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The Best Episodes of Tokyo Mew Mew

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On her first date with the cutest boy in school, Ichigo is zapped by a mysterious ray that scrambles her DNA with that of the endangered Iriomote wildcat. The next day, Ichigo discovers that

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    Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 32 - Princess Fight – The Hero Can't be Bought for Money
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Princess Fight – The Hero Can't be Bought for Money

    S1:E32

    Mint surprises the other girls by inviting them to a tea party. When they arrive, they meet a spoiled, wealthy girl named Kanna, who declares that she is Mint's "eternal rival." A box arrives, containing something Mint wanted to share with everyone. Watching nearby, Kish believes it must be mew aqua and tries to take the box. Not realizing the danger, Kanna takes the box back. Kish unleashes a chimera anima and Mint rescues the girl from the monster. The others transform and fight the monster, but are losing until the Blue Knight arrives and reveals its weak point allowing Mew Ichigo and Mew Mint to defeat the monster. Afterwards, Kanna admits she has always envied Mint. The box is opened to reveal that it is a special tea that Mint wanted to share with her friends. They invite Kanna to join them, but she declines and promises to invite them to her house for even better tea.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 52 - For the Earth's Future, We'll Serve You ~Nyan!
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #2 - For the Earth's Future, We'll Serve You ~Nyan!

    S1:E52

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    Director:Junya Koshiba
    Writer:Masashi Sogo

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  3. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 24 - A Mysterious Gem – Brilliance is Within You!
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #3 - A Mysterious Gem – Brilliance is Within You!

    S1:E24

    Zakuro takes Ichigo to the rehearsal of a jewelry company premiere where she befriends a clumsy crew member named Tsukiko. Tsukiko really wants Zakuro to wear a rainbow stone necklace for the show, but both the stage manager and Zakuro reject it for being too modest. Ryou, Keiichiro, and the aliens all believe the stone is made from mew aqua. During the show, Kish tries to steal the necklace. The Mew Mews fight for the stone but are having a hard time with the chimera anima Kish is using until they are helped by the Blue Knight. After the monster is defeated, they discover the stone is not mew aqua. Deciding it is not an ordinary stone, Zakuro arranges for Tsukiko herself to appear in the show wearing a simple white dress and the necklace, proving Tsukiko's claim that the stone can make any girl shine.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 25 - Love's Hurdle – Many Obstacles to Ichigo's Love
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Love's Hurdle – Many Obstacles to Ichigo's Love

    S1:E25

    When Ryou and Keiichiro discover that mew aqua is most likely to be found underground, Ichigo cancels a date with Masaya to search for it. Ryou and Keiichiro decide to use an ancient rod unearthed at the archaeological site where they first learned about the aliens. Meanwhile, the aliens are already underground, searching with chimera animas. Kish also plants a cocoon at the top of Tokyo Tower. In one month, a moth will hatch from it and release pollutants over Tokyo. Tired from searching for the mew aqua, a grouchy Ichigo accidentally yells at Masaya. When she nearly faints, he takes her to the nurse's office. Talking with him restores her good mood and they agree to go on a date. Later, Ryou lets the girls leave work early, but then Masha and Keiichiro discover the cocoon, and the Mew Mews rush to Tokyo Tower.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 26 - Stop, Time! Overwhelmed with Sentimental Feeling
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Stop, Time! Overwhelmed with Sentimental Feeling

    S1:E26

    The Mew Mews attack the cocoon at the top of Tokyo Tower but are unable to destroy it, and a huge moth hatches from it. It moves too fast for the girls' attacks to hit it, so Mew Ichigo jumps onto its back to try attacking it from there. Kish interrupts, causing her to fall, but the Blue Knight saves her. The moth begins to release its pollutants, but Ichigo's feelings make the mew aqua react. Sensing it, Kish pulls it out of the ground, while Ryou gives Mew Ichigo the ancient rod, the Mew Aqua Rod. Using the power of the mew aqua and the rod, Ichigo destroys the moth. However, Kish is able to send some of the mew aqua used by the attack into the alien dimension, partly revealing Deep Blue's true form. Although it is already past the time she was supposed to meet Masaya, Ichigo returns to normal and rushes to their agreed upon meeting place.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 27 - I Love You – Aoyama-kun's Shocking Declaration
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #6 - I Love You – Aoyama-kun's Shocking Declaration

