Naoko Takeuchi (1967) - "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon" (1996)

Author: Naoko Takeuchi (1967)
Title: "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon"
Size: 50x 70 cm
Copyright: 1996, NAOKO TAKEUCHI. First published in Japan by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
Edited by 1000 editions. Printed in Spain.
Fine art offset print made on thick 300g, high-quality on laid highly texturized paper.
Displays a vivid and sharp image quality. Exceptional print. Discontinued editions. New to frame.
Tiny stain on the right margin.
Shipping in a rigid tube via certified express mail.
It is possible to collect more than one object, from same auction, in the same shipment.

"Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon" is a groundbreaking manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi, first published in 1991. The story follows Usagi Tsukino, an ordinary teenage girl who discovers she is the reincarnation of a magical warrior, Sailor Moon, destined to protect Earth alongside her fellow Sailor Guardians.
The manga blends magical girl themes with sci-fi, romance, and mythology, and it became a global phenomenon through both the manga and its anime adaptation (1992–1997). The series helped popularize manga and anime worldwide, especially among young female audiences.
Naoko Takeuchi, born in 1967, was trained as a chemist but became a mangaka in the late 1980s. She's known for her elegant and feminine artistic style, and is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the creator of Hunter x Hunter.
Naoko Takeuchi originally faced resistance from her editor, who didn’t want Usagi to be an ordinary girl — he preferred a more traditional adult heroine. Takeuchi insisted on creating a flawed, relatable teenage girl so readers could see themselves in her. That decision revolutionized the magical girl genre, turning Sailor Moon into a symbol of empowerment and emotional complexity.
The series was also among the first mainstream manga/anime to include openly LGBTQ+ characters, such as Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, whose relationship was censored in some Western versions but presented clearly in the original manga.