Character Tropes in Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Lillie’s Promise

Character Tropes from Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Lillie’s Promise.

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Mermaid Princesses

Lillie Nanami

Lucia’s younger cousin and the magenta (hot pink) mermaid princess of the East China Sea, Magenta Pearl Voice. She is the main protagonist.

• Academic Athlete:
• The Ace:
• Action Fashionista:
• Action Girl:
• Adorably Precocious Child:
• Affectionate Nickname:
• Afraid of Blood:
• All Asians Know Martial Arts:
• All Girls Like Ponies:
• All Loving-Hero:
• Ambiguously Bi:
• Animal Lover:
• Animal Motifs: Butterflies
• Anime Chinese Girl:
• Asian and Nerdy:
• Awesome Moment of Crowning:
• Babies Ever After:
• The Baby of the Bunch:
• Badass Adorable:
• Badass in Distress:
• Beautiful Singing Voice:
• Beauty Equals Goodness:
• Beware the Nice Ones:
• Big Little Sister:
• Big Sister Instinct: Inverted, Lillie is the younger cousin of Lucia, but is still very protective of her.
• Big Sister Worship:
• Brainy Brunette: She has brown hair in human form and is very smart.
• Cheerful Child: Lillie is 10 years old and she is bubbly and adorable.
• Cheery Pink: Hot Pink (magenta) is her main color and she's a bright and optimistic girl.
• Child Prodigy:
• Class Princess:
• Clueless Dude Magnet:
• Cunning Linguist: Considering she was born in the East China Sea and raised intermittently between the East China Sea and Beijing, it's safe to assume she can speak fluently Chinese aside from Japanese, English and Korean, with maybe the possibility of Chinese being even her actual native language and only learned later Japanese, English and Korean, which in any case she's shown to be able to speak fluently.
• The Cutie:
• Damsel in Distress:
• Damsel Out of Distress:
• Defiant Captive:
• Delicate and Sickly:
• Disappeared Dad: See Parental Abandonment below.
• Does Not Like Spam: Lillie does not like eating seafood
• Doting Parent:
• Dude Magnet:
• Even the Girls Want Her:
• Everyone Loves Blondes:
• Fairytale Wedding Dress:
• The Fashionista:
• Faux Death: In the finale, Lillie falls into a deep sleep due to Ares using a flower of death (the flower was supposed to kill her but the flower was faulty), She awakens thanks to receiving True Love’s Kiss from Huanhuan.
• Fear of Thunder:
• First Kiss: Something she's dreamt about for ages.
• Friend to All Living Things: Lillie has the makings of a Disney Princess as she keeps a small menagerie of animal friends and even plays the harp and sings for them on occasion.
• Gamer Chick:
• Genki Girl:
• Girlish Pigtails:
• Girls Love Chocolate:
• Girls Love Stuffed Animals:
• Girly Bruiser: Lillie is a hyperfeminine ten year old girl who loves pink is cutesy, bubbly, and romantic, and is affectionate with her friends and family. She's also a strong fighter.
• Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak:
• Good Parents:
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has blonde hair in mermaid form and is very sweet girl.
• Happily Adopted: She was adopted by the Fuwa when she was a baby and considers them her family. In particular, She considers Beibei (the blue Fuwa) as her mother.
• Happily Married:
• The Heart:
• Innocent Blue Eyes:
• Interspecies Adoption:
• Interspecies Romance:
• Kid-Appeal Character:
• Kid Hero:
• Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: She is the light to Dahlia’s dark.
• Like Brother and Sister: She and Dahlia are explicitly stated to be best friends, but the pair are so close that they're practically sisters.
• Like Mother, Like Daughter:
• Little Miss Badass:
• Loved By All:
• Magnetic Hero:
• Mean Character, Nice Actor: Lillie has mentioned that she got to play Veruca Salt (the spoiled brat girl) in her school production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lillie is a very sweet and kind girl of course.
• Missing Mom: See Parental Abandonment below.
• Near-Death Experience:
• Nice Girl:
• No Infantile Amnesia:
• Oblivious to Love:
• Official Couple:
• Parent-Child Team:
• Parental Abandonment: Her biological parents were killed by demons when she was a baby, so she was adopted by the Fuwa.
• Passionate Sports Girl:
• Physical God:
• Pink Heroine:
• Pink Means Feminine:
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse:
• Plucky Girl:
• The Pollyanna:
• Post-Kiss Catatonia:
• Pretty Butterflies:
• Pretty Princess Powerhouse:
• Princess Classic:
• Princess Protagonist:
• Princesses Prefer Pink:
• Royals Who Actually Do Something:
• She-Fu:
• Sickly Child Grew Up Strong:
• Single-Target Sexuality:
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man:
• Small Parent, Huge Child: She is the Huge Child to Beibei’s Small Parent.
• Solar and Lunar: She is the Solar to Dahlia’s Lunar.
• Speaks Fluent Animal:
• Spoiled Sweet:
• Strong Family Resemblance: She resembles a mini Lucia.
• Super-Cute Superpowers: Her "Bubblegum Shower Pitch" is every bit as feminine as it sounds.
• Sweet Tooth:
• Tiny Guy, Huge Girl:
• True Love’s Kiss: In the finale, Lillie is hexed to sleep by Ares (by using a faulty flower of death) and she needs a kiss from her true love in order to awake her, she receives two kisses that awake her, A romantic one from Huanhuan (he kisses her on the lips) and a maternal one from Beibei (she kisses her on the forehead).
• Two First Names: Nanami is a fairly common girls' name, and Lillie is her actual first name.
• Unknowingly in Love:

