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Tokyo Mew Mew

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Tokyo Mew Mew (東京ミュウミュウ, Tōkyō Myū Myū), also known as Mew Mew Power, is a shōjo manga and anime series, created by illustrator Mia Ikumi and writer Reiko Yoshida.

Tokyo Mew Mew
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The Mew Mew crew
GenreMagical girl
Anime
Directed byNoriyuki Abe
StudioStudio Pierrot

The manga series has been published in the Nakayoshi shōjo monthly manga magazine in 2001, and has also been collected in the tankōbon (graphic novel) form, published by Kodansha. The anime, created by Studio Pierrot, aired on TV Aichi in Japan. An English translation of the manga has been published in North America by TOKYOPOP, and it was published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi. There is also a sequel series entitled Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode, spanning two volumes. The anime was licensed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment as Mew Mew Power.

Story

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Ichigo, on the cover of Tokyo Mew Mew volume 1.

A girl named Ichigo Momomiya and four other girls (Mint Aizawa, Lettuce Midorikawa, Pudding Fong, and Zakuro Fujiwara) have their DNA mysteriously combined with the DNA of endangered animals. Gaining special abilities and a different appearance, they later find out that they have been chosen to protect Earth from a group of aliens who wish to 'reclaim it': Kish, Tart, Pie, and the mysterious Deep Blue, who have the power to control aliens which infect animals, turning their hosts into monsters called Chimera Anima.

At the same time, these five girls must also work at the Café Mew Mew as waitresses. To make things more difficult for Ichigo, she must also deal with finding out whether her crush, and later in the manga/anime boyfriend, Masaya Aoyama, likes her or knows that she is a Mew Mew. She is also pursued by two other boys, Ryou Shirogane and the alien Kish.

Non-Japanese versions

USA English anime: Mew Mew Power

The North American version of the anime features several serious changes made to it, including the renaming of the characters, a different opening sequence and theme song, shortening of transformation sequences, and whole sequence cuts and rearrangements. There was also editing of content and dialogue changes in consideration of parents of American children, whom 4kids know watch every show that their children watch with them, and there would be complaints.

A girl named Zoey Hanson and four other girls (Corina Bucksworth, Bridget Verdant, Kikki Benjamin and Renée Roberts) have their DNA "infused" with the DNA of endangered animals or Red Data animals. Gaining super powers and new forms, they find out that they have been chosen to protect Earth from the Cyniclons, who are aliens from another planet.

At the same time, these five girls must also work at the Café Mew Mew as waitresses. To make things more difficult for Zoey, she's trying to win the heart of her beloved Mark, the most popular boy in school.

The enemy Cyniclons' names are Dren, Tarb and Sardon. (The former two's names spelled backward saying 'nerd' and 'brat'.) Their leader is the mysterious Deep Blue. Dren, Tarb and Sardon have the power to create monsters called Predasites by infusing animal and plants with creatures called "infusors," which make the animals more powerful and under the evil influence of the aliens, later using the spirits of ordinary and talented humans and combining them with animals. The girls' job is to defeat these Predasites and save the world from the Cyniclons.

Some people believe that this show will not make it to the last episode in The United States due to the graphic content of the final two episodes.

Characters

The names here are the Japanese names and the names used in the English editions of the manga. In the original Japanese version, each of the heroines is named after a food. The Mew Mew Power names are mentioned at the end.

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From left to right: Zakuro (Renée), Mint (Corina), Ichigo (Zoey), Pudding (Kikki), and Lettuce (Bridget)

Protagonists

  • Ichigo Momomiya (桃宮いちご Momomiya Ichigo) - The main character, an 11-year-old girl (16 in the dub) who is infused with the DNA of a Iriomote Wildcat and the first member of the "Mew Project". (Ichigo turns 12 in the 3rd manga) Her name is the Japanese word for strawberry. Kish has a crush on her, but she leaves at the end to go to England with Aoyama. Ryou is also thought to have a bit of a crush on her. She is known as Zoey Hanson in Mew Mew Power. She is about 4 ft 10 in.
  • Mint Aizawa (藍沢みんと Aizawa Minto) - A somewhat snobby rich girl who is the second member of the team. She was infused with the DNA of an Ultramarine Lorikeet. She is also a huge fan of Zakuro, and seems to idolize her. She is known as Corina Bucksworth in Mew Mew Power. She is 4 ft 7 in.
  • Lettuce Midorikawa (碧川れたす Midorikawa Retasu) - A shy, smart girl who comes from a very positive family and is the third member of the team. Her DNA was infused with the genes of a Finless Porpoise. She gradually grows a crush on Ryou. She is known as Bridget Verdant in Mew Mew Power. She is 5 ft 2 in
  • Pudding Fong (黄歩鈴 Fong Purin, Huáng Bùlíng, or Huang2 Bu4 Ling2) (translated as "Pulin Fon" in Singapore) - An energetic Chinese girl who has the DNA of a Golden Lion Tamarind Monkey, and has to take care of her many siblings by herself when her mother died and the fact that her father is never home. She is generally friends with Tart, one of the aliens, and develops a slight crush on him. Her name is also rendered as Fon Purin. She is known as Kikki Benjamin in Mew Mew Power. She is about 4 ft 5 in.
  • Zakuro Fujiwara (藤原ざくろ Fujiwara Zakuro) - A mysterious, beautiful model who has the DNA of a Gray Wolf. Generally she does not talk much. Has an attitude when provoked. Her given name means "Pomegranate". She is known as Renée Roberts in Mew Mew Power. She is 5 ft 6 in.
  • Masaya Aoyama (青山雅也 Aoyama Masaya) - Aoyama is a popular 7th grade boy who is concerned about the Earth's environment. He is Ichigo's boyfriend and crush, and unknowingly her protector, the Blue Knight/Deep Blue. He is known as Mark in Mew Mew Power.
  • Ryou Shirogane (白金稜 Shirogane Ryō) (His name is spelled "Ryo Shirogane" in the Singaporean manga) - The owner of Café Mew Mew, a super-rich high school student who seems to like Ichigo, after he opened up to her about his past. He has a pet robot, R2000, which Ichigo later named Masha. He is known as Elliot Grant in Mew Mew Power. He has an unrequited secret love for Ichigo...but this all depends on how one views the characters.
  • Keiichiro Akasaka (赤坂圭一郎 Akasaka Kei'ichirō) - The manager of the café, who is always trying to make sure his customers are happy. He is generous, polite, tactful, and knows how to cook. He took care of Ryou when he was young. He is known as Wesley J. Coolridge III in Mew Mew Power.
  • Masha - A pet robot created by Ryou to detect Chimera Animas and evil aliens. Named after Masaya by Ichigo. He is always with her. He is known as Mini-Mew in Mew Mew Power.
  • Berry Shirayuki (白雪ベリー Shirayuki Berii) - A Mew Mew who appears only in Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode and the last page of the 7th volume of Tokyo Mew Mew, taking over leadership for Ichigo when Ichigo goes to England with Aoyama. Berry is the only member of the team who was infused with the DNA of two animals: An Andean Mountain Cat and the Amami Rabbit. Berry is 12 years old and lives just outside Tokyo.
  • Tasuku Meguro (目黒侑 Meguro Tasuku) - Berry's crush and later boyfriend, who knows she is a Mew Mew. He works at Café Mew Mew. He is very carefree, and is a huge daredevil. He gives Berry hugs everyday, because of a childhood promise.
  • Ringo Akai (赤井りんご Akai Ringo) - A Mew Mew who appears only in the Playstation game, the comic that comes with it and Petit Mew Mew in Vol. 2 of Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode. Ringo does not have infused DNA like the other Mew Mews; she wears a necklace containing Mew Aqua that allows her to transform into Mew Ringo. The animal she represents is the Humboldt Penguin. She is about 12 or 13 and 4 ft 3 in. Despite the similarities and rumours, Ringo is not related to Ichigo.
  • Gato - An alien that appears only in the Playstation game.
  • Miwa Honjo and Moe Yanagida - Miwa and Moe appear in both the manga and the anime, although they show up more in the anime. They are loyal and good friends to Ichigo and they give her advice on relationships and on Masaya. Both of them have major crushes on Ryou and Keiichiro. They are known as Megan and Mimi in the English anime, and have been dubbed as somewhat mean girls.

Antagonists

  • Kish (キッシュ Kisshu) (Also translated as Quiche) - One of the aliens, he controls the alien parasites that turn their hosts into Chimera Animas. His main goal was to save his dying people. But it seems later that he stopped caring about his people, and instead cared more about Ichigo. He would do anything to gain Ichigo's love, and he even tried several times to kill Masaya. He is known as Dren (nerd backwards) in Mew Mew Power.
  • Pie (パイ Pai) - He is serious, analytical, and very focused on his goal. He controls germs and has a fan that allows him to use wind and thunder attacks. He is known as Sardon (as in 'sardonic') in Mew Mew Power.
  • Tart (タルト Taruto) - A younger, hyper alien who likes to have "fun" with the Mews. He is the only alien of the three who can control plant Animas, and is more or less friends with Pudding. He is known as Tarb (brat backwards) in Mew Mew Power.
  • Deep Blue - The leader of the aliens, and the evil inside of Masaya. At the end of the seven-part series he is killed by Masaya himself in order to save Tokyo and his beloved Ichigo.
  • Saint Rose Crusaders - The villians of Tokyo Mew Mew a la mode, they are a group of humans who took control of the remaining Kimera Anima and intend to use them for world domination. The members of the group are Royal Highness/Aizuki Yuuzen, Happy Child/Utamaro, Blue Bayou and Sweet Juliet. Aizuki poses as a teacher at Berry's school.
  • Chimera Anima (translated as Kirema Anima in the first part of the American manga, and then into Chimera Anima during A la Mode) - Chimera Anima are monsters created when small blobby jellyfish-like things merge with an animal, a plant, a human spirit (stolen from people by the aliens), and even a Mew Aqua sample to make them monstrous and under the control of whoever creates them. When they are defeated by Ichigo and her group, their host reverts back to normal and Masha eats the jellyfish thing. They are known as Predacytes in Mew Mew Power, and the jellyfish things are known as Predacyte Infusors.

Trivia

 
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  • Originally, 4Kids was going to change the name of the anime to Hollywood Mew Mew. However, this upset a majority of Tokyo Mew Mew fans, as they didn't see why it really needed a name change. So 4kids changed it back to Tokyo Mew Mew and it was even called that on their website. There were also articles in anime magazines calling it by its original name when it was being announced to American audiences. However, they later decided to rename it Mew Mew Power.
  • 4Kids Entertainment does not actually own the second half of Tokyo Mew Mew. Therefore, episodes being continued on 4Kids TV are up for grabs at this point. Some people may believe that another company will take the second half of Tokyo Mew Mew and dub it themselves, perhaps even re-dub the first season, and air it on another channel.

Broadcasters

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