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I've seen a lot of fans complain about how how Rina was given the most "bland" or extra songs among the triagonists. (An issue that comes from the very first arc seeing how little attention they paid to Star Jewel within the episodes in the anime: by being cutted middle song, by being underused insteadof Ever Blue, etc.).

Join me in this tour across Pure arc songs' analizying Rina's image song.

After an exhausive recopilatory search, you can see how Piece of Love is released a couple of times across the cd releases. https://ngcp.fandom.com/wiki/Mermaid\_Melody\_Music\_Albums. Now things get tricky the moment this COVER of Lucia's piece of love exists... https://youtu.be/-c7ODsRSUJM

Yes, I found out this wasn't an official track today... Knowing that Lucia participates in this song, it came to me how it suits her better instead of Rina... And now, I ask the others which version sounds better... To clarify, I will show out the issues I have with this image song compared to Mizuiro no senritsu: Rina's seijuu wasn't enough profited.

In the first hand, Piece of Love sounds TOO much like Kibou no Kaneoto. Rina was given a song that can easibily get confused with the song of healing made for the main villain... Rina's song is about a lonely girl and her newfound love; Kibou no kaneoto, unlike any other songs in the anime, is the answer to Tsubasa wo Daite (and Ashita ga Mienakute)... The second one is about rescuing and giving hope to the dozens-millenial soul of the most lonely characters in the universe, their tragic destinies tied against their will... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAM44NHkeps&list=RDKAM44NHkeps&start_radio=1

In the other hand, the songs in the first arc were vulnerable, strong and upbeat. The songs in the second arc are delicate and tender. Which I think fails a strong-willed character as Rina. Star Jewel suits Rina like a glove, but Piece of Love is displaced as a non-combat song unlike they made with Mizuiro no Senritsu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nn50ytvBHM&list=RD8Nn50ytvBHM&start_radio=1

The matured tender tone of Pure could've been used to give Rina an "attack" song without the need to displace her voice to the background yet suiting the tender pace of Pure like they did with Mother Symphony. But still, the delicate tone of Pure suits Lucia and Hanon much better. Mizuiro no Senritsu had an unique sound, suitable for Hanon's acceptance into a new love, yet being a suitable "attack" song. In few words, Hanon character is pampered well in Pure (which she needed after all THAT mess that was Taro's situationship...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iLYJegLCE&list=RDb7iLYJegLCE&start_radio=1

As I did say, Rina's Asano, Mayumi voice feels very much unused in Pure. Plus, the love-sweeted but matured theme in Piece of Love feels more akin to Lucia's Nakata, Asumi voice. What do you think? Plus, I think this matured sound in Rina's image song would've fit as a blueprint for Noel and Coco, which are mature mermaids, but Pure didn't give them the chance to shine, which could've been done better for the Indigo and Yellow mermaids princesses.

At the same time that Rina could have had a different "attack" song expressing her overcame solitude and newfound peace, yet guarding her weakness in the face of love.

I hope you enjoyed this analysis as long as it was!

It features Ariel from The Little Mermaid and a lookalike mermaid like Lucia, does anybody know more about this manga and how to find it?

If I may be the one of the left aqua fans here... What the heck is going ON??? The 3rd of July chapter... Wow... Some years ago, it was traditional to have discussion threads for every chapter and I miss them... Too much things went on in just a chapter...

Spoilers: a black mermaid princess that is NOT Sara? What the hell is going on. First we got the nb non princess, Sango, and a new colorless pearl tear? (We still are not getting answers for this ...) Now we have a brand new pearl? Is it a farce set by Laurent minions? And Kirke and company walking on the surface in the same place as the princesses as IF nothing went on for like the last months in the manga? Ok... And let's not forget than Nam and other merman princes might be out there?

This sequel was first a rebranding of the first season, now, I don't know anymore... Aqua does NOT fail to get me flabbergasted since the very first it aired and instead of ending two years ago with Seira reform as a lot of readers though it would end, it just went on and on, adding plotlines that are still inconclusive... I want aqua to be endless for the amount of fanfiction like content we are getting as CANOn lol... The campiest mmppp saga we are having ever.

Doing my OCs designs using Dress To Impress. Meet my Golden pearl voice, Red pearl voice and Chocolate pearl voice.

Guess who's the mc among the triplet and feel free to say who's your favorite🧜‍♀️