Making New Friends: Chibi Moon’s Adventure

Making New Friends: Chibi Moon’s Adventure
友達を求めて! ちびムーンの活躍 Tomodachi o motomete! Chibi muun no katsuyaku
Airing Information
Episode:	EP 104, Season 3
Air Date (JP):	August 20, 1994
Written by:	Megumi Sugihara
Directed by:	Junichi Satou
Featured Monster:	Chagama
North American Dub
Air Date (US):	June 30, 2000
CWi Title:	Tainted Tea Party
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  "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

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

Dub Changes

• The rude boy in the park, in the old Cloverway dub, 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.

First Appearances

• Moon Prism Power, Make Up (Chibi Moon)

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Trivia

• This is the first episode in which Chibiusa's transformation into Sailor Chibi Moon is seen.
• The crude anime 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.