#tokyo new mew au lait

[mamanbou]

The Roppongi-Yoyogi beef in tmm au lait is something that's so important to me. The hatred they share. Yoyogi obviously hates Roppongi on sight because Roppongi is a narcissistic freak, but I think it goes deeper than that. It's because roppongi is bisexual.

i think yoyogi's closeted-gay in-love-with-his-best-friend doing-mental-gymnastics-to-regularly-kiss-said-best-friend-as-a-bit ass saw roppongi openly flirting with a man onstage and felt a complicated unspeakable blend of emotions and instead of confronting any of that he just decided that, no matter what, he hated him. (Which is quite easy to do given that he's insufferable)

Roppongi, being surprisingly perceptive, is of course fully aware of this. He makes it clear repeatedly, though mostly in extras, that he knows exactly what Yoyogi is.

Like with most other things he perceives about Yoyogi, he finds this fact equal parts frustrating and (sym)pathetic. So he openly tries his best to give yoyogi advice and hints and nudges towards at least realizing his feelings, but it never really works Yoyogi loves both Shibuya and Anzu dearly (in a general sense) and would never seriously take action to jeopardize their relationship, so conceptualizing his own feelings about shibuya as romantic is too dangerous. And also because i think he'd rather die than admit Roppongi was right about something.

Yoyogi is full of himself, but only in that he acknowledges his many strong points in an objective, neutral light without embellishment. He's intelligent, he's physically adept, he's handsome, he's good with women- these are all traits that are societally encouraged. He's also very likely gay, based on. the way he acts the entire series. Like seriously whenever he discusses women (including Anzu, which is very notable as she's kind of the female audience insert when it comes to fanservice) it's "women are attracted to me, I am capable of attracting women". whenever he's deliberately seductive, it's either a means to an end or he's messing around- either way, 110% uninvested. Compare that to his baffling persistence in finding any excuse to kiss Shibuya directly or indirectly... his ass is homosexual.

But being gay isn't rewarded by society. it isn't something that Yoyogi can embrace like he does all his other traits- he can't even bring himself to face it properly, because it would shatter his self-image and public persona of objective superiority. Yoyogi's narcissism isn't an actual obsession with the self, it's more like a dedication to showing off the most accepted version of the self.

Compare that to Roppongi, whose narcissism is 100% pure and all-encompassing. There's not a bit of posturing. He's flamboyant, certain in his own judgement, prioritizes his own wants and needs to an often absurd degree, flirts with anyone he pleases with no pretense... he loves himself, ADORES himself, in his ridiculous entirety. He doesn't feel he has anything to prove, he's just himself- and "himself" is inherently a thing of greatness. So he's happy with his bisexuality, polyamory, and subtly feminine gender expression- unlike Yoyogi. Compare their initial reactions to their mew mew outfits.

So of course Yoyogi immediately hates him. Roppongi receives nothing but adoration for proudly, mindlessly (well, not really, but to the bitter outside observer it would appear mindless) displaying these traits that he keeps locked deep, deep in a closet to protect his social standing.

Anzu calls Yoyogi's dialogue here "Roppongi-kun-ish", but it isn't, really. He's more resigned than anything else. He receives benefits for his attractiveness, it's best (objectively) to be above average, versus Roppongi basking in the grand consequences of his excellence.

Roppongi's issue with Yoyogi is that Yoyogi refuses to face his flaws or work to improve himself for the team's sake. He cares for the guy as a teammate, and shows him special attention as he tries to understand him, but he insists on being incredibly difficult to work/reason with because Yoyogi's issue with Roppongi is that everything about his personality triggers self-loathing.

I just think the contrast in their characters and the background conflict that springs from it is so fun, it would've been so easy to make the two self-absorbed "mature ones" indistinguishable from each other, but the best thing about au lait is the main character writing (aliens notwithstanding fuck those guys). Read au lait for them. In my minds eye they're like a serene worldly mother bird and her baby bird who won't stop pecking the shit out of her leg

[sailorspiderpig]

Considering that Yes 5 and KiraKira seemed to borrow elements from Tokyo Mew Mew, it should not come as a surprise that the Dancing Star outfits share some elements with the prototype designs from Mew Mew Ole.

[muchadorks]

Not including the anime adaptions

[mewcoffee]

I actually finished this months ago, but never felt like posting it anywhere. These are my mew mew ocs. From right to left, their names are Star, Vanilla, Mochi, Caramel, Passion, and Plum!

[atlasisreal]

utterly fascinated by the Tumblr Tokyo mew mew fandom. I've been here for years and pre-New, we had hikayagami, a handful of nostalgic magical girl diehards, and that one artist whose specialty was Deep Blue and the aliens (shout-out to that artist sorry I never really engaged with your content but I would see it in the tag and it made me happy). Thanks to TMMN we're swimming in content again and I'm getting to see who all is in the fandom these days. Here's a brief field guide to everyone I seem to have seen.

TMM Groupies- Have followed every TMM change for the past 21 years. Have read A La Mode and Au Lait, and probably followed the release of New very closely. A beacon of light and updates to all. These are the diehards and we owe them all a big Thank You for being so active. Probably half the reason New even exists.

2002 Truthers- This is a large subgroup, but it encompasses a variety of subtypes. Kishigos and Paitatsus are the largest of these groups. 2002 Truthers pull from the 2002 series for much of their lore and characterization, hybridizing the two series. I love this stuff. The original TMM was very near and dear to me, and I'm glad we haven't forgotten it.

Here for the Girls- Some of y'all are very gay. That's okay, me too, I'm also a big fruit. But wow. The ZakuMint thirst. The IchiMint hunger. The bisexuality of it all.

