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The following page is about the characters as they appear in the [[Manga/TokyoMewMew manga and its 2002 anime adaptation]]. For the characters as they appear in the [[Anime/TokyoMewMewNew 2022 anime adaptation]], see [[Characters/TokyoMewMewNew here]].

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!Mew Mews

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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Mew Lettuce, Mew Pudding, Mew Ichigo, Mew Mint, Mew Zakuro]]
* ActionGirl: They fight mutant monsters and malevolent aliens on a nearly daily basis.
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga, all the Mew Mews have the same hair and eye colours in both civilian and Mew outfits (except near the end, where a red-haired Ichigo is put on the cover of one of the manga volumes). The anime changes this to give civilian Ichigo red hair and brown eyes, civilian Minto black hair and brown eyes, etc. Their transformed hair and eye colours are also brighter instead of pastel shades.
* AdaptationalLateAppearance: In the manga, all the girls are present at the endangered animal exhibition where Ryou and Akasaka inject them with animal DNA to start the Mew Project. In the anime, only Ichigo goes to the exhibition and the other girls are introduced in later episodes as Ichigo finds them.
* AgeLift: Their ages were brought up by a couple of years in the 4Kids dub.
* AnimalMotifTeam: Since they carry DNA of endangered animals, they bear resemblance to that species.
** Ichigo -- Cat
** Mint -- Bird
** Lettuce -- Porpoise
** Pudding -- Monkey
** Zakuro -- Wolf
* AscendedExtra: The Mew Mews besides Ichigo are very undeveloped in the manga since Ichigo is the only one who really gets focus there. In the anime, Minto, Retasu, Bu-ling, and Zakuro are more rounded and fleshed out thanks to being given several ADayInTheLimelight episodes that let the audience know more about their lives outside of the team.
* BadassAdorable: The Mew Mews are LittleBitBeastly {{Magical Girl}}s who wear cute outfits and use adorable weapons to fight aliens and mutant monsters.
* BarrierWarrior: They can create barriers with Mew power from their weapons.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: The three first Mew Mews are the passionate Ichigo who will spring into action the minute anything or anyone she loves (Brawn), the affluent ballerina Minto (Beauty) and the shy bookworm Retasu (Brains).
* ChromaticArrangement: For the first few episodes, the three Mews are Ichigo (pink), Minto (blue) and Retasu (green). They're later joined by Bu-ling (yellow) and Zakuro (purple).
* ClarkKenting: Their transformations only change hair colour, eye colour and (in some cases) hairstyle. A particularly odd case, considering that, in their Mew forms, the girls only add a "Mew" to their first name (e.g. Mew Ichigo) and somehow that prevents people from figuring it out.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Each girl has a signature color to set them apart.
** Ichigo - Pink
** Minto - Blue
** Retasu - Green
** Bu-ling - Yellow
** Zakuro - Purple
* ColorCodedSecretIdentity: The Mews' MagicalGirl outfits have the same colours as the waitress uniforms they wear to work part-time in the Café Mew Mew.
* ColourfulThemeNaming: Their surnames have their theme colours in them.
** ''"Momomiya"''/"Peach/pink shrine"
** ''"Aizawa"''/"Dark blue swamp".
** ''"Midorikawa"''/"Green river"
** ''"Huang"''/"Yellow"
** ''"Fujiwara"''/"Wisteria field"
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In their Mew Mew forms, their hair and eyes have the same color.
* DestructiveSaviour: In the anime finale, Ichigo using the Mews' power to defeat Deep Blue [[spoiler:and release the final Mew Aqua from his body]] causes the destroyed Tokyo to turn into a giant forest. Even though they saved the world, Ichigo's father complains about the trains being unable to operate with a forest in the middle of the city.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Their Mew forms get notable redesigns in the ''Re-Turn'' manga special, such as different hairstyles and new accessories to their outfits.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Their given names follow this theme.
** ''"Ichigo"''/"Strawberry"
** ''"Minto"''/"Mint"
** ''"Retasu"''/"Lettuce"
** ''"Bu-ling"''/"Pudding"
** ''"Zakuro"''/"Pomegranate"
* ElementalMotifs: Each of the girls is associated with an element that features in their {{transformation sequence}}s and/or attacks; light for Mew Ichigo, air for Mew Mint, water for Mew Lettuce, earth for Mew Pudding, and fire for Mew Zakuro.
* FireForgedFriends: The Mews bond and become friends as they fight the threat of the aliens together.
* FiveTemperamentEnsemble: The PluckyGirl Ichigo is Choleric, the snobbish {{Ojou}} Minto is Melancholic, the gentle ShrinkingViolet Retasu is Phlegmatic, the GenkiGirl Bu-ling is Sanguine, and the coolheaded Zakuro is Eclectic.
* FrenchMaidOutfit: They work as waitresses at Café Mew Mew and dress like French maids for the job.
* FrillsOfJustice: The ''Re-Turn'' manga special updated the Mews' outfits to add frills and ribbons to them.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: The Mews, excepting Mew Pudding, wear strapless outfits with a low neckline. Surprisingly, their clothes never fall off no matter how much they move in battle.
* InstrumentOfMurder: All the Mews have a weapon shaped like a musical instrument.
** Mew Ichigo's [=StrawBell=] Bell is a bell hanging from a strawberry-shaped ring.
** Mew Mint's [=MinTone=] Arrow is a bow that vaguely looks like a lyre.
** Mew Lettuce's Lettustanets are two castanets that shoot water.
** Mew Pudding's [=PuRing=] Rings are a pair of tambourines that encase a target in jello.
** Mew Zakuro's [=ZaCross=] Whip resembles a flute in its normal state.
* LittleBitBeastly: In their Mew forms, they still look completely human plus cute animal ears and tails. Mew Lettuce only gets a costume change, except when she grows a mermaid tail underwater.
* LocationThemeNaming: Except for Bu-ling, the Mews' surnames include the kanji of a place.
** The "miya" in Momomiya means shrine.
** The "zawa" in Aizawa means swamp.
** The "kawa" in Midorikawa means river.
** The "wara" in Fujiwara means field.
* MagicalGirl: They're five girls infused with the DNA of rare animals that gives them special powers and allows them to transform into "Mew Mews." Led by Ichigo Momomiya, the girls protect the earth from aliens who wish to "reclaim" it.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween: The three first Mews are the good-hearted but short-tempered Ichigo (In-Between), the arrogant RichBitch Minto (Mean), and the polite ShrinkingViolet Retasu (Nice).
* PartTimeHero: They're students, waitresses ''and'' superheroines all at once. Special mention to Zakuro who also works as a model alongside the previously mentioned occupations.
* PowerDyesYourHair: In the anime, Ichigo and Minto's hair colour changes from red and black to pink and blue respectively when they transform. {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Retasu, Bu-ling, and Zakuro, whose hair colours remain green, yellow, and purple, albeit different shades.
* PowerTattoo: Each of them has a small mark on their bodies and these are the source of their Mew powers.
* RealNameAsAnAlias: Their magical girl aliases are just their given names with "Mew" as a prefix. The original Japanese does make the difference a bit more obvious because their civilian names are [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseWritingSystem written in hiragana while their Mew names are in katakana]], but they are still pronounced exactly the same.
* ThreePlusTwo: Ichigo is the first Mew, Minto joins in episode 2, and Retasu in episode 3. Bu-ling and Zakuro are introduced in episodes 7 and 10 respectively, officially forming the FiveManBand in episode 11.
* TransformationTrinket: In the anime, they activate their transformation by kissing a pendant. In the manga, however, their transformations activate whenever they wish for it.
* TrueCompanions: They're close friends and teammates who they care deeply for each other.
* WeAreTeamCannonFodder: They're relegated to this status in ''à la Mode''. Due to the manga-only sequel's short run, only [[RookieRedRanger Berry]] gets real prominence in combat while the other Mew Mews don't get action scenes for themselves and just provide assistance for Berry on occasion. The rest of the team doesn't really participate in the final act, as they just defend Berry [[spoiler:from the brainwashed civilians]] while she goes to solve the conflict [[spoiler:by undoing Tasuku's brainwashing]].
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[[folder: Ichigo Momomiya / Mew Ichigo]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/SakiNakajima (Japanese), Amanda Lipitz (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Alejandra Ramírez (Latin American Spanish), Sophie Landresse (French), Creator/DeboraMagnaghi (Italian)[[/note]]

The main character of the series, who has the DNA of the Iriomote Wild Cat. She has a crush on Masaya Aoyama and hopes to get together with him.
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* AccidentalPervert: She once walks in on Ryou when he's [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]].
* AdaptationDyeJob: Colored manga artwork depicts her SailorFuku school uniform as cyan with pink. In the anime, it's gray with black and white details, but the ribbon on her chest is red in both versions.
* AdaptationalNiceGirl: In the manga, in the middle of a HeroicBSOD, Ichigo has an OutOfCharacterMoment where she fires her [=StrawBell=] Bell blast at ''her own teammates'' to [[spoiler:defend Deep Blue from them]]. The anime removes this scene altogether, and Ichigo gets over her HeroicBSOD once she sees her teammates and the world are in danger because of Deep Blue.
* AlwaysLate: Ichigo is often seen running late, whether it's to school, to work, or it's to a date with Aoyama. {{Lampshaded}} in episode 49; Ichigo gives the excuse of being late for work because her alarm clock isn't working and Minto says her clock must have been that way for a long time.
* AnimalTalk: She can talk to birds and dogs when she's in her cat form.
* {{Animorphism}}: She's the only Mew Mew to fully transform into her animal when she's especially flustered.
* AttractiveBentSpecies: When turned into a cat, Ichigo is horrified to find herself falling prey to a fat cat's disgusting sexual harassment.
* BadassInDistress: She's the main magical girl, but frequently finds herself cornered by Quiche and needs the [[MysteriousProtector Blue Knight]] to rescue her.
* BerserkButton: She gets very annoyed when [[BrattyHalfPint Tart]] calls her an "old hag".
* BetaCouple: With Aoyama in ''à la Mode''. When Ichigo returns to the café, Berry ends up consulting with her in regards to how romance works because Ichigo has the proper perspective of someone in a stable relationship while Berry is just starting to figure out her own feelings for Tasuku. However, due to Aoyama staying in England, Ichigo isn't seen together with him until the last chapter.
* BigEater: Ichigo is a glutton who accepts the call only when Shirogane offers her free samples of his cafe's sweets.
* BitchSlap: In the manga, after Quiche has kidnapped her and implies he'll attack the other Mews, Ichigo slaps him in the face and warns him she won't let him get away with trying to hurt her friends. Unfortunately for her, her defiance only turns Quiche on.
* BubblyWaitress: When working at Café Mew Mew, Ichigo keeps an upbeat attitude and serves customers with a cheerful smile.
* TheBusCameBack: In ''à la Mode'', Ichigo left Japan to follow Aoyama overseas. She comes back at the end of the first volume out of two.
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: In the manga, during her first date with Aoyama after formally getting together with him, she gets caught up in a Chimera Anima incident as Mew Ichigo; Aoyama, who's frantically looking for her as Ichigo, runes into her and asks if she knows where "Ichigo" is. After hearing Aoyama talk about how important his girlfriend is to her, she assures him that she "gets the feeling" Ichigo is okay and knows how he feels. [[spoiler:In fact, he knew exactly whom he was talking to, and was using the conversation as an indirect way to check in on her and communicate his feelings for her without revealing that he knew her identity.]]
* CantShiftWhileShifted: Ichigo can turn into a [[MagicalGirl Magical]] CatGirl at will, but the transformation doesn't work when she's in her full cat form. The only way she can transform from cat to human is by kissing someone.
* CatGirl: In more ways than one. She has the DNA of the Iriomote Wild Cat. Whenever she gets excited, her ears and tail will sprout. Also, if she's ever kissed, she will turn into a small black cat.
* CoolBigSis: Ichigo, Minto and Retasu could be considered surrogate versions of this for Bu-ling, but Ichigo more than anything since she is seen to be the closest to Bu-ling.
* CordonBleughChef: In episode 45, she decides to make a chocolate for Aoyama and ends up cooking a deformed chocolate that even Bu-ling can't eat because she added some "extra ingredients". At the end she does it right and Aoyama says they taste good, but she still failed in the shape.
* CovertPervert: When stuck in cat form, Aoyama takes her to his house, gives her a bath (although he stays clothed in the anime) and lets her sleep with him on his bed, not knowing the cat is Ichigo. She then starts thinking being a cat isn't so bad.
* CuteClumsyGirl: She is a bit of a klutz (as part of her ditzy personality), but still very pretty.
* CuteLittleFangs: Due to being a CatGirl, her fangs stick out often.
* DeadlyRinger: She has a pink strawberry-shaped bell as her weapon, although she uses it to fire blasts intead of anything related to sound.
* DemotedToExtra: She's the main heroine in the original manga, but in the short-lived sequel, Berry replaces her as the protagonist and Ichigo doesn't even appear for the first half of the story. The manga special ''Re-Turn'' that takes places after ''à la Mode'' has Ichigo back as the protagonist.
* DevotedToYou: Aoyama is ''really'' fixated on Ichigo as if she's his reason for living and Quiche becomes so obsessed with her that his mission of taking over Earth for his race becomes secondary to his desire to have Ichigo to himself.
* TheDitz: The typical ditzy mahou shojo heroine.
* DubNameChange: "Zoey Hanson" in the 4Kids dub.
* DudeHesLikeInAComa: She shares one or two kisses with Aoyama when he's either asleep or knocked out.
* DudeMagnet: Her official love interest is the NonActionGuy (who has his own harem of fangirls), and has to deal with a bunch of other guys having feelings for her — Ryou Shirogane (MissionControl), Quiche (VillainousCrush) and the Blue Knight (MysteriousProtector).
* EnergyWeapon: Her [=StrawBell=] Bell can fire sparkly energy blasts.
* ExpressiveEars: Her cat ears droop down when she's sad and point straight up when she's surprised or frightened.
* {{Expy}}: She's quite similar to the protagonist of the original pilot of the series, Hime Azumi. They both have pink eyes, short hair, black cat ears and tail, similar outfits, and boyfriends who were okay with their secret lives.
* FanGirl: She initially gushes over the handsome and popular [[SchoolIdol Aoyama]] like most of the girls at their school. Once they get into an actual relationship, she begins to behave more like his girlfriend, although she never stops swooning over him.
* FieryRedhead: Her normal appearance is a redhead who is passionate, brave, and fiery when provoked.
* FirstNameBasis: Has this with most of her friends, but not with Shirogane or Akasaka. Aoyama eventually starts calling her by her first name, but while she hopes to eventually do the same with him, she doesn't get around to doing so ([[DubInducedPlothole in the dub, they're always on a first name basis]]).
* FirstKiss: In the manga, an AccidentalKiss with Aoyama. In the anime, it's stolen by Quiche.
* FromHeroToMentor: In ''à la Mode'', Berry replaces Ichigo in the role of TheHeroine. When Ichigo comes back, she mainly acts as a mentor figure for Berry as part of their relationship, particularly advising her in regards to romance.
* GenerationXerox: In Episode 31, her [[BoyfriendBlockingDad father disapproves of Aoyama]], and challenges him to a kendo match until she intervenes. Shintaro had to go through the same thing with his wife Sakura's father, and Sakura responded similarly.
* GirlishPigtails: In civilian form she has her hair in pigtails tied up in red ribbons.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: A naive and romantic PinkHeroine (pink hair and pink dress in her Mew form) with love-based powers, but she's also a glutton, and the most HotBlooded and energetic in the initial trio, compared to wealthy ballerina Minto and ShrinkingViolet Retasu.
* TheHeart: Whenever the other Mew Mews are feeling down or having disagreements among them, they're uplifted and united by Ichigo's cheerfulness and care for her friends.
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler:Masaya is revealed to be Deep Blue]], she's shocked into a loss of common sense and refuses to fight despite her teammates and the entire city being at risk of getting destroyed. Minto [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slaps her back to sanity]].
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:She dies in order to stop Aoyama's HeroicSacrifice. She gets better.]]
* HourOfPower: In ''à la Mode'', Ichigo has recovered her Mew powers, but she can't stay as Mew Ichigo for long before she fully transforms into a cat and becomes defenseless again. Her transformation has stabilized once again by the time ''Re-Turn'' takes place.
* HumanPackMule: In Episode 24, Zakuro asks Ichigo to be her temporary assistant because of her physical stamina, since the job is mostly involves carrying luggage.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: She's completely shocked when Aoyama confesses his feelings for her.
* ICantDance: Thanks to Ryou, though, she learns how to.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Although she changes her mind later on, much of her early motivation is saving the world so her normal life can resume, and she initially fears what Aoyama will think if he finds out about her secret.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:After Aoyama awakens as Deep Blue, Ichigo refuses to believe Aoyama's personality has been erased and tries to talk with him as if he was still Aoyama. Minto talks sense into Ichigo by reminding her Deep Blue is trying to destroy the world, forcing Ichigo to accept she needs to confront Deep Blue as an enemy even though she never gives up on bringing Aoyama's personality back.]]
* InsecureLoveInterest: She thinks Aoyama is such a perfect guy that she probably doesn't deserve him, especially when she has to frequently lie to him and hide her SecretIdentity as a Mew Mew. In the manga, Aoyama is ''very obviously'' flirting with her and inviting her on dates even from the start, and yet she's still not confident enough to tell if that's more than just a "good sign", constantly second-guessing his every gesture trying to figure out whether she's turned him off or not. In the anime, Ichigo realizes she has gotten used to lying to Aoyama and calls herself the worst kind of girlfriend because of it, but is still afraid to tell Aoyama the truth because she thinks she's "nothing" next to him.
* IntimateMarks: Her [[PowerTattoo Mew Mark]] is located on the inside of her right thigh.
* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Her cat ears and tail sometimes pop out under duress. Later on, she starts turning into a cat and [[ShapeshifterModeLock can't change back to human]] [[MagicKiss unless she's kissed, either by a human or an animal]].
* ItWasAGift: Aoyama gives her a cat collar with a bell. Ichigo swears to wear it every day because it's her first present from Aoyama.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Ichigo is the only reason why Aoyama can stay grounded [[spoiler:and feel like an actual human being with emotions. He originally was an EmptyShell and wasn't able to feel connected to other people because of his hidden dislike for humanity. Meeting and falling in love with Ichigo is what allowed him to develop emotions along with a strong desire to protect her. Ichigo never becomes aware of this in the manga, but in the anime, Aoyama confesses what Ichigo's presence in his life did for him when he makes clear she means too much to him for him to break up with her for being a Mew Mew.]]
* LongDistanceRelationship: At the end of the manga, Aoyama moves to England while leaving Ichigo behind in Japan. The sequel ''à la Mode'' shows Ichigo followed Aoyama to England, but ends up returning to Japan anyway and rejoins the Mew team. In ''Re-Turn'', they're still living in different countries, but try to make their relationship work even though Aoyama can't visit Ichigo regularly.
* LovedINotHonorMore: Ichigo's duties as a Mew Mew end up causing her to repeatedly show up late to any meetups she has with Aoyama. In ''Re-Turn'', they end up in a LongDistanceRelationship because Aoyama is studying in England while Ichigo still has to fight the Chimera Anima left in Japan.
* MaamShock: She does ''not'' like to be called an old lady by [[BrattyHalfPint Tart]].
* MsViceGirl: A glutton who accepts the call only when Shirogane offers her free samples of his cafe's sweets.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the manga, her HeroicBSOD over [[spoiler:finding out Aoyama is the human form of Deep Blue]] drives Mew Ichigo to seriously attack the other Mew Mews [[spoiler:to stop them from fighting Deep Blue]]. It's until the damage is done that it hits her that ''she almost killed her own friends''.
* MyInstinctsAreShowing: The first effect of being infused with cat DNA is that she takes a three-hour nap when she's trying to go on her first date with Aoyama. The second is her landing effortlessly on her feet after a fall that should have been fatal, despite her normally being [[CuteClumsyGirl very clumsy]]. Then she's grabbing fish with her mouth and [[VerbalTic meowing every other sentence]]. She's very distressed about all this, since at this stage she has no idea what's causing it.
* NaiveEverygirl: A ditzy, clumsy but kind teenage girl who is head over heels for the cutest boy in school.
* OfficialCouple: She starts dating Aoyama in the middle of the series.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: She was a completely normal schoolgirl with a crush on the most popular guy until one day, she's transformed into a MagicalGirl with cat ears and tail who must save the world from aliens trying to take it over.
* PinkHeroine: Mew Ichigo has pink hair and eyes while transformed, as well as a pink dress and weapon. She leads the MagicalGirl team with the mission to save the Earth from aliens.
* PluckyGirl: The only time Ichigo gets close to giving up is when [[spoiler:Apyama becomes Deep Blue]]. Besides that, it's hard to bring her spirit down.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Only in the manga's final volume, Ichigo summons her teammates' Mew power to create a pair of giant wings of light.
* PowerIncontinence: She loses control of her cat transformation when she's excited or embarrassed, usually because of Aoyama. At first, only her cat ears and tail appear, but later on, it gets more troublesome when she fully transforms into a cat she's flustered to the max.
* {{Protectorate}}: The Blue Knight/[[spoiler:Aoyama]] fights only to protect Ichigo.
* RedheadsAreRavishing: Ichigo is a redhead when untransformed in the anime[[note]]she's pink-haired in both her human and Mew forms in the manga and video game[[/note]]. Aoyama, Quiche, and Ryou are strongly attracted to her.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Minto's blue. She's passionate and energetic, while Minto is calm and dignified.
* RingsOfDeath: As Mew Ichigo, her weapon is the [=StrawBell=] Bell, a strawberry-shaped ring that throws energy blasts.
* RoseHairedSweetie: She has pink hair as Mew Ichigo (and in the manga, she keeps the pink hair color when untransformed). It fits her cheerful and romantic personality.
* SacredFirstKiss: She's ''not'' happy with Quiche taking her first kiss without her consent early in the anime.
* SayMyName: "AOYAMA-KUUUN!!"
* SignatureHeadgear: A pair of red ribbons.
* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: She has a crush on Aoyama, the popular KendoTeamCaptain.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Her crush on Aoyama, who is a LovableJock and NiceGuy.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: She has a super crush on Aoyama and pretty much loses all common sense when it comes to him.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:For all intents and purposes, Deep Blue being freakishly powerful enough to hand a CurbStompBattle to everyone in the vicinity means he likely would have been set to win the moment he was awakened, if not for the fact his own "puppet" personality had become sentient enough to take him down from within. That was only possible because Ichigo, a completely normal human girl at the time, had come into said "puppet"'s life and become important enough to him that he'd become capable of hijacking Deep Blue's body via ThePowerOfLove. Needless to say, Deep Blue hadn't exactly accounted for that one.]]
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: She's shown in at least one episode to be able to converse with cats. Considering that she's [[{{Animorphism}} transformed into a cat]] a few times, it shouldn't come as a surprise.
* SproutingEars: A RunningGag is that Ichigo's cat ears and tail pop out whenever she gets excited or flustered.
* StockShoujoHeroine: She's a typical [[GirlishPigtails pigtailed]], pink/red-haired shoujo protagonist who is a klutzy and ditzy MagicalGirl with love-based attacks.
* StrawberryShorthand: Ichigo's name translates to strawberry, and strawberries frequently appear on her outfits and personal items. Even her weapon is supposed to resemble a strawberry. As expected, she's portrayed as a cute and innocent young girl.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks like her mother, Sakura, but younger.
* SuperCuteSuperpowers: As Mew Ichigo, her primary superpower is firing rainbow-colored energy blasts from a cute strawberry-shaped weapon.
* TaremeEyes: She has round and wide eyes, fitting her cute and bubbly personality.
* VerbalTic: Her sentences tend to end with "~nya" occasionally.
* VitriolicBestBuds: She's annoyed by Minto's arrogant and lazy personality, but they're still friends and teammates.
* WorfHadTheFlu: In a very literal example of this trope, Ichigo loses a fight against Kisshu because she is sick with the flu in episode 17, resulting in the initial appearance of the Blue Knight to rescue her.
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[[folder: Minto Aizawa / Mew Mint]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/YumiKakazu (Japanese), Andi Whaley (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Claudia Chavarro (Latin American Spanish), Nathalie Hugo (French), Creator/EmanuelaPacotto (Italian)[[/note]]

