- List of Tokyo Mew Mew episodes
This is a complete episode listing for the
anime series "Tokyo Mew Mew " produced byStudio Pierrot . Based on the seven-volume manga series written byReiko Yoshida and illustrated byMia Ikumi , the fifty-two episode series was broadcast on both TV Aichi andTV Tokyo . It premiered on April 6, 2002 and aired weekly until March 29, 2003. [cite web |url=http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/mewmew/kako/052/index.html |title=Official "Tokyo Mew Mew" episode list |publisher=TV Aichi |language=ja icon | accessdate=2008-03-09] Most of the music for the series was produced byShin Yoshimura and composed byTakayuki Negishi . Two pieces of theme music were also used for the anime series. "My Sweet Heart", performed byRika Komatsu , was the series opening theme. The ending theme "Koi wa A La Mode" is performed by the five voice actors who played the Mew Mews.cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=829 | title=Tokyo Mew Mew (TV) | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=2008-03-09] In Japan, the series was released across nineRegion 2 DVD volumes, which the first eight having six episodes and the final volume having four. The ninth volume included a tenth DVD of special features and extra content.cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/series_list.html?sid=330 | title=Tokyo Mew Mew Complete Listing | publisher=CD Japan | accessdate=2008-03-09] cite web | url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6/s/ref=sr_nr_i_3?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6%2Ci%3Advd | title=Tokyo Mew Mew DVD search results | publisher=Amazon.co.jp | accessdate=2008-03-09]"Tokyo Mew Mew" was licensed for an English language dubbed released by
4Kids Entertainment . In their initial announcement about the series, 4Kids noted that they would be renaming it to "Hollywood Mew Mew", and that they would be heavily editing and localizing episodes so that viewers would not recognize its Japanese origins.cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-02-02/tokyo-mew-mew-licensed | title=Tokyo Mew Mew Licensed | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2004-02-02 | accessdate=2009-03-10] Subsequent 4Kids press releases about the series referred to the new series as "The Mew Mews" and its original name of "'Tokyo Mew Mew". [cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-08-11/mew-mew-name-changes-again | title=Mew Mew Name Changes Again | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2004-08-11 | accessdate=2009-03-10 ] When the series premiered on Fox Kids on February 19, 2005, it aired under the name "Mew Mew Power". Characters and episodes were renamed, scenes were cut, and episode story lines were modified. The original music in the series was replaced with a new score, and the opening theme replaced with the song "Team Up", performed byBree Sharp . [cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-02-15/mew-mew-power-this-saturday | title=Mew Mew Power This Saturday | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2005-02-15 | accessdate=2009-03-10 ] Twenty-three episodes of "Mew Mew Power" aired on4Kids in the United States before the series was canceled due to 4Kids being unable to acquire the other half of the series. [cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-02-01/mew-mew-power-broadcast-finished | title=Mew Mew Power Broadcast Finished | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2006-02-01 | accessdate=2009-03-10 ] The 4Kids episodes aired on YTV in Canada, including the three remaining dubbed episodes that were never broadcast in the United States, and on thePop Girl satellite television channel in the United Kingdom. [cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-05-05/ytv-picks-up-4kids-shows | title=YTV Picks up 4Kids Shows | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2005-05-05 | accessdate=2009-03-10 ] cite web | url=http://uk-tv-guide.com/search.asp?name=Mew+Mew+Power&exact=on | title=Mew Mew Power listings | publisher=UK TV Guide | accessdate=2009-03-10 ]Although "Mew Mew Power" has not been released to
home video in North America, ten of the 4Kids episodes have been released toRegion 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand byMagna Pacific and all twenty-six 4Kids episodes were released toRegion 2 DVD in South Africa. [cite web |url=http://www.classification.gov.au/special.html?n=46&p=156&sTitle=Mew+Mew+Power&sCreator=&sProducer=&sProductionCompany=&sCountry=&search.x=0&search.y=0&sMediaFilm=1&sMediaPublications=1&sMediaGames=1&sDateFromM=1&sDateFromY=1970&sDateToM=3&sDateToY=2008&sRating= |title=Search the Classification Database: Mew Mew Power |publisher=The Classification Board and Classification Review Board of the Commonwealth of Australia | accessdate=2008-03-09] cite web |url=http://www.kalahari.net/vid/vsearch.asp?toolbar=none&shop=vid&lang=ENG&template=kalasearch.aspx&prodType=%27VID%27&originCountry=&pageNumber=1&pageSize=25&SearchText2=&Combo=keyword&SearchText=Mew+Mew+Power&SEARCH-97.x=0&SEARCH-97.y=0 |publisher=Kalahari.net |title=Search results for "Mew Mew Power" |accessdate=2008-03-26 ] "Mew Mew Power" was licensed for regional airing