka''' as Sailor Moon:
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor MoonKaguya hime no Koibito (かぐや姫の恋人)
2022 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 30 Shūnen Kinen Musical Festival Chronicle (30周年記念 Musical Festival Chronicle '')
Қабылдау
Жалпы саны 32 055 адам "Гайден Дарк Кингдом Фуккацу Хен" (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇) атты қойылымның 29 жекелеген көрсетіліміне қатысты. Оның қайта жөнделген нұсқасын 35 жеке көрсетілімде 25 208 адам тамашалады.
In total, 32,055 people attended Gaiden Dark Kingdom Fukkatsu Hen (外伝 ダーク・キングダム復活篇), which had 29 separate performances. 25,208 people attended its revised edition, which had 35 separate performances.