A young Mermaid named Mindayen.



The creation of “Ranao” leads to the development of yet, another mermaid heroine.

This time, the story centers not to a princess, but around a young and resolute, mermaid warrior who lived at the nearby island of “Lakawon”, a neighbor island of Pearl Island of Ranao.
Just like Princess Ranao, Mindayen‘s characterization is a combination of headstrong female characters who answers the call of challenge.

Again, there is Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the valley of the Wind; Princess Urduja of ancient Philippine legends, then Ariel of Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

Ranao and Mindayen seem identical at first glance.

They were both on their early teens, of mermaid warrior blood; both can sprout legs and fins at will; both had thick black hair, gorgeous dark skin, native tropical features and aquatic ears.

Both their stories are set in the same period and same archipelago.

But they have different destinies to full fill.

Ranao’s theme is self maturity; her impulsive attitude leads to her kingdom’s ruin. It was her self analyzing had brought her to her own redemption. Correcting her disposition, means the recovery of her kingdom and it's deliverance from evil.

On the other hand, Mindayen’s story deals with an intruding foreign belief that grows and shatters the culture and heritage of the villages that it touches.

This foreign religion brought war and strife among the islanders and it’s up to her to stop it.

But before she could stop this, she have to convince her people (Both human and ethereals) to return to worship the indigenous gods that once held them together in harmony.