Audience reviews
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Hildare
So, here's the thing.
This is not an objective masterpiece, by any means. This was, however, a core part of my childhood, and it still is one of my favourite series.
Mermaid Melody is an series from 2003 made for TV, and it shows its age. Its animation is not that good, the dubs are from okay to pretty weird sounding depending on which one you look at, and the storyline isn't something that you won't be able to live without.
BUT, and this is a big but. It has heart. I know how cheesy and stupid that sounds but it is true. It's a series with heart, a series where the characters LOVE each other, platonically or romantically. It's a series that, to its credit, delves into topics like abandonment, unrequited love, teenagers learning how to live life outside of their small bubbles, etc.
The…
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This has is easily one of the best animes!
It is an anime about a group of princess mermaids that come to earth and fight an evil tyrant. While this alone may not sound appealing, the story is actually not banal at all, as it is filled with numerous twists and deep messages. It was marketed as an anime mainly for children, but adults can enjoy it and find a more profound meaning.
A very unique thing about this anime is the fact that the mermaids do not involve themselves in physical fights, rather they sing to defeat their enemies, the songs are pleasant to hear and they contain motivational and positive lyrics.
The show is filled with very funny jokes here and there and each character has unique fun traits.
The main character, Lucia Nanami is really the coolest female character I have…
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WARNING: This review may contain spoilers
If I watched this when I was a kid, I definitely would've loved it. Rainbow mermaids are right up my alley. But even though I watched it as a teenager, and then rewatched it as an adult, I do think there's some enjoyment to be had in this anime despite how much of a mess it can be.
Story - Six years ago, Lucia Nanami, the mermaid princess of the North Pacific Ocean, met a boy named Kaito Domoto. She saved him after a tsunami struck the ship he was on and gave him her pearl. Now six years later, Lucia goes to the human world to retrieve her pearl. There she gets reunited with Kaito and also meets two other mermaid princesses - Hanon Hosho, the mermaid princess of the South Atlantic Ocean, and Rina Toin, the mermaid princess of the North Atlantic O…
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I did like it even though it was kinda bad.
The story had many plot holes and this show is way too long. 52 episodes for what? The goal was to gather the seven mermaids and when they finally meet the fourth mermaid, she doesn't even join them. They meet the last three near the end so idk. Mermaids are not supposed to be able to sing well without a pearl yet Sara is somehow able to wow that's great
The sound exists
The character design is alright. I don't think the creator knows how to make guys they all have the same generic haircut except for the dudes with long hair. Also the other mermaids just kinda exist idk. You give Karen an image song but not Coco or Noel who have actually good voices thanks my ears are gone
Don't watch this unless you like mermaids and magical girls and singi…
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I am not the type to write reviews, but this is my first anime that I am reviewing. Mermaid Melody has been one of my first magical girl animes as a kid, and watching it at this age made me realise that there were flaws in this anime.
Story: 6/10. So, Mermaid Melody is a story about a mermaid, Luchia, who saves Kaito's life from a wave. She entrusts her pearl to him so that when they meet again, he gives it back to her. However, her kingdom, along with the other Mermaid Princesses', are in danger because Gaito wants to conquer the seven seas. And it's up to Luchia, Hanon and Rina to save them, along with the other mermaids. This sounds like a very interesting plot. The main character is given many situations to deal with, and it's solved with the help of her friends. The only major flaw a…
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Okay, before I start let's remember who this show is created and aims towards; young girls and kids in general. I have watched this show once in my childhood and then again recently when I am much much older (lol.)
Here are some thoughts:
This is a CLASSIC magic girl anime with amazing side characters and a story as well as some pretty rocking songs. You won't regret watching it, even if you are an adult looking for something cute to watch.
PROS:
-The plot and story are really fun and surprisingly make sense. There are the main characters, sure who steal a lot of the spotlight but all things considered, they spend a lot of time exploring different character side stories which I found better than the main character arc.
