The Last Sailor Senshi! Sailor Venus Appears
| Episode Data | |
 Sailor Venus appears | |
| Original Episode | |
| Name (Kanji/kana): | 最後のセーラー戦士、ヴィーナス登場 |
|---|---|
| Name (Romaji): | Saigo no Seeraa Senshi, Viinasu Toujou |
| Name (Translated): | The Last Sailor Senshi! Sailor Venus Appears |
| Name (Viz Dub): | Enter Venus, the Last Sailor Guardian |
| Episode Number: | 33 |
| Director: | Yuji Endo |
| Writer: | Megumi Sugihara |
| Animation Director: | Masahiro Ando |
| Air Date: | November 21, 1992 |
| Previous Episode: | Umino's Resolve! I'll Protect Naru |
| Next Episode: | The Sparkling Silver Crystal! The Moon Princess Appears |
| First English Dub Episode | |
| Name: | Sailor V Makes the Scene |
| Number: | 29 |
| Company: | DiC |
| Air Date: | October 19, 1995 |
| Previous Episode: | Tuxedo Melvin |
| Next Episode: | A Crystal Clear Destiny |
The Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask pursue a fake Sailor Moon, only to fall into Zoisite and Kunzite's trap.
Summary[edit]
Zoisite proposes a plan to lure Tuxedo Mask out in order to steal his Rainbow Crystals. Queen Beryl warns him that this is his last chance. Kunzite appears, and offers to help Zoisite with his plan.
Later, Luna sees a news report saying that Sailor Moon foiled a bank robbery. Meanwhile, Usagi and Makoto are in town when the ropes holding up a platform carrying two window cleaners on a tall building are sliced by sharp crystals. Two of the ropes snap, leaving the men hanging. One of them falls, but is rescued by someone who appears to be Sailor Moon. Everyone is surprised, Usagi most of all. While Makoto wonders why someone would pose as Sailor Moon, Mamoru suspects that "Sailor Moon" was responsible for the collapse in the first place.
As the fake Sailor Moon flees, Kunzite watches, knowing that only the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask will be able to follow her. Usagi, Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Luna are lured into an industrial area, as is Mamoru. While there, the girls see the fake Sailor Moon suspended from a crane, with Kunzite nearby. They transform to face him.
Kunzite seals the Sailor Senshi in a black bubble that they are unable to break out of. He then begins contracting the bubble. Meanwhile, Tuxedo Mask sees the fake Sailor Moon hanging from the crane and rescues her, bringing her into a warehouse. She opens her eyes and stabs him with a shard of crystal, then removes her outfit to reveal Zoisite underneath. Zoisite and Tuxedo Mask battle, and Zoisite eventually forces Tuxedo Mask out into the open and knocks his mask away. Queen Beryl, watching the scene remotely, is shocked by Tuxedo Mask's true appearance. Zoisite is about to defeat his rival when he is hit by a powerful attack from a mysterious Sailor Senshi. Taking advantage of the distraction, Tuxedo Mask escapes.
Zoisite returns to Kunzite, who still has the Sailor Senshi trapped in the bubble. He calls to Tuxedo Mask, telling him that the Sailor Senshi will die if he does not hand over the Rainbow Crystals. Tuxedo Mask comes out, but the mysterious Senshi appears again and attacks Kunzite, disrupting his control of the bubble. The freed Senshi recognize their savior as Sailor V, or, as she introduces herself, Sailor Venus. She is also accompanied by her white cat, Artemis.
As Zoisite prepares to battle all five Senshi, he and Kunzite are called by Queen Beryl, who orders them to withdraw but refuses to explain why. They reluctantly disappear, while the injured Tuxedo Mask also slips away. Confronted with the strong and beautiful Sailor Venus, Sailor Moon asks her if she is the Moon Princess. Sailor Venus only smiles in response.
Episode trivia[edit]
- This episode featured the first speaking appearance of Sailor Venus, and the first on-screen appearance of Artemis.
- Shortly after Usagi's first whining episode, Minako and Artemis could be seen in the crowd watching Usagi.
- This was the first of two times that someone masqueraded as Sailor Moon; the second time was in episode 102.
- Cafe Crepe, where Sailor Venus later found the secret entrance to D Point in episode 44, made its first appearance in this episode.
- For the second time since his death, Nephrite appeared in a flashback, and Katsuji Mori was once again credited for the appearance. The flashback was cut out in the DiC English dub.
- In the DiC dub, when Sailor Moon asked Sailor Venus if she was the Moon Princess, Venus replied "I don't know," though in the original she only smiled. The DiC dub also added dialogue when Zoycite was disguised as Sailor Moon; in the original, Zoisite did not speak while in disguise.
- In the Korean dub, the original audio could be heard in some parts of this episode.
- In the Latin American Spanish dub, Rei called Serena "Bunny" at one point.
- In the French dub, where Sailor Moon originally asked Sailor Venus if she was the Moon Princess, she instead asked if she also was from the Moon Kingdom.
Cast[edit]
- Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon; False Sailor Moon - Kotono Mitsuishi
- Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury - Aya Hisakawa
- Rei Hino/Sailor Mars - Michie Tomizawa
- Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter - Emi Shinohara
- Minako Aino/Sailor Venus - Rica Fukami
- Luna - Keiko Han
- Artemis - Yasuhiro Takato
- Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask - Tohru Furuya
- Queen Beryl - Keiko Han
- Nephrite - Katsuji Mori
- Zoisite - Keiichi Nanba
- Kunzite - Kazuyuki Sogabe
- Bank Clerk - Misa Fukai
- Bank Robber - Kazunari Tanaka
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