Catch up with the popular magical girl series before the new anime drops in 2022!
In case you missed it, Tokyo Mew Mew is getting a completely new anime in 2022. The anime will not be a reboot, but rather a continuation of the original story titled Tokyo Mew Mew New. The new seiyuus for the Mew Mews have also formed an idol group called Smewthie and released a single last month.
If you’ve never experienced the Tokyo Mew Mew series before, or are just looking to refresh your memory, you can watch the original 52-episode anime which first aired in 2002. The show follows middle schooler Ichigo Momomiya, who is accidentally injected with the DNA of the endangered Irimote cat. After transforming into Mew Ichigo, she learns that there are other girls out there like her who are tasked with protecting the Earth from aliens. Ichigo and her fellow Mew Mews operate out of an adorable café and have plenty of fun while saving the world. The story is a classic magical girl romance, complete with Ichigo’s protective and environmentally-conscious love interest, Masaya.
Or, if you’d rather read the source material, you can check out the Tokyo Mew Mew manga, written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi. The manga’s plot is primarily the same as the anime’s, but includes some fun extras and has a follow-up manga called Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode. The first manga has 7 volumes, which have been compiled into 3 omnibuses from Kodansha, while the second only has 2 volumes and 1 omnibus. Both are also available to read online.
However you choose to dive into this magical girl classic, you’ll be sure to enjoy it. Happy watching and reading!