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ぴちぴちピッチ [Pichi Pichi Pitch] #6

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch, Vol. 6

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PITCH-PERFECT PITCHED BATTLE!

Lucia and the five other mermaid princesses have witnessed the rise of a tyrant, Michel, who wishes to transform the world into his twisted image–and it will take more attack power than the princesses possess to stop him! But Kaito, Lucia’s true love, is stuck in a self-made prison of guilt–and the seventh princess has yet to be born. Without the united forces of all seven princesses, and with their allies missing in action, how can Lucia and her friends hope to save the world? This volume chronicles the climax of the Pichi Pichi Pitch series!

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

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Profile Image for Angy.
160 reviews
March 21, 2023
Creo que la série tiene mucho mejor ritmo, en el manga todo se siente apresurado y no creo que las relaciones personales se desarrollen de manera correcta. Me gusta la trama y revivir esa infancia, pero en este caso creo que el anime supera al manga.
A ver qué historias nos cuentan en el último tomo.
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513 reviews1 follower
April 23, 2023
En este penúltimo tomo vemos el desenlace de la historia de los ancestrales y tengo cositas que comentar.
Lo positivo es que me ha gustado mucho la trama de este arco y el personaje de Mikel en sí. Que la historia gire en torno a una civilización perdida no es nada nuevo en este manga, pero funciona. Personalmente, me encantan este tipo de tramas. En el aspecto visual, destaco algunos paneles de Luchia y Kaito (son preciosos) y el diseño de Mikel (muy crush, todo sea dicho). Lo negativo es que, y me da pena decirlo, siento que el ritmo de este volumen es un poco caótico. Se nota en la narración y en algunos paneles, que para mí dejaban que desear. Además, siento que se han desperdiciado un poco a las sirenas en este tomo y especialmente a Seira, que ha nacido para no hacer nada.
En general, lo bueno supera a lo malo y eso es lo importante. ¡Ahora tengo muchas ganas de leer el tomo final!
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Author 11 books36 followers
December 2, 2024
Dios mío, estoy súper enganchada, pero me pregunto qué pasará en el 7, pues el 6 ha terminado como la serie... Jeje
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132 reviews
April 5, 2023
3 estrellas por la morriña.

Leer en Semana Santa esto y ver el panel de Luchia crucificada... Impresionante.

Final de PPP que es camp absoluto, no hay por donde agarrarlo (de lo mala que es la trama). Si hubiera tenido 3/4 capítulos para desarrollarlo un poco más mejor le hubiera ido. El dibujo en la mayor parte troskis pero es que la dibujanta acabó hospitalizada.

PPP supone un retraso en los maho shojo haciendo que los hombres vayan a ayudarlas y que se su1ciden (o no) por amor. Lo único bueno del tomo es Seira y Tus Alas Cierra porque vamos.
0 evolución en los personajes volviendo todo al principio y Mikaru y el hermano sobraban totalmente para la trama.
Profile Image for Leyendocongatos.
168 reviews7 followers
May 11, 2023
El mensaje de este manga es tan bonito 🩷

En este tomo se pone fin a la trama principal 😌

Es cierto que, a pesar de ser el tomo 6, sigo teniendo que rellenar huecos de la trama, aunque ya no tanto como en los primeros tomos. Me hubiese encantado que la transición entre escenas fuese más fluida y no tan “corto aquí la escena y empiezo ahí la siguiente”.
A pesar de eso, el manga tiene un mensaje muy bonito y para aquellas que venimos de ver el anime en nuestra infancia, este manga es maravilloso 🩷

Siempre voy a recomendar el anime y el manga, a pesar de las cosas controversiales que tiene (espero que por la época que fue escrito) y por los errores que tiene.

Estoy deseando que salga el último tomo para ver las historias sueltas que nos quedan por ver 🩵
Profile Image for Maria Canet.
71 reviews
July 24, 2023
Molt xulo, però al final es com molt precipitat, passen de unes coses a altres molt ràpid i sense explicar molt. Però m'encanta de deveres esta serie/anime/manga.
Este en teoria és el final de la història, però encara queda un manga més, a vorem que passa en eixe.
També no sé si llegirme els nous també o no, els de la filla de Luchia i Kaito, perque este univers m'ha donat i acompanyat sempre.
Li done les mateixes estrelles que al altre, però de sobra el 5 ha sigut molt més brutal.
Profile Image for Scott Lee.
266 reviews2 followers
June 30, 2025
Je suis moins fan de cet arc narratif là BUT je pense que pas mal de persos peuvent faire un come back dans le spin off 😌
Le frere de Mikaru >>>
Le méchant qui s’appelle Michel dans l’anime >>
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1,748 reviews77 followers
November 15, 2025

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.
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23 reviews
July 27, 2025
Esta reseña la estoy escribiendo mientras acabo el tomo, pero quería ya decir las sensaciones que tengo respecto a esta saga como alguien que pasó su preadolescencia profundamente OBSESIONADA con Pichi Pichi Pitch y que me atrevería a decir, sin exagerar, qué me cambió la vida.

