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'''Cheney''' (pronounced {{IPA|['tʃi:ni]}}) is a city in [[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane County]], [[Washington]], [[United States]]. The population was 8,832 at the 2000 census, which has now increased and has a population of 10,130 as of 2006 [http://cityofcheney.org/]. [[Eastern Washington University]] is located in Cheney. The [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the [[National Football League]] have held the majority of their summer training camps at [[Eastern Washington University|EWU]], from 1976-1985, and again from 1997 through the 2006 training camp.

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:''"Mew Mew Power" redirects here. For specific information on the dubbed version, see [[English adaptations of Tokyo Mew Mew]]''

==History==

Named for [[Boston]] [[Rail transport|railroad]] tycoon [[Benjamin Pierce Cheney]], the town was officially incorporated on [[November 28]], [[1883]].

'''{{nihongo|''Tokyo Mew Mew''|東京ミュウミュウ|Tōkyō Myū Myū}}''', licensed as '''''Mew Mew Power''''' in North America, is a [[magical girl]] [[manga]] and [[anime]] series, created by writer [[Reiko Yoshida]] and illustrator [[Mia Ikumi]]. It aired in [[Japan]] on [[TV Aichi]] and [[TV Tokyo]].<ref name="ANN" />

The [[City of Cheney]] is located in [[Spokane County]] and is home to 10,130 residents according to the 2006 Washington Office of Financial Management population estimate. Cheney is proud of its small town nature, which is enhanced by the diverse influence of Eastern Washington University, a public regional university with over 10,000 full time students.

Originally published as a manga series, ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' was later adapted into a 52-episodes anime with the same title. The manga version also had several side stories, and a sequel titled ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew A la Mode]]''. None of these spin-offs were given an anime counterpart.

Cheney developed into the city known today because of its strong ties to education, rail, and agriculture.This provided a strong economic base for the community and was the result of a much larger event that took place in the United States. In 1858, the last Indian uprising occurred in Eastern Washington. Because isolated Eastern Washington was an area of this Indian unrest during the early part of the territorial period, it was not until the late 1860's and early 1870's that settlers made homes in the area. In the latter part of that decade, settlers attracted by plentiful water and timber and the promise of a railway line made their homes near a group of springs bubbling through a willow copse from the bank where the Burlington Northern Depot now stands.

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The name of the little community, originally Section Thirteen became Willow Springs, then became Depot Springs, because of its ties to the railroad, then Billings, in honor of a president of the [[Northern Pacific Company]], and finally Cheney, Washington in honor of [[Benjamin P. Cheney]], a Director of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]].

==Plot==

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Five girls named Ichigo Momomiya, Mint Aizawa, Lettuce Midorikawa, Pudding Fong, and Zakuro Fujiwara, have their [[DNA]] "infused" with the DNA of Red Data Animals ([[endangered species]]). Gaining special abilities and a [[kemonomimi|different appearance]], they later find out that they have been chosen to protect Earth from a group of aliens who wish to 'reclaim it': Kish, Tart, Pie, and their leader Deep Blue, who have the power to control [[jellyfish]]-like parasites called [[Chimera Anima]] which infect animals, turning their hosts into [[monsters]]. Together, the five superheroes form a team called '''Tokyo Mew Mew'''.<ref>[[Mia Ikumi|Ikumi, Mia]]; [[Reiko Yoshida|Yoshida, Reiko]]. ''Tokyo Mew Mew volume 2'', pages 144-145 (English translation). [[Tokyopop]]. ISBN 1591822378.</ref><ref>Episode 11.</ref>

Benjamin was the eldest son of a blacksmith who was born in 1815 at [[Hillboro, New Hampshire]]. The only time Cheney actually visited the town of Cheney was on September 18, 1883 following the "Last Spike Ceremony" which was the joining of the eastern and western divisions of the railroad. Mr. Cheney donated $10,000 to establish the [[Benjamin P. Cheney Academy]] in the town. The railroad donated eight acres of land so that the educational facility could be built. In 1880 the railroad was graded through the town, and in 1883 the town was incorporated with the streets laid out in the shape of a triangle with the base parallel to the tracks. The railroad tracks were not in a true east-west line, however, so the original town is askew with the map; the newer part of Cheney was built more to the compass.

At the same time, these five girls must also work as waitresses at the Cafe Mew Mew, which is secretly the headquarters of Tokyo Mew Mew, owned by Ryou Shirogane and Keiichiro Akasaka. To make things more difficult for Ichigo, since she is mainly doing all the work at Cafe Mew Mew, she must also deal with finding out whether her crush, and later in the series boyfriend, Masaya Aoyama, likes her or knows that she is a Mew Mew. She is also pursued by two other boys, Ryou Shirogane and the alien Kish. Ichigo is only troubled for a part of the series, however, for she finds out that Masaya does indeed have feelings for her and they become inseparable by series end.

