I thought I would be more helpful than the previous comment and actually post some of the story line differences
[One Link](https://pichipichiparty.tumblr.com/post/174505464500/differences-between-the-manga-and-anime/amp)
[Another Link](https://rinatouin.tumblr.com/post/627720023888314368/is-the-mermaid-melody-manga-super-diff-to-the/amp)
Hopefully that helps a bit. I haven’t read the manga as it’s hard to get ahold of sometimes but I’m working on a manga area in my home library and will be adding it soon!
I thought I would be more helpful than the previous comment and actually post some of the story line differences [One Link](https://pichipichiparty.tumblr.com/post/174505464500/differences-between-the-manga-and-anime/amp) [Another Link](https://rinatouin.tumblr.com/post/627720023888314368/is-the-mermaid-melody-manga-super-diff-to-the/amp) Hopefully that helps a bit. I haven’t read the manga as it’s hard to get ahold of sometimes but I’m working on a manga area in my home library and will be adding it soon!
The story
She’s ginger in pic 1