List of Sailor Moon Crystal episodes
| Sailor Moon Crystal | |
|---|---|
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Japanese promotional poster for Sailor Moon Crystal | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Niconico, Tokyo MX |
| Original run |
July 5, 2014 – present (Niconico broadcast) April 6, 2015 – scheduled (Tokyo MX broadcast) |
Sailor Moon Crystal, known in Japan as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn Kurisutaru), is a 2014 original net animation series produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai, produced in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the shōjo manga series Sailor Moon.[1] Instead of remaking the 1992–97 anime series preceding it, Toei produced Crystal as a reboot of Sailor Moon and intends to be a more faithful adaptation of Naoko Takeuchi's original manga,[1][2][3] omitting much of the original material from the first series.[4] The story focuses on Usagi Tsukino, a young girl who is granted the power to become the titular character and is joined by fellow Sailor Guardians in search of Princess Serenity and the Legendary Silver Crystal.[5]
The series, which is planned for 26 episodes, began streaming worldwide on Niconico from July 5, 2014, with new episodes being released twice a month.[6][7] The first episode had an advanced screening on June 30, 2014 to celebrate Usagi's birthday.[8][9] The first limited edition Blu-ray box set was released in Japan on October 15, 2014, with the regular Blu-ray and DVD compilations set for release the following month; individual volumes are to be released monthly.[10][11][12] In May 2014, Viz Media licensed Crystal for an English-language release in North America,[13] and is simulcasting the series on Neon Alley, Hulu, and Crunchyroll to coincide with the worldwide streaming.[14][15][16] Viz also premiered the first episode as part of their "Sailor Moon Day" celebration at the Anime Expo Convention in Los Angeles.[17]
The music for Sailor Moon Crystal is composed by Yasuharu Takanashi. The series uses two pieces of theme music: an opening theme and an ending theme. The opening theme is titled "Moon Pride", and the ending theme is "Gekkō" (月虹, lit. "Moon Rainbow"), both performed by Momoiro Clover Z.[18][19]
Episode list
| No. | Official English title Original Japanese title |
Director | Writer | Storyboards | Animation Director(s) | Original airdate[20] |
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| 01 | "Usagi –Sailor Moon–" "Usagi –Sērā Mūn–" (うさぎ –Sailor Moon–) | Munehisa Sakai | Yūji Kobayashi | Munehisa Sakai | Kozue Komatsu Yukie Sakō (Chief Animation Director) | July 5, 2014 |
| While running to Juban Middle School, teenager Usagi Tsukino briefly encounters a cat with a crescent-shaped bald patch on its forehead after tripping over it. Elsewhere, a shadowy man creates a woman out of clay and orders her to steal a "Legendary Silver Crystal". Meanwhile, after Usagi hears from her friends about Sailor V, a masked vigilante who recently thwarted a robbery, she and her friend Naru Osaka to visit her mother's jewelry store, which is undergoing a sudden sale. After a brief encounter with a man wearing a tuxedo and Motoki Furuhata, the proprietor at the Game Center Crown arcade, Usagi is once again approached by the cat, who reveals that her name is Luna and that she has the ability to speak. Luna gives Usagi a brooch, allowing her to transform into a Sailor Guardian. After transforming, Usagi hears a plea from Naru, whose mother had been replaced by a monster named Morga who was using the discounted jewelry to drain energy from those who bought them. Calling herself "Sailor Moon," Usagi confronts Morga but the monster orders the possessed girls who had bought jewelry from her to attack her. The Sailor Guardian's cries of anguish turn into ultrasonic waves and render the possessed girls unconscious. With encouragement from the tuxedo-wearing stranger, Usagi kills Morga using her Moon Tiara Boomerang. As Usagi sees off the stranger, who introduces himself as Tuxedo Mask, the shadowy man watches over her actions. | ||||||
