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Popverse Jump: The Sailor Moon prequel manga Codename: Sailor V is a unique piece of anime history coming to the US this Fall
For the first time, you can purchase both volumes of Codename: Sailor V in one collection as part of the Sailor Moon Box Set from Kodansha, on sale in Fall 2025
It is no secret that we have a lot of love for Sailor Moon around here, but did you know that it was originally a very different story? Before the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon manga we know and love, Naoko Takeuchi created a manga called Codename: Sailor V, which starred Sailor Venus as the main protagonist. In Fall 2025, publisher Kodansha will release both volumes of the Codename: Sailor V as part of the second box set of the Sailor Moon (Naoko Takeuchi Collection), which is the first time you could get every chapter of the Sailor Moon prequel in one place in the US.
If you’re scratching your head and wondering what the heck I’m talking about, let me explain. Back in August 1991, Naoko Takeuchi published Codename: Sailor V, which was originally a one-shot but soon evolved into an ongoing
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