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Sheshe ( シスター シェシェ Shisutā Sheshe) is an antagonist in the Mermaid Melody series.
Sheshe is the older sister of Mimi, the two of them are the Black Beauty Sisters. There has been a common misconception among fans that Sheshe and Mimi were lovers in the manga and were censored to be sisters in the anime, when in fact, they still referred to themselves as sisters even in the manga. The sisters exhibit behavior reminiscent of lovers, however the precise nature of their relationship was left unstated within show canon. Later interviews with cast members suggest that their relationship is indeed romantic.
History
Sheshe and her younger sister first appeared in Episode 27, where they almost succeeded in capturing the mermaid princesses as they were immune to their songs initially. They succeeded in capturing Caren and would have succeeded in capturing Lucia, Hanon and Rina as well if Caren had not sacrificed her pearl to save the trio. However, the Sisters still kept Caren as a prisoner until the trio returned in the following episode and subsequently rescued Caren by singing their newest song Kizuna.
After Episode 28, Sheshe and her sister continued to work for Gaitothroughout the season. Neither were worried about getting replaced or punished as Gaito had always trusted them, even going as far to say he had saved them as the "best for last." However, things turned in Episode 48, when Mimi insulted Gaito by saying something mean about Sara and he slapped Mimi. Sheshe suggested that they steal Noel and Coco's pearls and act on their own, which Mimi agreed to do. In the following episode, the Sisters equipped their microphones with the two pearls, greatly enhancing their power. The Dark Lovers showed up at that moment, berating them for betraying Gaito. However, the two sisters used their new powers to hypnotize the Dark Lovers to help them capture the mermaid princesses. While the sisters were initially successful to trap, sing, weaken, and ultimately send the four mermaid princesses into a deep part of the sea, the Dark Lovers regained their senses after Yuri found out the Hippocampus they were hypnotized to fight against was none other than Hippo, her lover. A fight broke out, resulting in the two pearls being ejected from the sisters' microphones. The yellow and indigo pearls fell directly into Hippo's hands, causing the seven pearls (including Sara's pearl in Gaito's castle) to shine brightly and summon yet another illusion of Aqua Regina. While the Black Beauty Sisters and Dark Lovers were distracted by fighting against each other, Aqua Regina secretly set the four mermaids free from the Sisters' trap and gave them a new song before vanishing once more. Eventually, the fight ended in favor of the Black Beauty Sisters, but the sisters were in for a surprise: The four mermaid princesses were back. Their fight against the Dark Lovers had given enough time for the four mermaids to somehow escape their trap (thanks to Aqua Regina), and the mermaids were now ready to punish them. Singing their new song Kodou, the four mermaids not only defeated the Sisters, they also trapped them in a dangerous whirlpool. They screamed at Gaito for help, but since Gaito was angry at their betrayal, he turned them back into anglerfish.
Fortunately, they were turned back into water demons in Episode 54 by their new boss Michel. Mikeru also gave them a new song Yami No Baroque, which was more powerful than their former song. Sheshe and her sister were not as carefree and arrogant as before, however. In fact, they were scared of getting turned back into anglerfish and returning to the dark sea.
In Episode 79, after Mimi accidentally messed up their latest plan to capture the mermaids, Sheshe scolds Mimi for their failure and her clumsiness. Provoked by Fuku, the sisters got into a fight and Mimi ran away after Sheshe said she wish she never had a sister like Mimi. Sheshe pretends that she doesn't care about Mimi when she was questioned about it by Fuku. Deep down in her heart, however, Sheshe was very worried about Mimi.
Later when Sheshe and Fuku were watching Mimi fighting the mermaids from a distance, she scoffs that Mimi will just give up since she can't do anything without her. As she saw Mimi unleash attack after attack on the mermaids and quickly use up most of her energy, Sheshe felt more concerned and worried about her.
