Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou Ningyo no Mori

高橋留美子劇場 人魚の森 • Mermaid Forest • Finished Airing

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. (Source: ANN)

Characters & Seiyuu

Mana

Takayama, Minami

Yuuta

Yamadera, Kouichi

Ayu

Honma, Yukari

Baba

Takizawa, Roko

Big Eyes

Hebert, Kyle

Eijirou

Ooki, Tamio

Head of Sakagami Pirates

Hirose, Masashi

Hunter

Fujimoto, Yuzuru

Isago

Lee, Wendee

Kannagi, Father

Mizuuchi, Kiyomitsu

Kannagi, Towa

Shimamoto, Sumi

Kannagi, Sawa

Kyouda, Hisako

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