| 02 | "Ami –Sailor Mercury–" "Ami –Sērā Mākyurī–" (亜美 –Sailor Mercury–) | Hiroyuki Satō | Yūji Kobayashi | Naotoshi Shida | Miho Tanaka Yumiko Ishii Yukie Sakō (Chief Animation Director) | July 19, 2014 |
| Ami Mizuno, a particularly gifted student at Juban Middle School, is envious of Usagi's ability to make friends. Meanwhile, Jadeite, the shadowy man from before, is ordered by his leader, Queen Beryl, to create a new monster, while Luna feels that Ami has the potential to become a Sailor Guardian. The next day, Luna makes an opportunity for Usagi and Ami to befriend each other after school, and the two go to Game Center Crown where they win two pens from the Sailor V arcade game machine. Afterwards, Ami goes to the Crystal Seminar, where students use computers to study, unaware that they have drained their energy as one of Jadeite's plans. Discovering Ami's strange behavior the next day, Usagi and Luna look into the disk she received from the seminar and realize that it is a hypnotizing program tricking people into finding information on the Legendary Silver Crystal. Using the pen she received from the arcade machine, Usagi disguises herself as a doctor and sneak into the Crystal Seminar to rescue Ami. After the monster reveals herself as Garoben, Usagi transforms and is overpowered, causing Ami to snap out of her trance. Using the pen she received from the arcade, Ami transforms into a new Sailor Guardian, Sailor Mercury. Using her Mercury Aqua Mist attack, Ami disables Garoben, who is then killed by Usagi with her Moon Tiara Boomerang. | ||||||
| 03 | "Rei –Sailor Mars–" "Rei –Sērā Māzu–" (レイ –Sailor Mars–) | Yōko Ikeda | Yūji Kobayashi | Yoko Ikeda | Hiromi Ishigami Kozue Komatsu Yukie Sakō (Chief Animation Director) | August 2, 2014 |
| Queen Beryl calls out Jadeite for his failures, before revealing to him and two other dark kings, Nephrite and Zoisite, that the Legendary Silver Crystal is said to contain immense power. Meanwhile, at the Hikawa Shrine, Usagi meets a shrine maiden named Rei Hino. They soon realize that a girl has disappeared, assuming that it is connected to a rumor about a "Demon 6:00pm Bus" that is said to spirit people away. While returning to the Hikawa Shrine, Usagi encounters the stranger once again, who reveals that his name is Mamoru Chiba. As Rei laments living alone due to her mysterious powers, she sees a vision of Usagi being captured and rushes out, only to be captured by Jadeite and taken to the Demon Bus, which Usagi follows as it drives through a portal. Using Usagi's transformation as a tracking signal, Ami enters the portal to meet up with Usagi and fight Jadeite, who had kidnapped the children to lure Usagi into a trap. When Rei attempts to stop Jadeite from using his ice powers to freeze Ami and Usagi, she awakens her own powers and transforms into Sailor Mars. After Usagi launches one final Moon Tiara Boomerang attack to trap Jadeite, Rei overpowers Jadeite's ice abilities with her own flames, forcing him to flee. As the missing children are safely returned to their families, a mysterious chest is flown into Japan. | ||||||
| 04 | "Masquerade Dance Party" "Masukarēdo –Kamen Butōkai–" (Masquerade –仮面舞踏会–) | Hiroyuki Satō | Mutsumi Itō | Hiroyuki Satō | Yasuhiro Namatame Ken Ueno Yukie Sakō (Chief Animation Director) | August 16, 2014 |
| Luna overhears Usagi's classmates talk about how a princess from the kingdom of D will be exhibiting a secret treasure during a dinner party, believing it to be related to the Moon Princess and the Legendary Silver Crystal. Later, Usagi disguises herself, Ami, and Rei as princesses and sneaks into the embassy. While Usagi wonders off and ends up briefly dancing with Tuxedo Mask, Ami and Rei discover Princess D's bodyguard is actually Nephrite, whose shadow possesses Princess D and has her escape with the kingdom's treasure. After Usagi and Tuxedo Mask end up saving each other from being knocked off a balcony, Usagi joins Ami and Rei in confronting the possessed princess, gaining a new tiara in the process. Using the new tiara's power, Usagi reflects the moonlight and blasts Nephrite's shadow out of Princess D's body. After Nephrite regroups with Jadeite, Zoisite, and Kunzite, they introduce themselves as the Four Kings of Heaven and take their leave. As Princess D reveals her kingdom's secret treasure, which turns out to be a diamond carving of herself, Tuxedo Mask gives a sleeping Usagi a kiss and flees after revealing to Luna that he is also searching for the Legendary Silver Crystal. | ||||||
