My Bride is a Mermaid (瀬戸の花嫁)

"Summer -The Seto Inland Sea"

"Mio Sun Beach"

Somebody...

My legs... My legs!

Oh, it hurts! I can't breathe! And my legs!

Dammit! I'm drowning! It hurts!

Somebody...

Somebody... help me...

A... mermaid?

"Drifting in the Seto on its gentle evening waves,

the life of schoolboy Nagasumi is saved.

Obligation is the sincerest form of insanity.

Please, indulge them with a smile.

This is young love's beginning."

The summer breeze caresses my hair

Maybe it's just my imagination, but I sense love on the horizon...

On a summer beach glistening with heat

I couldn't even take off my straw hat

A late-blooming lonely maiden

It's a mysterious guide, the ebb and flow of the tide

If only we could meet like lovers in dreams

I'm romantic! And you're romantic!

All the world's romantic!

Forget about sunburns, I just wanna look good

Hey, Dad...

Are we there yet? I'm tired of this!

What's wrong with you? You're supposed to be young.

You're so fidgety! I don't know who you take after...

That would be my parents.

We're almost there, so just sit tight.

It's summer vacation, and I, Nagasumi Michishio...

...have come to visit my grandma, who lives by the Seto Inland Sea.

"Nio Bus" "Sooura Valley"

"Nio Bus" "Sooura Valley" Whoa, there's only one bus per hour!

Whoa, there's only one bus per hour!

Surprised?

Yeah. And in the evenings there aren't any at all!

That was normal for us back in the day!

I guess a city boy from Saitama wouldn't understand, though!

Dad, you're acting really hyper.

Yes, he hasn't been back here in a while.

Hey, Dad.

We were right by the sea just a minute ago, weren't we?

Yeah, the sea and the mountains are really close here, huh?

Water on your right, and mountains on your left. That's Seto for you.

And the road's so narrow...

It looks like we're gonna fall!

I guess you were really little the last time you were here, huh?

Yeah. I don't really remember much...

Did I do it right, Grandma?

Yep! That made yer grandpa happy.

O-Oh, good...

I'm so sorry ya had to make dinner after comin' all this way!

Oh, don't worry about it, Mother! I just wish we could visit every year.

See, it's pretty hard for me to get vacation time...

Then ya can forget about yer dang husband and just come with Nagasumi!

What the heck? That was mean!

But even he just finally finished his remedial classes yesterday.

Oh, I see.

Ugh, don't remind me.

He had to go to school every day, even though it's summer break!

If you hadn't finished up, we would've left you at home.

What the heck? That was mean!

He's not much of a student.

Naw, don't worry. Ya see, yer daddy was even worse at studyin'!

But here he is, alive and kickin'!

Leave me alone.

And he got such a great wife,

Aw...

and an adorable son, too! Can't get any better than that!

Hear that? You're an "adorable son."

Shut up.

I know he's not much, but I hope you'll stick with us, all right?

I'm sorry your grandson didn't turn out to be much either.

Hey, now!

"Perfect Day for a Picnic"

"Perfect Day for a Picnic" And now, the local weather. In the Shikoku area it's clear skies,

"Perfect Day for a Picnic" thanks to a high-pressure system centered in the East China Sea.

Thanks to a high-pressure system centered in the East China Sea.

Nagasumi!

It's gonna be a sunny day tomorrow! We're going swimming!

Don't take off your clothes first thing, Dad!

Sheesh, you've been so hyper ever since we got here.

Well, you're not hyper enough! You're supposed to be a kid!

Summer vacation is fleeting!

Be frenzied with snot-nosed joy, like a true child of the sixties!

What messed-up image of childhood do you have?

And FYI, I was born in the '90s, Dad.

Nothing adorable about you... Aha! Could it be that you can't swim?

Yeah, right! Of course I can swim!

I'm gonna drown! Oh, it hurts! I can't breathe!

It hurts! I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die!

Mom... Dad... Someone... Someone!

Someone... help me...

Nagasumi.

Hey! Nagasumi!

Huh?

I've been looking everywhere for you!

What the heck are you sleeping here for? I was afraid you'd drowned!

Dad?

Yes, it's Dad. Sheesh...

Come on, we're going back to Grandma's.

Dad! I...

