Tokyo Mew Mew Volume 3: v. 3 by MIA IKUMI (15-Dec-2004) Paperback

東京ミュウミュウ [Tokyo Mew Mew] #3

by Mia Ikumi

An accident at a museum endows 11-year-old Momomiya with the DNA of wildcats. Her new powers are put to use when she is given the task of protecting the Earth against an unseen enemy.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels, Shojo, Comics, Fiction

Paperback

First published August 12, 2003

Reviews

[Marc D. ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 estrellas.

Creo que es el mejor tomo hasta ahora.
Apreciar la confianza en sí misma que tomó Lettuce y asimismo su transformación fue asombroso.

Y la comedia es genial. Disfruto muchísimo leyendo las aventuras de Ichigo y me pongo a pensar en todo el romance, hasta que recuerdo que solamente tiene 12 años.

[lady lea nox fleuret ⚜ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Al principio el tomo empezaba genial, con todas juntas, pero más allá de la mitad, es puro y duro contenido de Ichigo; la cual por cierto está chetadísima, lo cual no me parecería mal si el manga no dejase a las otras cuatro de inútiles.

Lo bueno de este tomo, además de la portada de Lettuce es la mini evolución de esta a lo largo de uno de los capítulos, me gustó muchísimo que le dieran algo de protagonismo a alguien que no fuese Ichigo y que fuera a Lettuce, que es una de mis favoritas, me hizo feliz.

En cuanto al argumento, cada vez se hace más interesante y los enemigos se hacen notar. Espero que en el tomo 4 sigan la buena trayectoria argumental que están teniendo (a pesar de todo el relleno de Ichigo).

4/5 ⭐

[Egg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Re-read

Don't care about the cat plot or all the kissing.. so much kissing.

The girls barely spend any time together. They finally got Zakuro on the team and she might as well not be here.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why did I read two volumes of this in high school? I can see why I never grabbed this one. *rolls eyes* ~
Have you ever decided to revisit something from a decade ago because you never finished it and you’re curious as to how that fun series turned out? Did you also scratch your head and wonder what the hell you were thinking when you picked this series up the first time? I’m so confused right now. High School me has some serious explaining to do when it comes to Tokyo Mew Mew.

I remember Tokyo Mew Mew vaguely but in a sort of “that was interesting” sort of way, so a revisit seemed nice. I remember the story line well enough to grab the third one and get started, and I was almost immediately mad at myself. There are so many cliches in this. There is a weird love triangle where the girl gets mega flustered over everything either guy does, and the tension of one being an jerk and the other not know everything about her. We get the standard group of girls from manga like this (the young one, the cute one, the nerdy one, the sexy one, and the tomboy). The story is basically sailor moon, but without the depth or the sense…and it’s just kind of boring.

The art is cute enough though, and I do really like the idea of them turning into endangered species…but that kind of gets ruined by the almost Captain Planet like pushiness of it. I mean I’d lead the charge on saving animals and rain forests, I’d even punch a few oil company CEOs…but I roll my eyes when a villains plan is to win the earth by polluting it to death. If I think it’s stupid in Thor (Roxxon Corp) then no one has hope…except maybe Hexxus from Ferngully, but that doesn’t count because he kind of IS pollution (and his singing is perfection).

I don’t know…I think high school me was confused, because I’m not really seeing the appeal anymore. I don’t know if I’ll pick up volume 4, it might be wise to just have a clean break from this one and call it done.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for complete series



Ichigo is finally out on a date with her crush Aoyama when it is cut short by a strange occurrence: a cat appears and seemingly fuses with her. It doesn't take Ichigo long to notice changes coming over her in which she behaves more and more like a cat. When it is brought to her that this is a byproduct of a DNA experiment gone wrong, she is given a choice: find the others who have also been affected by the experiment and, with their help, fend off aliens who threaten the earth, or remain with cat DNA forever.

Objectively, Tokyo Mew Mew has so many things wrong with it, I could probably tear it to shreds. Subjectively, it's a good example of how a book can be a favourite without needing to be a 5-star read. This was one of my first manga and it has heavily influenced my manga reading for more than 10 years. Even now, while I can see many things that make me want to roll my eyes, I still love it to bits.

I love Ichigo (and strangely, so does almost the entire male cast). I love her quirkiness and upbeat nature. Give her cat genes, a pink outfit and some strawberries on top and you've really got a character that's just perfect for me to love. Unfortunately for the other Mew girls, Ichigo simply steals the show. I would imagine it is more balanced in the anime adaptation, but the other four girls often seem more like Ichigo's backup - they get their odd little chapter and all, but the story would barely differ without them. Nonetheless, there are a handful of lovely friendship scenes, my favourite being where they visit Mint and have a pillow fight.

