#Reiko Yoshida

[zyalahdoodles]

I was a 4kids child, and Mew Mew Power was my crack.

[readtilyoudie]

Tokyo Mew Mew Vol 2

[geekcavepodcast]

The Colors Within English Trailer

Totsuko has the ability to see others "colors." Her classmate Kimi gives off the most beautiful color. Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and quiet music enthusiast Rui, even though Totsuko does not play an instrument. Their practices bring them closer together.

The Colors Within is directed by Naoko Yamada from a screenplay by Reiko Yoshida. Music is by Kensuke Ushio. Animation is from Science SARU.

The Colors Within is coming to North American theaters on January 24, 2025.

[discoursets]

organising stuff w studio ghibli 🌸

[rosemoonie]

tokyo mew mew | mia ikumi & reiko yoshida | vol. 1-4 (2003-2004)

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[stuff-diary]

Blue Period

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Blue Period (2024, Japan)

Director: Kentaro Hagiwara

Writer: Reiko Yoshida (based on the manga by Tsubasa Yamaguchi)

Mini-review:

This movie came out at the perfect moment, as it hasn't been long since I binged the manga. Thankfully, it ranks among the upper echelon of live-action adaptations. It's true that the limited runtime means giving up on a lot of the source material's depth, especially when it comes to the supporting characters, but the film does its best with the time it's given. And, most importantly, this adaptation succeeds where the anime failed spectacularly: the visuals. While the anime looked flat and lifeless most of the time, the movie puts a lot of emphasis on colors. It's pretty obvious that the director had a clear vision from the beginning. What's more, the cast is perfectly chosen, with Fumiya Takahashi giving a particularly memorable performance. Oh, and the soundtrack is great too! So yeah, Blue Period is not perfect by any means, but it was nice reliving the manga's first arc.

[berrychanx]

Screenwriter: Reiko Yoshida-sensei likes to write about modest characters Maybe that's the reason why there is a part in TMM original story in which Lettuce is the main character . Interview article:

Yoshida: I don't know...I haven't really thought about it, but I'm aware that I tend to like writing about people on the margins rather than heroes. I feel like I like portraying people who have complexes, are easily discouraged, or don't believe in themselves, rather than people who are extremely talented. Interview Source - https://x.com/Berrychanx92/status/1772730820526043594?s=20

[magicaldogtoto]

Saw some discourse on the Other Website about whether or not magical girls who use technology "count" as magical girls (or something like that) and it reminded me of a few months ago when someone asked me over there what I meant when I said that Tokyo Mew Mew was "less magical" than other magical girl works I've interacted with.

To be clear, Mew Mew to me is definitely a magical girl story. I wasn't really saying that it was "less magical" so much as commenting on how the girls in-universe got their powers. (I did reply to that person, but you can only do so much in 280 words.)

There are (from my understanding based on what I know) multiple ways for a magical girl to get her powers. Sometimes it's a fairy, sometimes it's an ancient relic. Mew Mew has the girls get their powers from having animal DNA spliced into them. Moreover, they are referred to at one point as "biological weapons." Their enemies are also aliens who use parasites to mutate animals into monsters. That's all very soft science fiction in premise. (The English translation of the original pilot calls the magical girl's outfit a "battle suit.")

But the powers still manifest as magical girl outfits and weapons. If you showed someone a photo of the team, they would probably not immediately think "those characters get their powers from animal DNA spliced into them." In the end, it's a very Clarke's Third Law kind of science. You know, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Or perhaps here it's "Science that isn't explained in detail seems like magic."

So yeah, the series is still magical. But it does share a lot of tropes you'd see in science fiction, too. And I think that's pretty cool.

[myhikari21things]

Read of

Tokyo Mew Mew 5 (2002)

Tokyo Mew Mew 6 (2002)

Tokyo Mew Mew 7 (2003)

by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi

Translated from Japanese

[readtilyoudie]

Tokyo Mew Mew Vol 5

[geekcavepodcast]

The Colors Within Trailer

"On a remote island, music brings together three teenagers trying to find their way in the world in this heartfelt coming-of-age story." (GKIDS Films) Totsuko has the ability to see others "colors." Her classmate Kimi gives off the most beautiful color. Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and quiet music enthusiast Rui, even though Totsuko does not play an instrument. Their practices bring them closer together.

The Colors Within is directed by Naoko Yamada from a screenplay by Reiko Yoshida. Music is by Kensuke Ushio with character design and animation direction from Takashi Kojima. Character designs are by Daisukerichard.

The Colors Within is coming to North American theaters in Winter 2024.

[dumbledorathexplora]

I remember the day I watched the finale and my brain almost combusted 🐈‍⬛👽

[rosemoonie]

tokyo mew mew omnibus | mia ikumi & reiko yoshida | vol. 1-3 (2011-2012)

[lauraagrace]

Happy Monday, friends!

Today is the FINAL POLL until my Read & Review Shoujo Spree YouTube event officially kicks off in TWO WEEKS!

I am SO excited, but I thought for this last poll I would change it up a little bit! 🤭

Neither one of these titles were in the event last year, but I would LOVE for a magical girl manga to be in the running this time around! 🤩

Which of these series do you want to be in the event?

Vote here: https://www.youtube.com/@LauraAGrace/community