I did, I did drown... I drowned offshore, and...

"Drowned"?

Are you trying to tell me you drowned and washed up on the rocks?

But I know I...

Maybe...

Maybe you got saved by a mermaid or something.

A mermaid?

You actually took that seriously?!

Wake up, already. Let's go home!

What if we catch cold out here?

D-Dad! Hey, wait up! It's true, I drowned, and...

Hey, Dad, listen to me!

So ya got saved by a mermaid, Nagasumi?

It's true, Grandma! I saw her...

Stop, you're embarrassing me! I swear, I don't know who you take after...

That would be you, my parents.

Aren't there any mermaids in Saitama?

Please don't humor him, Mother.

I'm telling you, it's true! I saw her!

Well, there've always been legends of mermaids in the Seto Inland Sea,

especially in this area.

Legends of mermaids?

If the legends are tellin' the truth, you're in a heap of trouble!

"A heap of trouble"?

Mother, Nagasumi's just in a summer vacation daze.

I'm not dazed!

I swear, I don't know who he takes after...

You! My parents!

Okay, see, she had this long hair,

-Er, good evening. -This long, sleek hair that totally screamed "mermaid,"

-My, a guest at this hour? -This long, sleek hair that totally screamed "mermaid,"

and she was really cute...

Yeah! Just like this... girl...

Shut up!

Well now, who might you be?

Nice to meet you. My name is Sun Seto.

Sun Seto, eh?

-M-Mermaid! Mermaid! Mermaid! Mermaid! -Are ya a friend of Nagasumi's?

I don't think he has any friends here in Kagawa.

Naga... sumi...

Yes?

Nagasumi, please... Please...

Please make me your bride!

Please make me your bride! Your bride... Your bride...

Well... I know this is sudden, and you must be surprised,

but I want to you to take responsibility

for what happened this afternoon, Nagasumi!

Responsibility for what happened... What happened... What happened...

"Responsibility" Responsibility for what happened... What happened... What happened...

"Responsibility"

"Responsibility" What do you mean?

"Responsibility" You fappy bastard!

You fappy bastard!

-Why, you! What were you doing behind your father's back?!

-Lack of supervision! -Why, you! What were you doing behind your father's back?!

-Lack of supervision! -How dare you make me use my left hook?!

"Lack of Supervision" -Lack of supervision! -How dare you make me use my left hook?!

"Lack of Supervision" I was drowning, that's all! What does "fappy bastard" mean, anyway?!

I was drowning, that's all! What does "fappy bastard" mean, anyway?!

-Fappy when you're still in junior high?! I can't believe you!

"Youthful Sex Drive Gone Wild" -Fappy when you're still in junior high?! I can't believe you!

"Youthful Sex Drive Gone Wild" -Youthful sex drive gone wild! -Fappy when you're still in junior high?! I can't believe you!

-Youthful sex drive gone wild! -Fappy when you're still in junior high?! I can't believe you!

Mom, I don't know what you're talking about!

Sorry to bother you so late at night, folks.

Yakuza?!

"Yakuza"

-Mature sex drive gone wild! -But the one in the middle has a sort of quiet hotness...

"Mature Sex Drive Gone Wild" -Mature sex drive gone wild! -But the one in the middle has a sort of quiet hotness...

-Mature sex drive gone wild! -But the one in the middle has a sort of quiet hotness...

Honey?

There he goes makin' the wives swoon again!

I ain't cleanin' up this mess!

You just keep your mouths shut.

Y-Yessir!

We're Miss Sun's people. So...

Sorry, Mr. And Mrs. Michishio, but we'd like you to come with us.

Miss Sun's father, our boss, says he'd like to meet with you.

She's a yakuza daughter!

"Yakuza Daughter" She's a yakuza daughter!

"Yakuza Daughter"

This way, please.

Just like I said... he's in a heap of trouble.

U-Um... Do you mind if I ask why you brought us here?

All right then, everyone...

You go first.

Th-They want to kill us?!

Nagasumi!

Mom! Dad!

You ungrateful son!

Sh-She's dragging me down! What's she trying to do?!

My breath's running out!

A m-m-m-m-m-mermaid?! Is she the one from this afternoon?!

Son-in-law. Son-in-law!

Are ya okay, son-in-law?

Masa!

Yessir!