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The Beauty
Sisters, Nikora and Lucia, run the Pearl Bath House. These girls have a
secret . . . . when they get wet, they turn back into mermaids. Years
ago, when a ship sank in the sea, and Lucia was a little girl mermaid,
she rescued a young human boy. Lucia gave him her pearl, and now she can
no longer hold her pitch when she sings. She fell in love with him that
day on the beach and longs to meet him again. One day, while walking on
the beach, she runs into a surfer named Kaito. He asks her to come to
the upcoming surfing tournament. When school start, Lucia finds herself
in class with this boy and she begins to wonder if he was the boy she
rescued years ago. She is confused because he does not seem to be very
nice like she always imagined him to be. Lucia becomes friends with
Hanon, another girl in her class. She soon learns that Hanon is another
mermaid princess just like she is and they become the best of friends.
Meanwhile, in the depths of the sea, evil is afoot. Gackto wants to gain
control over the seven mermaid princesses so he can summon the Sea
Goddess, Aqua Regina, and control all the ocean world. His plan has been
put into action . . .
Pichi
Pichi Pitch: Volume 1 is a
manga book drawn by Pink Hanamori and written by Michiko Yokote. This book was translated and adapted by
William Flanagon and Lettered by Min Choi. This book contains Episodes
1 through 5. There is
also some special extras in the following sections: Honorifics, About
the Creators, and Translation Notes. The book reads from right to left and back to
front, just like a book from Japan. This manga book is intended for
readers ages 13 and up.
Pichi
Pichi Pitch: Volume 1 is a cute
manga book about mermaids. The artwork is excellent and the story is a
lot of fun. I found myself getting lost a little bit and the adaptation
is not a fluid as it could have been and the story kind of jumps around
a bit. I enjoy the evil henchmen of Gackto that keep popping up. Their
job is to grab the mermaids and take them back to their boss. But their
sweet melodic voices have magical power and they are able to defeat
those evil henchmen, or should I say henchwomen, since they are all
girls. Let it be known that if a mermaid reveals who they really are to
a human, they turn into sea foam (that sure doesn't sound like a fun
thing to have happen). So what is Lucia going to do as she finds herself
falling in love with Kaito? Young readers who love mermaids will get a
real kick out of this story. Overall,
Pichi Pichi Pitch: Volume 1
is fun story and I look forward to reading about more adventures with
mermaids in Pichi Pichi Pitch: Volume
2.
I rated
this book an 8 out of 10. |
