Series synopsis
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, also known as 凪のあすから is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 3, 2013. It ended on April 3, 2014. It stars Natsuki Hanae, Kana Hanazawa, Ai Kayano and Ryota Osaka.
Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift between the denizens of the sea and of the surface widened, although contact between the two peoples still existed.
This show follows the story of Hikari Sakishima and Manaka Mukaido, along with their childhood friends Chisak ...
Premise
Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift between the denizens of the sea and of the surface widened, although contact between the two peoples still existed.
This show follows the story of Hikari Sakishima and Manaka Mukaido, along with their childhood friends Chisaki Hiradaira and Kaname Isaki, who are forced to leave the sea and attend a school on the surface. There, the group also meets Tsumugu Kihara, a fellow student and fisherman who loves the sea.
Hikari and his friends' lives are bound to change as they have to deal with the deep-seated hatred and discrimination between the people of sea and of the surface, the storms in their personal lives, as well as an impending tempest which may spell doom for all who dwell on the surface.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natsuki Hanae as Hikari Sakishima (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Manaka Mukaido (voice)
- Ai Kayano as Chisaki Hiradaira (voice)
- Ryota Osaka as Kaname Isaki (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Tsumugu Kihara (voice)
- Mikako Komatsu as Miuna Shiodome (voice)
- Kaori Ishihara as Sayu Hisanuma (voice)
- Kaori Nazuka as Akari Sakishima (voice)
Supporting cast
- Junji Majima as Itaru Shiodome (voice)
- Motomu Kiyokawa as Isamu Kihara (voice)
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Shun Sayama (voice)
- Shinji Kawada as Satoru Mihashi (voice)
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Uroko (Uroko-sama) (voice)
- Masuo Amada as Tomoru Sakishima (voice)
Guest cast
- Yurika Kubo as Kaori Akiyoshi (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Hibana Asahi (voice)
- Yuuko Iida as Chiharu Masaki (voice)
- Yuuki Matsumoto as Store clerk B (voice)
- Una Nagisa as Couple woman (voice)
- Tomo Muranaka as Sayu's mother (voice)
- Takayuki Kondo as Manaka's father (voice)
- Takahiro Fujiwara as Fishery cooperative member A (voice)
- Kousuke Goto as Fishery cooperative member B (voice)
- Taisuke Nishimura as Fishery cooperative member C (voice)
- Taishi Murata as Young men's coalition A (fishery) (voice)
- Shinobu Matsumoto as Chisaki's father (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | October 3, 2013 | April 3, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In Between the Sea and the Land Because of their Hamaji Junior High School closing, Umimura residents Sakishima Hikari, Mukaido Manaka, Hiradaira Chisaki, and Isaki Kaname are transfered to Mihama Junior High on the surface. |
October 3, 2013 |
| 2 |
The Chilly Desert Because of Uroko-sama's curse, Manaka ends up with a fish face on her knee. It goes away the next day, but she has some regrets because Tsumugu had said it was pretty. Meanwhile, Hikari gets annoyed that Manaka and Tsumugu are talking and tells him to not concern himself with the people of Umimura. |
October 10, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Legend of the Sea Akari was rounded up by the older men of the village and Hikari and the others try to stop them. It's there that they first hear the rule that if you are seeing someone from the surface, you will be banished from the village. Hikari, unable to contain his rage, holds a guys-only meeting with Kaname. The girls are thrown out and go to another room, where Manaka finds a red-bellied sea slug. The sea slug is said to tell you the future if you tell it feelings you can't tell anyone else. It's then that Chisaki asks Manaka if she likes Tsumugu-kun... |
October 17, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 3, 2013 |
| Last aired | April 3, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:00:00 |