Fujiwara, Zakuro

藤原ざくろ

Zakuro Fujiwara is the final main Mew Mew to be introduced. Like the others, she makes her first appearance at the beginning of the series, assisting in the rescue of Lettuce from bullies at the endangered animal exhibit. She returns at the end of the second volume, when Mint spots a picture of her in a magazine and recognizes her from the museum. Upon the Mew Mews' initial meeting with Zakuro, she appears friendly, but after discovering their identities, she coldly dismisses them. Kish decides to target Zakuro because she is isolated from the others. The Mew Mews come to her aid, and following the battle, Zakuro decides to make an exception for them and join the team. Infused with Gray Wolf DNA, Zakuro possesses a wolf tail and ears in her Mew Mew form and fights using a whip.
Zakuro is portrayed as a mature character who works as a professional model. As her biggest fan, Mint effuses that Zakuro has "long, glossy, raven hair" with "dark, intelligent, yet sensitive eyes" and "long, strong and thin legs". During an audition, she is shown being helpful to the new models—the other Mew Mews working undercover—and it is stated that she is well-traveled with the ability to speak five languages.
In the anime adaptation, Zakuro's background is more developed, showing her to be estranged from her family, having left home two years prior. She is depicted as a Christian, wearing a cross and attending a Christian church. Junko Noda provides her voice in the anime. In the Mew Mew Power English adaptation, her name is changed to Renée Roberts, and references to her Christian faith are edited out of the series. Her voice in the English dub is supplied by Mollie Weaver.