According to an ancient Japanese legend, mermaid flesh may grant immortality if eaten. However, there is a much greater chance that consumption will lead to death or transformation into a damned creature known as a Lost Soul (or Deformed Ones in the English dub). Mermaid Saga tells the tale of Yuta, an immortal who has been alive for five hundred years, who is wandering across Japan searching for a cure and meeting others whose lives have also been ruined by mermaid flesh in the process.
Released: Sep 24, 1993
Runtime: 56 minutes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Stars: Koichi Yamadera, Minami Takayama, Yuuichi Harada, Gara Takashima, Kikuko Inoue, Atsuko Mine
Crew: Rumiko Takahashi (Writer), Morio Asaka (Director), Rumiko Takahashi (Creator), Norihiro Tsuru (Music), Hidetoshi Kaneko (Art Direction), Hitoshi Yamada (Cinematography)