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Showing posts with label Mermaid Forest. Show all posts
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Monday, June 13, 2016

Anime Hajime Review: Mermaid Forest

Series Synopsis


There’s a legend going around. Should a person eat the flesh of a mermaid, they will be granted immortality and eternal youth. Many have sought out these mythical creatures hoping to receive this gift. Unfortunately, few realize the great risk one must take upon consumption.

To the vast majority of people, mermaid flesh is exceedingly poisonous; with death being almost instantaneous. And if you’re lucky, that's the merciful fate you will get. Another equally possible and horrific side effect involves the person turning into a carnivorous monster with no ounce of humanity left. Only on the absolute rarest of occasions will someone survive and obtain immortality.

One such person is Yuta (voiced by Koichi Yamadera) who has now live for 500 years; alone. Over the centuries, Yuta has been on a journey to find another mermaid. He heard that a mermaid is the only thing that can give him what he desires most, a chance to grow old and die a natural death.

On his travels, Yuta saves a young girl named Mana (voiced Minami Takayama) from a pack of mermaids who wished to devour her in order to regain their youth. Like Yuta, Mana was also able to survive consuming mermaid flesh and has been given immortality. However, Mana has been kept isolated from the outside world, so she decides to join Yuta on his quest.