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Bonds of Friendship >> Episodes 145 - 157

Kiriko ( kiriko )

Romanization kiriko
Name Origin For her name, the first kanji means "paulownia"
and the second kanji means "child."
1st Appearance Episode 145
Seiyuu Oda, Michiko ??

Information: Kiriko is a ballet student under the guidance of Yamagishi-sensei. Usagi and crew joined the dance class along with Fish Eye. After an argument between Kiriko and her instructor, the class began. While Usagi's group struggled to even straighten their legs at the dance pole, Fisheye dazzled everyone with his cold perfection. When Yamagishi asked Fisheye to help him with the play, Kiriko ran off hurt, thinking that he had asked the new student to take her place as Jizel in the play. Usagi and Chibi Usa found Kiriko and helped her with her problems with her beloved instructor. When she arrived at the rehearsal, he overheard Yamagishi apologizing for the misunderstanding to Fisheye and that he always saw Kiriko as his Jizel; an imperfect Jizel who would grow with the part. A scorned Fisheye attacked the couple, but they were saved by Sailor Moon, Chibi Moon, and Tuxedo Kamen. In the end, the two dancers lit up the stage with their performance.

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Yamagishi ( yamagishi )

Romanization yamagishi
Name Origin For his name, the first kanji means "mountain"
and the second kanji means "beach."
1st Appearance Episode 145
Seiyuu ??

Information: Yamagishi-sensei was a ballet instructor who was preparing his best dancer, Kiriko, to play the lead for the ballet "Jizel". Usagi and Chibi Usa joined his dance classes even though neither were very graceful. Fisheye also joined the class when Yamagishi became his next target. The villain's performace was perfect and chilling and Yamagishi asked for "her" to be in the play. This caused Kiriko to drop out from the play and when Fisheye discovered he wasn't going to be the star he became furious, arguing that his work was perfect and perfect is the best. Yamagishi agreed that technically Fisheye's dancing was better, but it was cold. He wanted someone who was going to give the audience something to remember, an imperfect Jizel who would grow with the part. Kiriko who had come to talk to her instructor had overheard and ran into his arms. A furious Fisheye attacked, but the day was saved by Sailor Moon. After, the two dancers were reunited and went on with a brilliant, warming performance.

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Princess Rubina ( rubiina oujo )

Romanization rubiina oujo
Name Origin From the word "ruby."
1st Appearance Episode 146
Seiyuu Inoue, Kikuko

Information: The princess of the Amethyst Kingdom was growing very restless of having to always do what others told her and so, while she visited Japan, she faked an illness to escape the burden of having to attend boring formal events. Then, she escaped. It was then she ran into Usagi and Chibi Usa (who were fighting over who should carry groceries). After Rubina tried to help, she followed the girls home. They emerged from their house wearing kimono ready for a festival happening close by. The princess followed them and they decided to show the strange woman around. During the fireworks, she disappeared and was attacked by Hawk's-Eye. She was saved by Sailor Moon, Chibi Moon, and Tuxedo Kamen. She was given a ride in Mamoru's car afterward and Usagi and Chibi Usa wished her well. She went back to the palace a little happier after having a little freedom.

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Nishino, Toshiyuki ( nishino toshiyuki )

Romanization nishino toshiyuki
Name Origin For his surname, the first kanji means "west" and the second means "field." For his given name, the first kanji means "sagacious or genius" and the second kanji means "happiness or fortune."
1st Appearance Episode 151
Seiyuu Kikuchi, Masami

Information: NT-san was the only name Ami knew him by when she heard his melody on the internet. She was so moved by the piece that she wrote a poem with all her heart put into it. After a while she heard the song again and she finally met the guy who played the song. NT-san was Nishino Toshiyuki. When she introduced herself he recognized her name from the internet and was excited to meet her. Ami discovered that he and his girlfriend play together, but since their line of work was not making much profit at the time they did piano lessons to make money. Ami lost her courage to show him the poem, but after a lot of soul searching and encouragement she presented him with her lyrics.

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Kyouko ( kyouko )

Romanization kyouko
Name Origin For her name, the first kanji means "faith or
teach" and the second kanji means "child."
1st Appearance Episode 151
Seiyuu Yamazaki, Wakana

Information: She is the girlfriend of Nishino, Toshiyuki and also a musician. She was also excited to meet Ami. Since the couple's line of work was not making much profit at the time they did piano lessons to make extra money.