I think one glance at the cover should already tell you that this manga is cute. And by cute, I mean disgustingly so. It's all pink, hearts, ribbons and cutesy poses. There's no way around saying it, there is just too much of it. And yet, thanks to a big dose of comedy, it's perfectly tolerable. I think any cat lover will have a lot to laugh, even if just for all the cat-ish misfortunes Ichigo constantly finds herself in. The art itself is also adorable - the proportions can look odd in some panels, but otherwise, Mia Ikumi is definitely way up there when it comes to my favourite manga artists. If she had an artbook, I'd buy it, no questions asked. In fact, I've always wished there were one.

Getting back to Ichigo's little harem, as much as I like Ichigo, it never sat quite right with me how many romances she had going on. It's one thing if they're all interested in her, but given that she's supposedly so in love with Aoyama, I thought she wavered quite fast when any of the others paid her any attention. That being said, out of all of Ichigo's love interests, Aoyama is by far my least favourite. The guy is just about as flat as you can get - an absolute oblivious bore. I never understood what Ichigo saw in him. Despite my initial dislike of him, I do confess that their actual romantic scenes together are indeed very cute - in those moments, I could see myself rooting for him. But at the end of the day, I still found the other characters more interesting.

Ryo and Ichigo had a lot more chemistry and I generally wished we could have seen more of him. While I would have definitely preferred him over Aoyama, it is actually Quiche who, for the past 10 years, has been one of the biggest letdowns in my manga reading history. Awkward name and too low-sitting trousers aside, I love Quiche - one of my all-time favourite male characters in manga and will always feel heartbroken over the fact that he and Ichigo weren't meant to be.



Tokyo Mew Mew will forever be a special series to me which, despite my sorrow of Quiche, I always find myself returning to for yet another reread! Some volumes include older short-stories of the author which are also pretty cute in their own right. I also loved the short story about Princess Azumi, the forerunner of Tokyo Mew Mew catgirls!

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cat!Ichigo has the best faces. And Ryou kitty!! Dawww

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is crazy fun.

[Yoyomaus Die Büchereule · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zum Inhalt:

Tokyo Mew Mew müssen das Mew-Aqua finden, mit dem sie die Aliens bekämpfen können. Je länger sie dafür brauchen, desto größer wird die Gefahr, dass sie sich nicht mehr in ihren Menschenkörper zurückverwandeln können, denn mit zunehmender Kampfkraft scheinen sie immer tierähnlicher zu werden! Das passt Ichigo natürlich gar nicht in den Kram, denn als Katze kann sie niemals Aoyama-kuns Freundin werden...


Cover:

Das Cover passt wieder sehr gut zu der Reihe und zeigt den Charakter der Lettuce, welche auf einem grünem Grund präsentiert wird und was sehr gut zu ihrem Thema passt.



Eigener Eindruck:

Denn sie verwandelt sich in ihr Tier, die Wildkatze und kann sich nicht mehr zurück verwandeln. Als sie von ihrem Schwarm als Katze aufgelesen wird, nimmt dieser sie mit zu sich nach Hause. Während dessen machen sich die anderen Mitglieder der Gruppe auf den Weg, um die Aliens in Schach zu halten.

Die Story geht nun etwas schleppend voran, hat aber niedliche Szenen. Irgendwie scheint sich die Autorin auch gedacht zu haben, dass es nicht schlecht wäre, wenn alle männlichen Protagonisten sich in Ichigo verlieben... zumindest muss das arme Mädchen viele Küsse über sich ergehen lassen. Niedlich finde ich aber den Teil, bei dem sie sich in die Wildkatze verwandelt und so prompt bei ihrem Schwarm zu Hause endet. Die Zeichnungen sind wieder sehr halbherzig gemacht, ich muss aber sagen, dass man sich mit der Zeit daran gewöhnt. Kann man gelesen haben, muss man aber nicht.



3 von 5 Sterne


Taschenbuch: 176 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen (22. Oktober 2003)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3551773238
ISBN-13: 978-3551773234
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 8 - 10 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,6 x 1,5 x 17,8 cm

[WendyTheOwl · Rating 3 out of 5]

v.1->7 (no spoilers)
FR
Ce qui est assez "marrant" c'est que j'avais vu la première version de l'animé quand j'étais plus jeune.
Et je n'avais jamais pensé à me procurer les mangas.
Récemment, ils avaient annoncé une réédition, et j'étais vraiment contente, car je savais également qu'une nouvelle version de l'animé allait sortir, et je voulais absolument les lire avant de regarder.
Et je dois dire que c'était une sacré aventure haha.
J'aime ce manga pour le côté nostalgique, et pour les graphismes; et certaines petites autres choses.
Mais ce n'est pas mon manga préféré ! Je lirai par contre la suite, car je ne me souviens même pas avoir "vu" ce nouveau personnage !!!
Aussi, pensée pour l'auteure qui est malheureusement décédée cette année.

