The BEST episodes directed by Junichi Sato

#1 - My Amazing Stage Debut

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 1

Sora Naegino is an enthusiastic and acrobatically talented girl with the dream of performing on the Kaleido Stage. She had traveled from Japan to Los Angeles for the opportunity. In search of her chance, she inadvertently and unknowingly meets the head of the Kaleido Stage, Kalos Eido (a.k.a. the boss). Soon afterwards, a thief runs off with her luggage; and she uses her acrobatic skills to catch up and retrieve the luggage. Combined with time lost at the police station, she ends up missing the audition. Though Sora asks Layla Hamilton for an audition, she declines. Sora persuades stage manager, Ken Robbins to grant her access backstage, where she ends up with an opportunity to perform as commanded by Kalos. In the dressing room, Sora meets Fool, a mysterious spirit of the stage only seen by her. Sora's efforts fail and she is depressed, but Kalos accepts her into the Kaleido Stage.

#2 - Naru's Tears: Nephrite Dies for Love

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 24

Nephrite decides that Naru is connected to Sailor Moon after all. When she can't tell him who Sailor Moon really is, he leaves. While he is away, Zoisite's monsters come and kidnap Naru because they think that Nephrite cares for her and will exchange her for the black crystal. Nephrite tracks them down and drives off the monsters, saving Naru. Unfortunately, the monsters return and stick Nephrite with a life-sucking thorn. Naru risks her life to protect Nephrite, but they are both helpless unlit the Sailor Warriors appear.

#3 - The Girl Genius is a Monster: The Brainwashing Cram School of Horror

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 8

Usagi befriends Ami Mizuno, the school's smartest girl, who has an IQ of over 300. But Luna, who senses an unknown energy coming from Ami, suspects her of being a monster.

#4 - Wish Upon a Star: Naru's First Love

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 23

Nephrite gives up trying to get power from humans and focuses on finding the Silver Crystal. He uses a black crystal to help him identify its location. He thinks that Naru (who is still in love with his human guise) may have the clue. However, when he asks for the Silver Crystal, she brings him a jewel from her mother's store. Sailor Moon busts in on the scene just as Nephrite realizes that maybe Naru's love for him is itself a powerful source of energy. A monster sent from Zoisite, who mistakes Nephrites's locating crystal for the Silver Crystal, also appears. Sailor Moon dispatches it and tries to finish Nephrite as well... but Naru throws herself over him, and Sailor Moon is forced to stop her attack.

#5 - Usagi vs. Rei: Nightmare in Dream Land

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 11

Having no information on the whereabouts of the princess, the sailor soldiers investigate a new amusement park, which has had a rash of disappearances. While investigating, Rei and Usagi bump into Mamoru. Rei and Mamoru have many things to agree upon because of their "hatred" for Usagi. Ami enters the candy house in Dreamland, the amusement park. The candy house is the reason for the numerous disappearances; it is being used to steal the energy from people.

#6 - Restore Naru's Smile: Usagi's Friendship

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 26

Usagi, Umino and Naru go on a walk to try and cheer up Naru (who is still upset over Nephrite's death). Naru asks for help from a priest whom they run into at a cemetery. Unfortunately, the priest is the 2nd crystal carrier. Zoisite appears to retrieve the crystal and truns the priest into a monster. Tuxedo Mask arrives and fights Zoisite for the crystal. The other Warriors show up and together they fight the monster and restor his humanity. Sailor Moon notices that Tuxedo Mask left behind a mysterious star shaped locket.

#7 - Usagi's Disaster: Beware of the Clock of Confusion

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 9

Usagi and Ami go to the city to enjoy some shopping, where they find a clock store selling a clock that resembles Luna. Later that day, Usagi is happy to learn that her mother bought the exact same clock as a gift. But that night, the clocks from the store emit a strange light, making Usagi and the rest of Tokyo very impatient.

#8 - Jupiter, the Powerful Girl in Love

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 25

Queen Beryl wants the Silver Crystal to revive Queen Metalia, the supreme ruler of the Dark Kingdom. Metalia explains that the Silver Crystal is made up of 7 Rainbow Crystals that contain the spirits of 7 powerful monsters. These crystals are sealed away inside of humans. Zoisite uses the black crystal to find the first human carrier. Meanwhile, there is a new girl at school named Makoto. Although she has a bad reputation for starting fights, Usagi makes friends with her because she is an excellent cook. They go to the arcade and see a boy, Joe, win a bunch of prizes.