The second person to join the Mew Mews, she has the genes of an Blue Lorikeet.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: In Episode 21, she tries to leave the team, believing that the struggle the Mews are faced with is hopeless.
* AdaptationalSexuality: In the original Japanese version of the anime, Minto imagines an androgynous dancer as her ideal romantic partner. In the 4Kids dub, she imagines [[SingleTargetSexuality Zakuro/Renée]] instead.
* AmbiguouslyGay: She's got a big CelebCrush on Zakuro. However, it isn't confirmed whether her feelings are exaggerated admiration or a serious romantic interest.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In Episode 43, [[spoiler:Minto challenges Zakuro to a fight out of frustration over Zakuro apparently betraying the team and refusing to give explanations.]] During their quarrel, Minto yells out in tears how much she likes Zakuro, although it's left ambiguous if it was meant to be a romantic confession.
* BigBrotherWorship: She used to look up to her older brother in their youth until they began to grow apart.
* BigDamnHeroes: In contrast to the anime, Minto is actually the one who senses and finds the first Mew Aqua, gaining the ability to use the Mew Aqua rod to get rid of the chimera anima that was polluting the air from Tokyo Tower.
* BitchSlap: In Episode 32, she delivers a well-deserved slap to her self-proclaimed rival Kanna to force her stop acting like a SpoiledBrat in the middle of an alien attack.
* BlowYouAway: She tends to have wind-based attacks.
* BlueIsHeroic: Her signature color is blue. While she can be a RichBitch, deep down, she's a compassionate person who cares deeply for her friends.
* CelebCrush: She has a big crush on Zakuro, who is a famous model. She was already infatuated with her before meeting her in person and she's overjoyed when she finds out Zakuro is one of her fellow Mews.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She gets annoyed when Zakuro spends time with Ichigo or is otherwise nice to her.
* CryIntoChest: At the end of episode 43, Minto breaks down crying into Zakuro's chest after the latter praises her for showing her newfound strength in battle.
* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: She's an elegant {{Ojou}} who is trained as a ballet dancer.
* DanceBattler: In episode 9 of the anime, she uses ballet to win a one-on-one match with a ballet-themed Chimera Anima.
* DubNameChange: "Corina Bucksworth" in the 4Kids dub.
* FanGirl: She has been a big fan of the celebrity Zakuro since before the latter joined the team.
* FeatherMotif: Because she has the DNA of a bird, Minto's Mew mark is shaped like two feathers and the anime has feathers appear in her TransformationSequence and attacks.
* FlowerMotifs: CherryBlossoms. They appears in her TransformationSequence from the anime.
* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: Minto uses very formal speech patterns, right down to using the highly formal pronoun [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "watakushi"]], because she's a very sophisticated {{Ojou}}.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfWoman: She slaps Mew Ichigo, complete with "Get a hold of yourself!", to snap her out of her HeroicBSOD caused by [[spoiler:her boyfriend's transformation into the BigBad]].
* GoGetterGirl: In her short manga story, Minto explains her family taught her to be the best at whatever she does. Because of this, she trains hard to always get the leading role at ballet performances, otherwise her family would force her to quit.
* HeroesLoveDogs: She's one of the main heroines and has a pet dog named Mickey who she adores.
* HeroicBSOD: In episodes 42-43, Zakuro's apparent betrayal leaves Minto utterly shaken and heartbroken.
* HumanizingTears: Minto is a haughty and mean rich girl, but even she has vulnerable moments where she cries. A notable example is when she's so hurt by Zakuro's harsh rejection to join the team that she's left sobbing like a little girl.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Early in the series, she constantly scolds Ichigo for not pulling her weight at work, even though she herself rarely helped out in the cafe, preferring to sit and sip tea instead.
* IdleRich: She thinks an {{Ojou}} like herself doesn't need to work and leaves the waitress work to her teammates.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is depicted as an arrogant, mean and lazy girl, but is shown to really be an empathetic person who cares deeply about her friends as the series progresses.
* TheLancer: Minto is the second member to join the team and plays the role of Ichigo's {{Foil}} as the refined, somewhat snobby {{Ojou}} to the klutzy, feisty schoolgirl.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Light Feminine to Zakuro's Dark Feminine because Minto is a graceful and ladylike ballet dancer who is younger and more emotional than Zakuro.
* LipstickLesbian: Minto is a very ladylike {{Ojou}} and ballet dancer who has a huge CelebCrush on [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Zakuro]].
* LonelyRichKid: Episode 9 shows Minto's wealthy parents are often absent from home and her older brother stopped spending time with her as he immersed himself in pursuing his studies. After seeing her family circumstances, Ichigo realizes Minto must feel lonely at home.
* LongRangeFighter: She's the only Mew Mew who can fly and fights with bow and arrow, therefore ranged combat is her specialty.
* LoveAtFirstSight: In the manga, Minto is instantly enamoured by Zakuro when she sees her retaining one of Retasu's bullies.
* MinidressOfPower: The tube dress she wears as Mew Mint is incredibly short.
* MsViceGirl: A textbook example of {{Pride}}, treating everyone but Zakuro and Shirogane with disdain.
* {{Ojou}}: She belongs to a very rich family and lives in a big mansion.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: She's a waitress at Café Mew Mew, but just sips tea during her shift.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In Episode 42, after hearing Zakuro has been offered a movie role in America, Minto immediately begs her to not leave her behind and to take her with her if she does decide to go. However, Zakuro doesn't take Minto's plead kindly because Minto is acting like Zakuro already decided to abandon the team even though Zakuro just told her she hasn't accepted the job yet.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Due to her DNA being merged with a bird, her Mew form has a pair of small avian wings at the back that allow her to fly.
* PreciousPhoto: Episode 9 reveals Minto keeps a photo of her brother watching her dance when they were kids. Since her brother grew distant with the years, the photo represents one of Minto's happiest memories with him.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: She's seen wearing tights in the winter version of her school uniform.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ichigo's red. She's calm and dignified, while Ichigo is passionate and energetic.
* RichBitch: She's a rather rude and arrogant rich girl, especially towards Ichigo in the beginning.
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: In Episode 34, the rich Minto tries selling an ancient and very valuable cabinet at a charity fair. She considers ''10 million yen'' a cheap price for it since she doesn't seem to understand no regular person can buy something that expensive.
* RidiculouslySmallWings: As Mew Mint, she has a tiny pair of blue wings on her back and these allow her to fly even though they're so small compared to her body.
* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: The anime introduces Mint in the second episode, which concludes with her becoming Ichigo's first teammate.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: In the anime, Minto shows the ability to talk to birds once.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is translated as Mint, but it can be written as its romanization, Minto.
* SpoiledBrat: Especially in the beginning, she acts like a spoiled snob.
* TeaIsClassy: Minto is a wealthy {{Ojou}} who spends most of her time in the Cafe Mew Mew having her own tea breaks instead of serving the customer.
* TokenFlyer: She's the only Mew Mew naturally capable to fly, thanks to her bird DNA.
* TripleShifter: Having to juggle school, ballet practice, work at the café and studying, she only gets four hours of sleep per night.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Blue is her signature color (both her hair and outfits are blue) and she's the most ladylike of the Mew Mews.
* TsurimeEyes: Her eyes are sharp, suiting her haughty and refined personality.
* VitriolicBestBuds: She's occasionally critical of Ichigo, but nevertheless quite close to her.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: As a result of [[RefusalOfTheCall Zakuro harshly refusing to join the team]], Minto is [[HeroicBSOD so shocked]] that she's spacing out at the café and drinks from a ''flower vase'' instead of a tea cup, causing her teammates to miss her usual haughty self.
* WealthsInAName: In the English dub her name is Corrina ''Bucksworth'', because she's TheOjou.
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[[folder: Retasu Midorikawa / Mew Lettuce]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KumiSakuma (Japanese), Creator/EricaSchroeder (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Dilma Gómez (Latin American Spanish), Géraldine Frippiat (French), Creator/ElisabettaSpinelli (Italian)[[/note]]

The third Mew Mew to join, she has the DNA of a Finless Porpoise. She is a shy girl who is initially scared of her powers, but gradually becomes more confident over time.
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* AllLovingHero: Her kindness and forgiveness extends to those who take advantage of her good nature. She even expresses compassion for her bullies, even though she's aware that they don't treat her very well. Later in the anime, her compassion extends to the aliens once she realizes [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes they have feelings and people they care about too]], making her wish the Mews could reach an understanding with them.
* BespectacledCutie: She wears glasses to emphasize her demure cuteness.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Shy and gentle as she is, hurting her friends is never a good idea.
* BlindWithoutEm: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. She can't see well without her glasses on, but only when untransformed. As Mew Lettuce, she goes around [[TheGlassesComeOff without glasses]] and it never causes her problems.
* BullyMagnet: Before she joins the Mew Mew team, she gets picked on and pushed around by three mean girls who [[FalseFriend pretend to be her friends]] [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity to take advantage of her kindness]].
* CuteClumsyGirl: She has never met a plate she hasn't dropped. This is quite a problem when she's a waitress.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: When she transforms for the first time, she attacks Mew Ichigo and Mew Mint out of fear. They manage to [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath persuade her to stop fighting]] and she agrees to join their team.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: She has stated to not like mushrooms.
* DubNameChange: "Bridget Verdant" in the 4Kids dub.
* ElementalEyeColors: She has water powers as a Mew Mew and in the anime, her eyes are deep blue when she's a civilian.
* ExpressiveHair: Retasu's braids can move according to her mood on a few occasions.
* ExtremeDoormat: Before meeting the Mew Mews, she has three [[FalseFriend so-called "friends"]] who treat her terribly, yet she puts up with it.
* FaceYourFears: In the BeachEpisode, Lettuce faces her fear of water to save two children from drowning and while doing so, she gets in contact with a Mew Aqua which transforms her into a mermaid.
* ForgotAboutHerPowers: She forgot she could breathe underwater and control water. In another case, when her arms were restrained, she forgot that she only needed to use her fingers to use her Lettastanets.
* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: She stands out as the most polite of the Mew Mews. Even though she isn't an {{Ojou}} like Minto, Retasu always speaks very politely to everyone and uses the [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics "-san" honorific]] on everyone she addresses.
* FriendlessBackground: Despite her best attempts to make friends, all she ever got were bullies who [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity took advantage of her kindness]] and she always felt lonely. Joining the Mew team allows her to gain true friends for the first time.
* FriendlySniper: In the ''Re-Turn'' manga, Mew Lettuce gets a new sniping attack that shoots a water bullet at a target. And she's still as sweet as ever.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: In Episode 34, it's revealed Retasu is fond of cute stuffed toys and makes them as a hobby.
* TheGlassesComeOff: She loses her glasses after her TransformationSequence into Mew Lettuce. Might have something to do with her water-based powers, but might also be that she's strongest in a fit of blind rage.
* GrewASpine: In Episode 16, Retasu is able to stand up to her bullies thanks to her newfound confidence after making true friends and developing a crush on Norihiro.
* HairAntennae: She has antennae on her head when she transforms. Said antennae can grow longer at will, even reaching her feet.
* TheHeart: She shares this role with Ichigo, being the most sensitive and caring of the Mews.
* HopelessSuitor: She has bad luck with her two love interests in the anime. First, she falls in love with an older guy only to watch him get engaged to another woman. Then, she falls in love with Ryou who is [[ObliviousToLove oblivious]] and never shows signs of reciprocating her feelings.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She desperately wants friends, to the point that she initially lets some mean girls boss her around because they say they'll be her friends if she obeys them. After becoming a Mew Mew, her greatest fear is that no one will become friends with a "freak" like her. She joins the Mew Mew team because Ichigo and Minto promise to be her first true friends.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Pie in the anime. Unlike Quiche with Ichigo and Tart with Bu-ling, there's no absolute evidence that Pie's feelings for Retasu are romantic, but he comes to care for her so much that [[spoiler:he chooses to die protecting her]].
* InformedSpecies: Her transformation has virtually no cetacean traits, except when she grows a mermaid tail underwater.
* IronicFear: Despite having the genes of a porpoise, she's afraid of swimming at first.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In Episode 16, Retasu gets a crush on an older guy and was going to confess to him, but he proposes to another woman. Although Retasu is a bit heartbroken, she's still glad with just having fallen in love, even if it was unrequited, and moves on.
* MakingASplash: She can generate water-based attacks.
* MermanityEnsues: Because of her porpoise DNA, she turns into a mermaid either when she gets in contact with water (in the manga) or with Mew Aqua (in the anime).
* MistakenForUndead: In her initial appearance, Ichigo and Minto hear there's a rumor about a ghost girl haunting a school's pool. They find out the "ghost" is actually Mew Lettuce.
* MoralityPet:
** To Ryou. He's usually a tactless jerk who annoys Ichigo especially, but he's consistently nice to Retasu. He never scolds her for her clumsiness and offers words of encouragement when she needs a confidence boost.
** To Pie towards the end of the anime. Pie is moved by Retasu's compassion towards the aliens and devotion to Ryou. [[spoiler:He ultimately gives up his life to protect her along with her friends.]]
* MsFanservice: Her Mew Mew outfit seems to be a little revealing with the bottom piece resembling a green swimsuit that shows most of her thighs and legs.
* NiceGirl: She's polite, sweet and caring. However, it's {{deconstructed|trope}} when we first meet her because her [[FalseFriend so-called friends]] were blatantly TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity (which Ichigo picks up on immediately).
* PlaceboEffect: In the CruiseEpisode of the manga, Ryou gives Retasu a drink to help her with her motion sickness. After Retasu starts feeling better, Ryou reveals he just gave her normal juice.
* TheRedeemer: In the anime, there's scenes where Retasu tries to persuade Pie that their groups fighting will only result in tragedy and since the alien race originates from Earth, they should be comrades with humans. However, Pie's loyalty to Deep Blue is unflinching [[spoiler:until his last fight with the Mew team where he realizes Retasu's words did reach him enough to make him sacrifice his life to save the heroes.]]
* ShipTease: She gets some notable ship teasing moments with Ryou, particularly in the anime where it's all but outright stated that Lettuce has crush on him. There's even an episode where Lettuce kisses Ryou while [[DudeShesLikeInAComa he's unconscious]] since [[UnderwaterKiss they're underwater]]. However, Ryou doesn't show signs of reciprocating, even though he does care about Lettuce.
* ShowgirlSkirt: Mew Lettuce wears a tube top dress that fans out in the shape of two fins at the back while leaving her legs exposed and showing the LeotardOfPower worn underneath.
* ShrinkingViolet: She's a painfully shy girl, and before becoming a Mew Mew, she was bullied because of it. While she remains introverted, her confidence does increase as time goes on.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: In the anime, Retasu is shown to be attracted to men who treat her kindly. In Ryou's case, while he normally counts as an AllGirlsWantBadBoys sort of fellow, his [[JerkWithAHeartofGold inner heart of gold]] comes out around Retasu and she loves him for that.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name is translated as Lettuce, but it can be written as its romanization, Retasu.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: When she tries swimming for the first time, she has gained the ability of breathing underwater from her porpoise DNA.
* SympathyForTheDevil: She starts to sympathize with the aliens once she learns of their tragic origins and desperation to save their people from their home planet's harsh environment.
* TaremeEyes: Her eyes are rounded and soft, fitting her shy and polite nature.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Episode 34 shows Retasu is gifted in making handmade stuffed dolls.
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Her abilities often are useful when no one else's are. In one episode, only she can listen to the Chimera Anima's reading out loud without falling asleep, due to her interest in books, and in another, she can use her castanets even while tied up in a web, since she only needs to move her fingers. Lastly, she was the only one who could swim in water for long due to having the DNA of a Finless Porpoise.
* WaterIsWomanly: Having the DNA of a Finless Porpoise, Mew Lettuce has water-related powers and can transform into a mermaid underwater. She's also the most demure, polite and gentle of the heroines.
* WaterTriggeredChange: In the manga, Mew Lettuce transforms into a mermaid when she dives into the sea because of her porpoise DNA. In the anime, however, she needs Mew Aqua for said transformation.
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[[folder: Bu-ling Huang / Mew Pudding]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/HisayoMochizuki (Japanese), Creator/KetherDonohue (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Creator/ShirleyMarulanda (Latin American Spanish), Marie Van Ermengem (French), Creator/TosawiPiovani (Italian)[[/note]]

