AniWorthMermaid
Introduction
In a fictional place where using the imagination is banned, a boy saves a fish, which surprises everyone by turning into a mermaid. The boy is arrested for imagining this "nonsense", and is robbed of his imagination as punishment.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.24/10 · 2552
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Audience reviews
4 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
AlanDSouza1
"Mermaid" is a delightful little experimental short by Osamu Tezuka's Mushi productions that subverts the themes of the famous Hans Christian Anderson fairytale. We follow an unnamed boy who plays with a fish he considers a pet, only to discover the fish transform into a mermaid. After a montage where the mermaid takes the boy to the ocean and the two bond, the boy convinces it to return with him to land. Things only deteriorate from there, because it turns out that the boy is the only one who can see the mermaid. Other people are implied to only be able to see a simple fish.
Thee contents of the short are quite simplistic, but the themes are quite interesting. What initially appears to be a standard fantastical tale turns into an exploration of mental illness and a critical look at the t…
Read at the sourceBlazinBytes
Well, Ningyo
It's about a boy who dreams a lot and saves a fish, him saving the fish makes him see it as a mermaid. He, was the hero of that mermaid. He however was not aware that the only person that could see the mermaid was him. Everyone else saw a fish. So the people thought he was dreaming and making fantasies. In this world however, making fantasies is illegal so they punish him in various ways so that he sees the mermaid as a fish. After a lot of experiments and failures the "police" finally managed to make the boy see it as a fish. This depresses the boy and he tries to see a mermaid again, but alas, he couldn't see it so, he went back to where he first saved the fish and in the distance at the ocean he sees a mermaid calling him towards her and he goes deep into the ocean towards…
Read at the sourceSidewinder51
Rate a 6
English sub (very little in text. no vocals.)
Story
Basic. You get what you are lead to get. The message behind this is feel free to think what you want to think and don't be closed minded.
Art
A wonderful job and demonstrating the stories message. Sure the artwork was half-assed as in it did not look realistic but the message it con-vied was spot on. For starters not how the authoritative figures are drawn. Note the hard texture. Then take a look at the civilians(ordinary people) they are clearly transparent. The importance behind this they haven't yet given up on hope. They might be scared but still are able to see what they want to even if they don't want to be public about it.
Sound
One might argue the need for sound. I too would have agreed but upon further thinking i disa…
Read at the sourcewesley96
"Wow, Ningyo, what to say?
Story: The story is hard to explain. It's pretty much about a young boy who loves to daydream, and one day, he sees a fish on the beach. He picks up the fish and puts it into a little hole filled with sea water. Somehow, a hand comes out of the hole (this is the boy's imagination). The boy accepts the mermaid's request, and then the adventure begins. This involves the boy playing the flute for the mermaid and jumping from clam to clam trying to catch the mermaid (I guess you could put it as an underwater game of tag). Sooner of later, the boy stops playing with the mermaid, and takes the mermaid home. The boy shows his parents the mermaid he has found, but they see a fish instead of a mermaid. Eventually, the boy shows the deputy this, and they throw him in jail…
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