"Moon Prism Power, Make Up" is the first command that Usagi Tsukino used to transform into Sailor Moon. It appears in all versions of the franchise including the manga, anime, crystal, the live-action series, and many Sera Myu.
Manga[]
In the manga, the transformation is instant. Usagi crosses her arms and says the phrase, and the next moment, she has transformed into Sailor Moon.
Anime[]
The transformation starts with her hand raised and as she says the phrase her body is outlined in purple. First her fuku appears in a flurry of ribbons and then her gloves and boots. The outline disappears with a zoom in on her skirt and then her tiara and other jewellery appear. She then makes her final pose.
Crystal[]
The transformation sequence in crystal has many callbacks to her transformation sequence in the 90s anime but with different camera angles, camera movement, and slightly different ordering of events.
As Usagi says the phrase, the camera pans out on an image of the moon. After the phrase is spoken, Usagi's brooch is shown sparkling. Usagi then raises her hand in front of the brooch and suddenly, her nails turn light pink. After this, ribbons wrap around Usagi's body, forming her leotard and choker. The bow on her leotard then begins to form as well. After the bow forms, ribbons wrap around Usagi's hands and feet to form her gloves and boots. Her earrings then appear on her ears and her skirt begins to form as well. A jewel then appears on her forehead and the tiara begins to form. After the tiara is formed, her odango covers and barrettes appear. Sailor Moon then poses, finishing the transformation sequence with red roses against a crescent moon.
Live-Action[]
This the only transformation phrase Usagi uses in the live-action series. She calls upon her Heart Moon Brooch and transforms into her Sailor Guardian form.
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Trivia[]
- The background music for the transformation in the 90s anime is the same as the music that is heard in the first seasons eyecatch. This is the only transformation or attack music from any season of the anime so far that it is featured on an eyecatch.
- The background music was changed in the DiC English dub of the anime to the Moon Crystal Power music, though some repeats in local syndication restore the music to its Japanese version. The DiC English dub of the anime also removed the line, "Make Up!" and just left it as "Moon Prism Power".
- The Brazilian Portuguese dub of the second version of the transformation in the anime was slightly edited. In this version, when Usagi said her transformation phrase, a frame of the back of her hand (without the nail polish) was freeze-framed. After she said the phrase, it zoomed in on Usagi's thumb and then it zoomed out and played the scene was Usagi's nails turned pink/red. The dub also added extra sound effects to the transformation.
- In the old Korean and new Indonesian dubs of the anime, this transformation was edited in order to avoid showing the nudity.