After a stormy series of boundary changes caused by legislative acts, [[Spokane County]] was created with a permanent County seat still to be selected. Contenders for the honor were [[Cheney]] and [[Spokane Falls]] (now Spokane). Cheney received a majority of the votes, but because of alleged irregularities at the polls the election was won by Spokane Falls. When this was taken to court, a circuit court judge agreed to a ballot recount. Such recount failed to materialize, however, and the citizens of Cheney took matters into their own hands.

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On a night when most of the residents of Spokane Falls were at a gala wedding celebration, a delegation of armed "Cheneyites" invaded the Auditor's office, took possession of the books, did their own ballot recount which showed Cheney the victor, and made off into the darkness with the records. The "Grand Steal" was not contested and was confirmed by a court decision in 1881.

== Characters ==

Cheney remained the county seat until 1886 when the faster growing Spokane Falls again brought the issue to a vote and regained the seat. From this point on, the history of Cheney revolves around the growth of the [[State Normal School]], later Eastern Washington College of Education, later Eastern Washington State College and finally [[Eastern Washington University]]. The fierce determination of Cheney to build and promote its college was largely to regain its lost prestige over the county seat.

{{See also|List of minor characters in Tokyo Mew Mew}}

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<big>'''Mew Mews'''</big>

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[[Image:Mew Ichigo.jpg|left|80px]]

;[[Ichigo Momomiya]]: The first member of the "Mew Project" and the main character of the series, called Zoey Hanson in the [[English]] adaptation. Ichigo is an 12 year-old girl who becomes infused with the DNA of an [[Iriomote Cat|Iriomote Wildcat]], allowing her to transform into Mew Ichigo. Ichigo's personality is much like that of a main character of a shoujo manga series, being enthusiastic, outgoing and sometimes a bit of a ditz. At first, she doesn't want anything to do with the Mew Project. However, she soon realizes the importance of her task and truly accepts her role as Mew Ichigo.

{{anime voices|Saki Nakajima}}

<br clear="left"/>[[Image:Mew Mint.jpg|left|100px]]

;[[Mint Aizawa]]: The second member of the Mews, called Corina Bucksworth in the English adaptation. 12 year-old Mint is infused with the DNA of a [[Blue Lorikeet]] <ref>[[Mia Ikumi|Ikumi, Mia]]; [[Reiko Yoshida|Yoshida, Reiko]]. ''Tokyo Mew Mew volume 1'', page 50. [[Kodansha]]. ISBN 4061789554.</ref><ref name=TMM12>Episode 12</ref><ref name=TMM19>Episode 19</ref><ref name=MMP1>''Mew Mew Power'', Episode 1</ref>. A snobbish girl from a wealthy family, Mint may seem stubborn and mean at first, but she is a good friend and is a valuable Mew. Most of the time Mint may not seem like it, but she is very sensitive and her feelings can be easily hurt. She also admires Zakuro very much, almost to the point of being obsessed.

{{anime voices|Yumi Kakazu}}

<br clear="left"/>[[Image:Mew Lettuce.jpg|left|80px]]

;[[Lettuce Midorikawa]]: The third member of the Mews, called Bridget Verdant in the English adaptation. 13 year-old Lettuce is infused with the DNA of a [[Finless Porpoise]], allowing her to transform into Mew Lettuce, having power over water. Although she comes from a supportive family, Lettuce is very timid and shy. Only after she joins the Mews does she gain a bit more confidence and pride in herself. She is also very clumsy, tending to break many plates while working at Cafe Mew Mew. However, she is very hard-working and always tries to help out her friends whenever possible.

{{anime voices|Kumi Sakuma}}

<br clear="left"/>[[Image:Mew Pudding.jpg|left|80px]]

;[[Pudding Fong]]: The fourth and youngest of the Mews, called Kikki Benjamin in the English adaptation. 11 year-old Pudding is infused with the DNA of a [[Golden Lion Tamarin]], allowing her to transform into Mew Pudding, having power over possibly earth. Pudding has a very unusual family: her mother died when she was young, and her father is on a [[pilgrimage]] to practice [[martial arts]]. Therefore, she must care for her four brothers and one sister, cooking meals and keeping house. Pudding always retains her childish nature, in spite of her huge responsibility. In the manga, she has a pet monkey named An-Nin, who she is often seen playing with.

{{anime voices|Hisayo Mochizuki}}

;[[Zakuro Fujiwara]]: The fifth oldest of the Mews, called Renée Roberts in the English adaptation. 14-year-old Zakuro is a mysterious model. She is infused with the DNA of a [[Gray Wolf]] allowing her to transform into Mew Zakuro. At first, Zakuro refuses to join the Mews, but she later decides to make an exception for them. She doesn't talk much, is serious, and is anti-social to the customers at Cafe Mew Mew, though is kind at sometimes.

