From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Act 3 - The Third Senshi is Miko Rei   
      
   Three episodes down, three senshi revealed. Rei was not introduced   
   until episode 10 in the anime.   
      
   Ami is a little concerned about using her forged karaoke pass, but   
   Motoki is far too distracted by his turtle, Kamekichi, to notice or   
   care.   
      
   Using the format of a quiz show, Luna explains the senshi mission   
   concerning the silver crystal, the other senshi and the still missing   
   princess. They speculate about the role of Sailor V and Ami gets her   
   own cell phone (Wikimoon calls it a Teletia S)   
      
   Although there are no buses involved, Rei's origin story is very   
   similar to the anime version with girls mysteriously disappearing   
   around the Hikawa Shrine.   
      
   It seems that Ami is still a little too shy and reserved to mingle   
   with the other girls yet. And despite Usagi treating her with great   
   familiarity, Ami still addresses Usagi in a formal manner using   
   Tsukino-san.   
      
   Even without her all-purpose pocket computer, Ami is still a wiz on   
   the keyboard. She quickly determines the common element among the   
   missing girls and then identifies the girl who will likely be the next   
   target.   
      
   Usagi continues to be innocent and outgoing, coming to Rei's rescue   
   and immediately calling her Rei-chan.   
      
   Even before her transformation, Rei had her own ofuda attack called   
   Akuryo Taisan. After her transformation, Rei uses Youma Taisan (Which   
   looks like her anime Fire Soul attack) to destroy the propeller-headed   
   ^_^; monster.   
      
   For the second time TK gets to make a heroic rescue of Sailor Moon and   
   then walks off without any further comment.   
      
   While Rei has accepted her role as a senshi, she makes it clear that   
   she hates karaoke and has no interest in being friends with Usagi and   
   Ami.   
      
   That makes me curious. Although the anime relationship between Makoto   
   and Ami might be subject to discussion, there was a very clear and   
   strong relationship between Rei and Usagi. I will be keeping a close   
   ear on what names the girls use with each other. In particular, I'm   
   wondering if Rei will evenually call Usagi by name without the -chan   
   suffix.   
      
   --   
   Phoenix   
   www.phoenixanime.com   
      
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