| 05 | "Makoto –Sailor Jupiter–" "Makoto –Sērā Jupitā–" (まこと –Sailor Jupiter–) | Takahide Ogata | Mutsumi Itō | Takahide Ogata | Naoko Kuwabara Yukie Sakō (Chief Animation Director) | September 6, 2014 |
| One day, Usagi is saved from being hit by a car by a girl wearing another school's uniform, who is revealed to be a transfer student named Makoto Kino. Although the others in Makoto's class are too intimidated by her assumed superhuman strength to approach her, Usagi easily befriends her and takes her to the arcade, where she becomes entranced by Motoki due to his resemblance to an upperclassman she knew. Later, Usagi and the others hear about a bridal shop that is said to be cursed by a possessed mannequin that seduces grooms and kidnaps them. That night, Tuxedo Mask appears before Usagi, leading her and the others to Makoto as she is cornered by Motoki, who has been possessed by the "cursed bride" monster commanded by Nephrite. Feeling betrayed by Nephrite's manipulation of her feelings, Makoto regains her spirit when Usagi tells her to believe in love, gaining the power to become Sailor Jupiter and defeating Nephrite and his monster. With Makoto joining the Sailor Guardians, Luna brings out a new magical item, the Moon Stick, to give to Usagi, assigning her as the leader of the group. | ||||||
| 06 | "Tuxedo Mask" "Takishīdo Kamen –Takishīdo Masuku–" (タキシード仮面 –Tuxedo Mask–) | Yōko Ikeda | Yūji Kobayashi | Yoshio Suzuki Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Miho Tanaka Yukie Sakō (Chief Animation Director) | September 20, 2014 |
| Tuxedo Mask announces that he has committed various crimes in search of the Legendary Silver Crystal to discover information. That night, Luna explains that she was sent from the Moon Kingdom to awaken the Sailor Guardians, search for the Moon Princess, and protect the Legendary Silver Crystal, which is said to have enough power to destroy an entire planet, while Usagi, hearing a voice from the Sailor V arcade game, ponders if Sailor V is also one of their allies. The next day, Zoisite uses the media to hypnotise citizens into searching for the Legendary Silver Crystal, sending the city into chaos. Luna takes the girls to her secret base underneath the arcade, managing to locate the source of the controlling signal, but Usagi runs off on her own when Luna implies it may be Tuxedo Mask's doing. As the other guardians confront Zoisite, Usagi comes across Tuxedo Mask, who apologises for things turning out like this and states that he desires to search for the Legendary Silver Crystal despite lacking any special power of his own. After Zoisite overpowers the guardians with his attacks, Queen Beryl arrives and prepares to turn the Earth into part of the Dark Kingdom. Knowing of Usagi's identity as Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask encourages her to use her own special power to help her friends. Usagi's desire to protect everyone allows her to use the Moon Stick's Moon Healing Escalation technique to critically damage Zoisite, forcing him and Queen Beryl to flee, and restore the citizens to normal. After exhausting her energy, Usagi wakes up the next day in Mamoru's apartment, learning his true identity as Tuxedo Mask. | ||||||
| 07 | "Mamoru Chiba –Tuxedo Mask–" "Chiba Mamoru –Takishīdo Masuku–" (地場衛 –Tuxedo Mask–) | Narumi Kuroda | Mutsumi Itō | Narumi Kuroda | Paul Ano-nuevo Aries Nario Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Director) | October 4, 2014 |
