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In a fantastical version of Shanghai where merfolk and humans coexist, mermaid Princess CHAO (voiced by Anna Yamada) unexpectedly proposes marriage to ordinary human engineer Stefan (Oji Suzuka). Can their unlikely romance survive the rocky seas ahead?

2026 · 1h 29m
  • 85%
  • 8+
Director Yasuhiro Aoki

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In a fantastical version of Shanghai where merfolk and humans coexist, mermaid Princess CHAO (voiced by Anna Yamada) unexpectedly proposes marriage to ordinary human engineer Stefan (Oji Suzuka). Can their unlikely romance survive the rocky seas ahead?

COMMON SENSE

A bit of peril, language in quirky, vibrant mermaid romance.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.5
Reviews 26
Fresh 22
Rotten 4

Information

Studio
GKids
Released
2026
Run Time
1 hr 29 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
Japan
© 2025 "ChaO" Committee

Languages

Original Audio
Japanese, Japanese (Japan)
Audio

Japanese (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.