Ikumi's initial vision for Tokyo Mew Mew was a story called Tokyo Black Cat Girl that featured a cat-girl battling alien invaders. Led by Duke, they make several attempts to kill Berry, eventually turning the local populace against the Mew Mews.

A la Mode also introduces new set of antagonists, the Saint Rose Crusaders, a group of human teenagers with various psychic abilities with a desire to create their own utopia. In a la Mode, middle school student Berry Shirayuki is introduced as the sixth Mew Mew and, in the absence of Ichigo, the temporary leader of the Mew Mews. They have returned to kill the humans, who they feel are destroying their planet, and reclaim the planet. Originally from Earth, the aliens were forced to leave long ago due to deadly environmental changes. The series antagonists include three aliens, Quiche, Pie, and Tart, and their leader, Deep Blue. As the series progresses, Ichigo goes from having a crush on Masaya Aoyama to becoming his girlfriend while trying to hide her secret double life from him. The Mew Mews are led by the main character, Ichigo Momomiya, whose first task is to gather the other four Mew Mews: Minto Aizawa, Retasu Midorikawa, Bu-Ling Huang, and Zakuro Fujiwara.

The manga series is followed by a short sequel series, Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode, which introduces a new Mew Mew and a new threat. The series takes place in Tokyo, Japan, where five adolescent girls, called Mew Mews, are infused with the DNA of endangered species to combat aliens attempting to take over the Earth. The Tokyo Mew Mew manga and anime series features a cast of characters designed by Mia Ikumi. From left to right: Ichigo Momomiya, Zakuro Fujiwara, Bu-Ling Huang, Retasu Midorikawa, and Minto Aizawa. The five girls who make up Tokyo Mew Mew as seen in their Cafe Mew Mew uniforms in the anime adaptation.

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