She is a daughter of Toba Island&#039;s headman, but due to the headman&#039;s sickness, Rin has to take over his leadership. Rin has been searching for a mermaid to cure her father. By that time, she meets Yuta when he came back to life from a terrible battle he is in. Rin and Yuta fell in love each other and Yuta promised to stay in Toba Island if he has turned back into a mortal. Isago, the Sakagami headman&#039;s wife, wounded the Toba headman and makes Rin and Yuta to go back into a mermaid hunt. They found on but Rin has been captured before Yuta manages to save her. In the end, Rin and Yuta learned that Isago is a mermaid and they cannot be together due to Yuta&#039;s failure of asking a mermaid to grant him his mortality. Rin continues her father&#039;s leadership.   

This is Rumiko Takahashi at her darkest, but her trademark humor and romance also pop up in this three-volume series. Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul."
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
This is the first volume of the Mermaid Saga series from the original tankoubon release, which includes the two-chapter stories "A Mermaid Never Smiles" (人魚は笑わない, Ningyo wa Warawanai), "The Village of Fighting Fish" (闘魚の里, Tōgyo no Sato), and "Mermaid Forest" (人魚の森, Ningyo no Mori Zenpen).

According to an ancient legend, mermaid's flesh can grant immortality if eaten. 500 years ago, Yuta unknowingly ate a piece of mermaid's flesh. For centuries, he travels across Japan, hoping to find a mermaid, thinking she may be able to make him a normal human again. When he finally finds one, he discovers that she and her companions have been raising a girl to be their food so they can eat her and take on her youthful looks. That is how mermaids stay young. Yuta kills the mermaids and rescues her, but she has already eaten some of the mermaid's flesh. Although he had to kill the mermaids, Yuta isn't too disappointed. Yuta's once lonely existence is now over, as he has found a companion in Mana. And Mana, who had been trapped in a small hut her whole life, finds delight in even the simplest of things. Together, Yuta and Mana attempt to seek out more mermaids, trying to become normal humans again.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 158 cm

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Houko Kuwashima is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her first major role was as Yurika Misumaru in Martian Successor Nadesico.

__Non-anime roles:__
- Android 21 - Dragon Ball FighterZ (VG)
- Presea Combatir - Tales of Symphonia (VG)
- Serenica - Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (VG)
- Kasumi - Dead or Alive series (VG)
- Roselinde Freya - Shining Blade (VG)
- Mei Ling - Metal Gear Series (VG)
- Jingliu - Honkai: Star Rail (VG)

1997 Daekyo BroadCasting Voice actor in Korea

This is Rumiko Takahashi at her darkest, but her trademark humor and romance also pop up in this three-volume series. Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul."
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
This is the second volume of the Mermaid Saga series from the original tankoubon release, which includes the one-shot stories "Mermaid's Dream" (夢の終わり, Yume no Owari) and "The Ash Princess" (舎利姫, Shari-Hime), as well as the two-chapter stories "Mermaid's Promise" (約束の明日, Yakusoku no Ashita) and "Mermaid's Scar" (人魚の傷 前編, Ningyo no Kizu Zenpen).

This is Rumiko Takahashi at her darkest, but her trademark humor and romance also pop up in this three-volume series. Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul."
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
This is the third volume of the Mermaid Saga series from the shinsouban release, which includes 4 chapters not previously in the tankoubon release: the two-chapter stories "Mermaid's Gaze" (夜叉の瞳, Yasha no Hitomi Mae) and "The Last Face" (最後の顔, Saigo no Kao Mae). In the shinsouban release, the one-shot "The Ash Princess" (舎利姫, Shari-Hime) is instead included in this volume rather than the second volume like before.