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The Stolen Pure Heart: Usagi’s Crisis

EpisodeSSailor Moon SEp. 102

Episode 102 of the anime, a third-season entry and the second half of Usagi's birthday two-parter. Summoned to Tokyo Tower to save Tuxedo Mask, Usagi offers up her own pure heart, and the guardians unite to defeat Kaolinite for good.

Season Number: 3
Japanese Airdate: July 16, 1994
Us Airdate: June 28, 2000
Director: Noriyo Sasaki
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumizawa
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Summary

Ordered to Tokyo Tower, Usagi resolves to recover her stolen brooch and free Tuxedo Mask. When her heart crystal is extracted and looks nearly as flawless as a real talisman, that hope is swiftly overturned.

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Key Events

Reeling from Kaolinite taking her brooch and Cenicienta freezing Tuxedo Mask, Usagi rides to the tower with Haruka and Michiru, speaking of trading one life for another. She lets Cenicienta extract her Pure Heart Crystal, hoping to buy Tuxedo Mask's freedom, but Uranus and Neptune halt the exchange and find the crystal, though extraordinarily pure, is no talisman, and Uranus hands it back.

Learning that Usagi is Sailor Moon, Kaolinite means to kill her, until Sailor Venus appears disguised as Sailor Moon to throw her off. Luna rushes the discarded brooch back so Usagi can transform, destroy Cenicienta with Moon Spiral Heart Attack, and thaw Tuxedo Mask. Kaolinite wounds Uranus and coats a glass slipper in Daimon fluid to borrow Cenicienta's powers, shrugging off a combined Sailor Planet Attack. As all seems lost, Uranus, stirred by Sailor Moon's readiness to give her own life, finishes Kaolinite with World Shaking, the sole instance in which a Daimon's own powers are ever turned against its user.

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Notes

The manga handles Kaolinite's end differently, killing her once after she becomes a Daimon slain by Super Sailor Moon, and Venus never impersonates Sailor Moon there. The episode delivers Kaolinite's first death, only heavily implied rather than shown on screen, and it is the last to reference the Disguise Pen, here wielded by Venus. Eudial debuts as her replacement, ordered in by Professor Tomoe. The chapter aired in Japan following the Fatal Fury film.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Usagi try to save Tuxedo Mask in 'The Stolen Pure Heart: Usagi's Crisis'?

Usagi lets Kaolinite's monster Cenicienta extract her Pure Heart Crystal, hoping the sacrifice will buy Tuxedo Mask's freedom after Cenicienta froze him. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune intervene and stop the exchange once they find her heart crystal is not a talisman.

Who defeats Kaolinite in this Sailor Moon episode?

Sailor Uranus finishes off Kaolinite with World Shaking after Kaolinite is weakened by borrowing Cenicienta's powers through a glass slipper coated in Daimon fluid. It is the only instance in the series where a Daimon's own powers are turned back against the villain who created it.

What does Sailor Venus do in 'The Stolen Pure Heart: Usagi's Crisis'?

Sailor Venus disguises herself as Sailor Moon using the Disguise Pen to throw off Kaolinite, who has learned Usagi's true identity and intends to kill her. The distraction gives Luna time to return Usagi's brooch so she can transform for real.

What new villain is introduced in this episode?

The episode introduces Eudial, who is brought in by Professor Tomoe to replace Kaolinite after her apparent defeat. Kaolinite's death here is only heavily implied rather than shown on screen.

Does the manga end Kaolinite's story the same way as the anime?

No, the manga handles it differently. Kaolinite dies only once there, after becoming a Daimon herself and being slain by Super Sailor Moon, and Sailor Venus never impersonates Sailor Moon in that version of events.

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