In the name of the moon, Usagi and friends will finally get the Funko Pop treatment.
Funko announced the addition of Sailor Moon pop figures to its lineup on its Instagram account. The figures feature all five Sailor Senshi — Sailor Moon (with Luna), Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus (with Artemis) — as well as Tuxedo Mask.
It's almost surprising that it took this long for the figures to get a notice from the company: the anime series celebrated its 20th anniversary a few years ago: in honor of that, Hulu began re-airing the original Japanese version of the series. That included the series' final season, Sailor Moon Stars, which aired on the site for the first time ever in the U.S.
Interest in Sailor Moon continued after the series got a reboot with Sailor Moon Crystal, which revamps the older anime series so that it is a better reflection of the original manga by Naoko Takeuchi.
Here's a first look at the Sailor Moon Funko Pop figures:
#SailorMoon Pop!s are finally coming in July!!!
A photo posted by Funko (@originalfunko) on Apr 20, 2016 at 9:45am PDT
As noted, fans can get their hands on these figures as of July.
Sailor Moon was one of the first manga and anime series to introduce the idea of the "magical girl." It followed the lives of five girls who discover that they are incarnations of people who once ruled the Moon Kingdom. The five girls must use their powers to fight those aliens and monsters who would invade and take over Earth.
Although the series contains loads of action, at its heart, it is a show about love, compassion and friendship. It was also one of the first animated series to feature female leads, as well as one of the first to have an LGBT relationship between two of its characters, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus.
Sailor Moon merchandise also remains a hot commodity, including some higher-end items, such as the $3,000 Sailor Moon wedding tiara and a series of designer handbags by Samantha Vega. Characters from the series also still remain popular with cosplayers at most comic cons, and one can still find fans willing and ready to quote lines from Sailor Moon's signature speech: "In the name of the moon, I will punish you."
Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal are available now on Hulu.
