Sailor Moon returns this July with an all new series! See the first official image!

Two years ago Toei Animation announced that they would be creating a brand new Sailor Moon series and fans have been waiting patiently. Well all that waiting finally paid off as the first official image of the new series has been released and it it of the main heroine Sailor Moon. This new series will be titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal and will start to air in July.

The rather interesting twist to this new series is that it is not a remake or a continuation of the old series. Actually, fans will be treated to an adaptation of the original manga series. Here is a short synopsis that was posted with the official image:

"Usagi Tsukino is a second-year middle school girl who is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is full of energy. One day, she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead, and she transforms into Sailor Moon, a sailor-uniformed pretty guardian of love and justice! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi seems to have a mission to find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other guardians and to protect the princess.

Meanwhile, the queen of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, also sends minions to the town where Usagi lives to obtain the Illusionary Silver Crystal, which has immense power. This causes strange events to unfold….

Can Sailor Moon really find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other Sailor guardians, and protect the princess…!?"

Coming in July, this new series will be directed by Munehisa Sakai (One Piece) and it is being said that the Japanese group Momoiro Clover Z will performing the new opening theme song. Are you excited for the return on Sailor Moon?

Source: Anime News Network