Tokyo Mew Mew à La Mode

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I wish it was longer , I really like the Mew Mews and the villains look amazing , their outfits are stunning and I love the theme of each one <3 I have a soft spot for Mia Ikumi what can I say ... I enjoy it a lot 💗! The artstyle is so pretty as always , the new character Berry fits the style well. The story is good but as I said before I wish It was a little bit longer , I wanted to see more of the characters interactions with each other :( If you like the first Tokyo ... Mew Mew manga you definitely have to check this one <3

I will be the first to admit that I was skeptical about this one. Just reading the description... A new Mew Mew addition (after the world's already supposed to be saved and the girls should have lost their powers) who gets to be extra special and have the DNA of TWO animals? At first glance, Berry sounded like someone's Mary-Sue OC. But, though I know it sounds almost blasphemous to say it... In a lot of ways, A la Mode was actually better than the original manga.

Mia Ikumi's skills as an artist grew a lot over the course of Tokyo Mew Mew. Throughout, ... this sequel just looks better. Cleaner, more detailed. (In some of the early Mew Mew volumes, I was genuinely surprised she'd even gotten published at times.) Story-wise, it wasn't great... but I felt like it Could have been something really good. Every plot point just feels half-formed. Having the new villain group turn to brainwashing and subliminal messaging in the media to turn the public against our heroes is actually a really cool idea. The villains themselves felt like they could have been interesting characters... if only the story didn't end before it took the time to explore them.

There was a lot of talk of Berry taking over as the leader early on... but that never really happens. (And I'm not sure why anyone would want her to. Way to shove in our faces how inconsequential the other girls ended up being in the original. If anyone ought to take over when Ichigo's away, it should have been Mint.) She never really escapes that feeling of being a little sister character, but that feels like the way it Should be, and I enjoyed seeing her accepted into the group so wholly.

And I honestly felt more attached to the Berry/Tasuku romance than I ever did to Ichigo and her connection to Masaya. Our original couple is just so... bland, even with the plot twists they throw in about Masaya near the end. Ichigo's attraction to him felt really shallow. Berry and Tasuku had what felt like a real connection. Their childhood friends vibe was sweet. The little flashback in volume two of how they grew to be so close, in the aftermath of Berry's mother's death, was actually more than I've come to expect from Mew Mew's writing. It was a nice surprise. (Every single volume has had so much space dedicated to mini stories like bonus manga and the Mew Mew Kindergarten segments... I really wish they would have scaled that back and poured a little more of that effort into the main story-- in both the original and the sequel.)

So yes. It doesn't seem to be a very popular opinion, reading some of these other reviews... But I actually felt A la Mode was worth reading. It was a decent follow-up to the main story. And some things were definitely improved upon.

Alright, Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode. It’s a sequel or we can say spinoff but a sequel would be better. At first, I was a little hype to see a continuation of Tokyo Mew Mew after finishing watching the anime and found out there is a new character in the manga. Didn’t think too much about that new character in the cover until I’ve started reading. The focus for the main lead is gone and is focused on a new girl character. As I’ve continued reading, I’ve started to noticed that the plot is basically a repeat of Tokyo Mew Mew with the focus ... on new character as I’ve mentioned earlier with some of the previous Mew Mew characters that still shows up and does not have any growth developments or any focuses on them specifically. Had to drop this manga and came back later on to finished it again. After finishing, the disappointing aspects are the villains since they really didn’t do anything that threatening especially at the end where they suddenly face defeat and that is it. Also, apparently, the new character is supposed to be cast as a new leader rather than having the one of former characters be one for the sake of the story. Overall, the manga is quite lacking in storytelling but the art-style is consistently decently drawn and the reason for this lack to occur is the fact that one of the writers who did Tokyo Mew Mew named Reiko Yoshida was not in this project. Mia Ikumi, an illustrator artist, took the initiative to do all of the writing and the drawing which her specialty is indeed the drawing.