BTW if you have wheel slash, the best way to beat Merkids I find is thus:
Get close, guard their first strike, wheel slash to behind them > reverse thrust > wide slash > slash > combo slash
If you don't have wheel slash, they're a pain in the ass though.
EDIT: And don't even get me started on the ****ing underwater parts with Sana vs like 2+ of them at a time *shoots self in head*
This game is incredibly masochistic for something so adorable.
--
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2664/7b7aaa038007832d461b28c.jpg