| Mamoru explains to Usagi that he needs the Legendary Silver Crystal to regain his memories, which he lost in a car accident that killed his parents, asking her to keep his identity a secret. Meanwhile, Beryl meets with her master, Queen Metalia, recalling when she first released her from the seal the Sailor Guardians previously placed upon her. Beryl then dispatches Zoisite once again to steal the Legendary Silver Crystal. The next day, as Usagi and the others do some research on Sailor V, they soon discover that a DVD rental shop set up by Zoisite is brainwashing citizens into searching for Sailor Moon. After Usagi uses her Moon Healing Escalation to cure the brainwashed citizens, she is attacked by Zoisite but is rescued by Mamoru, realizing his true wish is to protect her. Zoisite singlehandedly knocks out Mamoru and Usagi is saved from certain death by Sailor V and her white cat companion. | ||||||
| 08 | "Minako –Sailor V–" "Minako –Sērā Bui–" (美奈子 –Sailor V–) | Hiroyuki Satō | Yūji Kobayashi | Akira Shigino | Hiroshi Shimizu Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Director) | October 18, 2014 |
| As Sailor V's partner Artemis claims her to be Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom, Usagi's tiara suddenly changes shape, showing her a brief glimpse of a forgotten memory. After both Zoisite and Mamoru retreat, Sailor V, who introduces herself as Minako Aino, explains about the Dark Kingdom's ambitions to gather energy from innocent people and conquer Earth and her mission to seal Queen Metalia once again. The next day, after having a dream about a man named Endymion, Usagi runs into Mamoru, who offers to trade Usagi's lost handkerchief for the return of his pocketwatch some time, while Artemis reveals to Luna that she had some of her own memories sealed. Later that night, Kunzite demands that Minako bring the Legendary Silver Crystal to him alone or else everyone in Tokyo will be killed, causing a blackout in the city and draining energy from everyone. The other Sailor Guardians soon catch on and join Minako in fighting against Kunzite, but when he launches an attack at everyone, Mamoru steps in to take the hit and to protect Usagi who tries to protect her friends from Kunzite's attack. | ||||||
| 09 | "Serenity –Princess–" "Sereniti –Purinsesu–" (セレニティ –Princess–) | Kumiko Habara | Mutsumi Itō | Naotoshi Shida | Momoko Maki'uchi Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Director) | November 1, 2014 |
| In his dying moments, Mamoru comes to realise that his true identity is Endymion, the first prince of the Earth, who was reborn to reunite with the true Serenity, Usagi. Usagi's sorrow over Mamoru's death transforms her into the true Serenity, regaining memories of her past life in the process, showing how she fell in love with Endymion, despite there being laws against people from the Earth and Moon seeing each other. When the Earth Kingdom attacked Silver Millennium, Endymion sacrificed himself to protect Serenity. Usagi's tears bring forth the Legendary Silver Crystal, the power of which drips into Mamoru's body. Just then, Queen Beryl arrives and she and Kunzite take Mamoru back to their realm, leaving Usagi devastated. Afterwards, Minako reveals she is the true leader of the Sailor Guardians, Sailor Venus, while Artemis shows the other guardians their past lives. Some time later, the girls visit Usagi, whose hair has been rapidly growing since that day, and assure her that she doesn't have to walk the same tragic path as Serenity. In order to locate the Dark Kingdom where Mamoru is being held, the group decide to travel to the moon and learn all the truth. | ||||||
| 10 | "Moon" "Mūn –Tsuki–" (Moon –月–) | Masato Mitsuka | Yūji Kobayashi | Takahide Ogata | Akira Takahashi Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Director) | November 15, 2014 |
| After a few days of preparation, Usagi and the others land on the moon, soon arriving at the ruins of Silver Millennium. Upon pulling out a sword that was lodged in a stone in the castle's prayer room, the girls are greeted by a hologram of Princess Serenity's mother, Queen Serenity, who shows them their past lives in Silver Millennium. She reveals it was an evil force that brainwashed the Earth Kingdom into attacking Silver Millennium, with Princess Serenity committing suicide after Endymion died trying to protect her. The Queen then assures Usagi that Mamoru is still alive, as she had willed the Legendary Silver Crystal to save him, and asks