Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode, Vol. 02

東京ミュウミュウあ・ら・もーど [Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode] #2

by Mia Ikumi

When nasty subliminal messages are released about the Mews through television and the Internet, the girls must find a way to handle their newest enemies, their fans, and track down the one behind the messages.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Shojo, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Fiction

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ending seemed weak. I don't think real villains would quit like that.

This volume seemed like it was mostly side stories. I would have preferred an extra thick first volume and then a second volume of exclusive short stories instead of this.

[Linda Jaejoong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Da ich die Tokyo Mew Mew Reihe geliebt habe musste ich mir natürlich auch die Fortsetzung "a la mode" holen. Ich wünschte wirklich ich hätte es nicht getan, denn die zwei Manga waren sehr enttäuschend für mich. In Band 2 treten die Mew Mews zum finalen Kampf gegen die "Saint Rose Crusaders" an. Wird auch diesmal wieder das Gute siegen oder werden die Bösen die Oberhand behalten!!

Nachdem Band 1 ein voller Reinfall war, bekommt Band 2 von mir ein Ok. Diesmal waren die alten Mew Mew wieder mehr involviert und das hat mich ein wenig versöhnlich gestimmt. Berry taugt einfach nicht zur Anführerin, sie ist nervig und so naiv. Alles dreht sich nur um sie und um ihren Tasuku. Schön fand ich auch die Idee mit der kleinen Bonus Geschichte am Ende, von den Mini Mew Mews. Die kleine Geschichte danach empfand ich einfach nur als unnütz und als Seitenfüller.

Fazit: Spannung und Action war vorhanden, wenn auch nur im kleinen Maße. Die Endgegner waren einfach zu schnell besiegt, bzw. sie haben einfach aufgegeben. Fans von Tokyo Mew Mew empfehle ich die Finger von "a la mode" zu lassen. Man verpasst nichts, wenn man es nicht gelesen hat!!

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 3 out of 5]

While Berry struggles to figure out her feelings for Tasuku, the Saint Rose Crusades start spreading a series of terrible rumours blaming the Mew Mew girls for the dangers across the city - and even the return of Ichigo may not be enough to change the heart of the people in time! Ikumi brings her mini series to a close with plenty more sap and goofy romance for fans to giggle along with. How can the girls save a city that sees them as the enemy, without having to hurt those they love?!

[Bibliothecat · Rating 1 out of 5]

Review for complete series


Let us for a moment put aside the stupidity of fusing the main character with two animals - Berry's design is incredibly cute. I generally like Berry as a character as well as her childhood friend Tasuku. And that's about as good as it gets - Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode isn't awful, but it comes pretty close to it.

The original Tokyo Mew Mew, although flawed, is a big favourite of mine. I was already excited when the ending teased a potential sequel, and even more so when I found it in the stores. What it actually turned out to be was a bitter disappointment, especially because I do like the two new main characters.

The plot moves along at a rapid pace so that it seems rushed and just random. Most of the characters' actions don't make sense and decisions made are just plain ridiculous. There are even some major plot holes such as the Mew Mew powers not being able to hurt humans - the new villains are human and the Mew Mew powers sure work on them.

And while we are at it, the villains might even be the root of all that is wrong with this sequel. They're the kind you just can't take serious - I haven't the slightest idea what their ambitions or goals are and their strategies are laughable. The author tries so hard to make them appear enigmatic and intimidating but fails miserably. The final battle, if one can call it that, is just as pathetic and only shows what a bunch of clowns these villains are.

I come back for a reread now and again, each time naively hoping that it isn't as bad as I remember it to be - of course, I am disappointment time and again. Yeah, well, let's just enjoy looking at Berry's design and be content with that (...)

[Ashra · Rating 3 out of 5]

was it kind of a disaster? yeah. was it also really adorable? YEAH. I think the cuteness makes up for the fact that the story feels rushed and a little incomplete, but I love bunny imagery and have a new weakness for a roller blader by the name of Tasuku, so your mileage will probably vary.

It could've used some more development... but I just don't mind! Berry is so cute and I would love to have her as like a little sister. Tasuku is SO cute what a sweetheart. I don't mind the other side girls -- I'm very curious on if they are fleshed out better in the main story -- so I could take or leave them either way.

The main villains are SO stupid. I mean, I was keeled over in bed, LAUGHING, at how DUMB they were. They were stopped by love and I mean why not? Who wouldn't be stopped by love? So true. Like yeah they are Grade-S idiots but can you really be upset about that? They were so funny!!! I'll take that over a boring villain for sure. And it fits the vibe of the series, though maybe they could've used a slightly more serious ending. But also I think this was fine.

