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Naoko Takeuchi

Naoko Takeuchi

Writer · Born March 15, 1967 (59) · Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan

Naoko Takeuchi is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the author of Sailor Moon, one of the most popular manga series of all time. She has won several awards, including the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for Sailor Moon. Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 15, 1967 (59)
From
Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 3% in 30 days

What are Naoko Takeuchi's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Morality
33%
Society
9%
Ideas
5%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
2
Romantic
1
Melancholic
1
Triumphant
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Naoko Takeuchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Naoko Takeuchi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Nogizaka46 “5th Generation” Version Musical “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” 2024 「Team MOON」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Comic Book · Creator

  • Nogizaka46 “5th Generation” Version Musical “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” 2024 「Team STAR」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Comic Book · Creator

  • Sailor Moon Cosmos Part 2(2023)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Comic Book

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: 30th Anniversary Musical Festival Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Original Concept

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Comic Book

  • Sailor Moon Eternal(2021)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sailor Moon - Le Mouvement Final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Creator

  • Sailor Moon - Amour Eternal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Creator

  • Sailor Moon - Un Nouveau Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Creator

  • Sailor Moon Crystal(2014)

    Show 39 episodes · Comic Book · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Sailor Moon - Petite Étrangère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Creator

  • Sailor Moon the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Characters

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Act Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Comic Book · Original Story

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Special Act: We're Getting Married!！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Creator

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 49 episodes · Comic Book · Creator · Original Story

  • Sailor Moon - 10th Anniversary Festival - Sanctuary of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Author

  • Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Sailor Moon SuperS Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Sailor Moon S Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Sailor Moon R Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Sailor Moon Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Sailor Moon SuperS Plus: Ami's First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole(1995)

    Comic Book · Creator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Compiler Festa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Character Designer

  • Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice(1994)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sailor Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Characters · Comic Book

  • Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose(1993)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Sailor Moon(1992)

    Show 200 episodes · Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1992 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Sailor Moon Eternal (2021)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice (1994)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing23 of 29: 19 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thOther crew10 of 29: 6 only other crew, 4 with another role

29 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s12 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Naoko Takeuchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Sailor Moon Cosmos Part 2 (2023)

64th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Naoko Takeuchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Naoko Takeuchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kotono Mitsuishi shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers