Sailor Moon is an anime whose length might be intimidating to beginners, so we're here to help! If you are just getting into the anime and only have time for the essential episodes, here's our Sailor Moon Season 1 filler guide.
Sailor Moon might be considered a vintage anime at this point, but it's among those that have stood the test of time, being one of the best magical girl anime and one of those that popularized the shoujo subgenre.
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About Sailor Moon
Based on a successful shoujo manga by Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon is a shoujo anime by Toei Animation that run in Japan between 1992 and 1997.
The show starts off by following one main character, Usagi Tsukino, a sweet, clumsy, and somewhat lazy middle-schooler who one day encounters a talking cat, Luna.
Usagi receives a brooch that allows her to transform into a magical soldier, Sailor Moon, destined to save earth from the forces of evil. Usagi and Luna gather more girls who become sailor guardians and aid Usagi's mission.
Sailor Moon gathered a huge readership and viewership and a great amount of merch has been made for it. If you want to get into it but hesitate, you shouldn't, as it stands the test of time rather well!
Sailor Moon Season 1 Filler Guide
If you want to only watch the essential episodes and move on to more eventful seasons, you can limit your viewing to 22 essential episodes out of season 1's 46 - about the size of a current two-cour anime season.
The Sailor Moon Season 1 fillers you can skip are episodes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 43.
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The rest of the episodes vary in importance for the plot but the above are officially recognized as fillers in anime databases such as MyAnimeList.
Therefore, the episodes you should watch are: 1-2, 8-10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 22-26, 33-36.
Of course, if you have time, you might want to watch more episodes than the bare minimum ones.
The sheer amount of fillers might be a bit much for contemporary fans but they didn't harm the series back in the day, and there are enjoyable character interactions and subplots to watch out for.
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