This article contains major spoilers for the Black Moon story arc. Sailor Moon plot.
In the second season of both original series Sailor Moon anime and the reboot, Sailor Moon CrystalThe Black Moon arc begins after the Sailor Senshi and their allies defeat the Dark Kingdom. Much to the surprise of the heroes, especially Usagi Tsukino and Mamoru Chiba, a little girl named Chibiusa suddenly appears and changes their lives forever. Chibiusa is from another time and seeks the Silver Crystal, but initially refuses to explain why.
As the new Sailor Senshi find their place in a strange new world, The Black Moon Clan Rebels and threatens to destroy not only Earth, but the present and future timelines for her own purposes. The stakes rise as several Sailor Senshi fail to defeat their enemies, and as the cruel Prince Demande and his “advisor” Wiseman make themselves known, Chibiusa tries to set things right. Ultimately, the Sailor Senshi discover that one of their own may be corrupted by their enemy.
10 Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon try to save Sailor Mars
Rei meets her soulmate in the evil Koan
After the arrival of Chibiusa, the youngest Sailor Senshi, she uses her hypnotism abilities to convince Usagi's family to let her stay at their house. This only makes the other Sailor Scouts even more annoyed and curious about the mysterious girl. The only thing Usagi knows about Sailor Mini Moon is that Chibiusa wants to get the Silver Crystalbut its objectives are currently unknown.
As Usagi and Chibiusa learn to live side by side, Rei, also known as Sailor Mars, discovers a hidden enemy in her school. Despite the heroes' attempts to rescue Sailor Mars from Koan's blue flame prison, the Inner Senshi are taken away. However, during the battle, Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon manage to bring out the powerful Cutie Moon Rod.
9 Sailor Mercury fights to protect Chibiusa
A battle of wits before a battle of superpowers
Not long after Sailor Mars' capture, the second of the Specter Sisters, Berthier, arrives. Although her sister Koan was defeated by Sailor Moon, the other Sailor Senshi are still reeling from the recent loss of one of their fellow Sailor Scouts. Berthier faces Ami in a game of chess rather than a traditional opening fight, claiming that he will take Chibiusa away if Sailor Mercury loses.
Although Ami wins the chess game, her enemy fights back and the Sailor Senshi must transform to stop their enemy. While Sailor Moon manages to defeat Berthier, Sailor Mercury is carried away in a sphere of water. Just like Sailor Mars' capture, The loss of a fellow Sailor Scout marks a grave new chapter for the plot.
8 Hidden Identity Revealed When Sailor Jupiter Meets Her Soulmate
Makoto entrusts his big secret to Ittou
During the capture of Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury, Makoto finds an unlikely confidant in Ittou Asanuma. The student admires Mamoru Chiba, but is unaware of the idol's past or his secret identity as Tuxedo Mask. By chance, Ittou and Makoto cross paths in a new light after the Sailor Senshi, his transformation, begins to feel ill due to the electricity in her system.
After being saved by Ittou, Makoto reveals her identity to him: Sailor Jupiter. The student accepts her story and promises to keep it a secret; despite this moment of compassion, Makoto, in her Sailor Senshi form, is later captured like her companions in a subsequent fight against Specter Sister Petz. Although the fight resulted in another defeat of an even stronger foe than before, Sailor Moon and her remaining allies become increasingly concerned as more Senshi are taken away.
7 Chibiusa's Goal Finally Recognized by Usagi
The Sailor Senshi learn of Chibiusa's plans
With three of the five Sailor Senshi taken away by Rubeus, Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus are the last stand against the fourth Specter Sister, Calaveras. Compared to her three sisters, Calaveras is known to be the strongest of the Specter Sisters, a threat that becomes real when she uses her medium abilities to summon the abilities of her fallen relatives. To Usagi's frustration, Chibiusa initially refuses to tell her anything about why she appeared or what her goals are, other than acquiring the Silver Crystal.
Usagi is shocked when she discovers that Chibiusa has stolen her brooch, leaving the Sailor Senshi unable to transform into Sailor Moon. In a twist of fate, Tuxedo Kamen's Powers Awaken at the Last Momentprotecting Usagi and Chibiusa from Rubeus. Also changing the tide of the battle is the fact that Sailor Venus was not captured at the time, but is instead eager to fight to save her fellow Senshi.
6 Sailor Moon remains faithful to her companions
An internal battle while Sailor Moon remains temporarily inactive
After some time, Usagi and her companions (including newcomer Sailor Pluto) venture into the future, only for Sailor Moon to be suddenly captured by Prince Demande. As leader of the Black Moon Clan, the eldest prince attacks the future Crystal Tokyo (and the future Usagi and Mamoru) in a brutal quest for control. The selfish and destructive Demande also acts as a puppet for Wiseman, a charismatic being of unknown origin.
