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Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou: Ningyo no Mori
Mermaid Forest (TV)

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: Anime News Network)

Format
TV
Source
manga
Episodes
13
Episode Duration
24 mins
Status
finished
Start Date
Oct 5, 2003
End Date
Dec 21, 2003
Season
fall
Average Score
66%
Studios
TMS Entertainment
Producers
TV Tokyo
Studio 4°C
Genres
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Tags
Mermaid
80%
Historical
79%
Rural
79%
Episodic
79%
Gore
79%
Body Horror
79%
Mythology
79%
Shounen
60%
Male Protagonist
60%
Female Protagonist
60%
Tragedy
60%
Characters
Yuuta
Yuuta
MAIN
Kouichi Yamadera
JAPANESE
Kouichi Yamadera
Mana
Mana
MAIN
Minami Takayama
JAPANESE
Minami Takayama
Masato
Masato
SUPPORTING
Makiko Oomoto
JAPANESE
Makiko Oomoto
Isago
Isago
SUPPORTING
Ai Orikasa
JAPANESE
Ai Orikasa
Rin
Rin
SUPPORTING
Houko Kuwashima
JAPANESE
Houko Kuwashima
Nae Kogure
Nae Kogure
SUPPORTING
Yuri Amano
JAPANESE
Yuri Amano
Big Eyes
Big Eyes
SUPPORTING
Daisuke Gouri
JAPANESE
Daisuke Gouri
Towa Kannagi
Towa Kannagi
SUPPORTING
Sumi Shimamoto
JAPANESE
Sumi Shimamoto
Rin no Chichi
Rin no Chichi
SUPPORTING
Kinryuu Arimoto
JAPANESE
Kinryuu Arimoto
Relations
Takahashi Rumiko Anthology
Takahashi Rumiko Anthology
TV - PREQUEL
Ningyo no Mori
Ningyo no Mori
MANGA - ADAPTATION
Ningyo no Mori
Ningyo no Mori
OVA - ALTERNATIVE
Ningyo no Kizu
Ningyo no Kizu
OVA - ALTERNATIVE
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