This is by far one of the most moving stories I've ever read. Rather it be by personal feelings or past experiences, the fact that only around 100 people have read this criminally underrated manga is sad. Looking beyond the artwork and writing, it is a story about a forbidden love; one told from by the creativity and art of Tatsuki.
The ocean and the land may as well be the earth and the moon, relatively speaking. It is told many times throughout the story that the perspectives and beliefs of both mermaids and humans clash in a cultural conflict; whether it be by mermaids eating humans, or humans eating mermaids. Regardless, a universal unity exists from the creation of music. Music, as shown in this story, serves to illustrate the previously mentioned "forbidden love". It acts as a bridge between these foreign worlds. This concept isn't new in writing, but in terms of the plot, it is the first to run in tandem with the idea of forbidden love. Both parties exhibit a mutual bitterness for the ideals and beliefs of the other, but in the end, love still penetrates the veil of ignorance and hate that blinds everyone.
I highly recommend anyone with a bit of spare time to thoroughly read through this. There is something for everybody in this little story.