Estoy terminando el tomo 6 y todavía me queda el 7 antes de acabar la primera serie (antes de la nueva Aqua), y sinceramente no sé qué van a poner en el tomo 7 (??????) ¡Si en el tomo 6 ya está acabando la historia!!!!!!

También decir que, aunque hay muchas diferencias con el anime, y el manga es además picantón🌶️ (ya me entendéis), la primera temporada del anime tiene bastante relleno pero por lo general es fiel al manga.

La segunda temporada, sin embargo... Sigo amando el anime, sus colores, su historia, las canciones, pero la segunda temporada, Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure, es un poco inventada de 0, la verdad. Hay un montón de cosas que cuentan en el manga que en el anime no las cuentan ni por asomo y luego acaba de golpe y porrazo, tiene un episodio final que yo recuerdo que lloré porque no quería que acabara pero que es un pan sin sal.
Profile Image for Ade Fraser.
552 reviews
July 14, 2023
En este tomo se resuelve todo y ha sido maravilloso revivir el anime de mi infancia. Las canciones se han mantenido en ma traducción española y estoy muy agradecida por ello.

Me encantan los momentos con todas las sirenas. Ojalá hubiera habido muchos más. Y Seira es monisima 💖

Empatizo mucho con Mikel. Es de los pocos villanos que me gustan. No es el caso de Mikaru. Pese a entenderla un poco mejor al yo ser más mayor que cuando vi el anime, no consigo que me caiga bien. Pero me parece bien el final que tienen ambos.

Luchia y Kaito? Unos pavos, pero mis pavos 💖
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130 reviews9 followers
August 23, 2017
A satisfying, if rushed, conclusion to the main story (even if Kaito and his "logic" were driving me a bit nuts at times). Michel turned out to be a surprisingly complex character, though I would have liked it if his arc had a bit more time to develop. I wish there had been more time with Seira as an actual, active character, too. The story may be more or less concluded, but the epilogue volume soon remains, and so my reread isn't over yet.
Profile Image for Noelia Querino Paniagua.
70 reviews3 followers
October 3, 2022
¡Se acabó! 🥺❤️
Me ha gustado mucho la historia. Este último tomo es tal y como lo recuerdo del anime, aunque echo en falta más escenas de Rina y Hannon con sus respectivas parejas.
Queda mucho más claro la conexión entre Michel y Michal desde antes que en el anime, lo cual me gusta, le da más juego.
Seira es tan linda 😍 ella es crucial para que la historia se desarrolle de cierta manera, pero me parece una lastima que cuando realmente aparece se acabe todo. Al menos tiene un final feliz.
Profile Image for Paula.
213 reviews16 followers
March 20, 2023
Un poco más aburrido que el anterior, es que en el quinto había mucho salseo, aquí hay más drama y líos raros y pues era un poco desesperante, pero todo guay, estoy deseando leer el último tomo por fin🤩
Profile Image for Sandra Perez.
Author 1 book21 followers
April 2, 2023
Se acerca el final, ha sido un tomo cargado de emociones. Ha sido como volver a mi infancia otra vez, es muy emocionante y hermoso.
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71 reviews1 follower
April 18, 2023
Le había puesto 2 estrellas pero es ser generoso. El ritmo está mal, la historia es absurda…
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9 reviews
April 24, 2023
no se que estoy leyendo, cada tomo q avanza me adentro mas en la locura
65 reviews
September 22, 2024
Mejor que el anterior, mucho mas ameno aunque el dios este sacado de la manga me parece forzar todo un poco pero aun así, bonita historia. Leer el libro con BSO, le ha dado un toque
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193 reviews
August 20, 2025
Ecantoume, dos meus favoritos. Non recordaba tan chula a trama de Mikel así que toda unha sorpresa.
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