Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

Pichi Pichi Pitch (ぴちぴちピッチ, Pichi Pichi Pitchi) is a Japanese manga series created and illustrated by Pink Hanamori and written by Michiko Yokote. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from August 2002 to the March 2005. Thirty-two chapters and two side stories are compiled into seven volumes by Kodansha. The story follows Lucia Nanami, a mermaid princess who must save the oceans by transforming into an idol singer and defeating her foes with her singing voice.

A 91-episode anime adaptation titled Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (マーメイドメロディーぴちぴちピッチ, Māmeido Merodī Pichi Pichi Pitchi) was broadcast on TV Aichi and other TX Network-affiliated networks for two seasons. The first season was broadcast from April 5, 2003, to March 7, 2004, for 52 episodes, while the second, titled Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure, was broadcast from April 3, 2004, to December 25, 2004, for 39 episodes. The anime adaptation also included a toy line from Takara and three video game adaptations for the Game Boy Advance.