What are you consuming this weekend?
I myself am dedicating this long weekend to Tokyo Mew Mew
- Reading all of the manga and the spin-offs. So that would be:
1. Tokyo Mew Mew,
2. Tokyo Mew Mew a La Mode
3. Tokyo Mew Mew 2020 Re-Turn
4. Tokyo Mew Mew Au Lait,
- Watching the anime, which means:
1. The OG series,
2. The 4-kids dub - I know it is the OG, just trimmed, slightly shuffled and not fully dubbed.
3. The remake seasons 1 and 2
Am I missing anything?
Takanashi's music for Sailor Moon Crystal definitely worked quite well, it fits the Cosmic and Epic vibe of Sailor Moon's Manga and is overall a better musical soundtrack then the original Sailor Moon Anime.
I don't think it fits Tokyo Mew Mew nearly as well. In fact as much as I hated on 4kids Mew Mew Power music when I watched that, I'd still kidna prefer to this.
Tokyo Mew Mew is the Anime that should be a product of it's time, it shouldn't "Age Well" as the kids say.
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The proper Music of the Sub instantly makes a difference.
When I said I liked the VAs in the 4kids versions, I mainly meant the girls. All the male characters instantly sound way better in the Sub.
Well I've finished Mew Mew Power and I gotta say calling the Tokyo Tower "City Tower" is kinda funny.
It's a shame it ended on a direct cliff hanger. I was gonna take a break before picking up with the Sub first (that usually makes adjusting to different voices easier) but now I wanna see what happens next.
Okay I thought I was on episode 17 of Tokyo Mew Mew but suddenly they are flashing back to something I don't recall. Did the order of the 4kids version get mixed around again?
So I've finally put my finger on why the Musical choices of the 4 Kids Tokyo Mew Mew localization bug me.
I spend a lot of time after watching a Magical Girl show also seeking out any old Abridged Series that were made. And in those playing an American Pop Song during the Transformation scene is one of the most common Jokes.
So 4kids playing their mid-00s Pop Rock songs over these transformations feels like a Parody to me.
I have been very critical of the implementation of the original Music in this 4kids Tokyo Mew Mew localization, but i do have a desire to try listening to these songs on their own.
However it seems like they never released a Mew Mew Power CD like they did for PokΓ©mon.
Returning to the subject of Tokyo Mew Mew as an influence on future Magical Girl Stuff. Perhaps it influenced the Live Action Sailor Moon with the whole Fifth Member being an Idol thing.
At anyrate the 4kids version has now caught up to it's pseudo pilot.
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