The other little side stories in this manga were fun! Packaged in were a sort of isekai story where the Mew Mews enter a version of Sleeping Beauty and try to save the princess, and the first(?) published work of the author, a tale about an overworked little girl and the boy who just wants her to be happy <3 Kind of insane but very, very sweet.

I had a lot of fun with this duology :) I'm tempted to try out the rest of the series, but also, I really liked Berry and Tasuku, so I don't know if I'd like it as much? I mean, Masaya doesn't wear roller blades, right? and Ichigo seems fine -- but her personality probably shines through better in her own series. I think I'm curious enough to pick it up sometime.

[Yoyomaus Die Büchereule · Rating 1 out of 5]

Zum Inhalt:

Das fulminante Finale kann beginnen. Mew Berry, das neue Mitglied von Tokyo Mew Mew, mausert sich langsam zur Anführerin und schwimmt zusammen mit Ichigo und den anderen plötzlich auf einer Welle der Popularität. Aber die Mädchen haben nicht lange Zeit um ihren Ruhm zu genießen, denn die Saint Rose Crusaders sorgen dafür, dass Tokyo Mew Mew plötzlich von den Leuten angegriffen werden, die sie eigentlich beschützen wollen...

Cover:
Auch auf diesem Cover sehen wir wieder den Charakter der Berry, welche dem Betrachter auf pinkem Grund entgegen blickt. Das passts ehr gut zum ersten Cover der neuen Reihe und hat somit einen Wiedererkennungswert.

Eigener Eindruck:

Nachdem Berrys Schwarm manipuliert wird, beginnt er wie die Bevölkerung gegen Berry und die MewMews vorzugehen. Mit der Kraft der Liebe gelingt Berry jedoch sehr schnell und unkompliziert ein Happy End. Der große Gegner ist auch relativ schnell beruhigt und so können sich die Mew Mews in ihr Cafe zurück ziehen....

Also ich hätte mir schon ein bisschen mehr Tiefgang gewünscht, aber das Finale war einfach nur schwach. Die Zeichnungen sind besser, jedoch die Story und der Ablauf absolut stumpf, meiner Ansicht nach. Da hätte man viel mehr draus machen können. Schade, dass ich da Zeit dran verschwendet habe. Ich muss es einfach so sagen.

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Taschenbuch: 208 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen (22. September 2005)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3551776725
ISBN-13: 978-3551776723
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 8 - 10 Jahre
Originaltitel: Tokyo Mew Mew A La Mode Vol.2
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,6 x 1,6 x 17,6 cm

[Luca Caccia · Rating 3 out of 5]

And then it came the sequel. Well, even though the main character appears in the last pages of Tokyo Mew Mew it seemed like the mangaka didn't know what to do whit this new girl. At the end of the main series you get the feeling that Berry is an important character and that she already knows about being a Mew Mew. Well, just scrap all of this from your thoughts because nothing of it is true. The manga starts and Berry is just a simple girl that by accident gets transformed by Ryo. Why? The reason, after reading the two tankobon sequel, is still unknown to me. Yes, there are still some Chimera lingering on Earth, but why the other four Mew Mews couldn't handle them is still a mystery (four because Ichigo flew to the UK to be with her boyfriend, but don't worry she comes back). Berry is a pretty good main character and she and Tasuku make a very funny and sweet couple (for a middle school girl' standards ofc). The other Mew Mews are still there but it feels like Mia Ikumi didn't really know what to do with them, so they are just there to support the new fighter. The worst part were the enemies, well mostly the lack of any. The Crusaders looked very interesting initially, mostly because of their designs, but in the end they were just four lonely boys who followed the orders of a masked leader, the Duke, who doesn't really have any interesting motive for destroying the Mew Mew. It is still a well drawn manga and the story is still funny and cheesy as the main series but, well, this sequel wasn't really necessary.

[Tabby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first volume but still alright. This volume continues where the first one let off and about half way through is the conclusion. After that there are two short stories. One we follow the mew mew gang in a cute chibi styled story where they go in a magic book. The second one is one of the authors original works and has no relation to the mew mew universe but it’s still cute, fun, and really sweet. Overall this was an alright volume but I wish there were more stories of the mew mew gang!

[Cristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Diciamo che in soli due volumi, certamente dolci ma spensierati, i sequel possono essere assicurati ma questo è decisamente il più scarso sequel che io abbia mai letto!
Non è poi tanto essenziale ai fini della storia, certo c'è la ricomparsa dei vecchi cari personaggi della storia antecedente ma sfugge molto all'attenzione del lettore.

[Annie Erwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars 🌟

Once again. It was cute. Loved the old school art style. I felt like it felt rushed, and the last quarter of the Manga was a short story ( also cute, but not necessary), instead of adding to the actual story.