-The love story with the main characters is cutesy, sure, but trust m…
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Mermaid melody is my childhood anime that's why I have it 7/10 as my final score. I don't know why I wrote a review this 2020 and this is my first review in MAL(oh my), I guess I have nothing to do but anyway I'll start my review now.
Story is 5/10, its story has a lot of shoujo cliché moments, and everytime it has a battle, well you can predict what's next. So if you dislike those kinds of tropes then skip this one but watching this for enjoyment like a kid then it would be fun since I think this anime counts as a childhood anime.
Art is 6/10, it has the aesthetics of old anime art so just fair.
Sound and character is 7/10, well this is what made me stayed to watch, the character's singing. As I've said it became part of my life so the music and even bgm is good. Characters are also go…
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This is typically the type of anime I don’t watch because I sure I won’t enjoy it.
Well, it was in fact fun to watch.
The story 6/10 :
The story was very interesting but what made it bad was how it was presented.
Out of 52 episodes I would not be surprised if 30 of them were fillers adding little to no content to the story.
The art 6/10 :
The art was nice, but you really notice that some parts were rushed and very poorly animated or drawn. For a kids show it totally fits, but for the critic side it isn’t really that nice. The sound 7/10 :
The global OST was pretty nice since it was made for an Idols/Magical Girl type of anime. For the songs I only heard the French translation and they weren’t bad for once. If you get over the fact that you almost heard the same songs every episode it’s n…
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*sigh* so, the series is pretty good but i came here to give a heads up about the love interest of one of the main character. Luchia is mermaid princess. and she loses one of her mermaid pearls so she goes on land to find it. then this guy named kaito has it (theres a dramatic backstory to this but its pretty long) and kaito becomes the love interest. but. HES INCREDIBLY DENSE. very. it took him 52 episodes to figure out luchia is a mermaid, and in season 2 he forgets his memory and has to figure it out all over again. its literally sooooooooooo annoying. so yeah thats it about this kaito guy and the whole series all together season one and season two has 112 in total if you just wanted to know:)
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Started: 3/2/17
Finished: 7/30/17
I first discovered this show 10 years ago (back in 2007 I was 13 and in the 8th grade, I was preoccupied with other anime) and I saw fan AMVs of Mermaid Melody and I passed it off as another typical MGA (Magical Girl Anime). During that time I'd only ever believed Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura and Mew Mew Power-the 4Kids dub- to be the only MGA that mattered.
Now, I’m 23 with a small child and I want child appropriate anime for him to watch.
This is perfect.
Story: the story was nice to follow, even with a slow start, it eventually left me wanting more after each episode. It has a nice and not too complex set up for a young viewer to follow. Also, I have not read the manga yet (I’m planning to so I can give an honest review) but this show has a mang…
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The first time I've seen this anime, I was about 4 years old, and I didn't know how to read subtitles and watch at the same time. So, I just sat and jammed to the 'music' and looked at the pretty colors.
Things change. Lol.
Story(7/10): I'm not gonna spoil anything, plus it's such a drag to write a synopsis on something most people here already know or are at least a bit familiar with. To be honest, I don't completely understand what the main plot in this series is. Is it saving the mermaids? Or defeating Gaito? Both? Idk, but I was engaged nonetheless. While it was entertaining, the series is 52 episodes long, so some of the pointless filler was not appreciated at all. Leave room for some character development. A lot of the time, I was left wondering what the main focus is, or thinking…
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Ok where do I start...
Mermaid Melody is basically a ''magical girl'' anime.But with mermaids.
Well,it's not something you would want to watch if you're looking for a series with really complex story and a lot of action.
But,if you are looking for something cute and pure with no violence this is it.Also,the fillers.There's so many of them.
On the other hand art is really colorful and probably is the best part of the series.
The songs were cute in my opinion,although I wish they used different songs more often instead of repeating the same ones over and over again.
When it comes to characters,I think mermaids beside the three main ones got way too little screen time.I mean,the whole season is just Luchia,Hanon and Rina and the other ones appear literally at the finale.Lame.You also just…
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First of all, I havent watched this series since I was eleven. I don't know if I have even seen all of the episodes of Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch because in those days I was slummin' it with youtube, and their's just so many damn episodes!
