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Usagi Learns a Lesson! The Road to Stardom Is Tough

Original title: Usagi hansei! Sutâ no michi wa kibishii
  • Episode aired Apr 25, 1992
  • TV-Y7-FV
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Usagi Learns a Lesson! The Road to Stardom Is Tough (1992)
JapaneseAnimeShōjoActionAdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasyRomance

Usagi, Naru and Umino aim to become celebrities, just as Jadeite initiates a plan to enslave people with dreams of fame.Usagi, Naru and Umino aim to become celebrities, just as Jadeite initiates a plan to enslave people with dreams of fame.Usagi, Naru and Umino aim to become celebrities, just as Jadeite initiates a plan to enslave people with dreams of fame.

  • Directors
    • Jun'ichi Satô
    • Takao Yoshizawa
  • Writers
    • Naoko Takeuchi
    • Shigeru Yanagawa
    • Olav F. Andersen
  • Stars
    • Kotono Mitsuishi
    • Keiko Han
    • Tôru Furuya
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    184
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jun'ichi Satô
      • Takao Yoshizawa
    • Writers
      • Naoko Takeuchi
      • Shigeru Yanagawa
      • Olav F. Andersen
    • Stars
      • Kotono Mitsuishi
      • Keiko Han
      • Tôru Furuya
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kotono Mitsuishi
    Kotono Mitsuishi
    • Usagi Tsukino
    • (voice)
    • …
    Keiko Han
    Keiko Han
    • Luna
    • (voice)
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Mamoru Chiba
    • (voice)
    • …
    Masaya Onosaka
    • Jadeite
    • (voice)
    Keiichi Nanba
    • Gurio Umino
    • (voice)
    Shino Kakinuma
    • Naru Osaka
    • (voice)
    Chiyoko Kawashima
    • Shingo Tsukino
    • (voice)
    • …
    Sanae Takagi
    • Ikuko Tsukino
    • (voice)
    Yuji Machi
    • Kenji Tsukino
    • (voice)
    • (as Yûji Machi)
    Mika Kanai
    • Mikan Shiratori
    • (voice)
    Mayumi Seto
    • Yumiko
    • (voice)
    Masami Kamiyama
    • Kuri
    • (voice)
    Kazunari Tanaka
    • Cop
    • (voice)
    Kazumi Tanaka
    • Manager
    • (voice)
    Olav F. Andersen
    • Jedaite
    • (voice: Swedish version)
    Annelie Berg
    • Sailor Moon
    • (voice: Swedish version)
    • …
    Sabine Bohlmann
    • Usagi (Bunny) Tsukino…
    Richard Cansino
    Richard Cansino
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice: English version)
    • Directors
      • Jun'ichi Satô
      • Takao Yoshizawa
    • Writers
      • Naoko Takeuchi
      • Shigeru Yanagawa
      • Olav F. Andersen
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    8injury-65447

    Cacophonous Wailing

    At this stage I think the show is dragging without the introduction of a new sailor scout. Usagi needs a new friend to spice things up.

    We have to endure some pretty horrendous caterwauling in this one as the girls attempt to perform the theme song. It's funny to see Umino crossdressing & the villain has an awesome spitting power.

    Probably my least enjoyed episode so far though.

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    • Trivia
      First episode in which it's implied - albeit subtlety - that Mamoru may actually have feelings for Usagi.
    • Alternate versions
      In the German version of "Usagi Learns a Lesson! The Road to Stardom is Tough", all references to Cinderella were changed to that of Snow White. As a result, the "talent contest" the girls were audition for was renamed from the "Cinderella Caravan" to the "Snow White Contest".
    • Connections
      Edited into Sailor Moon: So You Want to Be a Superstar (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Mûnraito Densetsu
      (Moonlight Legend)
      Lyrics by Kanako Oda
      Music by Tetsuya Komoro
      Arranged by Daisuke Ikeda
      Performed by DALI
      (Columbia Records)
      [Opening theme]

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 1992 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • 20th Anniversary Project (Japan)
      • Toei Animation (Sailor Moon R) (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Production companies
      • Toei Animation
      • TV Asahi
      • Toei Doga
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color

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