Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, Vol. 5

ぴちぴちピッチ [Pichi Pichi Pitch] #5

by Pink Hanamori, Michiko Yokote

A NEW MERMAID, A NEW VILLAIN, A NEW ADVENTURE!

Lucia Nanami and her fellow mermaid princesses have saved the seven seas from Gackto, the madman who tried to rule the oceans with an iron fist. During the battle, Lucia discovered that Kaito, her true love, is actually a prince–and he now knows that Lucia is the mermaid who saved him years ago. But Kaito has vanished during a surfing competition, and Lucia’s dreams are haunted by an ominous angel-like menace. Is there a connection between this new villain and the surprise birth of an Orange mermaid? Lucia must unravel the mysteries. The survival of the human race may depend on her success!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Fantasy, Mermaids, Graphic Novels, Comics, Shojo

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[leti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este tomo venía con ración doble de misoginia. Han introducido ya a las nuevas villanas y Mikel, me ha dejado con el culo torcido que Mikaru le haga chantaje a a Kaito con su1c1darse si no se queda con ella y proponerle f*.....

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gusta mucho leerlos porque pichi pichi Pitch fue mi infancia, pero es que hay muchísimas escenas que se me hacen de lo más cringe. 😖😖

[ilaria · Rating 3 out of 5]

this series could have easily ended at volume 4, we really didn’t need a new set of villains and the mikaru/mikeru plotline used to piss me off at 10 it still pisses me off at 23 🔪

[Marta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quieres oírla otra vez?

[Scott Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beaucoup de bataille MAIS LES PITCHS SONT TOUTES REUNIIIES 🧜🏻‍♀️

[Bibliothecat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review for complete series

Mermaid Melody is probably one of the more internationally successful magical girl manga series out there and I apologise to all its fans: I think it's a dreadful manga. That being said, I'd like to stress that this is strictly referring to the manga rather than its anime adaptation. While I have not seen the anime, I can well imagine that it has smoothed out some of the bigger issues I have with this series and it's certainly not the premise that is bad. But before I get into details, I have to ask: who on earth thought Wet and Wonderful is a good marketing slogan for this?

Magical girl series are a little unrealistic and formulaic by nature - one needs to let go of some disbelief. But there are nonetheless many great series out there that own this genre; classics such as Sailor Moon and more recent ones that give it a bit of a modern spin like Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Between the classics and the new, there seems to be this niche of series that didn't manage to add anything new and thus didn't age well. Mermaid Melody helps itself to everything known in the magical genre and somehow manages to amplify everything in the worst way possible.

As a premise, we have mermaids that can quite conveniently take on the shape of humans. Their kingdoms are being attacked and they have to band together to eventually defeat whoever is causing all the havoc. We start off with Lucia, naturally, she is the pink mermaid. It is beyond me why she lives in Japan in human disguise, attends school and runs a bathing house. Let's call it plot convenience. Other mermaids pop up one by one to join the ranks and they're all spending a jolly good time as humans. Even when they are underwater, they seem to spend more time in human form than their true mermaid one.

Villains pop turn up in every other chapter, one more ridiculous than the other. Their ultra-evil plan is silly at best and easily thwarted: the mermaids win by singing songs. These action sequences, if they can be called such, consist of a page or two where the mermaids say a cheesy line about love conquers all and we're to assume their magical singing has saved the day. To stay true to the magical girl pattern: Lucia falls crazy in love with the first guy she sees and must keep her true identity a secret. But fear not, the young man has plenty of secrets of his own, the villains are actually sympathetic and love and friendship save the day.

None of this is new, and none of this is in and of itself bad. The problem lies within the execution and that already starts off with absolutely horrible pacing. It takes as little as 15 pages for the story to cover the prequel, the basic premise, the introduction of the main characters, the meeting of the love interest, their first argument and events just trip over each other left and right. The scenes jump around like crazy which makes every single interaction and reaction of the characters wholly unbelievable. It was hard to feel anything for this story that was just moving around at a crazy speed resulting in undying emotions that I fail to grasp. This isn't even what I would call insta love, there is zero build-up in any of the romances or friendships, everything just happens. Characters are conveniently always at the right place and time.

One of my biggest issue with this series is the stark over-sexualisation. Magical girls are typically very young - Lucia is only thirteen years old but looks a good deal older physically. It's not unusual that they are made to look more mature, I also never thought that Sailor Moon looked like fourteen, but it's the treatment of it here that I find rather appalling. There are countless sexual allusions and so many panels where for whatever ridiculous reason Lucia's clothes come undone and she's naked in front of a crowd. Her love interest is constantly making remarks and giving hints. The mermaids themselves keep talking about being or looking sexy. I just kept shaking my head thinking these girls are hardly even teenagers! The worst part was the soda drink, though. I can't decide whether it was idiotic or lazy writing - maybe both? Lucia visits her love interest while he is sick. She helps herself to a can of soda and forgets that mermaids become drunk from soda. I don't even know where to start: is Lucia that stupid that she'd forget it? It's like saying a thirteen-year-old would forget beer is alcohol. But the concept itself is what really gets me: it's so absurd, I think I prefer vampires that sparkle in the sun. And of course, this was only a means to an end to get Lucia to jump into bed with the guy and press herself against him - breasts-and-all. This scene was not sexy, it was absurd and given their age rather disturbing.

