49 Days With a Merman - Taiwan

[antistatic]

  
* Original poster and new poster


This series has been adapted from the manga series "Orenchi no Furo Jijou" by Itokichi, which (during its manga days) was given the unofficial English title of "Two or Three Things About My Bathtub". For this TV series it has been given the name "49 Days With a Merman". The makers have advertised it as a fantasy BL but the original manga never progressed beyond an intimate bromance and a 'pure love' sort of relationship, so unless the series has added more to it, we maybe shouldn't expect too much. It stars Bruce Hung as Ning Niao and Kent Tsai as Renyu.

Synopsis: "What will happen when Ning Niao, a nerdy high school student who thought he was going to be so lonely all his life, finds Renyu, a "beautiful man" who turns out to be a domineering merman who loves food, hugs and troubles, and they live together for 49 days? Prepare yourself as a fun and chaotic journey is about to unfold!"

Here's the MyDramaList page.


Trailer (no subs):




There will be twelve 30 minute episodes which will premiere on KKTV Taiwan from Sunday 6th February. No information has been forthcoming about an international release, although the series own IG page does say "For interfans, please stay tuned for further updates". No doubt it will also make its way to the fan-subber sites regardless.

[antistatic]

Here's a slightly different trailer but this one has been fan-subbed:

courtesy of BL Update Media.


The same trailer is on YT but without subs:

[kevvoi]

Well that looks fun

[antistatic]

Actually IMHO the tag scene right at the end of the original trailer (in the opening post) had the funniest gag. It's the bit where Ning Niao is in the water with a big smile on his face and Renyu surfaces just in front of him and asks (all concerned) why he's suddenly got all swollen down there. Shocked, Ning Niai pushes him away and shouts "Pervert!"

In a slightly longer clip I've seen, Renyu continues to want to help and believes he should help to rub it better.

I really hope we get the chance to watch this as I think it will be frantic and chaotic - in a good way! 🤭

[antistatic]

Continuing Rakuten VIKI's current policy of making their archived BL series more widely available, all episodes are now free to view:


Episode 1      Episode 2      Episode 3      Episode 4      Episode 5     Episode 6      Episode 7     

Episode 8      Episode 9      Episode 10     Episode 11     Episode 12     Episode 13     Episode 14




* As mentioned at the time, this series had all the hallmarks of being a bromance rather than a BL and that did turn out to be the case. I still recommend it though. It's funny, dramatic and magical, and while it may not be a true BL, it does a good job of conveying the pure love these boys do have for each other.