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[edit] Ichigo Momomiya

Ichigo Momomiya (桃宮 いちご Momomiya Ichigo?, known as Zoey Hanson in the English anime adaptation, Mew Mew Power by 4Kids Entertainment) is the protagonist of the magical girl manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew. Created by the authors of the series, Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida, she was introduced in the magazine Monthly Nakayoshi (September 2000 issue).[1] Japanese voice actor Saki Nakajima voices the character in the anime by Studio Pierrot and American voice actor Amanda Brown voices the character in the English translation by 4Kids Entertainment.

Ichigo is the central character of the original Tokyo Mew Mew story, the leader of "Tokyo Mew Mew", a group of girls whose DNA was merged with that of endangered species. A part of the "Mew Project", she possesses powers of an Iriomote Wildcat, which allow her to transform into an "ally of justice" - Mew Ichigo (ミュウイチゴ Myū Ichigo?, Mew Zoey in Mew Mew Power). Her aim as a Mew Mew is to protect the Earth from a group of aliens who attempt to "reclaim it". The plot of the series mainly revolves around her personal life, particularly her relationship with her schoolmate Masaya Aoyama, which plays a vital role towards the end of the story. The anime version, while giving development to supporting characters, still focuses primarily on Ichigo's actions and feelings throughout the series.

In the sequel story by Mia Ikumi, Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode, Ichigo is temporarily replaced by Berry Shirayuki, who becomes a new leader of "Tokyo Mew Mew", as well as the central character of the sequel. Ichigo does eventually rejoin her comrades, but her previous position as the team's leader is not fully restored - she mainly works in tandem with Berry, who generally receives more attention and plays a more important role in the series.

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Originally portrayed as a normal junior high school student, Ichigo displays many traits of a typical magical girl heroine personality: sweet and caring, but clumsy and overactive when angry or excited. She is occasionally compared by reviewers to Usagi Tsukino, the protagonist of the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon metaseries,[2] not just for similar character traits, but also for the initial aim - to fight enemies while searching for comrades. Ichigo also bears a similarity to Hime Azumi, a character from Mia Ikumi's earlier work, Tokyo Black Cat Girl, who transforms into a cat-influenced warrior to fight parasitic aliens known as the Bagu. In the author's notes in the Tokyo Mew Mew manga volumes Mia Ikumi often draws herself as a catgirl who looks much like Mew Ichigo.

In the manga, the creation of the future "Tokyo Mew Mew" team is an accident: the Red Data Animal genes were intended for a Chimera Anima caught by Ryou Shirogane for experimenting; however, an unexpected earthquake caused Ryou to miss the target, resulting in the DNA being injected "somewhere else"[3] - into the bodies of five girls who happened to meet each other shortly before the earthquake occured. In the anime, the genes were originally supposed to be used on girls;[4] Ichigo (and, presumably, all of her comrades) is scanned for DNA compatibility before the injection,[5] although Ryou later mentions that he wasn't the one who chose the Mew Mews, and that they (he and Keiichiro) "just found them all".[6] Ichigo is the only one whose DNA "merging process" is shown on screen,[7] represented by a dream-like sequence with an Iriomote Wildcat jumping inside her body. This scene was deleted from the English adaptation, possibly because Ichigo appears naked during the sequence; this alteration could confuse the audience, since the scene explains the girl's cat-like behavior later in the episode.[8]

The kanji of Ichigo's surname translate as "peach tree" (桃 momo?) and "shinto shrine" (宮 miya?). Her given name (いちご Ichigo?) means "strawberry" (the word has a corresponding kanji - 苺 ichigo - but is written more often in hiragana or katakana[citation needed]). When she is transformed, her name is written in katakana (イチゴ Ichigo?), possibly for emphasis,[9] or as a way to distinguish between her two forms. The meaning of the name is sometimes used as a pun during the series.[10]

As the main character of the story, Ichigo receives a lot of attention throughout the series. She is the only Mew Mew who is shown to be affected by her cat DNA even in her normal form, to the point when she is unable to control her powers (although other girls do occasionaly display some specific abilities when not transformed). This is often added for a comic relief (for example, when Ichigo grows cat ears at an inconvenient moment and is forced to cover them up or run away), but is also shown to interfere with the girl's personal life. From the start of the series Ichigo is said to have a crush on her schoolmate Masaya Aoyama. In both versions of the story, the DNA infusion occurs in the middle of their first date, and later on Ichigo constantly worries about keeping her powers a secret. She fears that Masaya will make fun of her "Mew" form and her transformations into a cat, and at one point she begins to avoid him, thinking that he discovered her identity. When Masaya eventually admits that he did find out she is a Mew Mew, and says that he doesn't mind it, she feels happy.

