Adventures of the Little Mermaid (人éšå§«ãƒžãƒªãƒ¼ãƒŠã ®å†'険,
Ningyo Hime Marina no Bouken, The Adventures of Mermaid Princess
Marina) is a Japanese/French animated series produced by Fuji
Television and Saban International Paris in the early 1990s, based on
the 1837 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Little Mermaid".This
26-episode TV series was originally created by Jean Chalopin and
directed by Takehiro Miyano. The series was broadcast on Japan's Fuji
TV network from February to July 1991. As in the 1975 feature-length
film version produced by Toei, Hans Christian Andersen's The Little
Mermaid (with which this series may be confused), the mermaid
protagonist was drawn as a blonde in this version and given the name
Marina. It also added a new ingredient to the story: a magic potion
given to the prince which he could use to breathe underwater and be
with Marina. 26 episodes were produced.Released in America for
Saturday morning and weekday afternoon syndication by Saban
Entertainment in the summer of 1991, intended to capitalize on the
success of the Disney film adaptation of the same story. Disney
coincidentally released their own TV series adaptation, which did far
better than Saban's in the ratings.Marina is a mermaid who is in love
with Prince Justin, a human prince from a kingdom on the shore. Marina
saves Justin when he almost drowns after a chase from a giant Cyclops
and a shipwreck attack from a three-headed sea serpent. She then makes
a deal with Hedwig the sea witch to become human temporarily to try to
win Justin's love. Justin and Marina become close but Justin thinks
that Princess Cecily, a human princess, was the one who saved him from
drowning and therefore he gets engaged to her. Justin eventually
remembers that Marina was the one who saved his life but by then
Marina becomes a mermaid again. The two continue to secretly meet and
try to find a way to be together while dealing with Hedwig's plans to
take over the kingdom and Cecily's attempts to get Justin to marry
her. Marina and Justin are aided by their underwater friends Winnie
the seahorse, Bobo the tropical fish, and Ridley the sea otter. They
are also aided by the wizard Anselm and by Chauncey, Justin's page.
Ningyo Hime Marina no Bouken, The Adventures of Mermaid Princess
Marina) is a Japanese/French animated series produced by Fuji
Television and Saban International Paris in the early 1990s, based on
the 1837 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Little Mermaid".This
26-episode TV series was originally created by Jean Chalopin and
directed by Takehiro Miyano. The series was broadcast on Japan's Fuji
TV network from February to July 1991. As in the 1975 feature-length
film version produced by Toei, Hans Christian Andersen's The Little
Mermaid (with which this series may be confused), the mermaid
protagonist was drawn as a blonde in this version and given the name
Marina. It also added a new ingredient to the story: a magic potion
given to the prince which he could use to breathe underwater and be
with Marina. 26 episodes were produced.Released in America for
Saturday morning and weekday afternoon syndication by Saban
Entertainment in the summer of 1991, intended to capitalize on the
success of the Disney film adaptation of the same story. Disney
coincidentally released their own TV series adaptation, which did far
better than Saban's in the ratings.Marina is a mermaid who is in love
with Prince Justin, a human prince from a kingdom on the shore. Marina
saves Justin when he almost drowns after a chase from a giant Cyclops
and a shipwreck attack from a three-headed sea serpent. She then makes
a deal with Hedwig the sea witch to become human temporarily to try to
win Justin's love. Justin and Marina become close but Justin thinks
that Princess Cecily, a human princess, was the one who saved him from
drowning and therefore he gets engaged to her. Justin eventually
remembers that Marina was the one who saved his life but by then
Marina becomes a mermaid again. The two continue to secretly meet and
try to find a way to be together while dealing with Hedwig's plans to
take over the kingdom and Cecily's attempts to get Justin to marry
her. Marina and Justin are aided by their underwater friends Winnie
the seahorse, Bobo the tropical fish, and Ridley the sea otter. They
are also aided by the wizard Anselm and by Chauncey, Justin's page.
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