Seira Amagi

The current orange mermaid princess of the Indian Ocean, Orange Pearl Voice and Holly’s cousin.

• Cool Big Sis:
• Image Song: "Beautiful Wish" and "Birth of Love."
• Vibrant Orange:

Holly Ginger

The current mermaid princess of the Red Sea, Red Pearl Voice and Seira’s cousin.

• Cool Big Sis:
• Fiery Redhead:
• Image Song:
• Red Is Heroic:

Dahlia Black

The white (formerly black) Mermaid Princess of the South China Sea, White Pearl Voice (formerly Black Pearl Voice).

• 11th-Hour Ranger:
• All Girls Want Bad Boys:
• The Baby of the Bunch:
• Broken Bird:
• Co-Dragons:
• Dark Magical Girl:
• Disproportionate Retribution:
• Driven by Envy: Aside from becoming an orphan, she became jealous of Lillie for getting more attention than her. It's her main motivator for her villainy.
• Evil Costume Switch: Dahlia was originally an white Mermaid Princess with more frills and less black.
• Evil Orphan: Following the disappearance of her parents, she becomes an orphan and relies on Raven as a Parental Substitute.
• Face–Heel Turn: Before the beginning of the anime/manga.
• Freudian Excuse: She overheard news about her parents who had vanished (implied to be that no one can find them).
• Happily Adopted:
• Heel–Face Turn: In chapter 51 of the manga and episode 51 in the anime, she came to learn the error of her ways and joins the Mermaid Princesses.
• Interspecies Adoption:
• Light Feminine and Dark Feminine: She is the Dark to Lillie’s Light.
• Like Brother and Sister: She and Lillie are explicitly stated to be best friends, but the pair are so close that they're practically sisters.
• Paint It Black: Her transformation from good (in white) to evil (with black hair and a black dress).
• Parent-Child Team:
• Obfuscating Stupidity: She is introduced as a Shrinking Violet who doesn't like being around large crowds of people. It all turns out to be a facade halfway into the series.
• Orcus on Her Throne:
• Shrinking Violet: In contrast to the more outgoing Lillie, Dahlia is very shy, especially around a lot of people.
• Sixth Ranger:
• Small Parent, Huge Child:
• Solar and Lunar: She is the Lunar to Lillie’s Solar.
• Where I Was Born and Razed: She invaded her own country because of her jealousy of Lillie.

Kimchi Park

The crimson Mermaid Princess of the Korean Strait, Crimson Pearl Voice.

• All-Loving Hero:
• Lipstick Lesbian: Downplayed, she is actually bisexual/pansexual.
• Mama Bear:
• Nice Girl:
• Shipper on Deck:
• Voluntary Shapeshifting:
• Winged Unicorn:

Lisa Nanami

Lillie’s late biological mother, Lucia’s late aunt and the previous magenta Mermaid Princess of the East China Sea, the previous Magenta Pearl Voice.

• Action Girl:
• Action Mom:
• All Loving-Hero:
• Animal Lover:
• Animal Motifs: Butterflies like her daughter.
• Anime Chinese Girl:
• Beautiful Singing Voice:
• Beauty Equals Goodness:
• Doting Parent: She doted on Lillie a lot when she was still alive.
• Family-Unfriendly Death: Lisa and her husband were murdered by demons (two demons stabbed Lisa and her husband with swords in the chest).
• Friend to All Children:
• Friend to All Living Things:
• Girlish Pigtails:
• Good Parents: She was a loving mother to Lillie and still is, even after she died and went to heaven.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold:
• Happily Married: Lisa and her husband were happy together in their marriage and they still are, even after their deaths.
• Innocent Blue Eyes:
• Like Mother, Like Daughter:
• Loved By All:
• Mama Bear:
• Missing Mom: She had died along with her husband (they were both killed by demons) and went to the afterlife when Lillie was just a baby.
• Nice Girl:
• Pink Means Feminine:
• Posthumous Character: Lisa along with her husband are already dead before the series began.
• Pretty Butterflies:
• Pretty Princess Powerhouse:
• Princesses Prefer Pink:
• Strong Family Resemblance:

Lila Nanami-Fuwa

Lillie and Huanhuan’s future daughter and the future magenta Mermaid Princess of the East China Sea, the future Magenta Pearl Voice.

