In the Name of the Mermaid Princess, Vol. 1 - Fumikawa, Yoshino

In a society hostile to diversity, can mermaid princess Mio be true to herself? In the classic fairy tale, a mermaid princess gives up her special abilities for love. What happens if she doesn’t? Princess Mio is betrothed to Prince Chika. However, they’ve never met, and he doesn’t know her secret—she’s a mermaid! When her tutor, Yuri, takes her out of the castle to meet her subjects, Mio begins to accept her true self. But Yuri has a secret too… And when Mio tells her father, the king, she wants to live life openly as a mermaid, he punishes her. How can she stay true to herself? Plus, a bonus story about a royal subject with wings! Author Yoshino Fumikawa began her professional manga career with Terukoi (Telephone Love) in the 2014 Summer Special Edition of Ribon Special. Artist Miya Tashiro’s previous works include Doku to Hanamichi (Poison and Flower Path) and Nanasekunchi no San Kyodai (The Nanase Family’s Three Brothers).