I also took a lot of issues with the art. Don't get me wrong, the art is actually pretty cute. If you like shoujo style with big googly eyes, this might be for you. I love shoujo style so I'm certainly not put off by the style overall, strictly speaking, this is just my cup of tea. But I'd have to say that the artist was extremely lazy. There are plenty of panels and artworks that show that she can draw very nicely. But more often than not, the proportions are bizarre and completely out of place. I spent a good deal of time wincing at the weird angles of limbs or distorted faces feeling disappointed because I knew full well that the artist could have done a lot better.

I know I had a lot more on my mind as I was reading this - I already didn't like it much a decade ago but this reread only seems to have made it worse. It is cliché upon cliché, awful pacing, characters without any depth, inappropriate sexual content given the age group and lots of content that had me speechless with its stupidity. I apologise again to those who love this series but I do not share your sentiment. It may seem surprising that I am still giving this a two-star rating. I'm probably being generous here but I do see this working rather well as an anime version and I do like the mermaid premise and there are some pretty cute designs. But goodness me, the plot needs a rewrite and either the characters need to be given some extra years on top or please save the sexual contents for an office romance or something.

[Bianca]

I must admit, the only thing I really liked about this book was the personality quiz at the back.

Since the last book ended the first arc I foolishly had more hope in this one, but it's just as if not more ridiculous than the others. In all honesty, I probably would have stopped reading after the second or third book, but I have something against not finishing series I've started. I don't know why, but I'm still going to pray volume 6 gets exciting.

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is really starting to test my mermaid infatuation. I couldn't really get behind the turn the story took (amnesia, ugh) and it really did feel tacked on to extend the lifespan of the series. The romance was getting a little too racy for my tastes, too, especially since I can't really tell how old Lucia is supposed to be. She looks 16-17, but acts much younger. But... mermaids. And there's only two volumes left, so I'll soldier on.

[Jud · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me ha encantado este tomo por todas las novedades que nos trae: enemigos nuevos, amistades y romances nuevos... Creo que la manera de presentarlo ha sido muy buena. Eso sí, sigo pensando lo mismo que cuando vi el anime hace más de 10 años: ¡MALDITA MIKARU! Qué chica más pesada.

P.D. Visto con perspectiva, ¿Lady Bat y Lanhua son un tremendo crush, no?

[Elisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Da igual el tiempo que pase no puedo con Mikaru, me hace bastante mal 🙃

[Yoyomaus Die Büchereule · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luchia und Kaito haben endlich zusammen gefunden. Doch als sich Kaito für einen neuen Surfwettbewerb nach Hawaii begibt, verschwindet er spurlos. Bereits am Flughafen trifft Luchia auf Rihito, einen Dirigenten, der mit seiner Schwester, die sehr krank ist, in den Ort gezogen ist. Bei einem Strandspaziergang findet jene Schwester Kaito reglos am Ufer. Luchia ist außer sich vor Freude, als sie ihren geliebten Kaito wohl behalten wieder in der schule sieht. Doch die Freude währt nicht lang, denn er kann sich nicht mehr an sie erinnern. Und auch ein neuer Feind taucht auf und macht den Mädchen das Leben schwer. Damit die siebte Meerjungfrau in Form der kleinen Seira wieder geboren werden kann, müssen die Freundinnen die Herzenssplitter der kleinen Meerjungfrau sammeln.

Diese Fortsetzung des Mangas von pink Hanamori ist wirklich wieder sehr gut gelungen. Zwischen spannenden, aber auch lustigen Szenen, findet man wieder sehr viel für's Herz. Pink Hanamori versteht es, Mangas für junge Mädchen zu zeichnen, die einfach nur zuckersüß sind. Jeder Fan von Magical Girl-Reihen wird an diesem Manga seine Freude haben.


Taschenbuch: 224 Seiten
Verlag: Heyne Verlag (2. September 2005)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3453595203
ISBN-13: 978-3453595200
Originaltitel: Mermaid Melody - Pichi Pichi Pitch
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,8 x 2 x 18,2 cm

[Noelia Querino Paniagua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Al igual que los tomos anteriores, ¡me ha encantado! 😍
Este volumen ya pertenece a la segunda temporada del anime. Lo cierto es que siempre me gustó más la primera, pero ahora que he leído el manga... ¡sin duda me quedo con la segunda!
Es mucho más dramático y, sin dudarlo, triste que el resto, sin perder la alegría y el amor que les caracteriza. También, en estos capítulos pueden verse escenas más subidas de tono y con dobles intenciones, lo cual hace que deje de pertenecer a un público infantil, tal y como parece el anime.
Aparecen nuevos villanos, los cuales siempre he adorado por el anime, pero ahora que veo los motivos y evolución de algunos, me gustan aún más 🤩
Sin embargo, a Michal –en el anime, Mikaru– sigo sin soportarla. Nunca me dió pena, y después de leer esto tampoco. ¡Incluso parece más consentida!
A veces me desconcierta un poco los cambios en los nombres entre el manga y el anime, pero tampoco creo que sea muy importante.
Ni que decir tiene que ver las explicaciones de algunas cosas que no aparecen en el anime me fascina. Y las transformaciones ✨💕 son maravillosas, deberían haber incluido esas imágenes en el anime.

