This is a list of minor characters in Tokyo Mew Mew.
Friends and Family
Shintaro and Sakura Momomiya
- Kanji: 桃宮 慎太郎 Momomiya Shintarō; 桃宮 さくら Momomiya Sakura
- Name Translations: "慎 shin" = humility, be careful, discrete, "太 ta" = thick, great, fat, [1] "郎 rou" = son; "さくら sakura" (kanji: 桜) = cherry blossom
- Seiyū: Katsuyuki Konishi (father) and Takako Honda (mother)
- Voice Actors: Jim Malone and Amanda Brown, who also voices Zoey Hanson (Ichigo).
Sakura and Shintaro Momomiya are Ichigo Momomiya's parents. Sakura is more understanding than Shintaro, as he always overreacts whenever Ichigo is late, mentions Masaya Aoyama, etc. In one occasion in the anime, Shintaro challenged Masaya to a kendo match which Ichigo stopped. It should be noted that Ichigo looks more like her mother. They are not named in Mew Mew Power.
Mint's grandmother
- Seiyū: Junko Hori
- Voice Actor: Veronica Taylor
Because Mint Aizawa's parents were always away, she is more of a parent than a grandmother and watches over Mint. She is known as Nana Bucksworth in Mew Mew Power.
Seiji Aizawa
- Kanji: 藍沢 誓司 Aizawa Seiji
- Name Translation: "誓 sei" = vow, swear, pledge, "司 ji" = director, official, rule, administer
- Seiyū: Souichirou Hoshi
- Voice Actor: Jason Anthony Griffith
Mint Aizawa's older brother. He is known as Sergio Bucksworth in Mew Mew Power.
Whenever Mint would put on a play, Seiji would watch her. As he got older, he stopped paying attention to her, as he was too busy, attending private schools and getting more involved in the corporate world. Ichigo devised a plan to get Seiji to attend one of Mint's ballet recitals. When Seiji got injured by the ballet-themed black swan Chimera Anima, Mint fought it and eventually defeated it. Seiji gave Mint flowers before the ballet recital.
Eizaburou and Yomogi Midorikawa
- Kanji: 碧川 英三郎 Midorikawa Eizaburō; 碧川 よもぎ Midorikawa Yomogi
- Name Translations: "英 ei" = England, English, [2] "三 zabu" = three, "郎 rou" = son, "よもぎ yomogi" (kanji: 蓬) = sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort
- Seiyū: Nobuo Tobita and Michiko Neya
Not much is known about Lettuce Midorikawa's parents, as they only made one appearance in the anime, in Episode 34. It should be noted that Lettuce looks more like her mother, everyone in her family wears glasses, and her father is only one who does not have green hair.
Pudding's Parents
Mother's seiyu: Rika Komatsu, who sings the opening song.
Pudding Fong loved her mom very much. When she died of an unknown illness, this saddened Pudding and resulted in her solely taking care of her siblings and the house, as her father left to train in martial arts and wasn't around most of the time. Pudding can get very protective of her mother's belongings. In constrast to the rest of the family, Pudding's mother had purple hair.
Pudding's siblings: Hanacha, Chincha, Lucha, Honcha and Heicha
- Katakana: ハナチャ Hanacha, チンチャ Chincha, ルーチャ Rūcha, ホンチャ Honcha, ヘイチャ Heicha
- Seiyū: Asuka Tanii, Akiko Nakagawa, Rika Komatsu, Kiyomi Asai, Tomoko Kaneda
These are the younger brothers and sister of Pudding Fong. Pudding now takes care of them, as her mom passed away, and her father is on a pilgrimage. It would seem taking take of her five siblings would be a staggering job, but Pudding still retains her child-like personality, possibly to hold the burden. Heicha is known as Heidi in Mew Mew Power, and the four boys are unnamed.
