Tokyo Mew Mew — Season 1, Episode 36: Shirogane's Past: The Secret of the Mew Mews' Birth!
Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family • 24 min • 1 season, 52 episodes • ★ 7.6/10
Episode synopsis
Ichigo tries to talk to Ryou about the problems caused by her cat genes, but he ignores her. On the way to school, Ichigo changes into a cat again and gets in trouble, but is saved by Alto who also kisses her to change her back to normal. Despite his struggling, Ichigo picks him up and is shocked when he suddenly changes into Ryou. After school, she goes to the café where Keiichiro tells her the history of the Mew Project, which was started by Ryou's father. After his parents were killed by an ancient chimera anima, Ryou decided to continue his father's research. Wanting to be sure the merging process was safe, he tested it by merging himself with cat genes. This gave him the ability to change into a cat at will, but only for 10 minutes at a time or he will remain a cat permanently. Ichigo promises to do her best as a Mew Mew.
About Tokyo Mew Mew
On her first date with the cutest boy in school, Ichigo is zapped by a mysterious ray that scrambles her DNA with that of the endangered Iriomote wildcat. The next day, Ichigo discovers that she has developed the agility (and occasionally the ears and tail) of a cat, as well as the power to transform into a pink-haired superheroine, Mew Ichigo. She and four other girls, each endowed with the genes of a different "Red Data" animal, have been selected for the top-secret Mew Project, which aims to protect the Earth from an alien menace known as Deep Blue.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Turning into a Cat – Justice Lies in a Girl in Love ~Nya!
- E2A New Comrade – Justice Lies in a Real Lady ~Nya!
- E3Ghost Story from School: Finding the Ghost's True Identity ~Nya!
- E4A Tearful Date – The Secret I Can't Tell Aoyama-kun ~Nya!
- E5Stormy Rhythmic Gymnastics – Becoming a Star with a Cat's Dance! ~Nya!
- E6The Piano of the Heart – It's the Heart-Pounding Dance Party! ~Nya!
- E7Enter Pudding – The Ears and Tail are Part of the Act!
- E8To the Hot Spring! The Mysterious Mountain's Miracle of Love
- E9Dearly Beloved Brother – The Memories Lie in the Picture
- E10The Last Member – The Legendary Lonely Wolf
- E11Hollywood Mew Mew
- E12Identity Revealed – An Out of Season Cherry Tree Falls Away