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| 1 | 1 | "Wait, What?! I'm a Superhero Now?! Meow!"
Transliteration: "Dōnatteruno!? Kyō kara Seigi no Mikata da Nyan!" (Japanese: どーなってるの！？今日から正義の味方だにゃん！) | Natsumi Higashida | Yuka Yamada | July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) |
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Ichigo Momomiya is a first-year high school student who longs for love. She meets Masaya Aoyama, the most popular boy at school, and goes on a date with him. However, on the day of the date, she is hit by a mysterious beam of light. She is fused with the genes of an Iriomote cat, an endangered species, and becomes Mew Ichigo, a heroine of justice who protects the Earth. Ichigo has her first fight with a Chimera Anima made from a rat. |
| 2 | 2 | "What Makes a Real Friend?"
Transliteration: "Hontō no Tomodachi tte Nan Desu ka?" (Japanese: 本当の友達ってなんですか？) | Takaaki Ishiyama | Yuka Yamada | July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) |
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Ichigo is asked by Ryô Shirogane and Keiichirô Akasaka to join the Mew Project to protect the earth from aliens. She starts working part-time at Café Mew Mew, their hideout, while searching for the rest of the yet-to-be-discovered Mew Mews with Mint Aizawa. One day at the café, Ichigo meets a kind girl named Lettuce Midorikawa and wants to become friends with her. However, Lettuce seems to be troubled by something. Ichigo and Mint hear a rumor about a strange phenomenon, which they believe to be the work of Chimera Animas. |
| 3 | 3 | "A Stolen Kiss?! Mew Pudding is Here!"
Transliteration: "Ubawareta Kuchibiru!? Myū Purin Sanjō!" (Japanese: 奪われた唇！？ミュウプリン参上！) | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Kunihiko Okada | July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20) |
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Ichigo goes to the zoo with Masaya where they both run into a cheerful girl, Bu-Ling Huang, who enacts street performances like a monkey. While being disappointed that her date was interrupted, an alien who calls himself Kish appears before Ichigo's eyes. It was their new friend, Mew Pudding, who saved Mew Strawberry and her friends from a crisis involcing Chimera Animas made from an elephant, a giraffe, a lion, and a rhinoceros. |
| 4 | 4 | "Who Doesn't Want to Be Her? Our Last Member is a Huge Star!"
Transliteration: "Akogare no Onēsama Saigo no Hitori wa Dai Sutā" (Japanese: 憧れのお姉さま 最後の一人は大スター) | Tatsuya Ishiguro | Ayumi Kuo | July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) |
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The Mew Mews find their final member, Zakuro Fujiwara, a popular celebrity. In order to get in touch with her, Ichigo, Mint, and Lettuce decide to attend an audition for a musical while also having to contend with Kish and his Chimera Animas he made from some crows. |
| 5 | 5 | "Smile, Mint! A Fancy Lady, Forlorn"
Transliteration: "Waratte Minto! Ojō-sama no Yūutsu" (Japanese: 笑ってみんと！お嬢様の憂鬱) | Kōjin Ochi | Yuka Yamada | August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03) |
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After Mint became depressed by Zakuro not joining the Mew Mews, Ichigo and her friends came to Mint's mansion to cheer her up. Mint regains her energy after talking with the others about her dream and decides to go see Zakuro again. Kish then shows up and turns Mint's dog Mickey into a Chimera Animas which Mint and the Mew Mews must save. |
| 6 | 6 | "Hear My Voice! I will Surpass Myself"
Transliteration: "Kokoro ni Hibike! Watashi wa Watashi o Koete Iku" (Japanese: 心に響け！私は私を超えていく) | Natsumi Higashida | Nobuo Kabyakuyū | August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) |
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Ichigo, Mint, Lettuce, and Bu-Ling go to the TV station to protect Zakuro after hearing Kish's plan to attack her. In order to do this, they disguise themselves and succeed in infiltrating the station. They meet Zakuro again and persuade her to join the Mew Mews when Kish unleashes a slimy snake-like Chimera Animas. |
| 7 | 7 | "A Farewell in a Flurry of Petals"
Transliteration: "Owakare no Sakura Fubuki" (Japanese: お別れの桜吹雪) | Misuzu Hoshino | Kunihiko Okada | August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) |
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Instead of Kish, who has been making a string of mistakes, the cool-headed Pie and the mischievous Tart attack Ichigo, who was with Masaya. As the unseasonal cherry blossoms are in full bloom, Ichigo and Masaya are attacked by the Chimera Animas made from a swarm of hornets. Ichigo wants to transform into a Mew Mew to protect Masaya, but is worried that her true identity will be revealed. |
| 8 | 8 | "Believe in Yourself! Romance on the High Seas!"
Transliteration: "Jishin o Motte Kurūjingu wa Hatsukoi Fūmi" (Japanese: 自信を持って クルージングは初恋風味) | Takaaki Ishiyama | Ayumi Kuo | August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) |
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The Mew Mews attend a luxury party held on a cruise ship. Lettuce wants to make herself useful by protecting everyone from the attacking Chimera Animas made from different sea creatures. Then, she must overcome her inability to swim as one of Bu-Ling's siblings is drowning. |
| 9 | 9 | "Let Cupid's Arrow Fly! The Super Secret Date Scheme!"
Transliteration: "Koi no Kyūpiddo! Dēto Maru Hi Daisakusen!" (Japanese: 恋のキューピッド！デートマル秘大作戦！) | Natsumi Higashida | Yuka Yamada | August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) |
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Masaya has obtained two tickets to a live concert which he wants to invite Ichigo to. But with a part-time job, school, and being a Mew Mew, Ichigo is so busy that she doesn't get to see Masaya as much. That is, until he shows up at Cafe Mew Mew. When they realize that Masaya wants to give Ichigo a concert ticket, the Mew Mews try their best to help the two. Though Kish plans to ruin these plans with help from some Chimera Animas made from lizards. |
| 10 | 10 | "Cat Got My Tongue?! A Heart-Pounding Transformation!"
Transliteration: "Nyan te Kotta! Dokidoki ga Tomaranai?" (Japanese: にゃんてこった！ドキドキが止まらない？) | Tadao Ōkubo | Ayumi Kuo | September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07) |
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Following a fight with a Chimera Animas made from a bat, Ichigo is looking forward to a date with Masaya. But there is one thing that is worrying her: she is becoming more and more like a cat. |
| 11 | 11 | "Everyone is Waiting for You! Run, Ichigo!"
Transliteration: "Minna ga Matteru! Hashire Ichigo!" (Japanese: みんなが待ってる！走れいちご！) | Shunji Yoshida | Kunihiko Okada | September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) |
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The aliens commence their "Tokyo Gondwana Renaissance" operation. Shirogane and his team detect Mew Aqua, a super substance that can purify the world, and without knowing where Ichigo is, they are forced to dispatch Mint, Lettuce, Bu-Ling, and Zakuro to Tokyo Tower. Meanwhile, Ichigo, who is still a cat, runs away from Masaya's house and wanders around town by herself. Mint contends with Kish and some Chimera Animas made from mantises. |
| 12 | 12 | "Rain and Tears"
Transliteration: "Ame to Namida" (Japanese: 雨と涙) | Natsumi Higashida | Kunihiko Okada | September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) |
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Ichigo rushes to the scene, and the Mew Mew quintet face Kish at their strongest and his fellow aliens in a great battle. However, the pollutants released by the Dust Wyvern, a creature born from a giant cocoon, cover the sky above and all of Tokyo is in a mass panic. Meanwhile, Masaya is waiting for Ichigo at the concert for another of their dates. |
