History Awesome / SailorMoon

* Ami's first transformation into Sailor Mercury becomes one when contrasted with Usagi's first transformation into Sailor Moon: she takes the pen, discards her fear of Garoben- who wants to ''cut out her brain''- transforms, and unleashes her Shabon Spray all without questioning anything until after the fight is over.

--->'''Emerald''': What a pity. You're a disgrace, Rubeus. Prince Diamond's got no use for incompetence. You messed up big time, with the Sailor Scouts, Rini, and the Silver Crystal. And you know what that means, three strikes and you're OUT! AHAHAHAHA!

--->'''Emerald''': What a pity. You're a disgrace, Rubeus. Prince Diamond's got no use for incompetence.

** How the Senshi turned the tables against him: they [[HoistByHisOwnPetard ran him over with one of the planes]] for making sexist comments about them (in the original English dub from [=DiC=] [[note]] In Viz's 2014 dub, which is closer to the Japanese version, he still makes sexist comments.[[/note]], it was his gloating over how weak they are, without the references to being sexist).

*** In a meta addition, Usagi's VA Kotono Mitsuishi stated in an interview that that was her favorite scene in the series.

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* Ever since [=DiC=]'s license for Sailor Moon expired, companies have been DYING to grab it and license it, namely Geneon, Creator/FUNimation, or ADV. Who wound up licensing the series in the end? Creator/VizMedia. Not only that, they nabbed the final season (''Sailor Stars''), which has been unlicensed until now because the creator knew that most countries would ban or censor that season (which introduces three male pop singers who transform into female Sailor Scouts, and the series was popular in America at a time when the transgender crowd were AcceptableTargets). Best of all, they're going above and beyond to not only release the show in the best quality possible, but are giving it a COMPLETELY new English dub, that's unedited, uncut, uncensored, and has better voice acting and less filler.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWPyM9afQ-w The reveal trailer.]]
* Creator/VizMedia just revealed [[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/29313.html in an interview]] that Sailor Moon is the ''#1 most watched show on Hulu'' and pre-orders for the [=DVDs=] are the '''absolute highest''' in the company's history!
* The Viz dub managed to get original [[Franchise/PowerRangers Rita Repulsa]] voice actress Creator/BarbaraGoodson to voice Zirconia (a character who wouldn't be out of place in that univere) in [=SuperS=].
* Creator/MegumiOgata and Creator/MasakoKatsuki reuniting and doing a cover of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agLdWZ3kZ5c Moon Revenge]]" as Haruka and Michiru. The two of them never shared a song during the run of the first anime, and even though they weren't brought back to voice the two for ''Crystal,'' Megumi and Masako are ''still'' Haruka and Michiru.
* Behind the scenes of the original [=DiC=] dub:
** Terri Hawkes, who replaced Tracey Moore as Sailor Moon, once reportedly dubbed an entire episode perfectly on the first take. In fact, because of the hectic production, she had to start recording immediately after she was cast - and slotted into the role easily.
** A singer called Lisa Dalbello was brought in to supply some additional voices for the MonsterOfTheWeek, as a favor to director Roland Parliament. With no voice acting experience, she turned out to be an InstantExpert and they liked her voice so much they kept bringing her back. She eventually got to voice Nehellenia in the dub of ''[=SuperS=]''.
** Loretta Jafelice had the difficult task of voicing the monster 'Four Face' and having to switch between four different voices in the same scene. According to WordOfGod, she did it on the first take.
** At her first convention appearance, Stephanie Morgenstern (the first voice of Sailor Venus) was jokingly asked if she could do her Venus Love and Beauty Shock. She reportedly responded that if she did, it would be too powerful to do safely in the room.
** Jill Frappier was initially turned down at the auditions for Luna for being "too old" (even though she had voiced many children and teenagers in her career). Later that night however, she was called back because they realised her voice was exactly what they needed. As a matter of fact, Naoko Takeuchi approved of her voice (and was the only English VA to get her personal approval).
* The fact that the [=DiC=] dub was so succesful on Cartoon Network that it pretty much single-handedly kickstared the Anime Boom in the U.S., as it's success inspired CN to pick up ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' which soon got record ratings and resulted in numerous other companies trying to get some of that same success with their own dubs.
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---> '''Rei:''' I think the party's over...