    S1:E27

    Hours late, Ichigo arrives at the meeting place. At first, she thinks Masaya has left, but he appears near her and tells her that he was waiting for her and that he loves her. Ichigo's cat ears pop out, but she hides them with a handkerchief and tells him that she loves him too. The next day, while Masaya is visiting the café, the aliens attack in search of the mew aqua rod. Ryou gives Masaya a sleeping drug to knock him out so the girls can fight. Kish is able to get the rod, but Keiichiro says the rod does not have any mew aqua anymore anyway. After the aliens leave, everyone begins cleaning the café. Outside, Ichigo bends over the sleeping Masaya and thinks about kissing him. She gets excited and instead of her ears and tail emerging, she turns into a small black cat.

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  7. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 30 - Be Honest! Unspoken Love in the Crystal Ball
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Be Honest! Unspoken Love in the Crystal Ball

    S1:E30

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 31 - Father's Back – One-Game Match for Ichigo!
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Father's Back – One-Game Match for Ichigo!

    S1:E31

    When Ichigo's father finds out that she has a boyfriend, he does not approve. He demands that Masaya defeat him in a kendo match before he will allow them to continue dating. Ichigo complains to her mother, who explains that her father loves her and just wants to protect her. Her mother also tells her that they too had to fight to be together when they were young. Ichigo rushes to stop the fight, reminding her father of the past and how her mother did the same thing for him. Though he does not want to face that his "little girl" is growing up, he grudgingly gives his approval of the relationship.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 35 - Don't Cry, Lonely Little Zakuro
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Don't Cry, Lonely Little Zakuro

    S1:E35

    Ichigo meets a lonely girl named Momoka whose parents are always busy. Ichigo learns she is a fan of Zakuro, so she tells Zakuro about the girl. Zakuro later runs into the girl at a restaurant. Momoka is upset at learning her parents have cancelled their dinner plans, but Zakuro assures her that her parents still love her and invites the girl to have dinner with her instead. The next day, Momoka's parents send her a beautiful pendant that Kish believes is made of mew aqua. When the daycare holds a family picnic, Momoka's parents do not show up and the upset girl runs off. Along the way, she loses the handkerchief that Zakuro gave her. Kish offers to help her, if she gives him her pendant. Zakuro arrives to help her, but is entangled in some vines by Kish. After realizing the pendant contains no mew aqua, Kish leaves. Zakuro returns the handkerchief and pendant to Momoka. Her parents arrive for the picnic, and Zakuro feels certain they will not leave her alone again.

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  10. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 36 - Shirogane's Past: The Secret of the Mew Mews' Birth!
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Shirogane's Past: The Secret of the Mew Mews' Birth!

    S1:E36

    Ichigo tries to talk to Ryou about the problems caused by her cat genes, but he ignores her. On the way to school, Ichigo changes into a cat again and gets in trouble, but is saved by Alto who also kisses her to change her back to normal. Despite his struggling, Ichigo picks him up and is shocked when he suddenly changes into Ryou. After school, she goes to the café where Keiichiro tells her the history of the Mew Project, which was started by Ryou's father. After his parents were killed by an ancient chimera anima, Ryou decided to continue his father's research. Wanting to be sure the merging process was safe, he tested it by merging himself with cat genes. This gave him the ability to change into a cat at will, but only for 10 minutes at a time or he will remain a cat permanently. Ichigo promises to do her best as a Mew Mew.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 37 - The Shining Tear: Celebrating Christmas with Just the Two of Us
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Shining Tear: Celebrating Christmas with Just the Two of Us

    S1:E37

    As Christmas approaches, Ichigo grows depressed as she thinks about how she is regularly lying to Masaya to hide her being a Mew Mew. Zakuro invites her to go shopping with her and tells Ichigo that since she cannot open her heart, she should give Masaya something that reflects her feelings. Ichigo chooses a necklace called "Tears for Christmas." She is still initially reluctant to face him, but finally arranges to meet him at the big Christmas tree in Odaiba. While she is waiting, the aliens attack. When Ichigo transforms, her emotions cause mew aqua to materialize at the top of the tree. Joined by the others, the Mew Mews prepare to fight the aliens to acquire it.

