"Making New Friends: Chibi Moon’s Adventure" is the 15th episode of the third season of the Sailor Moon anime, and the 104th episode overall. It aired in Japan on August 20, 1994. The CWi English dub title for this episode is "Tainted Tea Party", and it aired in North America on June 30, 2000.
Summary[]
Chibiusa Tuskino searches for friends in the twentieth century, and becomes intrigued by Tamasaburou, a young practitioner of the tea ceremony.
Plot[]
Chibiusa reunites with the Sailor Guardians of the present day to continue her training. While Usagi is curious, Chibi-Usa presents the letter to Minako; It is from Neo Queen Serenity for the present day Sailor Guardians to look after Chibi-Usa while she is away. While the girls ponder about the writing style, Usagi has another fight with Rei. Minako also notices a letter meant for the present-Usagi to study harder.
While exploring the town, Chibi-Usa thinks back to her mother's lesson; Find and make new friends in the 20th Century as a destined encounter awaits. At a park, she thinks one of the kids is her destined meeting; But the kid makes narcissistic comments and poses, and is punished for showing his "elephant" to her. Continuing on, Chibi-Usa spots a young man in a kimono with a gift box but loses track of him. She does reunite with Mamoru and tells of her new task much to Usagi's annoyance as they are getting takoyaki.
In the park, Chibi-Usa and Usagi fight over who gets to have the lunch with Mamoru, when Haruka and Michiru show up in kimonos offering to go for tea. At the tea house, the young man who Chibi-Usa spotted is Tamasaburo, the head tea master of the Yaburakoji Burakoji family. While Usagi misunderstands the customs, Chibi-Usa considers it a destined meeting,
Meanwhile at the lab of the Death Busters, the Professor has a problem drinking his very hot tea. Then, he gets an idea; Eudial is called upon to hunt down Tamasaburo, another potential Talisman candidate then prepares another Daimon created via tea kettle..
International Dub Titles[]
- Brazilian Portuguese: As Atividades de Sailor Chibi Moon ("Sailor Chibi Moon's Activities")
- European Portuguese: Procurando Uma Amigaǃ ("Looking for a Friendǃ")
- French:
- TV: En quête d’amitié ("Looking for Friendship")
- DVD: En quête d'amis ! Chibi Moon dans ses œuvres. ("Looking for Friends! Chibi Moon in her Works.")
- German: Freunde finden ist schwer ("Finding Friends is Difficult")
Changes[]
Changes from the Manga[]
- Chibiusa gives Neo-Queen Serenity's letter about her training as a Sailor Guardian to Usagi.
Dub Changes[]
- In the old Cloverway dub, Shinnosuke says that he wears Sailor Moon undies. Though in uncut versions it is clear he removed his underwear altogether and they were plain white. In the original and Viz Media English dub, he mentions his "little elephant," referring to his penis.
- In the Cloverway dub, Mina remarks that she read Neo Queen Serenity's note "with [her] imagination" and that "It's all written in funny symbols!" In the Viz dub, Minako says the note looks like a child wrote it. In the original Japanese version, she remarks that there's no Kanji in the note.
First Appearances[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode in which Chibiusa's transformation into Sailor Chibi Moon is seen.
- The crude anime Crayon Shin-chan is referenced a number of times.
- Souichi Tomoe is seen wearing a light violet traditional kimono while practicing some tea ceremony until he throws a glass of hot tea due to its dislike of hot things.