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swishswooosh · 2 years

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Some of the things I REALLY LOVE about New so far, off the top of my head:

Changing the random kid that fell overboard into one of Pudding’s brothers.

Pudding bringing her siblings with her on the boat so they could have fun gave us more chance to see her as a big sister early on, and Lettuce’s extended interactions with them gave it even more feeling when she was desperate to save him.

Pudding being the sole caretaker to her many siblings after their father abandoned them all was only visually shown much later in the manga, and barely touched on, so having Pudding bring them all on the boat to let them have a nice evening and get to try more food than they usually do was a much better way to establish that. And Lettuce is less comically clumsy but still more introspective and has more momentum in this show, and having her be so good with the kids was a nice touch.

It gave us some added depth and exploration to both Lettuce and Pudding’s characters, and even gave some more personality to the quintuplets.

I also love that Lettuce doesn’t have the power to breathe underwater anymore. The animal she’s merged with is an aquatic mammal with no gills. Enhanced breath-holding powers, yes, underwater-breathing, no.

How they extended Zakuro’s inner thoughts and really showed how the girls were able to change her mind, even after making a good argument for Zakuro’s perspective

Zakuro felt more understandable for not wanting to be with the others. She really was absolutely correct in the reasoning she gave, and justified from her point of view. She has a busy schedule, she didn’t ask for these powers to be thrust upon her by strangers doing an experiment, and she doesn’t know these girls.

The way Mint finally changed her mind and reached her was really good. Zakuro had good arguments for not wanting to get involved with all this and not understanding why the other girls were getting involved either, and instead of trying to push it on her, Mint decided that she’d respect that and just protect her instead. The fact that Mew Mint’s act of heroism and speech won Zakuro over and inspired her despite that really hits harder. Now, they’re both mutually inspirations to each other.

Her bond with Mint feels much less one-sided in this version overall. They have Zakuro closer with the team, but still as OP as ever.

How they extended Lettuce’s struggle to make friends and be useful, and all the growth and support we actively see her get.

Lettuce’s struggle to make friends and later her struggle with self-confidence felt fully realized, especially with Lettuce saying how grateful she is to Ichigo and how much better she’s doing now. Her extended focus in the boat episode gave us some great interactions and strengthened her bond with the rest of the team, especially Pudding and Ryou. I like that they didn’t reveal that her drink was a placebo until after she’d done all her amazing feats of bravery, too. And that they kept the first anime’s decision to have Mew Aqua be introduced into the story by having Lettuce come across it first. Seems they’re doing some interesting things with Mew Aqua this time around, too.

We even go from her not even getting to be in a selfie in her introduction episode to saying how much her personal life at her school has improved ever since she met Ichigo and was able to gain some more confidence.

Having Pudding meet Tart early on in such a fun interaction.

Introducing all the aliens to all the Mews earlier in general was good! But especially Pudding zeroing in on Tart and immediately taunting and teasing him about being shorter than her! They have a really fun dynamic, right from the start now.

Building up the blossoming relationship between Ichigo and Aoyama.

You can really tell that they love each other but are clumsy about it, and you can get lots of good hints about why their love for each other is deepening. The way they start to grow closer feels so natural, but still has that reasonably written teenage awkwardness combined with the fact that they’re both sort of living double lives that make it even harder.

Ichigo being so inspired by Aoyama’s environmentalism, Aoyama trying so hard to understand these feelings he’s never felt before, both of them trying so hard to protect the other no matter what. They’re clearly shown to inspire each other and help the other feel happier than they’ve ever felt before.

And they throw in plenty of hints that Aoyama already knows exactly who Mew Ichigo is, but is playing dumb for her sake because he knows she isn’t ready to tell him just yet. I love how he chooses to pretend not to know, because it’s her secret to tell, and he won’t take that from her. That’s consistent across all adaptions of Tokyo Mew Mew, but it really feels like they handle it especially well here.

The hinting at Aoyama’s nature

We not only get to watch him fall for Ichigo in realtime and be very confused about where all these emotions are coming from, but we also get to see the hints at his more serious nature.

His moments of being alone and staring off into the distance, sad and contemplative. His misanthropic slip about how sinful humans are. How giddy he gets about sharing nerdy fun facts about his environmentalism and conservation once Ichigo takes an interest in it. The way he never makes Ichigo question whether she’s more important to him than all the girls that surround him at school. How nervous and defeatist he can be sometimes when trying to reach out to Ichigo. How much he blushes whenever they interact. How willing he is to throw himself in harm’s way for her.

He still gets quiet moments of contemplation where he just stares off into space, but he’s showing more an more emotion with Ichigo, and it’s clear it’s all new to him.

There’s a lot to his character, and they hint at it well!

Establishing Ichigo’s desire to find a passion early on, and making that environmentalism so soon after

Ichigo kicks off the series wanting to fall in love, but with her telling her best friends that she’s jealous that they both know what they want to do when they grow up already, it gives the impression that what she really wants is something she can be passionate towards and build a future around. It could be love, but it could just as easily be something else, and I like that they’re leaning on the latter.

Essentially, we’re getting to see Ichigo fall in love with the earth and find her resolve and her career paths. That’s the true answer to her “I wanna fall in love” line.

Seiji and Mint’s relationship getting more focus and relevance.

Seiji wasn’t even in the manga, but the idea of him was a neat idea in the original anime. They just really hit the mark with him here, and even make him a returning character that continues to drive Mint forward.

Seiji being a doting older brother who’s also really proud to offer Mint opportunities that’ll help her career in the future gives Mint a neat little conflict on interest in being a Mew Mew. It also helps establish her interest in environmentalism was pre-existing even before she joined the group, which might explain why they had her be the first girl brought on this time?

I like that they introduced Mint feeling like she wants to be more independent and less seen as a little kid by Seiji, so she was both the first to accept being a Mew Mew, gave her a deeper reason to admire Zakuro for having gone so far even though she’s had just as many years to do it as Mint, AND has a conflict of interest, because continuing to be a Mew Mew would cost her a study abroad opportunity Seiji told her about that would help her further her career. Mint feels like she’s got a lot more going on in her personal ambitions this time around, and I love it.

#tokyo mew mew

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swishswooosh · 2 years

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To all Tokyo Mew Mew fans, I have a question for all.

Why haven’t you all took advantage of these cat photos and use them on Ichigo to behave more like a cat? Think of the possibilities!

#tokyo mew mew

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swishswooosh · 2 years

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Yeah I rate this episode Smugkuro/10

#tokyo mew mew

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swishswooosh · 2 years

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tokyo mew mew + characters animals

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swishswooosh · 2 years

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I want…to be stronger! I’m going to surpass myself! To do that, I’ll overcome any challenge!

#tokyo mew mew

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swishswooosh · 2 years

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#tokyo mew mew #now that is wolf girl

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swishswooosh · 2 years

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Winx 2x14 Diaspro is kidnapped oh no but-Isn't Diaspro a fairy too????

Can't she like...break free, it's not like fairies need to be transformed to use their magic. Her hands are RIGHT there

Because they save the day by using a special plant and some spells to swap places between Diaspro and Bloom, who breaks free within like 3 seconds. Not with magic, just rips the restraints...which changed from some crystal-like structure to a tiny ribbon

Maybe she just didn't want to save herself and waited for her prince charming...any prince really to come to her rescue only to be saved by her rival oh the drama