History Series / PrettyGuardianSailorMoon

* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Accidentally averted. Due to the busy schedules of the actresses, it was common for the senshi in standard MonstersOfTheDay episodes to show up in just pairs or three, while important episodes with strong enemies were more likely to feature all the girls. This created a fairly smooth power scale, where the senshi were never [[jobbed]] and generally only did badly in fights because they couldn't coordinate an assault with all five or a main character villain was simply that powerful.

* {{Bishonen}}: Mamoru, Motoki and the Shitennou. This show is dripping with beautiful dudes.

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The original manga ends with [[spoiler:Usagi saving the Earth and reviving it as Crystal Tokyo under her rule]], while the anime features [[spoiler:Usagi reviving everyone and continuing her adventures as a Senshi teenager]]. In the live-action, neither happens: [[spoiler:the Senshi all lose their powers after Usagi revives them and the Earth, and their love for her bring her and Mamoru back to life. She gets married to Mamoru when she's eighteen, transforms one last time to defeat a revived Mio, and settles for a happy, normal life]].

Originally broadcast in Japan between October 2003 and October 2004, ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' was a live-action {{Tokusatsu}} re-imagining of the original ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga, announced to coincide with the franchise's 10th anniversary. A LiveActionAdaptation of the series, it ran for 49 episodes, plus two [[TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised direct-to-DVD bonus acts]] that formed a prequel and epilogue. Although it shares the same name as the original anime (''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon''), it is commonly referred to as "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" to distinguish it from other works. (The original translations of the original anime used "Senshi" as Soldier. The current translations of both the new and old anime and manga uses "Guardian".)

Not to be confused with ''WesternAnimation/ToonMakersSailorMoon'', the proposed pitch to Creator/ToeiAnimation for ab Americanised live-action/animation hybrid version of the franchise for western television before [=DiC's=] dub of the anime came out, which would have strayed even further from the source material. Also not to be confused with the new anime, which has the official English title ''[[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal]]'' or the recent reprints of the manga which use the "Guardian" branding rather than "Soldier".

Not to be confused with ''WesternAnimation/ToonMakersSailorMoon'', the proposed pitch to Creator/ToeiAnimation for live action/animation blend version of the franchise for western television before [=DiC's=] dub of the anime came out, which would have strayed even further from the source material. Also not to be confused with the new anime, which is officially titled in English, ''[[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal]]'' or the recent reprints of the manga which use the Guardian branding rather then Soldier.

Not to be confused with ''WesternAnimation/ToonMakersSailorMoon'', the proposed pitch to Creator/ToeiAnimation for live action/animation blend version of the franchise for western television before [=DiC's=] dub of the anime came out, which would have strayed even further from the source material. Also not the be confused with the new anime, which is officially titled in English, ''[[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Crystal]]'' or the recent reprints of the manga which use the Guardian branding rather then Soldier.

* PaperThinDisguise: Along with some ClarkKenting. Tuxedo Kamen is a Japanese man who dresses up in a tuxedo, top hat, cape, and mask. And yeah, to non-Japanese viewers, all Japanese men probably ''do'' "look alike" to the point where covering up his eyes was enough to make it a disguise, but how would this fool the various Japanese people around him anyway? Yet the scene where Sailor Moon finally removes his mask is played up for all the drama they can get.

* ShoutOut: Beryl's final appearances in both the anime and live action involve her fusing into a monstrous flower creature of similar design.

* ShoutOut: Sailor Jupiter's attempted HeroicSacrifice by fully-powering up [[TakingYouWithMe to destroy a Metalia-infused youma and herself]] is similar to how she blew herself up with two of the DD girls at D Point in the anime. [[spoiler: Fortunately, Makoto recovers.]]
** In the Kirari live concert, Sailor Mercury's wig is stylized to be similar to Creator/MarilynMonroe's. Backstage, Ayaka (Minako) recognizes the similarity and teases Chisaki (Ami), who responds with a MarilynManeuver.
** Usagi ([[ItMakesSenseInContext wearing a bear costume]]) hugs Tuxedo Mask [[Film/ThePrincessDiaries with her leg popped up]].
** While Rei and Minako are play-fighting with foam swords, [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber sounds]] can be heard.
** In Act 4, Usagi and Ami had to work in tandem with a newly-recruited aloof companion to defeat a PuzzleBoss. They defeat this youma via a synchronized tandem attack using Minako's song, similar to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji & Asuka's music-coordinated battle against Israfel]].

* AmbiguousDisorder: The show's iteration of Ami seems to have [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation an even harder time fitting in]] than her manga or anime counterparts, and is unable to [[LiteralMinded understand sarcasm or social cues]]. There's even an entire episode where Ami worries that she's a bad friend after mistaking Usagi and Naru's jokes for genuine expressions of disdain.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Senshi transformations (except Minako).