#9 - A New Enemy Appears: Nephrite's Evil Crest

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 14

With Jadeite gone, Nephrite explains to Queen Beryl about how he plans to collect energy; he plans to collect energy from individuals at points in their life when their energy is at its peak. Rui is Nephrite's first target. Disguising himself as a tennis coach, Nephrite gives Rui a racket that fills her with negative energy and makes her become obsessed with tennis. Usagi is prompted to investigate after Naru comes to her with concerns about Rui. Just as Usagi approaches, the monster inside Rui's cursed racket is released by Nephrite to collect her energy. Usagi transforms into Sailor Moon to fight the monster. However, she is turned into a giant tennis ball and is bounced around the court!

#10 - The Summer, the Beach, Youth and Ghosts

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 20

The girls make reservations at a private beach resort to continue their Sailor Warrior training. All they really want to do, however, is have some fun... that is, until they realize that they're booked their stay at the "Adam's Inn". Even though attendants at the Inn look like they're straight out of classic horror movies, the girls make the best of it. Ami tries to befriend Sakiko, the little girl who lives there, but her father rebuffs her. He hypnotizes Sakiko to invoke the powerful spirit inside of her. Unfortunately, the spirit goes out of control and starts attacking everyone.

#11 - The Mysterious Sleeping Sickness: Protect the Girls in Love

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 3

All the girls in town are tuning in to the late-night radio program called "Midnight Zero" that reads out love letters sent in by the listeners. Meanwhile, a strange sleeping sickness is plaguing the town, causing people to fall into a coma-like state, including Ms. Haruna and Naru.

#12 - Protect the Children's Dreams: Friendship Through Anime

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 21

Nephrite decides to target one of the animators of the Sailor V movies, Hiromi, by cursing one of her pencils. Ami goes to the studio to return a notebook that Hiromi has accidentally dropped, and she sees Nephrite as he is leaving. Suspecting the worst, she brings Usagi and Rei to the studio to investigate. The monster appears and attacks the girls. It is in the form of two twins that are connected ate the tail. They use all of the same techniques as the Sailor Warriors and yet are only defeated when they start bickering about who will give the killing blow.

#13 - The Amazing Competition Calls Up A Storm

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 13

With a week till the show's opening, the practice for the tight rope act is underway, and Layla and Sora have issues regarding synchronization. To address this issue, Layla looks to observe Sora's day-to-day activity, which includes living in Sora's dorm room. As a result, the two learn to synchronize with each other. Their practice improves, but the stage director looks to tone down the climactic scene. On the last practice day, Sora and Layla practice on a tight rope rigged to a boat out in open water. Layla looks to stage a "real fight", and the two duel on the tight rope using stage props, even in the middle of a rain storm. After practice, Layla shares her reason for joining Kaleido Stage. Then the next morning, they return to start the show on time, and it becomes an instant success.

#14 - An Amazing Comeback

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 26

#15 - The Crybaby: Usagi's Beautiful Transformation

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 1

Usagi Tsukino is a 14-year-old schoolgirl who is very cheerful, but clumsy and is always finding herself into unwanted trouble. One day, Usagi meets a talking black cat named Luna, who reveals that dark forces are threatening the lives of the innocent and that Usagi has the power to stop them. Using a magical brooch, Usagi is transformed into Sailor Moon, the chosen guardian who fights for love and justice.

#16 - With That Transparent Young Girl...

Aria - Season 1 - Episode 3

While training in a particularly tough stretch of water, Akari and Aika meet girl from Orange Planet who seems to be having no trouble at all. Her name is Alice, and she's famous for being one of the youngest - yet most talented - Undines in Neo Venezia. There's just one problem... she never seems to smile. What could she learn from a day spent with the unlikely pair of Akari and Akatsuki?

#17 - An Amazing Star Even In Tough Times

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 8

Before a performance, Layla receives some roses from her father, who owns a large hotel chain. As much as Layla wants his audience presence, he often has a busy reason not to attend. After the performance, Kalos, Sora, and her friends are invited to Layla's father's party. Sora makes numerous interactions with Layla and her father, and she notices the distant relationship between the two, especially when guests are paid to attend Layla's birthday and her annual cancellation of the party. After speaking with Layla, Sora makes plans and actions to bring the father-daughter pair closer together. After a public birthday wish at a performance, Layla receives a note from her father, and she receives it heartfully, despite expressing feelings of humiliation to Sora.

