2025·Animation·1h 30m
7.1
★
In a futuristic world where humans and mermaids coexist, the life of mild-mannered office worker Stephan is upended when he is suddenly proposed to by Chao — a princess from the mermaid kingdom. With no time to make sense of what's happening, Stephan soon finds himself living with the unpredictable, wholehearted Chao, and her sincere love begins to break down his emotional barriers.
Directed by Yasuhiro Aoki
princess
marriage proposal
mermaid
futuristic society
anime
interspecies romance
love story
coexistence
urban fantasy
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Cast
Ouji Suzuka
Stephan (voice)
Anna Yamada
Chao (voice)
Kavka Shishido
Maibei (voice)
Yuuichirou Umehara
Roberta (voice)
Kenta Miyake
King Neptunus (voice)
Shunsei Ōta
Juno (voice)
Anna Tsuchiya
Editor-in-Chief (voice)
Kunihiro Kawashima
Ambassador Omede / Photographer / Shop Owner (voice)
Ryota Yamasato
President Shi (voice)
Crew
Yasuhiro Aoki
Director
Eiko Tanaka
Producer
Kumi Koda
Theme Song Performance
Yasuhiro Aoki
Storyboard Artist
Shougo Furuya
Storyboard Artist
Shougo Furuya
Animation Director
Ken Arto
Key Animation
Takahiro Tanaka
Key Animation
Hiromatsu Shu
Key Animation
Chengxi Huang
Key Animation
Benjamin Faure
Key Animation
Ezequiel Torres
Key Animation
Popular Reviews
21 reviews
JambaPRO
Bello strano mi sento migliorato
La Tanaka si conferma la goat dei producer
La Tanaka si conferma la goat dei producer
Bello strano mi sento migliorato
La Tanaka si conferma la goat dei producer
La Tanaka si conferma la goat dei producer
Dharma
8.0★ · 06/18/26
El mejor retelling de la sirenita
El mejor retelling de la sirenita
Chase Vidamo
5.0★ · 05/30/26
"Would you still love me if I was a fish?"
ChaO follows Stephan, a human engineer, and ChaO, a mermaid princess who suddenly crashes into his life and turns it upside down. What follows is a colorful, chaotic romance between two people from completely different worlds trying to figure out whether love can survive misunderstanding, prejudice, and one very confused man.
The animation is absolutely insane. Every frame feels alive. Every color pops. Every sequence was just the weirdest, prettiest thing imaginable. It's actually flabbergasting.
Half the time I genuinely had no idea what was happening. The other half I was too busy staring at the visuals to care.
Now... let's talk about Stephan. My bro literally fumbled. ChaO crossed literal oceans for you. She learned your world. She learned your culture. She endured people judging her. She loved you with her whole heart. And what did you contribute exactly???
Because from where I'm sitting, Stephan spent a significant portion of this movie being weirdly prejudiced toward merfolk and acting like ChaO was the problem.
Like sir. YOU are dating the fish princess. Maybe stop acting surprised every five minutes.
The romance is cute, but I spent most of the movie thinking ChaO deserved better.
That being said, the film is so charming that I couldn't stay mad for long. The story can be messy, rushed, and all over the place, but there's something strangely lovable about it. It feels like a fairy tale someone made up on the spot and somehow animated into existence.
Is it perfect? Not even close. Did I still have a great time? Absolutely.
ChaO may have been about a human falling in love with a fish. But somehow I ended up falling in love with the fish too.
ChaO follows Stephan, a human engineer, and ChaO, a mermaid princess who suddenly crashes into his life and turns it upside down. What follows is a colorful, chaotic romance between two people from completely different worlds trying to figure out whether love can survive misunderstanding, prejudice, and one very confused man.
The animation is absolutely insane. Every frame feels alive. Every color pops. Every sequence was just the weirdest, prettiest thing imaginable. It's actually flabbergasting.
Half the time I genuinely had no idea what was happening. The other half I was too busy staring at the visuals to care.
Now... let's talk about Stephan. My bro literally fumbled. ChaO crossed literal oceans for you. She learned your world. She learned your culture. She endured people judging her. She loved you with her whole heart. And what did you contribute exactly???
Because from where I'm sitting, Stephan spent a significant portion of this movie being weirdly prejudiced toward merfolk and acting like ChaO was the problem.
Like sir. YOU are dating the fish princess. Maybe stop acting surprised every five minutes.
The romance is cute, but I spent most of the movie thinking ChaO deserved better.
That being said, the film is so charming that I couldn't stay mad for long. The story can be messy, rushed, and all over the place, but there's something strangely lovable about it. It feels like a fairy tale someone made up on the spot and somehow animated into existence.
Is it perfect? Not even close. Did I still have a great time? Absolutely.
ChaO may have been about a human falling in love with a fish. But somehow I ended up falling in love with the fish too.
"Would you still love me if I was a fish?"
ChaO follows Stephan, a human engineer, and ChaO, a mermaid princess who suddenly crashes into his life and turns it upside down. What follows is a colorful, chaotic romance between two people from completely different worlds trying to figure out whether love can survive misunderstanding, prejudice, and one very confused man.
The animation is absolutely insane. Every frame feels alive. Every color pops. Every sequence was just the weirdest, prettiest thing imaginable. It's actually flabbergasting.
Half the time I genuinely had no idea what was happening. The other half I was too busy staring at the visuals to care.
Now... let's talk about Stephan. My bro literally fumbled. ChaO crossed literal oceans for you. She learned your world. She learned your culture. She endured people judging her. She loved you with her whole heart. And what did you contribute exactly???
Because from where I'm sitting, Stephan spent a significant portion of this movie being weirdly prejudiced toward merfolk and acting like ChaO was the problem.
Like sir. YOU are dating the fish princess. Maybe stop acting surprised every five minutes.
The romance is cute, but I spent most of the movie thinking ChaO deserved better.
That being said, the film is so charming that I couldn't stay mad for long. The story can be messy, rushed, and all over the place, but there's something strangely lovable about it. It feels like a fairy tale someone made up on the spot and somehow animated into existence.
Is it perfect? Not even close. Did I still have a great time? Absolutely.
ChaO may have been about a human falling in love with a fish. But somehow I ended up falling in love with the fish too.
ChaO follows Stephan, a human engineer, and ChaO, a mermaid princess who suddenly crashes into his life and turns it upside down. What follows is a colorful, chaotic romance between two people from completely different worlds trying to figure out whether love can survive misunderstanding, prejudice, and one very confused man.
The animation is absolutely insane. Every frame feels alive. Every color pops. Every sequence was just the weirdest, prettiest thing imaginable. It's actually flabbergasting.
Half the time I genuinely had no idea what was happening. The other half I was too busy staring at the visuals to care.
Now... let's talk about Stephan. My bro literally fumbled. ChaO crossed literal oceans for you. She learned your world. She learned your culture. She endured people judging her. She loved you with her whole heart. And what did you contribute exactly???
Because from where I'm sitting, Stephan spent a significant portion of this movie being weirdly prejudiced toward merfolk and acting like ChaO was the problem.
Like sir. YOU are dating the fish princess. Maybe stop acting surprised every five minutes.
The romance is cute, but I spent most of the movie thinking ChaO deserved better.
That being said, the film is so charming that I couldn't stay mad for long. The story can be messy, rushed, and all over the place, but there's something strangely lovable about it. It feels like a fairy tale someone made up on the spot and somehow animated into existence.
Is it perfect? Not even close. Did I still have a great time? Absolutely.
ChaO may have been about a human falling in love with a fish. But somehow I ended up falling in love with the fish too.
Falafelito
8.0★ · 05/29/26
L'écume des jours si Boris Vian était japonais
(et mysogine passif parce que la place des meufs dans ce film wow (contre arguments tout les hommes pue autant la merde))
(et mysogine passif parce que la place des meufs dans ce film wow (contre arguments tout les hommes pue autant la merde))
L'écume des jours si Boris Vian était japonais
(et mysogine passif parce que la place des meufs dans ce film wow (contre arguments tout les hommes pue autant la merde))
(et mysogine passif parce que la place des meufs dans ce film wow (contre arguments tout les hommes pue autant la merde))
Kenzo Miyashiki
3.0★ · 05/26/26
Sexist
Sexist