Kono Danshi, Ningyo Hiroimashita.

Shima Kawauchi was taken in by his kind grandfather following the divorce of his unloving parents. His grandfather passes away in due time, leaving Shima all alone. Consumed by grief, he cries by the oceanside at night when an accident causes him to fall into the water. Unable to swim, Shima nearly drowns but is saved by an incredibly handsome merman. Seeing Shima's emotional state, the merman—who Shima names Isaki—insists that Shima take him home until he fully recovers. However, as they settle into their space together, the two start to form a bond that transcends both species and gender.

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Isaki Main

Midorikawa, Hikaru Japanese

Kawauchi, Shima Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Shima's Father Supporting

Shimoyama, Yoshimitsu Japanese

Shima's Mother Supporting

Arai, Satomi Japanese

Kawauchi, Gen Supporting

Nishimura, Tomomichi Japanese

Furue Supporting

Miyamoto, Takayuki Japanese

Koami Supporting

Toda, Megumi Japanese

Funairi Supporting

Fukuyama, Ayaka Japanese

Kusatsu Supporting

Terashima, Junta Japanese

Yamamoto, Soubi Director, Script, Original Creator

Yamada, Haru Sound Director

Midorikawa, Hikaru Theme Song Performance

Kawaguchi, Noritaka Executive Producer

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Dec 7, 2013

Xemorth

Recommended

Plot Summary: This guy (uke) feels sad cause his grandfather died, so he goes and emo's it out on like a rock in the ocean. Stuff happens and he ends up drowning. BUT THEN LIKE A SEXY MERMAN COMES TO SAVE HIM. And like. They bond and fall in love. The end

Art: 10/10
The art style is really unique, pretty, and overall memorable

Story: 6.5/10
It's pretty cliche and corny.

Characters: 6.5/10
Their relationship progresses at an unrealistic rate. And sometimes you want to face palm. But hey, the character interaction is pretty amusing
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Enjoyment: 9

Overall: 9

How does a 10 + 6.5 + 6.5 + 9= a 9 you ask? WELLLLLLLLLLLLLL. Alright, to be honest it's probably like a 7.5-8, BUT YOU KNOW WHY I'M RATING IT A 9?

a) Because in the yaoi world, its pretty damn good. There aren't that many yaoi anime, and the quality isn't great (Boku no pico, okane ga nai, Enzai)

yeah.....basically, if you like yaoi, it'll be a pretty enjoyable 30mins, though you will cringe a bit at the corniness

If you don't like yaoi.
Well.
Watch it with a friend who likes yaoi, so that every time you facepalm, she/he will giggle/squeal.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 12, 2013

sakeya-teddi

Recommended

When i first started to watch the ova i was pleasantly surprised by the art; it was/ still is beautiful. It wasn't like every other anime, it was colorful yet dark. It drew the eyes in. It was perfect. The music that accompanied the art was wonderful, it really hit the heart and filled the story with life.

In the first two minutes i fell in love. I think the concept of this show was cute, and clever. The characters were really well expressed, being brought to life in front of me.

It made me laugh and giggle, with the subtle little jokes, and had me ... crying at the sadness that Shima held. I just loved the way their love was portrayed in the show. It wasn't instantaneous love, but one that grew.

It filled my heart as the plot progressed and Shima grew, and Isaki and him became closer. All in all this story was great. Even if it left me begging for more. You should defiantly watch it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 15, 2014

angelsreview

Mixed Feelings

A lonely boy and a lonely merman meet one cold night and soon make a lasting friendship. It’s a pretty sweet story in that regard no matter how choppy the script and imagery was. Shima seriously has an emo sad story which seemed to mess him up badly. It is almost like he wished for someone like Isaki to wash up on shore. Someone to care for him and make him not feel so alone. Someone who was a bit childish himself that could make him smile. Isn’t that what love is all about? In falling in love, it healed a wound that both of ... them had from being alone.

It made the story even better that they didn’t end up going into a sexual aspect. It stayed in a rather innocent level like two little kids falling for each other. Nothing out of the ordinary, nothing that went to far for a first meeting. It was just a friendship that blossomed into something more.

The animation was surprising not like any of the main stream shows. It would sometimes be choppy in the animation or very surreal with almost cut and past looking characters while other times it was more fluid. The backgrounds were so detailed and even when they went into just pen and ink designs, they would be pretty high detail for the amount of work that was put into them. Shading always had this sort of water color blotched into colors sort of look with other patterns that were like strips of cloth were glued to the art. I love how original the art style was and how different they tried to make it.

The English voices are a bit awkward with sometimes not matching up with the lip sink. They weren’t bad… just… sometimes bland.

Sorry this review is so short but there really isn’t much to talk about with this. The show was short and not much to it. It’s a great watch for how short it is though.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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