-->'''Sailor Saturn''': It seems it hasn't been long since the last time I was called. I forever remain an uninvited guest.

* Rei unleashing a complete wave of purifying ofuda talismans to de-brainwash the mass of people possessed by the Xenian blossom ''without transforming first!''
* Minako is grabbed by the ankle and flung into the air by a possessed civilian. She flips herself overs in the opposite direction ''while in mid-air'' and kicks him with her free leg, forcing him to let go.

* Sailor Moon versus the first youma. Usagi saves Chibi-Usa from the attack, then recovers after Chibi-Usa forcibly awakens her. She saves her friends with a well-placed tiara, delivers a RousingSpeech and a Princess Halation.

* The moments when the senshi first arrive at the meteor and the Inners each take out large portions of the Xenian blossom army with each of their signature attacks at the time, showing the viewers that ''[[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech hey've been holding back!]]'' when unleashing their powers on Earth.

** The whole "Battle of the Ten Warriors" presents another SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "''Ai no Senshi''"

* Usagi herself takes the PluckyGirl trope UpToEleven around that time when she's forced to climb a stairway through a forest of thorns on the way to Nehellenia's castle. The thing was: she was not Sailor Moon at the time. She's weakened, exhausted, merely in her human form, ''and'' has lost her shoes, meaning she now has [[AgonyOfTheFeet next to no protection when she needs to walk]]. '''She still does it'''.

** When an [[BreakTheCutie exhausted, beaten and emotionally wrecked]] Sailor Moon who has lost access to the HolyGrail which [[TransformationTrinket usually powers her up]] to become [[FrillyUpgrade Super Sailor Moon]] draws on the support of the other Sailor Senshi (''including'' Uranus and Neptune) and then, fulfilling the TemptingFate of Mistress 9[[note]]She had explained that the Holy Grail housed the purest heart found at its creation and the only way to beat its power was to find one even purer[[/note]], calls on the strength of ''her own heart'' and ''transforms anyway'', proving her heart to be ''purer than the Holy Grail''! [[AnimationBump It just]] ''[[AnimationBump looks]]'' [[AnimationBump gorgeous]] for a start and then she forces her way inside the vortex where Sailor Saturn had leaped into earlier. It makes one really wish they'd actually animated the final battle. Damn it. And not only she helps Saturn finish the BigBad, but manages to bring her baby self to the real world, in defiance of her destiny, ensuring her second chance at life.

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* The Viz dub managed to get original [[Franchise/PowerRangers Rita Repulsa]] voice actress Creator/BarbaraGoodson to voice Zirconia (a character who wouldn't be out of place in that univere) in SuperS.

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** Going to this end of the arc, one sees [[BewareTheSillyOnes a much-smarter side to Fish Eye]] than anyone would've thought considering Fish Eye is the {{crossdress|er}}ing, AmbiguouslyGay one of the Trio who went after all the men. After being told by Mamoru (whom he'd been targeting) that something in "her" was missing, [[ArmorPiercingQuestion he actually starts thinking serious thoughts]]. Which then leads to him conducting a snap experiment on Tiger's Eye. When no Dream Mirror comes out, this confirms Fish's TomatoSurprise hunch, which Zirconia eventually confirms: ''they're not human'', like they genuinely thought up until then.

* Sailor Aluminum Seiren and Sailor Lead Crow have gotten the best of the Outer Senshi twice (minus Saturn).

** In 184, the two meet Sailor Uranus and Neptune in Usagi's dining room (where their intended victim was at the moment). Seiren gets the best of both of them simply by pointing out that, as they made their grand entrance standing atop the tallest thing in the room, they've put their shoes on the dining room table. She managed to fluster and embarrass Michiru "Queen of the Elegant Trolls" Kaioh in one simple sentence. ''That was never done before''.
* Although it reveals his identity as Sailor Star Fighter, Seiya breaking free from being strapped down to a chair inside of an airplane in midflight to transform and fight against Aluminum Seiren and Lead Crow is one for him.

* In Sailor Moon and Koan's first fight, Koan blocks her path with a wall of fire and then attempts to kill Chibi-usa. Sailor Moon climbs a wall, runs along it, and hits Koan with a flying tackle.

