Restore Naru's Smile: Usagi's Friendship

“Restore Naru’s Smile: Usagi’s Friendship” is the 26th episode of the 1st season of the Sailor Moon anime and the 26th of the overall series. It aired in Japan on September 12, 1992. The DiC English dub title for this episode is "The Power of Friendship" and it aired in North America on October 10, 1995.
== Summary ==
Naru is still very depressed after Nephrite's death. Usagi and Umino decide to take her to Yokohama to cheer her up. There, a kindly priest is attacked by Zoisite. Mamoru realizes that he is Tuxedo Mask, and drops a locket on the ground, where Usagi finds it.
== Plot ==
In a dream, Tuxedo Mask stands before a kingdom and its princess. She urges him to find the Silver Crystal, as all the questions related to her will be answered. Mamoru wakes up in a cold sweat, having had this dream many times before. He wonders if he’s really the hero he’s been dreaming of.
Queen Beryl asks Zoisite what his next move will be. He shows her that the second Rainbow Crystal has been located inside of a pastor.
During class, Usagi glances over to the seat next to her, commenting that Naru hasn’t been to school since Nephrite died. She tells Umino that she’s going to Naru’s house in order to check on her .
Once there, Umino mentions he thought she had a cold the entire time, but asks if someone broke her heart. Usagi punches him, telling him not to bring the subject up, to which he switches to chocolate parfaits. Naru replies they should get out of the house and get something good to eat.
Luna has an important meeting with the other Guardians at Hikawa Shrine. She explains the Silver Crystal is a power that can destroy the planet if obtained by the wrong hands. Though not knowing much, she knows there’s fragments of it called Rainbow Crystals. The crystal was shattered into seven pieces, each sealing away one of the Seven Great Youma. These monsters were reincarnated on earth as normal humans with the fragments inside of them.
Luna goes on to say that Zoisite is trying to extract these crystals from the humans. If he’s to obtain all seven, the universe as they know it would be thrown into a war. Ami asks how to tell one of these humans apart, Luna replies the Moon Stick that Usagi has reacts to the presence of the crystals.
Rei says she’s against leaving such an important item with Usagi, who’s been irresponsible in all her missions. Luna expects Usagi to rise to the expectations under pressure, which is why she’s chosen as leader. Makoto calls her on the Communicator, asking her to attend the meeting. Usagi doesn’t show much concern, as she’s out with friends. This irritates the group into agreeing she has no sense of responsibility.
Usagi, Naru and Umino stop by a cemetery on the way to Chinatown. Looking past all the gravestones, Naru realises Nephrite’s isn’t there, and starts to cry. A pastor walks among the graves when Naru calls out to him, asking for advice on what to do about her anguish. Just then, Zoisite appears behind her and laughs at how coincidental it is to meet her again.
The Moon Stick begins to flash in Usagi’s hand, and Luna tells her this means a fragment has been located. Though she needs to get there fast, as a monster could be at the source already. Makoto’s also been notified and dashes to the graveyard for support. Once Usagi arrives, she sees Naru fighting with Zoisite over the Dark Crystal, as it was once Nephrite’s. 
Usagi transforms into Sailor Moon in order to help, when Zoisite extracts the Rainbow Crystal from the pastor, transforming him into Boxy. He throws punches towards Naru, when Umino crashes into her, saving her from the blows. Just as one races towards Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask picks her up and brings her to safety. Makoto gets there just in time, transforming into Sailor Jupiter and using Supreme Thunderbolt to incapacitate Boxy. The Moon Stick’s “Moon Healing Escalation” is then used to turn the pastor to his original form. 
Tuxedo Mask picks up the Rainbow Crystal that was dropped on the grass, and takes it. Mamoru regains his memory, learning that he’s been the hero in his dreams all along. 
Usagi, Naru and Umino sit on the park bench, as the arm wrap that was used for Nephrite is used to help his injury. A small star shaped music box Usagi had found begins to play soft music as the episode fades out. 
== International Dub Titles ==
* Brazilian Portuguese: A Amizade de Serena Devolve a Felicidade à Molly ("Serena's Friendship Returns Molly to Happiness")
* European Portuguese: A Bunny Fez a Sara Sorrir de Novo! ("Bunny Made Sara Smile Again!")
* French:
** TV: Le sourire retrouvé ("The Smile Found")
** DVD: Faire sourire Naru ! L’amitié d’Usagi. ("Make Naru Smile! Usagi’s Friendship.")
* German: Die Splitter des heiligen Kristalls ("The Splinters of the Sacred Crystal")
==Changes==
=== Changes From the Manga ===
===Dub Changes===
*In the English dub of the anime, Usagi mentions that she's going to see the new Sailor V movie but in the Japanese version, this is not mentioned as she is going for some food.
*In the DiC dub, when trying to cheer Naru up, Melvin (Umino) mentions the disappearance of Maxfield Stanson (Nephrite's alias in DiC), instead of chocolate parfait since the reference was removed from the dub of Nephrite's last episode.
==First Appearances==
==Gallery==
===Easter Eggs===
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==Trivia==
*There is an easter egg in this episode referencing the famous Japanese composer and director Mamoru Fukisawa (professionally known as Joe Hisaishi), who produced a score of over 100 films, including Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, and other works. His official site can be seen here.
*When Tuxedo Mask says, "A priest shouldn't hit girls. You should hold them softly.", he is holding Sailor Moon softly. It seems he does what he says.
**Also, the aforementioned quote is similar to Michael P. Watson's quote, "Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up."
*The second Rainbow Crystal is found; Tuxedo Mask keeps it and confirms his identity as Mamoru. Mamoru consciously transforms into Tuxedo Mask for the first time, as he was unaware of his alternate identity before.
* Usagi's introduction at the beginning of the episode has changed, now introducing Makoto/Sailor Jupiter.
*This was the last episode in which Heart Moving was used as the ending theme song.
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