{{anime voices|Junko Noda}}

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<big>'''Friends'''</big>

[[Image:Masaya1.png|left|80px]]

;[[Masaya Aoyama]]: Ichigo's crush who later is her boyfriend, called Mark in the English adaptation. Masaya is popular with the girls, with a crowd of them always coming to the gym to watch him do [[kendo]]. He is also concerned about the Earth's [[Natural environment|environment]]. He acts in a generous manner to make it through in life and to hide the fact that he is [[cynical]] toward most people.

{{anime voices|Megumi Ogata}}

<br clear="left"/>[[Image:Ryou1.png|left|80px]]

;[[Ryou Shirogane]]: The very-rich owner of Café Mew Mew, called Elliot Grant in the English adaptation. Ryou is a genius and is the first person to be injected with animal DNA, as he injected himself to ensure the safety of project mew.

{{anime voices|Kouichi Toochika}}

<br clear="left"/>[[Image:Keiichiro1.png|left|80px]]

;[[Keiichiro Akasaka]]: The gentleman of the males, known to be feminine and kind, called Wesley J. Coolridge III in the English adaptation. An old friend of Ryou's late parents, Keiichiro assumed the role of Ryou's guardian after the couple's deaths. He also helps to manage Café Mew Mew, and is Ryou's partner in the Mew Project.

{{anime voices|Hikaru Midorikawa}}

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<big>'''Antagonists'''</big>

[[Image:Kish.png|left|80px]]

;[[Kish (Tokyo Mew Mew)|Kish]]: Named after the unfamiliar food item [[Quiche]], called Dren in the English adaptation. He is one of the aliens attempting to reclaim the earth. He seems to harbor strong feelings for Ichigo, as their first encounter was Kish stealing a kiss from her.

{{anime voices|Daisuke Sakaguchi}}

<br clear="left"/>[[Image:Tart1.png|left|80px]]

;[[Tart (Tokyo Mew Mew)|Tart]]: A young, hyper alien who came to help Kish defeat the Mews, and to reclaim Earth,' called Tarb in the English adaptation. He doesn't see the Mew Mews as a challenge, but particularlly doesn't like Ichigo. He is rather rude and acts similar to a toddler.

{{anime voices|Asai Kiyomi}}

;[[Pie (Tokyo Mew Mew)|Pie]]: Serious, analytical, and very dedicated in his pursuit of the Mews, called Sardon in the English adaptation to reclaim his Alien's planet. He controls [[viruses|germ]]-like Chimera Animas, and has a fan that allows him to use wind and thunder attacks.

{{anime voices|Nobutoshi Kanna}}

;[[Chimera Anima]]: Monsters created when small jellyfish-like parasites possess an animal, a plant, or a human spirit stolen from people by the aliens that turns them into monsters, called Predacytes in the English adaptation. They are under the control of whoever creates them.

==Adaptations==

When Washington became a state in 1889, Cheney was able to obtain legislation establishing one of the state normal schools, mandatory under the Enabling Act, in Cheney. Its most convincing argument was that it already had the physical beginnings of a normal school in the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy.

===Manga===

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The ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' series began as a [[manga]] written by [[Reiko Yoshida]] and drawn by [[Mia Ikumi]]. The concept was possibly from Ikumi's earlier story, [[Tokyo Black Cat Girl]], expanding it into a team of five girls rather than just one.

Disagreement between legislators and governors resulted in three appropriation vetoes for the normal school in the next 25 years, but in each case, the citizens of Cheney somehow raised the funds to keep the college going until the next legislative session. The growth of the Cheney Normal School and the transformation of the frontier land into a thriving community were the basis for the changing attitudes in this area. The innovators who created the small community atmosphere were the women of the frontier. All of the energies that were once focused into making the west a home for their families were transformed into creating a vision of preferred lifestyle choices for the youth.

Spanning 29 issues, the manga was serialized in the [[Kodansha]]'s [[shōjo]] magazine ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' from September 2000 to February 2003. It has also been collected in [[tankōbon|tankobon]] (graphic novel) form, which consist of seven volumes. The story was succeeded by ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode]]'', a two-volume sequel to ''Tokyo Mew Mew'', originally serialized in ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' from April 2003 to February 2004, spanning ten issues. Reiko did not help create the sequel<ref>On both the English and Japanese manga cover, Reiko is not mentioned</ref>. An English translation of the manga has been published in North America by [[TOKYOPOP]]. It was also published in English in Singapore by Chuang Yi.<ref name="ANN2">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2719 "Tokyo Mew Mew (manga)"], by ''[[Anime News Network]]'', retrieved May 21, 2007</ref>

=== Growth Anime===

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With Cheney located just 15 miles southwest from [[Spokane, Washington]] the city has seen some significant growth since the mid and late 1990's and continuing today as the Spokane area continues its rapid growth. Much of the growth and development has taken place on the north part of the city, were the highway enters Cheney that connects the city with [[Interstate 90]] and Spokane. Over the years this area has seen the development several new businesses and restaurants along with a new shopping center with a [[Safeway]] supermarket, [[Blockbuster Video]], [[Pizza Hut]], [[Starbucks]] coffee, and a [[credit union]]. Also recently opening was a new hotel, a [[Holiday Inn Express]].

