History SailorMoon / TropesOne

* BackFromTheDead: Done as a reset button. This is only vaguely defined and downplayed in the show for the sake of tension. However, healing powers up to and including resurrection is one of Sailor Moon's principal abilities in the manga, so much so that the Senshi actually plan to have [[spoiler: Sailor Saturn]] kill everyone on earth, just so Sailor Moon can bring back everyone ''but'' the bad guys. This is also played with at the end of the First, Second and Fifth story arc.

[[folder: Tropes A–F]]

[[folder: Tropes G–M]]

[[folder: Tropes N–S]]

* OdangoHair: Usagi and Chibi-Usa (as well as Usagi's mother in her past life, Queen Serenity) wear their hair in the buns-combined-with-GirlishPigtails style. Usagi's hairstyle in particular has made her one of the most recognizable anime characters worldwide.

[[folder: Tropes T–Z]]

* ActionGirl: Pretty much all of the Sailor Guardians, really. This is actually one of the main points of the series.

* AmazonBrigade: The Sailor Senshi, the Amazones Quartet.

* MagicalGirl: Well, duh.
* MagicalGirlWarrior: Essentially spawned the entire genre and the archetypes used ever since.

* MeaningfulName: Many, ''many'' characters have meaningful names. [[http://www.genvid.com/diesgaudii/site/art-ety001.html This is probably the best site to visit if you want to find out what they are.]]

** DangerouslyShortSkirt: Each of the {{Action Girl}}s have one.

* CantCatchUp: [[BadassDecay Poor Mamoru]]. Let's just say there's no Super/Eternal Tuxedo Mask. Not shockingly, he gets kidnapped/killed a ''lot''.
* CastSpeciation

* ExtraStrengthMasquerade

* {{Fanservice}}
* FiveManBand: The Sailor Team. There are two {{Sixth Ranger}}s.[[note]]Chibi-Usa the TagalongKid and Mamoru the MysteriousProtector.[[/note]]
** TheLeader: Usagi/Moon
** TheLancer: In the anime, Rei/Mars. In the manga, Minako/Venus.
** TheSmartGuy: Ami/Mercury
** TheBigGuy: Makoto/Jupiter
** TheHeart: Minako/Venus, who is also TheLancer in the manga.
** PluckyComicRelief: Chibi-Usa/Chibi-Moon
*** [=ChibiChibi=] was arguably one of these too as she was frequently by Sailor Moon's side while the latter was fighting crime.
*** In the manga, [[spoiler: Chibiusa has her own FiveManBand in the future: Chibiusa/Chibi Moon, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, and as well as Saturn being the {{Sixth Ranger}}.]]
** TheOneGuy: Mamoru/Tuxedo Mask. Later, the Outer Senshi.
** {{Team Pet}}s: Luna, then also Artemis, then also Diana
*** The series arguably subverts this. Venus is TheAce and is initially thought to be TheHero, but then Franchise/SailorMoon is revealed to be both TheChick and the main hero, as well as a MessianicArchetype.

* FourIsDeath: The four Shitennou, the four Ayakashi Sisters, the first four of the Witches 5, the Amazoness Quartet, and the four members of Shadow Galactica under Galaxia (in the anime only - the manga had more).

* GrandFinale: Notably, the conclusion of the 1st arc was supposed to be this as the latter four seasons/arcs were not initially intended. The anime for example ends Season 1 with a [[spoiler: KillEmAll ending. Obviously everyone got better for Season 2.]]

* HeroSecretService

* KewpieDollSurprise

* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Woman]]: Queen Metaria with Queen Beryl and Galaxia with Nehellina in Season 1 and Season 5 of the anime, respectively.

*** Ten'ou (Haruka) means "Sky King" a referance Uranus, the ancient Greek sky deity and planet (''Ten'ousei'', "sky king star"). "Haruka" means "distant".
*** Kaiou (Michiru) means "Sea King" a referance to Neptune or Poseidon, the Greco-Roman sea god and planet (''Kaiousei'', "sea king star"). "Michiru" means "fill" or "overflow", perhaps relating to her water-based powers.

* VictoriasSecretCompartment:
* VillainTeleportation: Present, but {{Subverted|Trope}} with The Witches 5, the only QuirkyMinibossSquad to ''not'' use this method of transportation. Instead Eudial and Mimette [Not really the other Witches] would leave Dr. Tomoe's lab (using a car and walking, respectively) and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments reappearing aboveground in illogicial locations]] such as a pond or the middle of a furniture store.

* IntellectualPropertyReligion: [[http://serenitism.webs.com Serenitism.]]

** And Chibi-usa's situation as well. First [[spoiler: her parents are both sent into a sort of sleep-stasis by the Black Moon clan, and she has to go forward into the future to save them herself. At various points in the R/Black Moon arc it's also hinted that even when they're awake she doesn't see her parents very often, and that Neo-Queen Serenity rarely even hugs or kisses her.]] Then her parents send her [[spoiler: forward into the future]] to be trained as a Sailor Guardian.

