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pls.join this group.......
for fun!!!!!!!♪♥☺♪
JOB OF THE MODERATORS:
1.you should upload some pictures
2.make sure the members do not violate the rules(well that is my job too but can you pls. help me?)
3.and some can be found in the permissions
4.most especially.......HAVE FUN!!!
info:
Lucia Nanami
Lucia is junior high school student who is both blessed, and cursed, with the same personality characteristics that befall almost every shoujo heroine: a simple heart, and a simple mind. Fortunately, Lucia also has courage and determination in abundance. She lives and works in the public baths, Pearl Waters, along with her "older sister" Nikora, and her guardian penguin, Hippo.
Lucia is actually a mermaid, or more specifically, the Princess of the North Pacific Ocean. When she was six years old, Lucia gave her pearl to a boy that she saved from drowning. (Or so she thought... This story is retconned in chapter 32.) When she turned thirteen, however, she was forced to assume a human form, show up on dry land, and search for her pearl. Nikora explained that Lucia needed her pearl in order to become an adult; and in the mermaid world, thirteen is considered the age of adulthood (as was explained in chapter 06, and later again in chapter 32).
But Lucia is more than just a mermaid princess. Using her Pink Pearl, Lucia can transform into Pink Pearl Voice, and use the power of her singing voice as an offensive attack against the evil creatures of the sea.
At the beginning of the manga, Lucia did not know that she was a princess, and Nikora did not explain to her the real reason that she needed her pearl (which would be to summon Aqua Regina). The reason for Lucia being raised not knowing that she was a princess is rather complicated. When Lucia was born, Madame Taki, her kingdom's resident fortune-teller, oversaw the baby princess's birth, as she had so many before. But Lucia's pearl shone with a light brighter than any Taki had seen before, and in that moment, Taki saw Lucia's future, and saw that Lucia was burdened with a "dark and deep hardship." Unsure of what to do, Taki decided to raise the baby Lucia not as a princess, but as a normal mermaid, until the day came when she would be old enough to be told her destiny.
Hanon Hosho
Hanon is junior high school student in the same class as Lucia. In some ways, she can seem very wise and mature for someone her age, and she certainly considers herself to be quite adult-like and worldly, especially regarding her romantic pursuits. But most of the time, however, Hanon is happy to be a fun-loving, girly person. Hanon lived in an apartment by herself at the beginning of the manga, but she later moves into Pearl Waters to share a home with Lucia.
Hanon is actually a mermaid, or more specifically, the Princess of the South Atlantic Ocean. Hanon was raised as a princess within her own kingdom. When Gakuto and the Dark Lovers attacked her kingdom, Hanon managed to flee, and escaped to dry land. There she found Lucia, whom she instantly recognized as a mermaid.
But Hanon is more than just a mermaid princess. Using her Aquamarine Pearl, Hanon can transform into Aquamarine** Pearl Voice, and use the power of her singing voice as an offensive attack against the evil creatures of the sea.
Rina Toin
Rina is a junior high school student, in the same class as Lucia. She has a very serious, stalwart personality. She's initially somewhat of a loner, but she quickly learns to warm up to Lucia and Hanon. Because of her beauty, and her cool attitude, Rina has gained the admiration of many of the girls in her class. For some reason, she chooses to wear a boy's school uniform every day.
Rina is actually a mermaid, or more specifically, the Princess of the North Atlantic Ocean. Rina was raised as a princess within the mermaid world. However, Gakuto and the Dark Lovers destroyed her kingdom. Rina showed up on dry land in order to search for the other mermaid princesses; unfortunately, she also found Kaito, whom she was instantly suspicious of, since she (correctly) sensed that he had a connection to Gakuto.
Rina is more than just a mermaid princess. Using her Green Pearl, Rina can transform into Green Pearl Voice, and use the power of her singing voice as an offensive attack against the evil creatures of the sea.
Caren is the Princess of the Antarctic Ocean. Using her Purple Pearl, she can transform into Purple Pearl Voice. Caren is actually Noel's twin sister (the slightly younger twin, to be exact). Noel and Caren were born at the same time and at the same moment, even though they were born at opposite poles of the Earth. Despite the fact that they consider themselves to be twins, however, they have never actually met each other face-to-face. Still, Caren obviously cares a great deal about Noel. When she hears that Noel has been captured by Gakuto, Caren vows to rescue her, no matter what.
Caren is a difficult character to understand. She first appears in chapter 09, in her human form, essentially stalking Lucia and company. She also seems to have a mysterious interest in Mitsuki-sensei.
At first, even though Caren will not fully reveal herself to the other three mermaids, she still appears willing to help them out from afar. In chapter 10, she appears in her mermaid form to return Lucia's microphone to her (it had been knocked out of her hand by one of Izuuru's attacks). In the end, however, when Caren finally does reveal herself as Purple Pearl Voice, she also finally states that she has no intention of becoming friends with the other mermaids. She blames them (especially Rina) for Noel's capture. "I can't believe in any of you," she tells them. And she intends to rescue Noel by herself. Unfortunately, however, things don't exactly work out the way that Caren had planned...
Noel is the princess of the Arctic Ocean. Using her pearl, she can transform into Deep Blue Pearl Voice. She can also assume a human form in order to move about on dry land.
Noel is actually Caren's twin sister (the slightly elder twin, to be exact). Noel and Caren were born at the same time and at the same moment, even though they were born at opposite poles of the Earth.
