Tokyo Mew Mew
| Tokyo Mew Mew | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 東京 ミ ュ ウ ミ ュ ウ |
| transcription | Tōkyō Myū Myū |
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| genre | Comedy , magical girl , science fiction |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Reiko Yoshida |
| Illustrator | Mia Ikumi |
| publishing company | Kodansha |
| magazine | Nakayoshi |
| First publication | September 2000 - February 2003 |
| expenditure | 7th |
| Television series | |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2002 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 52 |
| production | Akifumi Takayanagi, Hideyuki Kachi, Ken Hagino, Masato Sekitani, Noboru Yamada |
| music | Takayuki Negishi |
| First broadcast | April 6, 2002 - March 29, 2003 on TV Aichi , TV Tokyo |
Tokyo Mew Mew ( Japanese 東京 ミ ュ ウ ミ ュ ウ , Tōkyō Myū Myū ) is a manga by the Japanese author Reiko Yoshida and the mangaka Mia Ikumi , which appeared from 2000. The manga was also filmed as an anime series and adapted for two games.
The work can be assigned to the magical girl genre, as well as comedy and science fiction .
action
Tokyo Mew Mew
On a date with her crush Masaya Aoyama ( 青山 雅 也 ), middle school student Ichigo Momomiya ( 桃 宮 い ち ご ; Ichigo = "strawberry") gets involved in a failed experiment. Their genes are mixed with those of the Iriomote cat . When both are attacked by a mutant rat soon after, Ichigo transforms into Mew Ichigo , with cat abilities, ears and tail. As this she can defeat the rat and the mysterious Ryou Shirogane explains to her that she should now be used as a biological weapon against alien attackers. To keep this a secret, however, she works from now on in the Café Mew Mew , which also serves as the base. Her boyfriend is also not allowed to find out about it. Soon five girls come together, whose genes have been mixed with those of extinct or endangered species and who are now supposed to fight against animals, chimeras, mutated by the alien Kisshu. Besides Ichigo, these five are: Minto Aizawa (Saphir Lori; Minto = mint) ( 藍 沢 み ん と , Aizawa Minto ), Retasu Midorikawa (Indian porpoise) ( 碧川 れ た す , Midorikawa Retasu ; Retasu = salad), Purin Fuong called pudding ( Golden lion tamarin ) ( 黄 歩 鈴 ; Purine = "pudding") and Zakuro Fujiwara (gray wolf) ( 藤原 ざ く ろ ; Zakuro = " pomegranate ").
So they can inflict several defeats on the aliens, but Ichigo always gets into difficult situations when she is not in control of her transformation in everyday life, especially in the presence of Masayas. Finally, it turns out that Ryou Shirogane also has the ability to transform into an animal and thus helps Ichigo again and again in the form of a cat. But Kisshu is also getting closer to his goal of awakening the legendary Deep Blue . This lives in Masaya and begins to wake up, Masaya can control him less and less.
Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode
Ryo wants to start a new Mew project because Ichigo has traveled to England with Aoyama and the other members of Tokyo Mew Mew no longer have a leader. After the 12-year-old Berry Shirayuki ( 白雪 ベ リ ー , Shirayuki Berī ; Berī = berī) unexpectedly enters the Café Mew Mew and turns into a Mew Mew because Ryo's new experiment suddenly starts, she soon becomes the new leader of the Mew Mews . Berry carries the genes of the amami rabbit and the pampas cat , which means that she takes on the characteristics of these two animals: she can jump unusually high, hears the steps of her classmates herself and is constantly craving carrots. With the other Mew Mew's she has to fight the remaining chimeras and also face the Saint Rose Crusaders who want to conquer Tokyo. Ichigo returns too. Berry later finds out that she feels more than just friendship for her sandpit friend Tasuku Meguro.
Conception
The focus of the plot is the relationship between Ichigo and her first love Masaya and the fight against the destruction of nature by an undefined enemy. The fighters preserved all the characteristics of extinct or threatened animal species, which particularly highlights the serious background of the topic.
Publications
Manga
Tokyo Mew Mew was published in September 2000 in the Japanese manga magazine Nakayoshi by Kodansha Verlag and was completed there in February 2003. The series was also published in seven paperback books. The follow-up series Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode began in November 2003 and ran until April 2004 and reached two volumes.
The manga was published in English by Tokyopop and in French by Pika Édition . It has also been published in Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Finland, among others.
The entire series was published in German by Carlsen Verlag . In 2005 Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode was also released .
Anime
The Studio Pierrot produced a 52-part anime to manga television series , in which Noriyuki Abe directed. The character design was created by Mari Kitayama and the artistic direction was held by Shigenori Takada. The series was broadcast from April 6, 2002 to March 29, 2003 on the Japanese TV channels TV Aichi and TV Tokyo .
In North America, the anime was released as Mew Mew Power by 4Kids Entertainment . It was broadcast on television in Australia, North America, South Korea, France, Latin America, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.
On April 2nd, 2020 a new anime project titled Tokyo Mew Mew New was announced.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Ichigo Momomiya | Saki Nakajima |
| Purine Fuong | Hisayo Mochizuki |
| Zakuro Fujiwara | Junko Noda |
| Lettuce Midorigawa | Kumi Sakuma |
| Minto Aizawa | Yumi Kakazu |
music
The music in the series was composed by Takayuki Negishi . The opening credits My Sweet Heart was sung by Rika Komatsu , the second opening credits, Team up , was sung by Bree Sharp. The end credits song Koi wa À la Mode was sung by the voice actors of the main characters, Saki Nakajima, Yumi Kakazu, Kumi Sakuma, Hisayo Mochizuki and Junko Noda.
Video games
In July 2002 Takara released the puzzle adventure game Hamepane Tōkyō Myū Myū ( は め パ ネ 東京 ミ ュ ウ ミ ュ ウ ) for the Game Boy Advance console . In December 2002 the role-playing game Tōkyō Myū Myū - Tōjō Shin Myū Myū! - Minna Issho ni Gohōshi Suru Nyan ( 東京 ミ ュ ウ ミ ュ ウ 登場 新 ミ ュ ウ ミ ュ ウ! み ん な い っ し ょ ょ に ご 奉 仕 す る に ゃ ん ) for the PlayStation .
Music publications
When King Records in Japan several CDs published with music from the series and character songs. From 2002 to 2003, NEC released the complete soundtrack on four CDs.
reception
According to Splashcomics, the manga hardly offers any new ideas compared to other Magical Girl series such as Sailor Moon or Wedding Peach , and the sayings uttered in the fight are annoying in the long run. What is positively emphasized, however, is that environmental protection is a topic and that the cute characters typical of the genre and the romance were implemented well. The drawing style is simple and not very detailed. Since the plot is straightforward and harmless, the series is particularly recommended for young readers who like the genre. The manga is rather nothing for older readers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Review at Splashcomics for Volume 2, by Irene Salzmann
- ↑ Endymion: New "Tokyo Mew Mew" anime in progress. In: Anime Sushi. April 2, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Review by Splashcomics of Volume 5, by Irene Salzmann
- ↑ Review by Splashcomics of Volume 6, by Irene Salzmann
Web links
- Official website of Studio Pierrot ( memento of October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) for Tokyo Mew Mew (Japanese)
- Carlsen Verlag website on the manga
- Anime News Network about the manga , the anime and Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode (English)