Mermaid Forest

A single-volume French edition of Rumiko Takahashi's eerie horror-fantasy manga, Mermaid Forest collects the first story arc of her 1980s-90s series about an immortal man searching for a mermaid's flesh to regain his mortality. Published by Glénat in 1998, this edition introduces the haunting, folkloric tone of Takahashi's lesser-known but deeply atmospheric work, distinct from her more comedic hits. It matters as a key entry point for French readers into one of manga's most celebrated creators' darker, more meditative storytelling.