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| native_name    = 武内 直子
| image         = Naoko_Takeuchi_San_Diego_Comic-Con_1998-08-14.jpg
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| caption       = Takeuchi at the 1998 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
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| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1967|3|15}}
| birth_place   = [[Kōfu|Kōfu, Yamanashi]], [[Japan]]
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| occupation    = [[Manga artist]]
| years_active = 1986–present
| notable works = {{unbulleted list|''[[Sailor Moon]]''|''[[Codename: Sailor V]]''}}
| alias         = Sumire Shirobara<ref name="Takeuchi Shirobara">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-02/sailor-moon-creator-wrote-momoiro-clover-z-crystal-theme-lyrics/.77236|title=Sailor Moon Creator Wrote Momoiro Clover Z's Crystal Theme Lyrics|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=2014-08-02|website=Anime News Network|access-date=2014-08-02}}</ref>
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| awards        = [[Kodansha Manga Award]] (1993)
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Yoshihiro Togashi]]|1999}}
| children      = 2
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{{nihongo|'''Naoko Takeuchi'''|武内 直子|Takeuchi Naoko|born March 15, 1967|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga artist]]. She is best known as the author of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', one of the most popular manga series of all time.<ref>{{Cite book|title=[[Dreamland Japan]] (2nd ed.)|last=Schodt|first=Frederik L.|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|year=1999|isbn=9781880656235|location=Berkeley, California}}</ref> She has won several awards, including the 1993 [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for ''Sailor Moon''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml|title=Kodansha Manga Award|last=Hahn|first=Joel|website=Comic Book Awards Almanac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021040252/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml|archive-date=2007-10-21|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-12-04}}</ref>

Takeuchi is married to [[Yoshihiro Togashi]], the author of ''[[YuYu Hakusho]]'' and ''[[Hunter × Hunter]]''.

==Early life==
Takeuchi was born in [[Kōfu|Kofu]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]], Japan to Kenji and Ikuko Takeuchi. She has a younger brother, Shingo. She gave the names of her relatives to the characters she created for ''Sailor Moon'', and mentions this in interviews and in several comic strips she produced, in place of author notes.

Takeuchi attended Kofu Ichi High School, where she wore a [[School_uniforms_in_Japan#Sailor_fuku|sailor uniform]] and joined the [[astronomy]] and manga clubs.<ref name=highschool>{{cite web |url= http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/prism/notes/gradation02.html |title= The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko |access-date= October 27, 2006 |last= Glover |first= Alex |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185519/http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/prism/notes/gradation02.html |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~ayano/naoko/abst.html|title=武内直子先生インタビューの要旨|last=Obayashi|first=Ayano|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021006084159/http://www.a.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~ayano/naoko/abst.html|archive-date=October 6, 2002|access-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> These experiences influenced her work for ''Sailor Moon'', in addition to her other pieces, such as ''Love Call'' and ''Rain Kiss''. Her formative high school experiences influenced her trajectory to become a manga artist. Takeuchi's father encouraged her to pursue other career paths, in case she wouldn't find success as a professional artist, which is why she attended university to study chemistry.

Takeuchi graduated from the [[Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy]], where she received a degree in chemistry and became a licensed [[pharmacist]]. Her senior thesis was called "Heightened Effects of Thrombolytic Actions Due to Ultrasound".<ref name=thesis>{{cite web |url= http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/missrain/notes/maigo.html |title= The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko |access-date= October 27, 2006 |last= Glover |first= Alex |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194411/http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/missrain/notes/maigo.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

==Career==

===1986–1997: Early work and success===
After graduating from the [[Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy]], at the age of 19, Takeuchi entered the manga industry by submitting her work ''Love Call'' to [[Kodansha]]; Takeuchi received Nakayoshi's New Artist award for ''Love Call''. She worked steadily on [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] pieces until writing ''Maria'', which was published in ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' from early to mid-1990. This work, Takeuchi's first serial comic, was loosely based on [[Jean Webster]]'s 1912 novel ''[[Daddy-Long-Legs (novel)|Daddy-Long-Legs]]'' and on her friend [[Marie Koizumi]], who helped write it.