[[Image:TokyoMewMewLogo.png|thumb|right|''Tokyo Mew Mew'' logo]]

The [[anime]] series was produced by [[Studio Pierrot]] with assistance from Ikumi and Yoshida and aired on [[TV Aichi]] in Japan. It started airing one day after the forth volume of the Japanese manga was released. It consists of 52 episodes of approximately half hour each.<ref name="ANN" />

The city also hopes to help attract more businesses and high tech business by installing a fiber optic network that will eventually connect to all businesses in the city as well as developing a technology business park[http://www.cityofcheney.org/site/business]. The city has also recently started renovating it's historic downtown while connecting the downtown to the university with a pedestrian only walkway the few blocks the separates the two [http://www.cityofcheney.org/].

Later in the series, the animation/artwork changed mainly around episodes 40 to 52 – where most the characters start to look more detailed and more [[bishōjo|bishojo]]/[[bishōnen|bishonen]]. For example, the Mew Mew's eyes changed, and their hair color when in Mew form is more bright. The animation style experienced other minor changes during the series, but this is the most noticeable.

Eastern Washington University is the fastest growing university in the state of Washington and has seen several new buildings built or renovated on campus, upgrades and beautification of the campus, a new dorm built, and a renovation of the football stadium. With all this growth Cheney has seen the development of many new apartments for students and subdivisions and new homes built as the city continues to grow along with the Spokane area.

[[Ichigo Momomiya|Ichigo]]: [http://cafemewmew.sukosuko.com/images/screencaps/dvd002/035.png episode 7] and [http://cafemewmew.sukosuko.com/images/screencaps/dvd009/019.png episode 49]

==Geography==

Cheney is located at {{coor dms|47|29|19|N|117|34|43|W|city}} (47.488634, -117.578581){{GR|1}}, at an elevation of 2400 ft, or 732m.

[[Zakuro Fujiwara|Zakuro]]: [http://cafemewmew.sukosuko.com/images/screencaps/dvd002/171.png episode 10], and [http://cafemewmew.sukosuko.com/images/screencaps/dvd009/064.png episode 51]

Cheney is at the highest point on the railroads between Spokane and Portland, and sits atop the route of gentlest gradient from the Spokane Valley to the Columbia Plateau, which was the reason for much of its early growth and railroad activity. The town is built on rolling palouse hills overlooking channeled scablands carved out by the pre-historic Spokane Floods to the South and East. These scablands now host "pothole" lakes and wetlands, and are home to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

Music for the series was written and composed by Takayuki Negishi, with the cooperartion of TV Aichi. The music was produced by Shin Yoshimura, NEC Interchannel <ref>http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/mewmew/index.html</ref>. Two music albums based on the series were released, as well as some 4 CD singles.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 10.6 [[km²]] (4.1 [[square mile|mi²]]). 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.73%) is water.

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==Demographics==

Tokyo Mew Mew was directed by [[Noriyuki Abe]], and Character design was headed by Mari Kitayama.

As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 8,832 people, 3,108 households, and 1,529 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 833.8/km² (2,161.0/mi²). There were 3,293 housing units at an average density of 310.9/km² (805.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.89% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.35% of the population.

====Plot Deviations====

There were 3,108 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.8% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.97.

The anime’s general plot is basically the same as in the manga; however, certain events occurred differently in the two versions.{{Fact|date=May 2007}}

In the city the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 41.0% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

''Tokyo Mew Mew'' has been translated into English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Korean.<ref name="ANN"/> Sometimes various alterations were made.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,593, and the median income for a family was $37,935. Males had a median income of $27,745 versus $23,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,566. About 20.1% of families and 30.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Eastern Washington University==

{{main|Eastern Washington University}}

Founded in 1882, as the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy, it opened its doors to more than 200 enrolling students. A generous contribution of $10,000 from [[Benjamin P. Cheney]], a wealthy transportation industrialist, had at last fulfilled the dreams of Cheney citizens who had long desired an institute for higher learning in their community.

