The Blue Knight (蒼の騎士 Ao no Kishi) is an unknown male who is introduced at the end of the fourth volume of the manga. During a battle with Kish at an aquarium, Ichigo is in danger of losing when the Blue Knight appears and rescues her. The Blue Knight tells Ichigo that he &quot;is hers&quot; and that he was &quot;born to protect her.&quot; During the rest of the series, Ichigo initially suspects Ryou of being the Blue Knight due to both having blue eyes, blond hair and their both saying that she is heavier than she looks the first time they carried her. She later suspects Keiichiro of being the Blue Knight after he turns up with an injury in the same spot as the Blue Knight on the same day. As the final battle of the series approaches, it is revealed that the Blue Knight is actually the alternate persona of Ichigo&#039;s boyfriend, Masaya, created out of his desire to protect her.  In the original Tokyo Mew Mew manga, the Blue Knight initially appears only as needed to protect Ichigo&mdash;fighting with an unnamed sword and disappearing soon after. After his true identity is revealed, he goes with Mew Ichigo to fight together with the other Mew Mews once before Masaya is revealed to also be their enemy Deep Blue. In the anime series, the Blue Knight is given a larger role, fighting with all of the Mew Mews several times. In addition to fighting, he would often advise the Mew Mews of the chimera animas&#039; weak points and encourage them when they feel like giving up. The anime also depicts Mew Ichigo using her &quot;Ribbon Strawberry Surprise&quot; attack to boost the Blue Knight&#039;s attack in order to defeat chimera animas,[episode needed] while the manga shows him defeating both chimera animas and Kish single-handedly.  The Blue Knight disappears from Tokyo Mew Mew when Masaya transforms into Deep Blue, except for Ichigo remembering him in a flash back after Masaya&#039;s death. In Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode, Masaya notes that he no longer possess the powers he had as the Blue Knight.  Neither the manga nor the anime clearly states if Masaya&#039;s Blue Knight powers came from the sleeping Deep Blue within him, or if they were his own powers. In the anime adaptation, his voice actor is Megumi Ogata. In the Mew Mew Power English adaptation he is voiced by Sean Schemmel.    Wikipedia.com

On her first date with the cutest boy in school, Ichigo is zapped by a mysterious ray that scrambles her DNA with that of the endangered Iriomote wildcat. The next day, Ichigo discovers that she has developed the agility (and occasionally the ears and tail) of a cat, as well as the power to transform into a pink-haired superheroine, Mew Ichigo. She and four other girls, each endowed with the genes of a different "Red Data" animal, have been selected for the top-secret Mew Project, which aims to protect the Earth from an alien menace known as Deep Blue.<br><br>
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Ogata attended Tokai University, but left due to lack of interest. They then began working as a musical actress, attending the same classes alongside [Rumi Kasahara](https://anilist.co/staff/95996/) and [Shiho Niiyama](https://anilist.co/staff/95724/). Because of their husky voice, they are often typecast as either young men and boys or tomboyish females. It is also because of this that they are sometimes referred as "Aniki" (big brother) by fans.

In a speech at the 16th Seiyu Awards on March 5, 2022, Ogata had shared that they had been wary to accept "Best Leading Actress" as they mostly played boy characters and do not refer to themselves as an actress. Ogata also shared that "There is so much talk about being 'genderless' nowadays and there are voice actors in the industry who have come out. And like myself, there are people out there who go on about their daily lives mostly not thinking of themselves as women."

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- Fidelio Aureus Magnus - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

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~!- Jay Walker / Blue Ninja (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Anthony Bridgerton (Bridgerton)
- Karube Daikichi (Alice in Borderland)
- The Collector (The Owl House)
- Jacob Holland (The Sea Beast)
- Walter White Jr. (Breaking Bad)
- Troy Burrows / Megaforce Red Ranger (Power Rangers: Megaforce)
- Joe Jonas (Most of Disney Channel productions)
- Jasper Jordan (1st voice; The 100)
- Cole Riordan (One of Us is Lying)
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Ichigo is out on a hot date with her 'crush' when suddenly she's involved in an odd incident in which her DNA is merged with the DNA of an almost extinct wildcat. When four other girls' DNA is merged with the DNA of four other almost extinct animals, it's apparent that they're part of a much bigger plan. Ichigo and her friends have been chosen to become a part of a secret project called the "Mew Project." Their mission: To protect the planet from aliens who are using the planet's animals to attack humans.<br><br>
(Source: Tokyopop)