Sailor Moon is one of the most well-known anime series in the world. The series has had multiple anime adaptations, plays, movies, and tons of merchandise made. The characters are among some of the most iconic in the anime world and even non-anime fans can recognize who Usagi is. Most every character in the show has a fanbase, but most of the Senshi steal the show. While many anime fans argue over who the best Scout is, sites like MyAnimeList help to determine which ones are the most popular. Below are the ten most popular characters in the series according to the famous site.
10 Sailor Pluto
Sailor Pluto is the guardian of time who spent most of her lifeguarding a door. It wasn't until she met Chibiusa that she started to waiver from her given purpose. She made her debut in the second arc of the series, where she was actually killed at the end.
She finally reincarnated in present-day like the other Sailor Scouts and began to work with the other outer Senshi. Pluto has a soft spot for Chibiusa and the royal family who she serves.
9 Sailor Chibi Moon
Sailor Chibi Moon is the future daughter of Mamoru and Usagi. In the future, she is the next in line to be a Sailor Guardian but grows frustrated with her life situation. She steals the crystal and escapes back in time after her kingdom falls.
After saving her Crystal Tokyo in the second arc, she begins training with the present-day guardians to become a true Senshi. She even gets to assemble her own team, which includes Sailor Saturn in the future.
8 Sailor Neptune
Sailor Neptune is a talented and cool-headed outer Senshi who is in a relationship with Sailor Uranus. She is talented at playing the violin and takes her duties as a protector of the solar system incredibly seriously. Neptune is viewed as being incredibly cool and easy to talk to by the rest of the cast.
She is an enemy with the inner Senshi at first but starts to work for them and even adopts baby Saturn by the end of the series.
7 Sailor Mercury
Sailor Mercury was the second Sailor Scout to awaken and is incredibly intelligent. She usually gathers intel for the team and has a very calm personality. She is the most serious when it comes to school work and has a hard time just having fun.
Her smart and serious nature helps balance out the antics of the rest of the team. Mercury even spent a good amount of time lecturing poor Usagi in order to help her through her studies.
6 Sailor Uranus
Sailor Uranus is a tomboy who is willing to do just about anything to accomplish her mission. She loves Neptune and is willing to sacrifice herself in order to keep those close to her safe. While she does flirt with Usagi, she generally has a very serious personality.
Uranus can even be viewed as extremely cold at times by the rest of the Scouts. At first Usagi and friends even thought that the human version of Uranus was a boy.
5 Sailor Jupiter
Sailor Jupiter is the tallest member of the scouts and extremely good at cooking. Before meeting up with Usagi and friends, she was a bit of an outcast. She is a loyal inner Scout who loves her princess and isn't afraid of getting up close and personal in a fight.
Jupiter is also skilled at martial arts which helps her take on enemies even when she isn't transformed. Jupiter always seems to rank high on fan charts indicating that fans simply love the guardian of lighting.
4 Sailor Venus
Sailor Venus is the leader of the scouts and actually was the first character ever created. She was the first of the inner Scouts to awaken and is famous for her ability to fight crime. In the series universe, there is merchandise and video games based on Sailor Venus.
Venus was even confused for being the Moon Princess early on in the series. Despite being the leader of the scouts, Venus is completely fine with taking on enemies on her own.
3 Sailor Saturn
Sailor Saturn is the last main Scout to appear in the series and has a shorter role in her arc. She is the guardian of destruction who can reset the world with a swing of her scythe. She is responsible for reincarnating Uranus and Neptune on earth.
After the third arc of the series she reverts into a baby for a short while and is adopted by Uranus and Neptune. Saturn is dangerous, but can still use some basic attacks to help fight enemies.
2 Sailor Mars
Sailor Mars is a fiery scout that isn't afraid to confront Usagi. Despite having a confrontational personality, she has a kind heart. She has psychic abilities that are able to warn the team about future enemies and she lives at a traditional shrine.
She is the third Scout to join Usagi and one of the most loyal Scouts to the Princess even claiming that she is in love with Usagi. Her fiery personality usually puts her as one of the top senshi in the eyes of fans.
1 Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon is the protagonist of the show and the most powerful Scout there is. She is the future ruler of earth and is a kind woman. She previously lived on the moon, but due to a war with earth ended up killing herself after witnessing the man she loved being killed.
In present-day Sailor Moon awakens to be with Mamoru once again and has to use her powers to keep the Earth safe from invading forces that wish to destroy it.