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Publisher nobi nobi! posted an excerpt online of The Fate of the Mermaid Princess, whose first volume is due August 26. The completed seven-volume fantasy series is written by Yoshino Fumikawa and illustrated by Miya Tashiro, both early-career mangaka making their French debut, originally serialized in Japan between 2021 and early 2023 in Shueisha's Ribon magazine. The story follows a mermaid princess and a boy from elsewhere in a kingdom full of secrets, where humans shun those who are different, offering a coming-of-age tale about identity, discrimination, and tolerance. The publisher highlights the heroine's pure emotions and strong sense of duty, delicate and elegant artwork, a poetic and richly detailed world, and careful attention to character relationships, making it a good entry point into fantasy for younger readers.