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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Jo (right) protecting Riu (left)]] |
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| 4 | For centuries, merfolk have lived in the depths of the ocean—4,000 meters below the surface—where humanity cannot find them. One mermaid, Jo, finds herself caught up in the world of humans when her best friend Riu is arrested for having [[ForbiddenLove an affair with a human man]], and has to save her from punishment. |
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| 6 | ''A Sinner of the Deep Sea'' (Japanese:アビスアジュールの罪人; ''Abyss Azure no Zainin''; literally meaning ''Sinner of the Azure Abyss'') is a {{Seinen}} fantasy series by Akihito Tomi, creator of Manga such as ''Stravaganza - Isai no Hime''. The series began in serialization in Enterbrain's Harta magazine in 2020 and ran for three volumes before its final chapter in February 2023. |
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| 8 | On January 4th, 2024, Yen Press announced that they would be localizing the series in English. |
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| 10 | !!Tropes: |
| 11 | * BecomeARealBoy: Jo discovers there are highly rare pills that allow merfolk to become human upon ingesting. The effect is seemingly permanent unless they take a second pill that switches them back to their original form. Riu was hiding such a pill so that she could move onto land to be with Yuki. |
| 12 | * CutenessProximity: Jo can't help but be charmed by a whale calf that keeps nudging her into playing, eventually giving in after trying to brush it off. |
| 13 | * ForbiddenLove: Both Riu and Yuki have been attempting to keep their relationship a secret from everyone. Once it does get out on Riu's side, she's arrested and imprisoned in a tiny cage with only Jo willing to pay her visits due to the huge stigma around interacting with humans. |
| 14 | * InterspeciesRomance: Riu, a mermaid, is revealed to have been having an affair with Yuki,a human. |
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