A cheerful outing to a botanical garden gives Chibiusa a chance to draw the frail Hotaru into the group, while Mimete stalks the greenhouse in search of a botanist's pure heart. When a Daimon corners the guardians, a strange power stirring inside Hotaru turns the tide.
Summary
The twenty-seventh episode of the S season arranges a picnic that brings Mamoru, Usagi, Chibiusa, and the sickly Hotaru together at the Jindai Botanical Garden. Chibiusa coaxes her reluctant friend into coming along with the gift of a rabbit backpack, and Professor Tomoe overrules Kaolinite's objection to let Hotaru join them.
Key Events
Their host at the greenhouse is Yoshiki Kurebayashi, a botanist and old friend of Mamoru, whom Mimete has marked for his pure heart crystal. Distracted by a sudden infatuation with Mamoru, Mimete nearly redirects her Daimon at him before recalling Tomoe's orders and striking at the botanist instead.
The Daimon soon snares Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Kamen, and Chibi Moon in its roots. Regaining consciousness, Hotaru is overtaken by an eerie force, her eyes flashing red as she seizes one of the roots and drains it to dust, freeing the captives. Sailor Moon then rises to her Super form and closes the battle with Rainbow Moon Heart Ache.
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Notes
This is the first outing since their introductions where Ami, Rei, Minako, and Makoto sit out entirely, though a later episode misremembers Ami and Makoto as present at the picnic. Sharp-eyed viewers can catch a single frame of a super-deformed, clothesless Usagi during a game of leapfrog, and Mamoru's camera viewfinder oddly reads June 12, 1993.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Sunny Skies After a Storm: A Friendship Dedicated to Hotaru?
In this 27th episode of Sailor Moon S, Chibiusa convinces the frail Hotaru to join a picnic at the Jindai Botanical Garden with Mamoru and Usagi. When Mimete's Daimon attacks the botanist hosting the group, a mysterious power inside Hotaru helps free the trapped guardians.
Who does Mimete target in this episode?
Mimete sets her sights on Yoshiki Kurebayashi, a botanist and old friend of Mamoru's, whose pure heart crystal she has been ordered to steal for Professor Tomoe.
What power awakens in Hotaru during this episode?
After the Daimon traps Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Kamen, and Chibi Moon in its roots, Hotaru is overtaken by an eerie force, her eyes flashing red as she grabs one of the roots and disintegrates it, freeing the captives.
How is the Daimon defeated in this episode?
Once Hotaru's strange power frees the trapped guardians, Sailor Moon transforms into her Super form and finishes the Daimon with the attack Rainbow Moon Heart Ache.
Which Sailor Guardians are missing from this episode?
Sunny Skies After a Storm is the first episode since their introductions in which Ami, Rei, Minako, and Makoto do not appear at all, though a later episode mistakenly shows Ami and Makoto at the picnic.
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