* IllGirl: Minako.
** Parodied by Officer Shiroi [[spoiler:played by the same guy as Zoisite]] in "The Birth of Sailor V" special

* {{Corpsing}}: The live concert audience doesn't take the Shitennou's threats seriously, much to their (hilarious) chagrin.

** The Shitennou in general, most especially in the Kirari Super Live special, where the actors of Kunzite and Nephrite can't stop themselves from {{Corpsing}} while they are threatening the "impudent" human audience, who are filled with raucous giggling.

Originally broadcast in Japan between October 2003 and October 2004, ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' was a live-action {{Tokusatsu}} re-imagining of the original ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga, announced to coincide with the franchise's 10th anniversary. The first LiveActionAdaptation of the series, it ran for 49 episodes, plus two [[TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised direct-to-DVD bonus acts]] that formed a prequel and epilogue. Although it shares the same name as the original anime (''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon''), it is commonly referred to as "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" to distinguish it from other works. (The original translations of the original anime used "Senshi" as Soldier. The current translations of both the new and old anime and manga uses "Guardian".)

* AdaptationDyeJob: With the exception of Jadeite (who looks largely the same as the original), the Shitennou had their hair colors switched around: while Nephrite's brown hair became red, the role of white-haired boy was passed from Kunzite (whose hair in this incarnation is black) to Zoisite (who originally had strawberry-blond/orange hair).
** The Sailor Senshi got a subversion of this, they all have black or very dark brown hair in civilian form, but change to the actual color when transformed, the only exception is Sailor Mars, who has pitch black hair in Senshi form instead of the dark purple hair she has in the manga.

** With the exception of Jadeite, who remains steadfast in his loyalty to Queen Beryl through the entirety of the series (though his loyalty is Deconstructed into LoveMartyr territory), all the Shitennou have very different personalities as well - Nephrite starts out similar to Jadeite in his allegiance to Beryl until the combination of [[TheUnfavorite Beryl's apathy towards his efforts]] as well as his [[LoveRedeems interest in Ami]] and [[FishOutOfWater the human world]] leads to a change in heart; Zoisite is [[WhiteHairBlackHeart dedicated to protecting Mamoru alone]] and keeping history from repeating itself; Kunzite [[TheStarscream holds no allegiance to any character whatsoever]] and is determined not to let the past repeat itself as well - [[KillEmAll even if it means cutting down everyone in his path to keep it from happening]].

* {{Meganekko}}: Ami starts as one. She loses the glasses later on. It's revealed she doesn't actually need them and they're more of a security blanket.

** Also, apparently ''ballet moves'' are a free action, given the number of times enemies just stand there staring while the Senshi twirl, pirouette, and cartwheel their way across the room. Maybe it's a form of MookChivalry? Or maybe they're just stunned by all the panty shots.

* PantyShot: The Soldiers' skirts were ''specifically designed'' to flip up as much as humanly possible so the actresses could perform their stunts more effectively. It's also not ''technically'' a panty shot since they're wearing leotards underneath the skirts (as with other Sailor Moon media).

** Also, apparently ''ballet moves'' are a free action, given the number of times enemies just stand there staring while the Senshi twirl, pirouette, and cartwheel their way across the room. Maybe it's a form of MookChivalry? Or maybe they're just stunned by all the {{Panty Shot}}s.

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** Artemis was now voiced by Creator/KappeiYamaguchi, who also voiced [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf a character with a cat phobia]].

* TheCastShowOff: Zoisite's actor, Yoshito Endo, is an expert piano player, and it shows. Particularly in the live concert.

** It's better for the girls, who now sport drastic hairstyle changes -- in contrast to the anime, where they looked exactly the same in their civilian identities. [[spoiler: Luna as a human]], however, plays it straight by [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair having the same navy blue hair]] she has as [[spoiler: Sailor Luna]].

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* HeelFaceTurn: Strangely enough, [[spoiler: it's Queen Beryl who does this when she attempts to kill Metaria following learning of the BiggerBad's true plans]]. Not the first time they played with this trope with the character, either.[[note]]See VideoGame/SailorMoonAnotherStory.[[/note]]

* HairColors: In civilian form, the girls have hair colors in the normal "real" range, from black to a dark auburn. When they undergo their TransformationSequence, their clothes and hair both change to what their anime and manga counterparts have always had, though Minako and Usagi have a realistic blond color instead of the yellow used in the [[Theatre/SeraMyu stage shows.]]

Originally broadcast in Japan between October 2003 and October 2004, ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' was a live-action {{Tokusatsu}} re-imagining of the original ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga, announced to coincide with the franchise's 10th anniversary. The first LiveActionAdaptation of the series, it ran for 49 episodes, plus two [[TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised direct-to-dvd bonus acts]] that formed a prequel and epilogue. Although it shares the same name as the original anime (''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon''), it is commonly referred to as "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" to distinguish it from other works. (The original translations of the original anime used "Senshi" as Soldier. The current translations of both the new and old anime and manga uses "Guardian".)

