Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode

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Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode
Genre	Magical girl, Romance, Comedy
Manga
Authored by	Mia Ikumi
Publisher	Kodansha Tokyopop
Serialized in	Nakayoshi
Original run	6 November 2003 –
No. of volumes	2

Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode (東京ミュウミュウあ・ら・もーど, Tōkyō Myū Myū a ra Mōdo^?) is a shōjo manga series, a sequel to Tokyo Mew Mew created by illustrator Mia Ikumi.^[1] Reiko Yoshida, the writer of the original manga, did not help create à la Mode. Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode has been published by TOKYOPOP.

À la mode is a French phrase meaning "in the prevailing fashion". However, most Americans are familiar with this phrase meaning "with ice cream", which would fit Tokyo Mew Mew, as all the Mew Mews, and most of the aliens, are named after food items.

Contents 1 Story 2 Characters 2.1 Protagonists 2.2 Antagonists 2.3 Others 3 References

[edit] Story

In the story it is revealed that when Ichigo Momomiya, the protagonist from the original Tokyo Mew Mew, is studying in England with Masaya Aoyama, Berry Shirayuki is introduced. Berry is trying to adjust to the private school which she has just transferred to. She later runs into Ryou Shirogane, who she follows into Café Mew Mew. While Berry is staring in awe at the cakes and pastries, Ryou sees her and yells, wondering who she is. Berry, caught by surprise, falls on top of the snacks. Embarrassed, she runs with her eyes closed into the employee's only section of the Café, and runs into the DNA-infusion device. She is transformed into a Mew Mew, with the DNA of a rabbit and a cat. She must temporarily take Ichigo's place as leader of the Mews to defend Tokyo from the Saint Rose Crusaders, while juggling her schoolwork and her new job at the Café. When Ichigo returns, she and Berry quickly become friends and she and the other Mew Mews move to her school in case of an attack.

[edit] Characters

Though Ichigo and the other Mew Mews and other characters from the original series are in this series, these are the new characters introduced in Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode.

[edit] Protagonists

• Berry Shirayuki (白雪　ベリー Shirayuki Berii) - A Mew Mew who appears only in Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode and the last page and 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 Black Rabbit, Berry is 12 years old and lives just outside Tokyo. Though Berry appears on the last page and volume of Tokyo Mew Mew, it does not appear to relate to the À La Mode story.
• Tasuku Meguro (目黒　侑 Meguro Tasuku) - Berry's best friend who later becomes her crush, then soon after, boyfriend. He finds out that Berry is a Mew Mew, and accepts it quickly. He is deceived by the Crusaders, giving off the impression that he hates Berry. Berry pulls him out of the darkness, and they announce their feelings for each other. He and Berry help Café Mew Mew, by delivering desserts.

[edit] Antagonists

• Saint Rose Crusaders - The villains of Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode, they are a group of humans who take control of the remaining Chimera Animas and intend to use them for world domination. The members of the group are Royal Highness/Aizuki Yuuzen, Happy Child/Utamaro, Blue Bayou, Sweet Juliet and the leader, Duke. Aizuki poses as a teacher at Berry's school.

[edit] Others

• Sakurako and Kaoruko - Berry's friends from her school in Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode, they are very rich, which is presumably how they got into the private junior high school.

[edit] References