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Most everyone is aware that Tokyo Mew Mew not only exists in a Japanese form. There is also an English dub, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, entitled "Mew Mew Power". Said company, of course, only purchased the rights to the first 26 episodes, only the first 23 of which have been shown in the United States.

Now, why do I point this out? Simple. Although many of the American fans of Tokyo Mew Mew are more accustomed to the English version, we follow the Japanese version here. This would not be so much of a big deal except for one thing - the English version is very different from the Japanese version. Numerous scenes have been cut or edited to get rid of signs of the cross and other various things that it makes little sense to cut. Many plotlines have been changed so that the story flows much differently from how it was originally intended. And, possibly the most important fact to this guild, almost every term and name was changed from how it was originally.

This is not a rant thread to state how much you dispise 4Kids Entertainment's dub. The purpose of this thread is merely to give translations of the many names and terms that one finds associated with the Japanese and English versions of Tokyo Mew Mew. If you wish to find out more about scene cuts and stuff, I suggest looking at Mew Mew Power Uncensored, a site dedicated to showing just what was edited.

And now, for a basic list of name and term conversions. The name on the left is Japanese and should be used in this guild. The name on the right is English, at which you may shudder at will. You can be sure I am.

Protagonistic Peoples

Momomiya Ichigo :: Zoey Hanson
Aizawa Minto :: Corina Bucksworth
Midorikawa Retasu :: Bridgette Verdant
Fong Purin :: Kikki Benjamin
Fujiwara Zakuro :: Renee Roberts
Aoyama Masaya :: Mark (no last name given)
Akasaka Keiichiro :: Wesley J. Coolridge III
Shirogane Ryou :: Elliott Grant
Masha :: Mini Mew

Antagonistic Aliens

Kisshu :: Dren
Pai :: Sardon
Taruto :: Tarb
Aoi no Kishi :: The Blue Knight (they at least kept this intact)

Civilians
Moe :: Megan
Miwa :: Mimi

Important Terms
Henshin Locket :: Power Pendant
Aliens (what Kisshu, Pai and Taruto are) :: Cyniclon
Chimera Animal :: Predasite
Parasitic Alien (those Jellyfish-like things) :: Infusor
Mew Mew *insert name here* Metamorphosis :: Power Pendant Activate/Mew-tamorphosis
"For the Future of the Earth, we shall be of service, nya!" :: "Mew Mew Style, Mew Mew Grace, Mew Mew Power in your face!"
Mew Aqua :: Blue Aqua

Weapons and Abilities
Strawberry Bell :: Strawberry Bell
Ribbon Strawberry Check :: Strawberry Bell, Full Power
Ribbon Strawberry Suprise :: Rose Bell, Full Power
Minto Arrow :: Heart Arrow
Ribbon Minto Echo :: *no equivalent*
Lettuce Tanets :: Combat Castanets
Ribbon Lettuce Rush :: Deep Sea Surge Attack OR Tidal Wave Rush OR Underwater Surge Attack OR Tidal Wave Attack
Pudding Ring :: Golden Tambourine
Ribbon Pudding Ring Inferno :: Tambourine Trench
Zakuro Crosswhip :: Purple Dagger
Ribbon Zakuro Spear :: *no equivalent*

If you think of any more, or if you find something wrong with any of these, please post them here. And Cinna, Suki, and Kira, I hope you don't mind that I've stickied this. You can change that if you want.

good idea -claps- very smart to make this topic...Mew Mew Power sucked ><

man I feel like I am totally missing out. I have not been able to see the Tokyo Mewmew in its original form. All I know is mewmew power, except for the manga's and what I hear from everyone else. I like mewmew power, but i believe this is only cause I have nothing compare it to. I'm sure once I have seen tokyo mewmew I will see the differences and like the original much better.

I'm dissapointed with how much of a bad job 4kids did with the english dub of Tokyo Mew Mew, I mean I started off liking "Mew Mew Power" but then I discovered the original names and all that and I reliezed that they did a very bad job! gonk

I agree with catfox girl with the Blue Knight, he wasnt evil with either, and you missed Deep Blue ;__;

Isnt it just Chimera Anima?

Blue Knight I think was either in the last episode 4kids showed or the 2nd to last episode 4kids showed before they stopped. I think this May it'll be 2 years since 4kids had Mew Mew Power on tv. Well at least they didn't call it Hollywood Mew like they were planning, because I know everyone who knew the original would try to burn down 4kids building. But what you gotta remember is that their programming is for ages 10 and under. They didn't understand that they took an anime aimed at preteens. But I want to say one last thing, if you think what they did to Tokyo Mew Mew is bad, you need to watch the japanese version of Sailor Moon, then watch it in English. And how many of you were once or maybe even still are fans of Sailor Moon. 4kids did the same thing as Dic, little kids don't realize what they did, just like you probably didn't realize what they did for Sailor Moon. So you may want to try to think of it from a different perspective every once in a while to get the true story. Don't forget they didn't named themselves 4kids for no reason. But just so you know I'm not standing up for 4kids, and we can't forget they did the same to Pokemon it just lasted longer. You have no clue how much I would have loved if ADV or Funimation to have dubbed Tokyo Mew Mew first but unfortunately they were beat by 4kids. crying