History Manga / TokyoMewMew

It was given the GagDub treatment in ''WebVideo/TokyoMewMewInANutshell''.

* MutualPining: Ichigo is an InsecureLoveInterest who believes [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe she's lucky Aoyama is giving her the time of day at all], but it's eventually revealed that she's ''really'' underestimating his devotion, [[spoiler:since not only is he quite the UnderstandingBoyfriend, he's even so terrified for her safety that he manifests a whole other persona just to protect her and practically considers her his LivingEmotionalCrutch]]. ''à la Mode'' also brings Berry and Tasuku, who have mutual feelings for each other but [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship are afraid of ruining their existing relationship]].

* MutualPining: Ichigo is quite the InsecureLoveInterest who believes [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe she's lucky Aoyama is giving her the time of day at all], but it's eventually revealed that she's ''really'' underestimating his devotion, [[spoiler:since not only is he quite the UnderstandingBoyfriend, he's even so terrified for her safety that he manifests a whole other persona just to protect her and practically considers her his LivingEmotionalCrutch]].

For the franchise's 20th anniversary in 2020, a spin-off was released featuring five entirely new characters--and surprisingly, all of them are Magical ''Boys''. ''Tokyo Mew Mew Ole!''[[note]]Technically, it can be read as ''[[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns Ore]]'' and "Au Lait" as well; [[DoubleMeaningTitle this is intentional]].[[/note]] is one of the few series not to be written or drawn by Yoshida and Ikumi, instead being drawn by Madoka Seizuki. However, Yoshida and Ikumi did have a hand in ''Tokyo Mew Mew 2020 Re-Turn'', a two-part story that also ran in ''Nakayoshi'' for the anniversary.

* HideYourLesbians: Minto and Zakuro. Minto fangirls over her when she's introduced, declares her love for her much later when they're fighting, and... if any more ever comes from it, it happens offscreen and goes unmentioned.

* MrViceGuy: A lot: Ichigo is a [[BigEater glutton]] who accepts the call only when Shirogane offers her free samples of his cafe's sweets; Aoyama is such a {{sloth}} that, unless Ichigo is involved, he never does what he wants because [[StepfordSmiler it's easier to just smile]]; Zakuro's full of {{Wrath}} and reacts with violence (physical and psychological) to any problem and her mere eyes are enough to scare the cafe's customers; Minto is a textbook example of {{Pride}}, treating everyone but Zakuro and Shirogane with disdain; Shirogane is so [[{{Greed}} greedy]] he asked for money to help Ichigo with her homework and never paid the ticket of the Tokyo Dome.

%% * MySignificanceSenseIsTingling

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Quiche, Tart, and Pie start out unleashing chimera anima on the heroes and running away when they fail, but their schemes become more effective over time and present a real threat to the lives of the Mew Mews and other civilians. They never completely succeed, but the heroes have to work harder to stop them each time.

* RulesOfOrphanEconomics: Bu-ling is a type 3.

* {{Salaryman}}: In episode 6 Ichigo tells her father, Shintaro, off for the way he's talking, as it doesn't fit a salaryman like him.
%% * SayMyName

* TransplantedHumans: The HumanAliens are only called "aliens" because they came from another planet, since their ancestors were Earthlings that were forced to evacuate Earth because of natural disasters that occurred millions of years ago. Unfortunately, they landed on a planet with a terrible environment and now they have started an AlienInvasion to take back Earth from humanity.

* VillainousBreakdown: Quiche has one after discovering that the Mew Aqua does not generate power, but merely stores it. He was already on thin ice with Pie and Tart before then, and they’re not pleased when they learn this. He also becomes increasingly emotionally unstable over time as a result of Ichigo rejecting him, failing his missions, and the aliens suffering in their temporary home.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish:
** In episode 6, Ryou hires a pianist from San Francisco to perform at a party and she speaks English very well.
** Episode 10 features Zakuro showing her linguist skills when she has a conversation with a man who only speaks English.

* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: Bu-ling and Tart have ShipTease in the manga and anime. The anime never confirms their relationship as it's left completely open-ended, but they do kiss in the manga ending and Tart implies he'll come back from his planet to see Bu-ling again.

* DancingTheme: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B4HQ8pqOsU ending theme]].

* SomethingWeForgot: In Episode 24, the one with the jewelry show, Bu-ling takes on the alien Tart to buy the rest of the team time. Fast forward, the fight is won, the jewelry show finishes and everyone is happy. But wait, where's Bu-ling? Oh, she's still fighting with Tart. Pie thinks they should tell the kids that the fight is already over, but Quiche wants to leave them alone because it's funnier that way.

* TransplantedHumans: The HumanAliens are only called "aliens" because they came from another planet. However, their ancestors were Earthlings that were forced to evacuate Earth because of natural disasters that occurred millions of years ago. Unfortunately, they landed on a planet with a terrible environment and now they have started an AlienInvasion to take back Earth from humanity.

* TriangRelations:
** Type 4 with Ichigo and Aoyama being mutually in love while the {{Yandere}} Quiche wants Ichigo for himself despite her rejecting him every time he gets near her.
** The anime has an implied Type 5: Pie develops some ambiguous feelings for Retasu who has much clearer feelings for Ryou, but Ryou is ObliviousToLove.

%% * TeamShot

* ArtEvolution: The ''Re-Turn'' two-chapter manga special, released in 2020, shows Mia Ikumi's artstyle changed significantly since the end of ''Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode'' in 2004. The characters' faces are rounder and their eyes as well as hairstyles are more detailed.

* {{Filler}}: A lot of episodes are ''all'' about the focus hero's dilemma related to the guest star of the week, and it's remembered for five minutes near the end that, oh yeah, there are supposed to be aliens invading or something.

* GratuitousJapanese: In the Korean dub.

* PrematureEmpowerment: All five girls had this (they were given their powers without being asked) and Ichigo's quest was to find the others after Ryou had injected them. Zakuro and Retasu had the worst reactions to it, Zakuro just didn't want to join them and Retasu's powers went out of control until she was told what was happening to her.