Mew Mew - Amiche Vincenti

Mew Mew - Amiche Vincenti (translates to Mew Mew - Victorious Friends) is the Italian dub of Tokyo Mew Mew.

It was published in Italy by Play Press, an Italian magazine publishing company. The anime was broadcast in Italy during 2004 on the Italia 1, Italian Teen Television, Boing and Hiro channels.

It was successful and encouraged the publication of manga in Italy, and production of merchandising which included toys, school supplies and snacks.

Season 1

 * Episode 1 - Trasformazione Gatto! (Cat Transformation)
 * Episode 2 - Una Nuova Amica (A New Friend)
 * Episode 3 - Il Fantasma Della Scuola (The Ghost of the School)
 * Episode 4 - Appuntamento con Spavento (A Date With Terror)
 * Episode 5 - Ginnasta Esordiente (Rookie Gymnast)
 * Episode 6 - La Forza Della Musica (The Power of Music)
 * Episode 7 - Il debutto di Paddy (Paddy's Debut)
 * Episode 8 - Una Montagna da Salvare (A Mountain Rescue)
 * Episode 9 - Il Fratello (Brother)
 * Episode 10 - La Squadra si Completa (The Team is Completed)
 * Episode 11 - Si Comincia da Cinque! (It Begins With Five!)
 * Episode 12 - L'ombra dei Ciliegi (The Shadow of the Cherry Trees)
 * Episode 13 - Il Richiamo del Cuore (The Call of the Heart)
 * Episode 14 - L'amore Perduto (Lost Love)
 * Episode 15 - Mash alla Riscossa! (Mash to the Rescue!)
 * Episode 16 - Primo Tenero Amore (First Tender Love)
 * Episode 17 - Un Cavaliere All'orizzonte (A Knight on the Horizon)
 * Episode 18 - Confusione di Mezza Estate (Midsummer Confusion)
 * Episode 19 - Un Tuffo Nella Luce (A Dive into the Light)
 * Episode 20 - Piccola Mamma (Little Mom)
 * Episode 21 - Litigi e Amicizia (Quarrels and Friendship)
 * Episode 22 - Emergenza Compiti (Homework Emergency)
 * Episode 23 - Giovani Ammiratrici (Young Admirers)
 * Episode 24 - Il Gioiello Conteso (The Jewelry Dispute)
 * Episode 25 - Il Bozzolo del Pericolo (The Dangerous Cocoon)
 * Episode 26 - La Luce Della Vittoria (Light Of Victory)

Season 2

 * Episode 27 - Sogni e Segreti (Dreams and Secrets)
 * Episode 28 - Il Bacio del Gatto (The Kiss of a Cat)
 * Episode 29 - Al Cuore non si Comanda (One Cannot Control the Heart)
 * Episode 30 - La Sfera di Cristallo (The Crystal Ball)
 * Episode 31 - Un Papà Geloso (A Jealous Father)
 * Episode 32 - Una Questione di Classe (A Matter of Class)
 * Episode 33 - Un Fidanzato per Paddy (A Fiancé for Paddy)
 * Episode 34 - Fidarsi è Bene... (Trust is Good...)
 * Episode 35 - Il Compleanno di Momoka (Momoka's Birthday)
 * Episode 36 - Il Passato di Ryan (Ryan's Past)
 * Episode 37 - Lacrima Lucente (Shining Tear)
 * Episode 38 - Il Natale dei Segreti (The Christmas of Secrets)
 * Episode 39 - I Sogni Rubati (Stolen Dreams)
 * Episode 40 - Pericolo allo Stadio (Danger at the Stadium)
 * Episode 41 - Chimero Inquinante (Pollutant Chimera)
 * Episode 42 - Il Dilemma di Pam (Pam's Dilemma)
 * Episode 43 - Amica o Nemica? (Friend Or Enemy?)
 * Episode 44 - Giungla in Città (Jungle in the City)
 * Episode 45 - Il Cavaliere... Smascherato (The Knight... Unmasked)
 * Episode 46 - Una Luce nel Fiume (A Light in the River)
 * Episode 47 - Il Cavaliere Blu è in Pericolo (The Blue Knight is in Danger)
 * Episode 48 - Il Labirinto (The Labyrinth)
 * Episode 49 - Il Risveglio di Profondo Blu (The Awakening of Deep Blue)
 * Episode 50 - Io Sono Una Mew Mew! (I am a Mew Mew)
 * Episode 51 - Lo Scontro Finale (The Final Battle)
 * Episode 52 - Mew Mew Angeli Protettori! (Mew Mew Guardian Angels)

