In the Name of the Mermaid Princess Vol. 01

In the Name of the Mermaid Princess Vol. 01

In a society hostile to diversity, can mermaid princess Mio be true to herself?

In the classic fairy tale, a mermaid princess gives up her special abilities for love. What happens if she doesn’t?

Princess Mio is betrothed to Prince Chika. However, they’ve never met, and he doesn’t know her secret—she’s a mermaid! When her tutor, Yuri, takes her out of the castle to meet her subjects, Mio begins to accept her true self. But Yuri has a secret too… And when Mio tells her father, the king, she wants to live life openly as a mermaid, he punishes her. How can she stay true to herself?

Plus, a bonus story about a royal subject with wings!

Biographical Notes:

Author Yoshino Fumikawa began her professional manga career with Seishun no Omezame (Awakening of Youth) in the 2018 Winter Special Edition of Ribon Special. She is best known for being the author of In the Name of Mermaid Princess.

Artist Miya Tashiro began her professional manga career with Terukoi (Telephone Love) in the 2014 Summer Special Edition of Ribon Special Vanilla.

Miya Tashiro is best known for being the artist of In the Name of Mermaid Princess and Doku to Hanamichi.

More details on Yoshino Fumikawa & Miya Tashiro:

Miya Tashiro’s Twitter account

Publisher’s Twitter account