Tokyo Mew Mew

Following in the excellent style of Cardcaptor Sakura & Sailor Moon, I think that Tokyo Mew Mew is an absolutely fabulous mix of both. Although they aren't the same, they have many likenesses. Ichigo is a lot like Sakura Kinomoto & even have a lot of the same mannerisms & attitudes. I absolutely love how adorable it is, with such a great plot line. Anybody who says that 4Kids version is as good as the original, is completely out of their mind. The voice overs they pick are horrible, just like when they gave Keroberos a TERRIBLE man voice in Cardcaptors instead of his adorable voice in Cardcaptor Sakura. 4Kids has messed up everything pretty much (besides TMNT which is American), even Winx Club. The Italian version is way better. Back to Tokyo Mew Mew though, don't compare it to Mew Mew Power, because there is no distinction. Tokyo Mew Mew is adorable, and has great story lines, and Mew Mew Power is a nerdy, sliced up, vocal disaster. If you even think Mew Mew Power is good, and you are over 12 years old, try Tokyo Mew Mew and after 2 episodes, you'll be hooked. TOKYO MEW MEW ROCKS!

I Rather Watch The Japanese Version Of Tokyo Mew Mew Instead Of The English Dub. Why? Because 4K! DS Screwed My Favorite Magical Girl Anime Series Up With Terrible Edits Like Changing Japanese Names To Be More American, Removing Japanese Words, Removing Religious References, Toning Down Violence, Changing Japanese Food To American Food, And Many Other Things. Good Thing The English Dub Only Lasted 26 Episodes!

Okay so hear me out. I may be a little biased because I absolutely cannot STAND anime. But this, this is the worst. First. Let's get the obvious out of the way, the English version absolutely sucks. Some lines of it are absolutely brain dead. Second. Catgirls. Just Catgirls. Why do these exist and WHY DO PEOPLE CALL THEM HOT???? Third. The plot makes absolutely no sense at all, Ichigo Momomiya (weird name btw), a girl who transforms into Mew Ichigo with the power of the Iriomote leopard cat to save Earth from parasitic Chimera Anima aliens. See, it doesn't make sense. Fourth. It's anime. And last of all, the intro sucks. Absolutely sucks.

Okay most of this was satire. I still don't like the show but this is a joke.

Because of me not knowing of FoxBox until Fall 2005, I never knew about this show until a video of a live show of Mew Mew Power from Japan was related to a Tamagotchi video. After I watched it, I then watched a few episodes of the dub and fell in love with it. I also brought the books of Tokyo Mew Mew, which I'm more familiar with. The show centers around 5 girls who are fused with animal genes during an accident and have to save the world from monsters. It is more action-packed than your average Sailor Moon episode, and appeals to kids both young and old, as well as boys and girls. Sadly, the second half of the episodes never got dubbed, even though the show was FoxBox's highest-rated show for a while. I would have liked 4Kids to do what they did with DoReMi by dubbing the rest of the show and putting it on their website.

It is very heartwarming and suspenseful. It has a slice-of-life vibe to it while still sticking to the main plot build up. I wouldn't necessarily watch it now but when i was younger it was totally my kind of show. Each of the characters stand out in their own way and have their own struggles (Mint with her brother, pudding with her mother, lettuce with toxic friends etc.) I cant say anything for the dub (mew mew power) but i assume its basically the same. It is free to watch on youtube.