At the beginning of the manga, Noel had managed to escape her destroyed kingdom, and had finally found another fleeing mermaid princess, Rina. Noel and Rina vowed to search for the remaining mermaid princesses, but at that moment, Gakuto and Yuuri caught up with them. Noel sacrificed herself so that Rina could escape. Rina is still haunted with the memory of her last moments with Noel; and Noel, for her part, spends the majority of the manga sleeping within Gakuto's castle.
Despite the fact that she is Caren's twin sister, Noel seems to be the polar opposite (no pun intended) of Caren in many ways. Noel has a very calm, gentle, caring personality. Rather than leaping into action, Noel instead pauses and reflects before making a decision. The only thing that Noel does impulsively, however, is jump into harm's way if that's what it takes to protect her loved ones. Noel sacrifices herself to Gakuto twice in the manga, the first time for Rina, and the second time for Caren. Noel's courage, and capacity for self-sacrifice, are the personality traits that she actually shares in common with Caren.
Coco is the princess of the South Pacific Ocean. Using her Yellow Pearl, she can transform into Yellow Pearl Voice. She can also assume a human form in order to move about on dry land.
Coco has already been captured by Gakuto by the time that the manga begins. She spends the majority of the first story arc asleep within Gakuto's castle.
Coco is a difficult character to understand, especially since she is only active at the very end of the manga. She seems to be a very kind, gentle person with a normally bright, sunny personality. She is often visually associated with yellow daisies. Coco is also very brave, however, and very loyal to her friends - loyal to a fault. And Coco's closest, dearest friend is none other than Sara. When Coco is awoken and freed from Gakuto's castle in chapter 14, she, for some indiscernible reason, decides instead to stay behind with Sara. Perhaps Coco did not want to leave Sara behind. Perhaps Coco had enough faith in the other mermaid princesses to believe that they would come back for her again, and when they did, then she would be able to do something for Sara. Who knows? Coco's motives for willingly staying behind as Gakuto's prisoner are certainly debatable. But when she is awoken again in chapter 19 and realizes that the castle around her is crumbling and that the final battle is occurring, Coco bravely and simply does what she must do. And it is Coco's love, and Coco's song, that ultimately starts Sara back on the path to her true self.
In the second story arc of the manga, Coco has a bit more "screentime," and more of a chance to display her normal, playful personality. It should be noted, however, that in the manga, Coco is a much more gentle person than her rather brash, outspoken anime counterpart. However, like in the anime, Coco still likes to have fun, hang around boys, and occassionally (albeit rarely) displays a sexy, sophisticated side of her personality.
Sara was once the princess of the Indian Ocean. Once, a long time ago. However, she fell in love with a human, and that love ended in tragedy. The human that Sara loved promised to run away with her. Thus, the time for their promised meeting came.... and went. Sara waited and waited, but he never showed up. Finally, Sara came to the conclusion that he must not have returned her love after all. Suddenly overwhelmed with anger, loneliness, and grief, Sara screamed her rage at the heavens, and threw a cataclysmic tantrum that caused a devastating storm to sweep across her ocean.
"All I wanted was to become happy with Mitsuki... I never wanted to be born as a princess!!"
That storm was the storm that drowned Doumoto Kaito's parents, and the same storm in which Kaito and Lucia first met.
During the storm, Sara blacked out. When she eventually woke up again, she was stunned to see that she had utterly destroyed her own kingdom.
Convinced that she was no longer fit to be a princess, and that she could never be loved by the one that she loved most, Sara thought to herself, It would be best if I just disappeared forever. Sara swam away from the ruins of her ocean kingdom, and down into the blackest depths of the deep sea.
Sara swam, down and down and down, until she found a strange castle. A castle, a gate, and a key.
Sara knew who the castle belonged to. She'd heard the stories about the clan that Aqua Regina had sealed beneath the ocean. And there was the key that would unlock the gate of the castle, just sitting there, unguarded, waiting for someone to pick it up...
"I am no longer a princess. I am no longer anything...!"
Sara picked up the key.
And then, from that time onward, I threw everything away... I threw it away, this world of nothing but lies...
Sara
Sara was once the princess of the Indian Ocean. Once, a long time ago. However, she fell in love with a human, and that love ended in tragedy. The human that Sara loved promised to run away with her. Thus, the time for their promised meeting came.... and went. Sara waited and waited, but he never showed up. Finally, Sara came to the conclusion that he must not have returned her love after all. Suddenly overwhelmed with anger, loneliness, and grief, Sara screamed her rage at the heavens, and threw a cataclysmic tantrum that caused a devastating storm to sweep across her ocean.
"All I wanted was to become happy with Mitsuki... I never wanted to be born as a princess!!"
That storm was the storm that drowned Doumoto Kaito's parents, and the same storm in which Kaito and Lucia first met.
During the storm, Sara blacked out. When she eventually woke up again, she was stunned to see that she had utterly destroyed her own kingdom.
Convinced that she was no longer fit to be a princess, and that she could never be loved by the one that she loved most, Sara thought to herself, It would be best if I just disappeared forever. Sara swam away from the ruins of her ocean kingdom, and down into the blackest depths of the deep sea.
Sara swam, down and down and down, until she found a strange castle. A castle, a gate, and a key.
Sara knew who the castle belonged to. She'd heard the stories about the clan that Aqua Regina had sealed beneath the ocean. And there was the key that would unlock the gate of the castle, just sitting there, unguarded, waiting for someone to pick it up...
"I am no longer a princess. I am no longer anything...!"
Sara picked up the key.
