Quarantining in Japan? Study Japanese with Sailor Moon on Youtube

Nationwide Entertainment Stayhome

2020.04.24

Who knew watching Sailor Moon could be so educational? Feel productive while practicing social distancing!

Coronavirus lockdowns in Japan got you feeling stuck in a rut? Well, if you're quarantining in Japan and you're a fan of Sailor Moon, we've got the answer: work on your Japanese and have a good time while you do it, by watching the first three seasons of Sailor Moon on the official Sailor Moon Youtube channel. Following in the footsteps of shows like Detective Conan and various manga publishers, the first 127 episodes (!) of Sailor Moon will be put up on Youtube over the next few months, broadcast on a regular schedule, leading up to the September release of the upcoming new movie, Sailor Moon Eternal. 🌙

So now's the time to catch up on the original episodes of this classic 90s anime, with three seasons first aired between 1992 and 1994! If your Japanese is feeling rusty, practice your listening comprehension skills with the 10 episodes of original Sailor Moon they upload every week, and you might just feel better prepared to watch the new movie by the time it comes out!

🌙 Broadcast Schedule 🌙
(Only available for viewing in Japan!)

💫 4/24 ~ 4/30 : Sailor Moon episodes 1-10
💫 5/1 ~ 5/7 : Sailor Moon episodes 11-20
💫 5/8 ~ 5/14 : May Sailor Moon episodes 21-30
💫 5/15 ~ 5/21 : Sailor Moon episodes 31-40
💫 5/22 ~ 5/28 : Sailor Moon episodes 41-46 / Sailor Moon R episodes 1-4
💫 5/29 ~ 6/4 : Sailor Moon R episodes 5-14
💫 6/5 ~ 6/11 : June Sailor Moon R episodes 15-24
💫 6/12 ~ 6/18 : Sailor Moon R episodes 25-34
💫 6/19 ~ 6/25 : Sailor Moon R episodes 35-43 / Sailor Moon S episode 1
💫 6/26 ~ 7/2 : Sailor Moon S episodes 2-11
💫 7/3 ~ 7/9 : Sailor Moon S episodes 12-21
💫 7/10 ~ 7/16 : Sailor Moon S episodes 22-31
💫 7/17 ~ 7/23 : Sailor Moon S episodes 31-38

For a little glimpse of what you're in for, they started by releasing this trailor for the new movie.

Whether you just watch the first episode for a little taste of Sailor Moon in Japanese, or you end up watching all 127 and then capping it off with a viewing of the new movie in September, we want to hear about your experience! Learn any new vocabulary? Make any new discoveries about your favorite magical girl anime? Let us known on twitter, instagram, and facebook! 🌙