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New Sailor Moon's Premiere Event Excludes Men — Unless Accompanied by Women

The official website for the 20th anniversary of the series. The women's fashion magazine ViVi is collaborating on the June 30 event to celebrate the heroine Usagi's birthday.

The "birthday party" will feature ViVi models and "secret guests." The Zepp Diver City facility in Tokyo will host the screening of the new anime's first episode on June 30 at 7:00 p.m. However, the staff caution that the time is subject to change. Moreover, male attendees will not be allowed — unless accompanied by a female attendee.

Details on ticket sales and other information for the "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Advance Premiere Screening Event: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Usagi Tsukino's Birthday in Special ViVi Night" will be announced on May 28.

The anime's website gave a synopsis of the story inspired by Naoko Takeuchi's original manga:

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…!?

The new Shizuka Itou as Minako Aino/Sailor Venus.

North American anime distributor Niconico service on the first and third Saturdays every month, beginning July 5 at 7:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. ET).

Momoiro Clover Z is performing the theme song.

King Records is producing the soundtrack.

Images © Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha/Toei Animation