* {{Mukokuseki}}: Yyyyyep. One of the really famous examples. Our main cast - consisting of two strawberry blondes, a light brunette, a [[ShyBlueHairedGirl natural blue]] and a single raven-hair, all with huge, variously-colored eyes (most being blue) and very light skin tones - are, in theory, all totally Japanese in ancestry. Passing them off as Americans in the original English dub was not ''particularly'' difficult.

*** In the comic, [[spoiler: Chibiusa has her own FiveManBand in the future: Chibiusa/Chibimoon, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, and as well as Saturn being the {{Sixth Ranger}}.]]

* VillainTeleportation: Present, but {{Subverted|Trope}} with The Witches 5, the only QuirkyMinibossSquad to ''not'' use this method of transportation. Instead Eudial and Mimette [Not really the other Witches] would leave Dr. Tomoe's lab (using a car and walking, respectively) and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny reappearing aboveground in illogicial locations]] such as a pond or the middle of a furniture store.

* LifeSavingMisfortune: In the princess training episode, Usagi was surprised to see the others attending the training in the last lesson, which was ballroom dancing. All the other students, including Ami and Makoto, pass with flying colors while Usagi, Rei, and Minako flunk rock bottom. Ami, Makoto, and all the passing students are escorted out, but then they get turned into plaster statues by the MonsterOfTheWeek, as the whole princess training class was a trap. It was BECAUSE Usagi, Rei, and Minako flunking that they were spared the same fate, as the whole thing was a ruse to root out who the real Sailor Moon is. Hilariously, the reasoning behind it was that the real Sailor Moon is too much of a ditz to be a proper princess. More insulting for Usagi when Rei and Minako actually accept the logic of their thinking.

*** Venus and Jupiter DO have the name-themed attacks as well though. For Jupiter, it's plants. (Flower Hurricane, Coconut Cyclone) Venus has Metal(Venus Love-Me chain, Wink Chain Sword, Manga version of Love and Beauty Shock.

* LostInTranslation: Beryl's four lieutenants are usually called "Four Kings of Heaven" in English translations (including the Creator/VizMedia English dub); this is the literal translation of the title "Shitennou," which is drawn from the four Buddhist gods of the cardinal directions, and has given rise to a whole host of {{Fanon}} regarding the four of them being literal kings of various regions of the Earth during the days of the Golden Kingdom. However, in Japan the term "shitennou" is often used to refer to groups of four particularly powerful or accomplished people. [https://legendsoflocalization.com/tricky-translations-2-the-four-heavenly-kings/ This is a difficult term to translate]], and there's no answer that works in every context, but in this case a better choice might have been "Elite Four", the option taken by such works as ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Anime/KillLaKill''.

* LostInTranslation: Beryl's four lieutenants are usually called "Four Kings of Heaven" in English translations (including the Creator/VizMedia English dub); this is the literal translation of the title "Shitennou," which is drawn from the four Buddhist gods of the cardinal directions, and has given rise to a whole host of {{Fanon}} regarding the four of them being literal kings of various regions of the Earth during the days of the Golden Kingdom. However, in Japan the term "shitennou" is often used to refer to groups of four particularly powerful or accomplished people, and in this context would more accurately be taken to simply mean "Elite Four" (which is how the term is translated in localizations of other works that use it, such as ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Anime/KillLaKill'').

* AgeIsRelative: Despite great variations in their appearance, most of the Sailor Guardians are aged within a year of each other. This is obscured the fact artists draw Haruka and Michiru as much older looking than the other characters, who gushed about how mature they seemed. TheNineties anime even poked fun at the idea that Haruka's hobby of car driving doesn't really make legal sense.

* TentacleRope: Happens alot.

* NecessarilyEvil: The Outer Senshi, especially Uranus.
** They [[CharacterDevelopment get]] better in the manga though. Uranus and Neptune not so much in the anime though, as seen toward the end of ''Stars'' where [[spoiler: they KILL Saturn and Pluto out of neccesity.]]

* GenrePopularizer / TropeCodifier: For the MagicalGirlWarrior genre, though ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' and ''Anime/DevilHunterYohko'' [[OlderThanTheyThink predate it]].

* ConflictBall: Sailors Neptune and Uranus clutch it tightly more often than not, especially in their introductory arc.
** In the Infinity arc of the manga/Crystal they spend nearly half the arc stubbornly refusing to tell Sailor Moon and her team ''anything'' about who they are or what's going on. Their reasoning is eventually explained as "we feel that this is our responsibility to handle as Outer Guardians and we don't want to risk you being hurt by getting involved" - never mind that they had previously ''attacked'' Sailor Moon rather than explain this, and that the lack of communication placed her and her team in greater danger by inspiring them to investigate on their own without knowing what they're up against.
** The S arc of the '90s anime depicts them as actively antagonistic to Sailor Moon and the Inner Guardians, despite the fact that by this point Usagi and her team have saved the world no less than three times.

* AliensAndMonsters: Throughout the series' entire run.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Or Japanese, as the case may be.

