My Bride is a Mermaid
2007 • GONZO
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2007
- Episodes
- 26
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- GONZO · AIC · Square Enix · Funimation
- Genres
- Comedy · Romance
Michishio Nagasumi's life couldn't be any more normal. In an odd twist of events, during his summer vacation he ends up almost drowning in the sea. Luckily, the cute mermaid Seto San appears to save him. However, San is from a yakuza mermaid family and according to their law, if a human is to catch sight of a mermaid, either he or the mermaid must die. The only other way is for Nagasumi to be taken in as a family member, marrying San. In attempts to save both of their lives, Nagasumi asks for San's hand in marriage. Nagasumi's summer vacation reaped more then what he would expect, as he must now protect San from others finding her secret out.
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My Bride is a Mermaid, or Seto no Hanayome, was produced by Studio GONZO and aired in 2007. The series is a comedic adaptation of the manga by Tahiko Urawa and follows the chaotic life of a human boy who is forced into marriage with a mermaid princess from a yakuza-affiliated clan. This production emerged during a period when GONZO was actively experimenting with high-energy genre mashups, blending romantic comedy with absurdist action sequences and satirical character tropes.
The series is noted for its frantic visual pacing and direction by Seiji Kishi, who sought to heighten the absurdity of the source material through exaggerated character designs and rapid-fire gag delivery. Upon release, the show received a positive reception for its irreverent humor and dynamic animation style, eventually carving out a lasting niche within the mid-2000s anime landscape as a definitive example of the slapstick romantic comedy genre.
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