TV
Finished
FALL 2003
Mermaid Forest (TV)
Rừng nàng tiên cá (TV)
高橋留美子劇場 人魚の森
Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou: Ningyo no Mori
Score
6.60
Popularity
#6,764
Episodes
13
Duration
24 min
Synopsis
According to an ancient legend, mermaid's flesh can grant immortality if eaten. 500 years ago, Yuta unknowingly ate a piece of mermaid's flesh. For centuries, he travels across Japan, hoping to find a mermaid, thinking she may be able to make him a normal human again. When he finally finds one, he discovers that she and her companions have been raising a girl to be their food so they can eat her and take on her youthful looks. That is how mermaids stay young. Yuta kills the mermaids and rescues her, but she has already eaten some of the mermaid's flesh. Although he had to kill the mermaids, Yuta isn't too disappointed. Yuta's once lonely existence is now over, as he has found a companion in Mana. And Mana, who had been trapped in a small hut her whole life, finds delight in even the simplest of things. Together, Yuta and Mana attempt to seek out more mermaids, trying to become normal humans again.
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Episode List (13)
✓ 13/13 Aired
Characters & Voice Actors (Seiyuu)
Yuuta
Main
Kouichi Yamadera
Japanese
Mana
Main
Minami Takayama
Japanese
Rin
Supporting
Houko Kuwashima
Japanese
Towa Kannagi
Supporting
Sumi Shimamoto
Japanese
Big Eyes
Supporting
Daisuke Gouri
Japanese
Nae Kogure
Supporting
Yuri Amano
Japanese
Masato
Supporting
Makiko Oomoto
Japanese
Rin no Chichi
Supporting
Kinryuu Arimoto
Japanese
Isago
Supporting
Ai Orikasa
Japanese
Franchise & Related Anime (3)
Themes & Detailed Tags (11)
Anime Information
Genres
Studios
Studio 4°C
Producers
TV Tokyo
Aired Date
05/10/2003
to 21/12/2003
Source
MANGA
Production Staff
5
Yasuo Urakami
Sound Director
Rumiko Takahashi
Original Creator
Masaharu Okuwaki
Director
Chiaki Ishikawa
Theme Song Lyrics
Raffaele Farina
ADR Director