# This Boy Caught a Merman (2012)

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**Original title**: *この男子、人魚ひろいました。*
**Runtime**: 28 min
**Genres**: Fantasy, Animation, Romance
**Directed by**: Soubi Yamamoto
**Written by**: Soubi Yamamoto
**Starring**: Hikaru Midorikawa, Yuki Kaji

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film about interspecies relationships that seems determined not to frighten the horses. A boy nearly drowns, but is saved by a merman, and they fall in love. It's as innocent as it sounds, for better or worse.

**Mood tags**: cozy, tender

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