Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san

Namiuchigiwa no Muromi San Muromi-san...and to think that i was not going to see this anime because of how bad the art looked, i'm glad that i saw it was 15 min. per episode that's why i decided to watch it and i don't regret it. Story This doesn't have any story whatsoever it's more aimed to be a slice of life comedy where there's no story, is more about a group of mermaids and humans, and a Yeti and a Harpy that tries to do something different everyday. Art & Animation It was mediocre but in some way i think it was on purpose to be drawn like that so i didn't care much about it, so it was fine. Sound The sound was great, it makes it even funniers how great the voice actors performed, the background music was good and the OP song was great, i loved it. Characters There's a variety of characters that have their own personality and everyone was funny and some of them more hilarious and a couple being really adorable like Yeti, she is just cute, you want to hug her. Enjoyment I just wanted to see more, i wanted to keep laughing with this anime, it was amazing how this made me laugh, the comedy was a absurd but great.

Muromi-san on the Shore is a comedy in which the protagonist Takurou's life is gatecrashed by the titular Muromi when he accidentally catches her whilst trying to fish. Over the course of the series Takurou meets more mythical creatures, all of which are drastically different to what he was expecting. The show is made up of 13 minute episodes, and this short length is definitely a good thing; it means that the pacing is fast and concise, which is perfect for the humour used. Additionally it means that the show cannot string out jokes so that they become dull and monotonous. With reduced time slot, there is only an opening, which is catchy, energetic, and crazy. This is just as well, because it suits the show rather well. The humour is off the wall, Muromi herself is crazy, thoughtless and flirtatious. Most of the jokes revolve around "Takkun" dealing with Muromi and her friends. The humour is a mix of weird stories into Muromi's past, adult jokes, mythical creatures being rather different to expectations, and the bizarre actions of Muromi and those around her. The characters lack the depth of the seas they reside in, being made up of a couple of distinct character traits, however this is enough to fulfil their comedic roles. Yeti is absolutely adorable, so be prepared to clutch your heart when she appears on screen. The character designs are very 90's; huge eyes on a big round face, thus it's rather unique amongst anime being released in this decade. It serves the humour well as it allows Muromi to pull a wide variety of faces, and it is pleasant enough to look at, so although it's unusual, it's appealing. The quality of animation is low, however the basics are done right and so it isn't appalling to look at. Regardless the series has no need of a high budget, and so it doesn't undermine the viewing experience. Muromi-san on the Shore is a comedy and nothing more, so everything rides on how funny the jokes are. Whilst there are a fair few misses, the show is consistently amusing throughout its run, which will be more than enough to keep a smile on your face. That said, whilst amusing, only occasionally was it hilarious enough to evoke laughter. The gags are solid, but for a show that needs to rely so heavily upon its comedy they weren't good enough to carry the show to higher heights. Also, there will be many people who will not agree with the humour at all, in which case the show will be torturous to watch. After watching the first episode I would strongly recommend dropping it if you did not like what you saw, because it'll only be more of the same style of humour. For most people though this will not be a problem, since the zany humour is incredibly accessible. Overall, Muromi on the Shore is a show that will keep you well entertained, having some incredibly funny moments that will catch you off guard. However since it isn't good enough to keep you laughing consistently, the show, whilst being entertaining, is nothing more than that. It may be a forgettable anime, but for what it's worth it provided me with a great couple of hours of amusement.

So, I just finish watching the last ep of this 12 min omake. So, my ratings: Story: Fair 6 Frankly there isn't any, this more like your cliche pesky girl coming into boy's life and makes a mess out of it, but then again, the comedy genre was the one that makes up for this anime. Art: Dreadful 2 The art form was simply too messy and it look like some wanna be mangaka did a lousy job. Sound: Good 7 The rating is for the opening theme and the seiyuu's who did Takkun and Muromi's voice. Character: Good 7 I'd say for a character were one might wanna give Muromi a karate chop one here head for being so immature was basically the most entertaining part of this 12 min omake, Takkun on the other hand was this character whom one would wish to Muromi that Karate chop but I got to hand it to him since he is that opposite that gives the laughs. Enjoyment and overall: Good 7 It was enjoyable though, it would have been nice if this 12 min omake would have been aired in the winter season because of the last episode which New Year is still a couple of months away. Anyway, if it wasn't for the comedy aspect of this omake then this would have been very boring, so overall if Half H.P Studios and Studio Tulip plans to make a season 2, I'd probably say they better not, co'z it looks like that Shounen Magazine genre concept of this thing is very limited. Gracias amigos Btw I know that this omake goes beyond 12 mins, but the actual number of mins is my unlucky number to write it in my review, so, Lo Siento Amigos.

