Moe Yanagida

Moe Yanagida (柳田 もえ, Yanagida Moe) is one of the supporting characters in the manga series Tokyo Mew Mew and its anime adapation. Moe is one of Ichigo's friends and also her classmate, however, she is unaware of the Mew Mews. One of her other friends, Miwa Honjo, is also unaware of the Mew Mews.

Plot
In episode 23 of the anime, Ryou Shirogane saved Moe from some thugs, so she developed a crush on him. Moe and Miwa, who has a crush on Keiichiro Akasaka, made gifts for their crushes, as suggested by Ichigo, to win their hearts. They put a lot of effort into making the gifts but the boys rejected them, resulting in Moe and Miwa being upset.

Quiche later stole Moe and Miwa's spirits and used them to create two Chimera Lovebirds. However, Ichigo defeated them, and, luckily for Moe and Miwa, Keiichiro and Ryou revealed that they actually liked their gifts. Still in love with the two boys, Moe and Miwa vowed to open a fan club for Ryou and Keiichiro.

Appearance
Moe is a light-skinned young woman with short blonde hair and light brown eyes.

Personality
Moe is optimistic and loyal. She cheers Ichigo on and gives her advice about Masaya. Moe is supportive of Ichigo and Masaya's relationship and she and Miwa go with Ichigo to Masaya's kendo competitions. However, in Mew Mew Power, Moe is shown to be quite a mean girl to Ichigo.

Name Changes

 * Mew Mew Power - Megan
 * Mew Mew Amiche Vincenti (Italian) - Megan
 * Dong Jing Mao Mao (Mandarin) - Xiǎo-Huì LiǔTián
 * Dung Ging Miu Miu (Cantonese) - A-Meng
 * Berry Berry Mew Mew (Korean) - Hyorin
 * Mew Mew Power (French) - Charlotte
 * Mew Mew Power (Season 1 Portugal) - Megan
 * Tokyo Mew Mew (Season 2 Portugal) - Megan
 * Mew Mew Power (Danish) - Miwa (Moe and Miwa's names were accidently switched in the Danish version.)

Etymology

 * The name Moe is written in hiragana (もえ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (萌), it could possibly mean "bud, sprout/sprouting".
 * Moe's surname Yanagida means "willow" (柳) (yanagi) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

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