Sailor Moon

Silver Millennium at Its Height: The Moon Kingdom Rules the Solar System

Queen Serenity rules the Silver Millennium on the Moon, with Sailor Guardians protecting each planet and maintaining peaceful relations with Earth. Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion are drawn to each other.

— Revealed in manga Act 10 'Moon' when Queen Serenity's computer recounts the Silver Millennium.

Queen Metalia Awakens: Beryl Turns Against the Moon Kingdom

The dark entity Queen Metalia, born from a sunspot, possesses Beryl. Beryl's jealousy over Prince Endymion is exploited to incite Earth's people against the Moon Kingdom.

Fall of the Moon Kingdom: Queen Serenity Reincarnates Everyone on Earth

The Moon Kingdom is destroyed and Princess Serenity and the four Guardian Senshi perish. Queen Serenity uses the Legendary Silver Crystal to reincarnate them all in Earth's future, exhausting her own life in the process.

Nehelenia Curses the Silver Millennium and Is Sealed Away [Dead Moon Arc — Flashback]

Nehelenia, queen of the dark Dead Moon Kingdom within the new moon, was never invited to the Silver Millennium. In retaliation she cursed it, and Queen Serenity sealed her away inside a mirror forever. This curse is cited as a contributing cause of the Moon Kingdom's eventual fall.

Usagi Meets Luna and Transforms into Sailor Moon [Dark Kingdom Arc]

Second-year junior high student Usagi Tsukino encounters the black cat Luna, who bears a crescent mark, and is given a brooch that lets her transform into Sailor Moon. The fight against the Dark Kingdom begins.

— Manga Act 1 'Usagi — Sailor Moon', first published in Nakayoshi March 1992.

The Four Inner Sailor Guardians Assemble

Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury), Rei Hino (Sailor Mars), Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter), and Minako Aino (Sailor Venus) each awaken and join Sailor Moon one by one.

Usagi Remembers Her Past Life as Princess Serenity

On the Moon, Queen Serenity's computer reveals the history of the Silver Millennium. Usagi learns she is the reincarnation of Princess Serenity, and her tears manifest the Legendary Silver Crystal.

— Manga Act 10 'Moon'.

Queen Metalia Defeated — Dark Kingdom Destroyed [Dark Kingdom Arc]

Sailor Moon unleashes the full power of the Legendary Silver Crystal to defeat Queen Beryl and Queen Metalia. The Inner Guardians sacrifice themselves but are subsequently revived.

— Manga Act 13 'Final Battle — Reincarnation'.

Chibiusa Appears in the Present — Sailor Guardians Confront the Black Moon Clan

Chibiusa arrives from the 30th century and joins Usagi's group. The Black Moon Clan begins interfering in the present era as well, and the Sailor Guardians battle the Four Ayakashi Sisters and Esmeraude across Tokyo.

Mugen Academy Incident — Death Busters Begin Infiltrating Earth [Death Busters Arc]

Death Busters, extradimensional beings from the Tau Star System, establish themselves at Professor Souichi Tomoe's Mugen Academy and begin a plan to transform Earth into a new Planet Tau. The Outer Guardians — Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna — also appear and conduct their own investigation.

Mistress 9 Awakens — Pharaoh 90 Summoned [Death Busters Arc]

Mistress 9 fully awakens within Hotaru Tomoe's body, steals Chibiusa's Silver Crystal, and summons their master Pharaoh 90. Mugen Academy is destroyed and darkness spreads across Tokyo.

Sailor Saturn Awakens — Pharaoh 90 Annihilated [Death Busters Arc]

Hotaru's will expels Mistress 9 from within, awakening Sailor Saturn — the Guardian of Destruction and Rebirth. Saturn wields the Silent Glaive to seal Pharaoh 90 back to the Tau Nebula and is herself reborn as an infant.

Total Solar Eclipse — Dead Moon Circus Invades [Dead Moon Arc]

Using the darkness of a total solar eclipse, Nehelenia breaks her seal and invades Earth in the guise of the Dead Moon Circus. Helios reaches out for help as a guardian of dreams, revealing the plan to seize the Golden Crystal through people's dream mirrors.

Nehelenia Defeated — Eternal Sailor Moon Born [Dead Moon Arc]

The combined dream power of all Sailor Guardians and the Golden Crystal defeats Nehelenia. Usagi awakens as Eternal Sailor Moon and Chibiusa also reaches her peak power.

Sailor Galaxia Conquers the Galaxy — Three Lights Arrive on Earth [Shadow Galactica Arc]

Shadow Galactica, led by the galaxy's most powerful Sailor Warrior — Sailor Galaxia — collects Sailor Crystals from every planet across the galaxy. On Earth, the Three Lights (Sailor Starlights) arrive searching for their lost princess.

Sailor Guardians' Crystals Taken One by One [Shadow Galactica Arc]

The Shadow Galactica's Sailor Animamates strip the Sailor Crystals from the Inner and Outer Guardians one by one. Mamoru also has his Star Seed taken, leaving Usagi alone as she resolves to head for the Galaxy Cauldron.

Final Battle — Sailor Moon vs. Galaxia; Chaos Obliterated [Shadow Galactica Arc]

The final battle takes place at the Galaxy Cauldron. It is revealed that Sailor Galaxia was controlled by Chaos; Usagi liberates her from Chaos's grip. All Star Seeds cast into the Cauldron are reborn as new stars, and peace is restored to the galaxy.

— Manga final act 'Eternal — Eternal — Sailor Moon' (Act 60).

Black Moon Clan Attacks Crystal Tokyo [Black Moon Arc]

The Black Moon Clan, exiled to the rogue planet Nemesis, launches a surprise attack on Crystal Tokyo ruled by Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion. Chibiusa escapes to the past in search of the Legendary Silver Crystal.

Wiseman (Death Phantom) Defeated — Crystal Tokyo Restored [Black Moon Arc]

The true mastermind manipulating the Black Moon Clan, Wiseman, is revealed to be Death Phantom — an entity fused with the rogue planet Nemesis itself. Sailor Moon and Chibiusa combine their power to defeat him, restoring peace to future Crystal Tokyo.

Neo Queen Serenity Reigns Over Crystal Tokyo

Having grown through all their battles, Usagi and Mamoru reign as Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion over the Earth from the 21st century onward. Crystal Tokyo becomes a radiant utopian city, and Chibiusa — Small Lady — grows up there as their daughter.