Tokyo Mew Mew: Episode List

1- "Neko ni Naru, Seigi no Mikata wa Koi suru Shōjo nyan" ("The Mew Kid in Town" / "Turning into a Cat – Justice lies in a Girl in Love ~Nya!")
(ネコになる, 正義の味方は恋する少女にゃん)

Airdate: April 6, 2002

While Ichigo Momomiya is on her first date with Masaya Aoyama, she is bathed in a strange light and sees herself being merged with a cat. Afterwards, she begins to display cat-like behaviors. The next day, Ichigo follows Masaya into a park, where a strange jellyfish-like creature takes over a rat's body, turning it into a monster. Ryou Shirogane saves Ichigo and gives her a pendant allowing her to transform into Mew Ichigo. With her new powers, she defeats the monster, turning it back into a normal rat. Afterwards, Ryou refuses to explain what just occurred, so the newly arrived Keiichiro Akasaka offers to do so instead.