Episode 16
Junpaku dress no yume! Usagi hanayome ni Naru
Pure White Dress Dream! Usagi (Serena) Becomes Bride
"Wedding Day Blues"
Air date: 1992.06.27
Naru (Molly) asks Usagi (Serena) what has occured with Higure Akiyama, the home economics teacher. However, Usagi (Serena) is non-responsive because she is drowsy as a result of the chocolate pafe she ate. Umino (Melvin) pops up and
says that Akiyama is different because she is engaged to be married. There is a brief flashback of the proposal to Akiyama followed by Usagi (Serena) thinking about her future marriage.
In a fabric store where Haruna meets Akiyama. They talk for a bit about searching for the perfect dress. Before parting, Haruna comments that she wants to find a suitable husband and the wedding. Nearby, Nephrite chooses Akiyama as his next target.
Usagi (Serena) comes across a poster advertising a "home made wedding dress contest" and is very impressed by the first prize of a grand wedding reception. Rei (Raye) also comes across the poster and asks whether the reception can be deferred and is told yes. Both daydream of winning the reception.
In her attempts to win the contest, Rei (Raye) plots. Thinking that because Ikuko (Usagi (Serena)'s mother) is a housewife and thus will be skilled in sewing, Rei (Raye) follows Usagi (Serena) home and flatters Ikuko. Rei (Raye) asks to learn how to sew from Ikuko which leads to some surprise on Ikuko's part because she cannot sew. Luna is moderately disgusted at the priorites that Usagi (Serena) and Rei (Raye) hold (rather than training against the Dark Kingdom).
Usagi (Serena) tries to get Ami's assistance for the contest but is essentially rebuffed (Ami discusses theory rather than actual practical work).
In the fabric store, people are all fighting over various bolts of
fabric. Suddenly, one beautiful bolt happens to fall in front of
Akiyama. A disgused Nephrite, from behind her, tells Akiyama that the
fabric, which he has corrupted, is perfect for her.
Still trying valiently, Usagi (Serena) decides to ask Naru (Molly) whether she would be willing to help Usagi (Serena) in the contest. Naru (Molly) declines and comments negatively on Usagi (Serena) having slept throughout home economics and her short attention span. Usagi (Serena) then decides to go to Akiyama's house to get some lessons on sewing. While there, Naru (Molly) and Usagi (Serena) see Akiyama's
fiancee and Usagi (Serena) is not very impressed.
Akiyama's fiancee inquires on Akiyama's condition because she has not
answered the phone, etc. Akiyama treats her fiancee very negatively and
tells him not to return to her house until the wedding dress contest
if he still wants to be married. Usagi (Serena) and Naru (Molly) are suprised by Akiyama's condition and Usagi (Serena) is shocked that Akiyama is entering the contest. Luna feels a demonic presence in Akiyama.
At the Hino temple, Luna explains her suspecions to Ami only to be
interrupted by Rei (Raye) attempting to 'borrow' the temple's only rental wedding robe only to be caught by her grandfather. Rei (Raye)'s grandfather propositions Ami, like he is normally want to do while Ami declines.
Usagi (Serena) tries to steal Ikuko's lace but is caught in the act. Ikuko permits Usagi (Serena) to have the lace but removes Usagi (Serena)'s allowance for three months.
At the contest, Usagi (Serena) is standing as a bystander because she was unable to get a dress made; however, Usagi (Serena) did try hard as seen through the punctures in her fingertips. Usagi (Serena) enters the contest using her disguise pen and still wants to win; Luna forbids Usagi (Serena) from actually competing.
Usagi (Serena) looks for Akiyama but cannot find her. Eventually, the hostess, who is Akiyama, comes out and hypnotises the audience. Nephrite brings out the youma Widow who attacks the senshi who have by this time already transformed. Following the standard battle, the youma is defeated.
After recovering from the influence of the youma, the reception
continues. Following some comments from the women on the wedding, Ami
comments that the person that catches the bride's bouquet will be
married next. Rei (Raye), Usagi (Serena) and Haruna fight over the bouquet which finally ends up in Ami's possession.
