Mew Mew Kissy Cutie

Mew Mew Kissy Cutie is manga written by Miu Lacasse from many years ago. It was later made into an anime and after Miu sold the rights, a second series was made. It is unrelated nor was it inspired by Tokyo Mew Mew [7].

As the story progressed, Mew Mew went through a few outfit changes, and her appearance in Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2 was markedly different. The outfit of the doll that Mad Mew Mew possessed only appeared in the manga and Alphys took some artistic liberties regarding the colors when making it [6].

## Evolution

Mew Mew Kissy Cutie was conceptualized when Miu was 14 in High School. The growth of the manga as she aged is as follows:

* 14 y.o.: Mew Mew was the standard creation of a 14 year old. Her basic traits were established: a cat girl with mind control powers brought on by kissing someone with actions committed during the brainwashing not being remembered. Essentially a self insert who everyone loves except for mean people.
* 15 y.o.: Miu decides her previous incarnation is too manipulative and Mew Mew no longer thinks that using her powers without a good reason is right. In addition, Mew Mew is not as universally well-liked as a year previous and has a few close friends.
* 16 y.o.: Miu decides to explore the idea that Mew Mew can't kiss anyone without them forgetting it ever happened.
* 17 y.o.: the students at the school Mew Mew attends no longer know that Mew Mew is a cat-girl as she wears a hat to hide them. She is also made into a magical girl. The source of her powers is hinted at.
* 18 y.o.: Mew Mew's backstory is revealed as an alien sent as a baby to enslave the Earth's population by her mother. Her powers now get stronger the more she uses them and Mew Mew decides to defend the Earth instead of enslaving it.
* 19 y.o.: Miu realizes that she accidentally named Mew Mew too closely to her own, but decides not to change it.
* 20 y.o.: Miu makes Mew Mew and Makoto's relationship cannon [1].

## Mew Mew Kissy Cutie II

Mew Mew II takes Mew Mew in an entirely different direction, undoing most of her character development and turning the nuanced story into a standard magical girl anime.

## Reception

### Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 1

Mew Mew Kissy Cutie I was an enormous success and Miu became wealthy off of the proceeds. When it came to the United States, it was picked up by the dubbing company 4Kids Entertainment [2]. It has since waned in popularity with the newer generation and is an old classic [3].

### Mew Mew Kissy Cutie 2

The second series was created after the company Miu sold the Mew Mew film rights to was bought by a larger company. It went over well with uncultured otaku, but was otherwise a flop [4].

## Regional Localizations

When 4Kids Entertainment dubbed Mew Mew Kissy Cutie, they made several drastic changes [5].

* Mew Mew's everyday name was changed to Melissa.
* Makoto was turned into a boy and had her name changed to Markus to erase the homosexuality aspect of the anime. A chunk of the fanbase had the headcannon that Markus was transgender and Makoto was her deadname.

## References

[2] http://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/184001539407/what-company-dubbed-mew-mew
[3] http://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/169828223312/just-out-of-curiosity-how-popular-is-or-was-mew
[4] http://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/183762695152/i-thought-she-only-sold-the-film-rights-to-mew
[5] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/190529473897/was-mew-mew-kissy-cutie-2s-english-dub-given-the
[6] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/669802463592923136/so-if-mad-mew-mew-ever-shows-up-in-the-story-do