After completing ''Maria'', Takeuchi worked on the ice-skating series ''The Cherry Project'', which was serialized in ''Nakayoshi'' from late 1990 to 1991. While working on ''The Cherry Project'', Takeuchi wanted to do a manga on outer space and girl fighters. Her editor, Fumio Osano, asked her to put the fighters in sailor suits. This concept would later become a one-shot called ''[[Codename: Sailor V]]'', which would later begin serialization in ''RunRun''. When [[Toei Animation]] planned to adapt her manga into an anime series, she reworked ''Sailor V'' and added four other superheroines.

In December 1991, ''Nakayoshi'' began serializing ''Sailor Moon'', which became an instant hit. The success encouraged Takeuchi to work on both ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor V'' from 1991 to 1997. However, ''RunRun'' was canceled with the November 1997 issue, and the planned ''Sailor V'' anime adaptation was canceled along with it.<ref>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Shinsoban Volume 3 |chapter= Liner Notes |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= October 23, 2003 |isbn= 4-06-334783-4 }} :"Run-Run, the magazine she was serialized in, went belly-up. The OVA they planned to put out never came out. She met a harsh fate. It's enough to make one sick.
[Minako]: Where did Run-Run go? When is my video coming out?"</ref> During that six-year period, she produced 60 chapters, which were collected in 18 volumes. The success of the manga led to [[Sailor Moon (TV series)|a 200-episode anime adaptation]], three animated films, numerous video games, and wide-ranging merchandising.

She had an interview with [[Silent Möbius]] creator, Kia Asamiya.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sensei.takeuchi-naoko.com/interviews/kiaasamiya.html | title=Kia Asamiya Interview }}</ref>

At the series' end, Takeuchi worked on ''PQ Angels'' for ''Nakayoshi''. This gained a fair amount of popularity, but was canceled due to Kodansha losing seven pages of her manuscript. Takeuchi said that Toei Animation had the manuscript, therefore it would have been possible to create an anime adaptation of the series.<ref name="kurozuki1">{{cite web
|url=http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round01.html
|title=Princess Takeuchi Naoko's Return-to-Society Punch!! Round 1
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021321/http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round01.html
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Takeuchi's own studio is called "Princess Naoko Planning" (PNP). Takeuchi established PNP to manage her properties, mainly ''Sailor Moon''. The studio later encompassed [[Yoshihiro Togashi]]'s work as well and appeared in the credits for such anime as ''[[Level E]]'' and ''[[Hunter × Hunter (1999 TV series)|Hunter × Hunter]]''. Its name also appears on the musical credits for ''Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu'' and other projects.

===1998–2009===
Following the loss of seven pages of Takeuchi's ''PQ Angels'' manuscript, Osano departed Kodansha and the plans for the ''Materials Collection'' were canceled.<ref name="kurozuki1"/> Takeuchi departed Kodansha for [[Shueisha]].<ref name="kurozuki1"/>

On August 13, 1998, Takeuchi made her first appearance in the United States at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] for three days.<ref name="SmileInterview">{{cite journal|title=Naoko Takeuchi at the San Diego Comic-Con!|date=December 1998|journal=Smile|publisher=Mixx Entertainment|pages=30–31}}</ref> That same year, she published the first ''Sailor Moon'' artbook since her departure from Kodansha, ''Sailor Moon Infinity Collection Art Book'' with limited releases.

While working on her short comic strip ''Princess Naoko Takeuchi Back-to-Work Punch!!'', Takeuchi met [[Yoshihiro Togashi]] at a ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' meeting hosted by [[Kazushi Hagiwara]], and had a meeting arranged between them by voice actress [[Megumi Ogata]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round02.html| title = Princess Takeuchi Naoko's Return-to-Society Punch!! - Round 2| access-date = 2007-07-27| archive-date = 2008-05-09| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083923/http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round02.html| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round04.html| title = Princess Takeuchi Naoko's Return-to-Society Punch!! - Round 2| access-date = 2007-07-27| archive-date = 2022-07-25| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220725183908/http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round04.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> She collaborated with Togashi as an assistant (doing [[screentone]]) and as a manager on volume 1 of ''[[Hunter × Hunter]]''. However, the work and the demands proved more than she had expected, and as a result, Takeuchi left Shueisha.

