My Bride is a Mermaid
2007 1 season · 26 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

My Bride is a Mermaid

瀬戸の花嫁

Synopsis

瀬戸の花嫁

Nagasumi's in hot water after a beautiful, young mermaid named Sun saves him from drowning. The deep-sea sweetheart's dad is a merman yakuza prone to executing anyone who learns his family's scaly secret! Luckily, there's a catch – if Nagasumi agrees to marry Sun, he just might avoid sleeping with the fishes!

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973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding My Bride is a Mermaid itself).

The 2006–2008 Japan Window

In the crowded 2006-2008 Japan release window, My Bride is a Mermaid sits at #307 of 372. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #1

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008
  2. Operation Love
    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Akihabara@DEEP
    #3

    Akihabara@DEEP

    ★ 8.8 · 2006
  4. Welcome to the N.H.K.
    #4

    Welcome to the N.H.K.

    ★ 8.7 · 2006
  5. Naruto Shippūden
    #5

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  6. Death Note
    #6

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006
  7. Planet Earth
    #7

    Planet Earth

    ★ 8.5 · 2006
  8. The Familiar of Zero
    #8

    The Familiar of Zero

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Bride is a Mermaid premiered alongside 112 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 112 other Japan seriess in 2007.

The 1929th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

23
Reviews
41st
Review-volume percentile
53rd
Popularity percentile

23 audience reviews — more than 41% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 53th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 1, 2007
Last Air Date
September 30, 2007
Broadcast Span
6 months
Total Episodes
26 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 10.4 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
23
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,835 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,228 of 1,411 (top 87%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesGONZO, Anime International Company, DAX Production, Legato Music, SQUARE ENIX
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 26
Release DateApril 1, 2007
Official Sitewww.tv-tokyo.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did My Bride is a Mermaid end?

My Bride is a Mermaid finished its run with its final episode airing on September 30, 2007.

Where did My Bride is a Mermaid air?

My Bride is a Mermaid aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.