To put it simply, I'm pretty chill with yaoi. It's not like I like to watch it on a daily basis, no sir, but it's just when I find one that catches my attention that leads me into watching it. This was one of them.
Story: 6
The story is about our main protagonist, Shima, who is basically that kid who wanted to be perfect for his family. So when his parents had a divorce, he was taken to live with his grandfather, and life was pretty good after that.
A few years later, his grandfather died and Shima just hangs out at a cliff near an ocean. Suddenly, the picture of his grandfather flies out of Shima's hands and, without thinking, he jumps into deep water and nearly drowns when a merman saves him.
The merman, later named Isaki, asks Shima if he can live at his house. Shima agrees. Which basically starts the blooming of love between them.
I guess I feel as though the plot is pretty cliche for a mermaid story, but at least it shows a little backstory as to why the main character wants to bring a stranger into his home.
Art: 8
Seeing a different art style in this anime was really fascinating to watch. The colors of the background and the characters alike was just really pretty. Like... I have no words to say about it. It's just really pretty.
Sound: 8
The music was very peaceful and made me feel relaxed but it was sometimes very quiet that I couldn't hear it. Or it could have been where I watched it.
Characters: 9
The only characters that were in the show were the two main characters. I mean, even though the side characters didn't get much screen time, they did put great impact on the main character and his development which is really good.
The chemistry between Shima and Isaki were really great and I was very delighted at the end of the show. Not to put any spoilers, but you'll be happy at what happens to our two main characters at the end of the show.
Enjoyment: 7
As I said before, I'm pretty chill with yaoi but I still freak out at the most littlest things the characters can do, making this review more harder to do.
But even with that, I really enjoyed this show and I would like to watch it again.
Overall: 8
With a cliche plot, beautiful art style, relaxing music, awesome characters, and my enjoyment, i would recommend this show to people 13 and up and are okay with yaoi.