Around this time, Takeuchi conceived the idea for a one-shot called ''Toki☆Meka'', which eventually turned into ''Toki☆Meca''.<ref name=toki*meca>{{cite book |last= Takeuchi |first= Naoko | title= Toki Meca Volume 1 |chapter= Author Notes |publisher= [[Kodansha]] |date= August 23, 2005 |isbn= 4-06-372061-6 }}</ref> Togashi had a similar idea at the same time as her, but never fully brought it to fruition. He helped somewhat with ''Toki☆Meka'' at this point in developing the idea by drawing some concept sketches, which Takeuchi showed in ''Toki☆Meca'' volume 1.

Togashi and Takeuchi married in 1999. From this marriage, the couple have two children: a son, born in January 2001, and a daughter, born in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-24/sailor-moon-takeuchi-hunter-x-hunter-togashi-have-2nd-baby |title=Sailor Moon's Takeuchi, Hunter X Hunter's Togashi Have 2nd Baby (Updated) - News |work=Anime News Network |date=2009-12-24 |access-date=2014-06-25}}</ref>

After Kodansha's rights to ''Sailor Moon'' expired, Takeuchi returned to the publisher in 1999 to develop and publish the ''Materials Collection''. She also began serializing ''Love Witch'', but it was cancelled. Takeuchi started to work on the reprints of ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor V'', and published ''Toki☆Meca'' in ''Nakayoshi''.

In 2003, Takeuchi became heavily involved in producing ''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (live-action series)|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]'', a [[tokusatsu]] television series based on ''Sailor Moon'', as she had an interest in learning more about the anime industry.<ref>Kappa Magazine #62, translated by Mina Kaye. Kia Asamiya interviewed Naoko Takeuchi. Naoko Takeuchi expressed an interest in coloring for Asamiya.</ref>  This culminated in the creation of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. The series displays a plot that is heavily reliant on the manga and also explores many themes that the manga was unable to explore. She showed up at the official conference with a fist up, meaning "good luck", in Act Zero.

After the production of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' ended in 2004, Takeuchi continued to work on ''Toki☆Meca''. During the manga's serialization, Osano returned as her editor.<ref name=toki*meca /> Takeuchi also worked more closely with managing PNP and gave talks to college students.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://sailormoon.channel.or.jp/gensaku/himitu060103.html |title = ひみつのお部屋 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212212128/http://sailormoon.channel.or.jp/gensaku/himitu060103.html |archive-date=12 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the same time, she wrote a children's book titled ''Oboo-nu- to Chiboo-nu-'' as a birthday present to her son. (Togashi provided illustrations for the book; Takeuchi made mention of this in the back of the first volume of ''Toki☆Meca''.) She still works on the website, updating it about once a month with new flash animations or profiles.<ref name="mangastyle">
{{cite web |url= http://mangastyle.net/ |title= Manga Style |date= July 7, 2007 |access-date= 2006-10-01 |last= Bacon |first= Michelle }}</ref>

===2010–2019===
In 2012, it was announced that a new ''Sailor Moon'' anime adaptation was in development.<ref name="Kodansha2011English">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-03-18/kodansha-usa-announces-the-return-of-sailor-moon|title=Kodansha USA Announces the Return of Sailor Moon|date=2011-03-18|publisher=[[Press release]]|access-date=2011-03-18}}</ref> With it, Takeuchi started a ''[[Tankōbon#Kanzenban|Kanzenban]]'' version of the manga, which was announced by Osano, and will include fixed past mistakes and new covers for the manga. Color pages are also included for the title pages. There was also an artbook announced, and she has been working on merchandise, which was announced by Osano on his Twitter feed.

