Tokyo Mew Mew — Season 1, Episode 5: Stormy Rhythmic Gymnastics – Becoming a Star with a Cat's Dance! ~Nya!

Episode synopsis

The school rhythmic gymnastics team sees Ichigo avoid the path of an on-coming bus by leaping over it, and the team recruits her. A promise from Masaya to come and cheer for her at the competition changes Ichigo's participation from reluctant to enthusiastic. After Ichigo's spectacular individual performance, Kish attacks with a chimera anima. After the Mew Mews defeat the monster, competition continues; but Ichigo's performance drops during her team's round due to exhaustion from the fight. The team is happy with their second place win and names Ichigo the team's Most Valuable Player.

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!
• 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
• E13Intersecting Hearts – Aoyama-kun is Targeted