Studio Dive

Location: 170 X-XO Asabu Juuban, OX Ward, Tokyo
Episodes of Appearance: 021 - Protect the Childrens' Dream! A Frienship Tied by Anime

click for larger version Studio Dive is the animation studio which appears in episode 021. A new Sailor V anime is being produced there, and the young animators Hiromi Matsuno and Kazuko Tadashita work there. In the beginning of the episode, as they are discussing their work and their director, they drop some paperwork. Ami notices that they have dropped the paperwork, and picks it up to find that it says the address of the studio is 170 X-XO Asabu Juuban, OX Ward, Tokyo. Later, she takes it to Hiromi and Kazuko at the studio, but has a brief confrontation with Nephrite outside. She knows that something is wrong, so she returns to the studio later with Rei and Usagi. They find that Nephrite has placed his evil crest on one of Hiromi's animation pencils, causing the girl to work extremely hard and become hostile towards her friends and coworkers. When she reaches her energy peak, the youma Castor and Pollux emerge from her pencil and drain her energy, then attack the Sailor Senshi. Through teamwork, the senshi are able to defeat the youma, and Hiromi returns to normal.

Studio Dive is probably named after a real place. "Studio Live" is the name of the real animation studio where Sailor Moon animation was done.


See also:
Episode 021 - Protect the Childrens' Dream! A Frienship Tied by Anime
Castor
Director Asatou
Hiromi Matsuno
Kazuko Tadashita
Pollux