The fourth member of the Mew Mews, who has the DNA of the Golden Lion Tamarin. She is highly energetic, but later developments indicate that she is responsible for her younger siblings in the absence of her parents.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga colored art, Bu-ling's waitress uniform is yellow with orange. In the anime, the colors are reversed.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the anime, Bu-ling represses her grief over her mother's death because she promised her mother to always smile. When she's reminded of her mother, however, she can't stop herself from crying. Also, [[spoiler:Tart's death hits her much harder than it did in the manga.]]
* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: In the original manga, Mew Pudding's weapons are two hoola-hoops. In the anime, her weapon is a pair of tambourines. Later manga installments changed the hoola-hoops for the tambourines to match the anime.
* AffectionateNickname: She takes a liking to Tart and calls him "Taru-Taru" out of affection.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She eventually gets a crush on the BrattyHalfPint villain Tart. Although, she only starts to like him after he saves her life, which convinces her there's some good in him.
* AnimeChineseGirl: She usually wears Chinese themed casual clothes and it's mentioned her father is a martial artist.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: She's the youngest in the group and acts like an energetic little sister to her older teammates.
* BadassInDistress: In the Tokyo Dome episode, Mew Pudding gets trapped under the stadium while Tart uses Chimera Anima that cause it to collapse. In the manga, she's rescued by other Mew Mews, but [[VillainousRescue Tart saves her]] in the anime.
* BeautifulTears: In the manga finale, Bu-ling cries when Tart says he doesn't plan to ever return to Earth. Her adorable tearful face makes Tart blush and he decides to consider coming back to see her again someday.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: Later in the series, she wants to befriend the alien Tart and constantly tries to convince him that they should stop fighting. Towards the end of the anime series, Tart does make a HeelFaceTurn thanks to Bu-ling.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Tart in the anime. They frequently fight because he insists on acting like a bad guy, but both develop feelings for each other later on.
* BetaCouple: With Tart. Due to their [[PuppyLove young age]], their dynamic is quite childish and unlike the main couple, they don't have to deal with a messy LoveTriangle.
* BigEater: She loves eating.
* BoyishShortHair: She has the shortest hair out of the heroines and is the hyperactive tomboy of the group.
* BraidsOfAction: She wears her hair in multiple braids and is a [[MagicalGirl Mew Mew]].
* BreathWeapon: She can breathe fire. It's one of the many tricks she learned when she was a StreetPerformer.
* BubblyWaitress: The endlessly energetic and cheerful Bu-ling loves to do circus tricks while working at Café Mew Mew. She serves tables while riding a monocycle and doing plate spinning, which makes her popular among customers.
* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: In episode 9, she throws her waitress uniform in the air. A second later, she catches it, already fully dressed in casual clothes.
* CheerfulChild: It's rare to not see her smiling or laughing.
* ChildrenDoTheHousework: Even though she's the youngest Mew Mew, Bu-ling must look after her little siblings and do all the household chores by herself because her father is never home and her mother is dead.
* CircusBrat: She basically made a living as a one-person circus before she became a Mew Mew. Her sprinting and flailing is often accompanied by running on top of a ball or breathing fire.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She often makes some fairly bizarre inferences, like suggesting that Zakuro is going to America to play baseball, and thinks spinning plates on a ball is a form of ballet.
* CoordinatedClothes: Hairstyle variation. In the manga sequels, Bu-ling has GirlishPigtails to match Tart's hairstyle. This is intentional on Bu-ling's part as she starts wearing the pigtails to remind herself of Tart while he's in space.
* CryIntoChest: A LapPillow variation in Episode 20. When resting on the lap of Heicha's teacher, Bu-ling starts crying because of how much she misses her deceased mother.
* CuteBruiser: She's quite strong for a young girl.
* TheCutie: She's younger than the other girls, and always happy, fun-loving, and energetic.
* DatingCatwoman: While they aren't technically dating, she has a crush on Tart, who is her foe. Tart does like her back, but [[{{Tsundere}} he's in denial]].
* DieOrFly: Bu-ling's Mew powers first activate when she tries to [[TakingTheBullet take an attack from a Chimera Anima]] to protect Ichigo.
* DubNameChange: "Kikki Benjamin" in the 4Kids dub.
* ElementalBarrier: In her introduction episode, Bu-ling unconsciously creates an earth shield before she transforms for the first time. She never shows this sort of power again afterwards.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her introduction, Bu-ling performs a show for Ichigo and then starts pestering her for a tip.
* FacialMarkings: Her [[PowerTattoo Mew Mark]] is on her forehead.
* FearlessFool: No matter how dire the situation is, Bu-ling won't get scared, mainly because she doesn't seem to even comprehend why she should feel fear.
* FeigningHealthiness: In her SickEpisode, Bu-ling constantly tries to act like she's healthy enough to keep looking after her siblings by herself. Even after her friends decide to stay over at her house to babysit her siblings, Bu-ling pretends she recovered after only one day, but collapses soon after the others leave.
* FoodBasedSuperpowers: Her attacks encase her enemies in a giant jello.
* GelatinousEncasement: Mew Pudding's "Pudding Ring Inferno" encases opponents in a giant block of pudding, leaving them open for the rest of the group to capitalize on.
* GenkiGirl: She's always jumping around and climbing things.
* GirlinessUpgrade: In the ''Re-turn'' manga, Mew Pudding's biketard is changed for a MinidressOfPower and she's given GirlishPigtails, making her look girlier than in the original series.
* GirlishPigtails: In the manga sequels, Bu-ling ties some of her hair into pigtails that make her look even more adorable.
* TheGlomp: She's prone to jumping on people and hugging them. This includes Tart, one of her enemies, as thanks for saving her life.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: She uses Chinese on occasion.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde, young, and innocent.
* {{Hammerspace}}: She can pull walking globes, monocycles, juggling props and more out of thin air.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: At the start of the anime's final battle, [[spoiler:Tart is killed by Pie in front of Bu-ling. After taking a moment to mourn him, she wipes away her tears and stands back up to join the last fight against Pie in order to avenge Tart.]]
* HowDareYouDieOnMe: In Episode 51, [[spoiler:she cradles Tart's dead body and breaks down in tears as she reproaches him for not listening to her when she told him to stop fighting, which resulted in him getting killed in front of her.]]
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Because of her young age, she tends to say and do insensitive things without realizing, like saying outloud that Ichigo is hiding from Aoyama with him present at the room.
* InterspeciesRomance: She's a human girl who has a crush on Tart, an alien.
* JumpedAtTheCall: She wasted no time transforming once it's revealed that she's a Mew.
* KickChick: When not using her jello attack, she likes to fight Chimera Anima with her kicks.
* KidAppealCharacter: She's the cute and energetic little kid of the main group and is fond of performing circus tricks. She's the sort of character the child audience adores.
* KiddieKid: She's 11-12 years old, but her hyperactive personality and habit of [[ThirdPersonPerson calling herself in third person]] make her seem quite childish for her age. It's still {{downplayed|trope}} since Bu-ling is actually a very responsible and dependable older sister to her much younger siblings who she's raising by herself.
* LeotardOfPower: She wears a biketard in her Mew form.
* LiteralMinded: She thinks she has lion genes because her animal is named golden lion tamarin, not getting that it's actually a type of monkey.
** In episode 13 when Ichigo tried to hide from Aoyama and begged Bu-ling to tell him that she is not here, Bu-ling loudly shouts to Aoyama exactly that while also mentioning that Ichigo told her to do so, much to Ichigo's horror.
* LittleMissBadass: She's the youngest Mew, but can still kick a lot of tail.
* LostInTranslation: In the original Japanese, her name is written with kanji, translating to "Walking Bell". The correct translation would be "Bu-ling" (Chinese romanization) or "Purin" (Japanese romanization), but Tokyopop and Kodansha opted for the spelling "Pudding" so she would still fit into the EdibleThemeNaming of the Mew Mews.
* AMatchMadeInStockholm: Her initial interactions with Tart have him attacking her, kidnapping her and trying to kill her. However, after he saves her life, their relationship turns into PuppyLove.
* MaybeEverAfter: With Tart in the manga. Before he leaves Earth, Bu-ling gives him a goodbye kiss and candies. Tart says he'll probably come back for more someday.
* MinorLivingAlone: Bu-ling is a preteen girl living without her parents because her father left the family to train martial arts around the world and her mother is dead. In addition to that, she has the big responsibility of raising her ''[[MassiveNumberedSiblings five]]'' little siblings and working at a café to earn a living while she's still in elementary school ''and'' has to fight as a half-monkey magical girl.
* MonkeyKingLite: She's an energetic, airheaded, playful and gluttonous AnimeChineseGirl who often sprouts a monkey tail. The Mew mark on her forehead and her weapon being shaped like golden rings can be considered an allusion to Sun Wukong's golden ring headband.
* MoralityPet: Her PuppyLove relationship with Tart is what makes him more sympathetic than the other aliens. She's the only human Tart ever comes to care about enough to save her life and he can show his kinder side to her near the end of the anime.
* MotorMouth: When she's excited, she speaks a lot and very fast.
* MouthToMouthForceFeeding: In the manga, Bu-ling puts a candy in Tart's mouth by kissing him.
* NiceGirl: She is very friendly, outgoing, loyal, and playful.
* NoListeningSkills: Bu-ling tends to not listen to others when she wants to put on a show. The main example is when she isn't allowed to go with the other Mews to the audition where they can meet Zakuro, because she's too young to participate. Bu-ling still breaks into the building and completely sabotages the audition with her fire breathing, all while refusing to listen as the other Mews tell her to stop. Tart also gets annoyed whenever his threats and {{Friendship Denial}}s towards Bu-ling fall on deaf ears.
* NowOrNeverKiss: In the manga ending, Bu-ling kisses Tart before he leaves Earth since she's afraid she'll never see him again. He then promises he'll come back to see her again someday.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Since she's normally super cheerful and optimistic, the few scenes where she cries are heartbreaking, mainly when [[spoiler:she cries over Tart's dead body]].
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother passed away when she was very young and her father is off in another part of the world. Not to mention she received a PromotionToParent to raise her ''five'' younger siblings.
* PlayfulCatSmile: Her default expression is a cat-like smile, even though she isn't the team's CatGirl. It still showcases her playful personality.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In the manga, when Tart is about to leave Earth, Bu-ling tearfully begs him to not go away forever, prompting him to promise to come back someday.
* PluckyComicRelief: Being the team's {{Cloudcuckoolander}} GenkiGirl, her primary role is amusing the audience with her silly antics.
* ThePollyanna: She always acts very hyper and cheerful, despite her difficult family situation and ParentalAbandonment. Even when she's trapped underground with no means to escape, she keeps laughing as she imagines how nice it would be to become a fossil.
* PromotionToParent: Her mother is dead and her father is away because of martial arts training. As a result, Bu-ling is the only one responsible for looking after her five little siblings, even though Bu-ling herself is in elementary school.
* PunnyName: The kanji of her name literally translate to "Walking Bell", but its Japanese spelling is the same as "pudding" to fit into the EdibleThemeNaming of the main cast.
* PuppyLove: She's in elementary school and develops mutual feelings for Tart, an alien who looks around her age.
* RescueRomance: Bu-ling develops a crush on Tart after he saves her life despite her being his enemy.
* RingsOfDeath: In the first manga series, Bu-ling's Puring Rings are two hoola-hoops. Later installments changed them for the tambourines she has in the anime.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The Energetic Girl to Tart's Savvy Guy. Her energy leaves him exhausted whenever they interact.
* SayMyName: In Episode 51, Bu-ling desperately cries out Tart's name [[spoiler:after watching him get murdered in cold blood by Pie]].
* SillySimian: She's a half-monkey girl filling the role of the goofy and energetic PluckyComicRelief in the heroine team.
* StalkerWithoutACrush: She spends half of her introduction episode chasing Ichigo all over the town because she wants Ichigo to show her how to grow cat ears.
* StepfordSmiler: Her DayInTheLimelight episode indicates she may be keeping some of her sadness about her mother's death to herself. She also tries to pretend she's perfectly fine when she obviously isn't because she doesn't want to worry others.
* StreetPerformer: Before she got a job at the Cafe Mew Mew, she made a living with her acrobatic performances and circus tricks at the park to support herself and her little siblings.
* TagalongKid: Being the resident CheerfulChild, she's the most energetic and perky of the Mews. However, she can cause trouble with her circus tricks, the older teammates have to look after her when she's sick and she gets kidnapped at least once. Except for her occasional DayInTheLimelight, her role is pure comedy.
* TaremeEyes: Her big, round eyes fit her energetic and bouncy personality.
* TastesLikeFriendship: She thanks Tart for helping her and gives him a candy as proof that they're friends now. He tries to [[FriendshipDenial deny their friendship]], but he's happy about being given the candy.
* ThirdPersonPerson: She usually refers to herself in the third person. It's normal for young kids in Japan to do that, although most kids would have outgrown it by Bu-ling's age.
* TokenMiniMoe: She's the only child in a group of teenage girls.
* TokenMinority: She's a Chinese, or at the very least a Chinese-descent, living in Japan.
* TripleShifter: As if being a student and Mew wasn't enough, Bu-ling is responsible for all the housework and raising her siblings at home. In her SickEpisode, her friends try to take up Bu-ling's tight schedule while she recovers from her fever, but they almost collapse from exhaustion after just one day. Bu-ling can only keep up that lifestyle because she's already [[GenkiGirl energy personified]].
* VerbalTic: She ends her sentences with "~na no da".
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: In episode 46, she locks Tart in an abdominal stretch when both are fighting over a fake Mew Aqua.
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[[folder: Zakuro Fujiwara / Mew Zakuro]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/JunkoNoda (Japanese), Mollie Weaver (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Rocío Bermúdez (Latin American Spanish), Marielle Ostrowski (French), Creator/PatriziaScianca (Italian)[[/note]]

The last member of the team to be introduced and a famous model whom Minto greatly admires. She has powers prior to meeting the others, and is reluctant to join them at first, but joins them and opens up to them. She has the DNA of the gray wolf.
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* AbsurdPhobia: Zakuro is unflappable when fighting mutated alien beasts on a nearly daily basis, but encountering a giant cockroach causes her to freeze fur-on-end and run away in panic.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: There's no implication of Zakuro having a DarkAndTroubledPast in the manga. In the anime, however, it's mentioned that she saw someone she cared about die because they were unable to trust each other and it left her with some emotional baggage.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the manga, Zakuro is TheQuietOne, rarely speaking to anyone, including her teammates. The anime, besides having her be more talkative, makes her more of a savvy and blunt CoolBigSis who can be harsh on her teammates, especially Minto, yet ultimately wants to help and advice them.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's tall, beautiful, aloof, imposing, and has dark purple hair.
* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Zakuro is the most elegant and glamorous of the Mews, since she works as a model. Out of the team, she's the only one with a midriff-baring MagicalGirl outfit.
* BaritoneOfStrength: She has the deepest voice out of the Mews and is the toughest member, both in personality and fighting style.
* BeneathTheMask: She presents herself as much more approachable on camera. The clients at Cafe Mew Mew [[RecognitionFailure don't recognize her]] because her super cold and intimidating attitude is one no one would expect from the woman she pretends to be as a star.
* BerserkButton: While she's a very collected person, she'll get ''very'' upset if any of her allies show doubt in her word. When the Mew Mews read some news about Zakuro probably needing to move to America for a movie role, Minto desperately begs her to take her with her even though Zakuro just said she hasn't accepted the job. This makes Zakuro so angry that she refuses to transform for battle and does nothing as Minto gets badly beaten while defending her. She later explains she hates people doubting her [[spoiler:because she already lost someone she cared about because of that in the past]].
* TheBigGirl: She's the heaviest fighter of the Mews.
* BigSisterInstinct: In Episode 35, Zakuro becomes attached to a lonely little girl named Momoka. When Quiche threatens to harm Momoka, Zakuro delivers him an epic punch to the face in one of the few moments where Zakuro looks ''seriously'' pissed off.
* BrokenBird: The anime implies she went through some painful experiences in her past which hardened her into the cold and distant person she is today.
* BullyHunter: In the manga, she almost breaks a girl's arm for bullying Retasu.
* ByronicHeroine: She's as much of one as she can be in a light-hearted MagicalGirl anime. Zakuro is a beautiful girl who is strong, aloof, antisocial and scary when she's angry, but a good person at heart. She's very mysterious and nothing is really known about her personal life, except that she tragically lost someone important to her.
* TheComicallySerious: In some episodes, she has a few moments of [[NotSoAboveItAll joining the girls' goofy antics]], like putting on a reindeer costume, while keeping a deadpan face.
* CoolBigSis: After she befriends the Mew Mews, Zakuro acts like a cool and mature big sister figure to her younger teammates. In one episode, she meets Momoka, a little girl who idolizes her, and treats her like a cute little sister she's protective of.
* CosmicMotifs: A moon appears at the end of her TransformationSequence.
* CrossAttack: Her weapon, [[PunnyName ZaCross Whip]], is a cross that generates an energy whip. This goes in line with her being the only one in the MagicalGirl team who is [[TokenReligiousTeammate depicted as a practicing Christian in the anime]].
* CruelToBeKind: In one episode, she refuses to endorse a studio employee's proposal that they use a certain necklace in a fashion show, wanting the employee to get the nerve to make her pitch herself.
* DeathGlare: Her mere eyes are enough to scare the café's customers.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She appears to be rather cold and aloof, but eventually reveals her warmer side as she befriends the other Mew Mews.
* DieOrFly: In the manga, she first transforms when she's attacked by crow Chimera Animas.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Because she's a hero doesn't mean she won't resort to vicious intimidation sometimes; don't think she won't go so far as to break your arm if she catches you bullying.
* DressedLikeADominatrix: Zakuro dresses very skimpily for a MagicalGirl. Her Mew uniform consists of a red-violet crop top, flared shorts, armbands, wristbands, a choker, a garter belt and thigh-high boots. As if to complete the dominatrix image, her weapon of choice is a whip.
* DubNameChange: "[[AlliterativeName Renée Roberts]]" in the 4Kids dub. It is probably a ShoutOut to the actress Renee Roberts.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Minto is a huge fan of hers and often describes her with hearts in her eyes.
* FierySensuality: Her TransformationSequence depicts her surrounded by flames and coincidentally, she wears the most revealing Mew uniform.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: In Episode 17, after hearing the aliens' motivations, she says it's natural that they hate humans for taking over and polluting the planet that originally belonged to their ancestors. However, she still believes it doesn't justify their crimes.
* FriendToAllChildren: Zakuro is very nice to little children, as seen in her interactions with Momoka in Episode 35.
* FullNameBasis: Her admirers always refer to her as Fujiwara Zakuro.
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: She's a very beautiful, mature and refined model, has purple-colored Mew Mew/waitress outfits and has purple hair to match.
* GracefulLoser: In Episode 43, Zakuro accepts Minto defeated her in their duel and praises her for how strong she has become.
* GratuitousEnglish: When Bu-ling crashes her teammates' audition, Zakuro speaks in English to calm down the angered judge.
* HairColorDissonance: Zakuro is stated to have black hair in her introduction, suggesting it looks [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple]] [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience just for convenience]].
* IcyBlueEyes: Her civilian self has blue eyes, representing her distant and cold towards everyone around her, especially the Mews occasionally.
* InconsistentSpelling: The two official English translations of the manga spell her given name differently; she's "Zakuro" in the Tokyopop translation and "Zacro" in the Kodansha translation.
* IndifferentBeauty: When she isn't working as a model, she doesn't really care about her looks.
* InformedAbility: It's mentioned she can speak Japanese, English, French, German, and Chinese. While we do hear her speak English once, we never get the chance to see her linguistics ability in other languages.
* InformedAttractiveness: Zakuro is described as the most attractive girl of the cast, despite the art style making [[GenericCuteness all the girls look similarly cute]]. The only things pointing at Zakuro being especially pretty are her being a model and [[{{Fangirl}} Minto]] fawning over how beautiful she is.
* IWorkAlone: When the other Mews ask her to join the team for the first time, Zakuro refuses to join her because she doesn't want to have comrades.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Her aloofness makes her come off as a cold, uncaring jerk. However, Zakuro is a heroic person who grows to care deeply for her fellow Mew Mews. She also can show a kinder side of herself around children.
* KickTheDog: Minto is heartbroken by Zakuro's initial refusal to join the team and just to twist the knife, Zakuro calls Minto annoying, leaving her in tears.
* KnightInSourArmor: She fights the aliens to protect humanity like the other Mew Mews, but she often makes clear she doesn't like people, is quite distant and harsh even to her allies, and can show trust issues sometimes.
* LegFocus: [[{{Fangirl}} Minto]] considers one of Zakuro's many attractive physical traits are her shapely, long legs.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Dark Feminine to Minto's Light Feminine because Zakuro is an emotionally distant BrokenBird who is elegant in a more mature way than Minto.
* LightningLash: When she attacks, an energy whip comes out of her cross-shaped stick and it strikes her enemies like a lightning.
* LonerTurnedFriend: Zakuro starts off as a [[{{Pun}} lone wolf]] and wants the other Mew Mews to leave her alone. She's eventually convinced to join the team and becomes a CoolBigSis to her teammates.
* MistakenForBetrayal: In Episode 43, the Mew Mews find Zakuro with Quiche at a church. Due to Zakuro's suspicious behavior, Minto becomes afraid that Zakuro is betraying the team and she decides to fight her when Zakuro refuses to give explanations. [[spoiler:In truth, Zakuro only let Quiche approach her to get a better insight of what his motives and goals may be. She didn't clear things up for her teammates because she wanted them to show they trust her.]]
* ModelingIsGlamorous: Zakuro is a popular teen model. Besides working as a part-time waitress and half-animal superhero, she has a busy schedule comprised of photoshoots, interviews, and commercials. She's also been offered to work as an actress in America. She's characterized as the most stylish and glamorous of the Mew Mews, gaining her the admiration of her teammates (especially Minto).
* MoralityPet: Minto only drops the haughty attitude around Zakuro, who she idolizes and admires.
* MsFanservice: She's a model who is well-known for her beauty and curves. Adding to it, she wears the most revealing outfit as a Mew.
* MsViceGirl: Zakuro reacts with violence (physical and psychological) to any problem.
* MysteriousPast: While we never get to know the details of her past, scenes from episode 42 imply that Zakuro underwent a deeply traumatizing experience involving the death of someone she cared for, and that she is estranged from her parents.
* MysteriousPurple: Zakuro, whose hair and Mew outfit are purple, is the most solitary and mysterious of the Mew Mews, largely acting as an AloofAlly even after joining the team.
* NotSoAboveItAll: In the ChristmasEpisode, she dresses like Rudolph along with the other girls, in an attempt to cheer Ichigo up.
* NotSoStoic: Zakuro is usually calm, even when she's fighting. However, when she sees Quiche harming Momoka and throwing away her parents' gift, she screams in his face and ''decks'' him right in the face. Quiche is stunned to see the cool Zakuro being so rageful.
* OneeSama: She's the eldest in the group and Minto calls her "onee-sama" out of respect and admiration.
* OutOfFocus: Zakuro is the Mew to get the least focus and tends to fade into the background. We never learn personal details about her life outside of her being a popular model.
* PerpetualFrowner: She only smiles often when on camera. Outside of her modeling job, her expression ranges from solemn to angry. Even at the café, she looks at the customers with a cold frown.
* TheQuietOne: In the manga, she barely talks and mostly just observes the other girls' antics. The anime makes her more talkative.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Her hair colour is described as black (although [[HairColorDissonance it's colored purple]]), going well with her white-as-snow skin. It's one of the many features that make Minto find her gorgeous.
* RealMenLoveJesus: In the anime, she's a fierce warrior and a churchgoing UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian armed with a [[CrossAttack cross-shaped whip handle]].
* RebuiltPedestal: In Episode 43, Minto seriously suspects Zakuro is going to betray the team and make an alliance with their enemy Quiche. Since Zakuro doesn't deny any of her doubts, Minto challenges her to a duel. Thanks to Ichigo's intervention, Zakuro apologizes and explains that she didn't accept Quiche's offer to become his ally, even though she's interested in finding out what he's planning. Now knowing that Zakuro isn't a traitor, Minto reconciles with her idol.
* RecognitionFailure: The customers of Café Mew Mew don't recognize the purple-haired waitress is the famous model Zakuro. This is a bit {{justified|trope}}; Zakuro acts much more cheerful on camera. Therefore, people can't imagine such a cold and unfriendly girl is the Zakuro the public is familiar with.
* RefusalOfTheCall: At first, she refuses to join the Mew Mew team. She comes around after Mew Ichigo protects her from a Chimera Anima.
* TheRunaway: In Episode 42, a letter implies Zakuro ran away from home after an unspecified tragic incident.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** She gives Ichigo good relationship advice when the latter is feeling troubled about her love life with Aoyama.
** A manga extra implies Zakuro ships [=Bu-lingxTart=]. When Bu-ling is sad about Tart not being back from space yet, Zakuro cheers her up by tying her hair into GirlishPigtails like Tart's.
* StatuesqueStunner: Zakuro is a beautiful model standing at roughly 5' 9".
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Mew Zakuro's outfit covers notably less than the other Mews, leaving her shoulders and abdomen completely exposed.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She appears highly aloof at first glance, but shows a sweeter side around her friends and children.
* TerrorHero: While she's no stranger to direct combat, she engages in it in a very intimidating fashion, and outside of battle, is still the sort of person who will intimidate other people to get what she wants.
* TokenReligiousTeammate: In the anime, Zakuro wears cross necklaces and frequents the church, making her the only Mew Mew to be depicted as a practicing UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian.
* ToughLove: During Minto's TenMinuteRetirement in episode 21, in order to get Minto to come back to the team and find a reason to fight, Zakuro literally has to whip her back into shape.
* TsurimeEyes: She has sharp and narrowed eyes, fitting her cold and tough personality.
* VaporWear: Her Mew outfit has a strapless crop top that doesn't seem to make it possible for her to wear a bra underneath it.
* VigilanteMan: In the anime, before the Mew team finds her, Zakuro had been fighting and defeating Chimera Anima attacks by herself.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Minto compares Zakuro's blue eyes to sapphires.
* WhipOfDominance: Mew Zakuro is DressedLikeADominatrix and her weapon is a whip, making her the only member in her MagicalGirl team who sports a skimpy outfit and a weapon that actually looks like one instead of a musical instrument. She's the most intimidating and aggressive of the heroes; in one episode, she uses her whip to drag Quiche back from his teleportation portal and punch him in the face. She's even willing to use her whip to attack her teammate Mint for the sake of teaching her a lesson in a couple of episodes.
* WiseBeyondHerYears: Zakuro isn't that much older than the other Mew Mews, being merely around 15 years old. It's easy to forget it because she's so mature most of the time and often acts like a wise adviser to younger girls.
* WonderfulWerewolf: Zakuro has her DNA mixed with that of a gray wolf, which technically makes her a werewolf of sorts. While she displays some ferocity and violence, she is ultimately a lupine hero.
* YoungerThanSheLooks: She's approximately fifteen years old, but her tall height, curvy body, and mature attitude give the impression that she's older than her actual age.
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!Aliens
The main antagonists of ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' are a group of aliens who once called the Earth home before being forced to flee due to environmental changes. They waited on a distant planet on which it was difficult to survive until the time came when they could return. Angered with what the humans have done to the environment, they plan to destroy humanity and reclaim their former home.
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[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AdaptationalBadass: In the manga, only Quiche is shown to be capable of physical combat when he fights the Blue Knight and Deep Blue with tonfas. While they still primarily fight with Chimera Anima in the anime, the three aliens all have their own weapon of choice and get equally matched fights with the Mew Mews and the Blue Knight in several episodes. Their personal powers, like Tart's [[GreenThumb plant manipulation]] and Pie's [[ShockAndAwe electricity attacks]], are also considerably more impressive in the anime.
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Each alien is mourned by one of the Mews after they give up their lives as redemption in Episode 51. Bu-ling cries for Tart, Ichigo cries for Quiche, and Retasu laments Pie's sacrifice for her and her friends.]]
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Quiche, Tart, and Pie die in the final battle. After Deep Blue is defeated, they're brought back to life by the Mew Aqua.]]
* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Quiche and Tart wear crop tops that expose their midriffs. While all three aliens are male, Quiche and Tart are slender, feminine-looking {{Pretty Boy}}s, in contrast to Pie who looks much more masculine and muscular while also happening to be the only alien guy whose outfit doesn't reveal his midriff.
* BigThinShortTrio: Quiche is the skinny one, Tart is the short one and Pie is the tall one.
* TheBusCameBack: In the ''Re-Turn'' manga special, Quiche, Tart, and Pie come back to Earth and get hired as live-in employees at Café Mew Mew.
* ChromaticArrangement: Quiche has green hair, Tart wears a red top and Pie has indigo hair.
* EasilyForgiven: Despite having planned to KillAllHumans and attacking the good guys for the entire series, no one in the Mew team holds grudges against the aliens after Deep Blue is defeated. It's a bit more understandable in the anime where the three aliens make their HeelFaceTurn during the final battle, but in the manga, only Quiche turned against Deep Blue yet no one protests when the three aliens get hired at Café Mew Mew in the ''Re-Turn'' special.
* EdibleThemeNaming: All the aliens, minus Deep Blue, are named after shortcrust pastries. In addition, Bu-ling's nickname for Tart is based on the tartar sauce, a condiment usually eaten with fish.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:The three aliens (except for Tart in the anime) smile calmly as they die in front of the Mew they have feelings for, mainly to comfort their object of affection (Quiche smiles for Ichigo, Tart smiles for Bu-ling in the manga and Pie smiles for Retasu in the anime).]]
* FangsAreEvil: They have long fangs to make them stand out as villains.
* {{Flight}}: The three aliens are able to fly and unlike Mew Mint, they don't even have wings.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Quiche is Choleric (impulsive, obsessive and unpredictable), Tart is Sanguine (childish, mischievous and sensitive), Pie is Melancholic (stoic, logical and blindly committed to his mission), and Deep Blue is Phlegmatic (enigmatic leader who merely gives orders until the time of his awakening). [[spoiler:Deep Blue's good self, Aoyama, also counts for Phlegmatic since he's a polite and gentle guy.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Zakuro points out that the aliens have an understandable grievance against humans for polluting their homeworld, but [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse that doesn't justify killing all of humanity]].
* FreudianTrio: Quiche is TheMcCoy (only interested in his own amusement and driven by his strong emotions), Tart is TheKirk (emotional and impulsive, but listens to Pie's logic more than Quiche), and Pie is TheSpock (only acts according to logic and discards emotions to single-mindedly focus on his mission).
* GoingNative: In the ''Re-Turn'' manga, Quiche, Tart and Pie settle down on Earth for good, starting to wear human clothes and getting a job at Café Mew Mew as waiters.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:At the end of both the manga and anime, Quiche, Tart, and Pie stop trying to take over Earth after Deep Blue is defeated and they return to their planet with the last Mew Aqua to save their people.]]
* HellishPupils: They have creepy, reptilian eyes.
* HumanAliens: They look and act exactly like humans do, except for the PointyEars they have to remind everyone they're aliens. It's {{justified|trope}} since [[TransplantedHumans their race is descended from a human subspecies that left Earth in the prehistoric ages]].
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Most of them believe that humans are cruel and wasteful to their planet. They often talk about how the Earth is polluted and humans care very little about the environment.
* KillAllHumans: Their ultimate EvilPlan is to extinguish humankind and leave Earth inhabited so their own race can come back to their original home planet.
* MakerOfMonsters: They use jellyfish-like alien parasytes and fuse them with animals or (in Tart's case) plants, turning them into Chimera Anima. In the anime, they can also [[YourSoulIsMine steal humans' spirits]] to create even more powerful Chimera Anima.
* MasculineFeminineAndrogyneTrio: While the three are guys, only the tall and handsome Pie looks decisively masculine, Quiche is slender and androgynous-looking, and Tart is a little kid with pigtails that make him look girly.
* MoralMyopia: For all their talk about how HumansAreTheRealMonsters for polluting the Earth, they sure don't have any qualms with using Chimera Anima to damage Tokyo's ecosystem as part of their plan to drive humanity to extinction for the sake of their own race.
* MrFanservice: The aliens have been shown wearing revealing clothing with Pie having his NavelOutline exposed while being slightly muscular. The same way with Quiche and Tart who wear shirts resembling crop tops that exposes their belly buttons. Top it off with being {{Pretty Boy}}s.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween: In the anime's final episodes, the aliens display this dynamic with their different reactions to Deep Blue planning to destroy all life on Earth. Tart becomes the nice one, as he [[HeelFaceTurn joins the side of the heroes]] because he doesn't want to fight with them anymore and would like to become friends with Bu-ling. Pie takes the role of the mean one since he refuses to betray Deep Blue and is willing to get rid of anyone that tries to get in the way of his plans [[spoiler:which leads to him killing Tart in cold blood]]. Meanwhile, Quiche admits to not caring about what Deep Blue does with Earth, but his feelings for Ichigo are so strong that he still turns against Deep Blue just to protect her.
* NominalVillain: Their goal is to destroy humanity, damage the ecosystem and take over Earth. However, they're doing it because their home planet is inhabitable and their race is living in dire conditions because of it. Since Earth was originally where their ancestors lived, the aliens want to "reclaim" the planet and give their people a better home.
* OnlyOneName: None of the aliens have surnames.
* PointyEars: They all have very long and pointed ears to show they're aliens.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the anime, [[spoiler:the three aliens die as soon as they decide to switch to the Mew Mews' side. Quiche gets killed while protecting Ichigo from Deep Blue, Tart is killed by Pie for betraying Deep Blue and Pie sacrifices himself to protect the Mew team from a death ray. The three are resurrected with Mew Aqua, though.]]
* ShockAndAwe: The three can fire electric attacks from their weapons in the anime.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Since they're named after pastries, they're either called by the literal translation or the Japanese romanization; Quiche/Kish/Kisshu, Tart/Taruto and Pie/Pai.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Because of BizarreAlienBiology, they don't need oxygen to survive and won't drown no matter how long they stay underwater.
* ToxicInc: Even though they aren't a company, several of their {{evil plan}}s involve using toxic Chimera Anima to pollute Tokyo's environment in an attempt to kill the humans in the city.
* TragicVillain: Their home planet is nothing but a wasteland where no life can survive in the surface, forcing their people into an endless struggle to survive in a cold and dark UndergroundCity. Wishing for a hospitable planet for their people to live in, the aliens have come to take over Earth and eliminate mankind for the sake of saving their people.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the ''Re-Turn'' manga, no one comments on the aliens' PointyEars still being exposed in their civilian guise.
* UnwittingPawn: Throughout the anime, Deep Blue promises the aliens that if they exterminate humans and bring him Mew Aqua for his awakening, he'll take over Earth for the sake of their race returning to their ancestors' home planet. After Deep Blue does awaken, it's revealed all he wanted was to take Earth for himself and never intented to save the alien race. Eventually, Quiche and Tart are able to realize Deep Blue was just using them and make a HeelFaceTurn, but Pie refuses to doubt his leader and stays loyal to Deep Blue to the end.
* VagueAge: Their exact ages aren't ever revealed and it's unknown if they age like humans do. However, Quiche looks like a teenager, Tart like a kid, and Pie like a young adult, with their behavior matching their apparent physical age.
* VillainTeleportation: They have the power of teleportation, which lets them easily get away from the Mew Mews every time they're defeated.
* VillainsOutShopping: In Episode 22, the aliens are just chilling during the last day of summer and eating shaved ice. They also play RockPaperScissors to decide who will attack the Mew Mews next.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They genuinely think that removing humanity would help Earth since humans have polluted the beautiful planet their race wants to return to. They still take it too far when they plan to have the awakened Deep Blue destroy all life on Earth and restart everything from nothing. Fortunately, at least in the anime, Quiche and Tart recognize [[DefectorFromDecadence Deep Blue's methods are too destructive and side with the Mew Mews]].
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[[folder: Quiche]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi (Japanese), Creator/AndrewRannells (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez (Latin American Spanish), Emmanuel Dekoninck (French), Creator/LucaBottale (Italian)[[/note]]

