sentences:  Commentators detect in the anime adaptation of "Sailor Moon" "a more shonen tone", appealing to a wider audience than the manga, which aimed squarely at teenage girls.The media franchise became one of the most successful Japan has ever had, reaching $1.5 billion in merchandise sales during the first three years.Ten years after the series completion, the series featured among the top thirty of "TV Asahi" Top 100 anime polls in 2005 and 2006.