In the Name of the Mermaid Princess (Japanese: ミオの名のもとに, Hepburn: Mio no Na no Moto ni) is a Japanese manga series written by Yoshino Fumikawa and illustrated by Miya Tashiro. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon from December 2020 to March 2023, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes.
Plot
In a world where humans can give birth to "unhumans" such as fairies and angels, unhumans are discriminated against in many countries. Because Princess Mio of the kingdom of Blognig is a mermaid, her father has kept her unhuman status a secret and tried to turn her into a human before her sixteenth birthday, in preparation for her marriage to Prince Chika from the kingdom of Aquatia. When Mio is introduced to Yuri, her tutor for Aquatian customs, he inspires her to embrace her mermaid identity and advocate for other unhumans, but the two of them are forced to run away together to escape punishment from Mio's father.
Publication
Written by Yoshino Fumikawa and illustrated by Miya Tashiro, In the Name of the Mermaid Princess was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon from December 1, 2020, to March 16, 2023 (finished in the magazine's Spring 2023 extra issue).[2][3] Shueisha collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from June 24, 2021, to March 24, 2023.[4][5]
The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.[6]
