Disclaimer

I do not own the series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch or the follow-up series, Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure; I do not own the original characters of the series, both its manga form (all of the volumes of which I have purchased, thank you very much) and its anime form; I do not own any of the following (or any property belonging to these): musical bands, products or companies that get mentioned either directly or indirectly. Their inclusion is only to enrich the experience of the original series.

All proper rights are reserved to their respective owners. Thank you for realizing that.

Warning 1: In case you didn't get it by the Summary, you are to take note… this story is an ADAPTATION of the Mermaid Melody anime series as well as important elements of the manga, and thus, the content in here is NOT ENTIRELY original. That is to say, this fanfic is mainly following the story-lines as seen in the anime version of the series, with certain important or otherwise more interesting elements from the manga version worked into the overall story to the best of my ability, changing it overall for more impact. The original story-lines will be left relatively intact, but I will have made dialog changes on the part of the established characters, as I shall weave in my own. I have made my best effort to give my protagonist original character some very glaring personality traits and vast inconsistencies to his nature, all coming together such that he is always unable to demonstrate a full 100% of his powers and abilities; in so doing, I hope that there is no truly unfair advantage given to the side of the Mermaid Princesses. What I am also attempting to do is to give the story somewhat of a darker and more mature tone overall, making it somewhat more like the manga whilst staying in line with the main elements and story-line of the anime. Still, the tone of the manga alone is tame compared to what I am setting out to do in this writing.

Warning 2: How I am going to give the series' story and tone a darker and more mature tone will encompass the inclusion of mature and graphic material. Even though the overall rating of this adaptation is Teen, please be aware that the rating may vary with each part. What rating that any part gets depends upon the material's nature, of course. I will not indicate rated-Everyone or rated-Teen parts. Amongst the mature content will be vulgar language, and it is there to deepen and stress the words being said as well as the emotions being conveyed. Otherwise, the mature content will encompass bloodshed and injury as well as near-adult content that skirts the border; that is, it may come close, but there is no explicitly sexual activity in the form of intercourse at all. After season two comes to an end and the future opens up to full original material, it is THEN that anything will be fair game - including truly adult content - and at that point, I shall warn no more about what you may find. (Then again, I'll have to show that elsewhere.) Read then at your discretion.

I don't use chapters; instead, I use the term "parts", simply because they will most often encompass a few episodes of the anime (and thus, a few chapters of the manga). For the first division of this re-telling, the action is almost entirely told in the first-person perspective, since it all takes place within a flashback.

Reviews and comments on all of my original material are welcome.

On that note, see if you can pick up on the elements I've used and what popular culture mediums used them (that would be anything from movies to video games). I'll give you one example: Note the species of aquatic life that I highlight; what long-running video game series revolves around aquatic life like this in some aspect, making them the bosses you encounter?

With all of the above said, please enjoy this adaptation and re-telling of Mermaid Melody.