Naoko Takeuchi
2010–2019
### 2010–2019

In 2012, it was announced that a new *Sailor Moon* anime adaptation was in development. With it, Takeuchi started a *[Kanzenban](/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon%23Kanzenban "Tankōbon#Kanzenban")* version of the manga, which was announced by Osano, and will include fixed past mistakes and new covers for the manga. Color pages are also included for the title pages. There was also an artbook announced, and she has been working on merchandise, which was announced by Osano on his Twitter feed.

The new [reboot](/wiki/Reboot_%28fiction%29 "Reboot (fiction)") anime, *[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal](/wiki/Sailor_Moon_Crystal "Sailor Moon Crystal")*, debuted in July 2014\. It streamed on [Niconico](/wiki/Niconico "Niconico") bi\-weekly, and ended in July 2015, spanning a total of 26 episodes, which cover the *Dark Kingdom* and *Black Moon* arc of the manga.The first 26 episodes were dubbed "Seasons I \& II" during the Japanese television broadcast of the updated Blu\-ray versions in April 2015\. Takeuchi wrote the ending theme song, , under her [penname](/wiki/Pseudonym "Pseudonym"), . The series eventually gained its 13\-episode third season, *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III*, covering the *Infinity* arc of the manga (known as *Death Busters* in Japan), and aired weekly on Japanese television from April to June 2016\.


How does the reboot anime compare to previous adaptations of Sailor Moon?