Miwa Honjo and Moe Yanagida
- Kanji: 本条 みわ Honjō Miwa; 柳田 もえ Yanagida Moe
- Name Translations: "本 hon" = book, origin [3] "条 jou" = passage, paragraph, article, "柳 yanagi" = willow, slim, "田 da" = rice field [4]
- Seiyū: Tomoko Kaneda and Akiko Nakagawa
- Voice Actors: Sharon Feingold and Caroline Lawson
Moe and Miwa are Ichigo's friends at school, and appear in both the manga and the anime, though they show up more often in the anime. They are known as Megan and Mimi, respectively, in Mew Mew Power.
On one occasion, they both fell in love with Ryou Shirogane and Keiichiro Akasaka respectively, when Ryou saved Moe from thugs, and Keiichiro helped Miwa pay for a box of tea. They worked hard on their gifts for the two of them. When it came time to present the gifts, the two boys didn't have time for them. This made the girls sad and Ichigo angry. Their spirits were stolen by Kish to form two humanoid Chimera Lovebirds which Mew Ichigo defeated. After, Keiichiro and Ryou told the two girls that they liked their gifts, which resulted in Miwa and Moe making a vow to open a fanclub. Though these characters are minor characters, they remain important to Ichigo and cheer her on with Masaya. They are seen almost every episode, quite frequently.
In Mew Mew Power, they are somewhat mean to Zoey.
Episodic Characters
Unlike those in the list above, these characters only make a few appearances in the series.
"The Three Beckys"
- Episode: 3, seen briefly in 16
- Seiyū: Akemi Kanda, Kiyomi Asai, Takako Honda
- Voice Actors: Lisa Ortiz, Tara Jayne, and Veronica Taylor.
Three girls who bullied Lettuce around and once ordered her to investigate a ghost haunting their school at night. They are known as "The Three Beckys" only in Mew Mew Power, and are unnamed in Tokyo Mew Mew. In Volume 1 of the manga, one of them is referred to as "Aya". [citation needed]
Mary McGuire
- Episode: 6
- 'Katakana: マリー・マクガイア Marī Makugaia
- Seiyū: Rie Etou
- Voice Actor: Rita Rivera
A talented pianist who speaks English (Spanish in Mew Mew Power). She is known as Maria Rivera in Mew Mew Power.
Keiichiro and Ryou hired her to perform at an environmental ball, hoping that the other two undiscovered Mews would appear. Ichigo and Lettuce met her outside of Cafe Mew Mew, but they couldn't understand her, as they don't know the English language. Ichigo was able to say "I am a Ichigo", then the English equivalent of her name (Strawberry, ストロベリー sutoroberii), but then said "This is a pen", referring to the broom. Lettuce ran to the Cafe for help, leaving Ichigo to speak to Mary. Fortunately, Masaya appeared, and he translated to Ichigo what Mary was saying (she was looking for Ryou). Ryou and Keiichiro came and invited Mary to the Cafe, where they told the girls about the ball. Later on during the ball when Ichigo was on the balcony, Kish appeared and stole Mary's spirit to form a musical-talented cheetah Chimera Anima. Once it was destroyed, her spirit was returned to her body.
Masazou Aoyamada
- Episode: 8
- Kanji: 青山田 マサゾウ Aoyamada Masazō
- Name Translation: "青 ao" = blue [5], "山 yama" = mountain [6], "田 da" = rice field [4]
- Seiyū: Kousuke Okano
- Voice Actor: Marc Thompson
A young boy who looks very similar to Masaya Aoyama, with a similar name, who also cares for the environment, to the point that Ichigo mistakes him for Masaya when she first sees him. He is known as Marco in Mew Mew Power.
