Sailor Star Song

"Sailor Star Song"
Single by Kae Hanazawa
Language	Japanese
A-side	"Sailor Star Song"
B-side	"A Better Morning will Come"
Released	April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)
Genre	J-pop Anime song
Length	3:53
Label	Nippon Columbia
Composer(s)	Masaki Araki Kiyōka Chiho ("A Better Morning will Come")
Lyricist(s)	Naoko Takeuchi Yuhiro Nakata ("A Better Morning will Come")

"Sailor Star Song" (Japanese: セーラースターソング, Hepburn: Sērā Sutā Songu) is a single by Japanese singer Kae Hanazawa. It served as an opening theme song for the fifth and final season of the Sailor Moon anime series, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars.^[1] The song is written by original creator and mangaka Naoko Takeuchi,^[2] composed by Masaki Araki, and arranged by Hal. The single was released on April 20, 1996, alongside "A Better Morning will Come" (もっとすてきな朝がくるよ, Motto sutekina asa ga kuru yo).

Track listing

1. "Sailor Star Song" – Kae Hanazawa (3:51)
   • Lyrics: Naoko Takeuchi, Composition: Masaki Araki, Arrangement: Hal
2. "A Better Morning will Come" – Kae Hanazawa (4:12)
   • Lyrics: Yuhiro Nakata, Composition: Kiyōka Chiho, Arrangement: Hal
3. "Sailor Star Song" (Instrumental) (3:51)
4. "A Better Morning will Come" (Instrumental) (4:12)

Other versions

• Hong Kong singer Michelle Hui provided a Cantonese version of the song for the Hong Kong version of the anime in 1998.^{[citation needed]}
• Japanese voice actress and singer Mitsuko Horie provided a version of the song for the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album in 2014.^[3]
• Japanese all-female band Silent Siren provided their version of the song for the Sailor Moon 25th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album in 2018.^[4]
• Japanese voice actresses: Nana Mizuki, Marina Inoue, Saori Hayami and Ayane Sakura (as Sailor Kakyuu and Sailor Starlights respectively) provided their version of the song for the opening of the second film of Sailor Moon Cosmos two-part film in 2023.^[1][5][6] Cosmos version of the song peaked number 87 in the component Billboard Download Songs.^[7]

Reception

The song ranked number 5 out of top 30 in the official NHK "Sailor Moon" voting special.^[8]

References

1. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie 『劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos」公式ビジュアルBOOK』 ["Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie" Official Visual Book] (in Japanese). Kodansha. August 2, 2023. p. 91. ISBN 978-4-06-532453-0.
2. Dennison, Kara (March 15, 2019). "Meet the Woman Behind Sailor Moon!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
3. Loveridge, Lynzee (April 26, 2014). "Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Tribute Album Goes Vinyl". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
4. Komatsu, Mikakazu (March 30, 2018). "Check Out Songs from "Sailor Moon" 25th Anniversary Tribute Album in Preview". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
5. "劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos」 テーマソング・コレクション". Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
6. "『劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos」テーマソング・コレクション』より「セーラースターソング」の一部を先行解禁！". LisAni (in Japanese). June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
7. "Billboard Hot Download Songs (July 2023)". Billboard (in Japanese). July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
8. "発表!全美少女戦士セーラームーンアニメ大投票". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2020.