Lulala Heine

Lulala Heine' is a character from the light novel Monster Girl Doctor and its manga and anime adaptations. She is voiced by Yukiyo Fujii in Japanese and Ryan Bartley in English. Abandoned by her father, Lulala spends most of her days above water, singing for money to support her mother and siblings.

Biography
Lulala is a resident of the Merrow Waterways, a portion of Lindworm flooded to house aquatic creatures. Not too long ago, Lulala's father swam away, abandoning Lulala, her mother and three younger siblings. To support her family, Lulala sings for tourists. As a consequence, she spends most of her time above water. Shortly before her debut, Skadi hires her to sing in front of the town hall.

On a trip to the Waterways, Glenn and Sapphee, meet Lulala who offers to sing for them. Sapphee, charmed by Lulala's assumption that they are a couple, eagerly insists they listen. The two doctors are charmed by Lulala's voice but the song comes to a halt as Lulala starts coughing. Worried, Glenn insists upon a free examination. For privacy, they sail to the edge of the canals. During the examination, Glenn notices her gills are open when they should be closed above water to prevent them drying out. Glenn is shocked to discover how long Lulala spends above water as it is comparable singing for three days straight in a desert. Angered, Lulala snaps at him as she has no choice. With her mother sick, Lulala is the only one who can raise money to get medicine.

Their attention is drawn to a woman on a nearby dock. Her son had fallen into the canal. The doctor's merman driver couldn't move because the boat would be swept away by the powerful current. Lulala dives into the water and saves to boy but with her gills inflamed, water entered her lungss. She manages to save the boy but, exhausted, she falls underwater, slowly drowning. Glenn leaps in to save her. He uses cpr to push the water through her gills, saving her from drowning and Sapphee plucks them both from the water with her serpent tail.

With Glenn's medicine and lozenges, Lulala's gills heal in time for her grand performance. Her singing captivates and she earns a job with a steady income. After her performance, she thanks Glenn and Sapphee. While gracious, Lulala acts shy and evasive around Glenn as she developed a crush on the young doctor. Blushing, she quickly swims home to the Waterways.

Appearance
Lulala is a young mermaid with a warm skintone, a tan complexion and a petite build. She has short, honey blonde hair and teal eyes. Unlike classical mermaids, Lulala has a vertical fin with scales of vibrant yellow, white and black stripes. In addition to her tail, she has webbed fingers, gills below the ribcage, webbed ears and white fins tipped with black running along her arms.

She wears a white bikini top with an orange hood and skirt. Her skirt is frilly and tasseled in teal gemstones. White ribbon wraps her arms, ending in orange frills at the wrists.

Personality
Kind and selfless, Lulala is a very brave mermaid, willing to risk herself to help others. She worked tirelessly for her family and didn't hesitate to rescue a drowning boy despite her condition. She was willing to undertake Skadi's missions and even returned to save Kunai, despite the danger she put herself in. Never cocky, Lulala is confident in her abilities, especially her singing, which she uses to make others happy.

When she has a crush, Lulala becomes very shy and evasive, to the point of fleeing from her crush. Unlike the other female characters, she is never rude, possesive or aggressive with Glenn and remains gracious and kind, even when bashful.

Powers and Abilities

 * Amphibious Breathing: Mermaids possess both lungs and gills, allowing them to breathe above and below water. Their bodies have a system allowing them to swith between the two. Yet too much time out of the water will cause their gills to dry and swell, impairing their ability to breathe underwater and putting them at risk of drowning. To a lesser degree, this will weaken their lungs and dry their throats.
 * Powerful Swimmer: Lulala is a strong swimmer, much stronger than her build implies. She easily pulled a gondola with Glenn, Sapphee, Kunai and Skadi up a canal, against the current without any sign of exhaustion or tiring. Like dolphins, mermaids can leap high above the water.
 * Singing: With passion, talent and skill, Lulala creates incredible melodies that captivate and enchant all who hear them. While her voice is exceptionally beautiful, this is through her ability and skill rather than magic.
 * Hydrokinetic Blast: Merpeople can create an extremely powerful blast of water. This blast is strong enough to take out a strong mercenary and even break through brick walls.

Trivia

 * She is based on a lemon tetra fish.
 * Lulala sings in English even though she normally speaks Japanese.