her to think about the true power of the crystal before her time runs out. Meanwhile, the Four Dark Kings, who had been eavesdropping on Beryl speaking with Queen Metalia, learn that they were once righteous knights who served under Endymion in their past lives, but had been used by Beryl before they had regained their memories. However, they are discovered by Beryl and once again put under her control, sending them to Earth to freeze Tokyo and obtain the crystal from Usagi. Recognising the four knights' true identities, Minako and the other Sailor Guardians combine their powers into the Sailor Planet Attack in order to try and free the knights from Beryl's control, but they escape before they can be purified. Meanwhile, Beryl uses her power to put Mamoru under her control, sending him to kill Usagi. | ||||||
| 11 | "Reunion –Endymion–" "Saikai –Endimion–" (再会 -Endymion-) | Miho Hirayama | Mutsumi Ito | Keita Yuzumi | Miho Tanaka Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Director) | December 6, 2014 |
| Usagi and the others try out the sword they obtained from the moon, with Ami theorising that it and the rest of Silver Millennium turned into a poisonous stone. While the others continue their research, Usagi sneaks out and discovers someone strongly resembling Mamoru, unaware it is actually Mamoru under Beryl's control, who has used hypnotism to make himself Motoki's friend. Makoto attempts to figure out his true identity, but is hypnotised into leading the others to the command center and drawing out Usagi and the crystal. Usagi is reluctant to fight against Mamoru as he takes the crystal, but when he injures Luna, Usagi is convinced Mamoru is a fake and uses the Moon Healing Escalation to cure Luna. Just then Beryl appears, taking the crystal for herself and revealing Mamoru is the real thing. | ||||||
| 12 | "Enemy –Queen Metalia–" "Teki –Kuin Metaria–" (敵 –Queen Metaria–) | Hiroyuki Satō | Yūji Kobayashi | Naotoshi Shida | Paul Año-nuevo Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Director) | December 20, 2014 |
| Beryl states that Mamoru had died and has been ressurected as the strongest warrior of the Dark Kingdom, shaking Usagi's resolve once again. As Ami takes everyone to an alternate dimension to protect the command center, Minako explains to the others how Queen Metalia is the one controlling Beryl, who in her previous life was the one who killed Endymion. Beryl ensnares the Sailor Guardians, but Minako manages to call forth the holy sword to break them free, before the girls launch a group attack to try and break the necklace that sends Metalia's power to Beryl. Though the necklace proves resilient, Usagi's desire to bring Mamoru to his normal self gives the sword the power to break it, destroying Beryl in the process. Afterwards, words appear on the sword, stating it can use the power of the Legendary Silver Crystal to restore the Moon Kingdom, but Metalia has Mamoru steal it, forcing Usagi to chase after him through a portal taking them to the North Pole. As Usagi confronts Mamoru, who has the power of Metalia behind him, the other Sailor Guardians end up having to confront the Four Dark Kings in order to reach her. The Guardians manage to purify the Four Kings and remind them of their true purpose, but Metalia kills them. Learning from Luna that a piece of the Legendary Silver Crystal is inside Mamoru's body, Usagi, failing to purify him with the Moon Healing Escalation, strikes Mamoru with the holy sword before stabbing herself with it. | ||||||
| 13 | "Final Battle –Reincarnation–" "Kessen –Rīinkānēshon–" (決戦 –Reincarnation–) | Yukio Kaizawa | Mutsumi Itō | Yukio Kaizawa | Yoshiyuki Ishikawa Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Director) | January 3, 2015 |
