Kyoto Animation’s KA Esuma Bunko imprint revealed a commercial for the Marine Princess Mare (Umihime Mare) light novel. The light novel, which is imprint’s 10th-anniversary work, is set for March 18 release. Marine Princess Mare was written by Masashi Nishikawa (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S screenwriter) and features illustrations by Akiko Takase (Violet Evergarden character designer).
The commercial was animated by Kyoto Animation studio. Kenichi Sudo composed and arranged the music, while YuReeNa provided vocal . KyoAni describes the plot as:
This is a fair tale from the sea.
Far to the east, beyond a sea, there was a sea kingdom where fish lived. A princess of the kingdom was never the one for tradition, so she uses magic to grow legs and go to the land. Her goal s to regain the former glory, but instead, she finds herself on a remote island with only 200 inhabitants. And so her adventure begins…
The official website for the novel also introduces the characters:
- Mare – a stubborn princess, who often suffers her father’s disapproval because she is not “girly” enough
- Takami Osato – a 15 year old student, who helps his uncle during the summer. He lost his parents in an accident and is often quiet when among people
- Shino Kuroshima – a 16 year-old high school student from Kyoto. Takami is her diving instructor. Shino used to do modelling work, before her father made her quit
- Ito Nakamura – a 13 year-old who hates spending time on the remote island and years for the city. Ito is often clingy with Shino
Source: Official Twitter, Official Website
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