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CeDeR · 2015-02-18, 12:50

Mermaid Forest: its an horror anime

"Legend says that if the flesh of a mermaid is consumed, the body becomes immortal. However, with the small chance of immortality comes a high chance of being poisoned, morphing and mutating into a monster beyond comprehension. Yuta is a wanderer: one of the few who has eaten the flesh and survived, and lived to tell about it -- for 500 years. By chance, Yuta meets a young woman named Mana who also shares the same fate, and together, they wander the land, searching for a mermaid who can free them from their immortal lives."

AnimeFangirl · 2015-02-18, 18:44

I love the Mermaid Forest manga series. I own all the bunkos in Japanese with the color illustrations, so pretty. I wish Rumiko Takahashi still wrote like that.

CeDeR · 2015-02-18, 19:23

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Originally Posted by AnimeFangirl

I love the Mermaid Forest manga series. I own all the bunkos in Japanese with the color illustrations, so pretty. I wish Rumiko Takahashi still wrote like that.

Never read the manga, is it good?How does it compare to the anime?

AnimeFangirl · 2015-02-19, 07:52

Content-wise the anime was faithful to the source material. The difference in media (animation + sound vs. silent, static black-and-white art) makes the anime feel a lot less 'horrific' because much less is left to the imagination, although that might be just me knowing the story in advance. The manga feels really tragic and gritty, but the anime is good as well.

While on the topic, apart from two arcs, much of the Mermaid series is set away from the sea, just FYI.

MewAngel29 · 2015-02-19, 23:14

Thanks for all of your suggestions. Are there any other ocean anime without horror/sci fi in them?

cleo · 2015-02-20, 10:00

There's the Ghibli movie Ponyo on the cliff.

2015-02-18, 18:44	Link #22
AnimeFangirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	I love the Mermaid Forest manga series. I own all the bunkos in Japanese with the color illustrations, so pretty. I wish Rumiko Takahashi still wrote like that. __________________

2015-02-19, 07:52	Link #24
AnimeFangirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	Content-wise the anime was faithful to the source material. The difference in media (animation + sound vs. silent, static black-and-white art) makes the anime feel a lot less 'horrific' because much less is left to the imagination, although that might be just me knowing the story in advance. The manga feels really tragic and gritty, but the anime is good as well. While on the topic, apart from two arcs, much of the Mermaid series is set away from the sea, just FYI. __________________

2015-02-18, 12:50	Link #21
CeDeR Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Usa	Mermaid Forest: its an horror anime "Legend says that if the flesh of a mermaid is consumed, the body becomes immortal. However, with the small chance of immortality comes a high chance of being poisoned, morphing and mutating into a monster beyond comprehension. Yuta is a wanderer: one of the few who has eaten the flesh and survived, and lived to tell about it -- for 500 years. By chance, Yuta meets a young woman named Mana who also shares the same fate, and together, they wander the land, searching for a mermaid who can free them from their immortal lives."

2015-02-19, 23:14	Link #25
MewAngel29 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Minnesota Age: 32	Thanks for all of your suggestions. Are there any other ocean anime without horror/sci fi in them?

2015-02-20, 10:00	Link #26
cleo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Amsterdam	There's the Ghibli movie Ponyo on the cliff.