Mermaid Forest
| Mermaid Saga | |
North American cover of Mermaid Saga volume 1
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人魚シリーズ (Ningyo Shirīzu) |
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| Genre | Action, Romance, Horror |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rumiko Takahashi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | 1984 – 1994 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Original video animation | |
| Mermaid's Forest | |
| Directed by | Takaya Mizutani |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot, Victor Entertainment |
| Released | August 16, 1991 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Mermaid's Scar | |
| Directed by | Morio Asaka |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Released | September 24, 1993 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Mermaid's Forest | |
| Directed by | Masaharu Okuwaki |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | October 4, 2003 – December 20, 2003 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Mermaid Saga (Japanese: 人魚シリーズ Hepburn: Ningyo Shirīzu?) is a series of manga graphic novels in three volumes by Rumiko Takahashi. Two of the stories from the series, Mermaid Forest and Mermaid's Scar, have been adapted as anime OVAs, and all of the tales, except one, were later produced as an anime TV series.
According to an ancient Japanese legend, mermaid flesh may grant immortality if eaten. However, there is a much greater chance that consumption will lead to death or transformation into a damned creature known as a Lost Soul (or Deformed Ones in the English dub). Mermaid Saga tells the tale of Yuta, an immortal who has been alive for five hundred years. Throughout the series, he wanders across Japan searching for a cure and meets others whose lives have also been ruined by mermaid flesh.
Note: In some cases a character is portrayed by a different voice actor in the OVAs. These voice actors are also added.
The original manga was serialised in Shōnen Sunday, starting in 1984. In total there are 9 stories told in 16 episodes.
The first tankōbon was Ningyo no Mori, named after the third story within it (or Rumic World: Ningyo no Mori in its OVA adaptation.) The second tankōbon, Ningyo no Kizu was then released in Japan, leaving out two stories (4 episodes): "Yasha no Hitomi" and "Saigo no Kao". These stories were not available then the book came out. The series was re-released in Shinsoban format in 2003, now in three volumes and with all episodes. Later a new edition, in four volumes, with the same 16 episodes were released.
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