sunshine 2021: amphitrite, scylla and charybdis

[aliensamba]

Medium: OVA/anime mini-series, book rec, text post from tumblr
Fandom: Blue Submarine No. 6, Alien Monster, the sea
Characters: Verg, Mutio, Kagaron, the sea
Notes: Spoiler warning for abovementioned fandoms. Warnings for Violence, Blood, and Horror.

Prompt 6: Amphitrite
Amphitrite is the goddess of the sea, wife of Poseidon, and eldest of the fifty Nereides. She is the female personification of the ocean: the mother of fish, seals and dolphins. Poseidon chose Amphitrite from among her sisters as the Nereids performed a dance on the isle of Naxos. Refusing his offer of marriage, she fled to Atlas. The dolphin-god Delphin eventually tracked her down and persuaded her to return to wed the sea-king. She also bred sea monsters, and her great waves crashed against the rocks, putting sailors at risk.

Bonus Prompt: Scylla & Charybdis

I. Amphitrite & II. Scylla and Charybdis


Speaking of the sea and sea monsters, there was this anime I watched almost 20 years ago at Cartoon Network. It was weird but the animation was very good. I remember it was post-apocalyptic because the seas had risen and covered the land. The humans were fighting sea creatures and hybrids.

Yesterday, I finally found the title. It's called "Blue Submarine No. 6" and is based on a manga. I thought it was a movie but it's a 4 episode anime.



Here is the IMDB summary: "In the future, the rising temperature of the Earth has melted the polar ice caps. As a result, the planet's last remaining land masses are in danger of sinking into the ocean. As if humanity didn't have enough problems, an army of ocean-dwelling creatures led by the scientist Zorndyke have seemingly declared war on mankind. Humanity's last hopes rest with the state-of-the-art vessel, Blue Submarine 6 and her crew. Can Tetsu ahd Mayumi stop Zorndyke's mutant army and save what remains of humanity?"


I didn't know there was a lot of censoring being done when it was shown on Cartoon Network so maybe that's why it seemed so disjointed when I watched it. But the end scene really stayed with me because there is a part where the antagonist Verg swipes his finger on the cheek of a crying human and says something that goes like this: "Tastes like the sea", and then he walks away from the humans.


I found a YouTube video of this scene; it's at the 1:38 mark. Don't mind the title, it's click-bait.

or watch on YouTube

Verg is the large shark-man hybrid (he also looks like part bear). Mutio is the aquatic girl (I don't know what animal hybrid she is a hybrid of, maybe dolphin).

I still think about the ending.


I recently finished a book which involves an alien sea creature as the main character. It's called "Alien Monster" by Calista Skye. It's a paranormal sci-fi romance with adventure and drama. I didn't expect to like it as much but I had fun reading about the tech and the motivations of the characters.



Here is the goodreads summary.


Below is a screenshot of a text post from tumblr about the sea.



source: musterniillustrates

It's how I feel about the sea too.

 

Comments

[bemused_writer]

Blue Submarine sounds kind of familiar. I wonder if I came across it at some point on Cartoon Network. Sounds kind of interesting though; might have to check it out! Thanks for sharing. (^^)

[aliensamba]

Blue Submarine no. 6 was part of the Toonami program of Cartoon Network (I think it was shown during the introduction of anime to Cartoon Network).

Thanks for reading my entry. :)

[enemytosleep]

I have very vague memories of Blue Submarine No. 6 as well! I do remember more recently wanting to find the manga as I'd learned the anime was heavily censored (and thus piqued my curiosity again).

[aliensamba]

Someday I'd like to read the manga too.

[dr_zook]

Haha, I love the tumblr screenshot! So true. ^^

[aliensamba]

She (the sea) is scary. ;)

[icecheetah]

Does one of the Blue Submarine 06 eps end with someone finding a fish woman gasping on the beach, a human picking her up, putting her in the water, to the shock of one of the other humans, and the fish woman hurting her rescuer with some sort of sonic attack?


I remember turning to cartoon network one day when I was young and seeing that, and then never seeing anything like it again, and Blue Submarine 06 feels like it could be it. That scene REALLY stuck with me through the years.

[aliensamba]

Yes, that was Blue Submarine no. 6!
Hayami the human returned Mutio the fish woman back into the water.
:D

[icecheetah]

Thank you so much for solving a mystery that's been with me for over a decade. Now I need to see if I can find a place to WATCH Blue Submarine No. 6