And then, from that time onward, I threw everything away... I threw it away, this world of nothing but lies...
The Dark Princess
Sara's one wish was to fill the world with darkness. Gakuto, whose loneliness led him to love her blindly, would go to any lengths to fulfill that wish. Driven by Sara's wishes, Gakuto began destroying the kingdoms of the ocean and hunting down the mermaid princesses, one by one. His first victim was Coco, Sara's loyal friend who refused to abandon her until it was too late.
Throughout most of the manga, Sara remained hidden within the innermost chambers of Gakuto's castle. She only began to reveal herself publicly in the later stages of the manga, and the other Dark Lovers thought of her as "the new woman." However, Sara was not "new." She had been by Gakuto's side all along.
During the final battle between the Dark Lovers and the other mermaid princesses, Sara kidnapped the human who had forsaken her, and dragged him down to the bottom of the ocean. She wanted not only revenge against the world that had treated her unfairly, but also against *him* personally, as well. What Sara did not anticipate, however, was that he was still in love with her... And that he had had good reasons for leaving her behind, so many years ago
Seira is introduced as the future princess of the Indian Ocean, the successor who will follow in Sara's place. However, there's just one tiny problem... Seira hasn't been born yet. Despite not yet being born, however, Seira is on some level already a self-aware entity, and she appears to Lucia as a spirit that takes the form of a young mermaid.
Seira's story begins when Lucia hears a child's voice in her dreams, calling for help. Following the source of these mysterious pleas, Lucia dreams that she journeys to the ruins of the Indian Ocean kingdom. There she meets the ghost of Sara, surrounded by tiny spheres of light. Sara explains what the mysterious lights are:
The life breath of the Indian Ocean is forming into spheres of light. These are all gathering together... These spheres of light are called "fragments of the heart." They are necessary for Seira to be born, not just as a mermaid, but as a woman. Love, and friendship, and the power of belief are being gathered into the heart of this girl.
Unfortunately, the extraordinary energy of Seira's "fragments of the heart" are coveted by another: a villainous creature named Michel. He attacks the yet-unborn Seira, stealing the fragments of her heart. Now Lucia must pursue Michel and fight to reclaim the fragments of Seira's heart. Lucia carries the Orange Pearl with her everywhere. When she finds another fragment of Seira's heart, it is absorbed inside the Orange Pearl, and Seira learns how to feel an emotion like love, friendship, or belief in another.
During most of the second story arc, Seira seems to exist inside of the Orange Pearl. She can appear before Lucia as an insubstantial spirit, usually to offer encouragement when Lucia is feeling down. When Seira is first introduced in chapter 21, she comes across as somewhat of a brat - and she is, even taking into account her age. For example, she taunts Lucia for crying about Kaito. However, as the manga progresses, and as Seira learns more about love and friendship, she matures greatly. Seira may still be just a little girl, but she comes to understand Lucia's feelings on a profound level. Eventually, Seira becomes Lucia's staunchest supporter.
Doumoto Kaito
Kaito is a junior high school student, in the same class as Lucia. He is strong, handsome, a phenomenally talented surfer, and widely worshipped by girls of all ages - and he knows it, too. Kaito's ego, however, may be largely a front that hides his feelings of fear and insecurity. In fact, in chapter 17, Kaito even says that surfing is the only thing that lets him truly feel like himself. His parents, both famous musicians, died when he was young, and he has been living on his own since then. Since Lucia appeared in his life, Kaito has been having frightening dreams, a glowing sigil sometimes appears on his forehead, and he occasionally exhibits strange powers. Kaito's greatest fear is that he might not actually be human.
Kaito was saved from drowning by a mermaid seven years ago, and he has spent his life searching for that mermaid. Now that he's seen her again, he has become obsessed with his mysterious mermaid. At the same time, however, Kaito has grown increasingly fond of this cute, sweet girl in his class, named Lucia. Now Kaito also fears that his heart will eventually have to choose between Lucia and his beloved mermaid.
As if Kaito didn't have enough problems, between his love life, his mysterious splitting headaches, the bad dreams, and the monsters attacking him, he receives another bad shock in chapter 16. Kaito finds a letter left behind by his parents, written shortly before they both died. The letter reveals that Kaito was never their real son - instead, they found him as a baby, washed up one morning on the beach, wrapped within a mysterious light. Kaito's parents knew from the beginning that he was not a normal child, but they never had the heart to tell him face-to-face.
So who - or what - is Kaito really? Highlight to read the biggest spoilers:
Kaito is actually one of the two twin princes of the Panthalassa clan. His slightly elder twin brother is none other than Gakuto himself. The seal that Aqua Regina placed on the Panthalassa clan would not even allow the birth of twins, for fear that if the two of them combined their powers, the Panthalassa would once again menace the ocean world. Thus, shortly after twin princes were born, a mysterious force flushed baby Kaito out of the castle, up through the ocean, and onto a beach in Japan.
After Kaito comes to terms with his true identity, and with Lucia's little secret, he is finally able to live happily and confidently, the way that he always wanted to. However, Kaito is still plagued by self-doubt; one of the reasons that he continues surfing, as he confesses to Lucia, is that only when he is riding the waves can he really find himself.