The new [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] anime, ''[[Sailor Moon Crystal|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal]]'', debuted in July 2014. It streamed on [[Niconico]] bi-weekly, and ended in July 2015, spanning a total of 26 episodes, which cover the ''Dark Kingdom'' and ''Black Moon'' arc of the manga.<ref>The first 26 episodes were dubbed "Seasons I & II" during the Japanese television broadcast of the updated Blu-ray versions in April 2015.</ref> Takeuchi wrote the ending theme song, {{nihongo|"Moonbow"|月虹|Gekkō}}, under her [[Pseudonym|penname]], {{nihongo|"Sumire Shirobara"|白薔薇sumire|Shirobara Sumire}}.<ref name="Takeuchi Shirobara"/> The series eventually gained its 13-episode third season, ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III'', covering the ''Infinity'' arc of the manga (known as ''Death Busters'' in Japan), and aired weekly on Japanese television from April to June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-06/sailor-moon-crystal-3rd-season-premiere-date-theme-songs-revealed/.99470|title=Sailor Moon Crystal 3rd Season's Premiere Date, Theme Songs Revealed|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=2016-03-06|website=Anime News Network|access-date=2016-03-06}}</ref>

===2020–present===
In 2020, the two volumes of official {{nihongo|"All Colored Eternal Edition"|オールカラー完全版|Ōrukarā Kanzenban}} of the ''Sailor Moon'' manga was released on June 29, with Takeuchi providing new illustrations for both covers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sailormoon-official.com/comics/post_912.php|title=『美少女戦士セーラームーン オールカラー完全版』1巻2巻|date=2020-06-27|website=Sailor Moon Official|language=ja|access-date=2020-06-27}}</ref>

In 2021, Takeuchi chief supervised the production of the two-part anime film, ''[[Sailor Moon Eternal|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie]]'', which adapted the ''Dream'' arc of the manga (known as ''Dead Moon'' in Japan), and acted as a "fourth season" for the ''Sailor Moon Crystal'' series. Both films were released in 2021 in Japanese theaters, with the first film on January 8, and the second film on February 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-18/1st-sailor-moon-eternal-film-delayed-to-january-8-with-2nd-film-scheduled-for-february-11/.160770|title=1st Sailor Moon Eternal Film Delayed to January 8 with 2nd Film Scheduled for February 8|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=2020-06-18|website=Anime News Network|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref> Takeuchi also provided the lyrics for the theme song, {{nihongo|"[[Moon Color Chainon]]"|月色Chainon|Tsukiiro Chainon}}, under the name of "Sumire Shirobara".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/10/04/momoiro-clover-z-performs-sailor-moon-eternal-films-theme-song-with-the-five-main-vas|title=Momoiro Clover Z Performs Sailor Moon Eternal Film's Theme Song with the Five Main VAs|last=Komatsu|first=Mikakazu|date=2020-10-04|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=2020-10-04}}</ref>

In 2022, Takeuchi chief supervised the production of the sequel to ''Sailor Moon Eternal'', titled ''[[Sailor Moon Cosmos|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie]]''. The two-part film covered the ''Stars'' arc of the manga (known as ''Shadow Galactica'' in Japan), and acted as a "fifth and final season" for the ''Sailor Moon Crystal'' series. Both films were released in June 2023, with the first film on the 9th, and the second film on the 30th.<ref name="Season 5 Films">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-28/sailor-moon-manga-final-arc-gets-2-sailor-moon-cosmos-films-in-early-summer-2023/.185105|title=Sailor Moon Manga's Final Arc Gets 2 Sailor Moon Cosmos Films in Early Summer 2023|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=April 28, 2022|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref>

