Sailor Moon
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This show probably served to introduce alot of American kids to anime. My own feelings about it are somewhat mixed... in alot of ways I think it's not very good; it could be kind of stupid, and annoying, and the plot was just so damned repetitive. Of course, I imagine the original version would have been better than the dubbed version, as is likely the case with most anime. But the show (even the English dub) is worth watching, anyway, if for no other reason than that it's sort of a classic, and probably the most famous example of the mahou shoujo (magical girl) genre. And I'm rather disappointed that I never got a chance to see the whole series. Some eps were actually pretty good. Well, maybe someday I'll actually get every season (or more accurately, different series) on uncut DVD, and actually watch them subbed. We'll see.

Anyway, there were five Sailor Scouts (all of whom we like, especially Ami, aka Sailor Mercury). The leader is Sailor Moon (aka Serena, who in the future will be Princess of the Moon Kingdom or whatever). The others include Sailor Mercury (Ami), Sailor Venus (Mina), Sailor Mars (Rei), and Sailor Jupiter (Lita). They were gathered together by a cat named Luna, who let them know about their magical powers and destiny, fighting all kinds of evil. There was also a cat named Artemis, and he and Luna were advisors to the Sailor Scouts. Plus there was a guy named Darien, who Serena would start dating. He had a secret identity as Tuxedo Mask, who sometimes helped out the Sailor Scouts. The second series introduced a young girl named Rini, aka Sailor Mini Moon, who was from the future. Eventually there would also be other Sailor Scouts introduced: Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (all of whom we also liked). And of course there were always new villains to fight in each series.

I can't really think what else to say. Maybe I could give a slightly more detailed description of the various series if I ever get around to seeing them again. There are also a few movies, which I saw on TV, but I don't remember them well enough to write reviews, so I should also see them again someday.