| Lettustanets | |
| レタスタネット | |
| |
| Owner: | Mew Lettuce |
| Used for: | Attack |
| Commands: | Ribbon Lettuce Rush LettuSniping Shot |
| First appearance | |
| Manga: | Chapter 4 |
| Anime: | Episode 3 |
| 2nd anime: | ? |
| Game: | PS1 game |
Lettustanets (jpn. レタスタネット Retasutanetto) is Mew Lettuce's weapon in the anime and manga Tokyo Mew Mew.
Appearance[]
The Lettustanets are two flamenco castanets. They have a dark and light green pattern with gold trim. There is a ribbon tied to the top of each castanet. They both have a a golden bow design in the middle with a heart. The heart on the left castanet has Ichigo's Mew Mark in the middle while the right one has Lettuce's Mew Mark.
In the manga, Lettuce's weapon looks more spherical, with no ribbons and no golden bows. They still have the two green patterns and the hearts in the middle with the Mew Marks. In à la Mode, they get changed to the anime version's design.
Gallery[]
Attacks[]
- Ribbon Lettuce Rush
- LettuSniping Shot (Re-turn only)
- Ribbon Trinity Sonata – in combination with Ichigo and Mint.
- Ribbon Trinity Concerto – in combination with Ichigo and Pudding.
- Ribbon Trinity Serenade – in combination with Ichigo and Zakuro.
- Ribbon Trinity Nocturne – in combination with Ichigo and Ringo.
- Ribbon Strawberry Excellent – in combination with Ichigo, Mint, Pudding and Zakuro.
- Ribbon Strawberry Check Healing – in combination with Ichigo, Mint, Pudding and Zakuro.
- Ribbon Imperial Prayer – combining the powers of the six Mew Mew.
International[]
Name changes (manga)[]
Due to the pun in Mew Lettuce's weapon name, all 3 English manga translations had their own take on how they thought the name should be translated, with varying degrees of success. TokyoPop and Chuang Yi did a straight translation but as two words, while the Kodansha version translated its original intention without the pun. In Tokyo Mew Mew 2020 Re-Turn the Lettustanets were given a 2nd attack.
| Language | Weapon Name | Attack Name |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Lettustanets | Ribbon Lettuce Rush! (1st Attack) LettuSniping Shot! (2nd Attack / 2020 Re-Turn) |
| English (TokyoPop) | Lettuce Tanet | Ribbon Lettuce Flash! (Volume 1 Only) Ribbon Lettuce Rush! |
| English (Kodansha) | Lettuce Castanet | Ribbon Lettuce Rush! |
| English (Singapore) | Lettuce Tanets | Ribbon Lettuce Flash! |
Name changes (anime)[]
Due the confusion in the pun, most uncut dubs, use "Lettuce Castanets", which is the original intent without the pun. Other dubs use the 4Kids English dubbed name. However, there are some dubs that come up with their own weapon and attack names.
| Language | Title | Weapon Name | Attack Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Tokyo Mew Mew | レタスタネット / Retasutanetto (Lettustanets) |
リボーン レタス ラッシュ / Ribōn Retasu Rasshu (Ribbon Lettuce Rush!) |
| English | Mew Mew Power | Combat Castanets | Deep Sea Surge Attack! Tidalwave Rush! Underwater Surge Attack! Tidalwave Attack! |
| Mandarin | Dōng Jīng Māo Māo (Tokyo Cats / Tokyo Mew Mew) |
Wō-Jù Castanets (Lettuce Castanets) |
Ribbon Wō-Jù Thrash! (Ribbon Lettuce Thrash!) |
| Cantonese (TVB Dub) | Dung Ging Miu Miu (Tokyo Mew Mew) |
Parsley Castanets | Parsley Flash! |
| Cantonese (ATV Dub) | Maau Maau Jin Deui (Cat Team / Mew Mew Team) |
Parsley Castenets | Ribbon Parsley Rush! |
| Italian | Mew Mew Amiche Vincenti (Mew Mew Winning Friends) |
Lory's Ribbon | Ribbon of Water! |
| Korean | Berry Berry Mew Mew | Lettuce Magic Castanets | Ribbon Lettuce Physical Light! |
| Hebrew | Tokyo Mew Mew | Combat Castanets | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | As Super Gatinhas (The Super Kittens) |
Castanets | Tsunami Attack! Tidalwave Attack! |
| Portuguese (Season 1) | Mew Mew Power | Combat Castanets | Deep Sea Attack! |
| Portuguese (Season 2) | Tokyo Mew Mew | Castanets | Ribbon Castanets! |
| Danish | Mew Mew Power | Combat Castanets | Deep Sea Surge Attack! Tidalwave Rush! Underwater Surge Attack! Tidalwave Attack! |
| Thai | Tokyo Mew Mew | Lettuce Tanet | Ribbon Lettuce Rush! |
| Albanian (Albania Production) | Vajzat Mjau - Mbrojtëset e Planetit (Mew Girls - Defenders of the Planet) |
Combat Chestnuts | Attack of Sea Waves! Tidalwave Rush! Underwater Attack! Wave Attack! |
| Albanian ("Jess" Discographic) | Luftëtaret Mace (Cat Warriors) |
Lory's Ribbon | Water Current! |
| Hungarian | Vadmacska Kommandó (Wildcat Commando) |
Combat Castanets | Depths of the Sea, End of My Powers! |
| Latino Spanish | Miau Miau Power (Mew Mew Power) |
Combat Castanets | Deep Sea Wave Attack! Tsunami Attack! |
| French | Mew Mew Power | Combat Castanets | Attack of Great Depths! Deep Wave Attack! |
| Dutch | Mew Mew Power | Combat Castanets | Deep Sea Surge Attack! Tidalwave Rush! Deep Blue Surge Attack! Underwater Surge Attack! |
| Serbian | Družina Mjau - Mjau / Mjau - Mjau Tokio (Mew Mew Team / Tokyo Mew Mew Team) |
Combat Castanets Bridget's Castanets |
Deep Sea Waves, Attack! Tidalwave, Forwards! - (Season 1) Combat Castanets, Show Your Power! Combat Castanets, Attack! - (Season 2) |
| Croatian | Mijau Mijau Družina (Mew Mew Team) |
N/A | N/A |
| Bulgarian | Силата Миу Миу / Silata Mew Mew (Mew Mew Power) |
Combat Castanets | Deep Sea Surge Attack! |
| Greek | Mew Mew Power | Combat Castanets | Shark Attack! Tidal Wave! |
| Turkish | Mew Mew Power / Sihirli Kızlar (Magical Girls) |
Combat Castanets | Deep Sea Surge Attack! |
Trivia[]
- The weapon is called Combat Castanets in Mew Mew Power, however originally there were called Morse Code Castanets.
- In Mew Mew Power, they have 4 attacks but uses the same scene where Briget attacks. Some of the attacks have mirroed scenes
- The name of the weapon in the Japanese version was a pun, combining the words Lettuce and Castanet together.
- The only 2 translations to come close to the original pun were TokyoPop's manga translation and the Thai dub.