Muromi-san
Muromi-san | |
Cover of the first manga volume | |
波打際ã®ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“ (Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san) | |
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Genre | Comedy, Fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Keiji Najima |
Published by | Kodansha |
Demographic | ShÅnen |
Magazine | Weekly ShÅnen Magazine |
Original run | 2009 – 2014 |
Volumes | 11 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tatsuya Yoshihara |
Written by | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu |
Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
Licensed by | |
Network | BS11, MBS, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TVQ, TVK |
Original run | April 6, 2013 – June 29, 2013 |
Episodes | 13 |
Muromi-san (波打際ã®ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“ Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san, lit."Muromi-san on the shore") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiji Najima. It was adapted into an anime television series.[1]
Plot
TakurÅ MukÅjima is an angler boy. He lands a ningyo (Japanese mermaid) by the name of Muromi-san and develops rapport with both her and her friends. The series title in English is "Muromi-San and the Legendary Beasts". Muromi physically appears as a 16-year-old, however in reality, she is an ancient legendary creature. Muromi and her sisters are both guardians of the Earth and much older than they appear. 'Takkun', as Muromi calls him, is a high school student who doesn't have a lot of motivation or care for all the attention Muromi grants him, yet, he still ends up getting involved in Muromi's adventures. There are a number of legendary monsters 'Takkun' meets and almost gets eaten by as their adventures pan out.
Characters
- Muromi-san (ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“)
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura
- A cheerful mermaid who speaks Hakata dialect. She often goes ashore and enjoys human culture. Somehow she feels kindly toward TakurÅ.
- TakurÅ MukÅjima (å‘島 拓朗 MukÅjima TakurÅ)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima
- A high school student who likes fishing. He has a cool head and doesn't panic even when he faced strange creatures. He is called Takkun by Muromi.
- Levia-san (リヴァイアã•ã‚“ Rivaia-san)
- Voiced by: Mai Nakahara
- Muromi's senpai mermaid who speaks Kokura dialect. She was once a fierce monster, but was reformed by Muromi and is generous now.
- Sumida-san (éš…ç”°ã•ã‚“)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
- Muromi's drinking companion mermaid with a ponytail. She is often unlucky in love and drinks in desperation.
- Hii-chan (ã²ãƒã¡ã‚ƒã‚“)
- Voiced by: Ai Nonaka
- An innocent mermaid who also speaks Hakata dialect. She calls Muromi "sis (ãŠããˆãŸã‚“ onee-tan)." Loves animals, and is good friends especially with dolphins.
- Fuji-san (富士ã•ã‚“)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Harada
- A high-handed mermaid who has huge breasts. Later, she awakes to love for Muromi, although Muromi doesn't feel the same way, and later becomes a masochist.
- Yeti (イエティ Ieti)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saito
- A cryptid in Himalayas. Unlike the general reputation, it is cute, quiet and diligent. It is shy, but is friends with Muromi. It hates being pulled by its ears.
- Harpy (ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ”ー hÄpÄ«)
- Voiced by: Kanako Sakai
- A childish, forgetful bird-girl who lives with and takes on Yeti and often pounces on mermaids. She also has a really short memory, forgetting everything important after walking three steps.
- Otohime (乙姫 Otohime)
- Voiced by: Saki Fujita
- An owner of the RyÅ«gÅ«-jÅ, a legendary undersea palace. However, the Ryugu-jo went bankrupt and she is reduced to a part-time worker in human world now.
- Kawabata (å·ç«¯ Kawabata)
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada
- A Kappa friend of Muromi. Like other kappa, he is skilled in medicine and raising cucumbers. He dislikes humans because they killed his older brother (his mummy is the one in the ZuiryÅ«-ji temple in Osaka) but takes a liking to TakurÅ.
Media
Anime
The opening theme song is "Nanatsu no Umi yori Kimi no Umi" (七ã¤ã®æµ·ã‚ˆã‚Šã‚ミã®æµ·) by Sumire Uesaka.
Episode list
# | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Muromi-san on the Brink" "Setogiwa no Muromi-san" (瀬戸際ã®ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | April 6, 2013 |
Takuro Mukojima is outside fishing when he reels up a girl who introduces herself as Muromi-san, a mermaid. | ||
2 | "Muromi-san and the Legendary Sea Creatures" "Densetsu no KaijÅ« to Muromi-san" (ä¼èª¬ã®æµ·ç£ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | April 13, 2013 |
Muromi-san gives Takuro her cellphone number and is upset when he doesn't send any messages despite her sending him hundreds. Later, Takuro fishes up another mermaid who introduces herself as Levia-san (Leviathan), a giant sea monster from the Old Testament. | ||
3 | "Muromi-san and Old Memories" "Sekinen no Omoi to Muromi-san" (ç©å¹´ã®æƒ³ã„ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | April 20, 2013 |
Levia-san, Hii-chan, and Sumida-san try to get Muromi-san to get over her hatred of marine mammals. She hates them because she had a boyfriend in the Mesozoic era who had developed lungs, but decided to stay in the ocean anyway. She thinks whales and dolphins are his descendants. Levia-san tells Muromi-san that the toothed whales returned to sea after having evolved into complete land mammals, which means her ex-boyfriend either evolved into something else or became extinct. | ||
4 | "Muromi-san and the Food Chain" "Shokumotsurensa to Muromi-san" (食物連鎖ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | April 27, 2013 |
5 | "Muromi-san and Twin Mountain" "Tsuin Maunten to Muromi-san" (ツインマウンテンã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | May 4, 2013 |
6 | "Muromi-san and Ryuuguujou" "RyÅ«gÅ«jÅ to Muromi-san" (竜宮城ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | May 11, 2013 |
7 | "The Boy, Kappa, and Muromi-san" "ShÅnen to Kappa to Muromi-san" (å°‘å¹´ã¨æ²³ç«¥ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | May 18, 2013 |
8 | "Muromi-san and the Nice(?) Type" "Iyashikei(?) to Muromi-san" (ç™’ã—ç³»(?)ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | May 25, 2013 |
9 | "Muromi-san and the Secret Advanced Civilization" "Himitsu no ChÅ Bunmei to Muromi-san" (ã²ã¿ã¤ã®è¶…文明ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | June 1, 2013 |
10 | "Muromi-san Worldwide" "WÄrudo Waido no Muromi-san" (ワールドワイドã®ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | June 8, 2013 |
11 | "Muromi-san and the Chill" "Tsun to Muromi-san" (ツンã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | June 15, 2013 |
12 | "Muromi-san and Different Forms of Love" "Iron'na Ai no Katachi to Muromi-san" (色んãªæ„›ã®å½¢ã¨ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | June 22, 2013 |
13 | "The Years Go By Muromi-san" "Yukutoshi Kurutoshi no Muromi-san" (è¡Œãå¹´æ¥ã‚‹å¹´ã®ã‚€ã‚ã¿ã•ã‚“) | June 29, 2013 |
References
- ↑ "Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san Anime to Air on TV". Anime News Network. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
External links
- Manga official website (Japanese)
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- Muromi-san (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia