Aoiumi no Sashimi

**Aoiumi no Sashimi** (青い海のサシミ, *lit. "Sashimi of the Blue Ocean"*) is a Japanese ocean SF manga by Shinji Nishikawa and a spin-off to Jiji Baba Fight featuring the mermaid Sashimi. It was serialized in Kodansha's "Monthly Shonen Magazine" special edition, "Magazine GREAT" from issues March 2000 to November 2002. Its chapters compiled into 2 volumes under the "KC Comics imprint.

## Plot Summary

When we last saw Sashimi, she was nearing death as the price for becoming human. But now she has amnesia, thanks to bumping into the Japanese oceanic exploration submarine "Sougei". Now with Sashimi as part of the Sougei crew, their adventures deepen beneath the abyss as they investigate the legendary shrines told to contain the ancient origins of the mermaids and their civilization, as well as hopes to preserve Sashimi's life.

## Characters

### Sere Mermaids

* Sashimi (サシミ): The main protagonist whose life is in peril as the price for human transformation. She later had an accident which gave her amnesia. Her true name is Nagisa. *Her character concept is based on Katsura Tenjoin from YAT Untroubled Space Tours.*
* Tsunami (ツナミ): Sashimi's younger sister.
* Misaki (ミサキ): Sashimi and Tsunami's elder sister
* Fraia (フライア): A flying-fish mermaid who can swim at superspeeds.

### Sougei (双鯨)

* Osanai (小山内): Also from Jiji Baba Fight, now a scientist aboard the Sougei crew who has feelings for Sashimi.
* Tamamoto: Captain of the Sougei. A short statured middle-aged man with a beard and stubborn face. He has a slightly sloppy personality, but he is an excellent commander who can make calm decisions in case of emergencies, making him adored by his subordinates. *His character concept is based on Kaoru Yamamoto from YAT Untroubled Space Tours.*
* Dr. Ishiwatari (石渡): A marine biologist whom Sashimi falls in love with. *His character concept is based on Daigo Hoshiwatarifrom YAT Untroubled Space Tours.*
* Uchi (打井): The spectacled crew member who is often at Sashimi's mercy due to her personality changes.

### Fishborn Pirates (フィッシュボーン)

*All three members' concepts are based of the Shalecovec crew from YAT Untroubled Space Tours.*

* Captain Bruce (キャプテン・ブルース): As said, leader of the pirates whose desire is to protect his beloved ocean through piracy. Based off from *Captain Rock*.
* Reda (レダ): The sole greedy female of the group. She lost her left arm due to a shark attack and outfits to a mechanical prostetic which can fire EM waves. Based off from *Nanako*.
* Keith (キース): The clumsy pilot whose klutziness gets him scolded by Reda to often, but the moodmaker of the trio. Based off from *Hachibee*.

### Toro Mermaids

* Elein (エレイン): An electric-ray mermaid who shares a sister relationship with Marley. Her tail can emit high voltage from her tail and fire poisonous needles.
* Marley (マーレイ): Like Elein, but she can camoflauge and can fire tranquilize needles from her tail.
* Hanmarn (ハンマーン): A hammerhead shark half-mermaid and guardian to the Toro Shrine.
* Prugno (プルーニョ): A octopus and kracken fusion serving as priest to the Toros.
* Cracken (クラーケン): Guardian Beast of the Toros

## Chapters and Volumes

1. Who Am 1?
2. Here Comes Tsunami
1. The Toro Shrine
2. Cracken Counterattack
3. Sougei Sinks!
4. A Faraway Sea Legend
5. The Lost Sere Shrine
6. Queen of the Garas
7. To the Sea Dragon Shrine
8. The Leviathan Appears!
9. Nagisa of the Blue Ocean