"Women Must Be Strong and Beautiful: Rei’s New Special Technique" is the 17th episode of season two of Sailor Moon and the 63rd episode overall. It first aired in Japan on July 24, 1993. The DiC English dub title is "Gramps in a Pickle" and it aired in North America on November 9, 1995.
Summary[]
Rei's Grandfather tries to get more girls to visit Hikawa Shrine and creates an exercise class, but Koan targets it in its role as a Crystal Point.
Plot[]
Rei's Grandfather laments that no women are visiting the shrine so Rei shows him a recent magazine chronicling his harassment of girls who visit. He considers quitting and leaving the shrine to Rei.
Chibiusa tries to search a sleeping Usagi for the Silver Crystal but is discovered and spanked instead. Chibiusa wants to get stronger to prevent that.
Makoto, Ami, Minako, and Usagi are at Hikawa Shrine dressed as Priestesses helping Rei sell charms to a large crowd. They spy on Grandpa and Yuichiro Kumada in a building in the far corner of the shrine exercising to prepare to hold a course that combines Self Defense and working out to lure women to visit them specifically. A gathering of Rubeus and Calaveras shows Koan plans to corrupt the Crystal Point that happens to be that building they were exercising in.
On the streets, Grandpa tries to recruit women to the class but nobody is interested. Chibiusa is however. Yuichiro Kumada arrives and successfully recruited a large crowd for the class. That night, Koan arrives and uses Dark Power to corrupt the building. Rei isn't happy about Yuichiro's success and she, Usagi, and Luna spy on them. In the class a large group is gathered and Koan takes over the class. Dumbull starts being violent causing Chibiusa, who arrives ready for the class, to have second thoughts. Yuichiro tries to take back control of the class but Grandpa picks Koan over him.
The Senshi, still helping at the shrine, listen to Rei complain. Back at the course, the women are getting more violent spreading Dark Energy for Koan and Grandpa starts to see what is going wrong. Koan sends Dumbull to attack Grandpa but Rei saves him again and again until one attack hits Grandpa knocking him out. Usagi transforms and saves Rei by throwing her Cutie Moon Rod. Tuxedo Mask throws a rose doing the same for Sailor Moon. He also kicks Dumbull giving Usagi a chance to finish the Droid with Moon Princess Halation. Koan uses Dark Fire and chases Sailor Moon. Rei, mad about her injured Grandfather, uses Mars Star Power, Make Up to transform and chases after them pushing Usagi out of the way of an attack. Sailor Mars tries to attack Koan with Fire Soul but starts getting overpowered. She then uses Burning Mandala setting Koan on fire who then runs away.
Tuxedo Mask sees another vision of the future after Usagi flirts with him and is cold to her before he leaves. Yuichiro, Chibiusa, and Grandpa dance and have fun at the site of the old course.
International Dub Titles[]
- Brazilian Portuguese: Jovens, Fortes e Belas: A Nova Técnica Especial de Rei ("Young, Strong and Beautiful: The New Special King Technique")
- European Portuguese: Força e Beleza Para as Raparigas. ("Strength and Beauty For Girls.")
- French: Une nouvelle vocation ("A New Vocation")
- German: Großvater in Not ("Grandfather in Beed")
Changes[]
Changes From the Manga[]
- Koan's first and only encounter with Sailor Mars was at Rei's school.
- Koan's mission was to recruit people to the Black Moon Clan.
Dub Changes[]
- In DiC's English dub, the article in the magazine did not warn people about Rei's grandfather being a lecherous creep who preys on and harasses girls at the shrine; it was an ad for his martial arts class that Rei's grandfather freaks out about because he paid for a one-inch ad, but the magazine editors turned it into a two-page spread, which costs more.
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Trivia[]
- DiC used their edited version of Mars Power, Make Up instead of editing Mars Star Power, Make Up and spliced the two transformations together.