Top 19 Mermaid manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

19. Seto no Hanayome

A young boy gets saved from drowning by a mermaid but, according to mermaid law, if a human sees a mermaid's true form, both have to be killed. The only solution to the problem is for him to marry her. But can they keep her secret from being found out?



Chapter count includes 3 special chapters.

Volume 5 contains the side story "Senjou no Merry Christmas" (瀬戸組〈せんじょう〉のメリークリスマス).
Volume 12 contains the side story "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo" (時をかける少女).
Volume 13 contains the side story "Mission:Impossible 2" (M:I-2).

My Bride is a Mermaid has finished publishing and it has 79 Chapters. It is also Known as: 瀬戸の花嫁, SetoYome, The Inland Sea Bride

18. Dragon's Crown

The manga is set primarily in the Kingdom of Hydeland and revolves around a legendary relic, the titular Dragon's Crown, and the quest to retrieve it. A mysterious coven of magic-users with influence in even the highest levels of government seek the treasure and have used their sorcery to link long-forgotten ruins, dangerous labyrinths, and many other areas together in order to search for it.

Note: includes a bonus epilogue chapter.

has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: ドラゴンズクラウン, Dragon's Crown

17. Nagisa no Saameido

Wataru is a lonely boy who lost his parents in an accident. For some reason, there is one maid—named Kosame, who has been by his side since he was little. Set in a unique coastal fishing village with rows of boathouses, a love story of eternal love begins!

Shark Maid of the Shore is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 渚のサーメイド, Nagisa no Shark Maid, Nagisa no Sāmeido, SharMaid

16. Tensei Ningyo Hime wa Awa ni Natte Kietakunai

One day, an ordinary college girl found herself reincarnated into the world of "The Little Mermaid," a fairy tale she read in her previous life. She didn't particularly like the prince (because she didn't know him at all). But! In order to survive and not fade away into a pile of foam, she is going to do everything in her power to win the prince's heart! I don't want to die!

The Reincarnated Little Mermaid Does Not Want to Disappear as Foam has finished publishing and it has 2 Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生人魚姫は泡になって消えたくない, Tensei Ningyo Hime wa Awa ni Natte Kietakunai

15. Mina Soko ni Ite

In this town's lake, a man-eating mermaid is said to have been sunk to the bottom.

Today, the mermaid still wanders the town in search of a companion, stirring up the restless hearts of the people.

A modern day tale of foolish girls who can't survive in clear water.

Mina Soko ni Ite is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: みなそこにて, Because the girls are all childish, At the Bottom of the Water

14. Ryuu no Kawaii Nanatsu no Ko

Ryoko Kui, the master storyteller behind the beloved manga series Delicious in Dungeon, pens seven brand-new tales that will delight fantasy fans and manga devotees equally. Covering a broad range of themes and time periods, no two stories in this collection are alike!



1. Ryuu no Shoutou (竜の小塔)
2. Ningyo Kinryoku (人魚禁漁区)
3. Watashi no Kami-sama (わたしのかみさま)
4. Ookami wa Uso wo Tsukanai (狼は嘘をつかない)
5. Kanenashi Hakuroku (金なし白祿)
6. Ko ga Kawaii to Ryuu wa Naku (子がかわいいと竜は鳴く)
7. Inutanike no Hitobito (犬谷家の人々)

Seven Little Sons of the Dragon: A Collection of Seven Stories has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: 竜のかわいい七つの子, Kui Ryouko Sakuhinshuu 2, The Dragon's Seven Adorable Children, Ryuu no Shoutou, Ningyo Kinryoku, Watashi no Kamisama, Ookami wa Uso wo Tsukanai, Kanenashi Byakuroku, Ko ga Kawaii to Ryuu wa Naku, Inutani-ke no Hitobito, わたしのかみさま, 九井諒子作品集2 竜のかわいい七つの子, 人魚禁漁区, 子がかわいいと竜は鳴く, 犬谷家の人々, 狼は嘘をつかない, 竜の小塔, 金なし白祿

13. Ningyo Series

This is Rumiko Takahashi at her darkest, but her trademark humor and romance also pop up in this three-volume series. Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul."