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  12. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 38 - Miracle of the Holy Night – No Secrets Anymore
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Miracle of the Holy Night – No Secrets Anymore

    S1:E38

    The aliens add more energy to the mew aqua, putting the area in danger of being destroyed. The Mew Mews are able to reduce the power of the explosion, however no one had noticed Masaya was nearby. He is hit by one of the fragments of the mew aqua and knocked unconscious. At the hospital, Ichigo watches over him and talks to him, telling him she is sorry for hiding the truth from him. As she cries, the mew aqua reacts and it begins snowing. Masaya wakes up and they return to the tree where Ichigo tells Masaya the truth about her being a Mew Mew. Masaya tells her that he already knew, and that it does not bother him. He pretended not to know because it was what she seemed to want. Ichigo gives him the necklace.

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  13. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 39 - The Stolen Dream, Sweet Trap of the Lavender
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #13 - The Stolen Dream, Sweet Trap of the Lavender

    S1:E39

    Pie creates a chimera anima capable of manipulating dreams. The monster puts Ichigo to sleep and reforms itself into a replica of her to go to the café and send the other four girls into Ichigo's dreams. They transform, but as the dream is being manipulated by the chimera anima, their attacks are sent back at them. They realize that they must wake Ichigo up to win, but are unable to do so. Kish suddenly stops Pie from killing Ichigo and wakes her up, freeing the others. After they defeat the chimera anima, Kish tries to kill Mew Ichigo, but he is still too injured from his last battle with the Blue Knight. Ichigo yells at the aliens, but they tell her they are fighting for their friends. The Mew Mews realize that the aliens do have their own feelings and something they are trying to protect, the same as them.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 41 - The Winds Bring Happiness – A Heartfelt Prayer
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #14 - The Winds Bring Happiness – A Heartfelt Prayer

    S1:E41

    The aliens decide to use special chimera animas to release pollutants into Tokyo Bay. The Mew Mews arrive, sans Lettuce, and find themselves having to fight numerous smaller chimera animas made from fish. Mew Lettuce and Ryou arrive by boat, but the larger monster destroys it and they are thrown into the water. While the others defeat the fish monsters by combining Mint and Pudding's attacks, Lettuce tries to save the drowning Ryou. Her emotions activate the mew aqua around his neck, causing her legs change to a porpoise fin and easily bring Ryou back to the surface. The mew aqua weakens the remaining chimera anima, enabling them to defeat it.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 42 - Zakuro's Dilemma: Only Four Mew Mews Now?
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Zakuro's Dilemma: Only Four Mew Mews Now?

    S1:E42

    Zakuro is offered a leading role in a movie in Hollywood, but this would require her to move to America. She has not decided whether to take the job or not, but she tells Ichigo that the girls still know nothing about saving the Earth and that she is losing patience with them. Meanwhile, Kish learns that the conditions on his planet have gotten worse and that he must hurry to find the mew aqua so he can save his people. The girls also renew their search for mew aqua, however when the aliens appear, Zakuro refuses to transform. Mew Mint is hurt while protecting Zakuro, but Zakuro does nothing. After the battle at the café, Ichigo complains to Ryou who acts indifferent. The girls decide to confront Zakuro about her behavior. Masha leads them to a church where they find Zakuro with Kish.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 44 - The City Turns into a Forest! What Protects Ichigo's Smile
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The City Turns into a Forest! What Protects Ichigo's Smile