#18 - Amazing Family Ties

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 19

Sora, Anna, and Mia move on from Kaleido Stage together. With their new life, they temporarily stay at Ken's home, and throughout the day, Sora thinks about her pregnant mother. They quickly find a new place to stay with the help of Mr. Policeman. In the meantime, Sora's adopted parents suddenly fly over for a visit, and after meeting up with Sora, they ask her to return to Japan. During the conversation, Sora utters some heartbreaking words and upsets her mother, but then her mother immediately goes into premature labor. With tears full of guilt, Sora fears the idea of a miscarriage, but in the end, the delivery of a newborn girl is successful. Mending with her mother, Sora is given the privilege of naming her new sister, Yume.

#19 - My Amazing Challenge For the Lead Role

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 9

Kaleido Stage is presenting a new stage production, The Little Mermaid. Kaleido Stage featured this theme before, and a sponsor, Mr. Kenneth, wants someone other than Layla featured for the lead role. At the audition, Sora becomes the only candidate. On the same day, Sora makes an attempt at the featured trick: a trapeze triple somersault jump through flowing water. Her attempt fails, and she is rendered injured and fearful of falling. Consulting Fool, Sora must conquer this fear, or she will lose her ability to see Fool. So with the help of Ken and a martial arts specialist, she gradually works to restore her confidence. Still fearful, she makes one more attempt at the stunt per Kalos's remarks. For her attempt, she uses a blindfold and executes it successfully, despite almost falling again.

#20 - The Amazing Distant Stage

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 3

Fool reiterates his claim of Sora as the stage's "chosen one". For the next stage production, Cinderella, everyone is given a role, except for Sora. Disappointed, she complains but is assigned the task of distributing toys to the audience children. She feels doubtful and demotivated as a toy distributor and makes mistakes early. After one day, Fool advises her to create her own path. So, she takes up a clown outfit and treats her job as a performance. However, she makes the mistake of delaying a show, which makes her reflect upon her job. Yuri Killian tells her objective: to make other people happy. So, on the third day, she does her job well and learns the true meaning of performance.

#21 - Try Hard and You'll Get An Amazing Chance

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Cinderella production is presented, and Sora meets Marion Benigni back stage. During practice, Mia struggles her role's trampoline portion, and Layla threatens to cancel the performance. The next day, Mia's proposes to share the fairy godmother role with her two friends. Given three days, the three friends practice their own specially designed acrobatic routine, The Triple Illusion. During practice, Marion struggles with the idea of other trampoliners replacing her dead mother. Furthermore, Layla is adamant to replace Sora and Anna with more qualified trampoliners. After talking with Marion's father, Sora practices on her own to Marion's satisfaction. Mia and Anna join the practice to perfect their routine; after the demonstration, Kalos grants them their proposal.

#22 - Scent of a Monster: Chanela Will Steal Your Love

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 5

Usagi asks her family if they can officially keep Luna as a pet, but her little brother Shingo strongly objects due to his fear of cats. Instead, he brings home a pet Chanela, a creature that smells like perfume. Shingo becomes so absorbed in his new pet, that he behaves differently, which worries Usagi.

#23 - Protect the Melody of Love: Usagi Plays Cupid

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 6

One rainy day, Usagi bumps into Yusuke Amade, a famous musician who claims he is being chased by a monster. Realizing the man is telling the truth, Usagi and Luna decide to keep an eye on Yusuke by staking out the venue where he performs.

#24 - The Amazing Girl Who Doesn't Smile

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 7

At Jonathan's new pool, Marion notices the arrival of a new performer, Rosetta Passel, a diabolo expert. As a fan of her, Sora tries to befriend her, but she displays a perfectionist attitude. Despite one perfectly executed performance, she failed to gain the interest of the audience, and Kalos declines her offer to perform again. Emphasizing her own perfection, she doesn't understand the importance of the audience and runs off. After Sora pleads for another chance, Kalos assigns her as Rosetta's partner and allows six days for Sora to improve Rosetta's performance. Having never performed with a diabolo, Sora learns the skill and ends up teaching Rosetta about enjoyment on stage. After an entertaining diabolo battle performance together, Rosetta changes her attitude and returns home.

#25 - The Story of Future Possibilities

Amanchu! - Season 2 - Episode 12

It's finally time for Teko's advanced certification test, with a promise of a night-diving celebration if she passes!

