# Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea (2013)

> Childhood friends forced from their undersea home to a surface school must confront centuries of prejudice between sea and land people as a looming tempest approaches.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/54752

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 26
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, drama, fantasy
- Network: TOKYO MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, ANIMAX, TV Aichi
- Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Kana Hanazawa, Ai Kayano, Ryota Osaka, Kaito Ishikawa, Mikako Komatsu, Kaori Ishihara, Kaori Nazuka
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104236/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Tone: wistful, gentle, hopeful, melancholic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively for its heartfelt coming-of-age story, its gentle portrayal of friendship, and its lush animation of the sea.

## Synopsis

Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea (2013-2014) is a Japanese anime series produced by P.A.Works, a single-season run of 26 episodes. Hikari Sakishima and Manaka Mukaido lead a group of childhood friends, alongside Chisaki Hiradaira and Kaname Isaki, who are forced to leave their undersea home and attend a school on the surface. There they meet Tsumugu Kihara, a fisherman who loves the sea. The engine of the story is everyday life under strain: friendships tested by inherited hatred between sea people and land people, personal storms at home and in love, and a growing sense that an impending tempest may doom the surface world. Episodes unfold as gentle slice of life vignettes that carry a wistful, hopeful register with a fantasy undercurrent. Set in a coastal Japanese community with an undersea mythology, the series has the lyrical warmth of Mushishi and the watery wonder of Ponyo, and fans of Your Name will find its blend of youthful romance and supernatural longing familiar. Its aesthetic is luminous and melancholy, grounded in the rhythms of school life and the pull of the ocean.

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