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The _henshin_ (or, transformation) sequences in _Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon_
are legendary for being _awesome_ , but do we ever see them change back into
their civilian identities?

I'm requesting either video links, screencaptures, or panels from the manga
for this one, because I'd like to see the scenes myself! Examples from _both_
the anime and the manga would be appreciated.


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Do we ever see the Senshi de-transform?


In the anime, there was a scene or two where the senshi were forced to
transform back by draining power or similar.

Actual detransformation was done by "ripping" the transformation off (though
not as visible as in some other series), which'd suggest normal transformation
would be something different, which I remember not be shown at any time.

Looks like there was (at least one) back-transformation in anime too.


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In episode 45 of the dub, Sailor Moon is forcibly de-transformed at ~11:44.
When it does, she "ribbons" back to her civilian clothes.

In episode 108 of the dub, we see Sailor Uranus de-transforms (at ~21:12),
willingly, by going nude briefly before she appears in her civilian clothes.

In the manga. it looks like they use the transformation pen to [de-
transform](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sl0Zj.jpg) a la ribbons.

So it seems they typically get surrounded by ribbons again and revert back to
their civilian clothes.


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What I've found:

  * _Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose_ \- Sailor Moon is forcibly detransformed by Fiore, twice. Both times are during the later half on the movie, on the asteroid. The first one is the asteroid-flower scene with Sailor Moon tied-up in vines.

  * _Sailor Moon SuperS_ \- I believe it's also in the later half on the movie, on the ship. The Inner and Outer senshi/soldiers have their power drained, having them detransformed. However, they only appear as their colored-barbie forms, likely because it showed them frontally "nude" for around 12 seconds. - [YouTube reference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_s74tAFSKQ). 


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In episode 8 of Sailor Moon Crystal, Sailor Venus is shown intentionally de-
transforming in front of the other senshi.


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In episode 8 of the third season of Sailor Moon Crystal (episode 34 of the
entire adaptation), we see Sailor Chibi Moon revert back to her civilian
costume after her brooch is stolen (along with her "copy" of the Legendary
Silver Crystal and her soul) by a transformed Hotaru. (We learn in the next
episode that Hotaru has transformed into Mistress 9.)

We can assume then that one of these objects--presumably the brooch and/or the
soul, as the other Sailor Guardians do not have the Legendary Silver Crystal--
is necessary for "maintaining" the transformed state. (It is of course obvious
that the brooch is needed for the transformation, but it does not seem clear
to me whether or not the Sailor Guardians could drop their brooches while
transformed and stay transformed. Perhaps the distance from a Sailor Guardian
and her brooch could also matter.)


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