Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid (1997)

Original title

深海伝説マーメノイド

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 24 episodes

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mermaid searches for the hidden truths about her kind. She travels through a fantasy world and fights using special moves in turn-based battles.

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What happens

Shinkai Densetsu Meremanoid (深海伝説MEREMANOID, lit. Legend of the Deep Sea Meremanoid; a.k.a. Meremanoid) is an original Japanese anime television series that was produced by Kitty Films and was animated by Triangle Staff and aired from October 9, 1997 to April 2, 1998 on TV Asahi. The series later spawned a PlayStation video game, released on August 5, 1999 by Xing Entertainment. The game is a fantasy role-playing game where the player takes the role of a mermaid trying to find the secrets of her race. The game uses a turn-based fighting system with special moves and attacks. The blocky graphics were typical for a PlayStation title of the era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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