“Human girl Otomi befriends lantern-fish transfer student Anko in a town integrating fish people.”
Anko-san of the Deep-sea Fish
深海魚のアンコさん
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Synopsis
Human girl Otomi befriends lantern-fish transfer student Anko in a town integrating fish people.
Fish people have been welcomed to the town where the human girl Wakasa Otomi lives, and they are integrating well. The fish people can be identified by the physical marks of their fish species, though they take medicine to keep their lower bodies human rather than a fish tail. Otomi loves fish people, and is eager to meet as many as she can! One day, she meets a new transfer student, a lantern fish girl named Tsutsumi Anko. Anko is a bit self-conscious about being a deep sea fish, with a tail that is not cute like some other fish girls. At school, she and Anko deal with various fish problems that intersect with issues an ordinary human high-schooler would face. (Source: MangaHelpers) Included one-shot: Volume 3: Cast Off!
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Running avg · Dec 2016 → Jul 2022
- 9 “Shinkaigyo no Anko-san is an enjoyable slice-of-life manga that excels through its amusing scenes, high-quality art, and a clever integration of fish biology into character development. However,...”
- 8 “This series offers a refreshing, light-hearted take on the monster girl genre, featuring charming character designs that cleverly integrate real-world fish biology and providing genuinely...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Anko-san of the Deep-sea Fish begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 27 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 36m approx
- Published Nov 2012 – Aug 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M25083 catalog