===Theme Songs===

The academy became the [[Washington State Normal School at Cheney]] in 1889, the same year in which Washington was given its statehood. The school was proudly designated as an institution "for the purpose of instruction of persons, both male and female, in the art of teaching the various branches that pertain to a good common school." By the time it became Eastern Washington College of Education in 1937, Eastern was already a fully accredited four-year, degree-granting institution, offering majors in numerous subjects. The campus grew rapidly in size and program offerings in the decades following [[World War II]]. In 1961, the name was again changed, this time to Eastern Washington State College. It was increasingly evident that the region needed professionals in many fields; in response, Eastern added a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Finally, in 1977, the state Legislature changed the school's name to Eastern Washington University.

;'''Opening song''': "My Sweet Heart" by [[Rika Komatsu]] <ref name="ANN">[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=829 "Tokyo Mew Mew (TV)"], by ''[[Anime News Network]]'', retrieved May 21, 2007</ref>

;'''Ending song''': "Koi wa [[wikt:À la Mode|À la Mode]]"<ref name="ANN" /> by ''Tokyo Mew Mew:'' [[Saki Nakajima (seiyū)|Saki Nakajima]] (Ichigo), [[Yumi Kakazu]] (Mint), [[Kumi Sakuma]] (Lettuce), [[Hisayo Mochizuki]] (Pudding), and [[Junko Noda]] (Zakuro)

==English adaptations==

Eastern Washington University is now a regional, comprehensive public university, with programs also offered in [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]], [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], [[Kent, Washington|Kent]], [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]], [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]], and [[Yakima, Washington|Yakima]]. Eastern has grown and developed into a driving force for the culture, economy and vitality of the [[Inland Northwest]] region. The University’s beautiful campus, [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I]] athletics and opportunities for hands-on, real-world learning provide a classic, yet unique college experience. A focus on personal attention, faculty excellence and community collaboration allows Eastern to accomplish its mission for preparing well-rounded students ready to hit the ground running in their chosen career fields. Eastern is now the [[Washington]]'s fastest growing public institution, yet maintains a 24:1 student-faculty ratio. This momentum can also be seen through structural changes around campus, including renovating Woodward Stadium, the [[Washington State Digital Archives]] building, the new [[Washington State Patrol Regional Crime Laboratory]] and new School of Computing and Engineering Sciences.

===English anime adaptation: Mew Mew Power===

{{See also|Editing of anime in American distribution}}

''Mew Mew Power'', [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]' English adaptation of the anime, features major alterations: The characters are renamed, episodes and clips are moved around, backgrounds are visibly altered, and scenes are cut — ranging from a few seconds to more than a minute each.<ref>[http://mmpu.smuncensored.com/stats.html "Episode Stats"], by Kari, ''Mew Mew Power Uncensored'', retrieved May 12, 2007</ref><ref>[http://mmpu.smuncensored.com/ep23.html "Episode 23 Comparison"], by Kari, ''Mew Mew Power Uncensored'', retrieved May 12, 2007</ref> The 4Kids' English adaptation replaced the original background music and songs with a completely new score — the original Japanese songs and transformation music were replaced by several new English songs.<ref>[http://mmpu.smuncensored.com/inserts.html "Song Lyrics"], by Kari, ''Mew Mew Power Uncensored'', retrieved May 11, 2007</ref>

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Eastern is proud to offer the state’s best economic value in public education. This has made Eastern an institution of opportunity for many college students seeking an education that will provide them the skills and practical training critical to succeed in today's changing work environment. Eastern also provides another kind of opportunity &mdash; to study one-of-a-kind, in-demand disciplines such as biotechnology, cyber security, forensic science, entrepreneurship, children’s studies, dental hygiene and urban planning. In addition, Eastern is the only regional university in the state to offer a doctorate in physical therapy.

====Theme Song====

==Fairchild Air Force Base==

;'''Opening song''': ''Team Up!'' by [[Bree Sharp]]

{{main|Fairchild Air Force Base}}

[[Fairchild Air Force Base]] located approximately 7 miles north of Cheney and established in 1942, has been a key part of our nation’s defense strategy and its personnel are a substial portion of the Cheney community. Originally established as a [[World War II]] repair depot, it has transitioned over the years to a Strategic Air Command bomber wing during the [[Cold War]], to Air Mobility Command air refueling wing during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Today, Fairchild’s aircraft and personnel make up the backbone of the Air Force’s airborne refeuling tanker fleet on the west coast. Fairchild’s ___location north of Cheney and 12 miles west of [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], resulted from a competition with the cities of [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] and [[Everett, Washington|Everett]] in western Washington. The War Department chose Spokane for several reasons: better weather conditions, the ___location 300 miles from the coast, and the [[Cascade Range]] providing a natural barrier against possible Japanese attack.

===English manga translation===

Fairchild Air Force Base is also the United States Air Force's primary training facility for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Techniques ([[SERE]]). SERE is a U.S. military training program developed at the end of the [[Korean War]] to provide service members with training in the [[The United States Military Code of Conduct|Code of Conduct]], survival skills, evading capture, and dealing with being taken prisoner. It was created by the [[U.S. Air Force]] but was expanded to the [[U.S. Army]] and the [[U.S. Navy]] after the [[Vietnam War]]. The SERE school at Fairchild AFB is intended to train aircrews, special forces, and other service members who operate in dangerous areas and are thus more likely to be captured.

