

The premise she settled on, introducing the daughter of Sailor Moon from the future, came from her editor, Fumio Osano. At first, she struggled with developing another storyline to extend the series. Sailor Moon was originally intended to run only one season, but the first became so popular that Toei asked Takeuchi to keep drawing her manga. Production for this season took place concurrently with that of the second story-arc ( Black Moon) of the manga by Naoko Takeuchi, closely following the story of the manga. According to the "Memorial Song Box" booklet, one can expand the letter "R" into either "Return" or "Romance".

The series originally aired on TV Asahi between Maand March 12, 1994. TV Asahi, Toei Agency and Toei Animation co-produced, and Junichi Sato and Kunihiko Ikuhara directed. This article lists the episodes of the Sailor Moon anime series, covering Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R ( 美少女戦士セーラームーンR Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Āru ?), the second season of the series. The anime series logo, which translates to "Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon R"
