Time for another manga review - this time of MewMew Po... Ooops, sorry, I mean Tokyo Mew Mew. Having a hard time remembering what it's called this week... ^^;

1 - Who is the Blue Knight?
A chapter of two parts - the first explaining some of Keiichiro's past & how the Mew Project came about (along with why he can transform into Alto). In the second part, Ichigo's latest date with Masaya is interrupted when strange things begin to happen in Tokyo Bay. When Ichigo runs into problems, the Blue Knight saves her once again - but later tells her he doesn't want her to fight anymore. Strangely, Masaya's telling her the same thing...

2 - A Kiss for Kish
Ichigo's starting to see a connection between Masaya and the Blue Knight - but she doesn't get a chance to think about it for long, as Kish turns up to spoil the moment. After capturing Ichigo, he seems to be trying to rile her - but then he makes a startling admission... Meanwhile, Masaya chases after them, determined to have Kish release Ichigo - and when he finally catches up, he transforms into the Blue Knight...

3 - Finding Masaya
One revelation after another - after losing to the Blue Knight over Ichigo, Kish seems to welcome the Blue Knight's 'reawakening', although nobody else seems to know what he means... Meanwhile, the aliens' plans for Tokyo Renaissance are gathering pace - a huge dome has covered Tokyo, preventing fresh air froim reaching the inhabitants. If the Mew Mews can't somehow break the dome, everyone inside it will die....

4 - A Dome of Doom
The Mew Mews need to find some Mew Aqua - and lots of it - if they're to have any hope of saving Tokyo. At first it seems things are going their way, with the Blue Knight helping them out, but then things start to go wrong - although Zakuro manages to find the Mew Aqua and break the dome, something seems to be happening to the Blue Knight.. It's the awakening that Kish & his friends were waiting for, and the Blue Knight give way to Deep Blue - leader of the aliens, and determined to destroy humanity. Can Ichigo cope with the revelation that her beloved Masaya is now their greatest enemy?

Extras
Sleeping Beauty of Strawberry Forest
Another short story that unrelated to Tokyo Mew Mew, but is fun to read nonetheless. Kotori's a young girl who loves her pet bird, Rose, who she keeps permanently locked up in a small birdcage. While out for a walk in the forest, Rose manages to escape from her cage, & Kotori begins desperately searching for her. All she manages to find, though, is an obnoxious boy, who initally doesn't seem to be too helpful. There are a few things he manages to teach Kotori, though...

Hi, I'm Ringo Akaii!
Details of a new Mew Mew character introduced in the PlayStation game.

You can feel now that the story is beginning to kick into high gear as it heads towards its climax, with a series of revelations helping to put the Mew Mews firmly into the position of underdog. In terms of how this all appears on the page, you get a series of action pages with very little in the way of dialog - you can flip through this volume at high speed and not miss anything, as everything you need to know is shown in the artwork. Very well done...

Okay, so some the revelations about Masaya / Blue Knight / Deep Blue were fairly obvious if you've been paying attention, and Ichigo & co's reactions are fairly typical of anime / manga, but thanks to the attachment I've built up with the characters over the last few volumes, the story still managed to pull a good reaction from me. Everything's now set up for what will hopefully be a good resolution - expect a writeup on volume 7 fairly soon...!