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The English version of the ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' manga was released in United States by [[Tokyopop]]. Unlike the anime adaptation, it keeps all of the characters' original names (There are different ways to romanize the characters' names: refer to the characters' articles for more information). There are mistranslations present (in the manga), <ref>[http://mmpu.smuncensored.com/series.html "Series"], by Kari, ''Mew Mew Power Uncensored'', retrieved May 11, 2007</ref><ref>[http://antares7.absoludicrous.net/drr/r-r-tmm.html "Death Reborn Revolution and Death Ribbon Revolution: Rebōn in Tokyo Mew Mew"], by Ian Andreas Miller, ''DIES GAUDII'', retrieved May 11, 2007</ref> but it does not affect the plot of the story. The manga is published in its original right-to-left format.

==Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge==

The [[Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge]] was established in 1937 by an act of the U.S. Congress is located six miles south of Cheney, Washington on the eastern edge of the [[Columbia Basin]], in [[Spokane county]] in northeastern Washington. The Refuge is situated within the "Channeled Scablands", an area formed by glacial floods at the end of the last ice age. It was established to provide productive breeding and nesting grounds for migratory birds and other wildlife, and it encompasses approximately 16,000 acres (65 km²) of the Channeled Scablands. The ecosystem that predominates the Refuge is unique within the National Wildlife Refuge System and has characteristics that distinguish it from natural reserves worldwide. The powerful forces of volcanism, glaciation and the largest flood in geological history have combined to forge a distinct environment. The combination of basalt outcrops, channeled canyons and ponderosa pine forests infused in a diverse landscape of over 130 marshes, wetlands and lakes, create an environment of aesthetic beauty as well as high quality wildlife habitat. Refuge ecosystems represent an ecological transition between the dry, sagebrush dotted grasslands of the Columbia Basin and the timbered Selkirk and Bitteroot Mountain Ranges that rise up to the east. The 3,036 acres (12 km²) of wetlands on Turnbull NWR represent some of the last quality breeding habitat available in eastern Washington for waterfowl, which have experienced tremendous population declines across North America due to loss and degradation of breeding, migration and wintering habitat.

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==Eastern Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives==

==Reception==

Tokyo Mew Mew has been compared to [[Sailor Moon]] many times by reviewers; they both have a female protagonist, five original members who have a signature color and power.

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Cheney is also home to the Eastern Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives; which provides archival and records management services to local government agencies throughout Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties in the State of Washington. Eastern Region's Collections include: Local government records include those from county offices such as the Auditor, the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Board of Commissioners, and from municipalities, school districts, and other service districts. Only a small percentage of the records created by these offices are transferred to the State Archives as archival records. They are selected as archival for their value as legal and historical evidence of policy development, implementation, and effect. The transfer of records to the State Archives is an ongoing process. Some historical records remain with their originating office pending future transfer to the Archives. Collections span the years from the territorial period to the present and include school census records, tax assessment rolls, court dockets and case files, photographs, maps, plats, and engineering drawings. The Archives building is located on the campus of [[Eastern Washington University]].

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==Famous Residents==

*[[Steve Emtman]] is a former defensive end/defensive tackle for the [[National Football League's]] [[Washington Redskins]], [[Dallas Cowboys]], [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Chicago Bears]]. He was born in [[Spokane, Washington]], grew up in Cheney, Washington and graduated from [[Cheney High School]] in 1988. Emtman was the first overall pick in the [[1992 NFL Draft]] by the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. He was a star and considered the best overall player on a [[Washington Huskies]] team that split the national championship with [[Miami]] in 1991, winning the [[Outland & Lombardi Award]] as well as being named [[Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year]]. Steve's NFL career was marred by injuries.He was voted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2006. Along with [[Bruce Smith]], [[Tim Brown]], [[Emmitt Smith]] and [[John Madden (football)|John Madden]], Steve Emtman had a cameo appearance as himself in the 1994 feature film [[Little Giants]]. Steve will be inducted in the [[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association]] Hall of Fame in April 2007, for his athletic acomplishments.

==Publications and other media==

*[[Launi Meili]] represented the [[United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] and won the gold medal in women's three-position smallbore rifle shooting at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympics]] in Barcelona, Spain.