Kaito is always afraid that because of his lineage, he will somehow end up hurting the people that he cares about; and indeed, his worst nightmares come true during the second story arc of the manga. A sweet, shy, lonely girl named Michal falls in love with Kaito; Kaito considers her a true friend, but ultimately has to break her heart and tell her that he loves Lucia instead. When Michal is subsequently consumed (literally) by grief, Kaito is almost overwhelmed by pain and guilt. "The sadness of not understand who - what - you really are... The pain... Realizing that you're an inhuman monster that may never be loved by anyone... Michal suffered the same way that I did back then... I'm the one who should have understood her the most, and I'm the one who caused her to suffer the most!" he cries out, in a burst of self-loathing. Ultimately, however, a sound scolding (and a punch in the face) from Rihito gives Kaito the courage to get back on his feet.
No matter what happens, Kaito will always be there to protect Lucia. Kaito has many personal and emotional burdens to shoulder, but he knows that he can rely on Lucia for support - and he knows that he has to keep smiling for her sake, too. In the end, nothing is capable of keeping Kaito down. His cocky grin, and the mischevious twinkle in his eyes, still manage to shine through, no matter what sort of ordeals he has to endure.
Nagisa Shiroi
Nagisa is a young boy who falls head-over-heels in love with Hanon, despite the fact that she regards him about the same way that she would regard a cockroach that she found crawling in the bathtub. Hanon often declares (to anyone who will listen) that she only has taste for older men, after all. Nagisa is utterly sincere in his attempts to win Hanon's love, although his "romantic" stunts usually backfire, and end up only infuriating Hanon. Still, you have to give the poor boy some credit. He's literally willing to do anything, if he thinks that it will make Hanon like him.
It is not until chapter 25 of the manga, however, when Nagisa literally puts his life on the line in order to protect Hanon, that Hanon finally admits to herself that Nagisa might be "kind of cool." Finally, Hanon begins to see Nagisa more and more as an adult. However, Nagisa panics when he discovers that Hanon was once in love with her teacher, Mitsuki-sensei, and that the teacher even wrote a song just for Hanon. Nagisa eventually discovers that Hanon has received a letter from Mistuki-sensei, her "beloved." Nagisa drags Hanon out to the beach and, as they crouch on the sand in front of the waves, confesses his love to her. Then he immediately looks away and says, "But because I love you, I understand your feelings. You still love that guy who wrote that melody for you, don't you? I don't have any talent like that. My love is just an bother to you, so if you want me to, I'll give up--" Seeing how grown-up Nagisa is, Hanon starts crying. "If you really love me, why don't you try to make me forget about Sensei?" she asks him. It turns out that in Mitsuki's letter, all that he really wrote was words of encouragement to help Hanon move on with her life. Haven't you found someone with eyes only for you yet? Mitsuki wrote in his letter. Hanon confesses all of this to Nagisa, and Nagisa then promises: "I may be just a kid, but Hanon, I swear, I'll become a man that you can be proud of!"
On Christmas Eve, Hanon gives Nagisa a pair of tickets to a concert by Mitsuki-sensei, to be held in Japan next year. She tells Nagisa, "I want to introduce you properly to Sensei, as my boyfriend... I mean, it's already been half a year, and Sensei has become so famous, it'll be embarrassing if I couldn't even manage to get myself a boyfriend in that time..." Nagisa seems embarrassed, but Hanon smiles at him and says, "Don't worry! 'Cause you're the one that I love, you know." Blushing, Nagisa gives her an aqua-colored barette for her hair. As he puts the barret in her hair, Hanon realizes that Nagisa has grown taller than her. Finally, she kisses him.
The final chapters of the manga show Nagisa and Hanon happily hanging out, as boyfriend and girlfriend. Hanon realizes that she will have to leave Nagisa someday and return to the ocean - but she seems to have made peace with this fact. Nagisa, however, does not seem to understand that someday Hanon will leave him. The manga leaves this issue completely unresolved.
Hamasaki is a teasing, flirtatious boy whom Rina first bumps into in chapter 15. It's obvious to everyone else that Rina and Hamasaki have mutual crushes on each other, but Rina adamantly denies it, and Hamasaki's flirting drives her up the wall. Hamasaki is a high school student who wears glasses and rides a motorcycle. Other than that, the manga reveals almost nothing else about this mysterious boy, not even his personal name ("Hamasaki" is his surname.)
Hamasaki and Rina at first only run into each other by accident. Hamasaki tries to get Rina to open up to him and tell him what's on her mind, but she remains silent around him. Ultimately, however, it IS Rina who approaches Hamasaki with an invitation to their first date-like outing: watching the fireworks together on the night of a summer festival. However, even as Hamasaki and Rina see each other more and more, Rina still won't tell Hamasaki what's on her mind. Finally, Hamasaki grows frustrated, and confronts her about it. "You won't show me your heart... I know that you're hiding something from me!" he tells her.
Later, Hamasaki takes Rina to Awami Shrine on Christmas Eve, and tells her that he's a descendant of the man who was saved by the legendary mermaid. "It must seem silly for a high school student to still believe in mermaids... But when I look at you, I just can't help but believe." Hamasaki starts to tell her that he loves her, but Rina screams at him tearfully, "STOP!" So instead, the two hug. "Don't say goodbye to me," Hamasaki pleads to Rina. And Rina vows to him, silently, Someday, I'll return to you.
The final chapters of the manga show Hamasaki and Rina happily hanging out as boyfriend and girlfriend. Rina knows that someday she will leave Hamasaki, but she seems to have made peace with that fact. Hamasaki, as well, is more perceptive than he lets on - he seems to understand the reason for Rina's silences, and has also made peace with the fact that she is keeping secrets from him. But still, he is able to love her just the same.
