Retro (Back) Transformations

Being a Sailor Moon fan since 1997, I have been trying to find the answers to a lot of questions. One of the most interesting question, which I supposed would never be answered, is connected with Sailor Soldiers' transformations. We all know that the transformation sequences are one of the most important aspects of BSSM, but since there are "normal girl-Sailor Soldier" henshin, there should be back (retro) transformations, too. While we see the first type of henshin I mentioned in almost every episode, the back transformations were never shown. Or at least that is what most Sailor Moon fans think, including me until taking a close look at Super episode 115 a few days ago.


(I apologize for the low quality screenshots.)

A brief explanation: After the Sailor Team, Chibi Moon and Uranus take down the monster of the day, the Soldier of Sky leaves. She is shown in her sailor suit walking away, then is surrouned by rose petals, and finally her civilian clothes appear.

It probably happens the same when Neptune invokes her back transformations, too, but when it comes to the Inner Soldiers, the Starlights, Pluto, and Saturn - nobody really knows, and we might never answer this question. If you have your own theory, I would be glad to read it and share it with other people here. You can email it to me, and I will post it with proper credits.