One of Deep Blue's main operatives. The most persistent threat to the heroes among the aliens, he often sends minions out to fight the Mew Mews, but as time goes on, he often intervenes himself. He has a crush on Ichigo that, as time goes on and she repeatedly rejects him, escalates into an obsession.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Quiche has a very strong and increasingly [[{{Yandere}} unhinged]] attraction to Ichigo. Her reactions to his forceful advances range from annoyance to outright fear.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the manga, Quiche's only grievance is [[LoveHurts his unrequited feelings for Ichigo]], which he easily gets over by the end. In the anime, Deep Blue discards him when he's seriously injured by the Blue Knight. While recovering, Quiche receives news that show him people of his race dying because of the worsening enviromental conditions of their planet, leading him to attempt kidnapping Ichigo and running away from everything with her. Ichigo's rejection causes the already unstable and desperate Quiche to go through a ''massive'' VillainousBreakdown.
* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: In the manga, Quiche's weapons are tonfas. In the anime, he wields a pair of sai.
* AffablyEvil: He's quite cheerful and optimistic, despite his goal being to exterminate the human race and showing heavy {{Yandere}} behavior towards Ichigo.
* AlmostKiss: Played for tragedy. [[spoiler:He tries kissing Ichigo one last time as he's dying in her arms, but he dies before he can do it.]]
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Eventually, he prioritizes Ichigo above all else, to the detriment of his loyalty to Deep Blue and his race's plans to take over Earth. When [[spoiler:he tries to kill Deep Blue]], he outright says he doesn't care what Deep Blue does to Earth, but he'll never let him kill Ichigo.
* ArchEnemy: To the Blue Knight[[spoiler:/Aoyama]]. He appears whenever Ichigo needs to be protected from Quiche. As the Blue Knight keeps getting in his way, Quiche grows an intense hatred for the Blue Knight.
* AttemptedHomewrecker: Quiche tries stealing Ichigo from Aoyama multiple times, despite Ichigo being very vocal about her commitment to Aoyama and her disgust for Quiche. Once his mental stability starts declining, he goes as far as threatening Ichigo to leave Aoyama for him, and attempts to kill her when she keeps refusing him. He finally gives up when he realizes nothing he does will break Ichigo and Aoyama apart.
* AxCrazy: At his worst, he cracks a SlasherSmile, laughs like a maniac and tries to kill Aoyama or the Blue Knight for getting in his way of making Ichigo his possession.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: He gets this before he dies in the manga, seeing as he was impaled with Deep Blue's sword.]]
* BullyingADragon: [[InvokedTrope Done deliberately]] in episode 48. Having realized the Blue Knight is more powerful than anyone can imagine, Quiche attacks him in his powerless state [[spoiler:as Aoyama]] and tries to kill Ichigo in front of him, all in order to push him past his limit and force him to unleash his full power. The result is a FantasticNuke. Despite almost getting killed, Quiche is pleased because he has confirmed the Blue Knight has an immense power that he can steal to save his home planet.
* CampStraight: He's effeminate-looking and especially in the English dub, he's characterized as very flamboyant, all while he rarely stops flirting with Ichigo.
* CharacterExaggeration: The later parts of the anime play up his {{Yandere}} traits and make him look more deranged than he ever does in the manga.
* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: A rare male example. Sometimes, he flirts with Ichigo while leaning forward with his arms behind his back.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Once he develops a deep obsession for Ichigo, he becomes possessive towards her and hates seeing her with Aoyama.
* CuddleBug: His favorite way of "greeting" Ichigo is by hugging her from behind and cuddling up to her while she tries to get him off her.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:He dies in Ichigo's arms after being fatally wounded by Deep Blue. He gets better.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: He won't stand that others, ''especially'' Aoyama, look at him as pitiful and pathetic because of his increasing instability after Ichigo's constant rejections.
* DoppelgangerAttack: In the manga, during a fight with the Blue Knight, Quiche summons a bunch of doppelgangers.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: He's introduced as Deep Blue's top servant. As the anime series goes on, he starts distrusting Deep Blue as the latter repeatedly shows no intention to save the alien race. It culminates in Quiche deciding to look for a new power source to save his home planet on his own [[spoiler:and he tries to steal Aoyama's Blue Knight power for it, but this accidentally leads to Aoyama becoming Deep Blue. In the end, Quiche betrays Deep Blue once he confirms his leader only wants to take Earth for himself.]]
* DualWielding: He dual-wields a pair of tonfas (in the manga) or sai blades (in the anime).
* DubNameChange: "Dren" ("nerd" backwards) in the 4Kids dub.
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: In the manga, [[spoiler:he professes his love for Ichigo one more time before he dies from the wound left on him by Deep Blue.]]
* EntitledToHaveYou: He thinks of Ichigo as a fun toy and would like to keep her as a HumanPet after the aliens take over Earth. As the series goes on, his obsession with her makes him convinced Ichigo must love him back because he has decided she belongs to him.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introduction starts with him [[ForcefulKiss kissing Ichigo without consent]] before he even tells her his name. And he enjoys her distressed reaction to it too. This is an effective way to establish his VillainousCrush and unsettlingly forceful advances.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In the manga, it seems he genuinely doesn't understand why he can't make Ichigo love him instead of Aoyama. Apparently, he doesn't get that constantly forcing himself on Ichigo and trying to steal her from her boyfriend won't succeed to win her affections, especially when [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Ichigo prefers Aoyama's niceness]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: Quiche initially aims to fully awaken Deep Blue in order to have the latter take over Earth for the aliens. He eventually succeeds by exposing Deep Blue to Mew Aqua [[spoiler:and stimulating Aoyama to release his full power as the Blue Knight, which results in Aoyama becoming Deep Blue]]. Once Deep Blue is awakened through Quiche's actions, however, Quiche soon realizes Deep Blue isn't going to do things as he wants them, mainly not intending to spare Ichigo nor ensure the survival of Quiche's race. [[spoiler:Quiche ends up getting killed while trying to protect Ichigo from Deep Blue.]]
* FemmeFatalons: His fingernails are drawn longer and sharper in his worst {{Yandere}} moments.
* ForcefulKiss: He steals a kiss from Ichigo more than once.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes glow when he's being particularly creepy.
* GracefulLoser: In the manga, his last fight with the Blue Knight ends with Quiche laughing and being outright ''pleased'' at being defeated [[spoiler:because he now knows for sure that the Blue Knight is pre-awakened Deep Blue.]]
* GreenAndMean: He's a villain with green hair.
* HandsomeLech: He may look attractive, but Ichigo isn't happy to have his attention because he treats her like a toy and likes to [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace "play"]] with her way too much.
* TheHeavy: Deep Blue is the BigBad, but he's out of commission due to not having a physical body. Meanwhile, Quiche is the most direct threat to the Mew Mews and Ichigo personally for almost the entire series.
* HopelessSuitor: Even if he wasn't Ichigo's enemy and a {{Yandere}}, Ichigo won't ever return his feelings because she only loves Aoyama.
* HumanizingTears: In the manga, there's a scene where Quiche [[{{Yandere}} tries to strangle Ichigo]] until he stops himself as he breaks into tears because [[LoveHungry all he wants is for Ichigo to love him]]. His tears make Ichigo see Quiche in a sympathetic light for the first time.
* HumiliationConga: He's subjected to a major one in the last episodes of the anime. It starts with Quiche being badly injured by the Blue Knight. Then, Deep Blue easily decides Quiche is [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness useless now so he can just die for all he cares]]. He's left battered and discarded like trash, yet his teammates keep prioritizing Deep Blue's selfish orders over the salvation of their home planet. As he's frustrated by his own failures, [[SanitySlippage his mental state takes a nosedive]]. Adding to his grievances, Ichigo rejects him whenever he demands her to become his and the Blue Knight[[spoiler:/Aoyama]] foils all his attempts to either kidnap or kill Ichigo. When he depressingly gives up on making Ichigo be with him, even the Mew Mews and the Blue Knight end up feeling sorry for him. Finally, he tries to put one over on the awakened Deep Blue in order to protect Ichigo [[spoiler:only for it to fail miserably and Deep Blue kills him]].
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: In Volume 6 of the manga, Quiche kidnaps Ichigo, summons Chimera Anima to restrain her with spider webs, and suggestively crushes strawberries in front of her as he implies he's about to "eat her up". [[spoiler:Luckily, Aoyama arrives and transforms into the Blue Knight before Quiche can do anything indecent to Ichigo.]]
* IHaveYourWife: He sometimes resorts to taking hostages, especially [[spoiler:Ichigo, in an attempt to prevent the Blue Knight from fighting back]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: ZigZagged in the manga. [[spoiler:After his resurrection, Quiche finally lets go of his obsessive crush and wishes for Ichigo to be happy with Aoyama. However, ''Re-Turn'' shows Quiche still can't completely give up on Ichigo and keeps flirting with her right in front of Aoyama. He's just not going to try to take Ichigo by force or attack Aoyama again, as he doesn't expect anything he does will break them up.]]
* IfICantHaveYou: He'd rather kill Ichigo than let her be with Aoyama. [[spoiler:That changes when he leaves Earth and lets Ichigo be with Aoyama.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:He gets impaled with Deep Blue's sword after attempting to kill his leader for Ichigo's sake.]]
* InterspeciesRomance: He's an alien and is obsessed with a human girl.
* {{Keet}}: He's playful and easygoing, when he's not being a {{Yandere}} over Ichigo that is.
* LostInTranslation: His name is meant to be Quiche like the pastry with the same name, due to the EdibleThemeNaming of the main cast. However, the official English translation of the manga chose to spell his name as Kish.
* LoveHungry: As he grows unstable, Quiche violently demands Ichigo to love him and only look at him, even threatening to kill her when she refuses out of love for Aoyama. By the end, however, he gives up on it since nothing he does can separate Ichigo and Aoyama.
* LoveHurts: In the manga, after an attempt to strangle Ichigo for rejecting him, he starts crying over Ichigo refusing to love him back because she has Aoyama.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: His unhealthy fixation on Ichigo leads him to lose his mind and stay locked onto her.
* LoveRedeems: He may be completely nuts about Ichigo, but [[spoiler:at the end he turns against Deep Blue because of her]].
* MadLove: Ichigo is very vocal about wanting nothing to do with him and she already has a boyfriend. Quiche still doesn't want to understand Ichigo won't ever be his, although as it becomes more obvious, his mental state deteriorates.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Towards the end of the anime, Quiche is badly injured by the Blue Knight and Deep Blue doesn't care if Quiche dies from his wound because [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he's no longer useful to him]]. Afterwards, Quiche decides he won't follow orders from Deep Blue anymore and offers Tart and Pie to help him steal the Blue Knight's power in order to save their home planet without Deep Blue's help, being fully aware this means betraying Deep Blue.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: He tries to kill Aoyama, multiple times, so that he can have Ichigo all to himself.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: He looks teenage and is very skinny. He can slam Ichigo onto the pavement and even leave hand marks on ''metal fencing''. Justified, as he is an alien.
* NeverMyFault: Happens in episode 39. Rather than accept that his plans had poor strategizing, he chooses to blame Ichigo for everything failing. This is paired up disturbingly well with his SanitySlippage and {{Yandere}} behavior.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Despite his {{Yandere}} behavior towards Ichigo, Quiche wants to save his race from the miserable conditions they live in. He obeys Deep Blue only because the latter claims to be his people's savior, but Quiche slowly grows very displeased as it becomes obvious Deep Blue doesn't really care about the aliens. Towards the end of the anime series, Quiche realizes Deep Blue only wants to take over Earth for himself, turns against him and takes the last Mew Aqua to save his home planet.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He ''loves'' getting up close and in Ichigo's face.
* NotGoodWithRejection: Quiche tries to kill Ichigo when she refuses to be with him because of her relationship with Aoyama.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: In Episode 37, Quiche tries to convince Ichigo that she's more similar to him and the other aliens than to regular humans because she has to hide her SecretIdentity from them and won't be accepted if she reveals her CatGirl nature. To his disappointment, Ichigo still rejects him and chooses to keep fighting to protect humanity.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He's willing to kill Ichigo if [[IfICantHaveYou that's the only way to stop Aoyama from keeping her]], but won't let anyone else kill her. [[spoiler:He even betrays Deep Blue for trying to kill Ichigo.]]
* OpportunisticBastard: In episode 26, after failing to take the [[MacGuffin Mew Aqua]] for himself, Quiche finds the opportunity to [[ThinkingUpPortals open a teleportation portal]] so that the Mew Aqua bubbles created by Ichigo get transported to the aliens' lair. As a result, Deep Blue starts to gain a physical form.
* PunnyName: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Ichigo how the Japanese pronunciation of the words Quiche 'Kisshu' and Kiss 'Kisu' are similar. Also partially MeaningfulName, seeing as he is very [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace very touchy-feely.]]
* SanitySlippage: He becomes more deranged and obsessed with Ichigo as the story progresses.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Ichigo is the only one he has any romantic interest in, much to her dismay.
* SlasherSmile: The further the series progresses, the more deranged his smiles become.
* StalkerWithACrush: He frequently teleports wherever Ichigo is and [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace gets very uncomfortably close to her]]. The first time he does this, he steals a kiss from her.
* StepfordSmiler: Unstable type. He acts cheerful and easygoing, but over time, he's shown to be an obsessive and possessive {{Yandere}}.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: He's an alien with golden eyes.
* TheTease: In the ''Re-Turn'' manga, Quiche is fully aware he has no chance of interfering with Ichigo's relationship with Aoyama for real, but he still can't resist constantly teasing and flirting with her, much to Aoyama's chagrin.
* TermsOfEndangerment: He often gives Ichigo pet names, the most common being "Kitty". Given his [[AbhorrentAdmirer creepy behavior]] towards her, said pet names don't sound cute at all.
* TookALevelInKindness: In the sequel manga special ''Re-Turn'', despite still liking to tease Ichigo, he's no longer a {{Yandere}} since he has accepted Ichigo is dating Aoyama.
* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: In the ''Re-Turn'' manga, Quiche is still infatuated with Ichigo even though he has accepted he can't make her break up with Aoyama.
* VillainousBreakdown: He loses it badly as his plans keep failing and Ichigo continues to [[NotGoodWithRejection reject]] [[{{Yandere}} him]].
* VillainousCrush: He has a strong attraction towards Ichigo that gradually turns into obsession over time.
* VillainousRescue: In Episode 39, Quiche ends up saving Ichigo and the other Mew Mews when Pie and Tart had successfully trapped the other girls inside Ichigo's dream and were about to deal the killing blow to the sleeping Ichigo, as [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Quiche wants to kill her himself]].
* WouldHurtAChild: He has no qualms with endangering and harming human children, as seen in episode 35.
* XanatosGambit: In episode 48, Quiche traps the Mew Mews inside a labyrinth while he faces Aoyama one-on-one. Since he knows Aoyama is helpless without Ichigo [[spoiler:because he can only transform into the Blue Knight when protecting her]], he subjects Aoyama to ElectricTorture and tries to kill Ichigo in front of him in order to push Aoyama past his limit. Turns out this is all a gambit on Quiche's part to test Aoyama's hidden power. If it works, he confirms Aoyama is a source of power he can use to save his home planet. Even if that wasn't the case, he still gets to take out his anger on Aoyama for repeatedly getting in the way of his plans and Ichigo.
* {{Yandere}}: As the series goes on, what was a playful crush on Ichigo transforms into a dangerous obsession. While he never really goes AxCrazy in the manga as he does in the anime, he tries to kill [[MurderTheHypotenuse Ichigo's boyfriend]] and [[IfICantHaveYou Ichigo herself]] in both versions.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: He has yellow eyes and is a villain with creepy {{Yandere}} tendencies.
* YouHaveFailedMe: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He never gets killed for his failures, but Deep Blue often assigns other punishments, such as taking him off duty.
* YouWillBeSpared: The aliens plan to exterminate all of humanity, but Quiche eventually decides he would like to spare Ichigo and keep her with him after his race takes over Earth. [[spoiler:When he realizes Deep Blue doesn't intend to spare Ichigo, Quiche turns against him.]]
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[[folder: Tart]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KiyomiAsai (Japanese), Creator/JimmyZoppi (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Andrés Palacio (Latin American Spanish), Sébastien Hébrant (French), Creator/PatriziaMottola (Italian)[[/note]]

