*Mermaid*
In fact, there was no mermaid which a boy believed the existence of a mermaid in his water tank. But those around one wouldn't permit him to have indivisual thought. And then, he dacided to live with a mermaid, which means his death. What Osamu Tezuka weanted to tell us is that it is important that children have many liveral ideas. Because children have a rich imagination, so they had better exercise this power and stimulate the right brain.
*Aquarios*
This story is really difficult for me. I thought that a man who was in the tank is not human but a dolphin in fact. She hoped to be a dolphin and wanted to live free in the sea.
Common theme between the two is freedom, I think.