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Several CDs of Tokyo Mew Mew were released. All of the background music was released in a two-part original soundtrack, released September 25, 2002 and January 22, 2003 respectively. Various other CD albums and singles contain the theme songs, the characters' image songs, transformation music, and two insert songs by [[Rika Komatsu]]<ref>[http://home.comcast.net/~volleyballbaby9008/cdlist "Track Listings"], by Michie, ''Myu Ongaku'', retrieved May 11, 2007 ''(Might have issues opening in some browsers)''</ref> — ''Glider'' and ''My Days (Ano Hi wo Wasurenai)''<ref> Played in episodes 35, 37 and 41</ref>.''Glider'' is used as background music for one of Ichigo's attacks.<ref>Episodes 26 and 43 — The attack is "Reborn Aqua Drops".</ref>" There are also games, one for [[Playstation]] (released [[December 5]], [[2002]]) and one for [[Game Boy Advance]], titled はめパネ 東京ミュウミュウ ''hamepane Tōkyō Myū Myū'' (Setting panels Tokyo Mew Mew) released [[July 11]], [[2002]] ; both of them were released only in Japan.

*Lt. Col. [[Michael P. Anderson]] died as member of the crew of [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] during its disastrous re-enter in February 2003 (See [[Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster]]).

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==Places Listed on the National Register of Historical Places==

In the commentary at the end of volume two, it is shown on comic book form that the staff of ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' actually created Ichigo's battle outfit for Youki Yoshida to wear, since she played Ichigo at ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' events.<ref>[[Mia Ikumi|Ikumi, Mia]]; [[Reiko Yoshida|Yoshida, Reiko]]. ''Tokyo Mew Mew volume 2'', page 184 (English translation). [[Tokyopop]]. ISBN 1591822378.</ref> --><!--I'm thinkin this will eventually be in the media section (or whatever) in TMM. It deals with promoting TMM.-->

**Cheney Interurban Depot added in 1979, also known as Cheney Care Center located at 505 2nd St., Cheney, Washington

**Cheney Odd Fellows Hall added 1990, located at 321 First Street

==Characters' names origin==

**City of Cheney Historic District added 2001

;The main characters in ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' are named after foods.<ref>[http://animeworld.com/readerreviews/tokyomewmew.html "Tokyo Mew Mew (Mew Mew Power) Reader Review - Notes and Trivia"], by Marc Marshall, ''Akemi's Anime World'', retrieved May 11, 2007</ref><ref name = SAIKOU_NI_HAPPY1>[http://www.geocities.com/ichigo_tokyomewmew/information_otherinfo.html "Other Info"], by Lai Tsua, ''SAIKOU NI HAPPY!'', retrieved May 11, 2007</ref>

**Dybdall Gristmill added in 1976, also known as Chapman Lake Mill located 10 mi. S of Cheney at Chapman Lake

**Italian Rock Ovens added 1976 located south of Cheney

The Mew Mews are named after fruits – or other foods – that are similar to their signature colors: Ichigo's pink is similar to the red of a strawberry, Mint's blue is like that used on some mint-flavored candies, Lettuce's green is similar to some types of lettuce, Pudding's yellow is similar to the color of some types of [[flan]] or pudding, Zakuro's color is a red-violet similar to the red of a pomegranate, and Ringo's red is the same as a red apple's color.

**Northern Pacific Railway Depot added 1990 Also known as Burlington Northern Depot, located at 506 Front Street

**Sutton Barn added 1975 also known as Red Barn

====References to foods in characters' names====

**Turnbull Pines Rock Shelter added 1975, Period of Significance: 1499-1000 AD, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899

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**Washington State Normal School at Cheney Historic District added 1992, also known as Eastern Washington University Historic District

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|'''Name'''

|'''Meaning'''

|'''Name'''

|'''Meaning'''

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|'''Ichigo'''

|[[Strawberry]]

|'''Kisshu'''

|[[Quiche]]

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|'''Minto'''

|[[Mint]]

|'''Pai'''

|[[Pie]]

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|'''Retasu'''

|[[Lettuce]]

|'''Taruto'''

|[[Tart]]

|-

|'''Purin'''<ref>Pudding's name – '''Pudding Fong''' (黄　歩鈴, ''[[Chinese language|Chinese]] [[Pinyin]]: Huáng Bùlíng or Huang Bu Ling'', Japanese: ''Fon Purin'') – is actually Hwang Bu-ling, relating to her Chinese origin; the pun in her name relates to the fact that "Bu-ling" and "pudding" are written the same in Japanese katakana.</ref>

|[[Pudding]]

|'''Gateau du Rowa'''

|"Gateau du Roi" ("[[King cake]]")

|-

|'''Zakuro'''

|[[Pomegranate]]

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|}

;All the main characters in ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' have the kanji for colors in their last names, with the exception of Ichigo and Zakuro.<ref name=engjap>Probably translated using http://www.freedict.com/onldict/jap.html, a Japanese-English translator, and vice versa.</ref>

