Seto no Hanayome (Manga)

Seto no Hanayome (瀬戸の花嫁, Seto no Hanayome? lit. Seto's Bride) is the title of a Japanese manga series written by Tahiko Kimura.

Seto no Hanayome's story revolves around a young teenage boy named Nagasumi Michishio. One day during his summer vacation, Nagasumi was saved from drowning to death by a mermaid, San Seto, in the Seto Inland Sea. However, under mermaid law, if a mermaid's identity as a mermaid has been revealed, either the mermaid who was involved or the human who saw the mermaid are to be executed. In an attempt to save both Nagasumi and San's lives, San's family, which is apparently the head of its own mob, reluctantly decides that the two are to be married.

Gōzaburō, San's father, however, is enraged about his daughter running off and getting married, especially to a human whom he deems inferior. Between Gōzaburō's attempts on his life and the madcap antics of a whole slew of antagonists � including the daughter of a rival mobster and a rich male transfer student with an attraction for San � Nagasumi is not enjoying a very smooth transition into his new lifestyle.

The manga was first serialized in 2002 in the Japanese manga magazine Monthly Gangan WING, published by Square Enix. In 2004, a drama CD based on the series was released by Fronteir Works.

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