Berry Shirayuki

Birthday: 5th January Berry Shirayuki is introduced in Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode as the series' main protagonist. In a la Mode, the Mew Mews' leader, Ichigo, has gone to study abroad in England with her boyfriend Masaya. The twelve year old girl becomes the sixth Mew Mew and temporarily takes Ichigo's place by becoming the new leader of the group. Berry is a newcomer to the area, and takes a daily, hour long, subway ride to the city where she attends a private middle school.[48] Berry becomes the first Mew Mew to be infused with the DNA of two endangered species, the Andean Mountain Cat and the Amami Rabbit, after she follows Ryou Shirogane to the Cafe Mew Mew to thank him for saving her from a bad fall, accidentally enters the Mew Mew's headquarters, and runs through an experimental new machine for infusing DNA into girls. Berry quickly adapts to her new role as a Mew Mew. Like Ichigo, she is given a robot companion, the R3000, whom she renames Ucha. Ucha not only provides her guidance in fighting, but also transforms into the wand she uses to perform attacks. As the "second strongest" Mew Mew, Berry becomes the primary target of the series antagonists, the Saint Rose Crusaders. Throughout a la Mode the secondary story line follows the growing romance between Berry and her childhood friend Tasuku. Tasuku sneaks into Berry's room every morning to hug her, a practice that started after Berry's mother passed away and could no longer perform the daily ritual. As the series progresses, Berry come to realize that she has slowly fallen in love with Tasuku. This revelation leaves her confused at first.