The WORST episodes of Sailor Moon

Every episode of Sailor Moon ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Sailor Moon!

14 year-old crybaby Usagi learns that she is the reincarnated magical heroine Sailor Moon, and with help of her friends and fellow Sailor Guardians, fights against the forces of evil that threaten the Earth.

Last Updated: 11/6/2024Network: TV AsahiStatus: Ended
The Source of Darkness: Dead Moon Circus
star
6.04
72 votes

#1 - The Source of Darkness: Dead Moon Circus

Season 4 - Episode 35 - Aired 2/3/1996

The Sailor Team infiltrate the Dead Moon Circus and are confronted by Zirconia.

Night of Destiny: The Sailor Guardians’ Ordeals
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7.20
46 votes

#2 - Night of Destiny: The Sailor Guardians’ Ordeals

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/1996

Chibiusa is not doing so well after Mamoru is captured, she begins to disappear because without Mamoru she cannot exist.

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Catch Pegasus: The Amazon's Trap
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7.24
50 votes

#3 - Catch Pegasus: The Amazon's Trap

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/1995

Usagi and the girls try to help Naru and Umino, when Naru becomes the target of Tigers Eye. She gets trapped into Tigers Eye's cage, but Pegasus helps save her, and her dream is saved. Sailor Moon and the soliders use their attacks, and are able to defeat the lemures.

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Dream to Be an Adult: The Amazonesses' Confusion
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7.30
44 votes

#4 - Dream to Be an Adult: The Amazonesses' Confusion

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 1/20/1996

Usagi and her friends, along with the Amazoness Quartet, assist in the organization of a coming-of-age ceremony.

Makoto’s Friendship! The Girl Who Admired Pegasus
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7.30
50 votes

#5 - Makoto’s Friendship! The Girl Who Admired Pegasus

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/1995

Usagi and Chibiusa are excited to discover that a best-selling book was written by an old friend of Makoto's.

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Drive to the Heavens: The Dream Car Fueled with Love
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7.33
43 votes

#6 - Drive to the Heavens: The Dream Car Fueled with Love

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/1995

Ami befriends Mamoru's colleague Natsumi, a widow who is trying to restore a classic car.

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Terror in Motion: The Dark Queen's Evil Hand
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7.43
47 votes

#7 - Terror in Motion: The Dark Queen's Evil Hand

Season 4 - Episode 34 - Aired 1/27/1996

Intent on escaping her mirror, Queen Nehellenia causes spider webs to appear all over the city, casting it into darkness.

Destined Partners? Makoto's Innocence
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7.43
44 votes

#8 - Destined Partners? Makoto's Innocence

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/2/1995

Tiger's Eye plans to seduce the girls at a university dance party, while Makoto is immediately smitten with the charming stranger.

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For Love: The Endless Battle in the Dark World
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7.55
47 votes

#9 - For Love: The Endless Battle in the Dark World

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/1996

Moon struggles to save Mamoru.

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Shadow of Evil: The Trio's Last Chance
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7.56
43 votes

#10 - Shadow of Evil: The Trio's Last Chance

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/23/1995

Zirconia gives Fish Eye the photo of a man to attack, and Fish Eye goes after the target. The target is Mamoru.

Go for Your Dream: Minako Becomes an Idol
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7.57
47 votes

#11 - Go for Your Dream: Minako Becomes an Idol

Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/16/1996

Minako finally gets her chance to audition to be an idol. She realizes that she has to chase her dreams, even in the middle of an attack by the animates.

Believe in Pegasus: The Four Guardians' Super Transformation
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7.58
43 votes

#12 - Believe in Pegasus: The Four Guardians' Super Transformation

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/22/1995

Reports begin to flood in of a Pegasus wreaking havoc in the city. Meanwhile, a popular boy shows an interest in Chibiusa.

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Moon Power of Love: The Nightmare Ends
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7.62
47 votes

#13 - Moon Power of Love: The Nightmare Ends

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/1996

Sailor Moon and friends finally defeat Neherina for good, and rescue Mamoru from her. Now everyone is okay, but Chibiusa and Diana decide to leave for the future for good.

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Invaders from Outer Space: The Coming of Siren
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7.66
47 votes

#14 - Invaders from Outer Space: The Coming of Siren

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/3/1996

Chibi Chibi arrives in this episode. Pluto tells the sailor scouts to just be on guard around her. Chibi Chibi, like Chibiusa, makes Usagi's family believe that she is Usagi's younger sister. Sailor Aluminum siren first appears in this episode. She takes a police guard's star seed, but it wasn't a real star seed. ESM and pluto arrive. ESM uses her starlight honeymoon therapy kiss to return him back to normal. At home, Usagi is dissappointed that she hasn't heard from Mamoru. Then chibi chibi comes in, Usagi asks if she wet her pants while sleeping. Chibi Chibi frowns, Usagi says she can sleep with her. They both fall asleep.

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Learn How to Be Skinny from Usagi
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7.73
199 votes

#15 - Learn How to Be Skinny from Usagi

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/1992

Usagi is shocked to find out that she's gained weight from too much eating. Determined to get back into shape and fast, she and her friends join a gym that advertises instant results for its members.

Directors: Junichi Sato
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Umino's Resolve: I'll Protect Naru
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7.78
166 votes

#16 - Umino's Resolve: I'll Protect Naru

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/14/1992

Umino tries to impress Naru by dressing up as Tuxedo Mask. Zoisite wants to turn Naru into a monster to hopefully draw out Sailor Moon, but is frightened away when he sees Tuxedo Mask (Umino) at her house. He returns the next day, but he misses and turns a nearby performer into a monsters instead. The monster starts to suffocate all of the people (including Umino and Naru), and Zoisite uses this to blackmail Sailor Moon into giving up her Rainbow Crystal. Tuxedo Mask arrives, and they fight for the crystal while Sailor Moon frees the people. In the end, Zoisite grabs it and disappears.