    S1:E44

    Ryou and Keiichiro learn that mew aqua may have been made by the aliens when they inhabited Earth. A strange type of energy begins emerging in Tokyo and trees grow out of control, turning the city into a forest. The Mew Mews find something that appears to be a large mew aqua in a tree but before they collect it, Tart arrives and turns the tree into a chimera anima. During the fight, Mew Ichigo realizes that Ryou cannot be the Blue Knight as they both appear at the battle to aid her. The Mew Mews defeat the monster, but they are unable to figure out what caused the forest to appear in the first place.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 45 - The Riddle Dissolves! The Truth About the Blue Knight
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Riddle Dissolves! The Truth About the Blue Knight

    S1:E45

    For Valentine's Day Ichigo decides to make chocolate for Masaya, with help from Keiichiro. On her way to meet him, she is attacked by Kish who knocks away her transformation pendant. Masaya senses that Ichigo is danger and comes to her rescue. After Kish injures him, Masaya begins glowing and transforms into the Blue Knight, however with the injury he is unable to fight at his full strength. Just as Kish is about to kill him, Ichigo grabs her pendant and runs in front Masaya to block the attack using a shield from the pendant. Ichigo rejects Kish and he leaves. Later, as Masaya enjoys the chocolates from Ichigo, Kish wonders who or what Masaya and the Blue Knight really are.

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  18. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 46 - New Reinforcement! Protect the Earth Together
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #18 - New Reinforcement! Protect the Earth Together

    S1:E46

    Masaya begins having prophetic dreams, including one where he is invited to join the team and one where he sees Ichigo crying. The next day, his first dream comes true, against Ryou's protests and Zakuro's concerns, and he becomes a member of the Mew Project. The group goes to investigate a strange light being emitted from a river to determine if it is mew aqua. The aliens also go to the river. As the two groups battle, Mew Pudding and Tart both jump into the river to look for the mew aqua, eventually discovering there is none. After Mew Ichigo uses her attack to increase the Blue Knight's sword's power, he destroys the many chimera animas being used by Pie. The light disappears and the aliens leave as the Mew Mew wonder what is going on.

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  19. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 48 - The Labyrinth of the Alternate Dimension! Kish's Gamble!!
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #19 - The Labyrinth of the Alternate Dimension! Kish's Gamble!!

    S1:E48

    The group is searching for mew aqua around a large rock formation in the forest when the girls and Masaya get separated. Something strange begins happening and everyone transforms. Masaya transforms into the Blue Knight, but falls from the rock and returns to normal. Kish confronts him and reveals that he cannot maintain his Blue Knight form if he is not protecting Ichigo. The alien moves to kill Masaya, but Mew Ichigo transports and appears between them. Masaya is knocked unconscious as Kish tries to kill Ichigo. This triggers Masaya's transformation, but his powers go out of control due to his rage at Kish. The other Mew Mews teleport to Mew Ichigo just in time to put up a shield around her as the rock explodes from the Blue Knight's power. Masaya returns to normal, seemingly unharmed. Kish tells Pie and Tart that the Blue Knight is the one who can save them.

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  20. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 49 - The Awakening of Blue – Another Appearance!
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #20 - The Awakening of Blue – Another Appearance!

    S1:E49

    Ryou and Keiichiro tell the girls to take a vacation, feeling the final battle is approaching and wanting them to be refreshed. Ichigo, however, cannot find Masaya to enjoy the downtime with. Meanwhile, Kish tells Pie and Tart that he is going to use the Blue Knight's powers rather than waiting for Deep Blue to awaken. Pie disagrees, but Tart is convinced. They release all the chimera animas they have in order to distract the Mew Mews and the Blue Knight, while the aliens search for Masaya. Ryou realizes it is a trap and sends the Mew Mews to find Masaya as well. When the girls eventually find him, he is lying unconscious. Mew Ichigo approaches him, but he transforms into the Blue Knight. All of the strange energy in the city gathers around him and he transforms again, into Deep Blue.

