Tokyo Mew Mew
Tokyo Mew Mew (Japanese東京 ミュウ ミュウ, Tōkyō Myu Myu ) is a manga by the Japanese authors Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi the mangaka, which appeared from 2000. The manga was adapted as an anime series and adapted for two games.
The work is assigned to the Magical Girl genre, as well as comedy and science fiction.
- 3.1 Manga
- 3.2 Anime 3.2.1 synchronization
- 3.2.2 Music
Action
Tokyo Mew Mew
At a date with her swarm Masaya Aoyama (青山 雅 也) is the high school student Ichigo Momomiya (桃宮 いちご; Ichigo = " strawberry " ) involved in a experiment that had crashed. Your genes are mixed with those of the Iriomote Cat. As both soon attacked it from a mutant rat, Ichigo transforms into Mew Ichigo, with cats abilities, ears and tail. As such they can defeat the rat and the mysterious Shirogane Ryo tells her that she is to be used as a biological weapon against alien attackers now. However, make sure it stays secret, she works from now on at Café Mew Mew, which also serves as a base. Her friend may know nothing of it. Soon there are five girls get together, the genes were mixed with those of extinct or endangered species and which now are to fight against mutated by aliens Kisshu animals, chimeras. These five are next to Ichigo: Minto Aizawa (sapphire Lori; Minto = mint ) (藍沢 みんと, Minto Aizawa ), lettuce Retasu Midorigawa ( Indian porpoise ) (碧川 れたす, Midorigawa Retasu; Retasu = lettuce), purine Fuong called Pudding (Golden lion Tamarin ) (黄 歩 铃; purine = " pudding " ) and Zakuro Fujiwara ( Grey Wolf) (藤原 ざくろ; Zakuro = " pomegranate ").
So they can the aliens teach several defeats, but Ichigo gets repeatedly in difficult situations when they did not control their transformation in everyday life, particularly in the presence of Masaya. Finally, it turns out that Ryo Shirogane has the ability to transform into an animal, and so in the form of a cat over again Ichigo helps. But Kisshu is his goal to bring the legendary Deep Blue, closer. He lives in Masaya and begins to awaken, Masaya can control him less and less.
Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode
Ryo wants to start a new Mew project because Ichigo is traveling with Aoyama to England and the other members of Tokyo Mew Mew have no leader. After the 12 -year-old Berry Shirayuki (白雪 ベリー, Shirayuki Beri, Beri = berry ) unexpectedly Café Mew Mew enters and because Ryo's new experiment suddenly unexpectedly start, is transformed into a Mew Mew, they will soon become the new leader of the Mew Mews. Berry carries the genes of the Amami rabbit and the pampas cat in it, so it takes on the properties of these two animals: You can jump abnormally high, even hears the steps of her classmates and constantly has a craving for carrots. With the other Mew Mew 's she has to fight against the remaining chimeras and also provide the Saint Rose Crusaders, who want to conquer Tokyo. Also Ichigo returns. Later, Berry has to realize that she feels more than just friendship for her childhood friend Tasuku Meguro.
Conception
In the center of the action are the relationship between Ichigo and Masaya her first love and the struggle against the destruction of nature by an undefined enemy. The fighters have obtained all the properties of extinct or endangered species, which in particular highlights the serious background of the topic.
Publications
Manga
Tokyo Mew Mew was published from September 2000 in the Japanese manga magazine Nakayoshi the Kodansha publishing house and was completed there in February 2003. The series was postponed in seven paperback books. Still November 2003 began the succession series Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode, which ran until April 2004, reaching two volumes.
The manga was published in English in Tokyopop, and in French at Pika Édition. It was published among others in Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Finland.
In German the series was released in full by Carlsen Verlag. 2005 Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode appeared.
Anime
The Studio Pierrot produced to manga a 52- episode anime television series in which Noriyuki Abe directed. The character design was designed by Mari Kitayama and the artistic director Shigenori Takada had stopped. The series was broadcast on 6 April 2002 to 29 March 2003 the Japanese television TV Aichi and TV Tokyo.
In North America, the anime by 4Kids Entertainment in Mew Mew Power was published renamed. It made television broadcasting in Australia, North America, South Korea, France, Latin America, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.
Synchronization
Music
The music of the series was composed by Takayuki Negishi. The header title My Sweet Heart was sung by Rika Komatsu, the second biasing, team up, comes from 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
When Takara in July 2002, the puzzle -adventure game Hamepane Myu Myu Tōkyō (はめ パネ 東京 ミュウ ミュウ) appeared for the Game Boy Advance console. Myu Myu Tōjō Shin - In December 2002, the RPG Myu Myu Tōkyō followed! - Minna Issho ni Suru Nyan Gohōshi (東京 ミュウ ミュウ 登場 新 ミュウ ミュウ みんな いっしょ に ご 奉仕 する にゃん! ) For the PlayStation.
Music releases
When King Records released in Japan several CDs containing music from the series and character songs. In NEC, the complete soundtrack was released in 2002 and 2003 up to four CDs.
Reception
According to Splash Comics offers the manga compared to other Magical Girl series such as Sailor Moon or Wedding Peach hardly new ideas, also had been said in the fight sayings on life annoying. Is positively emphasized, however, that the environment is discussed and the genre typical cute characters and the romance were well implemented. The drawing style is simple and not very detailed. Since the action is straightforward and harmless, the series is especially recommended for young readers who like the genre. For older readers of the manga is more of nothing ..