The first half of the show is a retelling of the manga's Dark Kingdom arc, in which OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Usagi Tsukino (Miyuu Sawai) and four others (Chisaki Hama, Keiko Kitagawa, Mew Azama and Ayaka Komatsu) discover that they are {{reincarnation}}s of ancient lunar warriors, reawakened in the modern day to fight the evil of the Dark Kingdom. The second half of the show spins off [[OriginalGeneration into its own original arc]], as the team struggles to balance their friendship, personal lives and responsibilities as Sailor Soldiers, and more sinister details begin to emerge about the disaster that destroyed the Moon Kingdom. In addition, several characters (particularly Minako, Ami and Princess Serenity) got significant overhauls to their story arcs.

The ratings for this adaptation were lower than anticipated, and never reached the popularity of the phenomenon that was the anime. This led to the original 52-episode order getting cut down [[ScrewedByTheNetwork and the ending being rushed as a result]]. Creator/{{Toei}} explicitly produced the show with [[NoExportForYou no intention of a release outside of Japan.]] In spite of that, fansubs of the show abound online, allowing it to reach the rest of the international Sailor Moon fanbase even in the absence of official distribution.

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The original Sailor Moon manga ends with [[spoiler:Usagi saving the Earth and reviving it as Crystal Tokyo under her rule]], while the anime features [[spoiler:Usagi reviving everyone and continuing her adventures as a Senshi teenager]]. In the live-action, neither of these happen: [[spoiler:the Senshi all lose their powers after Usagi revives them and the Earth, and their love for her bring her and Mamoru back to life. She gets married to Mamoru when she's eighteen, transforms one last time to defeat a revived Mio, and settles for a happy, normal life]].

** For those familiar with the original anime series, two characters are close role stand-ins for the Outer Senshi and Chibiusa: [[spoiler:Minako and Luna's human form, respectively.]]

** Minako - is far more serious and cynical than her anime or manga counterpart. Or maybe this adaptation of Minako [[StepfordSmiler doesn't bother hiding her cynical view of the world]].

** Motoki - He was one of the nicest characters on the original and the crush of many girls who visited the arcade. On this version, he gets the bumbling and quirky traits of Umino Gurio as opposed to his PrettyBoy self in the manga. And was reduced to a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who spends the entire day staring at a turtle in early episodes.

** Ikuko (Usagi's Mom) - The original was the stereoptical housewife mom you usually see on TV. This version downplays her EducationMama tendencies and makes her as clumsy as her daughter, or perhaps, clumsier.

* AlasPoorVillain: All of them [[spoiler:save for Mio.]]
* AlphaBitch: Mio

** At first Minako and Zoisite believe in the subversion of the trope; they want to protect their respective masters [[spoiler:Princess Serenity and Endymion]] and know from the past that [[spoiler:letting the two have a relationship will end in disaster.]] Zoisite even volunteers to [[spoiler:kill Sailor Moon so that Endymion will live]]. Eventually both come to play it straight; [[spoiler:Minako can't go with making Usagi forget about Mamoru through [[EnemyMine an enchanted music box that Zoisite gave her]], and Zoisite takes a deadly blow meant for Sailor Moon, ironically while on said assignment to kill her.]]
** After [[spoiler:learning that her past self destroyed the planet after Endymion died]], Usagi still believes that [[spoiler:she can learn to control her powers and save Mamoru.]] Unfortunately, [[spoiler:to save the planet she has to kill Endymion, and Princess Sailor Moon decides to destroy the Earth in revenge.]]
** Mamoru [[spoiler:surrenders to Beryl when she threatens to kill the Shittenou, despite the fact that he'd be a hostage and used against the Senshi.]] Not to mention that [[spoiler:this triggers Sailor Moon's first episode as Princess Sailor Moon, and Mamoru is the only one who can calm her down.]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: The show's version of Ami seems to have [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation an even harder time fitting in]] than her manga or anime counterparts, and is unable to [[LiteralMinded understand sarcasm or social cues]]. There's even an entire episode where Ami worries that she's a bad friend after mistaking Usagi and Naru's jokes for genuine expressions of disdain.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Shy, likable amnesiac Shin is befriended by Usagi and Mamoru, only to regain his memories and realize [[spoiler: he's the fourth Shitennou, Kunzite]]. Mamoru later lies to Usagi about Shin's disappearance so she won't be hurt by the truth.

** Unlike Usagi, who is compassionate and caring of others, Princess Sailor Moon [[spoiler:only cares about her pain and Endymion.]]

** In fact, the name of Minako's CD in-world, on which that song is found, is "Venus."

%%** Usagi has shades of this when she's distracted, though her mom really takes the trope into CrazyAwesome territory. Mio heads in this direction as well during the Special Act.