The youngest of the three aliens who fight the heroes, who enjoys insulting both allies and enemies.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the manga version of the Tokyo Dome story, Tart directly attacks the audience with his poisonous Chimera Anima and after the Mew Mews beat him, he tries to kill them by making the stadium collapse with them inside, only for Mew Pudding to stop it with Mew Aqua. In the anime, Tart loses control of his Chimera Anima and it causes the dome to start collapsing. Mew Pudding calling him her friend motivates Tart to save her life and the dome, making trees grow around it to support it. While Tart stays a villain until the final battle is over in the manga, the anime has him making a full-on HeelFaceTurn by siding with the Mew Mews against Deep Blue.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Compared to the manga, Tart gets a lot more PetTheDog moments in the anime and some of his most malicious moments were removed. Mainly, he repeatedly shows concern for [[MoralityPet Bu-ling]] despite his attempts to deny their friendship, while his manga counterpart stays on the [[{{Tsundere}} tsun-tsun]] side towards her until the end.
* AdaptationalSympathy: In the manga, Tart rejects Bu-ling's friendship, refuses to stop fighting the Mew Mews and [[spoiler:gets killed by them]]. In the anime, Tart does eventually accept to be friends with Bu-ling, which culminates in him crying out to Pie that he doesn't want to fight the Mew Mews anymore. [[spoiler:As a consequence, Tart is killed by his own comrade.]]
* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: In the manga, he's seen holding a knife sometimes, although he never actually manages to hurt someone with it. In the anime, he uses an [[ShockAndAwe electric]] click-clack toy as his weapon.
* AttentionWhore: He hates to be ignored.
* AvengingTheVillain: After Quiche is badly injured by the Blue Knight, Tart wants revenge for his teammate and attacks [[RevengeByProxy Ichigo]] because the Blue Knight only fights to protect her.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the youngest of the three alien enemies and he gets treated like the annoying kid he is instead of a real villain.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: In the manga, he tries to stab Alto the cat, [[spoiler:without being aware that he's actually Ryou in animal form,]] just because he doesn't like the way Alto is looking at him.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Although he tries to deny it, he develops a soft spot for Bu-ling because she treats him like a friend even though he's her enemy. He even saves her from being crushed by the collapsing Tokyo Dome in Episode 40.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Bu-ling in the anime. They constantly bicker and fight during their confrontations, yet they develop feelings for each other over time.
* BerserkButton: He cannot stand to be called a midget by Ichigo.
* BetaCouple: With Bu-ling. Due to their [[PuppyLove young age]], their dynamic is quite childish and unlike the main couple, they don't have to deal with a messy LoveTriangle.
* BigotWithACrush: Despite the aliens' opinion being that HumansAreTheRealMonsters, Tart gets a crush on Bu-ling. He tries to deny liking her because humans are his race's enemies, but he ultimately can't fight his own feelings.
* BoyishShorts: Tart is the youngest of the aliens, looking no older than the elementary schooler Bu-ling, and wears black puffy shorts.
* BrattyHalfPint: He's an annoying, arrogant brat and throws tantrums over dumb things.
* TheBrute: He's the most fight-happy of the villains.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He's very weirded out by Bu-ling's [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} goofy]] [[GenkiGirl genki-ness]] and when she's in trouble, he tries telling her why she should be scared with no success. In the manga, while he's holding her hostage, he has to stop her from playing with poisonous Chimera Anima.
* CoordinatedClothes: Hairstyle variation. Due to Bu-ling having GirlishPigtails in the manga sequels, Tart now has matching hairstyles with her.
* CreepyChild: {{Subverted|Trope}}. He ''tries'' to act scary in front of the heroines, but usually ends up resorting to childish insults.
* DatingCatwoman: He and Bu-ling develop a mutual crush on each other despite them being in enemy groups. Although, Tart is in denial about it until near the end of the series.
* DefectingForLove: Near the end of the anime, his crush on Bu-ling is one of the reasons why he switches sides.
* DefectorFromDecadence: In the last episodes of the anime, Deep Blue abandoning an injured Quiche causes Tart's loyalty to waver. Afterwards, Tart starts disagreeing with Pie's BlindObedience as he gradually realizes Deep Blue doesn't have their race's best interests in mind and comes to think Quiche's plan to save their planet with the Blue Knight's power is more trustworthy than Deep Blue's empty promises. After Pie reveals the awakened Deep Blue is going to destroy the planet and start it anew, Tart decides Deep Blue must be stopped and joins the side of the Mew Mews to save the Earth.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the manga, [[spoiler:Tart is killed by the Mew Mews minus Ichigo in the final battle]]. In the anime, on the other hand, [[spoiler:he's killed by Pie for siding with the Mew Mews against Deep Blue]].
* DubNameChange: "Tarb" ([[SdrawkcabName "Brat" backwards]]) in the 4Kids dub. His dub name also happens to be the only one that's [[BarelyChangedDubName quite close to his original name]].
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Although he doesn't say "I love you" when [[spoiler:he dies in the manga, he confesses to Mew Pudding that he doesn't hate her.]]
* EarthyBarefootCharacter: He's barefoot all the time and is the only alien with the power to control plants.
* ElementalBarrier: In ''Re-Turn'', Tart summons a barrier of vines to shield Quiche from the ice balls fired by the Chimera Anima-possessed-train.
* EmbarrassingNickname: He hates it whenever Bu-ling calls him "Taru-Taru".
* EnfantTerrible: He's a kid who is part of a group of alien invaders who want to get rid of humanity and reclaim Earth as their planet. Terrorizing humans is like a fun game to him.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite his villainy, he cares about his people and teammates, and eventually, about Bu-ling as well.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In episode 38, Tart gets very upset when Deep Blue orders him and Pie to leave Quiche to die from a serious wound. It's the first time he protests against his boss' evil orders.
* EvilCounterpart: He mirrors Bu-ling in the role of the playful kid of his group, except he's characterized as bratty and malicious towards humans. Almost all of Bu-ling's focus episodes in the anime have him as the central villain.
* EvilDuo: With Pie. They often work together when attacking the Mew Mews. Tart is childish and only wants to have fun fighting, leaving all the analysis and planning to Pie.
* EvilLaugh: He laughs a lot whenever he and the other aliens are doing evil.
* {{Foil}}: He's one to Quiche in regards to his romantic involvement with one of the Mew Mews. Quiche is very vocal and aggressive about his attraction to Ichigo from the get-go. In contrast, Tart doesn't show interest in Bu-ling until much later and even after he starts liking her, he doesn't admit it until the end. Also, Ichigo never reciprocates Quiche's feelings while Bu-ling does like Tart and actively tries getting closer to him.
* FriendshipDenial: After he saves her life, Bu-ling persistently calls Tart her friend, but he denies it every time because he can't be friends with a human since his race wants humanity eliminated.
* FunTShirt: In the ''Re-turn'' manga, Tart wears shirts with a cute little monkey holding a pudding on them. It's a funny way to [[ShipTease highlight his feelings for a certain monkey girl whose name sounds like pudding]].
* GirlishPigtails: [[RareMaleExample He's a boy,]] but Tart's pigtails still fit his role as the youngest and most immature of the aliens.
* GoshDangItToHeck: He has a tendency to use childish insults.
* GreenThumb: He primarily uses plants as Chimera Anima.
* HeightAngst: He's the shortest character in the main cast and Ichigo calling him a midget upsets him enough to make him cry. Even Bu-ling is a bit taller than him and he's very annoyed when she points it out.
* HeyYou: Besides his fellow aliens, he doesn't call anyone by their name and uses rude forms of "you" or insults when talking to others. In the manga, however, he does call Bu-ling by her name [[spoiler:when he's dying in front of her]].
* HighVoltageDeath: In Episode 51, [[spoiler:Pie kills him with an electric attack.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: He calls Quiche foolish and weird for having feelings for a human girl. Later on, Tart himself develops a crush on a human.
* IWasJustPassingThrough: After he saves Mew Pudding's life in Episode 40, he makes up the excuse that he only spared her because he hasn't made her cry yet.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He tries hard to be a scary villain, but the heroines consider him a nuisance rather than a threat, much to his annoyance. Even though he says he'll make the Mew Mews cry, it's usually ''him'' who runs away crying from the fight.
* InterspeciesRomance: He's an alien who develops a crush on Bu-ling, a human girl. Unlike Quiche, his feelings are reciprocated.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a rude, cocky, and obnoxious brat, but his interactions with his fellow aliens and later, Bu-ling show he does have redeeming qualities and cares deeply for those close to him.
* LoveRedeems: His feelings for Bu-ling are one of the main reasons he turns against Deep Blue near the end of the anime.
* LovingBully: He tries to scare Bu-ling and make her cry, but only gets frustrated when it never works and she just keeps laughing. After she calls him a friend, Tart develops a crush on her, but is in denial about it and keeps picking fights with her like usual.
* MagicalBarefooter: He never wears shoes since he prefers to float and rarely touches the ground.
* AMatchMadeInStockholm: His relationship with Bu-ling starts with him attacking her, kidnapping her, and trying to kill her. However, he gets a crush on her because she wants to be friends with him, although he's in denial about his feelings until the end.
* MaybeEverAfter: With Bu-ling in the manga. They don't end up together because Tart returns to his home planet, but he may come back someday to get more candies (and kisses) from Bu-ling.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: He's pretty bad at being evil. The one time he has the perfect chance to leave a Mew Mew to die, he ends up saving her.
* TheNapoleon: He ''hates'' to be reminded of his short stature and has the shortest temper out of the villains.
* PityTheKidnapper: In the manga, he must keep an eye on Mew Pudding while the aliens hold her prisoner. She almost drives him crazy with her {{Cloudcuckoolander}} antics as she keeps failing to even understand she's a hostage.
* PowerStereotypeFlip: Plant users are typically characterized as levelheaded, nurturing and stable. In contrast, Tart is bratty, irrational and chaotic.
* PsychoKnifeNut: In the manga, there's several times he tries to stab one of the Mews with a knife, either out of boredom or annoyance. Goes in line with his more vicious and murderous characterization from the manga.
* PuppyLove: He and Bu-ling are the kids of their respective groups. Later in the series, both develop feelings for each other.
* TheRival: He has a rivalry with Bu-ling throughout the anime. The two repeatedly challenge each other whenever their teams fight.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The Savvy Guy to Bu-ling's Energetic Girl. While Tart himself is playful and mischievous, he can barely keep up with [[GenkiGirl Bu-ling's energy]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Tart is the Sensitive Guy to Pie's Manly Man, since he's much younger, emotional, and has a quite girlish appearance, up to wearing pigtails.
* SirSwearsALot: Relatively tame, but he swears the most out of the cast.
* SpearCounterpart: He's Bu-ling's male counterpart. They're both the youngest members of their teams and have similarly childish personalities to go with the role. Adding to it, Bu-ling's redesign has GirlishPigtails like Tart's.
* StraightMan: He delivers the punchline when Bu-ling is being her {{Cloudcuckoolander}} self around him. Bu-ling even thinks they could make a good BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine.
-->'''Bu-ling:''' If we're gonna turn into fossils, it'd be more fun if we were smiling and {{holding hands}}!
-->'''Tart:''' You're such a weirdo.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: He has amber eyes, showing his nature as an alien.
* SweetTooth: In the ''Re-turn'' manga, Tart is repeatedly shown eating sweet snacks.
* TaremeEyes: His round eyes fit his childish nature.
* TeleportationRescue: In Episode 40, Tart and Mew Pudding get trapped in an underground cave. When Mew Pudding passes out from lack of oxygen and the cave is about to collapse, Tart teleports himself and Mew Pudding to the surface, saving her life.
* TenderTears: He's the most sensitive of the aliens, as evidenced by how easily he tears up when Ichigo calls him a midget. Best showcased after his HeelFaceTurn in episode 51, when he breaks down in tears as he admits to Pie that he can't stand fighting with the heroes anymore.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Like his fellow aliens, he thinks humanity should be destroyed, but ultimately comes across as a regular immature kid when compared to [[{{Yandere}} Quiche]] and [[TheStoic Pie]]. Despite his best attempts at villainy, he never really succeeds and even saves one of the heroines once. In the anime's final battle, Tart is the first to turn against Deep Blue, and unlike Quiche who only cares about Ichigo, Tart does it because he has realized who is the real bad guy.
* TokenMiniMoe: A male example. He's the cute little kid of the alien group.
* TookALevelInKindness: In the final episodes of the anime, Tart becomes nicer and openly caring towards Bu-ling once he realizes fighting the Mew Mews is pointless.
* ToyBasedCharacterization: Tart, being a BrattyHalfPint and EnfantTerrible, is often seen holding a click-clack toy that he nearly always throws at the heroines in the anime.
* {{Tsundere}}: He clearly likes Bu-ling, but since she's a human and his enemy, he acts like he hates her.
* VillainousRescue: In Episode 40, he saves Mew Pudding from being crushed by the Tokyo Dome after his Chimera Anima causes it to start collapsing.
* VineTentacles: He can manipulate vines and use them to bind his enemies.
* VocalDissonance: The English dub and a few others give Tart a voice that would be more fitting for a young man than a little kid.
* VolleyingInsults: With Ichigo. He calls her an "old hag" and she repeatedly calls him a "midget" in return.
* WeaponizedBall: In the anime, his main weapon is a pair of click-clack balls that he throws at his enemies or uses to fire [[ShockAndAwe electric attacks]].
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In Episode 40, he gets trapped underground with Mew Pudding, but could easily escape on his own with teleportation. When the cave starts collapsing, however, Tart realizes he can't bring himself to let Mew Pudding die and teleports her to the surface with him.
* YouShallNotPass: In Episode 51, [[spoiler:Tart challenges Pie in order to stop him from getting in the way of Ichigo reaching Deep Blue's lair. Tart is then killed by Pie.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Pie]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/NobutoshiCanna (Japanese), Pete Zarustica (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Harold Leal (Latin American Spanish), Mathieu Moreau (French), Diego Sabre (Italian)[[/note]]

A cool-headed, analytical alien who also works for Deep Blue. He is especially loyal to him, and is unwilling to tolerate allies who question him.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the final battle of the manga, Pie is a villain and enemy to the Mew Mews to the end. In the final battle of the anime, Pie [[spoiler:has a last-minute redemption and saves the Mew Mews from a destructive beam, which costs him his life]].
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the anime, while he's the most emotionally distant alien like in the manga, Pie has a much bigger zeal for the mission Deep Blue has given him, even reaching levels of fanaticism later on. In the last episodes, a rift forms between Pie and his alien teammates, as Quiche and Tart have already realized obeying Deep Blue might not lead to their race's salvation while Pie still doesn't tolerate any act of disloyalty for Deep Blue. [[spoiler:Pie goes as far as to kill Tart in cold blood after the latter joins the side of the Mew Mews.]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's TheStoic in both the manga and anime, but the anime gives him numerous NotSoStoic moments in the last episodes.
* BerserkButton: In the anime, the only moments he becomes angry is when Quiche or Tart show disrespect towards Deep Blue.
* BlindObedience: In the anime, Pie is the only alien who never questions Deep Blue's orders and stays blindly subservient to his leader even after Quiche and Tart turn against him, having realized Deep Blue isn't the saviour they thought him to be.
* BlowYouAway: His hand fan can produce gusts of wind.
* CoDragons: Quiche is Deep Blue's first and most active minion, but Pie is the most loyal and obedient to the alien leader. In the final battle of the anime, Pie officially becomes the only [[TheDragon Dragon]] because Quiche and Tart have turned against Deep Blue, leaving Pie as the only enemy for the Mew Mews to fight while Ichigo confronts Deep Blue.
* CombatHandFan: In the anime, his personal weapon is a hand fan that can generate wind and lightning attacks.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: He has greyish-purple hair and eyes.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the manga, like Tart, [[spoiler:Pie is killed by the Mew Mews minus Ichigo in the final battle]]. In the anime, on the other hand, [[spoiler:he dies protecting the Mew Mews from a lethal beam]].
* DubNameChange: "Sardon" ([[MeaningfulName as in 'Sardonic' which means 'mocking, sarcastic or cynical']]) in the 4Kids dub.
* EasilyForgiven: In the final episode, [[spoiler:Tart doesn't seem to hold the fact that Pie killed him against the older alien once they both get brought BackFromTheDead.]]
* EvilDuo: With Tart. While they often work as a duo, Pie is the one who comes up with the plans to fight the Mew Mews and Tart just follows along because he wants to entertain himself with a fight.
* EvilGenius: He's the smartest of the villains and normally focuses on analysis and data collection.
* HeroicSacrifice: In Episode 51, [[spoiler:he sacrifices himself to save the Mew Mews from a beam fired by a berserk Deep Blue.]]
* NavelOutline: Pie's outfit has a transparent mid-section, making the outline of his navel visible through his clothes.
* NotSoStoic: He's quick to lose his cool when somebody disrespects Deep Blue. Also, he's uncharacteristically rageful in episode 47 when [[spoiler: beating Aoyama, who was recently revealed to be the Blue Knight.]]
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only alien who can keep a cool head while his teammates are prone to emotional outbursts and act irrationally most of the time.
* PetTheDog: In Episode 40, despite still being mad at Quiche for ruining his plan to kill the Mews, Pie goes with Tart to check on the injured Quiche and they give him a fruit basket as a "get well" gift. Tart even mentions the basket was Pie's idea.
* PowerStereotypeFlip: Pie's powers are based on wind and electricity. Even though these elements are associated with free spirit and cheerfulness, Pie is very much TheStoic, highly focused on his duties, and extremely obedient to Deep Blue.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Pie is the Manly Man to Tart's Sensitive Guy, since he's much older, muscular, and stoic.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: The 4Kids dub has him speak with a British accent, probable to make him sound more intellectual.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's TheSmartGuy of the alien trio and, as of ''Re-Turn'', wears glasses in his civilian guise.
* SpearCounterpart: Like Zakuro, he's the eldest, {{stoic}} member in his group and he has a purple motif.
* TheStoic: He's always calm and collected. He only gets irritated whenever someone disrespects Deep Blue.
* StoicSpectacles: He wears glasses in his civilian clothes in ''Re-Turn'', showing his status as the most collected of the alien trio.
* UndyingLoyalty: He's the most loyal to Deep Blue out of the aliens and in the end, [[spoiler:he's the only one who never directly betrays him in the anime]].
* WouldHurtAChild: In Episode 51, he doesn't hesitate to kill [[spoiler:Tart]] in cold blood when the kid decides to [[spoiler:side with the Mew Mews]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Deep Blue]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiOgata (Japanese), Scottie Ray (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Mario Gutiérrez (Latin American Spanish), Romain Barbieux (French), Creator/LoredanaNicosia (Italian)[[/note]]

A computer for the aliens that guides their efforts to exterminate the humans.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the manga, Deep Blue doesn't appear until [[spoiler:Aoyama turns into him]]. The anime has him present since the very beginning, albeit he lacks a physical body before he manifests in the final battle.
* AmbiguousGender: For most of the anime, Deep Blue's gender is unknown because he has a feminine voice and only appears as a blue light at first. Even after taking a more solid form, his silhouette is an androgynous figure with very long hair. It's not until he gets a physical body [[spoiler:(Aoyama)]] that it's known for sure that Deep Blue is a guy.
* BadBoss: In Episode 38, after Quiche is badly injured by the Blue Knight, Deep Blue doesn't bat an eye and tells his other minions to leave Quiche to die because [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he doesn't need him anymore]].
* BigBad: He's the leader of the aliens and the real main villain of the series.
* BrokenPedestal: In the anime, the aliens viewed him as the saviour who would save their people, but [[spoiler:Deep Blue was just using them to take the Earth for himself]].
* CreepyBlueEyes: His pale blue eyes, paired with him being an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette, make him look unsettling. [[spoiler:Aoyama retaking control of the body is represented by them going back to their original shape and color. In ''Re-turn'', his eyes also momentarily turn back into Deep Blue's when he channels his power, and they're later used as shorthand to represent Aoyama's fear of himself as a "[[IAmAMonster monster]]".]]
* CurbStompBattle: He pretty much one-sidedly wrecks anyone who goes up against him, pushing everyone into their DarkestHour and making everything look close to hopeless until [[spoiler:Aoyama manages to turn his own body against him]].
* DarkMessiah: He's supposed to be the saviour to the aliens, promising to wipe out humanity for them and reclaim the Earth that was originally their race's home, but in the anime, when he awakens, it becomes obvious that he only seeks to cause death and destruction, and he has no intention to save the alien race.
* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:When Aoyama sacrifices himself to allow Ichigo to destroy him, he doesn't come back to life when Aoyama does.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:In the anime, right before Ichigo deals the killing blow, Deep Blue remains smug and defiant to his last breath, spending his final moments merely chuckling and contenting himself with the fact Aoyama has to sacrifice himself to take Deep Blue down.]]
-->"''Heh heh...! You really'' are ''a fool!''"
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the manga, Deep Blue dies when Aoyama regains control of the body and stabs himself with his own sword. In the anime, Aoyama just retains Deep Blue while allowing Ichigo to deal the killing blow.]]
* TheDreaded: The Mews are terrified of him.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: He has very long jet-black hair and completely white skin. He's the BigBad and gives off a very creepy vibe.
* EvilLaugh: Does this from time to time.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: All he wants to do is destroy everything and everyone on Earth. It's particularly clear in the anime where it's revealed he didn't even intend to keep his promise to let the aliens take over Earth and just planned to take it for himself.
* IcyBlueEyes: He has celeste eyes that reflect his cold, menacing character.
* TheIrredeemableException: Deep Blue is the only one of the aliens who isn't redeemed [[spoiler:as he's killed at the end of the final battle and isn't resurrected, unlike the other villains]]. Especially true in the anime, where it's made explicit that Deep Blue doesn't care about saving the alien race from living in a harsh environment and only wants to take Earth for himself, and he looks even more irredeemable than in the manga since all the three other aliens have a HeelFaceTurn in the final battle (in the manga, only Quiche had one).
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has a pretty face and extremely long hair that would make anyone confuse him for a woman if they're not told he's a guy.
* NonActionBigBad: For most of the anime series, Deep Blue only exists as an incorporeal entity that gives orders to the aliens from another dimension. He finally can take action after possessing a body in the final battle and becomes the Mew Mews' most powerful enemy.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He orders the aliens to exterminate humanity, damage the environment and find Mew Aqua to increase his power. He claims it's all for the sake of their dying race taking back Earth as their homeplanet and undo the contamination done by humans, but in the anime, the final episodes confirm Deep Blue never cared about helping the aliens and only wants to destroy all life on Earth before claiming it for himself.
* OddNameOut: He's the only alien who doesn't have the name of a pastry. [[spoiler:Instead, his name is a hint to him being the evil self of the only other character with "blue" in his name: Aoyama.]]
* PaintItBlack: [[spoiler:The Blue Knight is his premature form and after Deep Blue has fully awakens, the Blue Knight's blonde hair becomes jet-black.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:It is revealed that, rather than helping the aliens reclaim their home, he wants Earth for himself -- and he may not just be a computer. The fourth-to-last episode reveals him to be another alter-ego of Aoyama, who appears similar to the Blue Knight... except Deep Blue is, in fact, utterly cruel in terms of depravity, so much so that the other aliens eventually turn against him.]]
* SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: [[spoiler:The last Mew Aqua is sealed within his body.]]
* SecretIdentityVocalShift: Deep Blue and his male host have the same voice actress in Japanese, but Deep Blue's voice is higher pitched in his unawakened state to keep viewers from realizing Deep Blue is [[spoiler:Aoyama]].
* SlasherSmile: Makes these from time to time.
* TokenEvilTeammate: He's the only alien who shows no sympathetic qualities nor interest in saving the dying alien race. He only wants domination and destruction.
* UnseenEvil: Until near the end of the anime, Deep Blue is only depicted as a mysterious light and later a silhouette whenever he gives orders to the aliens. {{Justified|Trope}} because he doesn't obtain a physical body until the final battle where he possesses Aoyama.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The series is a textbook MagicalGirl show about cute LittleBitBeastly girls fighting aliens. While all the aliens want to wipe out humanity, their DarkMessiah Deep Blue takes the cake as the most evil and monstrous. When he [[spoiler:possesses the main heroine's boyfriend]] in the final battle, things get grim as Deep Blue starts destroying Tokyo.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:He gets this near the end of the series as Aoyama starts fighting back against him from within him.]]
* TheVoice: For most of the anime, Deep Blue only appears as a bodiless voice that gives orders to the aliens. It's {{justified|trope}} because he doesn't obtain a physical body until [[spoiler:he possesses Aoyama in the final battle]].
[[/folder]]

