Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

This has is easily one of the best animes!

It is an anime about a group of princess mermaids that come to earth and fight an evil tyrant. While this alone may not sound appealing, the story is actually not banal at all, as it is filled with numerous twists and deep messages. It was marketed as an anime mainly for children, but adults can enjoy it and find a more profound meaning.

A very unique thing about this anime is the fact that the mermaids do not involve themselves in physical fights, rather they sing to defeat their enemies, the songs are pleasant to hear ... and they contain motivational and positive lyrics.

The show is filled with very funny jokes here and there and each character has unique fun traits.

The main character, Lucia Nanami is really the coolest female character I have ever seen, she is all cute and clumsy, but very serious and tough when it is needed.

This anime got me into the mahou shoujo genre, which I never expected to appreciate.

Recommended 10/10

I'm going to be honest, I have not heard anyone watch this in 2023... or at all for that matter.

Story:
I had to watch parts of it in 2x speed because of how much it dragged on. There are many times where the main character, Lucia, complains about situations she put herself in. The whole plot is easy to follow, but you have to keep in mind that this anime's demographic is for children.

I can't help but feel like a lot of viewers who rated this high did so because of nostalgia reasons, and not because of the story. No one comes to Mermaid ... Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003) for the plot, they come for the cute girls and catchy tunes.

Art:
The art is very much enjoyable. It presented the early 2000's art style that old anime fans can appreciate. Any anime fan can appreciate how every girl/mermaid had their own colour. It was nice to see each mermaids' human form and wardrobe.

Character:
It was nice seeing the characters interact with each other. Even though they did all have similar goals and interest, at the end of the day, that is what makes them such good friends.

Sound:
There are many songs in Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003), each of them are lively and fun; and also very memorable! Even after months having finishing the series, 'Splash Dream' and 'Voice in the Dark' still play in my head quite often.

I watched the sub and found no major problems or unlikeness towards it.

Conclusion:
Even though I did not watch Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003) as a kid, I can see the appeal others have, and what made it hyped up so much.

First and foremost I watched because there were mermaids and I found a cantonese version online so I didn't have to read subs. I have no idea how I managed to watch all of it to be honest.

My first impressions of the anime: Bad art, annoying voices, and annoying characters. Know what? My opinion didn't change much. I didn't have any high expectations of the anime, I kinda expected it to be this awful.
The songs were kinda catchy though, but not really worth the effort of watching how ever many episodes there are.

Story line is a 1. Was there a story line? The story ... line didn't have much a to do with anything until the last 5 episodes. And they were drawn out and boring.

Then again, it was kind of my fault. I watched it for the nostalgic feel, the ugly art the annoying voices the cheesy music. Enjoyment was about a 7, simply because I somehow managed to enjoy the nostalgic feel of the anime. (Though I never watched it as a child, more of chibi maruko chan person ;))