• Anime Chinese Girl:
• The Cutie:
• Girlish Pigtails:
• Like Mother, Like Daughter:
• Nice Girl:
• Pink Means Feminine:
• Pretty Butterflies:
• Pretty Princess Powerhouse:
• Princesses Prefer Pink:
• Rose-Haired Sweetie:
• Strong Family Resemblance:

Lucia Nanami/Aqua Regina

The pink mermaid princess of the North Pacific Ocean, Pink Pearl Voice, the current Aqua Regina and Lillie’s older cousin.

• Big Good:
• Big Sister Instinct: Big Cousin Instinct actually, but it still fits
• Cool Big Sis: Cousin variant.
• Genki Girl:
• Girlish Pigtails: Lucia still has ditz/magical girl pigtails.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She's blonde in mermaid form, and she is a kindhearted mermaid princess.
• Heart Symbol: Cheesy hearts appear when Lucia performs her "Love Shower Pitch".
• Image Song: "Koi wa Nandarou" ("What is Love?"), "Mother Symphony" and "Splash Dream."
• Interspecies Romance: She is in a happy relationship with Kaito.
• The Leader:
• Meaningful Name: Lucia is Latin for 'light', and Nanami is Japanese for 'seven seas'.
  • "Aqua Regina" means "Water Queen" in Latin.
• Pink Heroine: Her tail as a mermaid is pink, and her idol form outfit consists of a pink dress, pink gloves, and pink boots.
• Princesses Prefer Pink: Her tail and shell-bikini as a mermaid are pink, and her idol outfits are entirely pink as well.
• Royals Who Actually Do Something:
• Say It with Hearts:
• Trademark Favorite Food: A mermaid who actually eats seafood, for once.
• Two First Names: Nanami is a fairly common girls' name, and Lucia is her actual first name.

Hanon Hosho

The aqua blue mermaid princess of the South Atlantic Ocean, Aqua Pearl Voice (sometimes called Blue Pearl Voice).

• First-Name Basis:
• Image Song: "Ever Blue" and "Mizuiro no Senritsu" ("The Aquamarine Melody").
• True Blue Femininity:

Rina Tōin

The green mermaid princess of the North Atlantic Ocean, Green Pearl Voice.

• Hime Cut: Fits with her status as a miko.
• Image Song: "Star Jewel" and "Piece of Love."
• Miko: She works for a shrine to a spirit both mermaids and humans venerate.

Caren

The purple mermaid princess of the Antarctic Ocean (sometimes called the Southern Ocean), Purple Pearl Voice and Noel’s twin sister.

• Big Eater: She's known to eat large amounts of food... and stick others with the bill.
• Image Song: "Aurora no Kaze ni Notte" ("Riding on the Winds of the Aurora").
• Regal Ringlets: Huge curls in her long hair.

Noel

The indigo mermaid princess of the Arctic Ocean, Indigo Pearl Voice and Caren’s twin sister.

• Bookworm:
• Gender-Blender Name: Many translators thought her name was "Noelle" because they'd only seen men called "Noel."
• Meaningful Name: Because she's from the North Pole.
• Nice Girl: Noel is kind and gentle to everyone she meets.
• Purely Aesthetic Glasses: Noel owns a pair of reading glasses she wears specifically to try and look smart.
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: She's the palest mermaid and has the darkest hair.

Coco

The yellow mermaid princess of the South Pacific Ocean, Yellow Pearl Voice.

• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold:
• Hime Cut: Has this hairstyle. It's especially fitting considering that she is a princess.
• Meaningful Name: Considering how she is associated with tropical islands...

Sara

The previous orange mermaid princess of the Indian Ocean, the previous Orange Pearl Voice, Hatshepsut’s late twin sister, Holly’s late aunt and Seira’s predecessor.

• Spirit Advisor:

Hatshepsut Ginger

The previous red mermaid princess of the Red Sea, the previous Red Pearl Voice, Sara’s twin sister, Holly’s mother and Seira’s aunt.