==Works==
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===Manga===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Work
!Years
!style="width:75%"|Summary
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''Chocolate Christmas''|チョコレート·クリスマス|Chokorēto Kurisumasu}}
| 1987–1988
| A story about a girl who falls in love with a [[Disc jockey|DJ]] over Christmas. It appeared collected into a single ''[[tankōbon]]'' volume.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''Maria''|ま·り·あ|Ma-ri-a}}
| 1989–1990
| A story, co-written with her friend, [[Marie Koizumi]], loosely based on the book ''[[Daddy-Long-Legs (novel)|Daddy-Long-Legs]]'' by [[Jean Webster]]. She released a pocket edition of the book in 1994.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''The Cherry Project''|Theチェリー・プロジェクト|Za Cherī Purojekuto}}
| 1990–1991
| A [[figure skating|figure-skating]]-themed manga, involving the young skater Cherry's quests to become a professional skater and win the heart of a boy. The series was released by Kodansha in three collected volumes between 1991 and 1992. One of its characters, [[List of minor Sailor Moon characters#Haruna Sakurada|Haruna Sakurada]], also appears in ''Sailor Moon''.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''[[Codename: Sailor V]]''|コードネームはセーラーV|Kōdonēmu wa Sērā Bui}}
| 1991–1997
| This series follows the adventures of costumed "[[magical girl]]" Sailor V. It directly preceded (and became something of a prototype for) ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon'', introducing [[Sailor Venus|Minako Aino]], alias "Sailor V", who would become a significant character in the latter series. Initially starting as a [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] in 1991, Takeuchi would later make ''Sailor V'' a serialized manga series that ran concurrently with ''Sailor Moon''. Takeuchi concluded the series after she had already finished ''Sailor Moon''; ''Sailor V ''featured an ending that tied the two series together. Originally released in three volumes, ''Codename: Sailor V'' was re-released in 2004 in a deluxe, two-volume "Renewal Edition" (新装版 ''shinzōban'') format. In 2014, Codename: Sailor V was published in a two-volume "Eternal Edition" (完全版 ''kanzenban'').
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''[[Sailor Moon|Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon]]'', later known as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''|美少女戦士セーラームーン|Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn}}
| 1991–1997
| Known to international audiences simply as ''Sailor Moon'', this manga became Naoko Takeuchi's most famous work and spawned two anime, several films, stage musicals, a live-action television series, and video games of various genres. A fusion of styles between the ''[[magical girl|mahō shōjo]]'' and ''[[sentai]]'' genres, ''Sailor Moon'' tells the story of [[Sailor Moon (character)|Usagi Tsukino]], a girl who one day discovers her identity as the [[reincarnation]] of a celestial heroine who fights for love and justice. This series was largely responsible for the late-1990s resurgence of "magical girl" anime and manga. The series was originally released in eighteen volumes, but was re-released in 2003 and 2004 in a deluxe, twelve-volume "Renewal Edition" (新装版 ''shinzōban'') format, with two supplementary volumes containing side stories to the main work. In 2013, the chapters were once again re-released in ten "Eternal Edition" (完全版 ''kanzenban'') volumes to commemorate the manga's twentieth anniversary, which includes digitally remastered artwork, new covers and color artwork from its Nakayoshi run. Characters from her previous work, ''Codename Sailor V'', return in this one. 
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''Miss Rain''|ミス・レイン|Misu Rein}}
| 1993
| A collection of five short manga, including the title work.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''Prism Time''|プリズムタイム|Purizumu Taimu}}
| 1996–1997
| A collection of [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] stories, from early works to those from the late 1990s. It is available in two volumes, released in 1995 and 1997, respectively.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''PQ Angels''|PQエンジェルス|PQ Enjerusu}}
| 1997
| Features two alien girls with the ability to turn into [[cockroach]]es, who are searching for their princess. The series was a complete disaster for Takeuchi: it was discontinued abruptly after only four chapters, and Kodansha lost the proofs of the portion that had been written. It has therefore only appeared in its original serialization, from September to December 1997.
|- valign="top"
| ''Princess Naoko Takeuchi's Return-to-Society Punch!!''
| 1998–2004
| A collection of short strips, detailing what Takeuchi did after ''Sailor Moon''. It ran for a number of years under a changing title, giving details about her post-''Sailor Moon'' slump and recovery, as well as her meeting, marrying, and starting a family with fellow manga creator [[Yoshihiro Togashi]]. The comic ran in [[Shueisha]]'s ''Young You'', rather than a Kodansha publication, and has not been collected since its original serialization. There are similar "____ Punch!" comic strips in the same format at the end of some of the ''Sailor Moon'' "Renewal Edition" volumes.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''Toki☆Meka!''|とき☆メカ!|Toki☆Meka!}}<!-- Please see notes about the romaji of the title in the discussion. -->
| 2001
| A one-shot story about a robot (Mecha), her creator, and their adventures.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''Love Witch''|ラブ・ウィッチ|Rabu Witchi}}
| 2002
| A story where a girl receives a perfume bottle and becomes a witch, but with a heavy price. It ran in ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' from April to June 2002, with a side story, "Sister Witch", in September 2002. It was discontinued after three chapters with no explanation. It has yet to be reprinted in any sort of compilation.
|- valign="top"
| {{nihongo|''Toki☆Meca!''|とき☆めか!|Toki☆Meca!}}<!-- Please see notes about the romaji of the title in the discussion. -->
| 2005–2006
| A serialized version of the original one-shot, which began after the completion of the ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor V'' re-releases. The first portion ran from the January to April 2005<!--pg 339 of ''Nakayoshi'' April 2005--> issues of ''Nakayoshi'', after which the author went on hiatus, promising that she would return to the series later. The second phase of the series started in November 2005. One collected volume, released in August 2005, has been published thus far. The serialization officially ended in May 2006. This makes ''Toki☆Meca!'' the first series that Takeuchi has completed since ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Codename: Sailor V''.
|}

