Petite Étrangère

**美少女戦士セーラームーン～Petite Étrangère～** (Bishoujo Senshi Seeraamuun ~Petite Étrangère~, *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon ~Little Stranger~*) is the 2nd musical made by Nelke Planning and the 31st *Sailor Moon* musical overall. It focused on the Black Moon arc and it featured Sailor Pluto, Chibiusa, and Black Lady.

Unlike La Reconquista, the musical was performed in both Tokyo and Osaka. The performances in Tokyo took place at the AiiA Theater Tokyo in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, while the performances in Osaka took place at the Umeda Arts Theater and Theater Drama City.

Once again, Takuya Hiramitsu wrote and directed the musical, and Toshihiko Sahashi was responsible for the music.

Tickets went on sale on June 3. They had cost 6,800 yen each (about $66 in U.S. currency). Advance tickets were on sale on July 6.

On June 21, it was announced that the six main cast members of the musical would appear at the Japan Expo in France on July 5. There, they hosted a talk show, a mini live, and photo sessions.

A commercial for the musical was revealed on July 5.

On August 21, the official Sailor Moon website announced that the musical will be shown in Shanghai starting in January 2015. This would make Petite Étrangère the first Sailor Moon musical to be shown overseas.

## Plot

The plot follows the Black Moon arc of the Manga.

## Cast

* Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon / Neo-Queen Serenity: Satomi Okubo
* Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury: Momoyo Koyama
* Rei Hino / Sailor Mars: Kanon Nanaki
* Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter: Yuu Takahashi
* Minako Aino / Sailor Venus: Shiori Sakata
* Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask / King Endymion: Yuga Yamato
* Chibiusa Tsukino / Sailor Chibi Moon: Kokoro Kuge and Airi Kanda
* Setsuna Meiou / Sailor Pluto: Mikako Ishii

### Black Moon Clan

* Prince Demande: Erika Mahiro
* Saphir: Sora Manami
* Rubeus: Riona Tatemichi
* Esmeraude: Mitsumi Hiromura
* Black Lady: Yui Itou
* Misc Droids:
	+ Kumiko Saitou
	+ Moka Kodama
	+ Eriko Aoyama
	+ Ayaka Ida
	+ Yuka Itou
	+ Akino Konno
	+ Ayumi Nakaoka

## Songs

### Act 1

* Abracadabra
* Codename: Replay Operation
* Petite Étrangère
* Eye Candy
* We Are Your Nemesis
* Arrived!! Tuxedo Mask
* Belief ~ What is Believing
* Premonition
* Line Up!! 5 Women of the White Moon
* Chronos Guardian (Who Goes There?)
* Silver and Black
* Unfulfilled Feelings
* Abracadabra (Dark Refrain)

### Act 2

* Pure Goddess
* One Heart
* Dark Madness
* We are the Pretty Guardians
* When Black Lady Sings
* Last Wish
* Not Loneliness
* Starshine of Love
* Pretty Dreams ~ Until the Day We Meet Again

#### Service Numbers

* Starshine of Love
* We are The Pretty Guardians
* Moonlight Legend

## Actresses Status

### First Musical

* Momoyo Koyama
* Mikako Ishii
* Kokoro Kuge
* Airi Kanda
* Erika Mahiro
* Sora Manami
* Riona Tatemichi
* Mitsumi Hiromura
* Yui Itou

## Trivia

* The title for the musical is based on the title for Act 14 of the shinsouban release of the manga, which was "Act 14 - Conclusion and Commencement, Petite Étrangere". This act was notable for ending the Dark Kingdom arc and having Chibiusa make her first appearance.
* "Petite Étrangère" means "Little Stranger" in French.
* All of the main cast from La Reconquista has gone on to reprise their roles, with Miyabi Maatsura being an exception.
* This is the 2nd musical to have an all-female cast.
* This was the first Sera Myu musical to be performed in China. It also has the honor of being the first musical to be shown overseas.
* One of its songs (We Are Your Nemesis) is possibly the only Sera Myu song to be completely in English.
* The day the commercial for this musical first aired, was the same air date for the first act of *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal*.
* Transformations shown in this musical: Moon Crystal Power, Make Up; Mercury Star Power, Make Up; Mars Star Power, Make Up; Jupiter Star Power, Make Up.
* Attacks shown in this musical: Black Absorb, Evil Death Hand, Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber, Shine Aqua Illusion (Sailor Mercury clone), Mars Snake Fire, Sparkling Wide Pressure, Mercury Aqua Rhapsody, Jupiter Thunderbolt, Venus Love-Me Chain, Mars Flame Sniper, Crescent Beam, Moon Princess Halation, Black Amazon, Rolling Heart Vibration, Dead Scream, Mercury Aqua Mirage, Burning Mandala, Supreme Thunder, Black Crystal Amazon, Time Stop, Chronos Typhoon.
* This is the 1st sera myu musical to not feature the Spectre Sisters.

## References

1. ↑ A tweet from the official Sailor Moon Twitter account that confirms the sale date
2. ↑ Japan Expo to Host New "Sailor Moon" Musical Cast - Crunchyroll
3. ↑ VIDEO: CM for "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Petite Étrangère-" Musical - Crunchyroll
4. ↑ Sailor Moon Musical Gets 1st Overseas Run in Shanghai - Anime News Network
5. ↑ The cast and staff for the musical on the website for the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon
6. ↑ セラミュー史上初、海外公演決定！ ミュージカル「美少女戦士セーラームーン」- Petite Étrangère - 2015年1月上海公演開催！