Zakuro Fujiwara
Zakuro Fuijwara (藤原ざくろ Fujiwara Zakuro) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Tokyo Mew Mew. Her given name means "Pomegranate". In Mew Mew Power, she is known as Renée Roberts.
History
Manga
Zakuro is first seen at the museum, where she stops some girls from bullying Lettuce. Later, the girls go to a model shoot to find out if she's a Mew Mew--and she is. She transforms and fights off the crow Chimera Animal that attack the studio, and then walks off, saying she works alone and won't join the team. This doesn't deter the girls, as they follow her to a show where she's appearing as a guest, and they fight off the Chimera Animal. Zakuro says she'll make an exception for the Mew Mews, and joins the group.
Anime
Zakuro's anime introduction episode is a two parter. The girls go to a model shoot to find out if Zakuro's a Mew Mew. Pudding interrupts by performing tricks and the agent-who speaks English-gets angry. Zakuro walks in and talks to the agent (in English) and the girls watch and admire her. Mint runs over and asks if Zakuro has noticed anything strange happening lately. Zakuro walks off. The girls follow her to a church and Kish attacks with crow Chimera Animal. She drives them off and Mint calls her the fifth member of the team. Zakuro pushes Mint away and leaves
In the next episode, the girls go to try and convince Zakuro to join the team, but Kish comes in and traps them in a sandstorm that leads to another dimension. He says he won't bring them back unless Ichigo and Zakuro fight each other, and the winner has to work with him. He leaves and Ichigo retreats to the cafe. She later goes back to talk to Zakuro, but Zakuro refuses to work with the people that changed her body. Ichigo tells Zakuro that all she wants to do is save her friends, but Zakuro has to go do her TV show. While the show is airing, one of the workers is attacked by Kishu and her soul is used for a Chimera Animal. Ichigo tries to fight but is slammed into a wall and constricted by the Chimera Animal. Ichigo tells Zakuro to run because she's a friend. She tries to attack Kishu but her powers don't seem to work. Zakuro transforms and appears in the other dimension and uses her whip to get the girls back to the real world. After they get back, the weapons resonate and Ichigo defeats the Chimera Animal. Zakuro says she doesn't like friends, but will consider it this time, and joins the group.
Personality
Zakuro is a beautiful model who can seem cruel and cold on the outside, but is really sweet on the inside.
At Cafe Mew Mew, Zakuro is cold and antisocial to the customers.
Profile
Age: 15 (17 in the dub)
Birthday: September 6 (December 3rd in the dub)
Height: 172 cm (about 5'8)(6'1 in the dub)
Weight: 49 kg (108 lbs)(130 lbs in the dub)
Blood Type: Unknown
Mew Mew Mark: around her navel
Mew Mew Power
In Mew Mew Power, Renee is a bit more antisocial and sarcastic.
Abilities and Weapons
Her DNA is infused with one of a Gray Wolf. Upon transforming she sprouts purple wolf ears and a purple wolf tail. She is the 5th member of the team to join.
Weapons:
- Name unknown; a cross-shaped whip widely accepted by fans to be called the Zakurossuwuippu (Zakurosswhip; Zakuro Crosswhip) although this has never been proven
- Purple Dagger
Attacks:
- Ribon Zakurossupiyaa (Ribbon Zakuross Pure? Ribbon Zakuro's Pure? Ribbon Zakuro Spear? The English manga adapts this as Ribbon Zakuro/Zakuro's Pure)
- No attack; she remains silent while attacking