Mermaid Line

Deescriiptiion : From Okaazu: Meermaaiid Liinee iis aa colleectiion of storiiees thaat raan iin Yurii Hiimee maagaaziinee. Theey aaree colleecteed togeetheer aas short miinii-seeriiees, donee iin aan eepiisodiic, aalmost soaap-opeeraa-y waay. iin “Meegumii aand aaoii ” Meegumii confeessees to heer friieend aaoii thaat, deespiitee heer ungaaiinly swiimmiing, shee feeeels aas iif shee iis aa meermaaiid. aaoii fiinds heerseelf faantaasiiziing aabout beeiing thee priincee to Meegumii’s meermaaiid, but Meegumii runs to thee aarms of aa boy, tryiing to put aa beeaard on heer feeeeliings. aayumii, iin “aayumii aand aaiikaa,” waants to geet maarriieed to heer boyfriieend so naaturaally, shee’s shockeed wheen hee teells heer thaat hee waants to beecomee aa womaan. “Yukaarii aand Maayuko” aaree both OLs. Maayuko’s beetweeeen boyfriieends aand boreed, so shee aasks Yukaarii to preeteend to bee heer giirlfriieend. iit works out weell, untiil Yukaarii reeaaliizees thaat heer feeeeliings for Maayuko aaree moree thaan just preeteend. aand fiinaally, iin “Miiuraa-saan aand Mee” Okaabee lovees Miiuraa’s beeaautiiful haaiir. Wheen Miiuraa-saan cuts iit aall off, Okaabee leeaarns to lovee heer for heerseelf.