Mermaid Forest domestic graphic novel

Ningyo no Mori wide edition

Mermaid Saga vol. 1

Mermaid Saga VIZ Signature Edition vol. 1

Ningyo no Mori reprinted edition

Mermaid Forest, French-language edition

Mermaid Saga vol. 1, German-language edition

Mermaid Forest, Chinese edition

The various Mermaid saga stories were collected into several graphic novels that had Japanese and domestic U.S. printings. If anyone has more information on other printings, please let me know! Please e-mail me at schala ~~at~~ schala.info with the word "Mermaid" somewhere in the subject line so I know your e-mail isn't spam. ^_^
Domestic printings:
  • Mermaid Forest graphic novel, with three complete stories
    • Published 1995 by Viz. 304 pages.
    • ISBN: 1-56931-083-1
    • Contains "A Mermaid Never Smiles," "The Village of the Fighting Fish," and "Mermaid Forest"
  • Mermaid's Scar graphic novel, with four complete stories
    • Published 1995 by Viz. 304 pages.
    • ISBN: 1-56931-083-1
    • Contains "Dream's End," "Mermaid's Promise," "Mermaid's Scar," and "The Ash Princess"
  • Mermaid's Gaze graphic novel, with two complete stories
    • Published 1996 by Viz. 184 pages.
    • ISBN: 1-56931-195-1
    • Contains "Mermaid's Gaze" and "Mermaid's Mask"
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 1 graphic novel
    • Published July 2004 in the original right-to-left format by Viz. 206 pages.
    • ISBN: 1-59116-336-6
    • Contains "A Mermaid Never Smiles," "The Village of the Fighting Fish," and part 1 of "Mermaid Forest"
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 2 graphic novel
    • Published August 2004 in the original right-to-left format by Viz. About 186 pages.
    • ISBN: 1-59116-484-2
    • Contains part 2 of "Mermaid Forest"; "Dream's End"; and "Mermaid's Promise"
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 3 graphic novel
    • Published October 2004 in the original right-to-left format by Viz. 170 pages.
    • ISBN: 1-59116-483-4
    • Contains "Mermaid's Scar" and "The Ash Princess"
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 4 graphic novel
    • Published December 2004 in the original right-to-left format by Viz. 184 pages.
    • ISBN: 1-59116-482-6
    • Contains "Mermaid's Gaze" and "Mermaid's Mask"
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 1 (VIZ Signature Edition) graphic novel
    • Published November 2020 in the original right-to-left format by Viz. 390 pages.
    • ISBN: 978-1-9747-1857-3
    • English release of the Ningyo no Mori wide version and part of the Ningyo no Kizu wide version that reproduces some (but not all) of their color pages. Contains "A Mermaid Never Smiles," "The Village of the Fighting Fish," "Mermaid Forest," "Dream's End," and "Mermaid's Promise"
Japanese printings:
  • Ningyo no Mori (Mermaid Forest) wide version: Collection of three complete Mermaid saga stories in a special anthology.
    • Published 1988 by Shogakukan. 260 pages.
    • ISBN: 4-09-121854-7
    • Contains "Ningyo wa Warawanai," "Tougyo no Sato," and "Ningyo no Mori"
  • Ningyo no Kizu (Mermaid's Scar) wide version: Collection of four complete Mermaid saga stories in a special anthology.
    • Published 1993 by Shogakukan. 310 pages.
    • ISBN: 4-09-121855-5
    • Contains "Yume no Owari," "Yakusoku no Ashita," "Ningyo no Kizu," and "Sharihime"
  • Shonen Sunday Comics Special, "Ningyo no Mori": Reprinted collection of three complete Mermaid saga stories.
    • Published 11/15/03 by Shogakukan. 258 pages.
    • ISBN:4-09-127741-1
    • Contains "Ningyo wa Warawanai," "Tougyo no Sato," and "Ningyo no Mori"
  • Shonen Sunday Comics Special, "Ningyo no Kizu": Reprinted collection of three complete Mermaid saga stories.
    • Published 12/15/03 by Shogakukan. 237 pages.
    • ISBN:4-09-127742-X
    • Contains "Yume no Owari," "Yakusoku no Ashita," and "Ningyo no Kizu"
  • Shonen Sunday Comics Special, "Yasha no Hitomi": Reprinted collection of three complete stories.
    • Published 1/15/2004 by Shogakukan
    • ISBN: 4-09-127743-8; 250 pages
    • Contains "Sharihime," "Yasha no Hitomi," and "Saigo no Kao"
French printings:
  • Mermaid Forest French edition: Collection of three complete Mermaid saga stories.
    • Published 1998 by Glénat. about 260 pages.
    • ISBN: 2-7234-2514-2
    • Contains "Les Sirènes ne Sourient Pas" (A Mermaid Never Smiles), "Le Village des Poissons Combattants" (The Village of the Fighting Fish), and "La Forêt des Sirènes" (Mermaid Forest)
German printings:
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 1 German edition
    • Published 2001 by Egmont. 256 pages.
    • ISBN: 3-89885-323-3
    • Contains "Meerjungfrauen lachen nicht" (A Mermaid Never Smiles), "Die Heimat der Kampf-Fischerei" (The Village of the Fighting Fish), and "Mermaid's Forrest" (Mermaid Forest)
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 2 German edition
    • Published 2001 by Egmont. about 184 pages.
    • ISBN: 3-89885-324-1
    • Contains "Mermaid's Gaze" and "Mermaid's Mask"
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 3 German edition
    • Published 2002 by Egmont. about 138 pages.
    • ISBN: 3-89885-325-X
    • Contains "Ende des Traumes" (Dream's End) and "Mermaid's Promise"
  • Mermaid Saga vol. 4 German edition
    • Published 2002 by Egmont. about 172 pages.
    • ISBN: 3-89885-326-8
    • Contains "Mermaid's Scar" and "Prinzessin aus der Asche" (The Ash Princess)
Chinese printings: Please note that I cannot read Chinese and so I cannot give romanizations of titles or complete publishing information.
  • Ren Yu Zhi Sen (Mermaid Forest) (Ren Yu Xi Lie vol. 1) graphic novel
    • Published 10/1/2005. 256 pages.
    • ISBN: 7-5371-0213-9
    • Contains "A Mermaid Never Smiles," "The Village of the Fighting Fish," and "Mermaid Forest"
  • Ren Yu Zhi Shang (Mermaid's Scar) (Ren Yu Xi Lie vol. 2) graphic novel
    • Published 10/1/2005. 240 pages.
    • ISBN: 7-5371-0214-7
    • Contains "Dream's End," "Mermaid's Promise," and "Mermaid's Scar"
  • Ye Cha Zhi Tong (Mermaid's Gaze) (Ren Yu Xi Lie vol. 3) graphic novel
    • Published 10/1/2005. 248 pages.
    • ISBN: 7-5371-0215-5
    • Contains "The Ash Princess," "Mermaid's Gaze," and "Mermaid's Mask"

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