Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea

Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea

TV-14 2013 · 1 season · 26 eps · ★ 7.6 · Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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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.

Directed by Toshiya Shinohara · Written by Mari Okada

Networks: Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV

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Natsuki Hanae Hikari Sakishima (voice)
Kana Hanazawa Manaka Mukaido (voice)
Ai Kayano Chisaki Hiradaira (voice)
Ryota Osaka Kaname Isaki (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa Tsumugu Kihara (voice)
Mikako Komatsu Miuna Shiodome (voice)
Kaori Ishihara Sayu Hisanuma (voice)
Kaori Nazuka Akari Sakishima (voice)
Junji Majima Itaru Shiodome (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa Isamu Kihara (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Shun Sayama (voice)
Shinji Kawada Satoru Mihashi (voice)

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