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1	->''"And that's when I found out my very first date was a tree!"''
2	-->-- ''Aoyama''
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4	Created by Hika Yagami, ''Tokyo Mew Mew in a Nutshell'' is another [[FollowTheLeader imitator]] of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' and an entertaining FanVid series in its own right.
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6	Unlike [=LittleKuriboh's=] magnum opus, which picked on [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]]' [[{{Macekre}} English dub]] of the series, ''Nutshell'' sets its satirical sights on FanDumb itself. Where [[FanFiction fanfic]] portrays DieForOurShip victim Aoyama Masaya as TheDitz and [[RevengeFic constantly kills him off]], here, he can't tell Ichigo from a tree and dies every episode only to reappear in the next one. Fans tend to forget the existence of Akasaka Keiichirou (Hika Yagami's self-admitted favourite character), so here, all his plot-important lines are changed to insane chatter about his ponytail. RuleThirtyFour subjects Aizawa Minto to [[GoGoEnslavement chains and whips]]; in ''Nutshell'', she's the one holding them.
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8	Whether played completely straight or inverted, each character plays on a certain assumption of the fans that just didn't get it. While doing what ''YGO:TAS'' did would be safe and make sense (especially since ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'' was also destroyed by 4Kids), the specific needs of the fans were catered to with a message they desperately needed: [[TheLawOfFanJackassery big fandoms suck]], but we can laugh at them.
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10	The first episode can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7azkR-w7FR0&p=D8DA29252EA13EE2&index=0 here]].
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12	!Tropes parodied and/or lampshaded by this series:
13	* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Pie isn't even supposed to have shown up yet, but he makes a few short appearances that have no bearing on the plot.
14	* BackFromTheDead: Masaya. Constantly.
15	* CatchPhrase: Quiche's "I taste good!", referring to the series' food-based ThemeNaming.
16	* ChekhovsGun: Episode five. More like Chekhov's blinking neon sign.
17	* DeathIsCheap: "Oh, he died again. Don't worry, he'll be back next episode."
18	* TheDitz: Both Masaya and Keiichirou.
19	* EmoTeen: Pie.
20	* EvilTastesGood: Quiche's catchphrase.
21	* {{Filler}}: The director has expressed intention to do all 52 episodes, not just the plot-important ones.
22	* GRatedDrug: The gymnastics team offers Ichigo steroids so she can look like a man.
23	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Ryou gets fed up with Minto five episodes in and erases her memory, yet she can still transform.
24	* LawOfDisproportionateResponse: Ichigo runs away from home because her mother didn't buy her zit cream. Mom seems to deal with this on a regular basis.
25	* NoFourthWall
26	* {{Otaku}}: Ryou created the Mew Mews out of his obsession with ''Franchise/PowerRangers''.
27	* ParentalAbandonment: Ichigo's parents have stopped caring when she runs away from home for weeks at a time.
28	* {{Sentai}}: The Mew Mews are specifically compared to a sentai team.
29	* ScheduleSlip: And for quite a long while, the latest episode (#10) was posted on 10/6/12. Nearly a decade. Although, its still being worked on continuously by the director despite the long wait.
30	* {{Simlish}}: In "Shake It!", Mary's "English" is Charlie Brown adult gibberish.
31	* TheCameo: Rena and Mion from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' appear in episode 9. Masaya ends up killed by Rena.
32	* ThemeNaming: Lampshaded by Quiche a few times.
33	* {{They Killed Kenny}}: Masaya.
34	* ThrowItIn: Most of Ichigo's singing. "We are pretty Mew Mews!" Also, some of the episode-enders.
35	* {{Uncancelled}}: Apparently!
36	* VainSorceress: Ichigo and Minto, despite being the ''good guys''.
37	* VillainExitStageLeft: In the middle of battles where he's ''winning''. Quiche is lazy.

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