Barbie: Mermaidia
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The DVD cover.
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| Directed by | Walter P. Martishius William Lau |
| Produced by | Luke Carroll |
| Written by | Elise Allen |
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Kelly Sheridan Chiara Zanni |
| Music by | Eric Colvin |
| Edited by | Michael Dowding |
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Lionsgate Home Entertainment (original) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (re-release) Right Entertainment (UK) |
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85 minutes |
| Country | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
Barbie: Mermaidia (alternatively Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia) is a 2006 direct-to-video Barbie film directed by Walter P. Martishius and William Lau, and produced by Mainframe Entertainment. It is seventh in the Barbie film series of computer-animated Barbie films, and a direct sequel to Barbie: Fairytopia. The film stars Kelly Sheridan as the voice of Elina and Chiara Zanni as the voice of Nori. The plot follows shortly after the events of Barbie: Fairytopia, focusing on a fairy named Elina and a mermaid named Nori who attempt to rescue Nalu, a merman prince, from the clutches of the evil Laverna. Like all the CGI Barbie films, a line of dolls and toys were produced and released with the film. This was also the last Barbie film to be released on VHS.
In Barbie: Fairytopia, the wingless flower fairy Elina defeated Laverna, the evil sister of the Enchantress, and the Enchantress gave Elina wings as a reward. This film's plot begins shortly afterward with Elina flying through the air, still having trouble believing that she has wings. As the three are flying Dandelion, Elina and Bibble in the air Bibble notice that someone was following them. Bibble tells it to Elina and soon, Elina learns from a young sea-butterfly fairy that her friend Nalu, the merman prince, has been kidnapped by several of Laverna’s Fungi at the Crystal Cove. The banished Laverna is seeking out the Immunity Berry, a berry that causes whoever eats it to be immune to all magic. Since Nalu knows how to find the berry, Laverna had sent her Fungi to force Nalu to lead them to the Immunity Berry.
Fungus Maximus, the leader of the Fungi,asks Nalu to take them to the Immunity Berry but as Nalu refused Fungus Maximus, threatens to pour a bottle of magical poison into the ocean to destroy Mermaidia as Nalu refuses to lead them to the berry. Nalu reluctantly agrees, giving them a magical seaweed to breathe underwater then taking the Fungi underwater. Elina arrives at the Crystal Cove a short time after this, accompanied by her companion Bibble. She finds no trace of Nalu, but encounters a mermaid named Nori. Nori had planned to meet Nalu at the cove and is unaware of the reason for his absence. When Elina tells her of the kidnapping, Nori insists on going to rescue the prince herself. Elina uses magical seaweed to breathe underwater and follows. Meanwhile, Nalu has delayed the Fungi in their quest by leading them to a place in the ocean called the Carousel of Confusion, where people forget what they’re doing. This allows him to direct them in circles for a long time before Fungus Maximus finally catches on.
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