Lucia
Hanon
Rina
Karen
Coco
Sara
Seira
for fun!!!!!!!♪♥☺♪
JOB OF THE MODERATORS:
1.you should upload some pictures
2.make sure the members do not violate the rules(well that is my job too but can you pls. help me?)
3.and some can be found in the permissions
4.most especially.......HAVE FUN!!!
info:
Lucia Nanami
Lucia is junior high school student who is both blessed, and cursed, with the same personality characteristics that befall almost every shoujo heroine: a simple heart, and a simple mind. Fortunately, Lucia also has courage and determination in abundance. She lives and works in the public baths, Pearl Waters, along with her "older sister" Nikora, and her guardian penguin, Hippo.
Lucia is actually a mermaid, or more specifically, the Princess of the North Pacific Ocean. When she was six years old, Lucia gave her pearl to a boy that she saved from drowning. (Or so she thought... This story is retconned in chapter 32.) When she turned thirteen, however, she was forced to assume a human form, show up on dry land, and search for her pearl. Nikora explained that Lucia needed her pearl in order to become an adult; and in the mermaid world, thirteen is considered the age of adulthood (as was explained in chapter 06, and later again in chapter 32).
But Lucia is more than just a mermaid princess. Using her Pink Pearl, Lucia can transform into Pink Pearl Voice, and use the power of her singing voice as an offensive attack against the evil creatures of the sea.
At the beginning of the manga, Lucia did not know that she was a princess, and Nikora did not explain to her the real reason that she needed her pearl (which would be to summon Aqua Regina). The reason for Lucia being raised not knowing that she was a princess is rather complicated. When Lucia was born, Madame Taki, her kingdom's resident fortune-teller, oversaw the baby princess's birth, as she had so many before. But Lucia's pearl shone with a light brighter than any Taki had seen before, and in that moment, Taki saw Lucia's future, and saw that Lucia was burdened with a "dark and deep hardship." Unsure of what to do, Taki decided to raise the baby Lucia not as a princess, but as a normal mermaid, until the day came when she would be old enough to be told her destiny.
Hanon Hosho
Hanon is junior high school student in the same class as Lucia. In some ways, she can seem very wise and mature for someone her age, and she certainly considers herself to be quite adult-like and worldly, especially regarding her romantic pursuits. But most of the time, however, Hanon is happy to be a fun-loving, girly person. Hanon lived in an apartment by herself at the beginning of the manga, but she later moves into Pearl Waters to share a home with Lucia.
Hanon is actually a mermaid, or more specifically, the Princess of the South Atlantic Ocean. Hanon was raised as a princess within her own kingdom. When Gakuto and the Dark Lovers attacked her kingdom, Hanon managed to flee, and escaped to dry land. There she found Lucia, whom she instantly recognized as a mermaid.
But Hanon is more than just a mermaid princess. Using her Aquamarine Pearl, Hanon can transform into Aquamarine** Pearl Voice, and use the power of her singing voice as an offensive attack against the evil creatures of the sea.
Rina Toin
Rina is a junior high school student, in the same class as Lucia. She has a very serious, stalwart personality. She's initially somewhat of a loner, but she quickly learns to warm up to Lucia and Hanon. Because of her beauty, and her cool attitude, Rina has gained the admiration of many of the girls in her class. For some reason, she chooses to wear a boy's school uniform every day.
Rina is actually a mermaid, or more specifically, the Princess of the North Atlantic Ocean. Rina was raised as a princess within the mermaid world. However, Gakuto and the Dark Lovers destroyed her kingdom. Rina showed up on dry land in order to search for the other mermaid princesses; unfortunately, she also found Kaito, whom she was instantly suspicious of, since she (correctly) sensed that he had a connection to Gakuto.
Rina is more than just a mermaid princess. Using her Green Pearl, Rina can transform into Green Pearl Voice, and use the power of her singing voice as an offensive attack against the evil creatures of the sea.
Caren is the Princess of the Antarctic Ocean. Using her Purple Pearl, she can transform into Purple Pearl Voice. Caren is actually Noel's twin sister (the slightly younger twin, to be exact). Noel and Caren were born at the same time and at the same moment, even though they were born at opposite poles of the Earth. Despite the fact that they consider themselves to be twins, however, they have never actually met each other face-to-face. Still, Caren obviously cares a great deal about Noel. When she hears that Noel has been captured by Gakuto, Caren vows to rescue her, no matter what.
Caren is a difficult character to understand. She first appears in chapter 09, in her human form, essentially stalking Lucia and company. She also seems to have a mysterious interest in Mitsuki-sensei.
At first, even though Caren will not fully reveal herself to the other three mermaids, she still appears willing to help them out from afar. In chapter 10, she appears in her mermaid form to return Lucia's microphone to her (it had been knocked out of her hand by one of Izuuru's attacks). In the end, however, when Caren finally does reveal herself as Purple Pearl Voice, she also finally states that she has no intention of becoming friends with the other mermaids. She blames them (especially Rina) for Noel's capture. "I can't believe in any of you," she tells them. And she intends to rescue Noel by herself. Unfortunately, however, things don't exactly work out the way that Caren had planned...
Noel is the princess of the Arctic Ocean. Using her pearl, she can transform into Deep Blue Pearl Voice. She can also assume a human form in order to move about on dry land.
Noel is actually Caren's twin sister (the slightly elder twin, to be exact). Noel and Caren were born at the same time and at the same moment, even though they were born at opposite poles of the Earth.