===Anime===

====''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]'' (1990s series)====
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Format !! Credit !! Notes
|-
| 1992-93 || ''[[Sailor Moon (season 1)|Sailor Moon]]'' || rowspan="2"| Anime television series || rowspan="8"| Original Creator (based on her manga ''Sailor Moon'') || Adapted ''Dark Kingdom'' arc<br />46 episodes
|-
| 1993-94 || ''[[Sailor Moon R]]'' || Adapted ''Black Moon'' arc<br />43 episodes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Sailor Moon R: The Movie]]'' || Anime film || {{N/A}}
|-
| 1994-95 || ''[[Sailor Moon S]]'' || Anime television series || Adapted ''Infinity'' arc<br />38 episodes
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Sailor Moon S: The Movie]]'' || Anime film || Adapted ''Princess Kaguya's Lover'' side story
|-
| 1995-96 || ''[[Sailor Moon SuperS]]'' || Anime television series || Adapted ''Dream'' arc<br />39 episodes
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie]]'' || Anime film || {{N/A}}
|-
| 1996-97 || ''[[Sailor Moon Sailor Stars]]'' || Anime television series || Adapted ''Stars'' arc<br />34 episodes
|-
|}

====''[[Sailor Moon Crystal]]'' (2014 reboot series)====
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Format !! Credit !! Note
|-
| 2014 || ''[[List of Sailor Moon Crystal episodes#Season 1: Dark Kingdom (2014)|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season I]]'' || rowspan="2"| [[Original net animation]] || rowspan="3"| Original Work (based on her manga ''Sailor Moon'') || Adapted ''Dark Kingdom'' arc<br />14 episodes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[List of Sailor Moon Crystal episodes#Season 2: Black Moon (2015)|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season II]]'' || Adapted ''Black Moon'' arc<br />12 episodes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[List of Sailor Moon Crystal episodes#Season 3: Death Busters (2016)|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III]]'' || Anime television series || Adapted ''Infinity'' arc<br />13 episodes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Sailor Moon Eternal|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie]]'' || rowspan="2"|Two-part anime film || rowspan="2"|Original Work (based on her manga ''Sailor Moon''), Chief Supervisor || Adapted ''Dream'' arc
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Sailor Moon Cosmos|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie]]'' || Adapted ''Stars'' arc
|-
|}

===Illustrations===
* ''Maria'' (ま·り·あ, Ma-ri-a) (novelization of Takeuchi's manga, with prose by [[Marie Koizumi]]), 1994
* ''Mermaid Panic'' (マーメイド・ぱにっく) Volumes 1–4 (written by [[Marie Koizumi]]), 1996-1997
* ''Atashi no Wagamama wo Kiite...'' (あたしのわがままを聞いて...) (written by [[Marie Koizumi]]), 1998
* ''Zettai, Kare w Ubatte Miseru!'' (絶対、彼を奪ってみせる!) (written by [[Marie Koizumi]]), 1998

===Written books===
* ''Oboo-nu- to Chiboo-nu-'' (illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi)
** A children's book written for her son's birthday.