Masazou was desperate to prevent people from building a spa in the mountains where he grew up and tried many ways to stopping them. He met Ichigo, Mint, Lettuce, and Pudding at that time, and explained to them that the animals in the area would lose their home if the resort appeared there. Aoyamada once befriended an otter, which he named Kawataro, but the construction scared otters away, and Kawataro disappeared. When Kish stole his spirit to form a Chimera Anima version of a Kappa, his body was placed in a rock in the middle of the river. When the Chimera Kappa was defeated, he woke up back on shore and with his help, the local town prevented the construction. Aoyamada's otter, Kawataro, came back at the end of the episode, making Masazou really happy.
Rei Nishina
- Episode: 14
- Kanji: 仁科 麗 Nishina Rei
- Name Translation: "仁 ni" = humanity, charity, "科 shina"(usually pronounced "ka") = subject of study [7], "麗 rei" = lovely, companion
- Seiyū: Maria Kawamura
- Voice Actor: Carol Jacobanis
Rei is a woman who studies butterflies. She is known as Chrys in Mew Mew Power.
Rei is an old girlfriend of Keiichiro until they split up due to their business problems and Keiichiro has been making cakes since. Ichigo encountered her in the park many times while she was catching butterflies. Later on, Ichigo and the other Mew Mews persuade Keiichiro to visit Chrys and give her one of his cakes. When the Mew Mews were approaching her house, Pie and Tart attacked her lab with Pie stealing her spirit and merging it with one of her butterfly specimens to form a butterfly Chimera Anima. During battle, Keiichiro discovered her body in some cocoon and dodged Pie's attacks to get to her. Once the Chimera Anima was destroyed and Rei's spirit was returned to her body, both of them went their separate ways.
Norihiro Edomurasaki
- Episode: 16
- Kanji: 江戸紫 典弘 Edomurasaki Norihiro
- Name Translation: By themselves the kanji mean: "江 e" = inlet, bay; "戸 do" = door [8]. But together, 江戸 Edo is former name of Tokyo. "紫 murasaki" = violet; "典 nori" = model; "弘 hiro" = broad, wide.
- Seiyū: Kentarou Itou
- Voice Actor: Frank Frankson
Norihiro Edomurasaki was Lettuce's first love intrest in the anime. He is known as Ian in Mew Mew Power.
Lettuce first developed a crush on him when she met him at the library. When the other Mew Mews found out, they persuaded her to "declare her love" (re-worded to "confess your love" in the 4kids version). When she was about to, Pie attacked the library with Chimera Anima made from dust mites. Edomurasaki rescues the librarian Satsuki and he falls in love with her. Thus, Lettuce moves on with her life.
Satsuki Tadano
- Episode: 16
- Kanji: 只野 さつき Tadano Satsuki
- Name Translation: "只 tada" = only, free, in addition; "野 no" = field, plains [9]
- Seiyū: Tomoe Hanba
- Voice Actor:
She is the librarian at the library that Lettuce and Edomurasaki were at. When she was in danger of the Chimera Anima made from dust mites, Edomurasaki rescued her and it was revealed that they had been in a relationship for a while (he proposes to her at the end of the episode). Thus, Lettuce moved on. Satsuki is known as Sabrina in Mew Mew Power.
Iruka
- Episode: 19
- Hiragana: いるか Iruka
- Name Translation: "Iruka" has a kanji, 海豚, which means "dolphin".
- Seiyū: Fumiko Orikasa
- Voice Actor: Amy Palant
Iruka is a girl who lives on the island that the Mew Mews, Keiichiro, and Ryou were vacationing on. She is known as Cassandra in Mew Mew Power.
Iruka can swim, but is afraid to. For her name meaning "dolphin," three boys teased her for not being able to swim. She meets Ichigo and Co. who send the boys on their way before one of them calls Ichigo a hag. Lettuce decides to teach Iruka how to swim which ends up going horribly awry. Iruka blamed herself for Lettuce almost drowning. When Pie and Tart attacked the beach with a storm and 4 sea Chimera Anima, Iruka discovered that Lettuce and the others were Mew Mews. When one of the boys that were teasing Iruka before falls off the dock, Iruka dove in to save that boy. Lettuce dove in after them and this is where Lettuce first became a mermaid through the as-yet-unrevealed Mew Aqua and saved both of them. After that, Iruka wasn't afraid of the water anymore.
