Lettuce Midorikawa

Lettuce Midorikawa, also known as Retasu Midorikawa, Bridget Verdant and Mew Lettuce, is one of the main characters from the Tokyo Mew Mew series.
== Charactah Account ==
The third Mew Mew to join, she has the DNA of a Finless Porpoise. She is a shy girl who is initially scared of her powers, but gradually becomes more confident over time.
Lettuce is a sweet girl who is rather shy and timid. She is shown to have low self esteem, thinking that she'd never have friends, but she slowly became more sure of herself after becoming a Mew. Lettuce is very polite and often refers to people formally, including her family and friends. She dislikes fighting unless absolutely necessary and would rather resolve things peacefully than resort to fights. 
Mew Lettuce's transformation begins with a kiss on her Mew pendant and a declaration of her metamorphosis. Her pendant begins to glow while her DNA morphs, initiating the sequence. Lettuce parts her hands from the Mew Mark on her chest, and she twirls into a flurry of bubbles, causing her Mew uniform to appear. She performs a final spin as her antennae sprout from her head and she lands safely on the ground, clapping and striking a pose. Retasu's DNA is infused with the DNA of the Fin-less Porpoise, a cousin of the dolphin, so Mew Lettuce's legs can transform into a porpoise's tail when she is underwater (if she is in possession of Mew Aqua), greatly improving her ability to swim. She is the third girl to join the Mew Mews and, at first, is afraid to use her powers, but this changes because of Ichigo Momomiya and Minto Aizawa's encouragement. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Tokyo Mew Mew
* Tokyo Mew Mew New
* Tokyo Mew Mew New 2nd Season
=== Manga ===
* Tokyo Mew Mew
* Tokyo Mew Mew à La Mode
=== Video Games ===
* Berry Berry Mew Mew
* Hamepane Tokyo Mew Mew
* Tokyo Mew Mew – Tojo Shin Mew Mew! – Minna Issho ni Gohoshi Suru Nyan
== Trivia ==
* According to her official profile for the Playstation game, she is a 2nd-year middle schooler, unlike Ichigo and Minto, who are 1st years. However, since Retasu's birthday is April 29th, Retasu ages very early on to 14, from 13. This is because the Japanese school year begins in April (around April 1st) and ends in late March. Thus, Retasu would be 13 for about the span of a single month.
* In Mew Mew Power, Bridget is shown to be intelligent, while Retasu is not mentioned to be especially smart.
* Retasu's eyesight improves as Mew Lettuce, no longer needing glasses to see.
* Even though she can swim as Mew Lettuce, Retasu at first could not.
* The finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) (known as the "Sunameri" in Japan) looks like a small beluga whale and is named after its lack of a dorsal fin. There are two subspecies: the Indo-Pacific and the narrow-ridged. According to the IUCN Red List, the former is "vulnerable" and the latter is "endangered". Their current population numbers are unknown.
** It is unknown which subspecies provides Retasu's DNA and powers.
* Retasu's birthday, April 29, is the "Day of Green" in Japan.
* In Mew Mew Power, the beginning portion of Retasu/Bridget's transformation is cut due to the brief nudity and 4Kids high standards of a broadcast.
* She doesn't have a solo transformation in Mew Mew Power.
* She shares her surname with voice actor Midorikawa Hikaru, who voiced Keiichiro. Although, the kanji used for "Green" is different.
* In Berry Berry Mew Mew, Retasu speaks formally in the first half of episode 3 and speaks informally later on; while in the original Japanese version, she speaks formally all the time.
* As a pastime, Retasu enjoys making dolls.
* Retasu's favourite foods are shortcakes, mille crepes, and stewed foods.
* Her least favourite food is shiitake mushrooms.
* In both Cantonese dubs, the translated name they chose for her, Hueng-Choi, actually means "Parsley".
* When the voice actors for the original Tokyo Mew Mew anime were announced in the March 2002 issue of Nakayoshi magazine, it showed that Yoko Asada was originally going to voice Retasu. However, before recording, she had to go on maternity leave due to her pregnancy. So the role ended up going to Kumi Sakuma.
* Kumi Sakuma was Yoko Asada's understudy.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Retasu Midorikawa at Tokyo Mew Mew Wiki
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