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Nanako ( nanako )

Romanization nanako
Name Origin For her name, the "nana" is katakana and
the kanji used for "ko" means "child."
1st Appearance Episode 152
Seiyuu ??

Information: She came to the Fire River Shrine and decided that Rei was a great role model. She became a miko and wanted to be just like Rei - who she thought was going to be a miko all her life. Nanko wore a wig and asked if she could be Rei's "little sister," but Rei was worried about her. When Rei heard that Nanako had no dreams she said some harsh things that the girl overheard. Ves Ves came to attack and found that it wasn't that she had no dreams. She was a girl who had lost the courage to follow her dreams because she thought they were to difficult to reach. She wanted to have a sucessful international life. In the end she gained more courage to work hard on her dreams.

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Honjou ( honjou )

Romanization honjou
Name Origin For his name, the first kanji means "book, true,
or real" and the second kanji means "castle."
1st Appearance Episode 154
Seiyuu ??

Information: Honjou is the head of the Honjou Kindergarten. Chibi Usa askes if Usagi wants to help with the bazaar that the kindgergarten will be holding, but Usagi resists. Both Minako and Makoto developed a crush on Honjou when they saw him and immediately offered to help with the bazaar. They became very competative over him. Minako inevitably goes over the edge in her persuit and this causes a fight between the two girls. Honjou reveals that he wants to plant a garden with the money they raise from the bazaar. Cere Cere confronts his about his "Small Dream" and he says it is the kids dream and he wants it to grow because it's so small. Of course he is attacked and saved by Jupiter and Venus. It is discovered at the end that he has a child and this pretty much ends the persuit by Minako and Makoto.

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Kotarou ( kotarou )

Romanization kotarou
Name Origin For his name, the first kanji means "little or small," the second means "plump or thick," and the last means "son."
1st Appearance Episode 154
Seiyuu ??

Information: Kotarou is revealed to be Honjou's child who attended the Honjou Kindergarden. He and Minako do not get along at all throughout the course of their encounters. When Minako and Makoto discover that Kotarou is Honjou's child they both give up their persuit of dating the father.


Kamoi ( kamoi )

Romanization kamoi
Name Origin Kamoi is written in katakana so it is difficult to tell exaxtly what the name's meaning is for sure. The word "kamoi" means "lintel."
1st Appearance Episode 156
Seiyuu ??

Information: Kamoi is a freelance painter who usually does his work at the park. Usagi and Chibi Usa discovered him quarreling with a customer who thought the picture "looks nothing like her." Usagi and Chibi Usa defend him saying it looks exactly alike. Kamoi tells her she doesn't have to pay and the woman walks off in a huff. To thank Usagi for defending his work he offers to paint her a free picture. At this point Kamoi is so hungry that when he watches usagi eat her snack he falls over and passes out. The girls take him home a make him some of their home cooked "stirred rice." Even though it looks horrible he gobbles it down thanking them. He tells them that he often quarrels with his customers because they don't agree with the picture. When Usagi asks why he doesn't make the pictures look "better" than the people he answers her saying that if he paints something false it leaves him feeling empty. Cere Cere tricks him into painting for her and pressures him into painting her prettier than she is by offering him money and supplies for his art. He becomes empty and when she reveals his dream mirror it is tarnished and even her creature refuses to eat it. After he is saved by Sailor Moon and Chibi Moon the girls are worried, but Moon assures her little sidekick that he will recover his dream. It is after Usagi and Chibi Usa see him again that he says he must start over and find himself again.

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Hiroki ( hiroki )

Romanization hiroki
Name Origin For his name, the first kanji means "wide or spacious"
and the second kanji means "tree or woods."
1st Appearance Episode 157
Seiyuu ??

Information: Hiroki is a boy who wanted to fly. He was building a machine out of his bike that would allow him to realize his dream. However, every time he tried to get the contraption to work it would fail. He was determined to work on this project himself and initially refused Chibi Usa and her friends' help. After a lot of talk and consideration, he accepted the help of others and together they achieved his dream.

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