| With Usagi and Mamoru's death, the Legendary Silver Crystal takes its true form before the crystal, Mamoru and Usagi are sucked in by Queen Metalia, injuring Luna in the process. The Sailor Guardians attempt to fight in Usagi's place but are unable to stop Metalia, who uses the power of the crystal to spread her evil all over Earth. Meanwhile, Luna has Artemis take her to the command crystal to ask for Queen Serenity's help. Despite the seemingly hopeless situation, the Guardians sense that Usagi is still alive and call upon the power of the holy sword, using their own life force to awaken Usagi, who survived her suicide attempt thanks to Mamoru's watch. Using the crystal's power, Usagi breaks free from Metalia's grasp and is relieved to find Mamoru is still alive. As Usagi struggles to seal Metalia by herself, the spirits of the Four Knights, whose gems had protected Mamoru from the holy sword, inform him of Metalia's weak point, allowing him to give Usagi the courage to bring out the crystal's true form, the Moon Stick. | ||||||
| 14 | "Conclusion and Commencement –Petite Étrangère– [lower-alpha 1]" "Shūketsu Soshite Hajimari –Puchit Etoranjēru–" (終結 そして 始まり –Petite Étrangère–) | Munehisa Sakai | Yūji Kobayashi | Munehisa Sakai | Akira Takahashi | January 17, 2015 |
| As Usagi tries to use the strength of her heart to overpower Metalia, the power of the other Guardians restores the Crystal Tower on the Moon, which Luna uses to grant Usagi the power of the Moon. Using this power, Usagi manages to destroy Metalia with the Moon Stick, shattering her own transformation brooch in the process, and restoring the Silver Millennium to its former glory. After being awakened by a kiss from Mamoru and learning the fate of her friends, Usagi is summoned by Luna to the Moon, where she is told she will become the new queen. However, Usagi states that she wants to return to living on Earth with her friends and lover, to which Queen Serenity gives her a new transformation brooch, allowing Usagi to become Sailor Moon once more and use Moon Healing Escalation to restore the planet to normal and bring back her friends. As the girls return to their peaceful everyday lives, Usagi and Mamoru's private time is suddenly interrupted when a pink-haired girl suddenly falls out from a portal in the sky. The girl, who is also named Usagi, points a gun at Usagi, demanding she give her the Legendary Silver Crystal. | ||||||
| 15 | "Infiltration –Sailor Mars–" "Shinnyū –Sērā Māzu–" (侵入 –Sailor Mars–) | Naoyuki Itō | Mutsumi Itō | Naoyuki Itō | Miho Tanaka Yumiko Ishii (Assistant Animation Supervisor) Yoshiko Minamihara (Assistant Animation Supervisor) Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Supervisor) | February 7, 2015 |
| As Mamoru stops the smaller Usagi, who only had a fake gun, another evil group, Black Moon, led by Prince Demande seeks to target the Legendary Silver Crystal, which could stand in the way of their plans. One of the members, Crimson Rubeus, sends his servants, the four Specter Sisters, to accomplish this task. Meanwhile, as Mamoru tries to reason with the smaller Usagi, who is subsequently referred to as "Chibi-Usa", he experiences a strange vision coming from her. Upon being taken back to Usagi's house, Chibi-Usa hypnotises Usagi's family into letting her stay with them. The next day, Luna, deciding it is best to keep an eye on Chibi-Usa until they can figure out who she is, gives the Guardians new transformation items and communicators. Meanwhile, Rei helps out with her school's Supernatural Research Club for a school fair, learning about alleged incidents of people being abducted or spontaneously combusting. The next day, Rei's fortune telling booth is challenged by another fortune teller, Koan Kurozuki, who can allegedly predict a person's past and time of death. Upon investigating further, Rei discovers her school's nuns with marks on their heads, soon finding one of nuns being burnt alive, prompting Usagi and the others to transform, unaware that Chibi-Usa is watching them. The guardians are soon confronted by Koan, revealed to be one of the Specter Sisters, who traps Rei in an unextinguishable blue flame. As Usagi and Mamoru try to save her, they bring forth Queen Serenity's Moon Rod, performing Moon Princess Halation to beat back Koan. However, the flames remains unbroken, and Rei is captured by Rubeus. | ||||||
| 16 | "Abduction –Sailor Mercury–" "Yūkai –Sērā Mākyurī–" (誘拐 –Sailor Mercury–) | Yōko Ikeda | Yūji Kobayashi | Yōko Ikeda | Paul Ano-nuevo Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Supervisor) | February 21, 2015 |
