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高橋留美子劇場 人魚の森

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)

Names

Original高橋留美子劇場 人魚の森 (japanese)
RomajiTakahashi Rumiko Gekijou: Ningyo no Mori
EnglishMermaid Forest (TV)
Chinese人鱼之森 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

FormatTV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired2003-10-05 → 2003-12-21 (Autumn 2003)
StatusFINISHED
StudioTMS Entertainment
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicShounen
GenresDramaHorrorMysterySupernatural
ThemesMermaidHistoricalRuralEpisodicGoreBody HorrorMythologyShounenMale ProtagonistFemale Protagonist

Reception

Community score6.76 / 10
Bayesian score7.16 / 10
Composite49.3
On lists6,786
Favourited70 (1.0%)
Completion74.7%
Drop rate7.8%
In backlog56.4%
Score spread σ1.76

Score distribution

118218339461520863067426831591451089

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2003D22 of 41
Year2003C64 of 148
GenreHorrorC109 of 272
StudioTMS EntertainmentD122 of 190
EraEarly 2000sC310 of 687
GenreMysteryD410 of 652
GenreSupernaturalD726 of 1,234
DemographicShounenD846 of 1,219
Season (all years)AutumnD996 of 1,921
GenreDramaD1,228 of 1,917
LengthSingle-courC1,310 of 2,668
Source materialMangaD1,750 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesD1,759 of 3,322
OriginJapanC3,470 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorMasaharu Okuwaki, Yasuo Urakami, Raffaele Farina
MusicChiaki Ishikawa
Original creatorRumiko Takahashi

Franchise — 高橋留美子劇場 人魚の森

C
高橋留美子劇場
Takahashi Rumiko Anthology
2003TV series50.2

Related

RelationYearTitle
prequel2003Takahashi Rumiko Anthology

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