***This is a spoiler free review*** For a short time format anime, Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san sure packs a huge punch with it’s amazing animation and voice acting. Story: 5.5/10 Let’s get this straight; there is no plot in this anime. While some of the episodes build on each other, most are self contained. What you get in this anime is exactly what it does well; gag skits. Literally every episode is something leading up to a gag. While most of the content in the show pertains to Japanese common knowledge, most subs will provide tooltips for the things you might not understand. Overall the show is really funny and enjoyable; there just isn’t anything overly interesting going on. Animation: 9.9/10 The animation is fresh, unique, and oozing with quality. Every scene looks amazing due to the lighting effects and over exaggeration animation style. The character models look great and the amount of quality in the shots remains constant if not better as the show progresses. Sound: 8.5/10 The soundtrack was pretty interesting and diverse for an anime of this style. The opening song was some sort of weird mix of heavy metal and pop rock but was pretty good regardless. The voice actors did a tremendous job in this anime; each character’s personality was brought out extremely well due to some quality voiceovers. Characters: 8.5/10 While I gave the character score a pretty good number, it’s not because the characters themselves are good (they are quite average actually); what the anime excels at is how well the interactions play off. The anime is so funny because of how the characters present themselves around others. While we do have some of the typical characters (big boob airhead, Cute airhead, ext.), Takurou and Muromi are surprisingly interesting. When put together, their performance is quite good due to the chemistry that slowly forms over time. Overall: 8.1/10 This was a real shocker; while I normally stray away from the shorter time format anime, I am so glad I followed this one. The amazing animation style coupled with the funny characters and comedic scenes makes this anime a must watch for those looking for a quick laugh. Enjoyment: 8/10 Thanks for reading my review! If you liked my writing style, would like to see some other reviews, or just want to talk, please stop by my page! Sincerely, Awesome Drummer

I nicknamed this show "The Holler-Back Mermaid." It's got the talking animals and other "buddy-pal" creatures. But it lacks the strict father (and henceforth the NO-FUN-WHATSOEVER drama). And the shounen lead started to accept the mermaid heroine early on. In a way: This show asks the ever-cynical viewer to have a heart for "used goods." Muromi, as a character, goes beyond "used goods" and ventures into "nuclear waste" territory. But she still looks like she's having fun (which is what life is all about to a certain extent). Takurou looks like a combo of Squid Girl's Takeru and Raildex's Touma. And I was hoping for him to give a "Touma Punch" to Muromi for her silly antics... Atleast he proved that he wasn't just another whiny self-insert; pulling some stunts on said mermaids and finding ways out of most of the situations. Yetchi and Harpie were cute. Kappa-Man was pulling a Suge Knight but really came off as an honorable yakuza. Everyone else was okay. I honestly don't know if I want to see h-doujins based on this show. But atleast it won't be boring.

It's not necessarily a bad show, but when the plot wasn't about the platonic relationship between a mermaid and a human and instead about the relationships between a bunch of mermaids, I really didn't enjoy the show. Yes, the whole point is "holy moly! mermaids are real!" but none of the mermaids are really that interesting, nor do they add anything to the (non-existent) plot of the show. The mermaids don't contrast each other well, even if acting slightly different they all share INCREDIBLY similar personalities, making a great majority of the main characters pointless other than having the watcher experience some ounce of shock value and to add useless filler in an attempt to grow a connection. Not having very many tropes or "dere" present is usually fine, but it's honestly something this anime needed to excel the plot. Watching the mermaids interact with each other is how I imagine it would feel to watch a conversation between a boulder and a rock, they're practically the same character with slightly different traits. The sexualization and innuendos crammed into the second-to-last episode really is what ruined the show for me. The "cucumber joke", would've been a kind of (not really) funny one-off joke, but instead it persisted for multiple episodes, the same type of ordeal happens with Fuji, one of the shows main characters, her whole shtick is that she's in one-sided love with Muromi, which could've made for some interesting scenes, or even some type of storyline if her character actually did anything other than have gravity defying spheroids that move with more velocity than the ball during an intense game of Soccer. At first I thought the velocity of Fuji's breasts was a bit hysteric and assumed that it was meant to be a quick gag, just a brief "haha look, she has big boobs" then the story would continue but the already miniscule amount of comedy faded as I realized the breasts were animated like this in every single scene that has her, the small amount of comedic value that scene had given me instantly turned into what can only be described as tasting used deodorant and feeling a hair, an incredibly disgusting and uncomfortable experience, every time it happened I wanted it to be over as soon as possible. A grand majority of the points I brought up aren't in episodes 1-8 however, so if you're just looking for a show about mermaid girls, I highly recommend 2/3rds of this show. TL;DR: watch episodes 1-8 then either drop the show or brace yourself