Heicha's Teacher
- Episode: 20
- Seiyū: Satsuki Yukino
- Voice Actor: Veronica Taylor
She is the teacher at the daycare center where Pudding's little sister attends. She is unnamed in the original anime, and is known as Ms. Rosbee in Mew Mew Power.
When Pudding fell ill and Ichigo, Mint, and Lettuce went to the daycare center to pick up Heicha, she revealed what Pudding went through since her mother died. Pudding showed up to take Heicha home when she refused to go with Ichigo and the others. When Pudding took Heicha to the daycare while she was still sick, her teacher drove her home. Tart ended up appearing in her car and stole her spirit to form a chicken Chimera Anima. The Chimera Anima was defeated when Mew Ichigo, Mew Mint, and Mew Lettuce showed up and the teacher's spirit was returned to her body. She helped Pudding's siblings to take care of her and made an agreement to Pudding that she will take Heicha to school so that Pudding could rest a little longer.
Tsukiko Yamada
- Episode: 24
- Kanji: 山田 月子 Yamada Tsukiko
- Name Translation: "山 yama" = mountain [10], "田 da" = rice field [11], "月 tsuki" = moon [12], "子 ko" = child [13]
- Seiyū: Sachiko Kojima
Ichigo first met her at Zakuro Fujiwara's fashion show. She was a clumsy crew member who wanted Zakuro to wear the Rainbow Stone necklace which was denied by Zakuro and the stage manager. After the aliens tried to steal it when it was thought that it contained Mew Aqua (revealed to not have), Tsukiko ended up wearing the Rainbow Stone necklace on the walkway of the fashion show. She is known as Gretchen in Mew Mew Power (appearing in an episode that is as of yet unaired in the United States).
Asano the Cat
- Episode: 29
- Katakana: アサノくん Asano-kun
- Seiyū: Masaya Onosaka
Asano is a stray cat whom Ichigo first met at the train station. She actually heard him talk and was scared by this; later, Ryou and Keiichiro explained that it was because of her cat genes that she got the ability to understand animals. The cat realized that Ichigo can understand him, and came to the Cafe Mew Mew to ask for help. He happened to fall in love with a Lilac Point (a kind of Siamese cat) named Jaqueline, whose owner, Mr. Ijuuin, did not want a stray cat to be her fiancé. He used to bring her sardines, which she liked, but then Jaqueline moved to another place with her owner, and Asano wanted the girls to find her. They discovered that Mr. Ijuuin tried to find a fiancé for her. The girls painted the cat to make him look like a Lilac Point, and took him to the Cat Fair where Jaqueline was. Asano's true appearance was eventually revealed, and the poor cat almost gave up. However, he ended up saving Jaqueline, when one of the cats was turned into a Chimera Anima. After that Asano and Jaqueline were allowed to be together.
Jaqueline the Cat
- Episode: 29
- Katakana: ジャクリーヌ Jakurīnu
- Seiyū: Ayako Kawasumi
Jaqueline is a very beatiful Lilac Point Siamese cat. Asano saw her through the window of Mr. Ijuuin's house one day, and fell in love with her. Jaqueline liked Asano, too, but her owner wouldn't allow them to be together. Despite her feelings for the stray cat, Jaqueline didn't want to leave Mr. Ijuuin, because she knew that he felt lonely after his wife's death, and for him she was a precious memory of his wife. After Asano saved Jaqueline from a Chimera Anima, Mr. Ijuuin finally realized how much the two cats love each other.
