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The anime has been licensed by [[FUNimation]] under the title ''My Bride is a Mermaid''. All 26 episodes of the anime, both subbed and dubbed, can be seen at Funimation's site [http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=295 here] and [http://www.hulu.com/my-bride-is-a-mermaid here]. The full series is available on DVD.

A [[Seto no Hanayome ~~(Manga)~~/Characters|character sheet]] for this series is under construction.

A [[Seto no Hanayome/Characters|character sheet]] for this series is under construction.

* [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male]]: Subverted. Abuse of any kind is [[Played for Laughs]] and someone "will" call them out on it and stop them.

* [[Accidental Pervert]]: In episode 3, both Sun and Nagasumi walk in on each other within the space of 24 hours. Nagasumi winds up with broken ear drums (and an unwarranted reputation of being a deliberate pervert) both times.

* [[A Day in ~~The~~ Limelight]]: Episode 17 dealt with Akeno. [[Lampshade Hanging|Nagasumi and Sun notice they didn't get many lines on this one]].

* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Episode 17 dealt with Akeno. [[Lampshade Hanging|Nagasumi and Sun notice they didn't get many lines on this one]].

** Episode 15 focuses mostly on the class president, who up until this point was largely a minor character.

** Episode 24 hilariously gives the spotlight to Mikawa and his [[Mistaken for Dying|terminal illness]].

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* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]: Lunar's dad does this to Mikawa's blade in episode 10, with just a couple of fingers. Then he snaps the tip off before delivering a [[Megaton Punch]] to Mikawa.

* [[Battle Aura]]: [[media:cit_battle_aura_seto_no.jpg|Like so.]]

** [[G Senjou no Maou ~~(Visual Novel)~~|Doesn't it remind you of a certain end of the century anime with a thug that has a mohawk?]]

** [[G Senjou no Maou|Doesn't it remind you of a certain end of the century anime with a thug that has a mohawk?]]

* [[Battle Discretion Shot]]: Nagasumi fighting off all the San and Lunar fans during their singing duel. Seems they ran out of money to stage an epic fight scene so everyone was drawn as stick figures.

* [[Bedmate Reveal]] - In the middle of episode 7, which introduces Luna.

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* [[Blatant Lies]]: "Shibazaki-sensei is... ON MATERNITY LEAVE!"

* [[Blind Without'Em]]: The class president. Because she changed her looks in episode 15, after Nagasumi accidentally stepped on her glasses, neither one of them are able to recognize each other.

* [[Blue ~~With~~ Shock]]: Happens to several characters, usually Nagasumi. Sun's in this mode in almost all of episode 16 when Akeno first shows up.

* [[Blue with Shock]]: Happens to several characters, usually Nagasumi. Sun's in this mode in almost all of episode 16 when Akeno first shows up.

* [[Brain Bleach]]: ''Everyone'' needs this when Lunar's dad starts going around in ''a sailor fuku.''

* [[Brand X]]: "Ningyonet Explorer". Did we mention mermaids have their own online shopping service?

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*** Rendered in the dub as "Honor amongst Thieves is Honor under the Seas!"

** Mawari: "Must [[Third Person Person|Mawari]] teach you the rules of the...?"

** [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|"Shark"]] Fujishiro: "Can I eat him/her/them?"

** [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Shark"]] Fujishiro: "Can I eat him/her/them?"

** Akeno: "How vexing."

* [[Cat Smile]]: Saru has one, although according to the other characters he's supposed to be a monkey. Lunar often has one as well.

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* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The ring from episode 2 plays a very important role in episode 26.

* [[Cherry Blossoms]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Nagasumi after a few times of hearing Sun giving her "Honor among Thieves is Honor under the Seas" line.

** [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall|And the other characters are constantly wondering, where these cherry petals are coming from...]]

** [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|And the other characters are constantly wondering, where these cherry petals are coming from...]]

** It seems she got it from her mother.

* [[Class Is in Room X-01]]

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* [[Cry Cute]]: Most of the girls, particularly Sun and Lunar.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Nagasumi vs. Yoshio {{spoiler|once the former takes [[Took a Level In Badass|several thousand levels in badass]] out of sheer rage.}}

* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Mermaid appearance here resembles that of western mermaids. Traditional Japanese mermaids are horrors straight from the [[Creature ~~From~~ the Black Lagoon|Black Lagoon.]]

* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Mermaid appearance here resembles that of western mermaids. Traditional Japanese mermaids are horrors straight from the [[Creature from the Black Lagoon|Black Lagoon.]]

** And no, not ''[[Black Lagoon|that]]'' Black Lagoon.

** Maki plays this even further, being knee-high to a pencil and all.

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* [[High-Pressure Emotion]]: Embarrassment -- Sun after posing in front of a mirror with [[Moe Moe|cat ears on]], and Lunar after someone hints that she might be [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|in love with Sun]].

* [[Homage]]: Lunar's father, who is more or less [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|The Terminator]] is introduced as an important character in episode 10. [[media:cit_seto_no_hanayome_homage.jpg|Yes, ''really''.]] There are many other parodies and homages in the series, including UC Gundam, ''Fist of the North Star'', and Neil Armstrong.

** And then there's [[Bruce Willis (Creator)|Bunta Willis]], whom Sun is a [[Die Hard ~~(Film)~~|die]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hard]] fan of.

** And then there's [[Bruce Willis (Creator)|Bunta Willis]], whom Sun is a [[Die Hard|die]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hard]] fan of.

* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Pretty much any girl not named Sun. The class president in particular is a tragic case, as she's [[Shrinking Violet|incredibly shy]] around Nagasumi, and in episode 21 of the anime, she finally manages to write a love letter to Nagasumi. But her efforts are both sabotaged by her classmates, and later Sun's dad/Maki. While [[Played for Laughs]], you can't help but feel a little sorry for her making such a fool of herself given how much courage it must've taken her to do this.

* [[Hot Chick ~~With~~ a Sword]]: Akeno

* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]: Akeno

** And we can't forget Sun.

* [[Hot Shounen Mom]]: Sun's mother Ren Seto, Nagasumi's mother

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* [[Pretty Freeloaders]]: Sun, Maki and Lunar are all staying at Nagasumi's house, moving him up to the attic.

** Partly subverted however, since both their families continually upgrade or repair damage they cause to his house. Nagasumi's mom in particular loves the new kitchen.

* [[Putting On the Reich]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/seto_no_hanayome/v03/c014/13.html It could be this] or [[Those Wacky Nazis|that]], depending on your own point of view.

* [[Putting on the Reich]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/seto_no_hanayome/v03/c014/13.html It could be this] or [[Those Wacky Nazis|that]], depending on your own point of view.

* [[Real Men Eat Meat]]: [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] by Sun during her [[Testosterone Poisoning]] stint.

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Dating sim episode. Maki, at least, thinks its very manly to do something like that for one's boss.

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** Mawari tends to think of this too when trying to enforce school rules. It's not very effective most of the time.

** When Sun's dad pulls the fire alarm in episode 14 which causes several firetrucks to show up at the school. Mikawa also calls in some fighter jets. After Ren finds out they both did that simply because of a kitten, she beats them all up for going overboard, while Masa apologizes profusely for wasting the firemen's time.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The fat lady disguise from ''[[Total Recall]]'', the Gate of Babylon from ''[[Fate ~~Stay Night~~]]'' The Lance of Longinus from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]... and of course, [[The Terminator]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: The fat lady disguise from ''[[Total Recall]]'', the Gate of Babylon from ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' The Lance of Longinus from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]... and of course, [[The Terminator]].

** Mawari [[Lupin III|Zenigata]], who wants to be a join the police like her father, who is the superintendent.

** Nagasumi goes [[Fist of the North Star]] on everyone's ass thanks to Sun's "Song of Heroes."

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* [[Sleep Cute]]: Sun and Nagasumi in episode 13.

* [[Solar and Lunar]]: Sun and Lunar tend to be associated with the sun and the moon for obvious reasons. Sun is an honorable woman and kind to everyone she meets while Lunar has a bit of a rotten side and is Sun's [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]].

* [[Spell My Name ~~With~~ an "S"]]: Sun/San and Lunar/Luna/Runa are the main cases, though most official material (And the Funimation translations) give their names as Sun and Lunar.

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Sun/San and Lunar/Luna/Runa are the main cases, though most official material (And the Funimation translations) give their names as Sun and Lunar.

* [[Spit Take]]: Terminator, Saru and Masa-san~, in that order from the lies their kin use for ''moe'' appeal while [[Fan Service ~~With~~ a Smile|working at]] a [[Maid Cafe]].

* [[Spit Take]]: Terminator, Saru and Masa-san~, in that order from the lies their kin use for ''moe'' appeal while [[Fan Service with a Smile|working at]] a [[Maid Cafe]].

** Sun's mom Ren does one after seeing giant Nagasumi in episode 11.

* [[Storming the Castle]]: Episode 26.

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* [[Villain Protagonist]]: See [[Card-Carrying Villain]] above; it's REALLY easy to forget that these are [[Yakuza]] that we are laughing with.

* [[X Meets Y]]: Ron Howard's ''[[Splash]]'' with [[Yakuza]]...

** [[This Is Your Premise On Drugs]]: ...on crack...particularly strong crack.

** [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs]]: ...on crack...particularly strong crack.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Episode 12 and 13, which focuses on Sun and Nagasumi's relationship and feelings with each other.

* [[What Have I Done]]: Akeno has second thoughts about inviting Sun's family to Yoshio's "party" when she realizes how much of a [[Jerkass]] Yoshio is.

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* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Sun is extremely devoted to Nagasumi, to the point that she decided to follow him to Saitama and [[Innocent Cohabitation|live under the same roof]] as her fiancé. She was even willing to bet herself for her future husband's contest. What truly sells it is when she {{spoiler|Interups Lunar's [[Shotgun Wedding]]}} while wearing a wedding kimono and carrying a katana, which she then uses to great effect.

** Nagasumi's grandmother is sweet and caring and strangely adaptable to the craziness that has invaded her family.

** Note that Sun, despite her YN traits, subverts it in the speaking department, at least in English. Instead of the formal speech patterns of more traditional [[Y Ns]] like [[Ah! My Goddess ~~(Manga)~~|Belldandy]] or [[Ai Yori Aoshi ~~(Manga)~~|Aoi Sakuraba]], Sun has a more "casual" register, with contracted words and dropped final "g"s.

** Note that Sun, despite her YN traits, subverts it in the speaking department, at least in English. Instead of the formal speech patterns of more traditional [[Y Ns]] like [[Ah! My Goddess|Belldandy]] or [[Ai Yori Aoshi|Aoi Sakuraba]], Sun has a more "casual" register, with contracted words and dropped final "g"s.

* [[Yandere]]: Scary, scary Lunar and Maki.

** Saturn from the second OVA makes Lunar look positively harmless.