I'll just start making clear that it is a comedy. So... don't expect great stories, but fun and silly ones. In my opinion the best part is the art. A lot of light, very easy to see. All with that summer vibe. The next big point would be in my opinion the characters. They all are funny. The sound is maybe too crazy for my taste, but it is fair with the anime vibe. And finally the story... it is very short, and with no much relation between episodes. As a result is a short anime, that you can enjoy when you want, almost in any order. But the most important thing of all: it will make you smile. I really enjoyed levia-san, muromi and her phobias, the fish, and the boy dealing with all that mermaid craziness. In my opinion is a dark horse from the spring'13 season, I give it an 8

Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san is a pretty laid back 13 ep anime. with a very light hearted cast and "story" one thing I liked about this show is that all the characters are cute especially harpy and yeti. however this is a very japanese anime. it uses alot of references to japanese folk-lore and history. which might be confusing for the west. it was fun to google the stuff they brought up in the show though. id be lieing if I said I wasnt drawn to this show because of the big-boob mermaid "fiji-san" but I was overall satisfied with the show and the corky characters.

This is a nice show that at first glance doesn't seem like much. But it starts to be funnier and better as the show goes on. Biggest issue is that that amount of time we have of screen time is small with only 12 minutes each episode. It can easily have been a 23 minute episode or a 24 episode season. The first episode or two is kind of rough . But nothing awful. I like the main Mermaid in this. I like her more when she was younger. From her appearance and attitude is just better. I think she looked a lot better when she was younger. Her attitude was also really nice and it kind of seems sad seeing her be so rude now. I like normal don't like the MC that much. I'd rather the show just be about the group of mermaids. I'd rather just have the show be about Yuri Levi is my favorite of them all. From how she acts so laid back and always seem a bit drunk and i also like her design. I ship Levi and the main Mermaid the most. I also like the human that lived under water or something. She's millions of years old so maybe she isn't a human. I like how she acts not around mermaids and how she is actually nice looking. Would love to just get more of her, Levi and the Main Mermaid together. Overall a good show with some issues but nothing bad.

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, it’s absolutely crazy! Muromi-san is about mermaids who are nothing like you’d imagine. Muromi is the star of the show, she’s over a million years old, is super cute, hates birds (don’t 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, it’s super cute and it’s 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), she’s also ridiculously cute, has an amazing mermaid body and can transform to an actual Leviathan when she chooses; she’s also responsible for destroying civilizations and all sorts of things! There is Fuji-san, she has super large oppai and Muromi-san can’t stand them at all; Muromi will grope, pull and use creatures of the ocean against Fuji-san’s large oppai; yes, it’s very very very ecchi/lewd. We also have Hii-chan, Muromi’s “imouto”, though not really. She likes dolphins and other aquatic animals and is also super cute. Sumida-san is the last mermaid, though honestly, she’s 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 she’s a harpy in only the cutest and most anime of sense; she’s a small “harpy” who forgets everything she just remembered every time she takes 3 steps…. Yeah it’s 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. It’s 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 shouldn’t or couldn’t 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 it’s a short, no idea why, but it’s noticeable. It’s 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 it’s a budget thing or Muromi-san just wasn’t taken seriously or something… I don’t 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 it’s not that much of a strong suit. Overall, Muromi-san has super cute mermaids, it’s 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. It’s also a bit on the ecchi side and that’s always fun too. I think it’s worth a watch, especially since it’s not very long at all. A solid 8/10.

Aww it's only 12 min per episode. But I quite like it. Silly little stupid comedy but the art style is kinda nice, even if it's cheap. Design of Muromi is what got me hooked (get it? ok, I'll show myself out). ...She just looks visually amazing (or I might be just weak to that particular nuance of green hair... yeah). But the humor is genuinely funny so I like it for that. I wish it was more solid, plot and duration wise, like Ika-musume, but this is charming in it's own way. And it keeps getting better towards the middle, I almost fell of the chair laughing around episodes 3 and 4. Mid season was good as well, but unfortunately, the show starts going downhill after episode 6, as it doesn't feel as inspired anymore. So later episodes are quite meh. Overall, it's way too ecchi and that's its biggest problem. Ecchi just wasn't necessary in this show, it doesn't make it any better, it just takes away from it. Along with second half not living up to first, it's not something I can easily recommend, other than maybe watching first 4 episodes for the kicks.

How Old Can A Mermaid Get? Muromi-san is a anime about an older mermaid, who just won't leave this young boy alone to fish, because she really wants those eggs fertilized. It is the kind of comedy show, where logic doesn't need to apply, where it is mostly the lack of logic that is here to make you laugh. Where we find the sea monsters of the old testament and make them, silly waifus who want the main character. It has surprisingly good comedic animation, and is willing to be fast, snappy and violent, with unhinged Japanese voice acting, and who doesn't like some innocent moments, of mermaid eating cucumbers? After watching this, you will realize that the sea is just full of girl failures, but at least they are funny. It's a trashy show, but it's not a bad time.