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Type
Manga
Volumes
3
Chapters
16
Status
Completed
Published
1984-08-01 to 1994-02-01
Genres
Horror
Romance
Shounen
Supernatural
Serializations
Shounen Sunday Super
Authors
Rumiko Takahashi (Story & Art)
Ningyo Series
There is a legend that says if someone eats the flesh of a mermaid, they will attain immortality; but this myth contains a darker side, in that the devourer may die or become a monster. The youthful Yuta has been wandering Japan in search of mermaids not to become immortal, but to break his curse of eternal life. Over five hundred years ago, he ate a mermaid; now, Yuta is in search of a cure, hoping the mermaids know the secret. When he stumbles upon a hidden village, he quickly learns that it is full of mermaids that live in an underground society centered around the murder and cultivation of young human women to maintain their own youth and immortality. Their most recent victim, Mana, is given the flesh of a mermaid to eat in order to fulfill the recipe toward being a perfect candidate to be eaten. Yuta helps her escape, and they find themselves on a journey to live their lives as normal as they can. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Mana
Main
Yuta
Main
Big Eyes
Supporting
Rin
Supporting
Masato
Supporting
Towa Kannagi
Supporting
Rin's Father
Supporting
Misa
Supporting
Nae Kogure
Supporting
Isago
Supporting
Yukie
Supporting
Nanao
Supporting