Moe Yanagida

Moe Yanagida
柳田 もえ
Yanagida Moe
Characteristics
Race	Human
Gender	♀ Female
Age	11-12 (TokyoPop Translation) 12-13 (Tokyo Mew Mew) 15-16 (Tokyo Mew Mew New) 16 (Mew Mew Power)
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Light brown
Personal Information
Status	Alive
Family	Unnamed mother Unnamed baby sister
Debuts
Manga	Chapter 1
Anime	Episode 1 (Tokyo Mew Mew) Episode ... (Tokyo Mew Mew New)
Voice Actors
Japanese	Akiko Nakagawa (Tokyo Mew Mew) Iori Saeki (Tokyo Mew Mew New)
English	Sharon Feingold

Moe Yanagida (柳田 もえ Yanagida Moe) is a supporting character in the manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew.

Story

Tokyo Mew Mew

Moe is one of Ichigo's best friends and her classmate, along with Miwa Honjo, who she is rarely seen apart from. She and Miwa appear in most episodes of the 2002 anime, usually either at school or hanging out with Ichigo. In episode 23, she develops a crush on Ryou Shirogane after he protects her from a group of thugs. She and Miwa (who has a crush on Keiichiro Akasaka) are encouraged by Ichigo to make gifts for the boys to win their hearts. Despite all the effort they put into their gifts, the girls are rejected and their hearts are broken.

In the same episode, Quiche would steal Moe and Miwa's spirits in order to create a pair of Chimera Anima lovebirds, which are then defeated by Mew Ichigo. Upon recovering, Moe and Miwa learn that Ryou and Keiichiro appreciate the gifts. Still infatuated with the boys, Moe and Miwa vow to open a fan club for them.

Despite their close friendship, Moe never finds out that Ichigo is a Mew Mew.

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Appearance and personality

Moe has dark red eyes and thick blonde hair. The 2002 anime has it styled in a wavy bob, while in the 2022 anime it's long enough to reach her chest. She's light-skinned and roughly the same height as Ichigo. Much like Miwa, she has a bright outlook on life.

She is fully supportive of Ichigo and Masaya's relationship, often accompanying Ichigo to Masaya's kendo matches. She has chastised Ichigo for sleeping through her classes. Like Ichigo, she struggles to make it to school on time.

In Mew Mew Power, she acts somewhat harsh and rude towards Zoey (Ichigo), often poking fun at her friend and getting Zoey worked up.

International

Name changes

Language	Title	Name	Voice Actress
Japanese	Tokyo Mew Mew	Moe Yanagida	Akiko Nakagawa (2002 anime) Iori Saeki (2022 anime)
English	Mew Mew Power	Megan	Sharon Feingold
Mandarin	Dōng Jīng Māo Māo (Tokyo Cats / Tokyo Mew Mew)	Xiǎo-Huì LiǔTián	N/A
Cantonese (VCD Dub)	Dung Ging Miu Miu (Tokyo Mew Mew)	A-Meng	N/A
Italian	Mew Mew Amiche Vincenti (Mew Mew Winning Friends)	Megan	Rosa Leo Servidio (2002 anime) Laura Cherubelli (2022 anime)
Korean	Berry Berry Mew Mew	Hyorin	Seo-young Kim (2002) Serena Lee (2022)
Portuguese (1st Dub)	Mew Mew Power	Megan	N/A
Portuguese (2nd Dub)	Tokyo Mew Mew	Megan	N/A
Danish	Mew Mew Power	Miwa	N/A
French	Mew Mew Power	Charlotte	N/A
Dutch	Mew Mew Power	Megan	N/A

Etymology

• The name Moe is written in hiragana (もえ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (萌), it could possibly mean "bud, sprout/sprouting".
• Moe's surname Yanagida means "willow" (柳) (yanagi) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Gallery

Moe at Cafe Mew Mew.

Moe (left) and Miwa.

Moe (left, blonde) and Miwa (right, brunette) trying to give a present to their crushes.

Moe (right), Miwa (left) and Ichigo plotting something.

Her Model Sheets