in French by Arès Films, which released nine of their dubbed 4Kids episodes to DVD in February 2006 as a single volume through Warner Home Vidéo France.cite web |url=http://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/dvd.php?id=22029 |title=Mew Mew Power - Volume 1 |publisher=Dvdfr.com |accessdate=2008-03-26 |language=French ] They also licensed the remaining twenty-six episodes of the series that 4Kids had not been able to obtain, releasing them in two DVD box sets in uncut, French dubbed format through AK Vidéo. [cite web |url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/volume_dvd/Tokyo-Mew-Mew-Saison-2/ |title=Mew Mew Power - Saison 2 Vol.1 |publisher=Manga News Webzine |accessdate=2008-03-26 |language=French ] [cite web |url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/volume_dvd/Tokyo-Mew-Mew-Saison-2/2 |title=Mew Mew Power - Saison 2 Vol.2 |publisher=Manga News Webzine |accessdate=2008-03-26 |language=French ]Episode listing
Episodes 1-26
In February 2004,
4Kids Entertainment announced that they had acquired the license for the series and planned to air it as part of theirFox Kids network entertainment block. In the initial announcement, 4Kids noted that they would be renaming the series to "Hollywood Mew Mew" and that the series would be so heavily edited and localized that viewers would not recognized it as being a Japanese series.cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-02-02/tokyo-mew-mew-licensed | title=Tokyo Mew Mew Licensed | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2004-02-02 | accessdate=2009-03-10] Subsequent 4Kids press releases about the series referred to the new series as "The Mew Mews" and its original name of "Tokyo Mew Mew". [cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-08-11/mew-mew-name-changes-again | title=Mew Mew Name Changes Again | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2004-08-11 | accessdate=2009-03-10 ] When the series premiered on Fox Kids on February 19, 2005, it was named "Mew Mew Power". [cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-02-15/mew-mew-power-this-saturday | title=Mew Mew Power This Saturday | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2005-02-15 | accessdate=2009-03-10 ] In the 4Kidsdubbed version, all of the characters and episodes were renamed, some scenes cut and some story lines modified. The episodes were also rearranged, with the twelfth episode moved to become the series' first episode, and the rest adjusted accordingly. All of the music in the series was also replaced with a new score, and the opening theme replaced with the song "Team Up", performed byBree Sharp . Twenty-three episodes of "Mew Mew Power" aired on4Kids in the United States before the series was canceled due to 4Kids being unable to acquire the other half of the series.cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-02-01/mew-mew-power-broadcast-finished | title=Mew Mew Power Broadcast Finished | publisher=Anime News Network |date=2006-02-01 | accessdate=2009-03-10 ]In addition to renaming the series, 4Kids renamed all of the episodes, so both the "Mew Mew Power" and actual translated English titles are given below.
outh Africa
In South Africa, all twenty-six episodes of the 4Kids "Mew Mew Power" English dub were released to DVD across six-volumes by GTV. [cite web |url=http://www.fpbquery.gov.za/cgi-bin/fpb-title-details.cgi?ref=RUY3LzIwMDYvMDAwNCg0MSk= |title=Mew Mew Power, Volume 1 |publisher=Film and Publication Board of South Africa|accessdate=2008-05-02 ] [cite web |url=http://www.fpbquery.gov.za/fpbquerytitle.php?filmtitle=Mew+Mew+Power&Submit1=GO |title=Mew Mew Power DVD Releases |publisher=Film and Publication Board of South Africa |accessdate=2008-05-02 ]
Region 4
Magna Pacific imported the 4Kids "Mew Mew Power" adaptation, and released part of the series toRegion 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand. [cite web |url=http://www.classification.gov.au/special.html?n=46&p=156&sTitle=Mew+Mew+Power&sCreator=&sProducer=&sProductionCompany=&sCountry=&search.x=0&search.y=0&sMediaFilm=1&sMediaPublications=1&sMediaGames=1&sDateFromM=1&sDateFromY=1970&sDateToM=3&sDateToY=2008&sRating= |title=Search the Classification Database: Mew Mew Power |publisher=The Classification Board and Classification Review Board of the Commonwealth of Australia | accessdate=2008-03-09] Two volumes have been released, with the first containing six episodes and the second having four. There are no indications that Magna intends to release the remaining episodes of the series.cite web |url=http://www.magnapacific.com.au/index.cfm?action=dsp_search&keyword=Mew+Mew+Power |title=Mew Mew Power search results |publisher=Magna Pacific | accessdate=2008-03-09]References
;General
*cite web |url=http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/mewmew/kako/052/index.html |title=Official "Tokyo Mew Mew" episode list |publisher=TV Aichi |language=ja icon | accessdate=2008-03-09
*cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/mew-mew-power/show/27649/episode_listings.html |title=Unofficial "Mew Mew Power" episode list |publisher=TV.com | accessdate=2008-03-09;Specific
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.