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  21. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 50 - Ichigo's Trial! I am a Mew Mew
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Ichigo's Trial! I am a Mew Mew

    S1:E50

    As Ichigo stands in disbelief that Masaya is Deep Blue, Pie explains why they have been waiting for him. Ichigo tries to reach Masaya, showing him the bell collar, but it is useless. Unable to fight him, the other Mew Mews rush to protect Ichigo as the alien attacks her, eventually being wounded enough that they are forced back into their human forms. When Deep Blue uses his sword to destroy Tokyo, Ichigo finally realizes he is not Masaya anymore and attacks, but he is too strong. Ryou arrives and protects her from his attack, then tells her that everything is just as the Earth wanted it to be, that the planet chose her and the other Mew Mews to protect it. Her determination renewed, the final battle begins.

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  22. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 51 - The Final Battle! I Believe in Your Smile
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #22 - The Final Battle! I Believe in Your Smile

    S1:E51

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    Director:Hiroyuki Ishido
    Writer:Masashi Sogo

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  23. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 18 - Mid-Summer's Love – Ichigo's Swaying Heart
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Mid-Summer's Love – Ichigo's Swaying Heart

    S1:E18

    While the four Mew Mews are fighting the chimera animas created by Pie and Tart, the Blue Knight battles Kish. He is injured while protecting Ichigo, but the arrival of the other Mew Mews causes the aliens to retreat. Before leaving, the Blue Knight tells Ichigo that he was born to protect her. Ryou appears out of nowhere to catch Mew Ichigo as she faints from her illness. At the café, the girls wonder who the Blue Knight is, and decide it must be Ryou but he claims he does not know anything about it. While on a date with Masaya, Ichigo is distracted and imagining she is seeing Ryou, but eventually discovers it is actually Lettuce and Pudding who were spying on the couple out of concern for Ichigo. After Masaya leaves, Ichigo admits she also believes Ryou is the Blue Knight. That evening while Ichigo is cleaning the café, Ryou surprises her by inviting her to go to the beach.

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  24. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 5 - Stormy Rhythmic Gymnastics – Becoming a Star with a Cat's Dance! ~Nya!
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Stormy Rhythmic Gymnastics – Becoming a Star with a Cat's Dance! ~Nya!

    S1:E5

    The school rhythmic gymnastics team sees Ichigo avoid the path of an on-coming bus by leaping over it, and the team recruits her. A promise from Masaya to come and cheer for her at the competition changes Ichigo's participation from reluctant to enthusiastic. After Ichigo's spectacular individual performance, Kish attacks with a chimera anima. After the Mew Mews defeat the monster, competition continues; but Ichigo's performance drops during her team's round due to exhaustion from the fight. The team is happy with their second place win and names Ichigo the team's Most Valuable Player.

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  25. Tokyo Mew Mew Season 1 Episode 11 - Hollywood Mew Mew
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Hollywood Mew Mew

    S1:E11

    Mint is upset by Zakuro's rejection, and the others try to cheer her up. Ichigo and the others go to talk to Zakuro. Meanwhile, Kish approaches Zakuro and offers her a deal to return her body to normal if she joins him. When the girls arrive, Kish traps Mint, Lettuce, and Pudding in an alternate dimension. He then demands a fight between Ichigo and Zakuro in exchange for the trapped friends. Ichigo refuses and returns to the café where Ryou encourages her to trust in Zakuro and share her feelings. While shooting a television show, Zakuro is attacked by a chimera anima. Ichigo arrives and battles the monster while Zakuro saves the others. After its defeat, Zakuro agrees to be a part of the team. Apparently, the entire battle was aired on live television, and so they introduce themselves to Tokyo as the protectors of justice, "Tokyo Mew Mew".

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Best Episodes Summary

"Princess Fight – The Hero Can't be Bought for Money" is the best rated episode of "Tokyo Mew Mew". It scored 9/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/9/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "For the Earth's Future, We'll Serve You ~Nyan!".