!Allies
[[folder:Ryou Shirogane]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KoichiTochika (Japanese), Creator/JunkoMinagawa (Japanese, child), Creator/SeanSchemmel (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Wolfang Galindo (Latin American Spanish), Christophe Hespel (French), Creator/DavideGarbolino (Italian)[[/note]]

The head of the Mew Project, who sought out the girls and infused them with DNA in order to deal with the threat of the aliens.
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* AccidentalPervert: In the manga, he exposes Ichigo's inner thigh to reveal her [[IntimateMarks Mew mark]], not being aware that what's he's doing makes him look like a pervert.
* AdaptationalSeriousness: In the manga, Shirogane is quite easygoing, cocky and [[TheTease flirty]]. In the anime, he's considerably more deadpan and serious.
* {{Animorphism}}: [[spoiler:He injected himself with animal DNA before starting the Mew Project. However, since he isn't compatible with the genes, he fully transforms into a cat instead of partway like the Mew Mews. He can turn into a cat and back into human at will, but must turn back after 10 minutes or stay that way forever.]]
* BenevolentBoss: Despite his aloof attitude, he's a caring boss who invites the Mew Mews to parties and vacation trips. He's also willing to risk himself to help them in the battlefield even though he lacks powers.
* BigGood: He's effectively the leader of the good guys.
* BullyMagnet: He was often bullied and beaten by other kids at his school for being a genius.
* ChildProdigy: According to his father, Ryou's IQ was over 180 at age of 10.
* DemotedToExtra: In an ''à la Mode'' extra, Shirogane actually complains about his role getting much smaller in the sequel.
* DontYouDarePityMe: When Ichigo cries after hearing how Ryou lost his parents, Ryou makes clear he doesn't want her pity.
* DubNameChange: "Elliot Grant" in the 4Kids dub.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: In Episode 38, after hearing Quiche's MotiveRant about why he thinks humans are the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters evil aliens who took over the planet that "rightfully" belongs to his people]], Ryou calls him and his group selfish {{hypocrite}}s for thinking they have the right to exterminate humanity to save their race when humans have people they love and want to protect too.
* GradeSkipper: According to his video game profile, Ryou skipped grades and is already a college graduate at 15 years old.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He has been working with Akasaka since the death of his parents. Considering they're both orphans, they're the closest thing to family that each other have.
* IcyBlueEyes: His cold-looking light blue eyes match his coolheaded and aloof attitude.
* ImprobablyHighIQ: His father mentions that Ryou's IQ was over 180 at age of 10.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Being a ChildProdigy prevented him from getting along with the other kids at his school.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's rude and insensitive to others, particularly Ichigo, but he does care about the Mew Mews and tries to do what he can to protect them several times.
* MentorInSourArmor: In the manga, Ryou sends the Mew Mews to recruit Zakuro despite knowing the latter will definitely refuse to join the team. He thinks it's a chance to give the girls a "good lesson" and make them stronger.
* MissionControl: During the Mew Mews' battles, he usually stays at the Café where he monitors the fight through a monitor.
* MrViceGuy: Shirogane is so greedy he asked for money to help Ichigo with her homework and never paid the ticket of the Tokyo Dome.
* NonActionGuy: He doesn't do fighting and sticks to MissionControl when supporting the Mew Mews.
* NoSympathy: He knows the alien race are living in a harsh environment and want to take back Earth for the sake of their people, but can't sympathize with them because his parents died at hands of a Chimera Anima and the alien invaders are trying to kill more people for their self-righteous cause.
* ObliviousToLove: In the anime, Ryou appears to never notice Retasu's love for him.
* ProfessorGuineaPig: [[spoiler:He tested the Mew Mew genes on himself.]]
* PromotedToLoveInterest: In the manga, he has a short-lived ShipTease with Retasu during her DayInTheLimelight chapter, but they don't interact again afterwards. In the anime, Ryou becomes Retasu's official love interest, although her feelings are one-sided.
* RedHerring: Ichigo initially suspects Ryou is the true identity of the [[MysteriousProtector Blue Knight]] because the latter's blond hair reminds her of Ryou. [[spoiler:Turns out the Blue Knight isn't Ryou, but Aoyama.]]
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: In the manga, he gets himself and the Mew Mews a free pass into the Tokyo Dome because he knows an employee at the place.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Akasaka's Sensitive Guy. He's crass and rough around the edges while Akasaka is gentle and polite.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He can act icy and distant, but he does care about the Mews. He comes through for Ichigo when she needs him and is especially sweet to Retasu, always treating her kindly.
* TheTease: In the manga, he occasionally hinges on flirting with Ichigo, but usually takes it back with things like a JustJokingJustification, especially once Ichigo starts dating Aoyama. It's subtly implied that he ''may'' actually be a little more wistful than the "joking" implies, but he ultimately doesn't act seriously on it and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy works on helping Ichigo with Aoyama instead]]. Besides Ichigo, he also has a bit of a moment with Retasu, and in ''à la Mode'' he starts off with Berry by flirting with her, but he doesn't go too deeply after that, and it's implied he may not have entirely gotten over Ichigo.
* TeenGenius: He's leading a world-saving scientific project with mutant {{Magical Girl}}s at 15 years of age.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:He's Alto, the cat who helps Ichigo when she fully transforms into a cat. Ichigo finds out the truth when Alto transforms into Ryou in front of her.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: A Chimera Anima was responsible for destroying the lab where his parents worked. He took over the Mew Project to avenge the death of his parents by fighting the aliens.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Keiichiro Akasaka]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Japanese), Creator/AndrewRannells (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Camilo Rodríguez (Latin American Spanish), Frederik Haùgness (French), Creator/LorenzoScattorin (Italian)[[/note]]

Shirogane's long-time friend and assistant. He helps run Cafe Mew Mew.
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* DubNameChange: "Wesley J. Coolridge III" in the 4Kids dub.
* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: Keiichiro has an overly polite way of speaking to everyone. He behaves like a true gentleman and he's Ryou's butler in all but name.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: He's Shirogane's assistant and OnlyFriend. They have been working together since the death of Shirogane's parents.
* HiredHelpAsFamily: Officially, Keiichiro is Ryou's employee, but their actual relationship is closer to a familial one since Keiichiro was effectively adopted by the Shirogane family and now that Ryou's parents are dead, Keiichiro and Ryou only have each other for a family.
* LastNameBasis: Everyone except Shirogane and an ex-girlfriend refers to him by his family name.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's very handsome and has long brown hair which he ties into a ponytail.
* LovedINotHonorMore: A {{filler}} episode shows Akasaka had a girlfriend, but she broke up with him because he would always put his research first and even forgot about her on Valentine's Day.
* MissionControl: Along with Ryou, he oversees the Mew Mews' missions.
* NiceGuy: In contrast with the JerkWithAHeartOfGold Ryou, Akasaka is a polite gentleman.
* NonActionGuy: Like Ryou, he doesn't have combat skills because he's a normal human and can't help the Mew Mews in battle outside of MissionControl.
* OnlyFriend: Akasaka is Ryou's only real friend since his genius prevented him from making friends with kids of his age when he was young.
* ParentalAbandonment: [[AllThereInTheManual According to an info page that came with an issue of]] ''Magazine/{{Nakayoshi}}'', his parents died before he became Professor Shirogane's student.
* PromotionToParent: Keiichiro is an orphan who was taken in by the Shirogane family. He later became Professor Shirogane's apprentice and assistant. After Professor Shirogane and his wife died, Keiichiro became their son Ryou's only guardian.
* SatelliteCharacter: His only role in the series is assisting Ryou in the job of leading the Mew Mew team.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Shirogane's Manly Man. He's gentle and polite while Shirogane is crass and rough around the edges.
* SupremeChef: He's the chef of the Cafe Mew Mew and all of his dishes are delicious.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's tall, has dark hair and eyes and is very pretty.
* UnflappableGuardian: He pretty much became Ryou's guardian after the death of his parents. Akasaka is very mature and competent when doing his job as Ryou's assistant.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Masha]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/JunkoNoda (Japanese), Creator/TomWayland (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Nancy Cortés (Latin American Spanish), Sophie Landresse (French), Creator/JolandaGranato (Italian)[[/note]]

A robot who assists the Mew Mews with their missions.
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* BlushSticker: He has permanent blush marks on his cheeks, [[ThroughAFaceFullOfFur that are somehow visible even though he's covered in pink fur]].
* CuteMachines: Masha is a robot that looks like a pink furball with cat ears and small wings.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Masha gets an episode (Episode 15) centered around him in which he tries to prove his worth beyond being a sensor unit.
* DetectEvil: He detects aliens, chimera anima and Mew Aqua.
* DubNameChange: "Minimew" in the 4Kids dub.
* EquippableAlly: In the manga, Masha can transform into the [[MagicStaff Mew Aqua Rod]] for the Mew Mews to use Mew Aqua.
* ProjectedMan: He has the ability to project images of MissionControl to whoever he's with.
* RobotBuddy: Although he looks like a cute pink furball with wings, Masha is a robot created to accompany Ichigo and warn her when there's danger.
* TeamPet: He's the adorable pink furball robot that tags along with the MagicalGirl team, although his only role is being cute and detecting danger.
* ToyDisguise: He can turn into FunSize to disguise himself as Ichigo's cell phone charm.
* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: His name was derived from "Masaya". It was Ichigo's idea to name him after her crush.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Blue Knight]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiOgata (Japanese), Creator/SeanSchemmel (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Philippe Allard (French), Creator/DavideGarbolino (Italian)[[/note]]

A mysterious warrior who appears in various circumstances when the heroes need him most.
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* AchillesHeel: In the anime, because he exists to protect Ichigo, he can become short-sighted or slip up if something happens to her, which Quiche figures out and gladly exploits.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He first appears at the end of Volume 4 of the manga, shortly after the battle at the Tokyo Tower, [[spoiler:mainly because that was the event where Aoyama confirmed Ichigo was a Mew Mew and started becoming frustrated at his inability to help her]]. However, the anime introduces him before the Tokyo Tower episode, when he appears to save a DelicateAndSickly Ichigo from Quiche. The relevant detail given in the manga as the reason for this timing isn't as explicit in the anime, preventing it from being an AdaptationInducedPlotHole.
* AdaptationalSeriousness: While he's still plenty mysterious in the manga, one of the first things he does is tease Ichigo, and he's still prone to being flustered or deeply emotional [[spoiler:because he's basically just Aoyama with fighting skills, and especially so once Aoyama becomes consciously aware of his actions]]. In the anime, he's practically TheStoic, [[spoiler:partially because of Aoyama's own AdaptationPersonalityChange]].
* AdaptationDyeJob: Most depictions of the Blue Knight across media, including the anime, use a color close to cobalt blue for his coat, based on the color illustration for Chapter 18's header. However, the cover for [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4065279739/ the 2022 rerelease of Volume 7]] uses a lighter sky-blue for it. Since those are the manga's only two colored illustrations for him, it's unclear whether the lighter blue was the originally intended color and the Chapter 18 illustration came off as darker due to lighting/printing, or whether it's a retroactive change.
* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Before he's fully aware of his own identity, Aoyama perceives his time as the Blue Knight as "daydreaming" about helping Ichigo.]]
* BadassLongcoat: He's the Mew Mews' strongest ally and wears a blue longcoat. [[spoiler:It's a shorter version of Deep Blue's, since he's Deep Blue's "unawakened" form. ''Re-turn'' gives him a GoodCostumeSwitch-esque modified version of Deep Blue's, adding to his appearance as Ichigo's "prince".]]
* BigDamnHeroes: Whenever Ichigo is in imminent danger, the Blue Knight makes a heroic entrance and comes to her rescue.
* CastAsAMask: In the English dub, the Blue Knight is voiced by Creator/SeanSchemmel, who also voices Elliot/Shirogane. [[spoiler:Meanwhile, his true identity is voiced by Scottie Ray. This adds to the RedHerring with Ichigo/Zoey suspecting Elliot/Shirogane to be the Blue Knight.]]
* TheChampion: As he says so himself, the sole purpose of his existence is to protect Ichigo.
* ColorCharacter: He's called the Blue Knight and wears a blue outfit. [[spoiler:It's also a hint to his true identity; Aoyama is the only character with the "blue" kanji as part of his name, albeit with the standard 青 in contrast to the Blue Knight's more archaic variant 蒼.]]
* CoolSword: His weapon of choice. The anime gives him the ability to upgrade it to a {{BFG}} when charged with energy.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite physically resembling the aliens, he's purely on the Mew Mews' side, [[spoiler:and it eventually turns out that he's the byproduct of Aoyama tapping into Deep Blue's powers to help Ichigo. ''Re-turn'' goes even further with this, as it turns out he still has a remnant of Deep Blue's power left and accidentally transforms into a new form that ''heavily'' resembles Deep Blue in appearance, which is treated as a Blue Knight form due to Aoyama still being in control. He's initially distressed by this turn of events, he puts his abilites to good use helping Ichigo, and Tasuku convinces him it'd be better for him to work on mastering and making use of them instead of worrying about having them at all]].
* DeclarationOfProtection: He's always telling Ichigo he will protect her; according to him, he was born for this very purpose. [[spoiler:He was, [[ReallyWasBornYesterday literally]]; the persona was originally created out of Aoyama's frustration at being unable to do anything to help her while she was fighting. Notably, Aoyama's own insistence on protecting her starts coming up at exactly around the same time he first appears.]]
* HairColorSpoiler: Subverted. His blond hair adds to the initial assumption that he's Shirogane, but [[spoiler:his true identity is the blue/black-haired Aoyama]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blonde hair, and he's a princely MysteriousProtector.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's a pretty-looking man with long blonde hair tied back in a low ponytail.
* MysteriousProtector: He suddenly appears whenever Mew Ichigo is in serious danger and mysteriously disappears after getting the job done.
* TheOneGuy: The only male ally of the Mew Mews who participates in combat.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: In Episode 48, the Blue Knight releases a ''FantasticNuke'' when he goes on a rampage. [[spoiler:It's foreshadowing to the revelation that he's Deep Blue's unawakened form.]]
* PointyEars: He has long, pointed ears like the aliens. [[spoiler:This is a hint at him being a premature form of Deep Blue.]]
* SixthRanger: Towards the end of the anime, he becomes the sixth member of Mew Mew.
* SuperPoweredAlterEgo: [[spoiler:He's actually Masaya Aoyama, who subconsciously gained the power to transform to protect Ichigo.]]
* TakingTheBullet: His impulse to protect Ichigo is to self-sacrificial levels, causing Ichigo distress at him getting hurt for her sake and getting her to insist that he stop pushing himself.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:In the manga, the Blue Knight regaining his consciousness as Aoyama results in Quiche quickly pointing out that this proves he isn't human, because there's no other way to explain how this form should even exist in the first place. Cue [[IAmWho identity crisis and mental breakdown]] from Aoyama.]]
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:His true identity is Masaya Aoyama, but no one knows it -- not even himself -- until he transforms in front of Ichigo.]]
[[/folder]]

!Daisan/Daikan Junior High School
[[folder:Masaya Aoyama ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/masaya_aoyama.jpg]]
->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiOgata (Japanese), Scottie Ray (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Alexander Páez (Latin American Spanish), Philippe Allard (French), Creator/PatrizioPrata (Italian)[[/note]]