Ichigo is also pursued by one of the aliens, Kish, who generally views her as a "cute toy"; such treatment only irritates her, but later in the series, when Kish develops true feelings for her, she starts to feel more sympathetic towards him. Ryou Shirogane, the creator of the "Mew Project", becomes another rival for Ichigo's affection, and she often feels embarassed, realizing that she is also attracted to Ryou, even though she dislikes his personality. Her sympathy for the boy is strengthened after she learns that he took the risk of testing cat genes on himself before the project was started, and that he actually saved her life a couple of times as a cat named Alto. Partway through the story Ichigo starts to suspect Ryou of being her mysterious protector, the Blue Knight, which also causes her to get closer to him; however, when the Blue Knight is revealed to be Masaya, she seems to be very pleased by the fact that the one who has been protecting her is the one she truly loves.

Ichigo is blood type O[citation needed] and stands 152 centimeters tall (about 4 feet 10 inches). Her favorite foods are listed in various sources as pancakes or waffles with maple syrup and strawberries,[11][12] pizza[12] and caramel popcorn,[13] with her least favorite being carrots.[12] She also likes fish,[12] possibly due to her cat genes. She enjoys spending time with Masaya,[12] and is shown to be afraid of ghosts[14] and getting scared easily,[15] sometimes resulting in her cat ears appearing at inconvenient moments.[16]

Ichigo lives with her mother Sakura Momomiya and her father Shintaro Momomiya. Aside from Zakuro Fujiwara, she is the only member of "Tokyo Mew Mew" who does not have siblings in any version of the story. She attends Daikan Junior High School;[17] at the end of the manga version of the story she leaves for London with Masaya to study endangered animals, and returns to Japan later during the events of Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode.

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Ichigo appears to be heavily influenced by her Iriomote Wildcat DNA even when not transformed (although her behavior is more like that of an ordinary domestic cat).[18] Shortly after becoming injected with the cat genes she develops cat-like agility and starts to involuntary say "nya" at the end of sentences.[19] When she gets excited or nervous, she grows cat ears and a tail, and eventually begins to fully transform into a cat. To regain her human form in this case she must kiss somebody. In the anime she occasionally turns into a cat when kissed, with the second kiss transforming her back into human. She is also able to talk to cats — when transformed into a cat in the manga,[20] in any form in the anime[21] (where she also seems to understand other animals when she is a cat).[22]

In early manga, Ichigo transforms into Mew Ichigo at will without saying anything.[23] The transformation phrase "Mew Mew Strawberry, Metamorphosis!" is introduced later;[24] in the anime, it is used from the beginning, and requires the transformation pendant to work.[25] When transformed, Ichigo wears a pink "battle costume" and always has black cat ears and a tail. In the anime, her hair and eye color changes from red and brown to pink; in the manga, her hair and eyes are always pink. Ichigo's "Mew Mark", which indicates that she is injected with Red Data Animal genes, is on her right upper inner thigh.[26]

As the protagonist and leader, Mew Ichigo possesses the largest variety of special attacks. Her weapon is called "StrawBell Bell"; it can be upgraded to "StrawBell Bell Version Up"[27] when merged with other Mew Mews' weapons, and to "Mew StrawBell Bell"[28] when merged with the MewBerry Rod. Her initial attack is "Reborn Strawberry Check";[29] Mew StrawBell Bell allows her to use more powerful "Reborn Strawberry Surprise".[30] In the manga, she performs two more attacks with StrawBell Bell Version Up: "Reborn Strawberry Check Surprise"[31] and "Strawberry Check Healing".[32] In the anime, the four Mew Mews can power up the StrawBell Bell,[33] but it doesn't upgrade to "Version Up", and there is no special name for this move. Additionally, in the anime, she is shown using her weapon to create a soap bubble-like shield around herself,[34] and is the only Mew Mew capable of using the Mew Aqua Rod, which allows her to perform "Reborn Aqua Drops"[35] (interestingly, in the manga Ichigo is the only Mew Mew who is not shown performing this attack). She also uses a couple of one-off battle moves in the anime,[36] including the one performed together with the Blue Knight.[37]

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In the original anime production of Tokyo Mew Mew, Ichigo is voiced by Saki Nakajima. For Mew Mew Power, the voice of "Zoey" is provided by Amanda Brown, who also voiced Zoey's mother. Yōki Yoshida, a member of "Mew Five", played Mew Ichigo at the live performance on July 25, 2001.

