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“Immortal duo Yuuta and Mana uncover a mermaid-flesh curse mystery after meeting a boy and his disturbing mother.”
Mermaid's Scar
人魚の傷
6.75
6,079 rank · 9,870 viewers · 8 favorites
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Shounen
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Synopsis
Immortal duo Yuuta and Mana uncover a mermaid-flesh curse mystery after meeting a boy and his disturbing mother.
As the immortal Yuuta and Mana continue their journey across Japan, they encounter a young boy named Masato traveling alone on a train. When Masato reunites with his mother, Yuuta and Mana witness a disturbing scene that hints at darker forces at play. Their investigation leads them into another mystery connected to the ancient curse that has haunted their own existence - the mysterious and dangerous legacy of the mermaid's flesh.
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
4.7
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Oct 2011 → Jan 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 5 “I just finished watching the OVA and I have to say that I wasn't overly impressed. The basic premise of the story had promise: either become immortal or a monster through eating mermaid flesh. What...”
- 4 “I just got here from reviewing the first movie, because I watched them right in a row (I have too much time on my hands LOL). The animation and voice acting is about the same, the characters are...”
- 5 “The Mermaid Saga has a complicated history. The manga was written by Takahashi Rumiko from 1984-1994. In that time there were fourteen episodes that ended up being collected in three volumes. Two...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 45′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 45m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1993 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1838 catalog
Produced by
- Victor Entertainment Producer
- Shogakukan Producer
- Arts Pro Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor