June 30th, 2011 00:03   The story of the various metaseries
revolves around the reincarnated defenders of a kingdom that
once spanned the solar system, and the evil forces that they
battle. The major charactersâcalled Sailor Senshi (literally
“Sailor Soldiers”; frequently called “Sailor Scouts” in the
North American version)âare teenage girls who can transform
into heroines named for the moon and planets (Sailor Moon,
Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, etc). The use of “Sailor” comes
from a style of girls’ school uniform popular in Japan, the
sÄrÄ fuku (sailor outfit), after which the Senshi’s uniforms
are modeled. The elements of fantasy in the series are heavily
symbolic and often based on mythology.  Music for the Sailor
Moon metaseries was written and composed by numerous people,
including frequent lyrical contributions by creator Naoko
Takeuchi. All of the background musical scores, including the
spinoffs, games, and movies, were composed and arranged by
Takanori Arisawa, who earned the “Golden Disk Gran