• Good Parents:
• Mama Bear:
• Red Is Heroic:

Allies

The Fuwa

A group of good-luck fairies who are the Beijing 2008 Olympic mascots who have raised Lillie since she was an infant, due to the death of her biological parents. They are Lillie’s fairy friends.

Beibei

The blue Fuwa and the fourth born of the group, who has been Lillie’s mother figure since she was a baby. She is Lillie’s companion. She accompanies Lillie on their journey together. She has the ability to transform into a human and the azure mermaid princess of the South Atlantic Ocean, and her idol alias is Azure Pearl Voice.

• Animal Motif: Her animal motif is the fish.
• Blue is Heroic:
• Beautiful Singing Voice:
• Deuteragonist:
• Doting Parent:
• Fairy Companion:
• Good Parents:
• Making a Splash:
• Parent-Child Team:
• Parental Substitute:
• Signature Headgear:
• Shipper on Deck:
• Small Parent, Huge Child:
• Voluntary Shapeshifting:
• Water Is Blue:
• Water Is Womanly:

Jingjing

The black Fuwa and second born of the group.

Huanhuan

The red Fuwa and the leader and oldest of the group. He is also Lillie’s love interest.

Yingying

The yellow Fuwa and the third born of the group.

Nini

The green Fuwa and the youngest of the group.

Other Allies

Pixiu

The ninth son of the dragon who is a well-meaning but cheeky glutton and Seira’s companion.

Ruby

A coral spirit from the Red Sea and Holly’s companion.

Raven

An akumabear from the South China Sea and Dahlia’s companion, best friend and adoptive mother figure.

Fortuna

The kindhearted goddess of good luck.

• Action Girl:
• All-Loving Hero:
• Barrier Warrior:
• Big Good:
• Cool Crown:
• God-Empress:
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold:
• The High Queen:
• Immortality:
• Lady of War:
• Loved by All:
• Mama Bear:
• Physical God:
• Pimped-Out Dress:
• Really 700 Years Old:
• Royals Who Actually Do Something:
• She-Fu:

Bixi

The sixth son of the dragon who is a kind elderly man and Fortuna’s companion.

• Cool Old Guy:

Huofeng

A beautiful fire Phoenix who can shapeshift into beautiful human princess and the love interest of Kimchi.

• Red Is Heroic:

Hikaru Hoshizora

Lillie’s human best friend, her next door neighbour and one of her classmates who becomes the butterfly fairy, Flutterina.

• Graceful Ladies Like Purple:

Seakitty

Lillie’s pet that looks a dog but acts like a cat.

Annabella

A beautiful angel who is the daughter of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom.

• Good Wears White:

Fu Niu Lele

A rainbow cow who is the Beijing 2008 Paralympic mascot.

Hodori

A Tiger who is the Seoul 1988 Olympic mascot and Kimchi’s companion.

Athena

The Greek goddess of wisdom and peace, the protector of the city of Athens in Greece, Ares’s heroic sister and Annabella’s mother.

• Beauty Equals Goodness:
• Big Good:
• Good Parents:
• Good Wears White:
• Light Is Good:

Baron De Coubertin

A French aristocrat and the founder of the modern Olympic Games.

Liam

Lillie’s late biological father, The late Prince consort of the East China Sea, Lisa’s husband and Lucia’s late uncle.

Kaito Dōmoto

A Panthalassa prince who is Lucia’s boyfriend and the twin brother of Gaito.

Hippo

Lucia’s Penguin companion who has the ability to transform into a human.

Momo

a dolphin from the North Pacific Ocean.

Rihito Amagi

A composer and a good friend of the Mermaid Princesses.

Nikora Nanami

A purple mermaid who is the owner of Pearl Piari.

Madame Taki

A fortune teller and the oyster fairy.

Gigi

A elderly Red Sea mermaid who is Holly’s servant.

Villains

Ares

The evil Greek god of war and the ruler of Skull Island and the father of Francis, Simon and Clarissa. He is the main antagonist.

• Big Bad:
• Dark Is Evil:
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones:
• Evil Wears Black:

Medusa

The evil snake-haired woman who is ally of Ares and the mother of Danny.

• Even Evil Has Loved Ones:

Cerberos Seberas

The monstrous three-headed dog who is Ares’s accomplice.

Guadudu

One of Ares’s demon henchmen.

Pululu

One of Ares’s demon henchmen.

Coolala

One of Ares’s demon henchmen.

Francis

One of Ares’s sons

Simon

One of Ares’s sons

Clarissa

A spoiled evil witch who is the daughter of Ares, the Greek god of war.

• Cute Witch:
• Daddy’s Girl:
• Daddy’s Little Villain:
• Villainous Princess:
• Wicked Witch:

Danny

Medusa’s son and the rival of Annabella.