Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

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 ever seen, she is all cute and clumsy, but very serious and tough when it is needed.

This anime got me into the mahou shoujo genre, which I never expected to appreciate.

Recommended 10/10

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 characters have personality and depth, even if they don't seem to have, and personally I find Sara to be quite the compelling story (not sure if that one happened here or in Pure).

Both this one and its sequel are series that, if you can tolerate the flaws, are very charming and have lots of clear love and care on them. If you absolutely can't tolerate the voices (understandable with some dubs), go to subs or even the manga.

Overall, give it a chance like you would give a chance to a series you found when you were 6-8 zapping on TV. This is what it was made for, and it's the perspective that will most benefit your viewing.

Lots of love and see you at the paradise of the seven seas! :)

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 music. Enjoyment was about a 7, simply because I somehow managed to enjoy the nostalgic feel of the anime. (Though I never watched it as a child, more of chibi maruko chan person ;))