#26 - Shingo's Love: The Grieving Doll

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 18

Shingo's friend, Mika, is an award-winning doll maker, like her mother. Nephrite targets Mika after winning a French contest. After school, Usagi and Naru are approached by two girls from Shingo's school; they say that he is mean because he broke Mika's award-winning doll without apologizing! Mika has been visited by Nehprite and is under his control. Shingo is saddened by her cool attitude and begins to make a [Sailor Moon] doll of his own to give her as an apology. Later, Usagi, Shingo, Ami, and Rei with Mamoru, go to a huge doll show.

#27 - I Want a Boyfriend: The Luxury Cruise Ship is a Trap

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 12

Jadeite is approached by Tetis with an effective way to collect energy, Operation Romantic Cruise. Using her psychic abilities, Rei wins two tickets to go on the cruise and invites Ami to find boyfriends for themselves. Usagi, very jealous and angry, sneaks onto the ship disguised as a beautiful camera woman. Ami and Rei come to the realization that they are the only single girls on the ship, but can catch guys on the rebound. Jadeite, disguised as the captain of the ship, discovers Usagi, but neither realize who the other is.

#28 - Usagi's Panic: Rei's First Date

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 15

After discovering a local park is to be demolished, Rei becomes determined to bring a boyfriend there.Usagi becomes upset with Mamoru after he saves Luna's life. Rei decides she is going to go on a date with Mamoru, while Nephrite targets Mr. Kunitachi, the caretaker of the park, as his next victim. Usagi witnesses Rei falling in front of Mamoru, who accidentally steps on her head, and invites him for tea as an apology.

#29 - The Amazing Mystery Star

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 21

Sora and company are granted a contract with the marine park, on condition of more appearances by the masked performer as the featured attraction. However, unable to guarantee masked performer appearances, Sora disguises as the masked performer; however, the replacement performance ends as a flop. On the next day, Sora and company meet two children who sought their autographs, and this motivates Sora to perform. Prior to performance time, Mia devises a balloon themed performance, and as Sora does the rope jump, the masked performer arrives. For a better view, the two children climb a dangerous ladder. This prompts Sora and the masked performer to save them and amaze the audience in the process.

#30 - The Diva's Amazing Love

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 15

An old love triangle resurfaces between Kalos, Sarah, and an old friend named Andy. After speaking with Kalos, Sarah is left crying after being told to be "no longer needed". Speaking with Sora, Sarah reveals an old picture of herself with Kalos and Andy, and she talks about the beginnings of Kaleido Stage and her reasons for staying the past 10 years. Despite Sora's plea, Kalos maintains his stoic decision in front of Andy. So, just as Sarah departs with Andy, Sora and friends executes a plan. In Kalos's office, Sora teases Kalos to reveal his true feelings, while Fool looks for evidence. In the meantime, the others bring Sarah to the stage, and she listens to Kalos's words via Sora's hidden microphone. With the truth revealed, Sora leaves Sarah and Kalos alone together.

#31 - My Amazingly Distant Family

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 5

Sora's adopted father makes a surprise visit to Kaleido Stage. For the debut of the Triple Illusion, the team performs poorly and receives a negative review the next day. The review spread to her worried father and among the performers. In another performance, the three continue to struggle, and Sora's father sees the negative atmosphere back stage. Worried, he suggests for her to return with him back to Japan. Soon afterwards, her father has a heart attack, and with an hour till another performance, Sora runs off to her hospitalized father. Missing a performance, she decides to return home, but before boarding the flight, she becomes depressed once again, expressing her childhood dream of performing. In turn, her father lets her return to Kaleido Stage; Sora apologizes to the stage crew and follows up with a better performance.

#32 - The Amazing Seal

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 6

Prancing happily on the beach, Sora trips over an unconscious baby seal, whom she names Jonathan. With pity, she sneaks the seal back to the dormitory, with the intent upon keeping and taking care of him. In addition to her Kaleido Stage work, she fills up her daily schedule with part-time work, over Layla's objections. Eventually, the doubled workload renders Sora exhausted, and her concerned friends look to pick up some of the burden. However, Sarah Dupont shows a flyer of a juggling contest, where first prize can feed Jonathan for a month. Having never juggled before, Sora and company work on a routine. Having been gone for six days, Kalos returns and sees the juggling act. After some convincing, he allows Sora to keep Jonathan as a company mascot, under the care of Marion and her father.