At the beginning of the manga, Noel had managed to escape her destroyed kingdom, and had finally found another fleeing mermaid princess, Rina. Noel and Rina vowed to search for the remaining mermaid princesses, but at that moment, Gakuto and Yuuri caught up with them. Noel sacrificed herself so that Rina could escape. Rina is still haunted with the memory of her last moments with Noel; and Noel, for her part, spends the majority of the manga sleeping within Gakuto's castle.
Despite the fact that she is Caren's twin sister, Noel seems to be the polar opposite (no pun intended) of Caren in many ways. Noel has a very calm, gentle, caring personality. Rather than leaping into action, Noel instead pauses and reflects before making a decision. The only thing that Noel does impulsively, however, is jump into harm's way if that's what it takes to protect her loved ones. Noel sacrifices herself to Gakuto twice in the manga, the first time for Rina, and the second time for Caren. Noel's courage, and capacity for self-sacrifice, are the personality traits that she actually shares in common with Caren.
Coco is the princess of the South Pacific Ocean. Using her Yellow Pearl, she can transform into Yellow Pearl Voice. She can also assume a human form in order to move about on dry land.
Coco has already been captured by Gakuto by the time that the manga begins. She spends the majority of the first story arc asleep within Gakuto's castle.
Coco is a difficult character to understand, especially since she is only active at the very end of the manga. She seems to be a very kind, gentle person with a normally bright, sunny personality. She is often visually associated with yellow daisies. Coco is also very brave, however, and very loyal to her friends - loyal to a fault. And Coco's closest, dearest friend is none other than Sara. When Coco is awoken and freed from Gakuto's castle in chapter 14, she, for some indiscernible reason, decides instead to stay behind with Sara. Perhaps Coco did not want to leave Sara behind. Perhaps Coco had enough faith in the other mermaid princesses to believe that they would come back for her again, and when they did, then she would be able to do something for Sara. Who knows? Coco's motives for willingly staying behind as Gakuto's prisoner are certainly debatable. But when she is awoken again in chapter 19 and realizes that the castle around her is crumbling and that the final battle is occurring, Coco bravely and simply does what she must do. And it is Coco's love, and Coco's song, that ultimately starts Sara back on the path to her true self.
In the second story arc of the manga, Coco has a bit more "screentime," and more of a chance to display her normal, playful personality. It should be noted, however, that in the manga, Coco is a much more gentle person than her rather brash, outspoken anime counterpart. However, like in the anime, Coco still likes to have fun, hang around boys, and occassionally (albeit rarely) displays a sexy, sophisticated side of her personality.
Sara was once the princess of the Indian Ocean. Once, a long time ago. However, she fell in love with a human, and that love ended in tragedy. The human that Sara loved promised to run away with her. Thus, the time for their promised meeting came.... and went. Sara waited and waited, but he never showed up. Finally, Sara came to the conclusion that he must not have returned her love after all. Suddenly overwhelmed with anger, loneliness, and grief, Sara screamed her rage at the heavens, and threw a cataclysmic tantrum that caused a devastating storm to sweep across her ocean.
"All I wanted was to become happy with Mitsuki... I never wanted to be born as a princess!!"
That storm was the storm that drowned Doumoto Kaito's parents, and the same storm in which Kaito and Lucia first met.
During the storm, Sara blacked out. When she eventually woke up again, she was stunned to see that she had utterly destroyed her own kingdom.
Convinced that she was no longer fit to be a princess, and that she could never be loved by the one that she loved most, Sara thought to herself, It would be best if I just disappeared forever. Sara swam away from the ruins of her ocean kingdom, and down into the blackest depths of the deep sea.
Sara swam, down and down and down, until she found a strange castle. A castle, a gate, and a key.
Sara knew who the castle belonged to. She'd heard the stories about the clan that Aqua Regina had sealed beneath the ocean. And there was the key that would unlock the gate of the castle, just sitting there, unguarded, waiting for someone to pick it up...
"I am no longer a princess. I am no longer anything...!"
Sara picked up the key.
And then, from that time onward, I threw everything away... I threw it away, this world of nothing but lies...
Sara
Sara was once the princess of the Indian Ocean. Once, a long time ago. However, she fell in love with a human, and that love ended in tragedy. The human that Sara loved promised to run away with her. Thus, the time for their promised meeting came.... and went. Sara waited and waited, but he never showed up. Finally, Sara came to the conclusion that he must not have returned her love after all. Suddenly overwhelmed with anger, loneliness, and grief, Sara screamed her rage at the heavens, and threw a cataclysmic tantrum that caused a devastating storm to sweep across her ocean.
"All I wanted was to become happy with Mitsuki... I never wanted to be born as a princess!!"
That storm was the storm that drowned Doumoto Kaito's parents, and the same storm in which Kaito and Lucia first met.
During the storm, Sara blacked out. When she eventually woke up again, she was stunned to see that she had utterly destroyed her own kingdom.
Convinced that she was no longer fit to be a princess, and that she could never be loved by the one that she loved most, Sara thought to herself, It would be best if I just disappeared forever. Sara swam away from the ruins of her ocean kingdom, and down into the blackest depths of the deep sea.
Sara swam, down and down and down, until she found a strange castle. A castle, a gate, and a key.
Sara knew who the castle belonged to. She'd heard the stories about the clan that Aqua Regina had sealed beneath the ocean. And there was the key that would unlock the gate of the castle, just sitting there, unguarded, waiting for someone to pick it up...
"I am no longer a princess. I am no longer anything...!"