The captain of the Kendo team at Ichigo's school and the boy Ichigo has a crush on.
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* AcademicAthlete: He gets top grades and is the KendoTeamCaptain.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Anime-only watchers might be surprised to hear that the revelation about his original EmptyShell and StepfordSmiler nature was a ''very'' late-game spoiler in the manga, revealed via internal monologue as Aoyama has a brief IAmWho crisis just prior to fully awakening as Deep Blue; until that point, the exact nature of Aoyama's reasons for being so devoted to Ichigo were kept hidden, and in fact Aoyama is never shown confessing this directly to Ichigo herself. In contrast, the anime has him explain it directly to Ichigo right after revealing that he already knew she was a Mew Mew.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Colored manga chapter headers and the cover of [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4065284570 the 2022 rerelease]] of ''Re-turn'' give him blue hair and eyes, which match his PinkGirlBlueBoy pairing with Ichigo, as well as tying into his MeaningfulName. However, the anime gives him black hair and brown eyes, and he has a darker skin tone in the anime than in the manga. The games retain the blue hair, but give him brown eyes instead.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the manga, Aoyama is a fairly casual and quite passionate person, even [[TheTease jokingly flirting]] with [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything some pretty loaded remarks]] about Ichigo being "his cat" (including ''before'' they officially start dating), and a recurring theme throughout the story is his constant insecurity about wanting to do more to help her (see HiddenDepths below). The anime cuts out the flirting, abridges or removes the scenes that correspond to his perspective or thoughts, and overall makes him come off as a more soft-spoken, mild-mannered, and less outwardly emotive character.
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: In ''Re-Turn'', while Aoyama makes use of Deep Blue's power left in him to help Ichigo, he's worried about the possibility of him ending up hurting Ichigo again, but Tasuku convinces him that it's better for him to try controlling it himself and using it to keep helping her.
* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: His desire to protect Ichigo causes him to transform into the Blue Knight, but he doesn't keep the memories of his transformations until he changes in front of Ichigo.
* AngerBornOfWorry: He gets angry at Ichigo for running off on her own when the zoo animals are turned into Chimera Anima and go on a rampage. It's possibly the only time he gets upset with her.
* BackForTheFinale: He's absent for the entirety of ''à la Mode'' because he's studying in England, only appearing in the final chapter to visit Ichigo.
* BecomingTheMask: He wasn't supposed to be anything but a temporary "puppet" personality Deep Blue used to hide in human society, and his "kind" personality started off as just a routine he did to be accepted by society and cover up the fact he was actually an EmptyShell. After spending time with Ichigo, his kindness became genuine, and "Aoyama" actually [[GrewBeyondTheirProgramming developed a will of his own]] to the point he's ultimately able to defeat Deep Blue via FightingFromTheInside.
* BetaCouple: With Ichigo in ''à la Mode''. Although they aren't seen together until the end, their happy and successful relationship serves as a contrast to Berry and Tasuku's budding ChildhoodFriendRomance.
* BigBadFriend: He is Ichigo's boyfriend and an ally of Tokyo Mew Mew as the Blue Knight. Then he is also revealed to be Deep Blue's vessel near the end of the series.
* BrokenAce: He kept his hatred for much of humanity behind the facade of a nice, intelligent, athletic boy so that he can fit in with humanity, particularly when he was looking for a family to adopt him; it was only after meeting Ichigo when his NiceGuy personality actually became real.
* ChickMagnet: About every girl at his school is crazy about him.
* ColourfulThemeNaming: "Ao" means blue, and he's the Blue Knight and Deep Blue.
* CrazyJealousGuy: In the manga, he can act very possessive regarding Ichigo when she's around other men who are also attracted to her, like Ryou and Quiche, especially the latter (although to be fair, Quiche's fixation on Ichigo [[{{Yandere}} doesn't exactly manifest in very safe ways]]). This aspect of him is barely present in the anime, if at all.
* CuddleBug: In the manga, once they finally get together, Aoyama becomes especially fond of embracing Ichigo whenever possible, since he finds her presence to be particularly comforting. It's to the point where his attempt at pulling a HeroicSacrifice is preceded by a LastRequest to get to hold her for just a bit longer.
* DevotedToYou: Ichigo is completely obsessed with him, considering him her one and true love. She even says she'd rather die than live in a world without Aoyama.
* DistressedDude: Early on, he needs Mew Ichigo to rescue him from Chimera Anima and/or [[{{Yandere}} Quiche]]. After he's revealed to be the Blue Knight, he can fight alongside Ichigo.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: As Deep Blue's awakening approaches, Aoyama sees Ichigo crying in his dreams. Aoyama's dream becomes reality when Deep Blue kills Quiche and Ichigo cries over his death, the sight of which results in Aoyama taking over his body again and FightingFromTheInside.
* DubNameChange: "Mark" in the 4Kids dub.
* FightingFromTheInside: Even though Deep Blue thought he had erased Aoyama after taking over his body, Aoyama's consciousness comes back enough to fight Deep Blue from inside his body, ultimately resulting in Deep Blue's defeat.
* FirstGuyWins: He's the first guy introduced in every version and is immediately established as Ichigo's love interest when she asks him out on a date. Despite Ichigo getting "moments" with Quiche and Ryou, Aoyama is the one who gets to be her boyfriend.
* GodInHumanForm: He's Deep Blue, the "god" of the aliens, in the guise of a human.
* GodWasMyCoPilot: For most of the series, Aoyama seems to be a normal guy from Ichigo's school. In the final battle, he's revealed to be the disguise of Deep Blue, a being so powerful that he's seen as a god by the aliens.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: In ''Re-turn'', he accidentally turns into a new form that heavily resembles Deep Blue in appearance, with his long hair and facial features, without the PointyEars[[note]]this might be an oversight, since Deep Blue and the Blue Knight were also depicted without them in an earlier flashback[[/note]] and a coat that resmbles the Blue Knight's but with fancier trimmings. Since Aoyama himself is in control this time, this form is identified as a different version of the Blue Knight, and when his face and hair go back to normal shortly after, the outfit serves to make him look like a prince when he rescues Ichigo with a BridalCarry.
* HeadbuttThermometer: When he thinks Ichigo is sick, he carries her to the school infirmary in BridalCarry-style and checks her temperature with a headbutt.
* HeroicSacrifice: At the end of the anime, he gives Ichigo the chance to deliver the final blow to destroy Deep Blue, even though he fully knows it will result in his own death as well. He only survives thanks to Ichigo giving up her own life for him.
* HeroicSuicide: In the manga, after discovering the last Mew Aqua is inside him, Aoyama stabs himself with his own sword to restore all the destruction Deep Blue caused in Tokyo. Ichigo saves him by giving him her life force.
* HiddenDepths:
** He eventually admits he adopted a "NiceGuy" personality because his adoptive parents wanted a good son. He did his best to excel at everything he did to not disappoint those around him, but he found himself surrounded by shallow people, making him grow a hidden resentment towards people's uncaring nature. He never felt connected to anyone until he fell in love with Ichigo.
** The manga occasionally switches things to his perspective and reveals his thought process; despite all of Ichigo's early fears that he'd lose interest in her, he's actually ''terrified'' of losing her or seeing her in pain in any way, and the fact he can't do anything to help her while knowing full well she's repeatedly throwing herself into danger as a Mew Mew and suffering hiding the secret from him is eating him up inside. His brief mental breakdown when he realizes he's turning into something inhuman has him immediately scrambling over to go find Ichigo, because she's the one who saved him from being an EmptyShell and is the only one who can comfort him during times like these.
* IAmWho: The manga has him go through a brief mental breakdown when he realizes he may not actually be human, just prior to his awakening as Deep Blue.
* InsecureLoveInterest: ''Re-turn'' implies that his flirting metaphors of Ichigo being "[[PropertyOfLove his cat]]" are actually him being afraid that she could just leave him on a whim like a cat, especially since they're in a LongDistanceRelationship and [[AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder can't see each other as often]]. He's also still shouldering guilt over his "sins" as Deep Blue and the revelation that he still has some of Deep Blue's powers scares him into thinking he's a "[[IAmAMonster monster]]" who shouldn't be near Ichigo lest he end up hurting her again, resulting in Tasuku calling him out for framing it as being for Ichigo's sake when he's actually just trying to run away out of fear and guilt.
* KendoTeamCaptain: The star of his school's kendo team.
* LastNameBasis: No one in the series refers to him by his first name, not even Ichigo.
* LongDistanceRelationship: At the end of the manga, he moves to England for his studies while Ichigo stays in Japan. In ''à la Mode'', Ichigo does live with him in England for a while, but moves back to Japan after her Mew powers start to return in full. By the time of ''Re-Turn'', Aoyama is still studying in England and can only return to Japan sporadically. Adding to his frustration at the situation, Quiche is back and becomes Ichigo's coworker, so Aoyama has to deal with Quiche flirting with Ichigo during their phone calls.
* LoveConfession: After the Tokyo Tower incident, Ichigo is late for their date and shows up to find Aoyama waiting in the rain for her. She expects him to be mad at her, but is shocked when he suddenly confesses his love to her instead.
* LoveEpiphany: In the manga, the Tokyo Tower incident is when Aoyama definitively confirms that Mew Ichigo is indeed the Ichigo he knows, resulting in him realizing his love for her because he has become painfully aware of everything she was going through and how little he could do to help her.
* LoveHurts: In the manga, Ichigo constantly throwing herself into danger and getting herself hurt causes Aoyama no end of stress, and he even tries to convince her to stop fighting at one point. By the time of ''Re-turn'', it's obvious he's still not completely at peace with it.
* MrViceGuy: Aoyama is such a sloth that, unless Ichigo is involved, he never does what he wants because it's easier to just smile.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Towards the end of the final battle, Aoyama breaks free from Deep Blue's control and is horrified by everything he had done, mainly destroying Tokyo and killing Quiche.
* NatureLover: He deeply cares about the declining environment and the endangered animal species.
* NiceGuy: He's usually quite friendly.
* NonActionGuy: He's the normal boyfriend of the MagicalGirl protagonist, which results in him ending up as the DistressedDude more than once. This fact is actually a point of concern for him, since it eats him inside that he can't do anything to help Ichigo when she's getting herself in danger, and it's subverted when his frustration about this ends up subconsciously turning him into the MysteriousProtector... and eventually BigBad. Even when he ''thinks'' he's gone back to being this at the end of the series, ''Re-Turn'' reveals this to not quite be true.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Only in the manga, even before they start dating, Aoyama is prone to get touchy-feely with Ichigo. Once they actually hook up, he becomes an all-out CuddleBug who wastes no time in embracing or even kissing her unprompted (the latter of which results in him accidentally resurrecting Ichigo with a TrueLovesKiss during the finale). Ichigo's more than fine with it, but it often does fluster her enough to trigger her SproutingEars.
* NotQuiteBackToNormal: ''Re-Turn'' reveals that he still has a lingering amount of Deep Blue's power left in him when he accidentally transforms into a new Blue Knight form with a close physical resemblance to Deep Blue.
* OfficialCouple: He becomes Ichigo's boyfriend after he confesses in the middle of the series.
* OhCrap: In episode 52, right before Deep Blue takes over again, Aoyama realizes what's happening and horror fills his face.
* PowerDyesYourHair: His black hair turns blond when he turns into the Blue Knight.
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: His hair is much longer in his Blue Knight and Deep Blue forms, and it temporarily grows back to Deep Blue's length when he accidentally channels his power in ''Re-turn'', although it quickly goes back to its original length even when he's still using his powers.
* PrincelyYoungMan: Aoyama is the most polupar guy at Ichigo's school, being good-looking, smart, athletic and charming. The girls at his school, especially Ichigo, adore him and see him as a prince.
* PropertyOfLove: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. In the manga, he likes to playfully flirt with Ichigo by saying things like her being "his cat", but it's his way of conveying that he's actually very, very afraid of losing her.
* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: He once detested humanity for desecrating Earth's natural environment. Falling in love with Ichigo convinced him there's humans who are good people.
* RightBehindMe: He often happens to walk up behind Ichigo when she or others are talking about him, especially when she doesn't want him to show up at the moment.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: A rare {{justified|trope}} example. Aoyama was supposed to be nothing but a HumanDisguise persona for Deep Blue, making him an EmptyShell without any attachments or interests of his own until Ichigo gave him something to care about. The only truly strong desire he has ever had is born from wishing to protect Ichigo.
* SchoolIdol: He's intelligent, athletic, and the most popular boy at school.
* SecretSecretKeeper: He suspected that Ichigo was a Mew Mew from the very beginning, with the incident at Tokyo Tower effectively confirming it for him, but since he could tell she didn't want him to know, he'd decided not to reveal this to her at first out of fear she'd push him away if he did.
* SixthRanger: Near the end of the anime, Aoyama officially join the Mew team as the Blue Knight. However, Deep Blue fully takes over his body in the final battle, turning him into an enemy.
* StepfordSmiler: His friendly smile was originally just a facade to hide his rather misanthropic personality. Only after he met Ichigo did he start being truly happy.
* StoodUp: Because of the Tokyo Tower battle, Ichigo can't show up in time for her concert date with Aoyama, but he still waits for her to arrive even after it starts to rain. Ironically, in the manga, this is what would lead Aoyama to hit his LoveEpiphany and [[LoveConfession confesses his love]] for Ichigo.
* TakingYouWithMe: He manages to fight back against Deep Blue from within and in both the manga and anime, dies to take him with him, though is revived in both versions.
* TheTease: In the manga, Aoyama apparently enjoys making Ichigo flustered with his flirting, which triggers her cat transformation very often. When he finds out Ichigo is the cat he took in once, the first thing he does is tease her over the fact that they took a bath together and slept on the same bed, causing Ichigo to go mad with embarrassment and turn into a cat again.
* TomatoInTheMirror: For most of the series, Aoyoma has no idea that he isn't an ordinary human, but a vessel that Deep Blue placed among humans until he could regain enough power to possess Aoyama.
* TrueLovesKiss: After Ichigo dies in order to save him, Aoyama brings her back to life with a kiss. Given certain revelations in ''Re-turn'', still having traces of Deep Blue's power within him may have had to do with it.
* UnderstandingBoyfriend: Despite Ichigo's fears, Aoyama ''never'' begrudges her for standing him up, even waiting ''hours'' in the rain past the appointed time because he had already figured out she was busy fighting to save Tokyo from the aliens. It takes a long while for Ichigo to gather the courage to tell Aoyama the truth herself because she thinks he won't like her anymore if he learns she isn't normal and has lied to him repeatedly. When she does tell him, Aoyama makes clear he loves her too much to break up with her over something like that and promises to keep her secret. The manga does show Aoyama has lots of discomfort with his girlfriend having to constantly fight and potentially get hurt, but he still tries to be as supportive as he can be for Ichigo.
* WalkingSpoiler: He's the true identity of both the [[MysteriousProtector Blue Knight]] ''and'' [[BigBad Deep Blue]]. Combined with his role as a SecretSecretKeeper for Ichigo and the eventual revelation of his HiddenDepths, it's difficult to describe Aoyama as anything more than the NiceGuy who is Ichigo's crush without giving away the big twists that come with his character.
* YouRemindMeOfX: When he meets Mew Ichigo, he initially "mistakes" her for Ichigo (because they're actually the same person); Ichigo manages to deflect it by acting like someone else, resulting in him commenting this. In fact, he wasn't as convinced by the deflection as she thought he was.
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[[folder:Moe Yanagida and Miwa Honjo]]
->Moe is voiced by: Akiko Nakagawa (Japanese), Sharon Feingold (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Nancy Cortés (Latin American Spanish), Esther Aflalo (French), Rosa Leo Servidio (Italian)[[/note]]
->Miwa is voiced by: Creator/TomokoKaneda (Japanese), Creator/CarrieKeranen (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Diana Beltrán (Latin American Spanish), Nathalie Hugo (French), Francesca Bielli (Italian)[[/note]]

Ichigo's classmates who usually hang out with her at school.
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!!Tropes applying to both:
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Moe is the blonde, Miwa is the brunette and Ichigo is the redhead.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 23 is focused on Ichigo trying to play matchmaker for Moe and Miwa who got a crush on Ryo and Akasaka respectively.
* DubNameChange: They're "Megan and Mimi" in the 4Kids dub.
* ShipperOnDeck: They ship [=IchigoxAoyama=].
* SocialCircleFiller: They're introduced as Ichigo's friends and classmates, but are irrelevant to the plot and barely appear after Ichigo meets her Mew teammates.
* SweetTooth: They love desserts and take advantage of Ichigo being a waitress at a café to eat as many cakes as they want.
* ThoseTwoGirls: They're always seen together and never do anything besides hanging out with Ichigo when she isn't working at the café or fighting Chimera Anima.
* UnwittingMuggleFriend: They don't know Ichigo is the CatGirl superheroine they saw in the news.

!!Tropes applying to Moe:
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Moe swoons when Ryou gets a little angry.
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Late in the anime series, Moe gets a baby sister. Ichigo points out the age difference is pretty big.
* RescueRomance: Moe developed a crush on Ryou because he saved her from getting robbed.

!!Tropes applying to Miwa:
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* ChildLikeVoice: Miwa has a very squeaky voice that makes her sound younger than she is.
* PrecociousCrush: Miwa has a crush on Keiichiro who is 21 while she's in middle school.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Miwa is attracted to Keiichiro's kind nature.
[[/folder]]

!The Mew Mews' Family Members

[[folder:Shintaro and Sakura Momomiya]]
->Shintaro is voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Jim Malone (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Mathieu Moreau (French), Marcello Cortese (Italian)[[/note]]
->Sakura is voiced by: Creator/TakakoHonda (Japanese), Amanda Brown (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Valerie Bertagnini (Latin American Spanish), Adele Pellegatta (Italian)[[/note]]

Ichigo's parents.
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!!Tropes applying to both:
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the manga, Ichigo has InvisibleParents until they show up in volume 5. On the other hand, the anime shows Ichigo interacting with her parents from early episodes.
* AscendedExtra: They barely appear in the manga, but the anime made them recurring characters. A {{filler}} episode is focused on their contrasting reactions to Ichigo dating Aoyama.
* GoodParents: Both are nice and caring towards their daughter, even though Shintaro can be overbearing when it comes to Ichigo's love life.
* HappilyMarried: They're still in their honeymoon phase even after being married for years.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: They met and started dating in junior high. Years later, they're HappilyMarried and have a daughter who sees them as her ideal for a couple.

!!Tropes applying to Shintaro
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* BoyfriendBlockingDad: He's ''pissed'' when he finds out Ichigo got herself a boyfriend without asking for his permission first. A whole {{filler}} episode is about Shintaro trying to forbid Ichigo and Aoyama from dating and when they refuse to break up, he challenges Aoyama to a kendo match as he won't accept their relationship if Aoyama can't beat him.
* EngagementChallenge: In Episode 31, Shintaro challenges Masaya to a kendo duel before he accepts his relationship with Ichigo. Funnily enough, [[GenerationXerox Shintaro himself went through the same thing with Sakura's father]].
* HotBlooded: He gets a little too excited over simple things.
* ParentalHypocrisy: He initially disapproves of Ichigo having a boyfriend, claiming she's still too young, even though he and Sakura started dating around Ichigo's age.
* {{Salaryman}}: He works as an ordinary salaryman.

!!Tropes applying to Sakura
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* CherryBlossomGirl: She's named Sakura and is a loving mother and wife.
* LetHerGrowUpDear: Unlike her husband, she's supportive of her daughter getting a boyfriend and thinks Shintaro is overreacting when he says Ichigo is not ready to date.
* ShipperOnDeck: She approves of Ichigo dating Aoyama.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Seiji Aizawa]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seiji_aizawa.png]]
->Voiced by: Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Japanese), Creator/JasonGriffith (English)

Minto's older brother.
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* AloofBigBrother: After he immersed himself in his studies, Seiji grew apart from Minto and started treating her coldly.
* BigBrotherInstinct: When Quiche's Chimera Anima heads towards Minto, Seiji steps in front of Minto to take the hit for her.
* CanonForeigner: He doesn't exist in the manga and only appears in the anime.
* DubNameChange: "Sergio Bucksworth" in the 4Kids dub.
* FamilyThemeNaming: His sister's name means mint, and Seiji's name sounds like sage, another cooking herb.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He appears to be cold and distant, but when it comes down to it, he shows he still loves his sister.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Minto's Nanny]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minto_bayaa.png]]
->Voiced by: Junko Hori (Japanese), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (English)

Minto's nanny.
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* CanonForeigner: She's an anime-exclusive character.
* EveryoneCallsHerBarkeep: Minto only calls her "Nanny".
* EyesAlwaysShut: She's never seen with her eyes open.
* OldRetainer: She's an elderly servant and housekeeper of the Aizawa family, acting as a grandmother figure for Minto.
* ParentalSubstitute: Minto's parents are rarely at home, leaving her nanny as the only adult taking care of her.
* SatelliteCharacter: She's only ever seen with Minto and solely serves to give some context to her family situation.
* TearsOfJoy: In Episode 9, watching Minto reconcile with Seiji moves Nanny to the point of tears.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bu-ling's Younger Siblings]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/huang_siblings.png]]
->Heicha is voiced by: Creator/TomokoKaneda (Japanese), Creator/KetherDonohue (English)
->Hongcha is voiced by: Creator/KiyomiAsai (Japanese), Creator/JimmyZoppi (English)
->Huacha is voiced by: Creator/AsukaTanii (Japanese), Creator/JimmyZoppi (English)
->Lucha is voiced by: Rika Komatsu (Japanese), Creator/JimmyZoppi (English)
->Qingcha is voiced by: Akiko Nakagawa (Japanese), Creator/JimmyZoppi (English)

Bu-ling has five younger siblings. Their names are Heicha, Hongcha, Huacha, Lucha, and Qingcha.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The anime introduces them in episode 20, but they don't appear in the manga until the Tokyo Dome chapter of volume 5 which corresponds to episode 40 of the anime.
* AscendedExtra: In the manga, they only had a brief appearance in the chapter where Tart and Pie kidnap Bu-ling. The anime gives them more screentime, such as including Bu-ling's SickEpisode where Ichigo, Minto and Retasu play babysitters for the siblings.
* BlackBeadEyes: The brothers stand out for having black dots for eyes. Only Heicha is drawn with BigAnimeEyes like most characters, but they still turn into dots in some scenes.
* BlushSticker: They have cute permanent blush marks on their cheeks.
* DubNameChange: In the 4Kids dub, Heicha is named "Heidi Benjamin".
* EdibleThemeNaming: Each of them is named after a type of tea.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: In the manga, the siblings are three girls and three boys when including Bu-ling. In the anime, however, Heicha is Bu-ling's only little sister and the other four are all boys.
* GenderFlip: In the manga, they're three boys and two girls. In the anime, Heicha is the only girl of Bu-ling's siblings.
* GirlishPigtails: Heicha wears her hair in two pigtail braids and she's the youngest of Bu-ling's siblings as well as her only sister in the anime.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The brothers are identical quadruplets, but each have their braids in a different spot on their heads to tell each of them apart.
* LightGirlDarkBoy: While Bu-ling and Heicha have blonde hair, their brothers have black hair and darker skin.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: They're five in total, with Bu-ling being the sixth and oldest child of the family.
* TheNoseless: None of them are drawn with noses.
* ThemeTwinNaming: All their names end in "cha".
* VerbalTic: Like her big sister, Heicha ends her sentences with "~na no da".
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bu-ling's Mother]]
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->Voiced by: Rika Komatsu (Japanese)

Bu-ling's mother.
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: In the manga, Bu-ling's siblings do mention their father is training at the mountain, but they don't seem to have a mother because Bu-ling is doing the cooking and has to go to the store by herself to buy ketchup for Heicha. The anime does confirm Bu-ling's mother has recently passed away.
* CanonForeigner: While Bu-ling's parents are nonexistent in the manga, the anime has her mother appear in a flashback.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: In the anime, Bu-ling's flashbacks depict her as a sweet and caring mother who regretted having to leave her children with her untimely death.
* MissingMom: She died from an illness while her children were very young.
* PosthumousCharacter: Having died a while ago, she's only seen in a flashback from the anime.
* UnnamedParent: She isn't named, only being identified as Bu-ling's mother.
[[/folder]]

!Animals
[[folder:Mickey]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mickey_tmm.png]]

Minto's Pomeranian pet dog.
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* FaceMonsterTurn: He gets fused with a parasite and turned into a Chimera Anima. Ichigo and Minto defeat him and turn him back to normal.
* MoralityPet: To Minto. Her love for Mickey is the first indication of the nicer side she hides behind her RichBitch behavior.
* PreciousPuppy: He's an adorable and friendly little puppy.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name can be translated as Mickey or Miki.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Francois]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/francois_tmm.png]]
->Voiced by: Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Japanese)

An ugly and overweight stray cat who harasses Ichigo's cat form.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: He thinks Ichigo's cat form is cute and tries to force himself on her, much to Ichigo's horror and disgust.
* HateSink: Even the author's notes insist that there's probably nobody in the audience who cares about him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lau]]
!!Lau
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lau_tmm.png]]

Aoyama's pet dog.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: The anime omits his JealousPet moments and has him show no signs of hostility towards Ichigo whatsoever.
* AnimalJingoism: In the manga, he antagonizes Ichigo in her cat form because [[JealousPet he can't stand to see Aoyama doting on another animal]].
* JealousPet: In the manga, he gets jealous of Aoyama taking care of Ichigo and fights with her over his attention.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Alto]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KoichiTochika (Japanese)

A mysterious cat who encounters Ichigo whenever she transforms into a cat.
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* MorphicResonance: Alto has light blue eyes, which is a hint to him being [[spoiler:the blue-eyed Ryou's cat form]].
* MysteriousProtector: He repeatedly appears to help Ichigo when she gets in trouble while in her cat form. Ichigo even compares him to the Blue Knight because of it.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:His true identity is Ryou. He also has the ability to transform into a cat because he injected himself with cat DNA.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Annin]]
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Bu-ling's pet monkey.
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* AdaptedOut: He doesn't exist in the anime.
* BlackBeadEyes: Much like Bu-ling's siblings, Annin has black or white dots for eyes.
* TheNoseless: Similar to Bu-ling's siblings, Annin is drawn without a nose.
* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: Bu-ling, an eccentric GenkiGirl with monkey DNA, keeps a little monkey as a pet.
[[/folder]]

!One-Shot Characters
[[folder:General Tropes]]
* CanonForeigner: None of these characters appear in the manga.
* VictimOfTheWeek: In almost every {{filler}} episode, the episodic civilian either gets attacked by a Chimera Anima or turned into one by the aliens, prompting the Mew Mews to rescue them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mary [=McGuire=]]]
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->Voiced by: Rie Etou (Japanese), Rita Rivera (English)

A famous pianist from San Francisco. She's the first human whose spirit was used to create a Chimera Anima.
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* DubNameChange: "Maria Rivera" in the 4Kids dub.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: She's a beautiful and elegant pianist.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: After Quiche turns her spirit into a Chimera Anima, Ryou plays a recording of her piano performance to appeal to Mary's feelings, which gives the Mews the chance to defeat the Chimera Anima and return Mary to normal.
* KeepItForeign: In the Japanese version, Mary [=McGuire=] is an American pianist who only speaks English, in the dub she speaks Spanish.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Masazo Aoyamada]]
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->Voiced by: Kousuke Okano (Japanese), Creator/MarcThompson (English)[[note]]'''Other languages:''' Philippe Allard (French), Massimo Di Benedetto (Italian)[[/note]]

A boy who's trying to stop construction workers from destroying the habitat of monkeys and otters.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He's brown-skinned, but his ethnicity goes unknown.
* DubNameChange: "Marco" in the 4Kids dub.
* IdenticalStranger: He looks exactly like Masaya. Even their names sound similar.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rei Nishina]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/MariaKawamura (Japanese), Carol Jacobanis (English)

Keiichiro's ex-girlfriend, a lepidopterist.
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* AmicableExes: She and Keiichiro agree that they shouldn't get back together, but they manage to part ways on good terms.
* CannotTellAJoke: In the dub, at least. Also ties into SarcasmBlind.
* DubNameChange: "Chrys" in the 4Kids dub.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: She's usually seen with simple clothes with a lab coat, showing that she works as a lepidopterist.
* {{Workaholic}}: Her job keeps her so busy that there are times when she can't go out for fun, but she loves her work due to the butterflies, wishing that she could be just as free as they are.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Norihiro Edomurasaki]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/KentaroIto (Japanese), Creator/GregAbbey (English)

A young man that Retasu had a crush on.
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* DubNameChange: "Ian" in the 4Kids dub.
* FirstLove: He's the first guy Retasu becomes romantically interested in. After she finds out Norihiro loves someone else, she moves on to Ryou.
* LastNameBasis: Both he and Retasu address each other formally, using their surnames and the "-san" honorific. The fact that he and Satsuki are on a FirstNameBasis- he uses yobisute on Satsuki and she calls him "Norihiro-san"- causes Retasu to immediately realize that he's taken.
* NiceGuy: He's shown helping a woman in a wheelchair to cross a busy road, is nothing but polite to Retasu (even gifting her a travel guide) and puts himself at risk to help Retasu and Satsuki escape from a Chimera Anima attack.
* ObliviousToLove: He never realizes Retasu has a crush on him and proposes to another woman.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Iruka]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese), Amy Palant (English)

A child who befriends Retasu during the Mews' trip to the beach.
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* BullyMagnet: She gets picked on by some boys at the beach because of her fear to swim and her name (which means dolphin).
* DubNameChange: "Cassandra" in the 4Kids dub.
* IronicName: Iruka, who's terrified of water, has a name that means 'dolphin'. A group of boys even tease her for it.
* NoFullNameGiven: Her surname isn't mentioned.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Heicha's Teacher]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/SatsukiYukino (Japanese), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (English)

A kind kindergarten teacher.
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* DubNameChange: "Ms Rosbe" in the 4Kids dub.
* EveryoneCallsHerBarkeep: She's only ever referred to as "teacher" in the Japanese version.
* ParentalSubstitute: With her mother being dead and her father traveling the world, Bu-ling can't help but seek some motherly love from Heicha's teacher, especially when she sees so much of her mother in her.
* ReplacementGoldfish: A mundane one for Bu-ling. She's fond of her because her gentle personality reminds her of her late mother.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tsukiko Yamada]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/SachikoKojima (Japanese), Creator/TaraSands (English)