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Five character songs were performed by Ichigo's voice actress, Saki Nakajima. Saikou ni Happy ("The Most Happy") and Strawberry Power (plays in Episode 25 of the anime) were released on Ichigo's character CD Ichigo no CD na no nyan!, along with her transformation theme music. Saikou ni Happy also appears on Super Best Hits - Cafe Mew Mew Side and on Character Songs Megamix. Kirameki no Umi wo Koete ("Crossing the Shining Sea" - plays in Episode 46 of the anime), used to make an official promotional video for Ichigo,[38] was released as a CD single, which also includes another character song - Rondo, and also appears on Super Best Hits - Tokyo Mew Mew Side. One more song, Nonbiri Dreamin' (Carefree Dreaming) came with the Koi wa à la Mode single.

[edit] Mint Aizawa

Mint Aizawa (藍沢 みんと Aizawa Minto?, known as Corina Bucksworth in the English anime adaptation, Mew Mew Power by 4Kids Entertainment) is a character in the magical girl manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew. Created by the authors of the series, Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida, she was introduced in the magazine Monthly Nakayoshi (September 2000 issue).[39] Japanese voice actor Yumi Kakazu voices the character in the anime by Studio Pierrot and American voice actor Andi Whaley voices the character in the English translation by 4Kids Entertainment.

Mint is the second member of "Tokyo Mew Mew", a group of girls whose DNA was merged with that of endangered species. A part of the "Mew Project", she possesses powers of a Blue Lorikeet, which allow her to transform into an "ally of justice" - Mew Mint (ミュウミント Myū Minto?, Mew Corina in Mew Mew Power). Her aim as a Mew Mew is to protect the Earth from a group of aliens who attempt to take over it. Mint also appears in the sequel story by Mia Ikumi, Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode.

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The kanji of Mint's surname translate as "indigo" (藍 ai?) and "swamp" (沢 zawa?). Her given name is written in hiragana (みんと Minto?), and sounds similar to the Japanese rendering of the English word "mint" (ミント minto?). When she is transformed, her name is written in katakana, possibly for emphasis,[40] or as a way to distinguish between her two forms. ...

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In the original anime production of Tokyo Mew Mew, Mint is voiced by Yumi Kakazu. For Mew Mew Power, the voice of "Corina" is provided by Andi Whaley. Satomi Akesaka, a member of "Mew Five", played Mew Mint at the live performance on July 25, 2001.

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Two character songs were performed by Mint's voice actress, Yumi Kakazu. Blue Bird (plays in Episode 19 of the anime) and Afternoon Tea were released on Mint's character CD Mint no CD desu wa!, along with her transformation theme music. They were also included in the CDs Character Songs Megamix, Super Best Hits - Cafe Mew Mew Side and Super Best Hits - Tokyo Mew Mew Side.

[edit] Lettuce Midorikawa

Lettuce Midorikawa (碧川 れたす Midorikawa Retasu?, known as Bridget Verdant in the English anime adaptation, Mew Mew Power by 4Kids Entertainment) is a character in the magical girl manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew. Created by the authors of the series, Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida, she was introduced in the magazine Monthly Nakayoshi (September 2000 issue).[41] Japanese voice actor Kumi Sakuma voices the character in the anime by Studio Pierrot and American voice actor Bella Hudson voices the character in the English translation by 4Kids Entertainment.

Lettuce is the third member of "Tokyo Mew Mew", a group of girls whose DNA was merged with that of endangered species. A part of the "Mew Project", she possesses powers of a Finless Porpoise, which allow her to transform into an "ally of justice" - Mew Lettuce (ミュウレタス Myū Retasu?, Mew Bridget in Mew Mew Power). Her aim as a Mew Mew is to protect the Earth from a group of aliens who attempt to take over it. Lettuce also appears in the sequel story by Mia Ikumi, Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode.

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The kanji of Lettuce's surname translate as "green" (碧 midori?) and "river" (川 kawa?). Her given name is written in hiragana (れたす Retasu?), and sounds similar to the Japanese rendering of the English word "lettuce" (レタス retasu?). When she is transformed, her name is written in katakana, possibly for emphasis,[42] or as a way to distinguish between her two forms. ...

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In the original anime production of Tokyo Mew Mew, Lettuce is voiced by Kumi Sakuma. For Mew Mew Power, the voice of "Bridget" is provided by Bella Hudson. Yurie Matsui, a member of "Mew Five", played Mew Lettuce at the live performance on July 25, 2001.

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Two character songs were performed by Lettuce's voice actress, Kumi Sakuma. Hitori de Itemo (plays in Episode 34 of the anime) and Umi wo Miteita (plays in Episode 16 of the anime) were released on Lettuce's character CD Lettuce no CD desu wa!, along with her transformation theme music. They were also included in the CDs Character Songs Megamix, Super Best Hits - Cafe Mew Mew Side and Super Best Hits - Tokyo Mew Mew Side.