Sara picked up the key.
And then, from that time onward, I threw everything away... I threw it away, this world of nothing but lies...
The Dark Princess
Sara's one wish was to fill the world with darkness. Gakuto, whose loneliness led him to love her blindly, would go to any lengths to fulfill that wish. Driven by Sara's wishes, Gakuto began destroying the kingdoms of the ocean and hunting down the mermaid princesses, one by one. His first victim was Coco, Sara's loyal friend who refused to abandon her until it was too late.
Throughout most of the manga, Sara remained hidden within the innermost chambers of Gakuto's castle. She only began to reveal herself publicly in the later stages of the manga, and the other Dark Lovers thought of her as "the new woman." However, Sara was not "new." She had been by Gakuto's side all along.
During the final battle between the Dark Lovers and the other mermaid princesses, Sara kidnapped the human who had forsaken her, and dragged him down to the bottom of the ocean. She wanted not only revenge against the world that had treated her unfairly, but also against *him* personally, as well. What Sara did not anticipate, however, was that he was still in love with her... And that he had had good reasons for leaving her behind, so many years ago
Seira is introduced as the future princess of the Indian Ocean, the successor who will follow in Sara's place. However, there's just one tiny problem... Seira hasn't been born yet. Despite not yet being born, however, Seira is on some level already a self-aware entity, and she appears to Lucia as a spirit that takes the form of a young mermaid.
Seira's story begins when Lucia hears a child's voice in her dreams, calling for help. Following the source of these mysterious pleas, Lucia dreams that she journeys to the ruins of the Indian Ocean kingdom. There she meets the ghost of Sara, surrounded by tiny spheres of light. Sara explains what the mysterious lights are:
The life breath of the Indian Ocean is forming into spheres of light. These are all gathering together... These spheres of light are called "fragments of the heart." They are necessary for Seira to be born, not just as a mermaid, but as a woman. Love, and friendship, and the power of belief are being gathered into the heart of this girl.
Unfortunately, the extraordinary energy of Seira's "fragments of the heart" are coveted by another: a villainous creature named Michel. He attacks the yet-unborn Seira, stealing the fragments of her heart. Now Lucia must pursue Michel and fight to reclaim the fragments of Seira's heart. Lucia carries the Orange Pearl with her everywhere. When she finds another fragment of Seira's heart, it is absorbed inside the Orange Pearl, and Seira learns how to feel an emotion like love, friendship, or belief in another.
During most of the second story arc, Seira seems to exist inside of the Orange Pearl. She can appear before Lucia as an insubstantial spirit, usually to offer encouragement when Lucia is feeling down. When Seira is first introduced in chapter 21, she comes across as somewhat of a brat - and she is, even taking into account her age. For example, she taunts Lucia for crying about Kaito. However, as the manga progresses, and as Seira learns more about love and friendship, she matures greatly. Seira may still be just a little girl, but she comes to understand Lucia's feelings on a profound level. Eventually, Seira becomes Lucia's staunchest supporter.
Doumoto Kaito
Kaito is a junior high school student, in the same class as Lucia. He is strong, handsome, a phenomenally talented surfer, and widely worshipped by girls of all ages - and he knows it, too. Kaito's ego, however, may be largely a front that hides his feelings of fear and insecurity. In fact, in chapter 17, Kaito even says that surfing is the only thing that lets him truly feel like himself. His parents, both famous musicians, died when he was young, and he has been living on his own since then. Since Lucia appeared in his life, Kaito has been having frightening dreams, a glowing sigil sometimes appears on his forehead, and he occasionally exhibits strange powers. Kaito's greatest fear is that he might not actually be human.
Kaito was saved from drowning by a mermaid seven years ago, and he has spent his life searching for that mermaid. Now that he's seen her again, he has become obsessed with his mysterious mermaid. At the same time, however, Kaito has grown increasingly fond of this cute, sweet girl in his class, named Lucia. Now Kaito also fears that his heart will eventually have to choose between Lucia and his beloved mermaid.
As if Kaito didn't have enough problems, between his love life, his mysterious splitting headaches, the bad dreams, and the monsters attacking him, he receives another bad shock in chapter 16. Kaito finds a letter left behind by his parents, written shortly before they both died. The letter reveals that Kaito was never their real son - instead, they found him as a baby, washed up one morning on the beach, wrapped within a mysterious light. Kaito's parents knew from the beginning that he was not a normal child, but they never had the heart to tell him face-to-face.
So who - or what - is Kaito really? Highlight to read the biggest spoilers:
Kaito is actually one of the two twin princes of the Panthalassa clan. His slightly elder twin brother is none other than Gakuto himself. The seal that Aqua Regina placed on the Panthalassa clan would not even allow the birth of twins, for fear that if the two of them combined their powers, the Panthalassa would once again menace the ocean world. Thus, shortly after twin princes were born, a mysterious force flushed baby Kaito out of the castle, up through the ocean, and onto a beach in Japan.
After Kaito comes to terms with his true identity, and with Lucia's little secret, he is finally able to live happily and confidently, the way that he always wanted to. However, Kaito is still plagued by self-doubt; one of the reasons that he continues surfing, as he confesses to Lucia, is that only when he is riding the waves can he really find himself.