A girl who works for a modelling company.
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* BeautifulAllAlong: At the end of the episode she's shown wearing a white dress with loose hair and no glasses.
* BespectacledCutie: She's a CuteClumsyGirl with glasses.
* DubNameChange: "Gretchen" in the 4Kids dub.
* TheKlutz: About as clumsy as Retasu.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Asano]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/MasayaOnosaka (Japanese)

A mottled stray cat. He asks Ichigo's help to find his girlfriend.
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* IWillFindYou: He's searching for his cat girlfriend who moved out of town with her owner.
* NeverGivenAName: Due to being a stray cat, he technically was never named. He calls himself "Asano" because he was born at a place named "Asano-san".
* TalkingAnimal: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Ichigo mistakes him for a talking cat, only to find out only she can hear him speak thanks to her cat DNA.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jacqueline]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Japanese)

A Siamese lilac point cat. She's Asano's girlfriend.
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* MarryForLove: Her owner tries to set her up in an ArrangedMarriage, but she really loves Asano and chooses to be with him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She loves sardine more than any high-class food, as Asano brought her sardines every day until she had to move out.
* UptownGirl: She's a high-class cat who is in love with a stray cat.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mariko]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/AkemiOkamura (Japanese)

A second-year student at Ichigo's school who has a CrystalBall that is mistaken for Mew Aqua.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: At the end of the episode, Mariko's childhood friend is shown to return her feelings.
* FortuneTeller: She's known for telling girls' fortunes with her CrystalBall.
* NoFullNameGiven: She's only called by her given name.
* PhonyPsychic: More benevolent and well-meaning than most examples. Mariko reveals that she doesn't actually have PsychicPowers and instead just tells her clients whatever she thinks will encourage them.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shunsuke]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/AkiraIshida (Japanese)

A second-year student at Ichigo's school and Mariko's childhood friend.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Shunsuke and his childhood friend Mariko start their relationship at the end of the episode.
* NoFullNameGiven: Like Mariko, we don't know his surname.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: His only role is being Mariko's childhood friend and crush. He doesn't even have any noteworthy character traits.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kanna Saionji]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/TomoeHanba (Japanese)

A rich girl and self-proclaimed rival to Minto who comes to demand a duel at a tea party every year.
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* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: Like Minto, Kanna is a haughty {{Ojou}} who uses very formal speech patterns.
* HighClassFan: She's a snobbish and pompous rich girl. When she arrives at Mint's tea party, she's seen carrying a blue fan trimmed with white fur.
* IncomingHam: She arrives at Minto's tea party in a freakin' helicopter decorated with the painting of a carriage and flowers all while her very loud NoblewomansLaugh fills the air.
* LonelyRichKid: The only friends she ever had are the ones her wealthy parents bought for her.
* NoblewomansLaugh: She has a habit of laughing loudly like stereotypical anime rich girls do.
* {{Ojou}}: Like Minto, Kanna is a rich girl who carries herself like a princess.
* SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond: She's obsessed with getting Minto's attention because Minto was the only one who always ignored her and was never impressed with her rich status, unlike Kanna's "friends" that her parents bought with money.
* SpoiledBrat: Her parents gave her anything she could ever want, from toys to friends. However, she was never truly happy with anything she got with money.
* UnknownRival: She proclaims herself as Minto's eternal rival, but Minto just thinks she's annoying and mostly ignores her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yuebing Long]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese)

A handsome Chinese man who is the apprentice of Bu-ling's father.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Bu-ling is very annoyed to see Yuebing is better at everything she does, including martial arts, performances, cooking and even taking care of her siblings.
* ArrangedMarriage: Bu-ling is forcefully engaged to Yuebing so he can be her father's successor.
* BestHerToBedHer: He challenges Bu-ling to a duel while betting the right to inherit her family's fighting style. After Bu-ling loses, he finally bothers to inform her that he and her father made a deal that Bu-ling would have to become engaged to him after being defeated.
* ChickMagnet: His good looks and martial arts performances attract a big crowd of girls to Café Mew Mew.
* FriendToAllChildren: Bu-ling's younger siblings adore him.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He accidentally damages Bu-ling's photo album of her deceased mother when playing with her siblings. Although Yuebing feels bad about it, Bu-ling gets so angry that she runs away to Café Mew Mew and refuses to return home unless Yuebing leaves.
* TheJailBaitWait: While he readily accepts his engagement to the preteen Bu-ling, he'll wait for her to be older before marrying her.
* NiceGuy: He's as polite and gentlemanly as Akasaka.
* SupremeChef: He's very good at cooking.
* UnwantedSpouse: He's Bu-ling's unwanted fiancé, for understandable reasons. She ''vehemently'' refuses to accept her fate is to marry a much older guy she just met, especially when her father basically bet her hand in marriage without even asking her feelings on the matter first. Yuebing invading her workspace and homelife doesn't make her more agreeable to their marriage.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ayano Uemura]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKawakami (Japanese)

A famous dollmaker.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She pretends to be friendly with Retasu, but only gets close to her to get her help in making a new doll and then take all the credit for herself.
* DrivenByEnvy: She's jealous of Retasu's talent for dollmaking, driving her to steal all the credit for a doll Retasu made with her.
* EasilyForgiven: Retasu instantly forgives Ayano for stealing her doll's design because Retasu doesn't really care for her own creativity being recognized as long as her dolls make people happy and making the doll with Ayano was fun to her, regardless of Ayano's less admirable intentions.
* StealingTheCredit: Unable to come up with something new on her own, she has Retasu design a doll for her and presents it as her own creation at an exhibition.
* WritersBlock: She had run out of ideas for her own dolls, resulting in her seeking Retasu for her innovating doll designs.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Momoka]]
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->Voiced by: Kurumi Mamiya (Japanese)

A lonely little girl who befriends Zakuro.
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* BondingOverMissingParents: Zakuro bonds with Momoka because she also knows what's like to have parents who are never around.
* BrattyHalfPint: While she's polite to her idol Zakuro, she acts like a rude brat to everyone else.
* {{Fangirl}}: She's a big fan of Zakuro, to the point that her bedroom's walls are covered by Zakuro posters.
* NoFullNameGiven: She's only known by her given name.
* ThirdPersonPerson: She refers to herself in third person, like young Japanese children usually do.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Her parents work until late and don't spend time with her, not even on her birthday.
[[/folder]]

!Pilot
[[folder:Hime Azumi]]
The original protagonist. A middle school girl who suddenly gains strange alien powers.
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* BoyishShortHair: Her hair ends just above her shoulders.
* CatGirl: Infused with the black cat.
* LivingADoubleLife: Going to school and seeing her boyfriend during the day, fighting the baku at night.
* MagicalGirl: The only one.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: She pretends to be sick to be with her boyfriend. Turns out that wasn't a good idea.
* TechnicolorEyes: Hers were pink. Guess who got those.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Noda]]
Azumi's boyfriend.
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* AlmostKiss: Came close to kissing Azumi on one of their dates.
* EasilyForgiven: He forgives her for not telling him about her double life and continues to date her.
* OnlyOneName: His family name is never given.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: He only has a few scenes with Azumi and his purpose, as far as the reader knows, is to complicate her normal life. This was one thing that was changed for Aoyama.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: He has a job, but nothing specific is stated about it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Masha]]
An alien robot sent by the "Mother Computer" to look after Azumi and to help her defeat the Baku.
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Unlike his current incarnation, this Masha could speak in complete sentences.
* SpacePolice: He claims to be this.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Baku]]
A parasitic alien species that infested Earth and nearly overtook the human species.
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: They can apparently speak and understand English.
* BizarreAlienBiology: They're dragon-like aliens that can be any size. The larger ones are smarter and more dangerous than the small ones. Makes one wonder how the current aliens went through such a transformation.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Bagu or baku?
[[/folder]]

!Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode

[[folder:Berry Shirayuki / Mew Berry]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Mew Berry]]
The sequel series' main protagonist, the sixth Mew Mew, and, while Ichigo is studying abroad, the temporary leader of the Mew Mews.
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* BetaCouple: With Tasuku in ''Re-Turn''. Berry and Tasuku are officially a couple, but more relaxed compared to Ichigo and Aoyama who are in a LongDistanceRelationship, which causes insecurities for Aoyama [[spoiler:which only get worse after he discovers he still has Deep Blue's powers]].
* BigEater: According to her profile, she can eat ten cakes at once.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: She has been close to Tasuku since they were babies, and they start dating at the end of ''à la Mode''.
* ColourfulThemeNaming: "Shirayuki" means "white snow". This goes in line with all the Mews having a surname with the kanji of their representative color.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Compared to Ichigo, Berry is significantly more outspoken and assertive, and has a bit of a pampered side. She also starts off the story not particularly concerned with romance, finding Tasuku to be a bit overbearing, and doesn't start realizing she might have feelings for him until later.
* CuteLittleFangs: Much like Ichigo, Berry is occasionally drawn with her fangs sticking out because she also has the DNA of a feline.
* DemotedToExtra: In the ''Re-Turn'' manga special, Ichigo is back to being the protagonist and Berry's relevance is reduced to the same as the other Mew Mews, although the final chapter gives her a somewhat prominent moment with Tasuku at the end.
* TheDitz: Similar to Ichigo, she’s not the brightest girl around.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Since all the Mew Mews are named after food, Berry gets her name from a fruit.
* GirlishPigtails: She ties her hair into cute twintails at PE class. She also had twintails as a young child.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Her personality is as bright and pure as her long blonde hair.
* TheHeroine: She's the protagonist and main heroine of the manga-only sequel.
* InformedAbility: According her profile, she's a BigEater capable of eating several cakes at once and her grandfather taught her to speak French. She never gets to show these skills in the actual manga.
* {{Irony}}: Despite taking her powers from an animal with "black" in its name, her signature color is white.
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: In the final chapter of the original manga, Berry makes a brief appearance when she goes visit Café Mew Mew, but finds it's closed for the day [[spoiler:because they're holding Ichigo's fake wedding with Masaya]].
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Because she and Tasuku grew up together, she'd always seen him like a sibling, so the realization she might actually have romantic feelings for him is a shock to her, because she hadn't expected to start seeing him in ''that'' way.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: Tasuku has been her next-door neighbor all her life, and they become a couple at the end of ''à la Mode''.
* LoveEpiphany: She fully understands she is in love with Tasuku after hearing Ichigo talk about her love for Aoyama.
* MagicWand: Her weapon is the Loveberry Rod, a cute wand that she uses to fire her magical attacks.
* MixAndMatchCritters: She has the DNA of the Andes Mountain Cat and the Amami Black Rabbit. As a result, her Mew form has bunny ears and a cat tail.
* ObliviousToLove: PlayedWith. For a long time, Berry didn't notice the romantic undertones of her relationship with Tasuku, mainly because both interpreted his flirtatious comments and physical affection as simple teasing.
* RookieRedRanger: In ''Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode'', Berry is the (temporary) new leader of the Mew Mews due to a need to fill Ichigo's slot, even though she'd just joined the team. Once Ichigo returns, her powers being out of shape makes Berry have to continue filling in the role for a while, but once Ichigo is back in form, Berry goes back to the more expected role of Ichigo's junior.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She realizes she's in love with her childhood friend Tasuku because he's a caring guy who has always been there for her and wants to protect her.
* SixthRanger: She gets added to the Mew Mew team in the manga sequel. Although she's made temporary leader in Ichigo's absence, Ichigo returns to the cafe shortly after and becomes a sort of mentor for her, making her closer to the role of a SixthRanger in-universe.
* StockShoujoHeroine: She's a textbook clumsy and ditzy MagicalGirl shoujo protagonist, similar to Ichigo.
* SweetTooth: She loves desserts, especially cake.
* TaremeEyes: Her big, bright eyes suit her cheery and bright personality.
* {{Tsundere}}: A subtle Sweet type. She's nice and cheerful all-around, but Tasuku can easily annoy her with his teasing.
* UnknowinglyInLove: At first, she thinks she loves Tasuku as her brother figure, which makes her confused about why she starts getting embarrassed when he hugs her since she should be used to it. She later realizes she's in love with him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tasuku Meguro]]
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Berry's childhood friend, and later boyfriend. He works as a waiter at Cafe Mew Mew.
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* AttractiveBentGender: When he disguises himself as a girl, Berry thinks the SailorFuku suits him a little too well.
* BetaCouple: With Berry in ''Re-Turn''. In the last chapter, Tasuku gives Aoyama a much needed pep talk to help him get over his doubts about his LongDistanceRelationship with Ichigo [[spoiler:and encourages him to use Deep Blue's power to protect her]]. Afterwards, Tasuku has a brief moment with Berry that ends with him hugging her.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:He's brainwashed by Duke and forced to become Berry's enemy. Berry brings him back with ThePowerOfLove.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: He's in love with Berry who has been his best friend since forever. At the end of ''à la Mode'', they confess their love for each other and start dating.
* ColorfulThemeNaming: His surname contains the kanji for "black" in it, mirroring Berry having "white" in hers.
* TheConfidant: In ''Re-Turn'', Tasuku indirectly invites Aoyama to consult him about his problems by assuring him they won't be heard by anyone with too much of a personal stake in the situation.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Tasuku is an obvious contrast to Aoyama after taking over the role of male lead in ''à La Mode''. Compared to the very casual Aoyama who came off as TheAce before further HiddenDepths were revealed, Tasuku is a bouncing ball of energy who constantly jokes around while ObfuscatingStupidity. In contrast to how Ichigo had only gotten to know [[spoiler:GodInHumanForm]] Aoyama comparatively recently, Tasuku is a completely normal person who's known Berry since childhood, and their relationship tension comes from the fact they're ''too'' close to start a romantic relationship without worrying about what'll happen to their existing friendship. The contrast is especially highlighted in ''Re-turn'', when Tasuku points out that he and Aoyama don't actually know each other that well or have much in common despite technically being in similar positions, but makes use of his different perspective to give him some advice.
* CowardiceCallout: In ''Re-turn'', when Aoyama consults him about the idea of [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim leaving Ichigo to save her from himself]] ([[spoiler:more specifically, Deep Blue's power]]), despite having claimed to not have any investment in the conversation, Tasuku finds it rich for someone who can actually do something instead of sitting on the sidelines to be saying something like this, and proceeds to ''viciously'' call him out by pointing out that he's actually running away from the problem out of guilt and shame, pretending it's for Ichigo's sake but not actually taking her feelings properly into account. The outburst turns out to have hit the nail exactly on the head, and it's enough to convince Aoyama to come around.
* DeclarationOfProtection: He proclaims his wish to protect Berry several times.
* DisguisedInDrag: He puts on a SailorFuku and a wig so he can go to Berry's rescue when she's attacked by Royal Highness.
* FirstNameBasis: He's not too fond of formalities, so he generally tells people to call him by his given name.
* TheGadfly: He loves to say silly and flirtatious statements he doesn't really mean, just to get Berry flustered.
* TheGlomp: He almost always greets Berry by grabbing her and hugging her.
* HiddenDepths: While alluded to during ''à La Mode'', ''Re-turn'' has him explicitly state that all of his cheerful gushing about Berry being cool in battle is his way of covering up the fact he's utterly terrified of what might happen to her. He makes good use of this perspective to give Aoyama some counseling about his brief IAmAMonster crisis.
* IdiotHair: He has a cowlick standing atop his head.
* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Tasuku and Berry are the most important person to each other, but they had a [[LikeBrotherAndSister sibling-like relationship since childhood]]. He's intimidated at the idea of a RelationshipUpgrade with Berry, and even tries to suppress any romantic feelings he has [[spoiler:until Duke drags it out of him and exploits this fact to brainwash him]]. Things are resolved only when it's made clear that the feeling is mutual on Berry's part, allowing them to hook up without Tasuku worrying that he won't get to be her friend anymore.
* {{Keet}}: He's very cheerful and playful, and constantly brimming with energy.
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: He's Berry's next-door neighbor and he climbs to her room every morning to see and hug her. After confessing they love each other as more than friends, they become a couple.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: In a way. [[spoiler:His love for Berry is used by Duke as a way of brainwashing him. He snaps out of it.]]
* NonActionGuy: Like the other male allies of the Mew Mews, Tasuku doesn't have any powers. He admits he's jealous that Aoyama can help Ichigo [[spoiler:by invoking Deep Blue's power]] as he can't do anything for Berry except cheering her on.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He likes jumping at Berry with TheGlomp and generally getting close to her face when talking to her. Being his {{childhood friend}}, Berry is used to it, even when she finds it a little overwhelming.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He pretends to be frivolous and shallow, but he's very emotionally insightful and often does things like dragging Berry around town on a "date", having caught onto the fact that she wasn't feeling well and needed something to take her mind off of things.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: His aforementioned CowardiceCallout in ''Re-turn'' involves his conversation with Aoyama striking such a nerve that he quickly drops the ObfuscatingStupidity act, criticizing Aoyama's behavior very bluntly and speaking frankly about his own situation in ways he usually tries to avoid admitting. It gets to the point where he starts yelling directly at him in a manner difficult to imagine from the {{Keet}} he usually acts like in front of Berry.
* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: He and Berry have been best friends since they can remember. Tasuku is in love with her, but he acted like a teasing brother to her and pretended he wasn't seriously interested in her romantically for years.
* ThePromise: The reason why he gives Berry TheGlomp all the time is because at Berry's mother's funeral, he promised he would hug her every day so she would never get lonely.
* SadClown: He has a habit of joking around and puting on a smile to cover up his fear (regarding things like watching Berry fight, or what'll happen to their relationship). Berry initially doesn't realize this at the time of ''à La Mode'', but by the time of ''Re-turn'' she's able to tell when he's doing this and call him out.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Due to ''à La Mode'''s short run, almost everything presented about Tasuku's character ends up tying back to Berry in some way. In ''Re-Turn'', however, Tasuku shows his HiddenDepths when he claims to Aoyama that he doesn't care about ''anything'' that doesn't have to do with Berry, yet plays the role of a savvy [[TheConfidant confidant]] by calling Aoyama out on his doubts and encouraging him to embrace [[spoiler:Deep Blue's power]] to protect Ichigo.
* SecretKeeper: After Berry is forced to reveal herself as a Mew Mew in front of him, Tasuku promises to keep the secret for her.
* UnderstandingBoyfriend: When he finds out Berry is a Mew Mew, he tells her that it doesn't bother him and he'll never quit being her friend because of it. He actually thinks she looks cute as Mew Berry.
* UnknowinglyInLove: He constantly jokes about wanting to be Berry's boyfriend, but it's not until later in the story when he starts realizing he really ''does'' have romantic feelings for Berry. He just convinced himself they were LikeBrotherAndSister because he [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship didn't want to risk losing their friendship]] if Berry didn't feel the same way.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ucha]]
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The second robot created by Ryou Shirogane and Keiichiro Akasaka after Masha.
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* BlushSticker: Like Masha, Ucha has permanent blush marks.
* BunniesForCuteness: Ucha looks like a cute little bunny wearing a strawberry costume.
* DetectEvil: Like Masha, he can detect when enemies are around.
* EquippableAlly: He transforms into Berry's MagicStaff.
* RobotBuddy: He fulfills the role of cute little robot companion for Berry like Masha did for Ichigo.
* SnarkyNonHumanSidekick: Most of his dialogue is making fun ofor Berry's clumsiness and incompetence.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: In ''à la Mode'', Ucha replaces Masha as the main heroine's RobotBuddy.
[[/folder]]

!!Saint Rose Crusaders
[[folder:Duke]]
!!Duke
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The leader of the Saint Rose Crusaders.
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* AmbiguousGender: The series never makes clear whether Duke is a man or a woman.
* BigBad: Duke is the main antagonist in ''à la Mode''.
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[[folder:Royal Highness]]
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* FourEyesZeroSoul: He's one of the villains in ''à la Mode'' and wears glasses.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Happy Child]]
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* CreepyChild: A villainous child who does this much better than Tart did.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Blue Bayou]]
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* OutOfFocus: He's the least developed of the Crusader characters.
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[[folder:Sweet Juliet]]
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* AttractiveBentGender: He's rather pretty, even dressing up as and passing for a woman at one point.
* DisguisedInDrag: He dresses as a female reporter as part of the Saint Rose Crusaders' Plan.
* GenderBlenderName: Juliet is usually a girl's name.
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!Video Game
[[folder: Ringo Akaii / Mew Ringo]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/TaekoKawata (Japanese)

A Mew Mew who appears in ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' Platform/PlayStation game. Ringo uses a Mew Aqua necklace from her mother to become Mew Ringo. She has the DNA of the Humboldt penguin.
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* BigBrotherWorship: She absolutely adores her big brother Mashio.
* CanonForeigner: She's an exclusive character of the video game.
* ColourfulThemeNaming: Like the other Mews, Ringo's surname has the kanji of her representative color since "Akaii" is "Red" in Japanese.
* EdibleThemeNaming: "Ringo" means "Apple" in Japanese. This follows the theme of the Mew Mews being named after food.
* FriendlessBackground: Due to living on an island where her older brother is the only other human resident, she had no friends besides her pet penguin Yuki prior to meeting the Mews.
* IdiotHair: Her character design shows that she has a prominent cowlick sticking up from her head.
* InstrumentOfMurder: Her weapon is Appletick, a pair of apple-shaped maracas.
* KidAppealCharacter: She's one of the younger Mews and is rather childish.
* TheMedic: She's the only Mew with healing powers.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: A subtle example, but she noticeably lacks the [[LittleBitBeastly animal parts]] all the other girls have in her Mew form.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Her Mew Aqua pendant was a gift from her deceased mother.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother died prior to the story and no mention of her father is given.
* ShowgirlSkirt: As Mew Ringo, she wears a red tube dress with two finlike pieces of clothing coming from the back of her waist.
* SignatureHeadgear: She wears a red bow in her hair in both her civilian and Mew forms.
* TaremeEyes: Her eyes are bright and round, fitting her cute and childish personality.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Like Bu-ling, she refers to herself in third person instead of using a pronoun to show her childishness.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Gateau du Roi]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese)

The main antagonist of the Tokyo Mew Mew [=PlayStation=] game.
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* CanonForeigner: He's an exclusive character of the video game.
* EdibleThemeNaming: Like the other aliens, he's named after a pastry; "Gateau du Roi" is French for king cake.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: The main villain from the videogame and wears small square glasses.
* HeelFaceTurn: He betrays the alien side near the end of the game.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has long green hair that he wears in an elegant sideplait and no one would be blamed for thinking he's a woman by his pretty looks alone.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Gets killed for his betrayal.
* SignatureHeadgear: Gateau is always seen wearing a purple hair bow.
* SissyVillain: He wears fancy clothing and frequently reminds Quiche to be more elegant. He is also much more efficent as a villain than Quiche.
* UndyingLoyalty: He is almost exactly as loyal to Deep Blue as Pie.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mashio Akai]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiOgata (Japanese)

Ringo's older brother. He works as a ranger at his island's nature reserve.
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* CanonForeigner: He's an exclusive character of the video game.
* IdenticalStranger: He looks similar to Aoyama, but with a lighter hair color. He's even voiced by Aoyama's voice actress.
* PromotionToParent: He lives with his little sister on a nature reserve island. Since their mother is dead and their father isn't around, Mashio is Ringo's only caretaker.
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