A mermaid (Lotte) longs to witness the humans and the world they live in but interacting with the human race is considered a taboo among their race and hence an iron-clad rule arose wherein; only when the mermaid reaches a particular age, she is allowed to rise to the surface of the ocean. Lotte, after fulfilling this condition rises to the surface and from then on the story takes a turn for both the good and the worse. NOTE: The entire Erotic Fairy Tales series contains explicit scenes involving characters making love. Considering that the phrase 'erotic' is present, it should be expected but for thosewho think otherwise, this is a timely reminder.

STORY: 7/10
At a first glance, the story would seem to be a normal fairy tale transformed into the manga format but with the introduction of genuine erotica, things change a wee bit and provides us with good entertainment and a pretty nice storyline. At times, the story seemed to be dragging along just to fulfill the sensual pleasures and desires of the characters but other than that, this manga has got a normal but entertaining plot.

ART: 8/10
Considering that this manga has been drawn by a female, the art slightly inclines towards the shoujo side but still, the art was really nice and was well rendered. The backgrounds were well done and the sex scenes were pleasant to say the least although there are traces of NTR in the latter stages of the manga. No particular qualms regarding the art.

CHARACTER: 6/10
This is where the manga sometimes loses its plot. There are 3 main characters viz., Lotte, the mermaid; Abel, her human love and J, the demon who makes his obligatory experience in all of the Erotic series. His motive is still unknown but it is he who at times, singly changes the direction in which the story proceeds. Then there are 3 supporting characters viz., Deo, Abel's elder twin brother; Kaya, a woman who is beautiful but has maleficent behaviorisms and Nanami, who is a 'milk sibling' to the brothers and who takes care of Lotte.
Lotte is indecisive at times and always sheds tears which is somewhat irksome while Abel is not honest with himself and the misunderstandings between the trio of Lotte and the brothers causes some trouble which is predictable as and when it arises. J is the only interesting character who always provides timely twists in this tale.

ENJOYMENT: 8/10
Even if the characterization was only above-decent, there is a fair amount of romance and enjoyment which will definitely catch your eye. I thoroughly enjoyed this series and you guys can too, provided if you overcome some obvious change of direction in the storyline. The 'lovemaking' scenes were not over the top and absurd. It was normal at times and it can be felt that the characters were really in love with each other during those scenes rather than having sex motivated by lust, incest or immorality. The unyielding love between the 2 main characters and the romance between them was a joy to read.

OVERALL: 7/10
Nice art, decent story, thorough enjoyment, above-decent characterization, good romance and above all, a nice dose of happy lovemaking combines together to give rise to the Mermaid-Princess saga of the Erotic series. This manga might not please everybody and it definitely will not be everybody's cup of tea. For those who like ecchi mixed with some authentic romance, this manga is worth a read.