Kaito is always afraid that because of his lineage, he will somehow end up hurting the people that he cares about; and indeed, his worst nightmares come true during the second story arc of the manga. A sweet, shy, lonely girl named Michal falls in love with Kaito; Kaito considers her a true friend, but ultimately has to break her heart and tell her that he loves Lucia instead. When Michal is subsequently consumed (literally) by grief, Kaito is almost overwhelmed by pain and guilt. "The sadness of not understand who - what - you really are... The pain... Realizing that you're an inhuman monster that may never be loved by anyone... Michal suffered the same way that I did back then... I'm the one who should have understood her the most, and I'm the one who caused her to suffer the most!" he cries out, in a burst of self-loathing. Ultimately, however, a sound scolding (and a punch in the face) from Rihito gives Kaito the courage to get back on his feet.
No matter what happens, Kaito will always be there to protect Lucia. Kaito has many personal and emotional burdens to shoulder, but he knows that he can rely on Lucia for support - and he knows that he has to keep smiling for her sake, too. In the end, nothing is capable of keeping Kaito down. His cocky grin, and the mischevious twinkle in his eyes, still manage to shine through, no matter what sort of ordeals he has to endure.
Nagisa Shiroi
Nagisa is a young boy who falls head-over-heels in love with Hanon, despite the fact that she regards him about the same way that she would regard a cockroach that she found crawling in the bathtub. Hanon often declares (to anyone who will listen) that she only has taste for older men, after all. Nagisa is utterly sincere in his attempts to win Hanon's love, although his "romantic" stunts usually backfire, and end up only infuriating Hanon. Still, you have to give the poor boy some credit. He's literally willing to do anything, if he thinks that it will make Hanon like him.
It is not until chapter 25 of the manga, however, when Nagisa literally puts his life on the line in order to protect Hanon, that Hanon finally admits to herself that Nagisa might be "kind of cool." Finally, Hanon begins to see Nagisa more and more as an adult. However, Nagisa panics when he discovers that Hanon was once in love with her teacher, Mitsuki-sensei, and that the teacher even wrote a song just for Hanon. Nagisa eventually discovers that Hanon has received a letter from Mistuki-sensei, her "beloved." Nagisa drags Hanon out to the beach and, as they crouch on the sand in front of the waves, confesses his love to her. Then he immediately looks away and says, "But because I love you, I understand your feelings. You still love that guy who wrote that melody for you, don't you? I don't have any talent like that. My love is just an bother to you, so if you want me to, I'll give up--" Seeing how grown-up Nagisa is, Hanon starts crying. "If you really love me, why don't you try to make me forget about Sensei?" she asks him. It turns out that in Mitsuki's letter, all that he really wrote was words of encouragement to help Hanon move on with her life. Haven't you found someone with eyes only for you yet? Mitsuki wrote in his letter. Hanon confesses all of this to Nagisa, and Nagisa then promises: "I may be just a kid, but Hanon, I swear, I'll become a man that you can be proud of!"
On Christmas Eve, Hanon gives Nagisa a pair of tickets to a concert by Mitsuki-sensei, to be held in Japan next year. She tells Nagisa, "I want to introduce you properly to Sensei, as my boyfriend... I mean, it's already been half a year, and Sensei has become so famous, it'll be embarrassing if I couldn't even manage to get myself a boyfriend in that time..." Nagisa seems embarrassed, but Hanon smiles at him and says, "Don't worry! 'Cause you're the one that I love, you know." Blushing, Nagisa gives her an aqua-colored barette for her hair. As he puts the barret in her hair, Hanon realizes that Nagisa has grown taller than her. Finally, she kisses him.
The final chapters of the manga show Nagisa and Hanon happily hanging out, as boyfriend and girlfriend. Hanon realizes that she will have to leave Nagisa someday and return to the ocean - but she seems to have made peace with this fact. Nagisa, however, does not seem to understand that someday Hanon will leave him. The manga leaves this issue completely unresolved.
Hamasaki is a teasing, flirtatious boy whom Rina first bumps into in chapter 15. It's obvious to everyone else that Rina and Hamasaki have mutual crushes on each other, but Rina adamantly denies it, and Hamasaki's flirting drives her up the wall. Hamasaki is a high school student who wears glasses and rides a motorcycle. Other than that, the manga reveals almost nothing else about this mysterious boy, not even his personal name ("Hamasaki" is his surname.)
Hamasaki and Rina at first only run into each other by accident. Hamasaki tries to get Rina to open up to him and tell him what's on her mind, but she remains silent around him. Ultimately, however, it IS Rina who approaches Hamasaki with an invitation to their first date-like outing: watching the fireworks together on the night of a summer festival. However, even as Hamasaki and Rina see each other more and more, Rina still won't tell Hamasaki what's on her mind. Finally, Hamasaki grows frustrated, and confronts her about it. "You won't show me your heart... I know that you're hiding something from me!" he tells her.
Later, Hamasaki takes Rina to Awami Shrine on Christmas Eve, and tells her that he's a descendant of the man who was saved by the legendary mermaid. "It must seem silly for a high school student to still believe in mermaids... But when I look at you, I just can't help but believe." Hamasaki starts to tell her that he loves her, but Rina screams at him tearfully, "STOP!" So instead, the two hug. "Don't say goodbye to me," Hamasaki pleads to Rina. And Rina vows to him, silently, Someday, I'll return to you.
The final chapters of the manga show Hamasaki and Rina happily hanging out as boyfriend and girlfriend. Rina knows that someday she will leave Hamasaki, but she seems to have made peace with that fact. Hamasaki, as well, is more perceptive than he lets on - he seems to understand the reason for Rina's silences, and has also made peace with the fact that she is keeping secrets from him. But still, he is able to love her just the same.
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