Mr. Ijuuin
- Episode: 29
- Kanji: 伊集院さん Ijūin-san
- Name Translation: "伊 i" = Italy, that one, "集 jū" = collect, gather [14], "院 in" = institution [15]
- Seiyū: Yasuo Iwata
Mr. Ijuuin is Jaqueline's owner. His wife died, and only Jaqueline was saving him from being lonely. Mr. Ijuuin wanted to find a fiancé for the cat - another Lilac Point, and he didn't like Asano, as Asano was a stray cat. He took Jaqueline to the Cat Fair, hoping to find there a cat to marry her. However, after Asano saved Jaqueline from a Chimera Anima, Mr. Ijuuin realized that no other cat would make Jaqueline happy.
Mrs. Ijuuin
- Episode: 29
- Kanji: 伊集院夫人 Ijūin-hujin
- Name Translation: "伊 i" = Italy, that one, "集 jū" = collection, "院 in" = institution, temple, mansion, school. "夫人 hujin" is the Japanese equivalent of "Mrs."
- Seiyū: Kumiko Takizawa
She is Mr. Ijuuin's late wife who loved Jaqueline very much (she once said that she wanted to be reincarnated into her). Because of this, Jaqueline was very precious for Mr. Ijuuin, as the cat was the only memory of his wife.
Mariko
- Episode: 30
- Kanji: 万里子 Mariko
- Name Translation: "万 ma" = ten thousand [16], "里 ri" = village, parents' home, "子 ko" = child [17],
- Seiyū: Akemi Okamura
Mariko is an upperclassman at Ichigo's school. She was doing fortune telling which Ichigo thought was real. She was secretly in love with a soccer team member named Shunsuke. Tart suspected that her crystal ball had Mew Aqua in it and had Kish investigate. When he tried to steal Mariko's spirit, Shunsuke threw himself in front of her and his spirit was stolen. When her crystal ball broke, it turned out there was no Mew Aqua in it at all.
Shunsuke
- Episode: 30
- Kanji: 俊介 Shunsuke
- Name Translation: "俊 shun" = excellence, genius, "介 suke" = mediate, aid, come between [18]
- Seiyū: Akira Ishida
Shunsuke is the star of the soccer team at Ichigo's school. Mariko was secretly in love with him. He threw himself in front of Mariko when Kish was trying to steal her spirit. His spirit was stolen and used to form an elephant Chimera Anima. Once it was defeated, his spirit was returned and both Shunsuke and Mariko admitted their love to each other.
Kanna Saionji
- Episode: 32
- Kanji: 西園寺 カンナ Saionji Kanna
- Name Translation: "西 sai" = west [19], "園 on" = park, garden [20], "寺 ji" = Buddhist temple [21]
- Seiyū: Tomoe Hanba
Kanna Saionji is a spoiled rich girl who claimed to be Mint's "eternal rival". They first met at a tea party when they were children, and it is revealed Saionji was just envious of Mint because she was different from her in some way. She appeared at the latest tea party at Mint's mansion, and Mint didn't seem to be concerned about her behavior much, saying that she herself probably was like that some time ago. When Kish appeared during the party, Saionji hoarded the box presumed to have Mew Aqua in it from the alien, prompting him to steal the spirit of one of the men at the tea party to form a flying dragon Chimera Anima. Mint then transforms and told her to get away. Saionji replied by saying that she would never run away before Mint, causing Mint to slap her, as if she didn't even understand she was in danger. Upon the Chimera Anima's defeat it was discovered that there was no Mew Aqua in the box but Mint's ordered tea. After the fight, the girls were drinking tea, and Ichigo tried to invite Saionji to join. Saionji refused, but promised to invite them to a party at her house, where they could taste better tea, as she still was going to show that some of the things she had were better than Mint's.
Yuebin Ron
- Episode: 33
- Chinese Characters: 龍 月餠 (Japanese: Ron Yuebin; Chinese Pinyin: Long Yuebing)
- Name Translation: "龍 long" = dragon, imperial, "月 yue" = moon, month, "餠 bing" = rice cake
- Seiyū: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Yuebin Ron is a martial artist who is fated to be "married" to Pudding.
