Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san (Muromi-san)
So one day I was talking with some great people when I happened to link an image to a super cute mermaid. I then followed it up saying I need more mega cute mermaid pictures when Cajun came out of nowhere and recommended Muromi-san! What a recommendation, what an anime, its absolutely crazy!
Muromi-san is about mermaids who are nothing like youd imagine. Muromi is the star of the show, shes over a million years old, is super cute, hates birds (dont all fish?!!) and loves the land! We also have Takka-kun, the young boy who happens to fish Muromi out of the waters! This begins the anime and all the crazy things that happen! Each episode is around 13 minutes long, they are quite episodic, they make no sense at all, its super cute and its best to not try and make sense of things that are thrown your way!
For the mermaids, we have Muromi, as stated above, then we have Levia-san (Leviathan), shes also ridiculously cute, has an amazing mermaid body and can transform to an actual Leviathan when she chooses; shes also responsible for destroying civilizations and all sorts of things! There is Fuji-san, she has super large oppai and Muromi-san cant stand them at all; Muromi will grope, pull and use creatures of the ocean against Fuji-sans large oppai; yes, its very very very ecchi/lewd. We also have Hii-chan, Muromis imouto, though not really. She likes dolphins and other aquatic animals and is also super cute. Sumida-san is the last mermaid, though honestly, shes not in much of the anime to be remembered unfortunately =(. Aside from cute mermaids we also have a yeti (Trust me, you have no idea) and a Harpy (nothing like what the legends describe as). Yeti is a super small, super cute girl who rescued Harpy when she was caught in a trap and a friend of Muromi. Harpy
. Well shes a harpy in only the cutest and most anime of sense; shes a small harpy who forgets everything she just remembered every time she takes 3 steps
. Yeah its really funny, and because Harpy is a bird, she loves to try and eat Muromi any chance she can.
The cast of characters are great, there are a few others that get some screen time as well, and the combination of Muromi and co. make watching Muromi-san incredibly fun. The entire anime is what I would call ecchi and lewd, though not in ways you would expect, I guess. Its very much a comedy and slice of life though, so if you like that type of genre and you want to watch mermaids do things they probably shouldnt or couldnt do, this is right up your alley!
The art style is incredibly simple, there is no detail in just about anything, aside from Takka-kun and the mermaids + support characters. Maaaaaybe because of a budget, maaaaybe because its a short, no idea why, but its noticeable. Its also not entirely bad either, since Muromi-san somehow avoids the need for extra detailed environments and things of that nature. The colors are really vibrant and eye popping though; it looks really good and is very pleasant. Animation is another area in which I would have to say is
. Poor I guess. There are many repeated frames, either to prolong a scene or to give effect to something happening, it happens a lot more often in the latter half of the anime too; once again, I feel like its a budget thing or Muromi-san just wasnt taken seriously or something
I dont really know, but I doubt there is a good excuse for doing it on purpose; on that note, animation is not its strong suit.
Music
Hmmm, good question. The OP starts off really well, but has these minor/quiet death growls that sort of just ruin it for me; I tend to skip the OP once that section comes on. The ED is fantastic though and totally worth listening through 100%. The rest of the BGM and ambient sounds are forgettable I guess. Honestly, I just got done watching the short and am having a hard time remembering a memorable piece of music or anything. Could be my fault or not, but its not that much of a strong suit.
Overall, Muromi-san has super cute mermaids, its a short which only lasts 6 normal episodes of anime (13 short episodes), has some amazing and ridiculous scenes with Muromi and co., and is totally funny and very very cute. Its also a bit on the ecchi side and thats always fun too. I think its worth a watch, especially since its not very long at all. A solid 8/10.
But Patlabor was obviously my number 1, the best soundtrack for the best anime.
