Jupiter Power, Make Up

This is the opening rung of Makoto's transformation ladder, the earliest phrase she uses to take on her Guardian identity. It reaches every major format, and the live-action production keeps it as her sole means of changing. Its power source varies: the Transformation Pen in the manga, anime, and Crystal, and the Jewelry Star Bracelet in the live-action run.

Across the drawn and animated versions the change is driven by her Transformation Pen. In the manga she raises the pen and becomes Sailor Jupiter in a single beat, while the anime lets electricity stream from the pen as she spins, the charge forming rings that circle her before a flash finishes the uniform and she settles into her pose. Crystal follows a close path, adding the planet behind her, green nails, and pale green lightning as her outfit appears.

The live-action take runs longest. Her Jewelry Star Bracelet unfolds from its sealed form and its gems light up; her nails turn green and her hair shifts to auburn curls, then crackling lightning builds her skirt, collar, bow, brooch, choker, and back ribbons piece by piece. A jump brings a strike of lightning that forms her boots, further bolts shape her gloves and earrings, and she sweeps in her belt and tiara before striking her final pose.

Only Makoto Kino uses the command. In the manga she transforms as early as Act 5 but does not voice the phrase until Act 10, and the anime introduces it in the episode Jupiter, the Powerful Girl in Love. It also opens Act 6 of the live-action series and Act 5 of Crystal. The call is her starting transformation, later upgraded to Jupiter Star Power, Make Up. A quirk of the 1990s anime, a brief glimpse during the sequence, fed a long-running rumor that her leotard lacked a bottom.