#33 - A Hot, Amazing, New Production

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 12

As Layla rejects a film role, Sora gets the chance to co-star with Layla in the next production, Arabian Nights. The featured act involves a tight rope act attached to a rocking ship. Immediately, Layla mounts the tight rope and tries out some gymnastics maneuvers. For the production, Kalos adds the idea of the ship surrounded by flames. Both Layla and Sora think through the idea of co-starring and dedicate a week of practice towards the viability of co-starring. With the help of others, Sora quickly learns to handle the movable tight rope, despite inexperience with the tight rope. After a locker room prank, she brings the diabolo into her routine to address the issue of falling. For the audition, Sora uses an innovative diabolos trick and demonstrates her ability to co-star with Layla.

#34 - Facing An Amazing Wall

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 10

While in cloud nine, Sora goes through her schedule as the leading role, including photo shoots, practices, etc. Via video-tape, Sora looks to mimic Layla's previous performance. After some performances, audience opinions on the Little Mermaid have been lackluster, and attendance decreases. Fearing poor reviews, this prompted Sora to study her role and experiment in order to "make the performance her own" by incorporating her personality. After upsetting the stage crew over changes, she figures out the role of a mermaid and shares her ideas. With some script adjustments, the production crew finally pleases the audience.

#35 - Usagi's a Model: The Flash of the Monster Camera

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 17

Girls at Usagi's school are amazed by the pictures taken by a junior high school photographer. Once Kijin Shinokawa, the young photographer, has his camera cursed by Nephrite, he puts out a call for female models. Usagi becomes determined to be one of these models, and talks to Ami, Shingo, Ikuko, and Mamoru about her modeling; she is discouraged by everyone! Kijin lures the unsuspecting models into his studio and "captures" his victims on film. Ignoring Luna's warning, Usagi participates in the contest (even though her suit is full of holes) after she is accepted. Usagi transforms and the monster inside Kijin's camera is released.

#36 - Romance Under the Moon: Usagi's First Kiss

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 22

A visiting princess is holding a ball to show off her nation's treasure, a beautiful jewel. Usagi disguises herself as a princess to invetigate whether this girl could be the missing moon princess. Nephrite also goes because he thinks that the jewel could be the Silver Crystal that Queen Beryl has been seeking. Usagi loves the ball and even gets to dance with Tuxedo Mask (who is also there looking for the crystal). However, Usagi an Tuxedo Mask are left dangling over the side of the balcony when Nephrite possesses the princess. Usagin and Tuxedo float safely to the ground using Usagi's parasol. Later in the evening, Tuxedo Mask visits sailor Moon on the balcony and kisses her under the moonlight. They both remember something like this from the past...

#37 - Usagi Learns Her Lesson: Becoming a Star is Hard Work

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 7

Usagi and Naru both dream of becoming stars like Mikan Shiritori, a graduate from their school. When the girls hear that Mikan is holding a talent contest, they see their chance to achieve stardom.

#38 - Punishment Awaits: The House of Fortune is the Monster Mansion

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 2

A new house of fortune opens up in the Juban District and quickly gains popularity for its accurate predictions. But soon, the customers who had their fortunes read begin to act violently including Gurio Umino, a boy who has a crush on Usagi. Suspecting that this is the work of a monster, Usagi and Luna decide to investigate the situation.

#39 - An Amazing Change From Zero To Hero

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 20

Sora and company had not worked for 2 weeks, and they attend the first Kaleido Stage production under Yuri. Soon, the three work at a seafood restaurant, which ends shortly after humiliating themselves in front of Yuri. Upon Sarah's return, she arrives with a job opportunity at the marine park. Auditioning for the job, they invite other former Kaleido Stage members, including Rosetta. On the other hand, Layla declines. At the marine park, the group is notified of a show cancellation, which brings suspicion of Yuri's intervention. Nevertheless, they perform their routines in the park anyways, and they impress the park attendees. During their impromptu show, Sarah surmises that it was actually Kalos who cancelled the performance to give them an opportunity to perform in a more open space with a bigger audience. Just before an angered park owner interrupts their performances, Dio and a mysterious masked performer arrives.

#40 - A Girl's Dream: Usagi Becomes a Bride

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 16

Usagi and Naru discover from Umino that their home economics teacher, Ms. Akiyama, is engaged. Unfortunately, this teacher is Nephrite's newest target to collect energy. Ms. Akiyama decides to enter a handmade wedding dress contest in order to win a grand wedding reception. Usagi and Rei also enter. Rei decides that she can learn from Usagi's mother, a full-time housewife, how to sew, but Ikuko doesn't know how, either! Meanwhile, Nephrite puts a curse on the silk material Ms. Akiyama is going to make her dress out of for the contest.