Eventually, Mimi couldn't stand the mermaids' songs anymore and was blasted away after getting attacked with the mermaid's Love Shower Pitch, causing her to fall unconscious. Luckily, Sheshe immediately came to her rescue. She held Mimi and told her that she was her very important sister. She was very angry at the mermaid princesses for hurting Mimi and used the ball of light to create water tornados to attack them. But Mimi soon started displaying signs of lethal pain, forcing Sheshe to cancel her attack and retreat to heal her beloved sister. Sheshe took Mimi to the bottom of the ocean and used the ball of light to heal Mimi. Knowing this would get her punished by Mikeru, Mimi told Sheshe to not heal her. But Sheshe did not care whether they get punished as long as they are with each other. At the end Mimi hugged Sheshe while crying.
In Episode 85, when Mimi started to realize that her friends were the mermaid princesses, Sheshe had noticed Mimi spacing out when they were discussing their plans. Sheshe felt suspicious but decided to shrug it off. It wasn't until Mimi started crying when she saw the mermaid princesses turn into their human forms that Sheshe finally sensed Mimi feeling upset. Unbeknownst to Sheshe, Mimi's first friends that she met on land were also her worst enemies in the sea. Mimi quickly left out of guilt and sadness, leaving Sheshe confused and startled.
Sheshe later found Mimi sitting by herself and asking her what happened. Mimi just told her that she can't fight them anymore. Unfortunately, Fuku interrupted them before Mimi could explain to her sister what happened. Fuku taunted and explained to them that he had never trusted them from the start, and they were only intended as sacrifices all along.
Sheshe and Mimi were very shocked, and even more so when they were transported to Mikeru's dimension. When Mikeru appeared and confronted them, Mimi begged him to only "punish" her and spare Sheshe, since she is the one at fault, Sheshe felt sad and guilty as well. Sheshe comforted Mimi and told her that even though they aren't going to win, they will show him the power of the Black Beauty Sisters. The two of them made their last stand by singing Kuro no Kyōsōkyoku at Mikeru. Mikeru began panting and screaming in pain, and eventually couldn't handle his song anymore. In response, he unleashed his wings at Sheshe and Mimi and proceeded to absorb the Black Beauty Sisters, causing the Sisters to scream in pain.
While they were being absorbed, Mimi managed to confess to Sheshe about how she feels the happiest when she is singing with Sheshe. Sheshe said that she had felt the same way also. They shared one last hug as their life energy continued to get absorbed into Mikeru. Mimi told Sheshe that if they were ever reborn, she wants to introduce some friends to her, Sheshe said lightheartedly that when Mimi had made friends like that. Mimi added that if she had met her friends, she would be shocked. Sheshe simply replied that she would want to meet them too. Those were their last words before Mikeru completely absorbed them.
Sheshe and Mimi made one last appearence in Episode 91, where they briefly sang Yami No Baroque once more, and they later sang Legend Of Mermaid with the rest of the entire cast. It is still unknown whether they were revived by Aqua Regina after Michel returned to The Ancients, or were still dead.
Personality
As Sheshe is a villain she acts in evil ways in order to capture the mermaids. She will get angry if someone hurts her and Mimi. She has a "dominant" personality, as she often likes to tease and initiates intimate contact with her sister.
She is more arrogant and snobbish compared to her sister. However, she has a nice and caring personality towards Mimi and they barely ever fight (except in Episode 79). she cares about her sister a lot and will do anything to protect her.
Appearance
Sheshe's main villain outfit is her red leotard, she wears two arm warmers with X‘s on them. Her outfit comes with gray tights and dark gray knee-high front-facing slanted-cuff boots. Her hair is usually tied in a high ponytail that reaches to her waist. Her tail is a long black wire and the end of it is her microphone.
In the manga, her outfit is almost the same, except she wears fishnet tights and the end of her tail is not a microphone. Sheshe wears a red dress and has normal ears in her human form (shown in Episode 68)
Relationships
Mimi
Throughout the series, Sheshe and Mimi are shown to have an extremely close, incestuous relationship. Sheshe has a habit of suddenly pulling Mimi's chin close to her face as if they were about to kiss, Mimi would blush in return. They're constantly seen holding onto each other tightly even when walking or singing. In Episode 48, after Mimi was slapped by Gaito, Sheshe immediately went to comfort her, suggesting that they should act on their own and leave him, all the while she was caressing Mimi's slapped cheek tenderly.
