Discontinued
“Mermaid prince Naru trades something to a witch to become human for love at first sight, Nami.”
Mermaid Boys
マーメイド・ボーイズ
6.85
12,239 rank · 2,360 readers · 14 favorites
Shoujo
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Mermaid prince Naru trades something to a witch to become human for love at first sight, Nami.
The curious prince of the mermaid kingdom, Naru, sees a human girl, Nami, and falls in love with her at first sight. Yearning for her love, he seeks a witch to turn himself into a human! But to gain this form, he has to exchange "something" in return... (Source: AQUA Scans)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 2
σ 3.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.0
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Score over time
↓ 3.00
Running avg · May 2018 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “There aren't a lot of mermaid mangas out there, and this probably has to be my favorite mermaid thing since mermaid melody. Its nice its finally a guy whose the merman...and he's SO adorable! Story...”
- 2 “I understand why this manga was dropped by the publisher because it might be the worst thing I have ever read. My main problems: - There isn't a single likeable character. Everyone is either a...”
Verbosity
Short · 0%
Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published Mar 2016 – Nov 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M38983 catalog