Series synopsis
Tokyo Mew Mew, also known as 東京ミュウミュウ is a Japanese animation kids sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure comedy family television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 2002. It ended on March 29, 2003. It stars Saki Nakajima, Yumi Kakazu, Kumi Sakuma and Hisayo Mochizuki.
On her first date with the cutest boy in school, Ichigo is zapped by a mysterious ray that scrambles her DNA with that of the endangered Iriomote wildcat. The next day, Ichigo discovers that she has developed the agility (and occasionally the ears and tail) of a cat, as well as the power to transform into a pink-haired superheroine, Mew Ichigo. She and four other girls, each endowed with the genes of a different "Red Data" animal, have been selected for the top-secret Mew Project, which aims to ...
Premise
On her first date with the cutest boy in school, Ichigo is zapped by a mysterious ray that scrambles her DNA with that of the endangered Iriomote wildcat. The next day, Ichigo discovers that she has developed the agility (and occasionally the ears and tail) of a cat, as well as the power to transform into a pink-haired superheroine, Mew Ichigo. She and four other girls, each endowed with the genes of a different "Red Data" animal, have been selected for the top-secret Mew Project, which aims to protect the Earth from an alien menace known as Deep Blue.
Premise: For the future of the Earth, we'll be at service!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Saki Nakajima as Ichigo Momomiya / Mew Ichigo (voice)
- Yumi Kakazu as Mint Aizawa / Mew Mint (voice)
- Kumi Sakuma as Lettuce Midorikawa / Mew Lettuce (voice)
- Hisayo Mochizuki as Bu-Ling Huang / Mew Pudding (voice)
- Junko Noda as Zakuro Fujiwara / Mew Zakuro / Masha (voice)
- Megumi Ogata as Masaya Aoyama (voice)
- Koichi Tochika as Ryo Shirogane (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Keiichiro Akasaka (voice)
Supporting cast
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Kish (voice)
- Nobutoshi Canna as Pai (voice)
- Kiyomi Asai as Taruto (voice)
Guest cast
- Mia Ikumi as Female Student (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | April 6, 2002 | March 29, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Turning into a Cat – Justice Lies in a Girl in Love ~Nya! While Ichigo Momomiya is on her first date with Masaya Aoyama, she is bathed in a strange light and sees herself being merged with a cat. Afterwards, she begins to display cat-like behaviors. The next day, Ichigo follows Masaya into a park, where a strange jellyfish-like creature takes over a rat's body, turning it into a monster. Ryou Shirogane saves Ichigo and gives her a pendant allowing her to transform into Mew Ichigo. With her new powers, she defeats the monster, turning it back into a normal rat. Afterwards, Ryou refuses to explain what just occurred, so the newly arrived Keiichiro Akasaka offers to do so instead. |
April 6, 2002 |
| 2 |
A New Comrade – Justice Lies in a Real Lady ~Nya! Ryou and Keiichiro tell Ichigo that the creature she saw was a parasitic alien, called a chimera anima. To stop them, the Mew Project infused five girls with the DNA from specific endangered species, enabling the girls to become "mew mews". Ichigo begins working at Cafe Mew Mew while searching for the other four girls who bear the Mew marks. Keiichiro gives her a robot, Masha, to help with her work. While going home, Ichigo meets Mint Aizawa and her dog. Later, Ichigo visits Mint's home to return a handkerchief, but Mint's dog becomes infected by a chimera anima. During the battle, Ichigo discovers that Mint is the second mew mew, Mew Mint. They defeat the monster, returning the dog to normal. Mint joins Ichigo in working at the café. |
April 13, 2002 |
| 3 |
Ghost Story from School: Finding the Ghost's True Identity ~Nya! Ichigo meets a shy and timid girl named Lettuce Midorikawa. Later at the café, Ichigo sees her with three other girls, who are trying to coerce an unwilling Lettuce to try to photograph a rumored school ghost. Ichigo "accidentally" dumps parfaits on them to get them to leave Lettuce alone. After work, Mint and Ichigo go to the school to investigate the "ghost". Instead, they find Lettuce who was afraid of being isolated because of her new powers and started "haunting" the pool. After a brief fight, Ichigo and Mint calm her by explaining her Mew powers and welcome her to the team. While Ichigo is walking home, an alien named Kish appears, steals her first kiss, and introduces himself before disappearing again. |
April 20, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2002 |
| Last aired | March 29, 2003 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |