Pichi Pichi Pitch: 01 Mermaid Melody

by Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori

Book Overview

WET AND WONDERFUL! Lucia is the new girl at school. She and her sister run a public bath that's all the rage. When Lucia meets a terrific-looking surfer boy, there's just one little problem: Lucia is a mermaidnot just any mermaid, but a princess on an important mission to save the seven seas from an evil force bent on taking control of the marine world. Such a responsibility doesn't leave much time for romance. But Lucia vows to protect her world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345491963
• ISBN13: 9780345491961
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

HOORAY!!!!

Ok, I love this book! The story, charecters, everything! If you are into the manga's that envolve things like magical girls, and fighting, this is the book for you!! I LOVE IT!!! Go HaNoN!

Pichi pichi voice...

This is actually a pretty good translation! Even if you've seen the fan translations, you might as well go get the English version, if only to support the franchise and make someone get the anime license again. One note about the manga- it's really different from the anime. Besides small changes like Shinju-yu and Gackto in the manga becoming Pearl Piari and Gaito in the anime, the show is more child-friendly while the manga is rated T, and some later events (blood during battles, LuciaxKaito and MichalxKaito lead-up scenes, the demise of a certain pair of villains) provide a good reason. None of that happens in the first volume, though, and both versions are pretty good storytelling. If you are of the deluded opinion that magical girls are all Sailor Moon wannabes, if too much pink is bad for your health, or if you just think singing to defeat the enemy is weird (well, it is... and those attack names ["Pretty Sugar Pitch"?] are odd too, but if you think it's weird enough to put you off), you will utterly despise this book. If none of this applies to you, read it. Now. Okay?