| Shadow Galactica | |
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 Members of Shadow Galactica. Left column: Sailor Lethe, Sailor Mnemosyne, Sailor Phi, Sailor Chi. Center column: Galaxia in her civilian and Sailor Guardian forms. Right column: Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Aluminum Seiren, Sailor Lead Crow, Sailor Tin Nyanko, and Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| First appearance | Sailor Moon chapter #43: Stars 1 (March 1996) |
| Created by | Naoko Takeuchi |
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Shadow Galactica (シャドウ・ギャラクティカ, Shadō Gyarakutika) are a group of fictional characters in the Sailor Moon manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. They are the villains of the series' fifth and final story arc, called Stars in the manga, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars in the first anime adaptation, and Sailor Moon Cosmos in the second anime adaptation. Shadow Galactica is first introduced in chapter #43 "Stars 1", originally published in Japan's Nakayoshi magazine on March 28, 1996.
Shadow Galactica as an organization devotes itself to stealing starseeds, the essence of sentient life, from all in the Milky Way. Its members are led by Sailor Galaxia and have the ultimate goal of reorganizing the universe in the image that Chaos desires. The Sailor Moon musicals state that they have already conquered 80% of the Milky Way, and all 88 constellations—with only Sailor Moon's Solar System remaining. Sailor Galaxia's castle, Galactica Palace (ギャラクティカ・パレス, Gyarakutika Paresu), serves as Shadow Galactica's base of operations in the manga. Galactica Palace is located at the Galactic Center, in Sagittarius Zero Star, and it is built around the Galaxy Cauldron, the birthplace of all life in the Milky Way. In the first anime adaptation, Shadow Galactica's base is Galaxy TV (銀河TV, Ginga Terebi).