Nagi no Asukara [P.A. Works]

[megido-rev.M]

I feel like the only thing this show manages to do is annoy me. I hope it gets better... :/

Sounds like me when I saw RDG.

[Lord of Fire]

I'm not fully sold yet, but it shows potential with the developments in the second episode..

(click to show/hide)

I think they'll spend most of the series trying to abolish the rule that says underwater people and land people cannot start a relationship with each other without the former getting banned from the sea village forever. And the kids will probably push really hard for this, when Manaka's love for Tsumugu grows even stronger and she is eventually about to be kicked out of the village because of that. The first half will probably feature Hikari getting over his jealousy towards Manaka and Tsumugu.

[newy]

(click to show/hide)

I think they'll spend most of the series trying to abolish the rule that says underwater people and land people cannot start a relationship with each other without the former getting banned from the sea village forever. And the kids will probably push really hard for this, when Manaka's love for Tsumugu grows even stronger and she is eventually about to be kicked out of the village because of that. The first half will probably feature Hikari getting over his jealousy towards Manaka and Tsumugu.

(click to show/hide)

If that is the case it's dropped for me.

(click to show/hide)

I'm glad I watched the third episode to the end. That guy irritated me so much at the beginning of the episode... Let's see how this continues now.

[Clannad_92]

love polygon? lets wait for another couple of episode...

hmmm, and somehow i dont like manaka's innocent-mind and hikari short-fuse...
btw im rooting for chisaki

*wishlist because of one-sided love...ohhh, the feel~  , im not H...just the feel...

[megido-rev.M]

*wishlist because of one-sided love...ohhh, the feel~  , im not H...just the feel...

You into NTR? O.o

[Lord of Fire]

I like the world these characters are in, and the whole 'water people and land people should not mix' theme (even though there's already evidence that the reason for it might be complete BS), but the main characters themselves don't really do me much. Hikari's possessiveness over Manaka is terribly annoying (why can't he just tell her he's in love with her?), and Manaka herself is a bit too childish for my likings. Chisaki seems to be the only mature girl of the bunch, and she keeps getting the short end of the stick, given that Hikari won't give up on Manaka anytime soon.

I'm still following this, because I'm curious if this will change anytime soon, but it's not really looking good right now.

[Clannad_92]

*wishlist because of one-sided love...ohhh, the feel~  , im not H...just the feel...

You into NTR? O.o

nope...the "one-sided love"...

[megido-rev.M]

(click to show/hide)

Is it just me or does this show have a thing for mothers never having screen time or have died? o:

[GoGeTa006]

just started watching., . .seems like a freaking love polygon thats gonna get so messed up. . .
hope it gets good

[Bob2004]

(click to show/hide)

Is it just me or does this show have a thing for mothers never having screen time or have died? o:

Isn't that pretty standard in anime? It's certainly true in more cases than not, I think.

[megido-rev.M]

(click to show/hide)

Is it just me or does this show have a thing for mothers never having screen time or have died? o:

Isn't that pretty standard in anime? It's certainly true in more cases than not, I think.

But every single one of them?

[5Cats]

Oodles of plot and character development in Episode 4: good stuff! Fast paced but not 'forced' or confusing at all.

There's hope for this series! Give it to Ep.5 & hope the writers can maintain the momentum!

[Clannad_92]

episode 5 full of feels...and manly tears~

[megido-rev.M]

Yup, drama intensified alright.

[5Cats]

See?
SEE?
It took a few episodes to "set the groundwork".
NOW things are moving along... brilliantly! 

For all the "Nattering Nabobs of Negativity" who doubted?

Give anime series more than 2 or 3 episodes! Some just take a while to make their claim, eh?

@Clannad_92: Pass the tissues... UWAAAA!

[Clannad_92]

i like this kind of show, slow-paced, feels like watching 2 episode-worth in one episode...we'll see about the rest episode...

[akiaaa]

I have a feeling that Kaname might be the one who will solve and make peace of their problems?
He seems quiet and all but I think he's the most knowledgeable one among all of them.

[krbee]

I am liking the drama, the slow pace, and Manaka is just too cute.

[jaybug]

I am trying to decide if this is a show about racism, or about making peace with former enemies who were at war shortly before the story, or both. Racism of the variety that is not so outwardly easy to distinguish, especially if one is not from the cultures involved. I am thinking of the Barukumin of Japan as the people of whom this show is identifying with.

[Lord of Fire]

I am trying to decide if this is a show about racism, or about making peace with former enemies who were at war shortly before the story, or both. Racism of the variety that is not so outwardly easy to distinguish, especially if one is not from the cultures involved. I am thinking of the Barukumin of Japan as the people of whom this show is identifying with.

I think racism is definitely prevalent, though I do think it's more limited to the sea people hating on the land people than vice versa. It seems to have a reason though: a girl from the sea that mates with a man from the surface will produce offspring that cannot breathe underwater, so if all girls did this, the underwater city would quickly run out of inhabitants, which is obviously bad.