The Sailor Moon video game series is based on Naoko Takeuchi’s manga and anime series of the same name. The series was released in Japan during the height of the media franchise’s popularity. By 1998, twenty games were released. As of 1995, the games released each had sales figures of about 200,000 to 300,000. They have never been released in any other country, with the exception of the Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon game developed by Angel, which was released in France in 1994.