Ok, after all that we need something cute, frothy, and feminine. Surely a cute shojo manga from Shojo Beat can deliver that!
...right?
IN THE NAME OF THE MERMAID PRINCESS (Mio no Na no Moto ni), written by Yoshino Fumikawa with art by Miya Tashiro. First published in 2020 and first published in North America in 2024.
PLOT:
Princess Mio was born a mermaid, but her kingdom of Blognig severely persecutes demi-humans like her. As such, she is hidden from the world, forced to take magical medicines to hide her true form. Only her father and a select few servants know the truth, and all of them go out of their way to avoid touching her.
As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she is assigned a tutor to teach her the ways of her fiance's kingdom. This tutor, Yuri, refuses to humor her kingdom's prejudices and encourages her to embrace her true form and abilities, putting the both of them in peril. It's up to Mio to use her abilities to save Yuri and escape to a world where they both can safely exist.
