Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

Hello, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! I worked pretty much all the way through it, but that's good for my wallet. I came back to my page and realized that 215 people have taken time out of their day to read! That made me feel awesome and I hope I can keep posting good reads!

Anyway, my article today focuses on "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch". This anime is not the most popular, but it caught my attention cause of the magical girl aspect. The anime came out in 2003. I don't know the specifics of the manga or any other specific dates for the anime.

The story is about 3 mermaid princesses who come to the surface to get away from the Pantaressa (evil sea monsters). While on the shore they protect the people of the surface and fight to take back their kingdoms. The main character of the series is Luchia, the Pink Pearl Princess.

When Luchia was young, she rescued a human boy her own age from drowning. His name is Kaito. Luchia gives Kaito her pink pearl in hopes that they will meet again. When her kingdom is under attack, she must seek out the pearl on the surface. Luchia disguises herself as a human and integrates herself into an ordinary girl lifestyle at school and works at a hotel with her aunts. The popular surfer boy at school just happens to be Kaito. Luchia loves Kaito, and Kaito is in love with the mermaid he met when he was little. 

When Luchia retrieves her pink pearl, she can transform into a magical girl mermaid princess by calling out "Pink Pearl Voice". Along with the other mermaid princesses, they sing to battle their enemies. Their goal is to awaken the Goddess Aqua Regina with their 7 pearls. Aqua Regina also grants power to their songs. It is a very musical journey!

Here are some of Luchia's comrades:

Hanon- Aqua Pearl Princess (main character)

Rina-Green Pearl Princess (main character)

Karen-Purple Pearl Princess (secondary character)

Noelle-Indigo Pearl Princess (secondary character)

Coco-Yellow Pearl Princess (secondary character)

Sara-Orange Pearl Princess (secondary character)

Seira-Orange Pearl Princess (secondary character) In season 2 "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure", a new heir for the Orange Pearl is born. This is where Seira comes in.

Mermaid Melody had 2 seasons; Pichi Pichi Pitch, and Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure. A lot of people don't like it, but I think it's cute and fun to watch. Anime fans find that there are too many similarities to Sailor Moon. I can see the obvious ones such as transforming and the main character has long blonde pigtails. However, story wise, it is so different from Sailor Moon. It's actually a lot harder to follow, which can be its downfall. I found myself lost more than once. Also, a lot of episodes had the same things happening over and over again. A lot of magical girl anime has that, but this had it more often than it should have. I feel like the story doesn't progress very well. When it did, it was over. 

The thing that kept bringing me back was the songs! The songs are adorable and very catchy! I found myself singing them a lot. The 3 main characters, Luchia, Hanon, and Rina get their own songs showing off the different styles of their voices. The main song is the one from the video above "Legend of Mermaid".

If you are interested in watching this anime, the first season is available for download here :http://bakabt.me/157386-mermaid-melody-pichi-pichi-pitch-a-flux-lunar-wasurenai.html . I have not yet been able to find a download for the 2nd season yet, but episodes are up on YouTube. If you would like to download the soundtrack, you can do so here:http://bakabt.me/143296-mermaid-melody-ost-collection.html .

Fun Facts: 

 The series' rights were purchased for Mermaid Melody but they cancelled production for an English version.

To tie into my last post-The first opening theme for this anime was performed by the late Kanbe Miyuki. Miyuki was the 3rd actress to portray Sailormoon in the live musicals.

I give Mermaid Melody a 7/10. While it had it's definite downfalls, I don't feel that this anime was a waste of time and I got some fun music out of it! It's not a fan favorite, but I think everyone can find something to appreciate about it. Even if it is just Hippo, the funny little penguin!

Ok! Well, my cat is being needy, so I better play with him before he throws a fit!

Until next time!

~Jewely

(the video in this article was posted by xSakuraKissx user on YouTube)