Tokyo Mew Mew 1 is the first volume of the Tokyo Mew Mew manga written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi.
Synopsis[]
During an earthquake at an endangered species exhibit, Ichigo Momomiya and four other girls are bathed in a strange light. Ichigo sees herself being merged with a cat. Afterwards, she begins to display cat-like behaviors. The following day, Ichigo is at the river with her crush, Masaya Aoyama, when they are attacked by a monster rat. While Masaya is unconscious, Ichigo is rescued by Ryou Shirogane, who prompts her to defeat the monster. Ichigo transforms into the heroine Mew Ichigo and quickly defeats the rat, which Ryou explains is an alien parasite called a "chimera anima" that turns animals into monsters. Ichigo learns that she is a "Mew Mew", a biological weapon created to protect the Earth from these aliens. After they are joined by Keiichiro Akasaka, they go to Cafe Mew Mew, the Mew Project's headquarters. Ryou and Keiichiro request that Ichigo find the other four Mew Mews, the girls she met at the exhibit. After meeting her through Masaya, Ichigo realizes that Mint Aizawa is a Mew Mew. After a battle with Mint's dog, which was infected by a chimera anima, Mint joins the project and both girls begin working at the café to help gather information and find the others. Hearing reports about a ghost haunting a school's pool, they investigate and learn the "ghost" is Lettuce Midorikawa, the third Mew Mew. Scared and confused, she had lost control of herself and her powers, but Ichigo and Mint calm her down and she joins the group. On another date with Masaya, Ichigo gets excited and is horrified to find that the cat ears she normally sports as Mew Ichigo have popped out. Though unseen by Masaya, they are seen by a young acrobatic girl. While Ichigo tries to think of an explanation, an alien named Quiche appears in front of them and kisses Ichigo.
Chapters included[]
- Chapters 1–4: In the Beginning[notes 1]
- Before Tokyo Mew Mew Was Created
- Photo Shoot Report
- Afterward
Gallery[]
Notes[]
- ↑ In the North American English release of Tokyo Mew Mew, Tokyopop combined the four unnamed chapters in the first volume into a single named chapter.