“Sea-dwelling teens attend surface school, facing prejudice, personal turmoil, and an impending apocalyptic storm.”
A Lull in the Sea
凪のあすから
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Synopsis
Sea-dwelling teens attend surface school, facing prejudice, personal turmoil, and an impending apocalyptic storm.
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. Nagi no Asu kara 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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 243 sampled reviews
What 243 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.15 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.1
↑ 0.11
Running avg · Apr 2014 → Aug 2025
- 9 “Nagi No Asukara is actually my favourite anime this year! It's has very very good story which everyone will probably enjoy it. This is a modern fantacy story while it makes it very real that you...”
- 10 “Its totally outstanding. Heavy love triangles everywhere. No one wants to lost to anyone. No one wants to give up on their loved ones. The story was totally perfect. Ending is 90% satisfying. 10%...”
- 8 “I must admit. I was kinda expecting this to be your typical highschool romance of your average everyday highschool teens. But i was wrong. Very wrong. Although it does seem quite normal, well i...”
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- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2013 – Apr 2014 Fall 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7354 catalog
Produced by
- Geneon Universal Entertainment Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Animax Producer
- Rondo Robe Producer
- Showgate Producer
- Infinite Producer
Licensed by
- NIS America, Inc. Licensor