* The entire Sailor Mars vs Koan fight. Rei, enraged by Koan's claim that she doesn't care about Yuuichirou (who as said above, was burnt trying to protect Rei from Koan's Dark Fire) at all, transforms, and leaps out of the way of another attack carrying Yuuichirou, getting her leg burnt in the process. Mars [[ArmorPiercingQuestion questions whether Rubeus loves Koan or not]], unnerving Koan. As Koan takes aim for [=ChibiUsa=], Mars hits her with a Burning Mandala. When the rest of the Senshi show up, Rubeus tells Koan to use a bomb to blow up herself and the rest of the Senshi... and when Koan is fully willing to use it, the Senshi destroy it and this causes poor Koan [[DespairEventHorizon to have a horrible breakdown]], violently attacking the Senshi in BerserkerTears while [[SympathyForTheDevil Mars cries out to her in pity]]. Sailor Jupiter runs to give Koan a hard kick in the back. Mars, who despite having been covered head to toe in injuries, leaps between Koan and Sailor Jupiter, taking the blow for her. She then tearfully assures Koan that [[YouAreNotAlone she isn't alone]] and asks Sailor Moon to purify her, which Moon does gladly and allows Koan to start a new life.

** A minor moment, but when Sailor Moon and Chibiusa are abducted onto Rubeus's castle-ship, Rubeus mocks how Sailor Moon has brought him the silver crystal and Chibiusa, or "the rabbit" as he knows her. So what does Sailor Moon do? She lies and claims that Chibiusa is her cousin and that she wouldn't be stupid enough to actually bring him "the rabbit". Though Rubeus soon discovers that Chibiusa is "the rabbit" and was going to test her later, he did fall for it and looked visibly shocked. Props to Usagi for coming up with a plausible lie in a situation where others would have panicked and sold it convincingly.

-->'''Sailor Moon:''' Come on, did you seriously think I'd seriously hand over the rabbit to you? Dummy. (starts laughing as she says...) You completly fell for it!
** Another awesome moment: Chibiusa, in Rubeus's castle-ship with Sailor Moon, finds his power enhancement device and tries to yank it out of the ground...and succeeds [[note]]And in doing so, invokes her Crystal power willfully for the first time[[/note]], despite all the damage she got as a result ''and'' uses this to atone for being the one who put everyone in such a predicament to start with, refusing to let go when she's told to do it. One has to admit, even though she's a BrattyHalfPint in this version, she eventually learns when to stop being one when the going gets tough, and when she realizes that she did something wrong she at least attempts to rectify it even at risk to herself.
-->'''Chibiusa:''' Everybody's here because of me, so it's my responsibility to find a way to stop this thing and save them all.

* Minako has one in episode 78: It's easy to miss, with all the madness of said episode, but... Apparently, Minako can jump on the balcony of Usagi's home from still, and while ''standing on the wall outside their house''. And Usagi and Chibiusa not being surprised in the slightest, makes us wonder: how often does she do that?[[note]]In episode 52, she jumped over a wall as a shortcut.[[/note]]

* Naru, before Usagi goes to save Chibiusa, tells her that she has a feeling her best friend has something to do with the giant crystal growing in the middle of Tokyo. Usagi denies it, but Naru smiles and says that she knows Usagi can handle it and promises to see her at school tomorrow. While this never comes up again, it's implied that Naru figured out who Sailor Moon is and decided to give her a pep talk to win.

* Sailor Moon versus the first youma. Usagi saves Chibiusa from the attack, then recovers after Chibiusa forcibly awakens her. She saves her friends with a well-placed tiara, delivers a RousingSpeech and a Princess Halation.

** Usagi diving in to save Chibiusa and Hotaru from the outer senshi's sudden attack. Everyone else in the room was too shocked to react, but the second Chibiusa was in danger, [[MamaBear Usagi instantly leapt in]]. ''And'' for a {{idiot hero}}ine, she also has the common sense to NOT go TakingTheBullet, but to tackle Hotaru and Chibiusa in a DivingSave.

