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Description
From Anime Waves:
Nakabaru Taiyo came to Okinawa in the pursuit of beautiful ladies and the blue sea... But while trying to hit on a cute girl, she told him that her mother hated him... And then a wonderful story of scuba diving, beautiful women and adventure begins!
Type
Manga
Related Series
N/A
Associated Names
イオ
10 DMNG lời ru của biển
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
v. 10 c. 55 (end) by Anime Waves (774d ago)v. 10 c. 54 by Anime Waves (916d ago)v. 10 c. 53 by Anime Waves (993d ago)Search for all releases of this series
Status in Country of Origin
10 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
User Reviews
User Rating
Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (328 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.05 / 10.0
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18% (60 votes) |
| 9+ |
19% (62 votes) |
| 8+ |
31% (101 votes) |
| 7+ |
18% (58 votes) |
| 6+ |
8% (25 votes) |
| 5+ |
3% (9 votes) |
| 4+ |
2% (6 votes) |
| 3+ |
2% (5 votes) |
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0% (0 votes) |
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1% (2 votes) |
Last Updated
November 10th 2009, 6:28am PST
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Year
2000
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Licensed (in English)
No
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 683  (+87) Monthly Pos # 1198 (+186) 3 Month Pos # 1643  (-36) 6 Month Pos # 1659 (-106)
List Stats
On 341 reading lists On 282 wish lists On 833 completed lists On 39 unfinished lists On 30 custom lists
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| Plot holes and flaws but keeps you reading by Druid on February 7th, 2010, 12:15pm |
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Most people have already said what I would say so I'll keep this short. What I dislike most about this manga is how some of the characters do some absolutely horrible things and yet the main characters seem to sympathize with them. I won't spoil the story with examples here (read my post in the forum topic "IO The Ending" for a specific example) but if you read through it all then really think back on it, these actions are really unforgiveable.
That aside, I did read this from start to finish and the truly bad mangas are the ones that can't keep me interested so I can't give this a truly bad rating. Just know that there are some characters you're going to want to at best beat upside the head (Taiyo for one), at worst (I know she dies) throw in a jail cell for the rest of their life.
Rating: 6 / 10.0 |
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| meh by jackblack901 on November 13th, 2009, 3:07am |
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I agree with most of ppl comment here, the story did not reach it potential. It build up quite a deep and interesting mystery, but somehow it was not solved well in the end and leave me unsatisfied, i don mean it really bad, it's quite a lot of details in the couple of last chapters, it's just lack of something.
About the harem twist, it's really light in the beginning and most of the first half of story but then it suddenly went out blue and even become a bit creepy and complex. And it does not solved well neither.
Anyway, it was quite good read, it's worth my 6 hours reading at least. I think the biggest problem it deals with a lot of genres: drama, mystery, harem, rommance, ecchi, supernatural also a bit tragic and comedy... all of them became good part of the story but none of them can go above average.
Rating: 8 / 10.0 |
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| Good by kidsoshi on November 10th, 2009, 4:19pm |
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| i enjoyed reading IO. it was very entertaining and left me wanting to read more. i recommend it. the characters and the story were good. but is it weird that i was rooting for mio? cuz when the ending came i was devastated lol. it was a very good read. |
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| Roller coaster of enterteiment by chulian1819 on June 11th, 2009, 7:17pm |
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I liked a lot the story telling, the technical facts and the detail of scuba diving (reminds me of Beck with the guitars  ) and also lots of details in the machines, vehicles but sadly this details sometimes lacks in the girls  sometimes the drawing of the girls looks weird  but something that I liked of the girls drawing was the bits of tummy fat thats makes the girls look more real than fic 
For the boys (like me) lots of bikinis over beautiful girls n///n
Has lots of parts action packed, has its parts full off love love <3 and others just fun with the girls ^^
Lots of mixed feelings but over all great read, made me stick till the bitter end dont regret reading it 
Rating: 9.4 / 10.0
... Last updated on June 12th, 2009, 5:58am |
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| Hum... by nail80 on May 12th, 2009, 4:42am |
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This series didn't leave me satisfied.
