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Kaito Dōmoto (堂本 海斗 Dōmoto Kaito) is the male protagonist and love interest of Lucia and is the twin brother of Gaito. He is an orphan as his parents died when their ship capsized during a storm (caused by Sara when her pearl's power went out of control). However, he discovered later that they were not his real parents and that he is a child of the Panthalassa. He is a highly skilled surfer and as seen early on is popular with other girls, making Lucia very jealous. He also has three best friends, Daichi, Naoyuki, and Kengo.
History[]
He is the twin brother of Gaito. This is because the Panthalassa imbued their descendant's power into the two twin boys which, which allowed enough power to destroy the world should their powers combine. This is why Aqua Regina separated Gaito and Kaito when they were babies. He washed up to shore wrapped in seaweed after a storm and a couple who were musicians found him. From there they raised him. While Kaito and his parents were on a cruise Sara was angered by Taro abandoning her and she unleashed her pearl's power, creating a big wave that shipwrecked the cruise ship and killed both his parents. Fortunately, Lucia saved Kaito and brought him back to shore. He continued to lay unconscious so Lucia used her pearl to heal him. Kaito wound up raising himself.
Personality[]
Kaito is very interested in surfing since he was still a child, and is a very easygoing person. He is shown to be popular with girls and can be quite flirtatious, even perverted to an extent, as he comments on Lucia's outfit that her clothes are cute, but he prefers "more racey outfits." Since getting along with Lucia, he has shown to enjoy teasing her a lot, sometimes accidentally hurting Lucia's feelings in the process.
He is completely oblivious to the fact that Lucia is the mermaid that saved him as a child. Despite this, he has had several periods of time where he questioned if Lucia could be that mermaid and compared her human and mermaid forms throughout the series. A running gag throughout the anime is that whenever he thinks about Lucia's mermaid and human forms, he ends up falls off his surfboard. Though he temporarily figured out the connection in episode 14, he unintentionally unleashed his inner Panthalassa power, causing him to faint and lose memory of Lucia's identity. However, he eventually figures it out by the end of both seasons, allowing the two of them to form a romantic relationship.
Appearance[]
Kaito has spiky ginger hair and brown eyes. As pointed out, he resembles his brother Gaito.
He wears a variety of different clothes on land such as a white jacket and black turtle neck or a red jacket and a white shirt. While surfing he wears a red, black, and slightly yellow wet suit. In water he wears a blue, red, and yellow outfit with a whiteish cape. His school uniform looks like any other male uniform of his school with a white button down shirt and blue pants.
Etymology[]
- The name Kaito means "sea, ocean" (海) (kai) and "Dipper" (斗) (to).
- Kaito's surname Dōmoto means "hall" (堂) (dō) and "base, root, origin, source" (本) (moto).
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 |