Namiučigiwa no Muromi-san

Muromi-san is all about a mermaid who falls in love with a young fisherman and her very special friends. There were a lot of silly jokes, and some of the jokes were very good, while others were a bit crap. Unfortunately, there was a fair amount that was silly. Sometimes I had a good laugh; sometimes, I was very strongly charmed by the cuteness; however, all too often, I was simply watching, thinking this is just not on! Once again, this is one of those madcap Japanese classics where there is plenty of stuff you would never think of, albeit at the same time, there is plenty of silly sex jokes, failed innuendos, and sheer fan service that will be pleasing to some. However, such stuff rarely impresses Jeoffrey. The characters were fine; their interactions with each other mostly worked, though sometimes a joke falling flat could pretty much ruin it. The animation is simple, quite decently colored, and again some characters have eyes covering half their heads, even though I personally do not mind that I find it rather cute. I did not notice the soundtrack much apart from the pleasantly crazy opening, so I guess it was not so bad. Although that is not the case, it may look like I was not too impressed with Muromi-san. I am complaining about the bad jokes in this show. However, their ratio of bad to good ones was about fifty-fifty. The appropriately chosen footage enhanced my impression of the show, and I thought it gave it a respectable amount of momentum. There were also the likable and cute characters of which I liked Yeti, Harpy, and Muromi-san. So my final impression is slightly above average. 6.4/10. (2016.06.29)