Seto no Hanayome

Characters
  • Nagasumi Michishio (満潮 永澄)

    Michishio Nagasumi

    Main

    Nagasumi is the protagonist of the story. Nagasumi is likely the only one in his family who has a clear head, apart from his grandmother. When push comes to shove, Nagasumi demonstrates large inner strength.(Source: Wikipedia)...

  • Sun Seto (瀬戸 燦)

    Seto Sun

    Main

    Sun is the daughter of mermaid Yakuza Seto Group's boss, Seto Gozaburo. She is a firm believer in the chivalrous spirit of mermaids, and is devoted to her role as Nagasumi's wife. Not yet being an adult, Sun is not able to completely maintain her human fo...

  • Ajitaro (アジ太郎)

    Ajitaro

    Supporting

    One of the three fish brothers who work for Seto Gouzaburou in plotting against Nagasumi marrying his daughter....

  • Burio (ブリ夫)

    Burio

    Supporting

    One of the three fish brothers who work for Seto Gouzaburou in plotting against Nagasumi marrying his daughter....

  • Lunar Edomae (江戸前 留奈)

    Edomae Lunar

    Supporting

    Lunar is a childhood friend and rival of Sun. She has used the powers of her mermaid voice to become a pop star idol singer. She seems to suffer from a superiority complex, and she never passes up an attempt to overshadow Sun. She initially thought that S...

  •  Edomae (ルナパパ / 江戸前)

    Edomae

    Supporting

    He is only referred to as Luna's Papa, he is Luna's father and leader of the Edomae group. He is a tall, very well built man dressed in a shiny black jump suit. Being modeled after the Terminator, he rarely speaks more than a few words and many of them ar...

  • Iinchou (委員長)

    Iinchou

    Supporting

    Height: 165 cmWeight: 52 kgShe is a good friend of Mawari. While her true name is unknown, her classmates only refer her as Iinchou. Despite the fact that she is the class president, her presence is usually too passive to be noticeable. She also has a cru...

  • Maguro (マグ郎)

    Maguro

    Supporting

    One of the three fish brothers who work for Seto Gouzaburou in plotting against Nagasumi marrying his daughter....

  • Maki (マキ)

    Maki

    Supporting

    Maki (マキ, Maki) is a kunoichi from Sunagakure.Manga Debut: Chapter #270 Anime: Naruto Shippūden Episode #12(source: Narutopedia)...

  • Masa (マサ)

    Masa

    Supporting

    No biography written....

  • Father Michishio (満潮の父)

    Michishio Father

    Supporting

    Nagasumi's father is always shown as an object of suffering, due to his wife's dying love for Masa. Whenever his wife shows her interest in Masa, he is shown in a depressed state, like the time she offers Masa her home cooked meal, he is shown coughing on...

  • Mother Michishio

    Michishio Mother

    Supporting

    She is Nagasumi's young-looking mother. She moons over Masa all the time and enjoys ignoring her husband. She approves of Nagasumi and Sun's relationship. ...

  • Grandma Michishio

    Michishio Grandma

    Supporting

    This is the grandmother of the main character Michishio, Nagasumi and mother to Michishio, Father...

  • Kai Mikawa (三河 海)

    Mikawa Kai

    Supporting

    Kai is the richest boy in Japan, the fourteen-year-old son of the head of the multi-million dollar Mikawa Corporation. He rivals Nagasumi for Sun's hand in marriage. He is a killer whale from another mermaid group. Strangely while Sun and Lunar are shown ...

  • Nakajima Octopus (オクトパス中島)

    Octopus Nakajima

    Supporting

    Nakajima is a member of Seto Group. As a very minor supporting character, not much is known about him, except his human transformation is weaker than the others, as can be seen in numerous scenes where he accidentally turns back into his octopus form....

  • Maruko Okhotsk (緒呆突丸子)

    Okhotsk Maruko

    Supporting

    Yet another childhood friend of Sun....

  • Satori Sarutobi (猿飛 悟)

    Sarutobi Satori

    Supporting

    Saru's little sister who appears in the original manga and the OVA series. After being saved from a burning movie theatre by Nagasumi, she calls him "Nagasumi Willis" after "Bunta Willis" an action hero that parodies Bruce Willis and Bunta Sugawara.(Sourc...

  • Hideyoshi Sarutobi (猿飛 秀吉)

    Sarutobi Hideyoshi

    Supporting

    Hideyoshi Sarutobi, often referred to as Saru, is a friend of Nagasumi who is often portrayed as a perverted monkey (a pun on his name; "saru" meaning monkey). He later became Kai's "servant" and always protects and helps him when he is in need (although ...

  • Saturn (サーたん)

    Saturn

    Supporting

    Saturn appears in Seto no Hanayome OVA as an old friend of Seto San who pays a visit to the school....

  • Ren Seto (瀬戸 蓮)

    Seto Ren

    Supporting

    Ren is Suns mother. She likes to encourage Sun and Nagasumi, and usually tries to keep her husband in check. She also enjoys teasing Nagasumi, whom she thinks to be cute. She transfers to Nagasumis school later on, becoming the new school nurse....

  • Gouzaburou Seto (瀬戸豪三郎)

    Seto Gouzaburou

    Supporting

    Seto Gouzaburou is Seto Sun's extremely over-protective and loving father. Head of the mermaid Yazuka in the Seto reigion, Gouzaburou is fierce and powerful. He hates Nagasumi and continuously tries to get Nagasumi killed throughout the series, and takes ...

  • Fujishiro Shark (シャーク藤代)

    Shark Fujishiro

    Supporting

    Shark is a member of Seto Group initially summoned by Sun's father during the Michishio family's initial visit to the Seto family home to attack Nagasumi. In human form, he later becomes Nagasumi's P.E. teacher. By his thinking, the sooner Nagasumi dies, ...

  • Akeno Shiranui (不知火明乃)

    Shiranui Akeno

    Supporting

    Akeno is not only a mermaid but also a "mermaid examiner". She has the responsibility of deporting all the mer-people who fail to qualify as not only resembling humans but also not arousing any suspicion of their true identities. When first introduced she...

  • Mawari Zenigata (銭形 巡)

    Zenigata Mawari

    Supporting

    Height: 148 cmMawari is the daughter of the chief of police in Nagasumi's hometown, and a childhood friend of Nagasumi, who she has a crush on. She takes it upon herself to act as a moderator of social behavior, and often reprimands Nagasumi for some of h...