. Sailor moon is just sentai with girls. Its fun by corny.
Sailor Moon is the single most perfectly designed and marketed series I have ever seen.
- It's a Shonen anime because it's serialized and has heavy action. This reels in the younger boys.
- It's a Shoujo anime because of the girly female leads and heavy romance subplots. This reels in the teenage girls.
- It has tons of erotic imagery. This pulls in the teenage boys and young men.
- It has tons of comedy. This pulls in everyone else.
Because of it's huge cross demographic, they can put out a Sailor Moon branded item for just about ANYTHING and it will sell. Combine this with a somewhat compelling story, interesting characters, and great art style and you have one of the most commercially successful franchises in history. The only thing I can think of that does it better is Super Sentai and they've had almost 40 years to get that formula right.