===Song lyrics===
Takeuchi wrote the lyrics for a number of songs featured in the ''Sailor Moon'' anime and live-action series. Though mainly character-based [[image song]]s, they include a few [[theme song]]s.<ref name="sailormusic">
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These include:
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* ''Ai wo Shinjiteru'' ("Believe in Love") – image song for [[Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon]]
* ''Chikara wo Awasete'' ("Combining Power") – image song for [[Sailor Starlights#Sailor Star Maker|Kō Taiki/Sailor Star Maker]]
* ''Futtemo Haretemo -come rain or come shine-'' ("Whether It Rains or Shines -Come Rain or Come Shine-") – image song for Usagi Tsukino (''[[Sailor Moon Crystal|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal]]'') (under the name of "Sumire Shirobara")
* ''Gekkō'' ("Moonbow") – ending theme of the first two seasons of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal'' (under the name of "Sumire Shirobara")
* ''Ginga Ichi Mibun Chigai na Kataomoi'' ("Unrequited Love a Station Apart in the Galaxy") – image song for [[Sailor Starlights#Sailor Star Fighter|Kō Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter]]
* ''Honoo no Sogekimono'' ("Flame Sniper") – image song for [[Sailor Mars]]
* ''Initial U'' – image song for [[Sailor Uranus]]
* ''Katagoshi ni Kinsei'' ("Venus Over My Shoulder") – image song for [[Sailor Venus]] (''[[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003 TV series)|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]'')
* ''Kirari*SailorDream!'' ("Sparkling Sailor Dream!") – theme song of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''
* ''Luna!'' – image song for [[Luna (Sailor Moon)|Luna]]
* ''Maboroshi no Ginzuisho'' ("Illusionary Silver Crystal") – insert song for the first season of ''[[Sailor Moon (season 1)|Sailor Moon]]''
* ''Mayonaka Hitori'' ("Alone at Midnight") – image song for [[Sailor Star Healer|Kō Yaten/Sailor Star Healer]]
* ''[[Moon Color Chainon]]'' – theme song of ''[[Sailor Moon Eternal|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie]]'' (under the name of "Sumire Shirobara")
* ''Nagareboshi He'' ("To the Shooting Star") - In-Universe song performed by the [[Sailor Starlights]] (''[[Sailor Moon Sailor Stars]]'' and ''[[Sailor Moon Cosmos|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie]]'')
* ''Over Rainbow Tour'' – image song for Sailor Moon (''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'')
* ''Princess Moon'' – second ending theme of the first season of ''Sailor Moon''
* ''"Rashiku" Ikimasho'' ("I'll Be As I Am") – second ending theme of ''[[Sailor Moon SuperS]]'' and ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie''
* ''Route Venus'' – image song for Sailor Venus (''[[Sailor Moon R]]'')
* ''[[Sailor Star Song]]'' – opening theme song of ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'' and second opening song of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie''
* ''Sērā Team no Theme'' ("Sailor Team's Theme") - insert song for ''Sailor Moon SuperS''
* ''Senshi no Omoi'' ("Feelings of a Soldier") – image song for [[Sailor Neptune]]
* ''Todokanu Omoi'' ("My Friend's Love") – song for Three Lights ({{a.k.a.}} [[Sailor Starlights]])
* ''We Believe You'' – image song for [[Sailor Jupiter]]
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==Awards==
Takeuchi has won several awards, including the 2nd Nakayoshi Comic Prize for Newcomers for ''Yume ja Nai no Ne'' in 1985. She also won for "Love Call", which won Nakayoshi's New Artist award which debuted in the Nakayoshi Deluxe September 1986 issue. In 1993 she won the 17th [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for shōjo for ''Sailor Moon''.<ref name="gap">{{cite web |url= https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/166335/Takeuchi%2c%20Naoko.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |title = Naoko Takeuchi |access-date= October 27, 2006 |last1= Fox |first1= Emily |last2 = Makousky |first2 = Nadia |last3 = Polvi |first3 = Amanda |last4 = Sorensen |first4 =Taylor |publisher = Voices from the Gaps |website = University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy |date = 2005}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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