The Cursed Bus: Enter Mars, the Guardian of Fire
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7.80
158 votes

#17 - The Cursed Bus: Enter Mars, the Guardian of Fire

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/16/1992

Several people who take the bus near the Hikawa Shrine have gone missing. Usagi, Ami, and Luna decide to investigate by visiting the shrine. There, they meet Rei Hino, a shrine maiden with strong spiritual powers.

Directors: Junichi Sato
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Usagi Abandoned: The Falling-Out of the Sailor Guardians
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7.80
136 votes

#18 - Usagi Abandoned: The Falling-Out of the Sailor Guardians

Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 2/6/1993

The Sailor Warriors try to trick Kunzite by pretending to fight with Sailor Moon. They want him to think that Sailor Moon is leaving the group. Sailor Moon tries to make a deal with him to trade the Silver Crystal for Mamoru's safe return, but Kunzite calls their bluff when he sees that other Warriors hiding nearby. In the end, they are no closer to getting Mamoru back.

Moon Returns: The Mysterious Aliens Appear
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7.83
138 votes

#19 - Moon Returns: The Mysterious Aliens Appear

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/1993

Two months after the final battle against Queen Beryl, a mysterious meteorite crashes near the Tsukino household. The next day, two students transfer into Usagi's school, Seijuro and Natsumi. They are really Ali and En, two aliens that arrived in the meteorite crash. Although they pretend to be siblings while at school, they are really lovers. They quickly grow jealous of each other as Ali falls for Usagi and En falls for Mamoru. They need life energy to feed their Doom Tree so they create a monster to steal energy from humans. After Luna and Artemis realized that they can't handle the cardian by themselves, Luna restores Usagi's memories, and she becomes Sailor moon once again. Although she defeats the monster, Usagi regrets regaining her memories because neither Mamoru nor the other girls remember their past together.

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Coldhearted Uranus: Makoto in Danger
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7.83
115 votes

#20 - Coldhearted Uranus: Makoto in Danger

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/1994

Makoto, to feel more mature, tries to be exactly like Haruka, and begins to hang around her all the time. Makoto is the target, and is suddenly attacked, so Uranus and Neptune attack her for the heart, when Moon and the others appear for the fight. They return the heart, and jump away. Suddenly, detransformed they pretend the daimon hurt them also, and explain to Makoto she doesn't need to be around Haruka to be mature...and everything is back to normal.

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A Girl's Dream: Usagi Becomes a Bride
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7.84
176 votes

#21 - A Girl's Dream: Usagi Becomes a Bride

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/27/1992

Usagi and Naru discover from Umino that their home economics teacher, Ms. Akiyama, is engaged. Unfortunately, this teacher is Nephrite's newest target to collect energy. Ms. Akiyama decides to enter a handmade wedding dress contest in order to win a grand wedding reception. Usagi and Rei also enter. Rei decides that she can learn from Usagi's mother, a full-time housewife, how to sew, but Ikuko doesn't know how, either! Meanwhile, Nephrite puts a curse on the silk material Ms. Akiyama is going to make her dress out of for the contest.

Directors: Junichi Sato
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Become a Prima: Usagi's Ballet
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7.85
40 votes

#22 - Become a Prima: Usagi's Ballet

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/19/1995

It's a battle for best ballerina! Who can win? The stunning, beautiful but natural clumsy Usagi or the villionous Fish Eye?

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The Painting of Love: Usagi and Mamoru Get Closer
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7.87
171 votes

#23 - The Painting of Love: Usagi and Mamoru Get Closer

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/17/1992

Usagi and Mamoru are recruited by the artist Yumemi to be models for her next illustration. They both feel drawn to the artists' work because it reminds them of some distant past. Mamoru rebuss her, but Usagi and Umemi become friends. Unfortuanately, Zoisite identifies Umemi as the 4th crystal carrier and attacks her, stealin gthe crystal and turning her into a monster. Tuxedo Mask arrives and protects Sailor Moon, but reveals that he is after the Rainbow Crystals too. He even wants to take away the one that the Sailor Warrios have! Sailor Moon is very confused but somehow manages to defeat the monster and return the artist to normal.

Punishment Awaits: The House of Fortune is the Monster Mansion
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7.88
228 votes

#24 - Punishment Awaits: The House of Fortune is the Monster Mansion

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/1992

A new house of fortune opens up in the Juban District and quickly gains popularity for its accurate predictions. But soon, the customers who had their fortunes read begin to act violently including Gurio Umino, a boy who has a crush on Usagi. Suspecting that this is the work of a monster, Usagi and Luna decide to investigate the situation.

Directors: Junichi Sato
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The Snow, the Mountains, Friendship and Monsters
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7.88
114 votes

#25 - The Snow, the Mountains, Friendship and Monsters

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/26/1992

The girls fall for an advertisement for a ""moon Princess Contest"" and pick up for the mountains. The contest is really a trap for Sailor Moon. The former ""Moon Princess"" Saeko is under the control of the Dark Kingdom and causes and avalanche that traps Rei, Usagi and Yuichiro in the snow. The monster attacks and is stopped at the last minute b a red rose from Endymion (who has momentarily remembered himself). Endymion doesn't stay good for long, however, and soon flees... promising to return and take the Silver Crystal from Sailor Moon.