Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
The seven mermaid princesses in human form. Standing, L-R: Coco, Sara, Caren, and Noel. Kneeling, L-R: Main characters Hanon Hosho, Lucia Nanami, and Rina Toin.
マーメイドメロディーぴちぴちピッチ (Māmeido Merodī Pichi Pichi Pitchi)
Genre	Fantasy, magical girl, music, comedy-drama, romance, tragedy
Manga
Written by	Michiko Yokote
Illustrated by	Pink Hanamori
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA Del Rey
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Original run	August 2002 – March 2005
Volumes	7
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Written by	Junki Takegami
Studio	Actas, Synergy Japan
Licensed by	NA ADV Films (dropped)
Original network	TV Aichi
Original run	April 5, 2003 – March 27, 2004
Episodes	52 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure
Directed by	Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Written by	Junki Takegami
Studio	Actas, Synergy Japan
Licensed by	NA ADV Films (dropped)
Original network	TV Aichi
Original run	April 3, 2004 – December 25, 2004
Episodes	39 (List of episodes)

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (マーメイドメロディーぴちぴちピッチ, Māmeido Merodī Pichi Pichi Pitchi^?) is a shōjo manga and anime series created by Michiko Yokote, with artwork by Pink Hanamori. The manga was originally published in the monthly shōjo manga anthology Nakayoshi. There are 32 chapters published (including two special stories) and are compiled into seven volumes issued by Kodansha.

A 91-episode anime series was produced by TV Aichi, divided into two seasons, aired in Japan from April 2003 to December 2004. The first season is composed of 52 episodes, while the second, entitled Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure, lasted for 39.

Lucia Nanami, the mermaid princess of the North Pacific Ocean, sets out to land to find the boy she saved from a tsunami wave seven years before the beginning of the story, to whom she fell in love and had entrusted her pink pearl. She eventually finds the boy: a surfer named Kaito Dōmoto. However, Kaito does not recognize Lucia in her human form. She cannot directly tell Kaito who she really is; otherwise, according to mermaid legend, she would turn into bubbles. Lucia tries to convince Kaito into figuring out who she really is (since the legend doesn't say anything about the other person discovering a mermaid's true identity by himself).

At the same time, Lucia has been told that a group of water demons have invaded the sea world and she must gather six other Mermaid Princesses and their pearls to bring back the legendary goddess Aqua Regina to stop them. To fulfill this, she joins forces with Hanon and Rina, the Mermaid Princesses who came up to dry land, use their pearls, turn into singing teen idols, and use their voices as an offensive power. After the water demons fail, the Black Beauty Sisters show up to steal the show. The Mermaid Princess believe in themselves and believe they can defeat the Black Beauty Sisters, which they do.