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* In the ''Literature/LostVoices'' trilogy, mermaids normally go naked, since there are no mermen. When Luce starts meeting the human boy Dorian, she starts wearing makeshift bras of seaweed or kelp so she won't feel self-conscious in front of him.
* In ''Literature/NotQuiteAMermaid'', illustrations show some mermaids wearing seashell bras and others wearing human-style bikini tops.
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* In ''Literature/TheSyrenaLegacy'', female Syrena wear a seaweed wrap.
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* Subverted in somewhat disturbing fashion by guro manga artist Shintaro Kago. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbYZnOFWFDw Watch at your own risk.]]
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* Subverted in somewhat In a disturbing fashion subversion by guro manga artist Shintaro Kago. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbYZnOFWFDw Watch at your own risk.]]Kago, [[https://youtu.be/MnC_kVSzVNw this animation]] depicts the shells on a mermaid's breasts to hide sharp-toothed mouths. One of them opens up and eats a fish alive.
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Of course, [[ValuesDissonance not every culture]] shares the notion that the sight of [[NippleAndDimed female nipples]] somehow corrupts children, hence the [[Anime/TheLittleMermaid Japanese animated version]] of the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale features bare-chested mermaids. It's also possible to avert the whole issue entirely by having [[OrganicBra scales growing around the chest area]], extend the "fish" part of the mermaid up to the bustline like a strapless dress, or simply [[BarbieDollAnatomy not draw any nipples at all]]. Mermen, instead, will just be completely shirtless, since BareMidriffsAreFeminine.
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Of course, [[ValuesDissonance not every culture]] shares the notion that the sight of [[NippleAndDimed female nipples]] somehow corrupts children, hence the [[Anime/TheLittleMermaid Japanese animated version]] of the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale features bare-chested mermaids. It's also possible to avert the whole issue entirely by having [[OrganicBra scales growing around the chest area]], extend the "fish" part of the mermaid up to the bustline like a strapless dress, or simply [[BarbieDollAnatomy not draw any nipples at all]]. Mermen, instead, will just be completely shirtless, since BareMidriffsAreFeminine.
BareMidriffsAreFeminine. Aside from preserving modesty, the seashell bra also serves another purpose: Animators didn't have to care about the underwater Jiggle Physics, since seashells are hard and rigid.