UFO Catcher Toys - The Sailor Moon Collection

Introduction:

Sailor Moon is one of Banpresto's most extensive collections, with well over 300 different toys, trinkets and other assorted prize toys produced between 1993 & 1996. Collecting Sailor Moon merchandise is what really opened my eyes to the quality and integrity of the Banpresto toys. Considering the sheer number of the toys produced for this anime series, Banpresto made many efforts to come up with something new, something fresh, that would keep consumers plunking coins into their machines.

On every plush doll, you'll find a small, white copyright tag which has the Banpresto logo, the year produced, the series logo and an ID number. There were 19 different series of Sailor Moon toys that used the same ID code of BSM-#. The numbers start with BSM-1 in the first series and end with BSM-126 in the last.

Series One

Sailor Moon

Originally Available: April 1993

Average Size: 8 inches

11 plush toys in the series, all of which are shown here. This set is one of my favorite series, but one of the toughest to complete. I've heard from two different Japanese sources that certain characters were available in limited numbers.

 

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  Sailor Mercury Sailor Moon Sailor Moon Luna Sailor Venus
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Sailor Jupiter Tuxedo Mask Sailor Mars Naru (aka Molly) Artemis Schoolgirl Usagi

Series Two

Sailor Moon R

Originally Available: October, 1993

Average Size: 8 inches

6 plush toys in the second series, all pictured below. BSM-17 is the only full size Princess Serenity catcher doll made.

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Sailor Moon Sailor Mercury Sailor Mars Sailor Jupiter Sailor Venus Princess Serenity

Series Three

Sailor Moon R

Originally available: March, 1994

Average Size: 8 inches

8 dolls in the series, all pictured below. This time, the girls are shown in their school uniforms. The set also includes a Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, who aren't so superdeformed.

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Sailor Moon Tuxedo Mask Usagi Ami
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Rei Makoto Minako Chibi-usa

 

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The words and scans are © Kane, aka spooky@voicenet.com, who freely admits he spends way too much time thinking about toys. The toys shown are © Banpresto, Inc., a subsidiary of Bandai, Inc. This site is not endorsed or affiliated with Banpresto, it is just a side project that I enjoy working on. Before you email me to ask, NO, I am not selling these toys. Cheers.