Keiichiro Akasaka (赤坂 圭一郎, Akasaka Keiichirō) is a character who appears in both the anime and manga series. He is one of the main protagonists of Tokyo Mew Mew and is Ryou's partner for the Mew Project.
Personality[]
Keiichiro is very calm and sympathetic. He works as a baker in Café Mew Mew, the Mew Mew's secret headquarters. He is very good at creating new sweets and cakes for the cafe. Keiichiro is a gentleman and he impresses the Mew Mews with his excellent taste and etiquette.
Appearance[]
Keiichiro has long brown hair which he ties into a ponytail. He has hazel/grey eyes and light skin. He is usually seen wearing his Café Mew Mew uniform, but he usually wears other things when he goes to public places. He is 21 years old (17 in Mew Mew Power).
Early Years[]
Keiichiro is an orphan, and at the age of 14 he stayed at the Shirogane house so he can take special education for gifted children. He later became Professor Shirogane's apprentice. After the death of Ryou's parents, Keiichiro, who was 16 at the time, went with Ryou to Japan to help him complete the Mew Project. During that time, a few years later, he met a girl named Rei Nishina and they started going out. She later broke up with him due to them not having much time for each other.
The Mew Project[]
Keiichiro and Ryou Shirogane oversaw the entire creation of the Mew Mews, using DNA from Red Data Animals to infuse in the girls to create Mew Mews. Akasaka also created R2000 (Or "Masha" as Ichigo calls it) to help the Mews along the way. Aside from that most of his time is baking sweets. During the Mew Mews' battles, he stays in the lab searching for Mew Aqua, watching news reports, gathering data and warning the girls of alien attacks. To help ensure himself that Ryou and the Mew Mews will come back safely after the final fight, he promises them that he'll prepare them some expensive black tea when they return.
International[]
Name Changes (Manga)[]
Language | Title | Publisher | Name |
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Japanese | Tokyo Mew Mew | Kodansha | Keiichiro Akasaka |
English | Tokyo Mew Mew | TokyoPop & Kodansha | Keiichiro Akasaka (TokyoPop) Keiichirô Akasaka (Kodansha) |
English (Singapore) | Tokyo Mew Mew | Chuang Yi | Keiichiro Akasaka |
Name Changes (Anime)[]
While most dubs either chose to use Keiichiro's Japanese name or 4Kids English name, some dubs have come up with their own, unique names for him.
Language | Title | Name | Voice Actor |
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Japanese | Tokyo Mew Mew | Keiichiro Akasaka | Hikaru Midorikawa |
English | Mew Mew Power | Wesley J. Coolridge III | Andrew Rannells |
Mandarin | Dōng Jīng Māo Māo (Tokyo Cats / Tokyo Mew Mew) |
Guī-Yī-Láng ChìBǎn | Yú Zhèng-Shēng (Paul Yu) |
Cantonese (VCD Dub) | Dung Ging Miu Miu (Tokyo Mew Mew) |
Gwai-Yat-Long ChekBo | Chan Ting-Hin (Turrick Chan) (†) |
Cantonese (ATV Dub) | Maau Maau Jin Deui (Cat Team / Mew Mew Team) |
Gwai-Yat-Long ChekBo | Lei Yiu-Tong (Gary Lee) |
Italian | Mew Mew Amiche Vincenti (Mew Mew Winning Friends) |
Kyle Akasaka | Lorenzo Scattorin (Original Anime)
Massimo Di Benedetto (Tokyo Mew Mew New) |
Korean | Berry Berry Mew Mew | Sigyeong Ryu | Han Howung |
Hebrew | Tokyo Mew Mew | Keiichiro Akasaka | Yuval Segal (Season 1) Liron Lev (Season 2) |
Brazilian Portuguese | As Super Gatinhas (The Super Kittens) |
Wesley J. Coolridge | Yuri Chesman |
Portuguese (1st Dub) | Mew Mew Power | Wesley J. Coolridge III | José Martins |
Portuguese (2nd Dub) | Tokyo Mew Mew | Kyle Akasaka | Rui Quintas |
Danish | Mew Mew Power | Keiichiro Akasaka | Mikkel Følsgaard |
Thai | Tokyo Mew Mew | Keiichiro Akasaka | Itthipol Mameket (VCD Dub) |
Albanian (Albania Production) | Vajzat Mjau - Mbrojtëset e Planetit (Mew Girls - Defenders of the Planet) |
Uesli J. Coolridge III | Julian Deda |
Albanian ("Jess" Discographic) | Luftëtaret Mace (Cat Warriors) |
Kyle Akasaka | Ilir Kazaferi |
Hungarian | Vadmacska Kommandó (Wildcat Commando) |
Wesley Coolridge III | Botond Előd |
Latino Spanish | Miau Miau Power (Mew Mew Power) |
Wesley Coolridge III | Camilo Rodriguez |
French | Mew Mew Power | Wesley J. Coolridge III | Frederik Haùgness |
Dutch | Mew Mew Power | Wesley J. Coolridge III | N/A |
Serbian | Družina Mjau - Mjau / Miau - Mjau Tokio (Mew Mew Team / Tokyo Mew Mew Team) |
Vesli J. Coolridge III | Nebojša Milovanović |
Croatian | Mijau Mijau Družina (Mew Mew Team) |
Vesli J. Coolridge III | N/A |
Bulgarian | Силата Миу Миу / Silata Mew Mew (Mew Mew Power) |
Wesley J. Coolridge III | N/A |
Greek | Mew Mew Power | Wesley J. Coolridge III | Haris Grigoropoulos |
Turkish | Mew Mew Power / Sihirli Kızlar (Magical Girls) |
Wesley J. Coolridge III | N/A |
Etymology[]
- The name Keiichiro means "gemstone" (圭) (kei), "one" (一) (ichi) and "son" (郎) (ro).
- Keiichiro's surname Akasaka means "red" (赤) (aka) and "slope, hill" (坂) (saka).
Trivia[]
- Miwa Honjo, one of Ichigo's friends, has a crush on him, and he is aware of this.