| Spotting Chibi-Usa watching them, Usagi tries to question her about who captured Rei but is stopped by Luna. Chibi-Usa ends up running away to the park, where she is later found by Luna and Mamoru, who take her back to his place and get to know her, learning that she got the name "Small Lady" from her mother, who she wants Sailor Moon to rescue. The next day, as Mamoru tells Usagi about what she learned from Chibi-Usa, the next of the Specter Sisters, Berthier, challenges Ami to a chess match, demanding she give up Chibi-Usa should she win. Using a pendulum that can read her mind, Berthier takes advantage of Ami's fears of ending up alone. However, after receiving some encouragement from Usagi, Ami regains her confidence and wins the match. Afterwards, however, Ami is caught in Berthier's water sphere and is also captured by Rubeus. | ||||||
| 17 | "Secret –Sailor Jupiter–" "Himitsu –Sērā Jupitā–" (秘密 –Sailor Jupiter–) | Kumiko Habara | Mutsumi Itō | Kazuhisa Takenōchi | Momoko Maki'uchi Kozue Komatsu (Chief Animation Supervisor) | March 7, 2015 |
| Chibi-Usa tags along with Usagi to the arcade, managing to cheer her up a little. Afterwards, the Guardians, realising Chibi-Usa is Black Moon's true target, feel they need to solve the mystery behind her in order to save their captured friends. Later that night, Mamoru experiences a brief flash of Chibi-Usa's memories upon approaching her, showing the image of an explosion. Meanwhile, Asanuma, an underclassman of Makoto's who had overheard a curious conversation between Usagi, Mamoru, and Luna, looks after Makoto, who is suffering from a cold, and learns about her battle, hoping to become strong enough to protect her. Shortly after Asanuma leaves, the third Specter sister, Petz, who had been spreading a virus across the city, sends an army of Droids to replace everyone in their weakness. Despite Usagi managing to defeat Petz, Makoto, having been weakened by the virus, is caught by her thunder and captured by Rubeus. | ||||||
| 18 | "Invasion –Sailor Venus–" "Shinryaku –Sērā Vīnasu–" (侵略 –Sailor Venus–) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 21, 2015 |
| Following Makoto's capture, Luna and Mamoru discover one of Petz's Malefic Black Crystal earrings and have Artemis analyze it. Frustrated by her failure, Minako proposes to Usagi and Mamoru that they talk with Chibi-Usa, who appears to have made a friend named Momo, only to see her freak out upon seeing the earring. Meanwhile, as the other members of Black Moon become curious about their advisor, Wiseman, Rubeus sends the final Spectre Sister, Calaveras, who uses her medium powers to call upon the powers of her fallen sisters. As Usagi remains upset that Chibi-Usa refuses to tell her anything, her friends show her a DVD of Calaveras allegedly channeling Rubeus, setting up a public channeling session to lure out Minako. The next day, Usagi discovers Chibi-Usa has taken her transformation brooch while Minako comes across Calaveras as she uses her powers to possess others with the spirits of her sisters. Just as Usagi and Chibi-Usa are confronted by Rubeus, they are saved by Mamoru, who awakens his own power to stop Rubeus' attack. After Usagi comes to Minako's aid and defeats Calaveras, Chibi-Usa explains that she comes from the 30th century to seek Sailor Moon's help in saving her time. | ||||||
| 19 | "Time Warp –Sailor Pluto–" "Taimu Wāpu –Sērā Purūto–" (タイム・ワープ –Sailor Pluto–) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 4, 2015 |
