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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The DVD release cuts some of the Sea Witch's scene and Marina's reunion with her sisters due to their nipples being shown.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: Later VHS and DVD releases liberally cut seconds out of any scene where Marina or her sisters hair blows away from their breasts and reveals a nipple. The DVD release cuts some of the Sea Witch's potion making scene and Marina's reunion with her sisters is also cut due to their nipples being shown.Sea Witch boobage.
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It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
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It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny (Jemmy the cat).
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* ActingForTwo: The English dub has the same actress portray the Sea Witch and the cat.
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* CatsAreMagic: Jenny somehow knows Marina is a mermaid.
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* [[HypnotizeThePrincess Hypnotize The Prince]]: Jenny convinces the Prince's parents that Marina bewitched him.
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* SweetPollyOliver: Upon washing ashore, Marina is dressed in the Prince's clothes, which fit her perfectly.
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* SweetPollyOliver: Upon washing ashore, Marina is dressed in the Prince's clothes, which clothes for a short time after being found on the shore, they fit her perfectly.
* TalkingAnimal: The ones underwater, such as Fritz, and at least one on land,Jenny Jemmy the cat.
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''The Little Mermaid'' (aka ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' is an {{anime}} adaptation of "Literature/TheLittleMermaid" produced by ToeiAnimation. It was released in 1975 in Japan and was dubbed into English in 1978.
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''The Little Mermaid'' (aka ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' Mermaid'') is an {{anime}} adaptation of "Literature/TheLittleMermaid" produced by ToeiAnimation. It was released in 1975 in Japan and was dubbed into English in 1978.
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* InSeriesNickname: Marina is called "Princess Mermaid" by the Prince.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone? The Prince, after he realizes who his "Princess Mermaid" really was.
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* DarkReprise: Marina sings a darker version of her song on the night of her death.
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* CatsAreMagic: Jenny somehow knows Marina is a mermaid.
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* [[HypnotizeThePrincess Hypnotize The Prince]]: Jenny convinces the Prince's parents that Marina bewitched him.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Jenny the cat wants Marina dead for no real reason. She succeeds.
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I just wanted to beef up this page with some more tropes. =)
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* ArrangedMarriage: The Prince is expected to enter one with the princess of a neighboring kingdom, per his parents' wishes.
** PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Seems to be the case after the two meet and learn who the other really is. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, she is not really the one that rescued the Prince. She only found him after his real rescuer and desired bride, Marina, had to leave. The Prince realizes this [[DownerEnding after it's too late.]]]]
** PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Seems to be the case after the two meet and learn who the other really is. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, she is not really the one that rescued the Prince. She only found him after his real rescuer and desired bride, Marina, had to leave. The Prince realizes this [[DownerEnding after it's too late.]]]]
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* ItsAllAboutMe: The Prince confesses to Marina that he wants to marry the girl who found him after he washed up on the beach, but since he can't find her, he wants to marry her instead. This gives the lovesick Marina a brief HopeSpot, even after his parents [[ParentalMarriageVeto forbid the union]] and insist he enter an Arranged Marriage. When the princess his parents choose for him [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage turns out to be the girl who found him]], the Prince excitedly tells Marina the good news. It never seems to occur to him that she might feel disappointed or heartbroken that he cast her aside after finding [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter someone better.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone? The Prince, after he realizes who his "Princess Mermaid" really was.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Marina offers the pearl in her hair (that her family gave her as a RiteOfPassage) to the head maid since she was admiring it.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone? The Prince, after he realizes who his "Princess Mermaid" really was.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Marina offers the pearl in her hair (that her family gave her as a RiteOfPassage) to the head maid since she was admiring it.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: The King and Queen are NOT pleased to learn how close their son is becoming with the girl he found, and forcibly separate them after he asserts he wants to marry her over the princess they choose for him.
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* WoundedGazelleGambit: The Prince's parents pretend his mother is gravely ill in order to manipulate him into coming to visit them, so they can forcibly separate him from his "Princess Mermaid" and take him to meet the princess THEY want him to marry instead.
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* RebelliousPrincess: Marina, who visits the sea before she's allowed to.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The DVD release cuts some of the Sea Witch's scene and Marina's reunion with her sisters due to their nipples being shown.
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The plot follows [[Creator/HansChristianAndersen Andersen]]'s original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (here named Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
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The plot follows [[Creator/HansChristianAndersen Andersen]]'s original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. sad ending.
It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid(here named Fritz (Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
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* BittersweetEnding: Borderline DownerEnding, as the prince realizes his mistake ''just'' after it's too late, and Fritz tearfully chases the bubbles that were Marina.
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* BittersweetEnding: Borderline DownerEnding, as the prince realizes his mistake ''just'' after it's too late, BadassAdorable: Fritz. He takes on an army of polyps using starfish and Fritz tearfully chases the bubbles that were Marina.a mermaid skull as weapons, and saves Marina multiple times.
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* YougottaHaveBlueHair: Marina's sisters all have impossible hair colors.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Marina's gasping BittersweetEnding: Borderline DownerEnding, as the prince realizes his mistake ''just'' after it's too late, and moaning during her transformation.Fritz tearfully chases the bubbles that were Marina.
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* CoolOldLady: Marina's grandma.
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** Also her sisters, until [[spoiler: they cut their hair as payment to the witch]].
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* DramaticShattering: When the Prince [[spoiler: tells Marina he's found and is marrying who he thinks is his princess]] she drops a mirror, which breaks.
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* RiteOfPassage: Earning a pearl in your hair marks mermaids as being able to visit the surface. Marina's the last to get one.
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The plot follows [[Creator/HCAndersen [[Creator/HansChristianAndersen Andersen]]'s original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (here named Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
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''The Little Mermaid'' (aka ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' is an {{anime}} of TheLittleMermaid produced by ToeiAnimation. It was released in 1975 in Japan and was dubbed into English in 1978.
The plot follows Andersen's original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (here named Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
The plot follows Andersen's original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (here named Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
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''The Little Mermaid'' (aka ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' is an {{anime}} adaptation of TheLittleMermaid "Literature/TheLittleMermaid" produced by ToeiAnimation. It was released in 1975 in Japan and was dubbed into English in 1978.
The plot followsAndersen's [[Creator/HCAndersen Andersen]]'s original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (here named Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
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''The Little Mermaid'' (aka ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' is an anime {{anime}} of TheLittleMermaid produced by ToeiAnimation. It was released in 1975 in Japan and was dubbed into English in 1978.
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* NonHumanSidekick: Fritz.
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''The Little Mermaid'' (aka ''Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' is an anime of TheLittleMermaid produced by ToeiAnimation. It was released in 1975 in Japan and was dubbed into English in 1978.
The plot follows Andersen's original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (here named Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
!! This anime contains examples of:
* CatsAreMean: ''Jenny''.
* GodivaHair: Marina, both underwater and when she first gains her legs.
The plot follows Andersen's original story much more closely than [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid the Disney version]], keeping the BittersweetEnding. It also has some elements that Disney would later use, such as an animal companion for the mermaid (here named Fritz the Dolphin) and an antagonistic force seeking to hurt the mermaid on land (Jenny the cat).
!! This anime contains examples of:
* CatsAreMean: ''Jenny''.
* GodivaHair: Marina, both underwater and when she first gains her legs.
