I have always been a fan of this particular series (think of "The Little Mermaid" meets "Sailor Moon", but less cheesy), so I decided to buy the first five volumes (out of seven) to see if it was worth my while. In short, it was!! Luchia is the Mermaid Princess of the North Pacific Ocean (where Japan is located), and needs to gather six other Ocean Mermaid Princesses in order to summon the ultimate force that can stop Gackto, Michel, their evil minions and plans: Aqua Regina-sama (aka "The Goddess of the Sea"). However, until they officially summon her, Luchia and the other Mermaid Princesses fend off their foes with singing voices that usually have something to do with love and friendship. Besides the "magical girl" aspect (without giving away TOO much), "Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch" (or "MMPPP") is a series that is also filled with lots of action, light-hearted humor, romance, occasional drama (all four of which are well-written by Yokote-san) and excellent drawings (all done by Hanamori-san; this was her first/"big break" manga in Japan). Both Yokote-san and Hanamori-san give occasional commentaries throughout that are both informative and entertaining. Nonetheless, I recommend it to all otaku (anime and manga fans) both new and experienced, and even to ones that are not really into shoujo manga (girls's comics)!! It is definitely worth anyone's while (I can't wait to buy the last two volumes of the manga!!)!! FIVE STARS!!!!Read full review
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