ENG
What is quite "funny" is that I had seen the first version of the anime when I was younger.
And I had never thought of getting the manga.
Recently, they announced a re-release, and I was really happy, because I also knew that a new version of the anime was coming out, and I absolutely wanted to read them before watching.
And I have to say it was quite an adventure haha.
I like this manga for the nostalgic side, and for the graphics; and some other little things.
But it's not my favorite manga ! On the other hand, I will read the sequel, because I don't even remember having "seen" this new character !!!
Also, a thought for the author who unfortunately passed away this year.

[Lizzie RoseShine · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's ryouXinchigo moment ♥️🤗. Inchigo can't control of her feelings of love for masaya and she turned into a cat, almost hit by car n met ryou- but some reason she lost track of him because of distraction. Masaya meet her as cat but he doesn't know that is inchigo. inchigo fight against masaya loyal dog who bullied her to get near masaya.There's ryou & lettuce moment - it was the start of frienship but I don't feel romance between them unlike ryou & inchigo relationship - I feel like they're getting along well even though they're arguing, I think ryou start to have feeling for inchigo - he help her a lot - like he turn into cat to rescue inchigo & start to kiss her, changed herself into her human self.

[Veronica · Rating 1 out of 5]

I livelli del cringe salgono di diverse tacche qui: Strawberry si tramuta in gatto, viene raccolta da crush che non solo fa il bagno con lei in versione felina ma ci dorme pure. Il tutto mentre le altre combattenti con la personalità dei rispettivi animali da codice rosso sono immerse fino al collo nella cacca. Oh, e lei torna normale dopo che la baciano e indovinate un po'chi la bacia? Esatto Ryan. E siamo a un bel quartetto.

[Vermeille · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apart from Ichigo, the other characters are not developed at all. She's in love with a NPC with no personality, and her friends are stuck in clichés. On top of that, this 12-year-old girl seems constantly prey to sexual assault... even when she turns into a cat!

Still, it's a good magicalgirl manga, fortunately!

[Alejandra RL · Rating 2 out of 5]

Es oficial: Aoyama es tonto; por otro lado, el método de transformación de Ichigo de gata a humana, está medio perturbador.
Lo de los alienígenas malvados me recuerda a cierta serie muy popular, también de chicas mágicas.

A pesar de todo, destacó el mensaje ecologista que se mantiene desde el inicio de la serie y la ligera evolución de Lettuce.

[Laurene Allibert · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice volume, interesting to know that they can actually change their body fully even though it is quite dangerous. The possibility of being stuck into the shape of their animal spirit is likeable.

[Unalettricesuldivano♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

🇮🇹🇬🇧
5⭐️/5

🇮🇹
Volume 3 delle Tokyo Mew Mew, e che dire follettine e follettini…tutto fantastico 💪🏽!

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Volume 3 of Tokyo Mew Mew, and what can I say... everything is fantastic 💪🏽!

Raffa ⚡️

[dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm loving the romance here

[Shanelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love "Tokyo Mew Mew" or "Mew Mew Power", depending on where you are from. The storyline is so unique and after reading each book, or watching each episode, you are left wanting more. I'd definitely recommend reading "Tokyo Mew Mew" or if that is not your thing, watching the series on Youtube. <3

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

The design is way too cute, which makes me wish there were some colored pages. I noticed in this and the previous volumes that sometimes the text bubble and the text itself is waaay too small.

[BoydGirl · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️s

[leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Que recuerdos que me están dando abdnabzkanbskabs

[Rio (fairy circle ink) · Rating 1 out of 5]

I dont think I'll be continuing with the rest of the series considering the fact that it highly sexualizes twelve year olds.

[Anamelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up

Its a fun series but there are some questionable moments and some non-consensual kissing (mainly played for laughs) that makes me feel a bit uncomfortable
Other than that this series is a reslly nostalgic read for me as I loved it when I was younger

[Kathrine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some strange situations and still creepy

[•Asia• · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5🌟

[Kathryn Brisson · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75. Where is the plot?

[Clauchee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have no idea how I didn't get Captain Planet vibes from this as a kid.

[Ana ★ Tesserell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ichigo is the horniest 11/12-year-old *fictional* girl I know...

5 stars for nostalgia even if everything is still too fast paced. At this rate there should be room for a proper conclusion.

[abby can read · Rating 3 out of 5]

📖
I like the themes of friendship and found family.

[Pocket · Rating 3 out of 5]

3-3.5/5 stars