Tokyo Mew Mew — Season 1, Episode 44: The City Turns into a Forest! What Protects Ichigo's Smile

Episode synopsis

Ryou and Keiichiro learn that mew aqua may have been made by the aliens when they inhabited Earth. A strange type of energy begins emerging in Tokyo and trees grow out of control, turning the city into a forest. The Mew Mews find something that appears to be a large mew aqua in a tree but before they collect it, Tart arrives and turns the tree into a chimera anima. During the fight, Mew Ichigo realizes that Ryou cannot be the Blue Knight as they both appear at the battle to aid her. The Mew Mews defeat the monster, but they are unable to figure out what caused the forest to appear in the first place.

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