
The Viz/Studiopolis English version preserves the subtext of the original material. In the Cloverway/Optimum English version, this subtext was altered, and Neptune and Uranus were portrayed as biological cousins instead of being in a romantic relationship with each other.

Takeuchi has openly admitted they are a romantic couple, and their voice actresses were instructed to play the characters "as if they are a married romantic couple." However, because of differing cultural standards, most countries outside Japan, excluding Greece, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Mexico, have censored the relationship. One of the controversies surrounding Sailor Moon S is in the romantic-lesbian relationship of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, who are subtly depicted as romantic lovers, although this is never mentioned directly. While Sailor Moon S began very similarly to the first two seasons, it eventually took a darker, more emotional turn.

The first 18 episodes of the season were released as Part 1 on November 15, 2016, and the remaining 18 episodes were released as Part 2 on June 20, 2017. Eventually, the season was re-licensed by Viz Media in 2014 for an updated English-language release, produced by Studiopolis. In contrast to DIC's handling of the first two seasons, Cloverway retained the background music and sound effects from the original Japanese version. Edited and unedited VHS tapes and uncut bilingual DVDs of their adaptation were released by Pioneer Entertainment. The season later aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block in the United States. The series aired on YTV in Canada, who adjusted the episode numbers to match those of the original Japanese version, from Jto August 1, 2000. Optimum Productions dubbed the season, continuing over from the first two seasons that were licensed by DIC Entertainment and General Mills' The Program Exchange.

licensed the season for an English-language broadcast in North America.

In this season, they must fight against the Death Busters, who are planning to take over Earth. It adapts the "Infinity" arc of the Sailor Moon manga series by Naoko Takeuchi, and follows the adventures of Usagi Tsukino and her fellow Sailor Guardians. It began broadcasting on TV Asahi on March 19, 1994, and ended on February 25, 1995. The third season of the Sailor Moon anime series, Sailor Moon S (originally released in Japan as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S ( 美少女戦士セーラームーン S ( スーパー ), Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Sūpā), and later as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon S ), was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara.