Usagi fights a battle of inner strength as she focuses her will on protecting her friends as best she can without transforming into Sailor Moon; this action allows Makoto, Rei, and Ami to briefly awaken. Meanwhile, Chibiusa is also in a battle within herself, as she believes that her search for the Silver Crystal has caused the tragedy that Sailor Moon and her allies now face. Taking advantage of the situation, Wiseman lures Chibiusa into a trap, with disastrous consequences for the heroes.
5 Usagi uses her awakened abilities to save her friends
The End of the Dark Reign and the Rise of the Silver Millennium
The first arc of Sailor Moon AND Sailor Moon Crystal ends as Usagi and her allies face Queen Metaria for the last time. As the ruler of the Dark Kingdom, the queen appears in an intangible form, a cloud of dark smoke and an evil glare. Despite the odds, Usagi has gained the faith in herself and her peers to protect the Earth and restore the lost Moon Kingdom. With great sacrifice, Usagi attacks Queen Metaria, breaking her broochand saving the Silver Millennium.
Despite their great courage and the Dark Kingdom defeated, Sailor Moon finds that her allies have fallen and the planet's state is destroyed. To her surprise, Luna tells Usagi that she will now become the new Queen, although the Sailor Senshi verbally express their desire to continue her mortal life. As thanks, Queen Serenity grants Sailor Moon a new brooch, which gives Usagi greater power and allows her to heal the Earth and its inhabitants.
4 Neo Queen Serenity protects the Sailor Scouts from the Black Lady
The Queen of Darkness Battles Sailor Moon While Neo Queen Serenity Reveals Her Power
The shock of Wiseman's transformation of Chibiusa into Black Lady leaves the Sailor Scouts in a tougher situation than before, forced to fight one of their own. Recovering in their own timeline, the Sailor Scouts realize they have no choice but to return to the future and Nemesis to defeat the Black Moon Clan and save the future. With Tuxedo Mask no longer accompanying him, the remaining Sailor Scouts face off against Black Lady and the brainwashed Mamoru Chiba.
As he tries to hit Usagi, Black Lady's attack is blocked by Neo Queen Serenity herself from her position in the futuristic Crystal Palace. Thanks to the Queen's powers, the being once known as Chibiusa is unable to enter the castle. After this change, the Sailor Senshi prepare for battle while the Black Lady summons Wiseman, the person responsible for her evil transformation.
3 Prince's request threatens world timeline
Sailor Pluto Makes the Ultimate Sacrifice for the Universe
The Black Moon arc is the first time viewers meet the eldest Sailor Senshi, Sailor Pluto, in the story. Initially hostile, Sailor Pluto is the guardian of the Time-Space Gate. As its guardian, Sailor Pluto is nearly immortal, having lived through many eras. She provides Sailor Mini Moon with caution about time travel, stating that it should not be undertaken (or even heard of).
Despite Sailor Pluto's advice, time travel proves to be the only way to prevent the future from being tainted by the destruction of the Black Moon Clan. Prince Demande has obtained both Silver Crystals and is about to combine them when, in a twist, Sailor Pluto temporarily stops time before the act. Because of her actions, Sailor Pluto dies and tasks the kitten Diana to take over her role as guardian of the Time-Space Gate.
2 Chibiusa and Sailor Moon work together to prevent the destruction of the world
Sailor Mini Moon awakens and reunites with the Queen
With Wiseman's identity as Death Phantom revealed, the Sailor Senshi must summon their strength and courage to defeat the evil being Nemesis. To the surprise and delight of the heroes and the audience, Chibiusa has broken out of her brainwashing and discovered her abilities as Sailor Chibi Moon, and now stands alongside Tuxedo Mask and his fellow Sailor Senshi.
Before leaving, Chibiusa received from her mother, the future Neo Queen Serenity, her Moon Rod and a Silver Key. Sailor Moon, in battle, reminds Sailor Mini Moon to believe in her power and The two Senshi unleash the Double Moon Princess Halation attack for the first time against Death Phantom. Thanks to their combined power, the Silver Crystals and the great effort of their allies, Death Phantom is destroyed forever in the final battle.
1 The arrival of the Black Lady shocks the Sailor Senshi
The Rise of an Unexpected Enemy from Within
While the arc's final battle remains a powerful showdown, fans continue to comment on the brainwashed Chibiusa's surprising transformation into Black Lady. In this form, brought on by Chibiusa's fear that she doesn't belong anywhere, The Black Lady acts as a servant of the Black Moon Clan and is cunning, cruel, and quick to work against her fellow Clan members. Much to Usagi's surprise, Black Lady has brainwashed Tuxedo Mask and uses him as a puppet for attacks against Sailor Moon, commanding him to cause her great suffering.
Black Lady uses her abilities to manipulate the Evil Black Crystal and keep Tuxedo Mask as her pawn against the heroes. Using the evil crystal's power, great monoliths are built to harm the Earth while Black Lady battles the Sailor Senshi. When Prince Demande turns against her, the Dark Queen orders her younger brother, Prince Saphir, to kill him; before this can happen, the elder prince steals her two Silver Crystals.