I am glad I finally picked it up. I loved Tokyo Mew Mew growing up. I don't think I will read this one again ( you never know).

[Lisa Kudinova · Rating 3 out of 5]

I stand by what I said in Volume 1, and the fact that the actual story was only little over half the manga kinda proves me right with the whole story going over waaay too fast. I didn't care much for the little side stories (not so little considering they take up almost half the manga), they were cute tho.
Artstyle is and will forever be magnificent.

TASUKU!♡

That's all.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A harmless, fluffy (though kinda pointless) "sequel" series to Tokyo Mew Mew. It has all the same charm of the original, just condensed down to two volumes, so it's rather rushed, but still adorable as ever.

[dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute, I really adored it

[Isabella · Rating 2 out of 5]

Everything was resolved very easily and very quickly. *sigh*

All of my points from the previous review stand.

[Mercedez · Rating 4 out of 5]

(3.5 out 5 stars)

[Fabiana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Way too fast and banal...
With the power of love you can defeat your enemies? C'mon!

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t like that the main story wasn’t long enough so there were random filler episodes after.

[Alexis · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a series of trainwrecks that ended in an explosion.

[Melissa]

not the power of love lol at least tasuku was a really cute love interest, he should have been in the original

[Ana ★ Tesserell · Rating 2 out of 5]

These girls really be getting boyfriends before they get periods... WILD!

[abby can read · Rating 3 out of 5]

📖
This book was fine. It was nice seeing more of the side characters.

[Maddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5⭐️

[Cutesy Nay]

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[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the final volume of TMM-ALA, Berry and Tasuku are both in love with each other, but refuse to open up and just say it.
Anyways, who has time for love and romance, when the local villany team has convinced all of Tokyo that Tokyo Mew Mew is behind all the recent crimes, and they should all go after the source of the problem directly, Mew Berry?
Luckily, for Mew Berry, she saved a small girl's life that morning. And, that little girl sees the goodness in her heart, so she defends her to no end.
This gives Mew Berry the time to go confess her love to Tasuku, and release him from the subliminality spell, which releases the power of love upon everyone. That ends up saving the day. Suffice to say, she and he do end up becoming a couple. And, everyone feels the need to call or visit the ones they love. What a beautiful ending!
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There's also a cute Mew Mew bonus story that deals with the 7-member team, as Kindergarten children, having to save the fairytale princess in the classic storybook, "Sleeping Beauty". The way they repair the book and see it change is wonderful.
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We are also treated to Mia Ikumi's debut work, a short story entitled *Rabbit Starfall*, which evolves around a child prodigy violinist and her sudden friend hitching rides to Tokyo to go to Tokyo Disneyland. Needless to say, they did not make it there and she had to return to where she is from. But, they learned what is truly important in the end.
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I checked this series out from the Public Library in Hartselle. I will, most likely, be getting other books/mangas from there later on as well.

[Emily:] · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it. :]

[kuristina- tabreez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tokyo Mew Mew must face an enemy that they have no way to fight against- their own fans! The Saint Rose Crusaders have been slipping subliminal messages into Tokyo Mew Mew content on the internet and on television, brainwashing the world to hate the Mew Mews! But life would just be too boring without another giant issue to add to the pile, right? Well, that last giant issue (which may also lead to the cure for all the chaos) is the love for Tasuku that Berry has discovered, burning in her heart.
In Tokyo Mew Mew, Ichigo and Masaya's love was able to save the world once, will Berry and Tasuku be able to do the same?

[Priyam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like...Berri? Well kinda, she's an okay main heroine. Except I started out hating her right on the first page of volume one. Anyhow it was a satisfying ending to the whole series with everyone coming back (including stupid Masaya.) And Tasuku is pretty awesome. Cept one question...are those rollerblades stuck to his feet or something?




I wonder, has Mia Ikumi written other series? Oh whoops, I mean drawn...she's the artist right? Reiko Yoshida is the writer?


www.ikumimi.chu.jp

[Rena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am officially jealous of twelve year olds. How in the world do they find love at such a young age? I mean, it's utterly adorable and sweet, but come on. Why can't this happen to more than just fictional characters. I found this tale extremely heartwarming. It might be because I relate to Berry's predicament or that I just thought it was really sweet. Either way, I have a warm loving feeling building inside of me that still hasn't faded away. This story is lovely right to the core.

[Supermomochan (PeachyFishyBooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

I actually really enjoyed this short two book series. It was better developed than the first series and I had a good time reading it. I'm glad I decided to buy these two books and OFFICIALLY complete my Tokyo Mew Mew series.

[Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

A spin off of one of my favorite manga series. I love to read it over and over again.