TV series

Muromi-san

2013 · 1 season

A breezy, silly escape into absurdity, with a dense mermaid and a lonely boy making each short episode feel like a lighthearted joke.

Overview: Mukoujima Takurou is a lonely teenager who spends his time fishing at the pier and, to his incredible surprise, fishes up Muromi, a mermaid. Muromi first off doesn't realize she's a mermaid until she meets Takurou. Not only that, she is incredibly dense and crazy and has a drinking problem to top it off. Now every time Takurou goes fishing, Muromi appears and makes life interesting for him.
How it feels: Absurd, whimsical, light and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, isolation, identity, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
identity
coming-of-age
Places: sea
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild