If you know X-men and Transformers, you can accept this series' unusual concept of a virus designed to bestow superhuman abilities. Mermaid Island's inhabitants are all victims of a gov't weapons project gone wrong, "transfers" from a society that deems all who are infected as potentially too dangerous, despite those who already use their powers for good. Obviously, the reviewer who described the pairs of girls trying to optimize their gifts as "masters-slaves" never made it past the 5th minute. The vast majority of relationships are consensual, even the submissives are willing to make their unions work. In fact, the ones able to wield the Extars (living weapons) are called Liberators.
No getting around the T&A during transformations, which thankfully are short and non-repetitive unlike Sailor Moon's, and there's the obligatory beach and Japanese bath episodes. And tentacles once. But if you've seen the Star Trek Next Generation XXX Parody, minus the sex scenes that was decent canon-caliber stuff. Same here; a flowing script and fast pace allows you to get behind the rather good and complex story. A lone idealistic self-appointed governor is trying to impose order among the growing population but has to deal with the island's secrets; power-hungry groups and other rebels with their own agendas; and finally, the arrival of the main heroines, strangers from opposite backgrounds who had to immediately *bond together* to survive. Of course, you sense the governor's well-intentioned efforts to convince "the watchers" they will eventually be fit to rejoin the normal world, as well as other plans to escape the island, are doomed to fail. Soon the activities alert the government, who bring in tech-enhanced beings to tie up loose ends in the experimental prison.
Yes, most of the mains are listed as teenagers and act/speak accordingly, and the villains aren't well-developed. So if you have to skip something, make it the Giantess episode, which doesn't advance the plot. Otherwise, enjoy Season 1. The governor and commander are likable, the Robin-Hood type provides comedic relief, and the action even from secondary characters are delivered top-notch. Most importantly, the protagonists' chemistry is instant and hot! But sex and exaggerated body parts or no, score is still 8/10. Final spoilers: not every girl is lesbian and as the heroes meet more girls, not all partnerships are set in stone.
No getting around the T&A during transformations, which thankfully are short and non-repetitive unlike Sailor Moon's, and there's the obligatory beach and Japanese bath episodes. And tentacles once. But if you've seen the Star Trek Next Generation XXX Parody, minus the sex scenes that was decent canon-caliber stuff. Same here; a flowing script and fast pace allows you to get behind the rather good and complex story. A lone idealistic self-appointed governor is trying to impose order among the growing population but has to deal with the island's secrets; power-hungry groups and other rebels with their own agendas; and finally, the arrival of the main heroines, strangers from opposite backgrounds who had to immediately *bond together* to survive. Of course, you sense the governor's well-intentioned efforts to convince "the watchers" they will eventually be fit to rejoin the normal world, as well as other plans to escape the island, are doomed to fail. Soon the activities alert the government, who bring in tech-enhanced beings to tie up loose ends in the experimental prison.
Yes, most of the mains are listed as teenagers and act/speak accordingly, and the villains aren't well-developed. So if you have to skip something, make it the Giantess episode, which doesn't advance the plot. Otherwise, enjoy Season 1. The governor and commander are likable, the Robin-Hood type provides comedic relief, and the action even from secondary characters are delivered top-notch. Most importantly, the protagonists' chemistry is instant and hot! But sex and exaggerated body parts or no, score is still 8/10. Final spoilers: not every girl is lesbian and as the heroes meet more girls, not all partnerships are set in stone.