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Created by Hika Yagami, ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew in a Nutshell]]'' is another [[Follow the Leader|imitator]] of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' and an entertaining [[Fan Vid]] series in its own right.

Unlike [[Little Kuriboh]]'s magnum opus, which picked on [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]]' [[Macekre|English dub]] of the series, ''Nutshell'' sets its satirical sights on [[Fan Dumb]] itself. Where [[Fan Fiction|fanfic]] portrays [[Die for Our Ship]] victim Aoyama Masaya as [[The Ditz]] and [[Revenge Fic|constantly kills him off]], here he can't tell Ichigo from a tree and dies every episode only to reappear in the next one. Fans tend to forget the existence of Akasaka Keiichirou (Hika Yagami's self-admitted favourite character), so here all his plot-important lines are changed to insane chatter about his ponytail. [[Rule 34]] subjects Aizawa Minto to [[Go-Go Enslavement|chains and whips]]; in ''Nutshell'', she's the one holding them. 

Whether played completely straight or inverted, each character plays on a certain assumption of the fans that just didn't get it. While doing what ''YGO:TAS'' did would be safe and make sense (especially since ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' was also destroyed by 4Kids), the specific needs of the fans were catered to with a message they desperately needed: [[The Law of Fan Jackassery|big fandoms suck]], but we can laugh at them. 

The first episode can be found [http://youtube.com/watch?v=7azkR-w7FR0&p=D8DA29252EA13EE2&index=0 here]. 

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* [[Back From the Dead]]: Masaya. Constantly.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Quiche's "I taste good!", referring to the series' food-based [[Theme Naming]].
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Episode five. More like Chekhov's blinking neon sign.
* [[Death Is Cheap]]: "Oh, he died again. Don't worry, he'll be back next episode."
* [[The Ditz]]: Both Masaya and Keiichirou.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Pie isn't even supposed to have shown up yet, but he makes a few short appearances that have no bearing on the plot.
* [[Emo Teen]]: Pie.
* [[Evil Tastes Good]]: Quiche's catchphrase.
* [[Filler]]: The director has expressed intention to do all 52 episodes, not just the plot-important ones.
* [[G-Rated Drug]]: The gymnastics team offers Ichigo steroids so she can look like a man.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Ryou gets fed up with Minto five episodes in and erases her memory, yet she can still transform.
* [[Law of Disproportionate Response]]: Ichigo runs away from home because her mother didn't buy her zit cream. Mom seems to deal with this on a regular basis.
* [[No Fourth Wall]]
* [[Otaku]]: Ryou created the Mew Mews out of his obsession with ''[[Power Rangers]]''.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Ichigo's parents have stopped caring when she runs away from home for weeks at a time.
* [[Sentai]]: The Mew Mews are specifically compared to a sentai team.
* [[Schedule Slip]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: Lampshaded by Quiche a few times.
* [[They Killed Kenny]]: Masaya.
* [[Throw It In]]: Most of Ichigo's singing. "We are pretty Mew Mews!" Also, some of the episode-enders.
* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Ichigo and Minto, despite being the ''good guys''.
* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]: In the middle of battles where he's ''winning''. Quiche is lazy.

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[[Category:The Abridged Series]]
[[Category:Tokyo Mew Mew in a Nutshell]]
[[Category:Web Video]]
[[Category:Tokyo Index]]