New Truther- Fans that see New as an append and update to the old series. With the characterization a little more solid, the pacing much more fluid, and the updated animation style, many view New as the FMA: Brotherhood of the TMM franchise. I fit into this camp just a bit. New Truthers are more likely to enjoy Masaya/Ichigo, since he's a little better written in the new series.

New Recruits- I haven't seen many but I know you're out there. Fresh eyes on the series coming straight out of HiDive. These fans offer the freshest and (IMHO) most interesting takes on the show, as they haven't had "My Sweet Heart" stuck in their head since age 11 which has allowed them to retain nearly twice the brain cells of the average TMM fan. (Source: me. I have the brainrot.)

HikaYagami- HikaYagami

The Keymasters- These are the fans that get it. The ones keeping us alive. These are the fans that draw crossovers. The ones that write long speculative fic. The OC creators. The lifeblood. Few remain in the TMM fandom but the ones that do are like ancient sentinels.

Tag yourself, I'm a New Truther and Here for the Girls.

[shoujo-magical-girl-library]

What to do while waiting for the 2nd season of Tokyo mew mew new (April 2023)

Not counting the many fun creative fandom things you can do (fanart,fanfic,cosplay,Making an AMV/video edit,fan mew mew ex.) there might be mew mew media you have missed or might want to re-visit so let's go over them

Read the original manga (2002-2003) it's available in a lot of places online,book stores, your local library ect. There are 29 chapters

Watch/rewatch the 2002 anime it's 52 episodes long and is available on YouTube

Watch an English translated playthrough of Tokyo Mew Mew – Tōjō Shin Mew Mew! – Minna Issho ni Gohōshi Suru Nyan (PSX/PS1)

while this game has yet to receive a playable fan translated patch you can watch this playthrough and understand what happens in the story this game features a new villain (Gâteau du Roi) and a new mew mew Ringo Akai (Mew Ringo)

Read Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode (2003-2004)

this 10 chapter sequel manga takes place after the main story and features a new mew mew Berry Shirayuki (Mew Berry)

Read Tokyo Mew Mew 2020 Re-Turn this 5 chapter one shot seems to take place sometime after a la mode this is where the outfit designs from Tokyo mew mew new came from

This manga has been fan translated

Read Tokyo Mew Mew Olé!/Au Lait (2019-2022)

this 32 chapter spin off manga series features a team of male mew mews it is quite different compared to the Original

This manga series has been fan translated

I hope this covers everything available if something is missing please let me know

[hikayagami]

Mew Mew manga promos from this month’s issue of Nakayoshi magazine, which includes previews of some of the bonus material that will be in the New Editions of the original series, along with previews of its 4 remaining covers.

Remember that the New Editions of the first 3 volumes and Tokyo Mew Mew Olé! Vol. 7 will be released on May 13th. Volumes 4 - 7 of the New Edition, along with the upcoming Tokyo Mew Mew New anime artbook will be released on June 13th. The first batch is available for preorder on Amazon Japan and CDJapan.

[chiarasweets]

[myjudsie]

New arrives~ ♡

🍓 Last three volumes of the japanese New Edition of the Tokyo Mew Mew manga, which are Tokyo Mew Mew à la Mode (nr. 8-9) and Tokyo Mew Mew 2020 Return (nr. 10). I love this new covers, did I already say it? ♡

🍓 Nakayoshi magazine nr. 7/2022 and nr. 8/2022, both contain advertising about Tokyo Mew Mew New~ ♡, Smewthie, New Edition and so on, beyond the two last published chapters of Tokyo Mew Mew Olé! (nr. 30-31), also the nr. 7/2022 contains a cute stickers set based upon the cover images of Tokyo Mew Mew New Edition (2nd picture) and nr. 8/2022 has as furoku a set of 5 A5 clear files, one for each Mew Mew (you can see all of them on the magazine cover).

[0blueberry-art]

Super excited for the reboot!

[coralcatsea]

I seriously cannot believe two of my first animes are getting new content. First there was Tokyo Mew Mew getting a reboot, a two-chapter sequel, and a male Mew story, and now...

Now I'm finding out that Mermaid Melody is getting a sequel, too?! It's surreal.

[sailorspiderpig]

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[berrychanx]

Tokyo Mew Mew Ole (Au Lait) - Chapter 12 ENGLISH

Chapter 12 here Also on Mangadex

Volume 1 and 2 Available for sale at CDJAPAN - in japanese

Previous chapters

Chapter 1 here

Chapter 2 here

Chapter 3 here

Chapter 4 here

Chapter 5 here

Chapter 6 here

Chapter 7 here

Chapter 8 here

Chapter 9 here

Chapter 10 here

Chapter 11 here

Honors: Thanks to @hikayagami for the scans and @ribbonstrawberrysurprise​    for the translation.

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[mewcoffee]

So, after finishing TMM Ole, there are some things I noticed about the Mew Mews. Obviously, Aoi has his cat ears and tail just like Ichigo does. All the other original mew mews have animal ears or tails (or wings in Mint's case) except Ringo (and Lettuce getting a mermaid tail later on). However, Taichi is the only other Mew in Ole who has animal features. And Roppongi doesn't get wings for quite a while.

And how come Hiroo has such a short tail in his Mew Mew form? Leopards have really long tails in real life, so I found that odd. Maybe they wanted him to be different from Aoi.

And shouldn't ryusei have a komodo dragon tail too? And while Roppongi does get wings later on, I wonder why he wouldn't get bird wings and a tail in his initial transformation.

Also I'm sure Yoyogi could get a mermaid tail just like lettuce.

Just something I noticed and found weird. Maybe there's a reason for this, or it's just a coincidence. Perhaps their powers are different from the original Mews in some way? Maybe they're less infused with their animals with Aoi. I also found it interesting that they didn't use weapons, and had attacks they could just use automatically.

I wonder what other Mew Mew fans think of this.