Ningyo Series has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人魚シリーズ, Mermaid Forest, Mermaid's Gaze, Mermaid's Scar, Ningyo no Mori, Mermaid Saga

12. WATER PUNK

"Mermaids can change their appearance, but their ferocity remains the same."
A sea with a mysterious rumor that all bad things are blamed on mermaids. A human and a mermaid who meet there, what is the fate of the two people--!!

WATER PUNK has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: WATER PUNK

11. School Ningyo

Two girls go hunting for mermaids to win their true love. Featuring very nontraditional mermaids.

School Mermaid has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: スクール人魚, School Ningyo

10. Hoetjipsajangui Cheotsarangeun Ineoimnida

The restaurant owner fell in love at first sight with... A mermaid!

Hae-Beom is often mistaken for a gangster due to his stern appearance. Sang-A, a customer who helped Hae-Beom, is a mermaid. Sang-A needs human saliva in order to get legs, so Hae-Beom selflessly offers a kiss... Once a day, every day.

Sang-A just needs legs... But will he like me someday?

The First Love of the Sushi Restaurant Owner is a Mermaid has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: Hoetjipsajangui Cheotsarangeun Ineoimnida

9. Kimi to nara Hadashi

Kimi to nara Hadashi has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 君となら裸足。, Kimi to nara Hadashi

8. Mio no Na no Moto ni

Princess Mio is betrothed to Prince Chika. They’ve never met, however, 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 live her truth?



Note: Chapter count includes seven additional chapters, one in each volume.

In the Name of the Mermaid Princess has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: ミオの名のもとに, Im Namen der Meerjungfrau

7. Abyss Azure no Zainin

For many centuries, merfolk have lived in the depths of the ocean—4,000 meters below the surface—where humanity cannot find them. However, one mermaid's life is turned upside-down when her best friend falls for a human.

A Sinner of the Deep Sea is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アビスアジュールの罪人, Sinner of the Azure Abyss, Sinner in The Seabed

6. Noah wa Hakobune

They nicknamed me the "merman."

Noah is Ark is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ノアは方舟, Noah wa Hakobune

5. Utakata no Minato

While everyone knows the story of the sea, no one knows the story of the deep sea.

"Minato Wadatsumi" was born and raised in a port town, but unfortunately for him, he has an extreme phobia of fish.

One day Minato comes across a fish out of water that changes his life.

Minato of the Foam has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: ウタカタノミナト, Utakata no Minato

4. Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid

Choa is a mermaid who can't swim! Discouraged, she trades the ocean for a pair of human legs. But when the star of the high school swim team finds out her secret, he offers her the chance to prove her family wrong: free swimming lessons for a mermaid!

Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Swim Classes for a Mermaid

3. Ningyohime no Gomen ne Gohan

When Mermaid Princess Ela's fish friend is captured and turned into a delectable meal, she goes to land to mourn his death and aid his passing into the great beyond... If only that was the end of the story. Follow Ela as she discovers the wonders of seafood.

The Mermaid Princess's Guilty Meal has finished publishing and it has 41 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人魚姫のごめんねごはん, Forbidden Fish is Sweeeetest!!!

2. Okisaki-sama to Ningyohime no Ohanashi

A selfish princess comes across an injured mermaid and decides to nurse her back to health, but not out of kindness - the princess intends to sell the mermaid and make a profit once she's healed! Strangely, the mermaid doesn't seem to mind this at all. Time goes by for the two of them until the princess tells the mermaid that she has changed her mind...

The Story of the Princess and the Little Mermaid has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: お妃様と人魚姫のお話, Tale of a Princess and the Little Mermaid, La Storia della Principessa e della Principessa Sirena

1. See you later, Mermaid

After meeting in a seaside town during their solo-travels, Kazushi Kimijima and Tatsumi Higaki find themselves as patrons of the same inn. The friendly Kazushi invites the pensive Tatsumi for a drink as a favor for his help during a prior sand-in-eye plight. Kazushi finds out little by little why his new acquaintance is so apprehensive. What will he do when Tatsumi unveils his deepest secret and with it, his deepest fear?

See you later, Mermaid has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: See you later,Mermaid, シーユーレイター、マーメイド, See you later, Mermaid