I know I should rewatch it before reviewing; However, Im sort of afraid that I wont like it now that I'm not an eleven year old girl. To put my opinion out there really simply without being biased by nostalgia, I think Mermaid Melody is SORT OF good. It's REALLY good if you're really into the "magical girl" thing, *because the plotline is rather typical for series in this genre.*
My favorite aspect of this anime, by far, is the art. *I am in love with the cutesy-bright girly color scheme.* I like that the main character in human form looks sort…
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First and foremost I watched because there were mermaids and I found a cantonese version online so I didn't have to read subs. I have no idea how I managed to watch all of it to be honest.
My first impressions of the anime: Bad art, annoying voices, and annoying characters. Know what? My opinion didn't change much. I didn't have any high expectations of the anime, I kinda expected it to be this awful.
The songs were kinda catchy though, but not really worth the effort of watching how ever many episodes there are.
Story line is a 1. Was there a story line? The story line didn't have much a to do with anything until the last 5 episodes. And they were drawn out and boring.
Then again, it was kind of my fault. I watched it for the nostalgic feel, the ugly art the annoying voices the cheesy…
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I don't even know where to begin.
This anime was utterly AWFUL for the first bit. I couldn't stand it, and sometimes I wanted to teleport myself to the world of Mermaid Melody and kill them all. I do admit that it got better, good enough for me to at least be ableto stand them... But if you really want to know, this anime can be summed up in the following words.
Predictable
Cliche
Girly
First off, before you rant at me with all the anger of your heart, let me say this-- it's just a matter of opinion. If you like girly anime where the main character tries to hide her true, magical identity from her crush while still trying to impress him, then this is for you. If you like the shows about a not-so-ordinary girl that goes to school, finds a crush, and tries to protect herself and the world…
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I like this anime ^^
It's about a girl's life, Luchia. When she was young she saved a boy's life by her pearl.They fall in love with each others. However this pearl was the key of her voice to sing. Later she has to change into human and get her pearl back from that boy because sea is in danger and her voice is needed too.
Not so long later there will be friends who fight on her side. They are Hanon and Lina. Hanon is a happy girl who always smiles. Lina is the totally opposite of Hanon. She rare smiles and takes everything serious. At the rate of this she falls in love with Kaito the guy who Luchia likes. They fight again the enemies by uniting their force.
Story: 10/10
This story is ingenious. Mermaids who protect their sea by singing.
Rare to find animes with same genre.
Art: 10/…
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Okay, so MMPPP is a great anime, if you like magical girl shoujo romance. You would like it if you watched Sailor Moon or Wedding Peach, but the romance isn't as pleasing. It's very easy to get angry with Kaito, who in my opinion treats Lucia (the main character, who is the Pink Pearl Princess and is Lucia the human) kind of meanly and gets mad if Lucia doesn't bring him a bento or bread that she made or whatever. After awhile, you grow to love him though, because you can see him and Lucia becoming more romantically involved.
The songs get boring after awhile. The best song, Legend of the Mermaid, isn't used for a long time, but it's great when they start singing it again. Caren has an AWFUL voice. The best voice is Lina/Rina, who is also a great character. She provides a lot of the comed…
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Oh boy, where to begin on this review...
Story: Basically it's another "Magical Girl" anime plot, a girl who has the ability to transform must fight this evil group of villains with her friends/comrades as a Super Sentai team. The unique part of this anime is that the Mermaids don't attack, they SING, and their songs are painful to the villains' ears. Other than that, it's all cheesy.
Art: This depends on how you look at it. To me, the dresses for Lucia, Hanon, and Rina are full of many colors! (Practically every shade of pink, aqua, and green respectively.) On the other hand, the characters' appearances are okay, except it's too overdone. (I.e. Doumoto Kaito with the most repetitive hairstyle of any Bishounen.)
Sound: What I found unusual was that Lucia's voice is different compared to…
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