Yes I know I said a couple of hours last time and I know it's been nearly 24 hours since but this time I have the time to finish two reviews for Shojo week starting with Tokyo Mew Mew.

On a field trip about rare endangered animals, five girls get caught up in a mysterious earthquake that fuses their DNA with endangered animals, the event signals the beginning of a war against an alien race who fight by turning animals into Chimeras, to stop this threat, Ichigo and her friends using their new DNA, transform into Mew Mews complete with trademark magical girl costumes and animal features to stop the Chimeras and save the world, keeping themselves well informed of events by working as waitresses in a cafe.
This show was a great idea, it took several things that should by now be staples of Magical Girl shows, bright vibrant colors, cute Magical Girl costumes, any excuse to throw in cute animals and a cast of characters consisting of Happy-Go-Lucky, rich snob, nervous with glasses, hyperactive brat and cool big sister, all of it worked and set the ground work for the current generation of Magical Girl shows, more so than Sailor Moon ever did.
Me personally, apart from the fact that 4Kids ruined the American release this is indeed a good anime and has aged really well. You can slot it into a current line up of magical girl shows and no one will know it's from 2000.
See Shojo can produce good shows, you just need to look through a sea of pink to find it.
Final Verdict: Imaginative and groundbreaking when it was released and still stands the test of time and made for better influence than it's older siblings, just don't watch the 4Kids version.