#41 - The Cursed Bus: Enter Mars, the Guardian of Fire

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 10

Several people who take the bus near the Hikawa Shrine have gone missing. Usagi, Ami, and Luna decide to investigate by visiting the shrine. There, they meet Rei Hino, a shrine maiden with strong spiritual powers.

#42 - The Amazing Resolve Beneath The Mask

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 22

Performances at the marine park continue, and a low-profile Layla scurries off after the rain. Apparently, Yuri is aware of her identity as the masked performer, and Layla's father confronts her about it. In the meantime, Yuri buys out a large number of marine park tickets, on condition for the cancellation of Sora's contract. This forces the group to enter a performance competition in Vancouver, where Yuri is unknowingly one of the judges. Concerned about Sora, Layla temporarily leaves her movie production and helps with the group's performance as the masked performer. Afterwards, Layla's identity is revealed in front of everyone, including her own father, and Layla expresses her desire to continue performing. In the end, Layla gains the ability to see Fool.

#43 - Yuri's Amazing Trap

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 18

Kaleido Stage continues to thrive with Mia's production. However, their hopes are dashed, as Yuri takes ownership of Kaleido Stage and cancels the remaining performances of Mia's show. Likewise, anyone refusing to work for Yuri resign their positions at Kaleido Stage. Regardless of the circumstances, Layla continues to view Sora as a worthy partner, but her father makes a greater presence on her career path. With the transfer of Kaleido Stage, the stage crew have one last show, but Sora deals with the bleak outlook of Kalos's words and not seeing Fool. In addition, she contemplates the last performance as the end, but she overhears Layla's conversation with Yuri, where she depicts a more optimistic view. As a result, they move onward with good spirits.

#44 - My Amazing And Lonely Challenge

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 2

Sora deals with Fool, who indicates her as a future star performer. However, the other performers view Sora with jealousy, because she qualified without an audition. Motivated, she cleans the stage early in the morning. After the cleaning work, she ends up late to ballet lessons. At practice, she stumbles and draws further disrespect from the other performers. In addition, she blurts out her prospect of performing Layla's special trapeze trick, the "Golden Phoenix". Overhearing Sora's boast, Layla is adamant that she will practice and perform the trick in one week's time. Motivated to earn respect, she learns the trick with the help of Ken, even without prior experience handling the swings. As she trained, Sora shares her determination with Mia Guillem and Anna Heart, whom she gains support and friendship. Sora persistence earns Layla's approval.

#45 - The Amazing Intensive Training Continues

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 24

#46 - Learn How to Be Skinny from Usagi

Sailor Moon - Season 1 - Episode 4

Usagi is shocked to find out that she's gained weight from too much eating. Determined to get back into shape and fast, she and her friends join a gym that advertises instant results for its members.

#47 - The Story of the Memories You Can't Erase

Amanchu! - Season 1 - Episode 9

Futaba, who always takes photos to remember each moment, becomes shocked when her phone's memory has become full, requiring her to delete or move her old photos, including those of her friends from Tokyo. As Futaba finds herself unable to delete any of her old photos to make room for new memories, Hikari and the others buy her a digital photo frame to store all of her photos, both old and new.

#48 - Fire it up! Amazing Mia

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 17

Entrusted with the next show, Mia devotes her efforts towards writing the script. In the meantime, Layla turns to Simon, an experienced scriptwriter. Also, Sora talks to Yuri about his motivation towards dismantling Kaleido Stage, which involves revenge for his deceased father. The next day, Mia presents her rough draft, and Layla disapproves. Yet, Kalos appoints Mia as the director, and Simon is assigned as Mia's mentor and the script supervisor. Just as Mia nearly quits writing, Sora inspires her with additional story ideas, and Mia asks the others to practice some routines, even with an unfinished script. A week later, the show is successful.

#49 - An Amazing Bond

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 25

#50 - An Amazing Sinister Rumor

Kaleido Star - Season 1 - Episode 16

Manami, Sora's old friend, visits Kaleido Stage while on the way to Boston. Throughout the day, Manami overhears various backstage discussions and observes Sora's regular day schedule. During practice the following day, Yuri takes Sora out to lunch and offers her a job outside Kaleido Stage. He reveals his intent on creating a new circus to rival Kaleido Stage. In addition, Kaleido Stage workers leave in droves, which cancels further performances. After the last Arabian Nights show, Yuri makes his separation official, and Manami departs feeling satisfied about Sora's choices. In order to keep Kaleido Stage in operation, Mia submits ideas for the next show, and Kalos orders its one week preparation.