* Small one for Chibi-Usa in episode 138. Hawk's Eye targets a widow Natsumi whose dream is to repair a classic car, as it was the dream of her husband and herself before he passed away. When she is hospitalised from overexhaustion, Hawk's Eye tries to seduce her away from her dream and is about to attack, only for Chibi-Usa to barge in after overhearing him and tell her not to give up. Then when he tries to get her to leave (and almost blows his cover), Chibi-Usa snaps at him to shut up...''and he does''...then informs Natusmi the other girls are back at the shop helping her continue the repairs. Hawk's Eye still manages to kidnap Natsumi, but only after he's convinced to take all three back to the repair shop; because of Chibi-Usa's intervention, all the Sailor Guardians are able to witness Natsumi being taken away as opposed to her getting attacked alone at the hospital with virtually no backup.

* Chibi-usa gets a ''major'' CMOA in Super S, when the Amazon Quartet's playing around with Pegasus results in him panicking and catching fire. Her response? ''To run through the flames'', break his magic reins, and [[CooldownHug embrace]] him until the fire dies out.
* In the penultimate episode 165, Chibiusa is able to reach out to the people in the city to get their help to reawaken the Golden Crystal's power to stop Nehellenia. When Chibiusa shouts out "MOON CRISIS POWER!" it then cuts to Unazuki, the first victim of the season, staring up at the sky and saying "Moon Crisis Power," followed by all the other children and some of the other season's victims. As they chant "Moon Crisis Power," the darkness cast over the Earth fades away and the planet glows as Nehellenia recoils from the sunlight bursting through the tent. As the Golden Crystal overflows with blazing power, Usagi and Chibiusa aim its power directly at Nehellenia, who screams in agony as golden power bursts throughout the circus tent and ''annihilates it''.
* Episode 166 in season 4 gets a fun one from Usagi when she leaps off of Nehellenia's floating "island" as it rises back up into the new moon's seal, after Nehellenia throws an almost dead Chibiusa off of it about 30,000 feet or so up. Not only does she do that as Super Sailor Moon, she becomes ''Princess Serenity'' while she's falling and actually manages to ''catch Chibiusa'' in her arms and wake her up so she can summon Pegasus via the Golden Crystal and save them both. This almost gets subverted a few moments later, but, being the hero that she is, Usagi manages to save the day. Well, Chibiusa and Pegasus do, anyway.

** Chibimoon preventing Saturn from completing said attack is also pretty awesome. Here is a little girl who is horribly weakened and about to be ''erased from existence'', and yet she manages to go to Saturn, give her a CooldownHug and tell her to not kill herself by unleashing her DangerousForbiddenTechnique.
** If there's any scene that shows how much Chibi-moon has grown, it's this one. She hangs on until the very end, and only stops fighting when she finally becomes too weak to continue. And when she finally does vanish, she goes out with a smile, telling Usagi she believes in her. Yep, she's Usagi's daughter, no question.

* Sailor Moon tricking Cameran into [[HoistByHisOwnPetard shooting itself]] using a mirror and [[DeadlyDodging split-second timing]].

* The moments when the senshi first arrive at the meteor and the Inners each take out large portions of the Xenian blossom army with each of their signature attacks at the time, showing the viewers that ''[[WorldOfCardboardSpeech they've been holding back!]]'' when unleashing their powers on Earth.

--> '''Demand:''' So you have shown your TrueColors. I am Prince Demande, leader of the Black Moon! Take me down if you can!

* Episode 191, when Sailor Gamer had defeated Mars, Jupiter and Venus, and was about to kill Sailor Mercury. Mercury repeats to herself over and over that she won't be beaten, then shouts [[PunctuatedForEmphasis "...this is not a game!!"]] [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential She then explodes into battle aura]], something that in the manga, only Usagi can do. Just as she's about to die, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids Star Gentle Uterus]] [[ShockingSwerve comes from left field]].

** Gotta give credit where credit is due; for all her moments of incompetence or comic relief, Sailor Chibi Moon pulls out a genuine boost of power when, after what seems like yet another failure to use her Pink Sugar Heart Attack, Tellu moves in to strike with her Mandragora Buster, only for Chibi Moon to muster enough power to fully repel Tellu's attack. This is the same attack that was equivalent to just a 'slapping'' to ordinary Daimons, and here she is bringing a member of the Witches 5 to a stalemate.

** Gotta give credit where credit is due; for all her moments of incompetence or comic relief, Sailor Chibi Moon pulls out a genuine boost of power when, after what seems like yet another failure to use her Pink Sugar Heart Attack, Tellu moves in to strike with her Mandragora Buster, only for Chibi Moon to muster enough power to fully repel Tellu's attack.