Yumekui Merry: Introduction

Please be advised this post contains spoilers as Yumekui Merry is a new anime series of Jan. 2011.
Yumekui Merry, originally a manga series written and illustrated by Ushiki Yoshitaka, is now airing its anime series in Jan. 2011.

Merry Nightmare is a Dream Demon lost in human world.

Yumeji Fujiwara, a high school student who has the power to see the colour of "dreams", has a name meaning he leads to "the path to Dream". Troubled by his own dreams that a gang of cats trying to possess his body in order to sneak into the human world, he coincidentally met a girl called Merry Nightmare who saved Yumeji from being possessed.

Merry has lost her memory but believes she is from the world of Dreams where residents like her and the bandit cats John Doe live. Yumeji offers his help to lead Merry back to her world, as when he sees "black" dreams, the door connecting the two worlds will open by an invader "Dream Demon".  So their journey starts, and a mystery fantasy of a dream world pours its colours in front of the audience...

Celio, a Dream Demon, meets the Dreamer in their shared dream.

Yumekui Merry is outstanding in presenting images of different dreams, with rich colours, patterns, signs, symbols and metaphors. The imaginative Dream world is of adventures, violence, fear, hate, loneliness, but also, love and beauty. It is a mirror of the feelings of the dreamers and the Dream Demons who mutually build their dream together.

Yumekui Merry does not have a complicated storyline. Once the two-world setting is disclosed, the story will follow its pattern. With its colourful impressionist painting and cute expressions of characters, it will be an enjoyment for anime lovers who appreciate beautiful scenes.

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