* UnsuspectinglySoused:
* VictoriasSecretCompartment
* VillainTeleportation: Present, but [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] with The Witches 5, the only [[QuirkyMinibossSquad QMS]] to ''not'' use this method of transportation. Instead Eudial and Mimette [Not really the other Witches] would leave Dr. Tomoe's lab (using a car and walking, respectively) and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny reappearing aboveground in illogicial locations]] such as a pond or the middle of a furniture store.
* VisibleSigh

* WeAreTeamCannonFodder

** Chibi-Usa's pink hair is actually commented on by several charcters in the manga, remarking that it's clearly not normal, leading to the fanon speculation that everyone else's hair color is for the viewer only and they actually have rather normal hair colors. Takeuchi actually drew a series of images in which the Sailor Guardians were all given normal hair colors. You realize quickly how difficult it is to identify some Sailor Guardians without their signature hair...
*** Tricky indeed, but not too hard. [[spoiler: Their signature hairstyles are largely still intact, and Mercury and Jupiter are still packing their signature earrings. Process of elimination handles it from there.]]
*** [[http://mangastyle.net/images/artbook4/sailormoon-artbook-4-08.jpg Here's the image in question if you're curious.]]

** The sailor fukus, however, are ''editor'' appeal, as Takeuchi revealed in one ''Animerica'' interview (I said, "I always wanted to do a Hero of Justice story." He said, "I want a ''Heroine'' of Justice in a ''sailor suit''.") [[SharpDressedMan Tuxedos]], on the other hand, are reflective of Takeuchi's tastes.

* OmnicidalManiac: Almost all of the [[BigBad Big Bads]]. In the manga, it's probably due to the fact [[spoiler: that all of them are either the manifestations of the same being - the final BigBad, Chaos - or under its influence.]]

* QuirkyMinibossSquad: A requirement for villianous organizations. The Shitennou (Four heavenly kings) and The DD Girls both from the Dark Kingdom, The Ayakashi Sisters of the Black Moon Clan, The Witches 5 from the Death Busters, The Amazon Trio and Amazoness Quartet, both from the [[CircusOfFear Dead Moon Circus]] in, Queen Badiane's unnamed [[TerribleTrio Q.M.S.]] from [[NonSerialMovie "The Black Dream Hole"]], and the Sailor Animamates from ''Sailor Stars''. Almost all are {{Bishonen}} or [[AmazonBrigade Amazon Brigades.]]

** Ironically, Naoko Takeuchi actually {{jossed}} the possibility of extrasolar guardians out there during the time the manga took place when it turned out that Sailor Galaxia had killed all of them except for Princess Kakyuu, the Sailor Starlights, and those who had joined Galaxia's side. (The anime, on the other hand, implies that there are others she hasn't killed or converted yet[[spoiler: - also, considering how she goes off to restore the Starseeds to their rightful places once she's purged of Chaos at the end, it may mean that either other Senshi will represent such worlds, or their previous owners will be revived like the ones we saw]].)

* InvisibleToNormals: Nobody notices that Usagi looks ''exactly'' like Sailor Moon. Subverted in the manga, where (gasp) Usagi realizes that Haruka Tenoh and Sailor Uranus look ''exactly alike'', and calls Haruka out on it. Of course, this was mainly because Haruka kissed her in both identities and Usagi realized they had the same kiss - and realized that Haruka wasn't a man. In the manga, many people put two and two together faster. A handful of people figure out identities on their own in the anime - Minako's volleyball skills out her to an old friend. And while Shingo never recognizes Usagi and Sailor Moon to be one and the same, Usagi still hides from him when she appears as Sailor Moon.

* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "[Planet] [Something] Power, Make-up!" The dub usually just took off the "Make-up!", but sometimes you got things like "Moon Cosmic Dream Action!"

** The dub also gives multiple names to single attacks. For example Sailor Moon's finishing attack in R (Moon Princess Halation) has 3 different names in the dub:

* {{Mukokuseki}}: Yyyyyep. One of the really famous examples. Our main cast - consisting of two strawberry blondes, a light brunette, a [[ShyBlueHairedGirl natural blue]] and a single raven-hair, all with huge, variously-colored eyes (most being blue) and very light skin tones - are, in theory, all totally Japanese in ancestry. Passing them off as Americans in the original dub was not ''particularly'' difficult.

* OutOfClothesExperience: Pops up often, even remaining in the dub. Like in the transformation sequences, however, nothing explicit is observable. It is particularly relevant at the very end of the final episode of ''Stars,'' Sailor Moon spends the last episode completely naked and with wings on her back.

** The dub of the ''R'' movie almost continuously reminds the viewer of ThePowerOfLove, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsVpywRiLb0 especially with that ending song.]]

* EveryoneIsBi: Nearly all major characters show both opposite-sex and same-sex attraction at some point, and the girls [[LuminescentBlush blush]] just as freely over girls as they do guys.

* XMeetsY: ''Manga/SallyTheWitch'' meets ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' meets ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman''.