text: [[Image:Smr.gif|right|frame|The anime series logo, which translates to "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R"]]
  
  '''Sailor Moon R''' is the shortened title of '''''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R''''' (美少女戦士セーラームーン R, Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Aru) the second major story arc and series in the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' [[anime]]. The letter R in its title, according to the Memorial Song Box booklet, can be expanded into either "Return" or "Romance." In the [[manga]], which came first, this arc does not have a specific name, but its individual Acts are inconsistently given the subtitle "Black Moon."
  
  Created by [[Naoko Takeuchi]], the manga was first published in book form by [[Kodansha]] in 1993-1994, encompassing Acts 14-23 (volumes 4-7 of the original manga, 3-5 of the re-released editions). Starting in [[1997]], the manga series was released in English by [[Tokyopop]], though as of May 2005 it is out of print.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tokyopop.com/oop.html | title=Tokyopop Out of Print | accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>
  
  ''Sailor Moon'' was originally intended to run only one series, but the first was so popular that [[Toei]] asked Takeuchi to keep drawing her manga. Because the two were being produced at the same time, ''Sailor Moon R'' begins with a 13-episode sub-arc that does not appear in the manga, created to give Takeuchi time to catch up. This story features the regaining of the [[Sailor Senshi]]'s memories and their encounters with the [[Makaiju]] aliens, and is referred to as the Makaiju arc.
  
  The main story arc explores the future of all the Senshi in a utopic city called [[Crystal Tokyo]], ruled over by [[Neo-Queen Serenity]] and [[King Endymion]]. New characters introduced include [[Chibiusa]], [[Sailor Pluto]], and in the manga, [[Cats (Sailor Moon)|Diana]]. The primary villains are the [[Black Moon Clan]], led by Prince Demand.
diff.text: [[Image:Smr.gif|right|frame|The anime series logo, which translates to "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R"]]
diff.text: '''Sailor Moon R''' is the shortened title of '''''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R''''' (美少女戦士セーラームーン R, Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Aru) the second major story arc and series in the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' [[anime]]. The letter R in its title, according to the Memorial Song Box booklet, can be expanded into either "Return" or "Romance." In the [[manga]], which came first, this arc does not have a specific name, but its individual Acts are inconsistently given the subtitle "Black Moon."
diff.text: Created by [[Naoko Takeuchi]], the manga was first published in book form by [[Kodansha]] in 1993-1994, encompassing Acts 14-23 (volumes 4-7 of the original manga, 3-5 of the re-released editions). Starting in [[1997]], the manga series was released in English by [[Tokyopop]], though as of May 2005 it is out of print.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tokyopop.com/oop.html | title=Tokyopop Out of Print | accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>
diff.text: ''Sailor Moon'' was originally intended to run only one series, but the first was so popular that [[Toei]] asked Takeuchi to keep drawing her manga. Because the two were being produced at the same time, ''Sailor Moon R'' begins with a 13-episode sub-arc that does not appear in the manga, created to give Takeuchi time to catch up. This story features the regaining of the [[Sailor Senshi]]'s memories and their encounters with the [[Makaiju]] aliens, and is referred to as the Makaiju arc.
diff.text: The main story arc explores the future of all the Senshi in a utopic city called [[Crystal Tokyo]], ruled over by [[Neo-Queen Serenity]] and [[King Endymion]]. New characters introduced include [[Chibiusa]], [[Sailor Pluto]], and in the manga, [[Cats (Sailor Moon)|Diana]]. The primary villains are the [[Black Moon Clan]], led by Prince Demand.