[Leyendocongatos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mucho mejor que el anterior 🙌🏻

🧜‍♀️ La trama en este nuevo arco está mejor desarrollada, ya no siento que tenga tantos vacíos como en tomos anteriores. También agradezco que vaya más rápida la historia en los mangas porque me daba mucha pereza volver a revivir el inicio de este arco (en el anime dura demasiado y tiene exceso de drama para mí).

🧜‍♀️ Sigo amando a Rina 💚

🧜‍♀️ Como punto negativo (que aunque entienda la época en la que está escrito este manga no puedo dejar pasar) es lo increíblemente sexualizados que están los personajes y lo machista que es todo… no paraba de poner los ojos en blanco en este historia por eso. Por ejemplo, uno de los comentarios que le dicen a Luchia es que si no va a limpiar la casa de Kaito no sirve de novia 🙄
Sin duda, no me gustó nada esta parte del manga.

🧜‍♀️ La historia es más spicy en el manga que en el anime, pero tienen solo 14 años 🫢

A pesar de lo dicho anteriormente, este tomo mejora mucho en comparación con los anteriores, son las pichi y las amo 💕

Lo recomiendo 🥰

[Maria Canet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bua m'encanta i damunt li he pillat ja el ritme de llegir manga.
Pensava que no anava a pillar el fil de la història ja que en el 4 em vaig pedre un poc, però no m'ha costat gens, damunt sent ja la trama de la Mikaru, boníssima (la trama, ella no que em cau fatal). I com sempre molt porno (literal que al principi ix com ho fan Luchia y Kaito, no explicitament, però casi casi).
M'ha deixat enganxaíssima.
Això si, telita en els comentaris misogins sobre tot de Nagisa🙄. Per açò no li pose les 5 estrelles.

[María Carroza · Rating 4 out of 5]

No aguanto a Mikaru. No la soportaba en la serie y tampoco la soporto en los mangas. Puede ser el personaje que más odio de todos, es que puede conmigo, me dan ganas hasta de darle un puñetazo. Por lo demás, el tomo 5 me ha encantado, la historia de Luchia y Kaito siempre será de mis favoritas. Le doy 4 estrellas por el personaje de Mikaru, sino sin duda serían 5.

[Ade Fraser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entramos en lo que el anime llano Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure o segunda temporada. Al fin aparecen los nuevos villanos. A Mikel nunca he podido odiarle pero con Mikaru...ni verla. Lanhua siempre ha sido mi villana favorita en esta etapa, tiene un diseño increíble.



Me encantan que salgan todas las sirenas, ojalá más momentos así!



Luchia y Kaito ❤️ que pavos son pero como les quiero jajajaja

[Kroluna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Al principio la historia me tenía enganchada porque esa parte del anime estaba muy intensa pero es que luego es tan random, cringe y eeeeee con detalles machistas super normalizados que bueno, cosas que en el anime no salieron (menos mal). En fin, le tengo mucho cariño porque es mi infancia pero el anime me gusta más que el manga, principalmente por las canciones

[Faith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was sooooo in love with the Mermaid Melody anime growing up, so, it was nice reading a bit of the manga for that childhood nostalgia.

[Bárbara Fernández · Rating 5 out of 5]

🥰🥰🙊🙊🙊 que ya no queda nada

[Haizea Miranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

El tomo me ha encantado, lo único que no me ha gustado es que kaito recuperara tan rápidamente la memoria con un simple beso, creo que en la serie está mucho mejor planteado.

[Attenerisg · Rating 4 out of 5]

3'75/5 ⭐

[Effietty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Empezamos con nuevo arco! Que ganas de leer el siguiente ♥

[Annie thebooksengine · Rating 5 out of 5]

mi REFUGIO
todas las sirenas juntas <3<3

[Angy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le pongo un 3 por las escenas entre Kaito y Luchia, pero bastante flojito.

[Marisa ✨️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Le iba a dar menos porque odio el memory loss trope, pero como al final la recupera y kaito y luchia son extremadamente cuquis juntos les dejo 4 estrellas 🤧

[Erika Guzmán · Rating 4 out of 5]

4’5/5 🌟

[Ilaria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Di questo volume ho preferito l'anime. La memoria s Kaito ritorna così a caso e non desta particolare scalpore.

[Ana✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oye, pues me ha gustado más de lo que esperaba para ser la S2. Muy contenta estoy.

[Cristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

De momento el que menos me ha gustado, lo de que kaito perdiera la memoria... Todo el libro asi con mikaru... ñe nose no me ha convencido

[Raquelita Gómez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Por fin continúo esta saga y no sabía lo mucho que la echaba de menos. Dos tomos más y fin 💗