In Season 2, Sheshe still continues to act amorously with Mimi, always trying to keep her happy by coming up with battle plans and reassuring her that they'll be able to capture the mermaid princesses. This continued on until Episode 79, when the two are seen arguing for the first time and Sheshe had hurt Mimi's feelings. After Mimi had left home, she pretended not to care in front of Fuku, expecting that Mimi would run back to her side. However, after witnessing Mimi giving her all in battling the mermaids, Sheshe was touched and realized Mimi willing to fight alone for her sake, leading to the two sisters reconciling after Sheshe came to rescue her.
Mermaid Princesses
When Sheshe and Mimi first became water demons, they were ordered to capture the mermaid princesses by Gaito, the two of them saw the mermaids as powerless and pathetic, until they were defeated in Episode 28, they disliked the mermaids for causing them pain. As the series progressed, Sheshe and Mimi's detest for them gradually increased.
Gaito
Sheshe is a mercenary of Gaito, but is not in love with Gaito like the Dark Lovers. She is only willing to cooperate with Gaito for personal gain (more specifically, a piece of the 7 oceans). The reason the Black Beauty Sisters must align with Gaito is because they, like the Dark Lovers, are also transformed by Gaito's spell. Sheshe's true form is that of a demon anglerfish.
Michel
In Season 2, Sheshe and Mimi both work for Mikeru after he transformed them into water demons once again. Unlike how they had formerly served their previous master, Sheshe and Mimi were constantly fearful of Mikeru after what happened last time.
Powers
Besides using their songs as an attack towards the mermaid princesses, Sheshe and Mimi both have a lot of powers, Sheshe is shown to have more powers than Mimi.
List of Sheshe's powers:
- "Deep Sea Flash" (Shown in Episode 27 and Episode 49 only)
- Hypnosis (Shown in Episode 67 only)
- Making people fall asleep (Shown in Episode 28 only)
- Teleportation
- Energy Balls (Shown in Episode 49)
- Creating illusions
- Shapeshifting (Shown in Episode 28 only)
- Causing tsunamis, tornados and storms
- Blowing bubbles and thorns/spikes from her mouth (Shown in Episode 27 and Episode 59 only)
- Moving icebergs (Shown in Episode 61)
Voice Actress
Sheshe's voice actress is Miki Tsuchiya(土屋実紀)
In 2007, Miki Tsuchiya along with some other voice actresses from Mermaid Melody (Noriko Shitaya/下屋則子, Mimi's voice actress, Megumi Kojima/小島めぐみ, Lanhua's voice actress and Sayori Ishizuka/石塚さより, Izuru's voice actress) formed a band called "Cri☆siS".
Trivia
- Unlike her sister, she never sang any of her image song in solo.
- Sheshe has one horn on her head instead of having two horns like Mimi.
Anime Characters
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| Mermaid Princesses | Lucia Nanami • Hanon Hōshō • Rina Tōin • Caren • Noel • Coco • Seira • Sara |
| Supporting Characters | Aqua Regina • Kaito Dōmoto • Hippo • Nikora Nanami • Madame Taki Tarō Mitsuki • Rihito Amagi • Michal Amagi • Nagisa Shirai • Masahiro Hamasaki |
| Season 1 Villains | Gaito • Izuru • Eriru • Yuri • Maria • Sheshe • Mimi |
| Season 2 Villains | Michel • Sheshe • Mimi • Lady Bat • Lanhua • Alala • Fuku • The Great One |
| Minor Villains | Beyrich's Slit Shell • Bubble Crab • Galeos • Giant Jellyfish • Ice Fairy Lionfish • Mehikari • Napoleon Fish • Sardines Sea Cucumber • Sea Snake • Tachi Brothers • Tropical Fish • Water Dragons |
| Minor Characters | Auri • Ayaka • Coral Spirit • Jennifer Houston • Kashiwagi • Kōsuke Sakiya • Makoto • Mami • Meru • Meru's Mother • Maki Minke • Momo • Pipi • Kura-chan • Richard • Ryo • Saori • Somegorō • Subaru Yukie • Yuya Ishibashi |