[edit] Pudding Fong

Pudding Fong (黄 歩鈴,? Chinese Pinyin: Huáng Bùlíng or Huang Bu Ling, Japanese: Fon Purin; known as Kikki Benjamin in the English anime adaptation, Mew Mew Power by 4Kids Entertainment) is a character in the magical girl manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew. Created by the authors of the series, Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida, she was introduced in the magazine Monthly Nakayoshi (September 2000 issue).[43] Japanese voice actor Hisayo Mochizuki voices the character in the anime by Studio Pierrot and American voice actor Kether Donahue voices the character in the English translation by 4Kids Entertainment.

Pudding is the fourth member of "Tokyo Mew Mew", a group of girls whose DNA was merged with that of endangered species. A part of the "Mew Project", she possesses powers of a Golden Lion Tamarin, which allow her to transform into an "ally of justice" - Mew Pudding (ミュウプリン Myū Purin?, Mew Kikki in Mew Mew Power). Her aim as a Mew Mew is to protect the Earth from a group of aliens who attempt to take over it. Pudding also appears in the sequel story by Mia Ikumi, Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode.

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The kanji of Pudding's name translate as "yellow" (黄 huáng), "step" (歩 bù) and "bell" (鈴 líng). The Japanese pronunciation of her first name (歩鈴 Purin?) is similar to the Japanese rendering of the English word "pudding" (プリン purin?). When she is transformed, her name is written in katakana, possibly for emphasis,[44] or as a way to distinguish between her two forms. ...

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In the original anime production of Tokyo Mew Mew, Pudding is voiced by Hisayo Mochizuki. For Mew Mew Power, the voice of "Kikki" is provided by Kether Donahue. Ayaka Izumi, a member of "Mew Five", played Mew Pudding at the live performance on July 25, 2001.

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Two character songs were performed by Pudding's voice actress, Hisayo Mochizuki. Tayou no Watashi (plays in Episode 40 of the anime) and Yes Yes Yes (plays in Episode 20 of the anime) were released on Pudding's character CD Pudding no CD na no da!, along with her transformation theme music. They were also included in the CDs Character Songs Megamix, Super Best Hits - Cafe Mew Mew Side and Super Best Hits - Tokyo Mew Mew Side.

[edit] Zakuro Fujiwara

Zakuro Fujiwara (藤原 ざくろ Fujiwara Zakuro?, known as Renée Roberts in the English anime adaptation, Mew Mew Power by 4Kids Entertainment) is a character in the magical girl manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew. Created by the authors of the series, Mia Ikumi and Reiko Yoshida, she was introduced in the magazine Monthly Nakayoshi (September 2000 issue).[45] Japanese voice actor Junko Noda voices the character in the anime by Studio Pierrot and American voice actor Mollie Weaver voices the character in the English translation by 4Kids Entertainment.

Zakuro is the fifth member of "Tokyo Mew Mew", a group of girls whose DNA was merged with that of endangered species. A part of the "Mew Project", she possesses powers of a Gray Wolf, which allow her to transform into an "ally of justice" - Mew Zakuro (ミュウザクロ Myū Zakuro?, Mew Renée in Mew Mew Power). Her aim as a Mew Mew is to protect the Earth from a group of aliens who attempt to take over it. Zakuro also appears in the sequel story by Mia Ikumi, Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode.

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The kanji of Zakuro's surname translate as "wisteria" (藤 fuji?) and "meadow" (原 wara?). Her given name is written in hiragana (ざくろ Zakuro?), and sounds similar to the Japanese word "pomegranate" (石榴 zakuro?). When she is transformed, her name is written in katakana (ザクロ Zakuro?), possibly for emphasis,[46] or as a way to distinguish between her two forms. ...

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In the original anime production of Tokyo Mew Mew, Zakuro is voiced by Junko Noda. For Mew Mew Power, the voice of "Renée" is provided by Mollie Weaver. Mako Sakurai, a member of "Mew Five", played Mew Zakuro at the live performance on July 25, 2001. Zakuro was later played by Mao Mita.

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Two character songs were performed by Zakuro's voice actress, Junko Noda. Do Bi Dancin' Night (plays in Episode 35 of the anime) and Don't Cry (plays in Episode 24 of the anime) were released on Zakuro's character CD Zakuro no CD okiki nasai!, along with her transformation theme music. They were also included in the CDs Character Songs Megamix, Super Best Hits - Cafe Mew Mew Side and Super Best Hits - Tokyo Mew Mew Side.