diff.text: '''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''' is a ''metaseries'' consisting of an [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (anime)|anime]], a [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (manga)|manga]], a [[Sera-Myu|musical]] and a [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (live-action)|live-action series]]. Created by [[Naoko Takeuchi]] in 1992, the series features a fourteen-year-old girl named [[Usagi Tsukino]] who becomes [[Usagi Tsukino|Sailor Moon]], a justice fighter who must save the world from dark forces.
diff.text: Although originally planned to be called "Pretty Soldier Sailor V" (''Bishoujo Senshi Sera V''), [[Usagi Tsukino|Sailor Moon]] took over as the heroine. The series originally consisted of five [[Sailor Soldier]]s, including [[Minako Aino|Sailor V]] (renamed Sailor Venus). 
diff.text: After R finished, [[Toei]] convinced Takeuchi to create a third series, [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon S]]. The series had a darker tone than the other two and is the most well-liked by fans. This series featured the introduction of three new soldiers, Sailors [[SailorHaruka UranusTen'ou|Uranus]], [[SailorMichiru NeptuneKaiou|Neptune]] and [[SailorHotaru SaturnTomoe|Saturn]]. 
diff.text: The series centers around [[Usagi Tskuino]] discovering her identity as [[Usagi Tsukino|Sailor Moon]] and defeating the [[Dark Kingdom]] which destroyed the [[Silver Millennium]], her past-life home on the moon. She meets a black cat named [[Luna]] who tells her of her identity and explains that she has to find the [[Princess Serenity|Princess of the Moon]] and the [[Phantom Silver Crystal]] to save the world from the Dark Kingdom.
diff.text: The real story begins when a young girl ([[Usagi Small Lady Serenity Tsukino|ChibiUsa]]) falls out of the sky and holds Usagi at gunpoint, demanding the Silver Crystal. It is revealed that she is Usagi's daughter from the future. In the future, Tokyo has become [[Crystal Tokyo]]. It has been taken over by a group of exiles called the [[Black Moon Clan]] and Sailor Moon and company must go to the future with the help of [[Setsuna Meioh|Sailor Pluto]] to save Usagi's future.