History Manga / MyBrideIsAMermaid

* PantyShot: The only viewer-perspective example of this occurs when [[FanDisservice Lunar's Dad dressed as a Schoolgirl]].

* {{Meganekko}}: The class president.

''My Bride is a Mermaid'' (''Seto no Hanayome'', 瀬戸の花嫁;; literally translated as "The Inland Sea Bride") is a manga by Tahiko Kimura, which was serialized in ''Monthly Gangan Wing'' from 2002 to 2010, and compiled into 16 Volumes. A 26-episode TV series aired in early 2007, and a set of two [=OVAs=] followed.

The manga, released as ''Seto no Hanayome'' (瀬戸の花嫁; ''The Inland Sea Bride''), started in 2002, ending in 2010 with 16 Volumes. A 26-episode TV series aired in early 2007, and a set of two [=OVAs=] followed.

* AdultFear: Some creep fakes a party to kidnap your precious only child and and knocks you out to prevent you from stopping it; as you go under you hear their sick desires for your child. Human or not, it's easy to feel the Seto clan's terror and anger when the mermaid noble fakes a get-together to nab Sun.

** When Nagasumi starts his beatdown on Yoshiou in Episode 26, he shouts "[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann HISSATSU!!!]]", [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar rapidly punches him in the face dozens of times]], and when he finishes he has his [[VideoGame/StreetFighter back to his opponent with a flaming kanji emblazoned on his jacket]].

* FanService: Although, admittedly, not as much as you might expect.

The manga, released as ''Seto no Hanayome'', started in 2002, ending in 2010 with 16 Volumes. A 26-episode TV series aired in early 2007, and a set of two [=OVAs=] followed.

* HighPressureEmotion: Embarrassment -- Sun after posing in front of a mirror with [[{{Moe}} cat ears on]], and Lunar after someone hints that she might be [[SchoolgirlLesbians in love with Sun]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Ren and Masa arethe only adults in the series who are more mature than than the kids are. Masa is basically the only character who performs well in his role as a teacher, and Ren is usually the one to step in when she feels the situation is getting out of control.

** Episode 22 lampshades how NotSoDifferent they are, with Maki as "Chibi Lunar-Chan", [[BlatantLies subtly]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech pointing out Lunar's flaws]] while she's putting on her ventriloquist act. They both get into an argument, then end up fighting each other hilariously. Amazingly, the class still thinks Lunar is just putting on a good ventriloquism act.

* GlamourFailure: Some of the yakuza clan members, as well as Sun and Lunar, can disguise themselves as humans while on land. However, they transform into their true self when hit by water.

** [[VisualNovel/GSenjouNoMaou Doesn't it remind you of a certain end of the century anime with a thug that has a mohawk?]]

* AccidentalPervert: In episode 3, both Sun and Nagasumi walk in on each other in the bath within the space of 24 hours. Nagasumi winds up with broken ear drums (and an unwarranted reputation of being a deliberate pervert) both times.

* MakeMeWannaShout: A mermaid's voice can blow your Eardrums or your car away. It is possessed by all female mermaids, apparently (Lunar does it often, and both Akeno and Ren do it in the finale).

* LoverTugOfWar: Sun and Lunar do this to Nagasumi in episode 7 and 9

** We even get to see on what the various females' view of the "ideal man" is...except Maki's, [[{{Squick}} though this is probably for the best]].

* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: If a mermaid breaks the mermaid code of secrecy, either she or the human she exposed herself to has to be executed... except if said human is a family member.

* InterspeciesRomance: Nagasumi and Sun mainly, but the series' LoveDodecahedron also contains another mermaid and an orca, [[spoiler: and the mermaid noble that captures Sun and tries to marry her against her will at the end of the anime is actually a catfish.]]

* BridalCarry: Nagasumi carries Sun like this whenever she turns into a mermaid in land.

** The leading gangster of the run-down school in the OVA [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] [[TookALevelInBadass powered-up Nagasumi]] with an RPG-7.

* BitchInSheepsClothing / ManipulativeBitch: Firstly, we're introduced to Maki, who acts cutesy towards Sun (she even has the tone and VerbalTic of [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suiseiseki]]). However, aside from Sun and her boss (Sun's dad), she is very hostile towards everyone else, ''especially'' Nagasumi.

* BitchInSheepsClothing / ManipulativeBitch: Firstly, we're introduced to Maki, who acts cutesy towards Sun (she even has the tone and VerbalTic of [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suiseiseki's]]). However, aside from Sun and her boss (Sun's dad), she is very hostile towards everyone else, ''especially'' Nagasumi.

* BecarefulWhatYouWishFor: The Seto Clan(sans Ren, Sun and Masa) would love nothing more than to have Sun break up with Nagasumi [[spoiler:which finally did happen]]. [[spoiler:Then, Sun gets taken away by a noble who doesn't have any of Nagasumi's good traits. Thankfully, Nagasumi stops this on time.]]