is a single by Japanese singer Kae Hanazawa. It served as an opening theme song for the fifth and final season of the ''

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''. The song is written by original creator and

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, composed by Masaki Araki, and arranged by

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. The single was released on April 20, 1996, alongside .

Track listing

#"Sailor Star Song" – Kae Hanazawa (3:51) #* Lyrics:

, Composition: Masaki Araki, Arrangement:

#"A Better Morning will Come" – Kae Hanazawa (4:12) #* Lyrics: Yuhiro Nakata, Composition: Kiyōka Chiho, Arrangement: Hal #"Sailor Star Song" (Instrumental) (3:51) #"A Better Morning will Come" (Instrumental) (4:12)

Other versions

*Hong Kong singer Michelle Hui provided a Cantonese version of the song for the Hong Kong version of the anime in 1998. *Japanese voice actress and singer

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provided a version of the song for the ''Sailor Moon'' 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album in 2014. *Japanese

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Silent Siren provided their version of the song for the ''Sailor Moon'' 25th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Album in 2018. *Japanese voice actresses:

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(as Sailor Kakyuu and

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respectively) provided their version of the song for the opening of the second film of '' Sailor Moon Cosmos'' two-part film in 2023. ''Cosmos'' version of the song peaked number 87 in the component

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Reception

The song ranked number 5 out of top 30 in the official

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"Sailor Moon" voting special.

References

{{Sailor Moon 1996 singles 1996 songs Sailor Moon songs Songs in Japanese category:Animated series theme songs Nippon Columbia singles