Review of A Lull in the Sea

I give Nagi no Asukara a 9/10 What an emotional journey this has been. Nagi no Asukara has shown us the ups and downs of a healthy friendship. The fear of change, and moving on. The fear of loving someone and not knowing if they love you back. Where two social societies meet and can't work together hand in hand. This anime teaches us to love our friends, no matter how far we may drift apart. Change will always happen as it is destined, so make the most of your time together as friends to create memories that you will cherish forever. Story: The story follows 4 main characterson their journey throughout high school in a society where land and sea people don't mix together. The character's who which are from the sea have been friends forever, ever since they were born. The story is really unique because it binds the viewer in a series of love triangles, almost making this anime look like a harem. the most unique point is that there is no lead protagonist, as each character has their own feelings that they express throughout the progression of the story. These friends try to live their lives out together, to support each other as they grow. My only problem is characters such as Hikari, got ALOT of screentime compared to characters such as Kaname. Also no one really listened to kanames feelings which I feel like he was left out of the group of friends,

Art:
The art has to be one of the most amazing and mind-blowing art styles I have ever seen in an anime. The scenery is breath-taking and makes the viewer really engaged with every little detail that this anime has shown. Each transition is fluid and smooth, with correct smoothness across all scenes. This is a prime example on how art should look. Not only is it beautiful, but its immersive.

Sound:
I love both the OD's and ED's for this anime, especially the first OP. This anime has one of the best soundtracks, both background music and the OP's and ED's. It represents the anime as really cheerful, and gives us a glimpse of their childhood as well as reminding us of ours. It really engaged me into watching the anime.

Character:
We follow 4 characters by the names of Hikari, Manaka, Chisaki and Kaname. The character development was done perfectly for this anime. Each character got their own back story on how they feel. As I said before, there is no main character in this anime, each character gets their own spotlight. Each character has their own unique personality that makes them stand out of the crowd. These characters, have traits and feelings for other characters in this anime. Apart from the main 4, side characters (or some can be considered main such as Miuana and Tsumugu) also get to express their feelings.

Enjoyment:
I really enjoyed every single moment of this anime. I loved watching every episode as it always had something new to show. I love animes where characters grow up, with a love story and comedy behind it to back it all up. I truly will miss this anime now that it's over, with no hopes for another season or an OVA (as of right now).

Overall:
Overall I give this anime a 9. It COULD have been a masterpiece but there were some problems that made this anime a 9. The first is that throughout the second half, the anime felt like it was rushed, like as if the creators wanted to cram the story all in 26 episodes. Another is the lack of screen time on the main characters (Kanames in particular). He wasn't my favourite character but he felt left out, both in terms of screentime and feelings wise. He was the only one that actually didn't get his feelings touched on by the others. The ending wasn't really in my favour either, that too felt it was rushed. There was no 'real' ending because their was no confession. (Maybe it could be hopes for season 2) There could have been so much room for improvement but I guess they didn't look at it. However, this anime is definitely one of my favourites and I will cherish it forever.

Story - 9
Art - 10
Sound - 10
Character - 9
Enjoyment - 9
Overall - 9.4

TL;DR - Watch this anime if you want to be inspired to do something with your life as you may be at a point of not knowing what to do.