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**Crybaby Usagi's Magnificent Transformation** (泣き虫うさぎの華麗なる変身, ***Nakimushi Usagi no Kareinaru Henshin***) is the 1st episode of *Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon* and is the 1st episode overall.

The first English dub title is "**A Moon Star is Born**.", while the Viz dub title is "**The Crybaby: Usagi's Beautiful Transformation**."

## Summary

Usagi Tsukino encounters a talking cat named Luna and awakens as the Sailor Senshi of love and justice, Sailor Moon.

## Major Events

* This episode marks the debut of *Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon*.
* Usagi Tsukino uses Moon Prism Power, Make Up to transform into Sailor Moon and performs Supersonic Waves and Moon Tiara Action for the first time.
* This episode also marks the debut of Luna, Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask, Naru Osaka, Gurio Umino, Haruna Sakurada, Ikuko Tsukino, Shingo Tsukino, Queen Beryl, Jadeite, Naru's mother, and Youma.

## Synopsis

Usagi Tsukino is a clumsy, below-average junior high student who encounters a black cat on her way to school one morning. She rescues the cat from some children and removes some band-aids from its forehead, revealing a crescent bald spot. Realising she is going to be late, Usagi leaves the cat and runs to school.

Usagi is late anyway, and is further berated for achieving yet another low test score. Her friends, Naru Osaka and Gurio Umino, mention that the mysterious heroine Sailor V has been in the news, having thwarted a jewellery store robbery. Naru says that her mother's jewellery store is having a sale, so she and Usagi decide to visit it on the way home.

Meanwhile, in the domain of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl demands that her minions bring her the legendary Silver Crystal as an energy source for their great ruler. With the crystal still hidden, Beryl's general Jadeite reveals that he has a plan in motion to gather human energy as a substitute.

Usagi and Naru go to the jewelry store and find Naru's mother in a state of excited salesmanship. Unbeknownst to them, Naru's mother has been replaced by a double from the Dark Kingdom, a Youma named Morga who is using the discounted gems to transmit the humans' energy to Jadeite. She offers Usagi a discounted diamond, but Usagi realises she has no money, and her father is unlikely to buy it for her considering her poor test result. Dejected, she leaves the shop and throws her test paper away. It hits a boy behind her on the head. He too mocks her for her poor result, and she storms off. As she heads home, dreading revealing her score to her parents, the black cat from earlier is watching her.

When Usagi arrives home, her mother immediately asks her about the test. She reluctantly hands it over, and is promptly kicked out of the house. Back at the jeweller's, the effects of the gems cause the customers to faint. Naru asks her mother what's happening, only to be confronted with a Youma.

Finally back inside, Usagi decides to take a nap. The black cat comes in through the window and speaks to her. She says her name is Luna, and thanks Usagi for removing the band-aid which was suppressing her powers. Luna gives Usagi a brooch and tells her that she must fight a mysterious enemy that is attacking Tokyo, and assist in the search for their princess. Usagi doesn't really believe her, so Luna gets her to recite the transformation phrase: "Moon Prism Power, Make Up." The brooch transforms her into Sailor Moon, and she is able to hear Naru's cries for help. Luna tells her that it is her job to save Naru.

As Naru wrestles against Morga, Sailor Moon appears. Morga awakens the comatose customers and sends them after Sailor Moon, who panics, not knowing what to do. Morga moves in for the kill, but is distracted by the momentary intervention of the mysterious Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Moon continues to cry, and her amplified wailing starts to incapacitate the customers. Luna instructs her to use her tiara against Morga. Sailor Moon complies, removing the tiara and using the Moon Tiara Action attack, which destroys Morga. Tuxedo Mask congratulates Sailor Moon, who is instantly smitten.

The next day, Naru recounts her strange dream, in which she was saved from a monster by someone called Sailor Moon. Usagi, however, is too tired to listen.

## Characters

### Sailor Senshi

* Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon
* Sailor V (mentioned, poster)

### Villains

* Queen Beryl
* Jadeite
* Youma

### Secondary Characters

* Ikuko Tsukino
* Haruna Sakurada
* Naru Osaka
* Gurio Umino
* Shingo Tsukino
* Naru's mother
* Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask

## Trivia

* Sailor V appeared in a non-speaking role as part of a daydream, which made her the first Sailor Senshi to appear in the series.
* In this episode, Sailor Moon was able to hear over long distances via the jewels in her hair. This ability was never referenced again.
* There was a book titled "セーラーＶ" (Sailor V) sitting on Usagi's dresser as she admired the brooch that Luna had given her.
* When Usagi and Naru visited Osa-P jewellers, the piano piece that would later be performed by Yusuke Amade in episode 6 was playing in the background.

## First English Dub Edits

* A minute and 20 seconds from episode 44 was inserted in the episode to explain the Silver Millennium before it was explained in the original.
* The scene where Umino talks about Sailor V, Ikuko scolding Usagi for her bad grades, and Usagi imitated Sailor V Kick were edited out.
* Usagi's English test was changed to an algebra test.
* Serena had known about Sailor V prior to the series.
* The scene where the sign outside of the Tsukino family house was seen was removed.