He first appeared to save Mew Pudding from a Chimera Anima created from a cactus which he defeats with Tart vowing revenge on him. He starts to drive Pudding nuts by serving customers at Cafe Mew Mew and taking care of the house and her siblings. When he unwittingly used Pudding's precious photo album as a knee-rest, Pudding became angry and demanded Ron to leave. Pudding locked herself at the top of Cafe Mew Mew, and decided to stay there until Ron left. While the other Mew Mews were looking for the latest sighting of Mew Aqua, Tart appeared, captured Pudding, and threw a net at Ron. When Tart ordered the kangaroo Chimera Anima called Chimera Punch to attack Pudding, Ron used a martial arts move to switch places with her; therefore, he was attacked. Pudding used her martial arts on the Chimera Anima before Ichigo defeated it. Pudding forgave Ron and he left, promising that he would return when it came time for both him and Pudding to be partners.
Ayano Uemura
- Episode: 34
- Kanji: 上村 綾乃 Uemura Ayano
- Name Translation: "上 ue" = above, top, up [22], "村 mura" = village [23], "綾 aya" = figure, design, "乃 no" =
- Seiyū: Tomoko Kawakami
Ayano Uemura is a famous dollmaker. She appeared when Lettuce was selling dolls during Cafe Mew Mew's fundraiser and purchased one of her dolls. Lettuce took lessons with her to make dolls. When a convention was held, Uemura used one of the dolls Lettuce made, and claimed it as one of her own. This infuriated Lettuce, causing Uemura to storm off. She ended up running into Kish, who stole her spirit to create a spider Chimera Anima from it. Lettuce couldn't forgive Kish for this act. Once the Chimera Anima was defeated, Uemura's spirit was returned to her body. Uemura then admitted she ran out of ideas and claimed one of Lettuce's dolls as her own. Both the dollmakers made amends.
Momoka
- Episode: 35
- Hiragana: ももか Momoka
- Seiyū: Kurumi Mamiya
Momoka is a little girl who idolizes Zakuro Fujiwara. Her parents are always busy. Ichigo first met her when she brought a birthday cake made by Keiichiro to the daycare that she was at (she ran into Masaya along the way). Momoka didn't want any cake since she was trying to be like Zakuro and said that if she weren't careful, she would end up like Ichigo. Momoka then called her an Obaasan (meaning "grandmother" and/or "old lady" in Japan) which infuriated Ichigo. Upon leaving, Ichigo and Masaya discovered her mimicing Zakuro's poses and Ichigo later tells Zakuro about this. Passing the daycare in Mint's car with Mint and Zakuro, they discovered that no one had picked up Momoka yet. Later that night, Zakuro sees her again at the restaurant when she is with her agents. When Momoka runs out of the restaurant after hearing that her parents weren't coming, Zakuro follows her outside and confronts her. Zakuro tells Momoka that her parents love her more. She gives her a handkerchief to wipe her tears (and as a birthday present for her) and asks if she can eat with her, which Momoka agrees to. This causes Zakuro to leave her agents. The next day, Momoka's parents give a pendant which Kish suspects has Mew Aqua in it. Later that day, Momoka encounters Kish after running from her daycare group when her parents are running late. He promises Momoka he can return her to her parents in exchange for the pendant. When Zakuro finds the handkerchief in the river and finds Kish with her. When Momoka tries to claim the pendant back, Kish pushed her onto the ground knocking her out. This made Zakuro angry as she transforms. As Kish holds Momoka, Mew Zakuro couldn't attack in time as Tart traps her in some vines. When it was discovered that there was no Mew Aqua in the pendant, the other aliens left as Mint frees Mew Zakuro. Zakuro then sends Kish running, vowing that she'll pay for this. When Momoka recovers, Zakuro gives Momoka back the handkerchief and her pendant as her parents arrive. Zakuro then believes that her parents would never leave Momoka alone again.
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