The plot was interesting, the twists were nice, i enjoyed the drama and i learned a bit about diving, but...
The last third of the story just wasn't good enough for me, that could have been better, way better, especially because i wanted it to tie everything up, and it didn't, that and the fact that i wanted some of the characters to have different reactions here and there. Tayo's affair was also something that could have been removed, especially the drama that surrounded it, i just didn't buy it, it put me off.
Overall it is good, but i just can't forget about things that really upset me.
And who here is really pissed of about Tayo's father? I know i am.
Rating: 7 / 10.0 |
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| Confusing. by drunkguy on September 4th, 2008, 8:32pm |
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Admittedly, I'm not the most sophisticated of readers. I saw ecchi and harem in its description and thought fun. When I found myself more interested in the long winded explanations about scuba diving studded in the chapters than the actual story, I knew I picked up the wrong series.
There is some nudity/sexual activity and the art is decent but there isn't nearly enough to be worth reading based solely on that. In terms of story, it is pretty depressing/tragic; not a genre I particularly care for. All the psuedo-historical/religious stuff was a turnoff and the plot twists were too abrupt. In the end, I think the story tried to create a fantasy in a realistic setting and the mix just didn't sit well (at least with me).
Rating: 6 / 10.0 |
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| Great by metamike on September 4th, 2008, 4:36am |
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Personally I loved it, a wonderful romance that takes on a more dramatic tone over an ecchi tone. It's almost as if nearly all the ecchi moments are somewhat dramatic ^^ But anyways, I enjoyed it a lot.
The way the ending turned out is great, even though there are some things I wish were explained a bit more (i.e. Mar, what was the deal with the ruins in the first place, small things like that).
Also, really enjoyable artstyle that seems almost more...seems very...unique compared to most other harems out there. |
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| Subject goes here by Draco on July 17th, 2008, 1:34am |
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Over all, I really liked the story. The ending satified me well enough... but I'm not going to lie... I'm left with questions. What was so special about the whale. What was the connection to the ruins. Why were people getting sick when apparently there was nothing wrong to begin with. The plot seemed to do this 180 in the end and everything you had read up till wasn't really applicible.
Regardless of it's faults though... I still really really liked it... Then again, I want to learn how to scuba dive... and personal bias is always the way to go.
I close on this final note:
As much as I liked the main girl.... a part of me was rooting for Moi though... I will admit.
Rating: 8.8 / 10.0 |
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| ... by Mamsmilk on June 28th, 2008, 8:17am |
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Ok, it was not that bad.
The plot had some twists that
weren't very real and the ending was
pretty hastily done. In fact, I have no
idea what happened in the end.
The text was there and the art was there,
but it simply resonated void to me.
Perhaps I read it too fast or it just made
no sense. Also, a bit too much drama
for me... In short, I didn't like the ending, but
it was somewhat okay in general.
Now I feel empty... I am such a pansy. .___.
I should remind myself to not read any harem
stuff since they always make me feel uneasy in
the end. You know that the guy always picks the
wrong girl etc. |
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| Good beginning, but ultimately disappointing :( by tanstaafl on April 29th, 2008, 11:44pm |
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I really enjoyed this series at first: I liked the characters, their developing relationships, the mystery they were trying to uncover, etc.
But somewhere in the middle the story line seemed to turn into a muddle. To me, it felt like the mangaka just kept tossing in more and more subplots, side issues, plot twists, people with hidden secrets in their pasts, and a lot of other odds and end that just overwhelmed the original storyline.
End result was that by the end of the series there were large number of loose ends and unresolved major issues that were just left dangling, and the story wound up feeling unfinished. The last few chapters felt like they were all just thrown together haphazardly, with a lot of miscellaneous new plot twists and secrets from the past made up out of thin air and tossed in at random.
Rating: 3 / 10.0
... Last updated on April 29th, 2008, 11:46pm |
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