If ever there was an anime that truly captures the Japanese spirit... this is it. My Bride is a Mermaid is so ridiculous that ONLY Japan could have thought it up. It's about a high school freshmen who has to marry a mermaid because she saved him. However the boy got his first kiss from an (apparently) attractive man named Massa so he gets all dreamy whenever the grown man is in the room. In one episode, Nagasumi (the boy) turns into a naked giant and gets rocked to the moon until Sun (the mermaid) throws a magical spear all the way from earth that pierces his head and he deflates back to earth like a balloon.
That is only a small example is this anime's ridiculousness. It's complete with extremely unsubtle lesbian innuendo, cross dressing, and TONS of chibi faces from even the most serious of characters.
In short, I loved it. You have to be a true otaku to enjoy something like this! Most Americans would view it as stupid and even a little disturbing (see above snapshot of the anime) but I on the other hand and I'm sure many an otaku find this awesome and hilarious. Gotta love Japan!
However, I have seen better. Maybe it's just differing taste in humor so I give this 4 out of 5 stars!
★★★★☆
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