Editing Jupiter, the Brawny Girl in Love

While [[Zoisite]] is sent on a mission to retrieve the seven [[Rainbow Crystals]], [[Usagi Tsukino|Usagi]] meets [[Makoto Kino]], a tough new student.<br>''The North American dub title for this episode is '''Jupiter Comes Thundering in'''.''

==Summary==
{{EpisodeBox
| image             = http://www.wikimoon.org/images/ep25.jpg
| caption           = Makoto confronts Zoisite.
| Name (Kana)       = 恋する怪力少女、ジュピターちゃん
| Name (Romanji)    = Koisuru Kairiki Shoujo, JUPITAA-chan
| Name (Translated) = Jupiter, the Brawny Girl in Love
| Number (Original) = 25
| Director          = [[Kazuhisa Takenouchi]]
| Writer            = [[Shigeru Yanagawa]]
| Art               = [[Hisashi Kagawa]]
| Air Date          = September 5, 1992
| Prev              = [[Naru's Cry! Nephrite Dies for Love]]
| Next              = [[Bring a Smile to Naru's Face! Usagi's Friendship]]
| Name (Dub)        = [[Jupiter Comes Thundering in]]
| Number (Dub)      = 21
| DiC or Cloverway  = [[DiC]]
| Air Date (Dub)    = October 9, 1995
| Prev (Dub)        = [[A Friend in Wolf's Clothing]]
| Next (Dub)        = [[The Power of Friendship]]
}}
[[Queen Beryl]] uses the human energy she has obtained to awaken the [[Dark Kingdom]]'s [[Queen Metalia|great ruler]]. However, the amorphous entity demands more energy, and instructs her to find the [[Silver Crystal]], which is necessary for her complete revival. Beryl tells her that they cannot find the Silver Crystal, but is told to awaken the [[Seven Great Youma]] and collect their [[Rainbow Crystals]] in order to find the Silver Crystal.

Late for school again, [[Usagi Tsukino|Usagi]] collides with a gang of thugs. They become aggressive, but she is saved by an unfamiliar girl who beats them up. The girl leaves, telling Usagi to be careful.

Queen Beryl instructs [[Zoisite]] and [[Kunzite]] to find the Rainbow Crystals. In ancient times, the Dark Kingdom's seven most powerful [[Youma]] were sealed into fragments of the Silver Crystal, and have since been reborn as normal humans. She gives Zoisite the [[Black Crystal]], now modified to respond to Rainbow Crystals. Zoisite uses it to identify the first Rainbow Crystal holder.

At school, Usagi sees the girl who helped her. [[Gurio Umino|Umino]] warns her that the girl, [[Makoto Kino]], was allegedly kicked out of her old school for fighting. Usagi doesn't really care, since befriending Makoto gives her the chance to share her lunch.

Usagi and Makoto go to the [[Game Center Crown]]. [[Ami Mizuno|Ami]], [[Rei Hino|Rei]], and [[Luna]] join them, and Luna says that something about Makoto bothers her. They are distracted by the appearance of [[Crane Game Joe]], an expert at crane games. Makoto is suddenly transfixed, because he looks just like her old [[Makoto's sempai|sempai]].

As Joe leaves, Zoisite appears before him. He tries to remove the [[Rainbow Crystals|Red Rainbow Crystal]] from Joe, but Makoto interferes and fights off Zoisite. Usagi and Luna see, and come to help, but Joe runs away. Makoto follows him, whilst Luna tells Usagi that she felt an evil aura from the man Makoto was fighting. Deciding that Makoto and Joe are in danger, they follow them.

Joe tells Makoto to leave him alone, and goes into a cafe. Usagi and Luna join Makoto outside. After a while, Joe beckons Makoto inside, and tells her that his crane game skills are due to a psychic power he has had since childhood.

Zoisite appears inside the cafe, and attacks. Joe runs, and is chastised by Usagi for leaving Makoto to fend for herself. Joe replies that he doesn't care about her, and leaves. Zoisite pursues him, whilst Makoto is devastated.

Zoisite finds Joe and removes the Red Rainbow Crystal from him. [[Sailor Moon]] and Makoto arrive, but Zoisite flees, leaving Joe, now transformed into the Youma [[Gesen]]. He attacks Sailor Moon, but is tackled by Makoto. As she fights, Luna sees [[planetary symbol|the symbol]] of [[Jupiter]] on her forehead. She gives her a [[transformation pen]] and tells her to become [[Sailor Jupiter]] and help Sailor Moon. Makoto transforms and manages to weaken the monster, but they are unable to kill it as it still has the heart of a human. Luna gives Sailor Moon the [[Moon Stick]], used to purify monsters. Sailor Moon uses [[Moon Healing Escalation]], and Joe is transformed back into his old self. Luna tells Sailor Moon that she must now lead the [[Sailor Senshi]].

Back at the Game Center Crown, Usagi introduces Makoto to [[Motoki Furuhata|Motoki]]. Once again, she is in love, as he too apparently reminds her of her sempai.

==Episode trivia==
* This episode featured numerous firsts: [[Sailor Jupiter]], [[Queen Metalia]], the [[Seven Great Youma]], the [[Rainbow Crystals]], the [[Moon Stick]], and [[Moon Healing Escalation]] all made their first appearances.

* [[Gesen]], the [[Youma]] who appeared in this episode, was the first [[Monster-of-the-day|monster-of-the-day]] who was male. He was also the first monster-of-the-day to be created from a human.

* Dolls of [[Sailor V]], [[Sailor Mercury]], and [[Sailor Moon]] all appeared as prizes of the crane game at [[Game Center Crown]].
* During their fight, Makoto threw her rose shaped earring at Zoicite's cheek a lá [[Tuxedo mask]]. Zoicite's left cheek, as it turns out, would be scarred by a rose thrown by Tuxedo mask himself several episodes later.
* Current [[Rainbow Crystals|Rainbow Crystal]] count: Zoisite (1), Tuxedo Mask (0), Sailor Moon (0)

* This was [[Tracey Moore]]'s last episode playing Serena in the English dub.

==Cast==
* [[Usagi Tsukino]]/[[Sailor Moon]] - [[Kotono Mitsuishi]]
* [[Ami Mizuno]]/[[Sailor Mercury]] - [[Aya Hisakawa]]
* [[Rei Hino]]/[[Sailor Mars]] - [[Michie Tomizawa]]
* [[Makoto Kino]]/[[Sailor Jupiter]] - [[Emi Shinohara]]
* [[Luna]] - [[Keiko Han]]
* [[Gurio Umino]] - [[Keiichi Nanba]]
* [[Motoki Furuhata]] - [[Hiroyuki Satou]]
* [[Queen Beryl]] - [[Keiko Han]]
* [[Zoisite]] - [[Keiichi Nanba]]
* [[Kunzite]] - [[Kazuyuki Sogabe]]
* [[Queen Metalia]] - [[Noriko Uemura]]
* [[Crane Game Joe]]/[[Gesen]] - [[Masaaki Ohkura]]
* Female Student - [[Misa Fukai]]
* Passers-by - [[Shinobu Satouchi]], [[Kazunari Tanaka]], [[Michio Nakao]]

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