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"Sunny Skies After a Storm: A Friendship Dedicated to Hotaru" is the 27th episode of the 3rd season of the Sailor Moon anime and the 116th overall. It aired in Japan on December 3, 1994. The CWi English dub title for this episode is "Thorny Weather" and it aired in North America on July 18, 2000.

Summary[]

Mamoru, Usagi, Chibiusa, and Hotaru visit a botanical garden. Meanwhile, Mimete decides to pursue her next target: Yoshiki Kurebayashi, a botanist.

Plot[]

Mamoru takes Chibiusa out to get a bunny backpack. Usagi mentions the botanical garden. Hotaru walks past. Chibiusa sees her and asks her if she wanted to come with them to the botanical garden. Hotaru says she can't and runs off.

Chibiusa then goes to Hotaru's house to ask her again and is greeted at the door by Kaolinite. Chibiusa leaves the bunny bag at her house with an invitation. Hotaru then comes and reads the invitation while Kaolinite says that she is too weak to go. Professor Tomoe, however, allows Hotaru to go with them to the botanical garden.

They arrive at the botanical garden and meet Yoshiki, who turns out to be one of Mamoru's friends. Yoshiki takes them around the greenhouse to look at the plants. Mimete arrives at the garden and attempts to steal his Pure Heart Crystal, but after getting a good glimpse at Mamoru, Mimete shows attraction to him and considers sending her Daimon after him over the older Kurebayashi.

Inside the Tropical Plants part, Mimete tries to get Mamoru alone, but he ignores her and get away, Mimete gets ready to unleash the daimon, but she remembers that Professor Tomoe wanted her to go after the botanist, not Mamoru. In the end, Mimete does end up going after the botanist. After some fighting, the daihmon manages to trap Sailormoon, Tuxedo Kamen and Chibimoon. Hotaru wakes up from being knocked unconscience and sees their peril. Hotaru gets a strange look in her eyes and picks up one of the roots attached to the daihmon. A powerful energy emanates from her as her eyes turn red. The roots dry and wither, setting the others free. Sailormoon transforms into Super Sailormoon and pulls a Rainbow Moon Heart Ache.

International Dub Titles[]

  • Brazilian Portuguese: A Sombra do Silêncio ("The Shadow of Silence")
  • European Portuguese: A Sombra do Silêncio! ("The Shadow of Silence!")
  • French
    • TV: Olivia à l'hôpital ("Olivia in the Hospital")
    • DVD: L'Ombre du silence ? L'Éclat pâle de la Luciole ("The Shadow of Silence? The Pale Shard of the Firefly")
  • German: Seltsame Kraft ("Strange Power")

Changes[]

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Trivia[]

Deformed 116

Super-deformed Usagi

  • The first time Ami, Rei, Minako, and Makoto didn't appear since their first appearances.
  • In episode 168, Hotaru Tomoe remembers the picnic scene from this episode. However, Makoto and Ami appear as part of the memory although they weren't in that scene.
  • In the scene where Chibiusa landed on Usagi's back while they were playing leapfrog, a single frame that shows a super-deformed Usagi without her clothes appears.
  • The numbers on Darien's camera while he is taking pictures read 6-12-3.
  • The viewfinder on Mamoru's camera listed the current date as June 12, 1993.


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