Reviews

I'm not a huge Anime fan, but when I heard about this series, my love of mermaid lore compelled me to watch all 39 episodes. The series is developed into thirteen (13) chapters, three episodes each. The similarities between The Mermaid's Forest and today's Anime shows and movies are few and far between; Mermaid's Forest animation is a bit softer and the girl's aren't quite as slutty as the female protagonists from shows like "Inuyasha" and "Cowboy Bebop." There were no sex scenes (except for one assumed rape scene, but it wasn't graphic), or scenes of intimacy. There is plenty of blood shed, but in the first eleven chapters, any spilled blood is colored brown and looks more like shades on the ground than puddles of circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells. It gets gory in the end- although it helps to know that because of their immortality, the main character's wounds will always heal back to normal before the scene is over- but we are spared many details that would be considered vital in today's top Anime shows. The story lines could have been developed a little more, since some episodes are put together in such a way that we, the viewers, are left with gaping information holes. But visually, it's a masterpiece. The relationship between Yûta and Mana (our main immortals) might be displeasing to some who wish to see a romance evolve, but there is definitely some kind of a closeness and understanding between them. Either way, it's entirely up to your interpretation since this series doesn't really have an ending.

While I was a bit surprised at the amount of swearing, I absolutely enjoyed the Mermaid's Forest, and I recommend it to any Anime fan out there. This is definitely a classic: 10/10

If you wish to see the entire Mermaid's Forest series, go to You Tube (http://youtube.com/), which contains all 13 chapters of the series, and type in Mermaid's Forest into the search bar.