Music
The original opening was replaced with a new theme song sung by Cristina D'Avena and the ending theme is replaced with the same song but with credits added to it. All of the insert songs either have the vocals removed ("Yes! Yes! Yes" from episode 20 and "Glider" from episode 26) or is replaced with other instrumentals from the Tokyo Mew Mew soundtrack. In episode 16 "Umi wo Miteita" was partially cut.

Home Video Release
After all 52 episodes aired on Italia 1, 45 of them were released on 15 DVDs (3 episodes a disk). There hasn't been any word on a release for episodes 46-52.

Name Changes

 * Ichigo Momomiya - Strawberry Momomiya (Mew Berry)
 * Minto Aizawa - Mina Aizawa (Mew Mina)
 * Retasu Midorikawa - Lory Midorikawa (Mew Lory)
 * Bu-Ling Huang - Paddy Wong (Mew Paddy)
 * Zakuro Fujiwara Pam Fujiwara (Mew Pam)
 * Masaya Aoyama - Mark Aoyama
 * Ryou Shirogane - Ryan Shirogane
 * Keiichiro Akasaka - Kyle Akasaka
 * Quiche - Ghish/Kisch
 * R2000/Masha - Mash
 * Moe Yanagida - Megan Yanagida
 * Miwa Honjo - Mimi Honjo
 * Seiji Aizawa - Sergio Aizawa
 * Norihiro Edomurasaki - Nori

Weapon and Attack Names
All of the weapon and attack names are changed in this dub but they do keep the first word "Ribbon" like the original.

Strawberry:


 * 1st Weapon: The Heart's Ribbon
 * 1st Attack: Ribbon of Light!
 * 2nd Weapon: The Heart's Ribbon + The Heart's Wings
 * 2nd Attack: Ribbon of Light, Maximum Shine!
 * 3rd Weapon: Crystal Heart
 * 3rd Attack: Ribbon of Drops!

Mina:


 * Weapon: Mina's Heart
 * Attack: Ribbon of Action!

Lory:


 * Weapon: Lory's Ribbon
 * Attack: Ribbon of Water!

Paddy:


 * Weapon: Paddy's Ribbon
 * Attack: Ribbon Immobilize!

Pam:


 * Weapon: Pam's Whip
 * Attack: Ribbon of Energy!

Voice Actors

 * Strawberry Momomiya - Debora Magnaghi
 * Mina Aizawa - Emanuela Pacotto
 * Lory Midorikawa - Elisabetta Spinelli
 * Paddy Wong - Tosawi Piovani
 * Pam Fujiwara - Patrizia Scianca
 * Mark Aoyama - Patrizio Prata
 * Ryan Shirogane - Davide Garbolino
 * Kyle Akasaka - Lorenzo Scattorin
 * Blue Knight - Davide Garbolino and Patrizio Prata
 * Ghish - Luca Bottale
 * Pie - Diego Sabre
 * Tart - Patrizia Mottola
 * Deep Blue - Loredana Nicosia (Up to episode 45) and Alessandro Rigotti (Episodes 46-52)

Trivia

 * Ichigo's name is in this series is literally a translation of her original name - "Strawberry".
 * Blue Knight's voice actors, Davide Garbolino and Patrizio Prata, also voice Ryan (Ryou) and Mark (Masaya).
 * The episode titles for Mew Mew - Amiche Vincenti are close to the original Japanese titles, but are shorter and simpler.

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