My Bride Is a Mermaid

My Bride Is a Mermaid
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring (from left to right) Gozaburo Seto, Nagasumi Michishio and Sun Seto
瀬戸の花嫁
(Seto no Hanayome)
GenreHarem, romantic comedy
Manga
Written byTahiko Kimura
Published bySquare Enix
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 26, 2002November 22, 2010
Volumes16
Anime television series
Directed bySeiji Kishi
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 1, 2007 September 30, 2007
Episodes26
Original video animation
Directed bySeiji Kishi
Written byMakoto Uezu
Studio
  • Gonzo
  • AIC
Released November 28, 2008 January 30, 2009
Runtime30 minutes each
Episodes2

My Bride Is a Mermaid (Japanese: 瀬戸の花嫁, Hepburn: Seto no Hanayome; lit. "The Inland Sea Bride") is a Japanese manga series written by Tahiko Kimura. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Wing from 2002 to 2008 and in Monthly Gangan Joker in 2010. In 2004, a drama CD based on the series was released by Frontier Works. The series tells a story of a young mermaid who saves a young boy named Nagasumi Michisio from drowning. To avoid death, Nagasumi chooses the option to marry her.

A 26-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Gonzo, directed by Seiji Kishi, and written by Makoto Uezu aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. Two original video animation episodes were released in November 2008 and January 2009. Odex, a Singaporean distributor, released it in English in Singapore as Seto No Hana Yome.