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Ichigo's {{nihongo|kanji|桃|momo}} means "peach", and Zakuro's {{nihongo|kanji|藤|fuji}}, means "[[wisteria]]". In Japanese, "pink" is called "peach ''color''". {{nihongo|"Peach color"|桃色|momo-iro}} <ref name="colors1">[http://www.learn-japanese.info/colors.html "Colors"], by ''Nihongo o Narau'', retrieved May 22, 2007</ref> does not refer to the color of the peach fruit — a peach's color is called {{nihongo|"skin color"|肌色|hada-iro}}<ref name="colors1"/>. Although "Purple" has {{nihongo|its own kanji|紫|murasaki}},<ref name="colors1"/> "light purple" is written {{nihongo|wisteria ''color''|藤色|fuji-iro}}. The kanji of the other characters' colors are also similar to traits of the characters, such as their signature color (for the Mew Mews), hair color or eye color.

;Mint, Lettuce, Zakuro, Keiichiro, and Masaya also have the kanji of [[geography|geographic]] features in their last names.

Masaya's, Keiichiro's, and Ryou's last names are also the names of districts in Tokyo: [[Aoyama, Tokyo|Aoyama]], [[Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka]], and [[Shirokane]] (pronunciation is different).<ref name = SAIKOU_NI_HAPPY1/>

====References to colors and geographical features in characters' names====

{| class="wikitable"; border="0"; width=80%

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|'''Name'''

|'''Kanji'''

|'''Color'''

|'''Kanji'''

|'''Geographic feature'''

|-

|'''Ichigo Momomiya'''

|桃 ''momo''

|pink

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||'''Mint Aizawa'''

|藍 ''ai''

|indigo

|沢 ''zawa''

|[[swamp]]

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|'''Lettuce Midorikawa'''

|碧 ''midori''

|green

|川 ''kawa''

|[[river]]

|-

|'''Zakuro Fujiwara'''

|藤 ''fuji''

|light purple

|原 ''wara''

|[[meadow]], [[field (agriculture)|field]], [[prairie]], [[tundra]]

|-

|'''Pudding Fong'''

|黄 ''huáng''

|yellow

|-

|'''Keiichiro Akasaka'''

|赤 ''aka''

|red

|坂 ''saka''

|[[hill]]

|-

|'''Masaya Aoyama'''

|青 ''ao''

|blue

|山 ''yama''

|[[mountain]]

|-

|'''Ryou Shirogane'''

|白 ''shiro''

|white

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|}

==References==

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==External links==

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*[http://cityofcheney.org/ Official website of the City of Cheney]

*[http://cheneysd.org/ Official website of Cheney School District Number 360]

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*[http://www.ewu.edu/ Official website of Eastern Washington University]

Please list other language sites on the corresponding language Wiki where they can be easily found by people who can actually read that language; this is an English site for English speaking people so the links should be to sites they can read, i.e. in English, or to official site in the original language of the show, in this case Japanese. **This goes for Korean, French, Dutch and Portuguese.**-->

*[http://www.cheneyrodeo.com/ Official website of the Cheney Rodeo (held the second weekend of July every year)]

*[http://www.fws.gov/turnbull/index.html Official website of the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge]

===Japanese===

*[http://public.fairchild.amc.af.mil/ Official website of Fairchild Air Force Base]

* [http://www.ikumimi.com Ikumimi's Room]<br>(Mia Ikumi's website)

*[http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/archives_eastern.aspx Official website of Eastern Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives]

* [http://pierrot.jp/title/mewmew/index.html Tokyo Mew Mew at Studio Pierrot]

*[http://www.wsp.wa.gov/reports/waspc_2005.pdf Power Point Presentation from the Washington State Patrol that shows pictures of its crime lab in the City of Cheney]

* [http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/mewmew/index.html TV Aichi Mew Mew website]

* [http://www.interchannel.co.jp/music/anime/tokyomew/tokyomew.html @fun Stage Tokyo Mew Mew]

===English===

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'''Tokyo Mew Mew (Anime)'''

* [http://www.absoluteanime.com/tokyo_mew_mew/index.htm Absolute Anime]

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=829 Anime News Network]

* [http://www.mewmewalliance.net/ Mew Mew Alliance]<br>(Campaign site for uncut Tokyo Mew Mew)

'''Tokyo Mew Mew (Manga)'''

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2719 Anime News Network]

* [http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/english/sud_pages/mewmew/mewmew.html ChuangYi]

* [http://www.tokyopop.com/S-1114/ Tokyopop]

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'''Mew Mew Power'''

* [http://www.4kids.tv/mewmew/ 4Kids TV]

* [http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/mewmew.html 4Kids Entertainment]

* [http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/mew_mew_power/ Mew Mew Power on YTV]

* [http://mmpu.smuncensored.com/ Mew Mew Power Uncensored]<br>(Site discussing differences between 4Kids' ''Mew Mew Power'' and the original Japanese ''Tokyo Mew Mew''.)

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