Mermaid Boys

Description

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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...

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Denizkızı Oğlanları

Maameido Booizu

Mamebo

Mermaid Boy

MERMAID BOYS人鱼男孩

Парни-русалки

マーメイドボーイズ

マーメイド・ボーイズ

머메이드 보이즈

Groups Scanlating

Phoenix Serenade Scans

Shoujo Sense

Latest Release(s)

v.2 c.5 by Phoenix Serenade Scans 7 years ago

v.1 c.4 by Shoujo Sense & Phoenix Serenade Scans 8 years ago

v.1 c.3 by Shoujo Sense & Phoenix Serenade Scans 8 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

3 Volumes (Hiatus/Discontinued?)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 7.8 / 10.0 (30 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.03 / 10.0

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Last Updated

February 26th, 2024 11:54am PST - 2 years ago

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Genre

Comedy Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Aria (Kodansha)

Palcy (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Yen Press (3 Vols - Ongoing?)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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3 Month Pos #3248 (No change)

6 Month Pos #5651 (No change)

Year Pos #6616

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Fun, light read

by azariie
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

The author might have used Andersen's fable as a jumping point, but all similarities with the fish out of water classic end even before our handsome, arrogant and narcissistic prince parts ways with his tail. Right off the bat, Naru flat out refuses to just give up his voice and this devilishly wicked take on the Sea Witch is forced to negotiate their deal to accommodate for Naru's demands, finally settling for taking away "some" of his beauty. This grants Naru not only a human body but a whole year for getting intimate with the object of his affection. On the downside, if he fails to form a bond with the human or his secret it's revealed, he will turn to foam.

The fun starts after Naru gets his wish and immediately discovers that there's a lot more to this human girl that the giggling scholar he fell for from afar. Such is the nature of love at first sight or, more accurately, a "crush". Now he's stuck in an impossible situation where his life literally depends on convincing a reluctant Nami of loving when he himself does not even like her... most of the time. But he still finds all this human stuff fascinating and gets all giddy at things like a hot bath and food (as long as it's not seafood...); watching him react to the most mundane stuff like an overstimulated five years old is super fun and something I have always wished The Little Mermaid spent a little more time on.

Rounding the main cast, you have Nami's friend (in place of the human princess from the tale) -
who takes credit for saving her to Naru's chagrin and is obviously in love with her - and Nami's perpetually cheerful live in helper at the inn her father left her, both interesting enough, with ample room for development.

The art is nice enough, but it's obvious the author enjoys much more drawing males: all the girls look frustratingly similar and there's nothing distinctive enough about Nami to differentiate her from her peers.

That said, I can hardly wait for the next chapter!

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Damn...

by iamananimeniac
8 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

I thought this would be role reversal (Manly girl, girly boy) I was wrong.... It's basically a modern The Little Mermaid with a girly female lead and boyish male lead.... The art is pretty cool, but Naru doing all that perverted stuff to the female lead and it being treated lightly is NOT ok. Yes, he may not know much about the human world, but ripping the girl's shirt off and flipping her skirt without getting reprimanded about it in a serious way is NOT OK. All he gets is a lighthearted punch. that is it.
The comedy part? Not really. None of it was funny...

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A Fun Read

by ChildofSecrets
9 years ago

Rating: N/A

From what I've read so far, it's a pretty clear gender flipped version of The Little Mermaid. While this sounds very cliche, it comes off refreshing and the main character very likable in a youthful way. The conflict in the story keeps reader interest with anticipation rather than predictability.

I can tell it's going to be lighthearted and comedic. The art is also beautifully clean.

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