| Believing Black Moon may have taken the other Sailor Guardians to the future, Usagi and Minako asks Chibi-Usa if they can take them to the future, but Mamoru suggests they give her some time to think it over first. As Chibi-Usa spends the night at Mamoru's apartment, Usagi admits her jealousy over how close the two appear to be, but Mamoru gives her his assurance and spends the night with her. Meanwhile, Luna recalls in a dream about a closed door in the moon kingdom that Queen Serenity forbid her from opening. The next day, Chibi-Usa decides to take Usagi and the others to the future, using her space-time key to open up. However, they become separated from Chibi-Usa and wind up across the door from Luna's dream, which is guarded by the Guardian of Time, Sailor Pluto. Believing Usagi and the others to be intruders, Pluto is hostile towards them until she is stopped by Chibi-Usa, who is revealed to be a princess. Glad to see Chibi-Usa's safe return, Pluto grants the group passage to the 30th century, where a large black crystal has robbed energy from all of Crystal Tokyo's citizens. Before they can reach the crystal palace, the group is confronted by Chiral and Achrial, the servants of Black Moon's Esmeraude, who trap everyone inside a magnetic field from which they can't escape. Just then, Mamoru once again hears a voice which shows him how to break out of the field and defeat the brothers. Upon reaching the Crystal Palace and coming across Chibi-Usa's mother, Neo Queen Serenity, who is frozen in crystal, the group are greeted by another Tuxedo Mask. | ||||||
| 20 | "Crystal Tokyo –King Endymion–" "Kurisutaru Tōkyō –Kingu Endimion–" (クリスタル・トーキョー –King Endymion–) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 18, 2015 |
| The future Tuxedo Mask, who appears as a projection of his soul, reveals himself to be King Endymion, Mamoru's future self. He further reveals that Neo Queen Serenity is Usagi's future self, and Chibi-Usa is their daughter. Endymion explains how Neo Queen Serenity was encased in the Legendary Silver Crystal, which protected her from a giant explosion. Chibi-Usa and her cat Diana, revealed to be Luna and Artemis' daughter, survived. He further explains how the Legendary Silver Crystal gave Serenity and the other people on Earth long lifespans and brought about peace until the day the explosion brought about the Black Crystal, which began draining lives one at a time. He then explains the origins of Black Moon who fought against those with long lifespans and hijacked the abandoned planet of Nemesis as their headquarters, and he learned from the others' information that they are also planning to take over the Earth of the past. Noticing that Usagi and Mamoru can't stay in the future for too long, Endymion informs them that the captured guardians are most likely on Nemesis, and he has Pluto give Usagi a key so that they can freely travel between times. After returning to her time, Usagi is still jealous over Mamoru's insistent protection of Chibi-Usa. The next day, as Chibi-Usa pays a visit to the future on her own, she is targeted by Esmeraude, with Usagi discovering she can't use her Legendary Silver Crystal's power while in the future, though Mamoru manages to defeat Esmeraude with help from King Endymion. Just then, Prince Demande appears and uses the power of his third eye to capture Usagi. | ||||||
| 21 | "Complication –Nemesis–" "Sakusō –Nemeshisu–" (錯綜 –Nemesis–) | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 2, 2015 |
Notes
- ↑ "Petite Étrangère" translates to "Little Foreigner".
Media release
Japanese release
King Records is releasing the episodes in 13 volumes in DVD and Blu-ray format.[10]
| Volume | Episodes | Limited edition Blu-ray release date | DVD/Blu-ray release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | 1–2 | October 15, 2014[12] | November 12, 2014[11][21] | |
| Volume 2 | 3–4 | November 12, 2014[22] | December 10, 2014[23][24] | |
| Volume 3 | 5–6 | December 10, 2014[25] | January 14, 2015[26][27] | |
| Volume 4 | 7–8 | January 14, 2015[28] | February 11, 2015[29][30] | |
| Volume 5 | 9–10 | February 11, 2015[31] | March 11, 2015[32][33] | |
| Volume 6 | 11–12 | March 11, 2015[34] | April 8, 2015[35][36] | |
| Volume 7 | 13–14 | April 8, 2015[37] | May 13, 2015[38][39] | |
| Volume 8 | 15–16 | May 13, 2015[40] | June 10, 2015[41][42] | |
| Volume 9 | 17–18 | June 10, 2015[43] | July 8, 2015[44][45] | |
| Volume 10 | 19–20 | July 8, 2015[46] | August 12, 2015[47][48] | |
| Volume 11 | 21–22 | August 12, 2015[49] | September 9, 2015[50][51] | |
| Volume 12 | 23–24 | September 9, 2015[52] | October 7, 2015[51][53] | |
| Volume 13 | 25–26 | October 7, 2015[54] | November 11, 2015[55][56] | |
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