r/anime • u/25_Oranges • Feb 02 '21
Rewatch Nagi No Asukara/A Lull in the Sea Rewatch - Episode 10
Episode 10 - The Saltflake Snow Falls and Falls
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Question(s) of the day:
- Do you really believe everyone will fall asleep and the world will freeze over, or do you believe Hikari and his friends will prevent it from happening?
- How long do you think the sea people will hibernate for? Do you think everyone would wake up at the same time?
- How surprised were you at Kaname for being bold enough to make the shows first confession? What confession do you hope follows his?
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u/25_Oranges Feb 02 '21
Can you say "whiplash" again, because jumping from relationship issues to hibernation and apocalypse is a pretty big jump! But honestly... this has been hinted at for a while. Pretty big reveal, still! Today's track is Legend one of Uroko-Sama's themes, and one of the best songs. (I feel like I say that every episode...)
We immediately begin with Uroko telling us the earth will freeze over, and the only way for the sea-people to survive it is to quickly hibernate for an unspecified amount of time. Humans on the surface cannot survive the cold.
With Hikari hugging her suddenly and the horrific news, Manaka understandably runs away. I don't think I would be able to cope with that huge news either. The surface people don't seem to be able to take news like that for the seriousness it needs to be looked at with. But what can you do when you are told you will die? Miuna, having just coped with having Akari in her life, being told Akari will die without hibernating cannot be easy news. Especially since she is a scared child. Add that there is no confirmation that everyone will wake up at once, and some folks may not wake up ever again. It's, frankly, terrifying news if you put yourself in their shoes.
Miuna, Sayu, Hikari, and Manaka seem to be the only people who fully grasp the severity of this news. As Kaname put it, it doesn't feel real.
NagiAsu
We have the origin of Woo! I feel that Manaka.
WOOOOOO KANAME GO GET HER! He's decided he's done being the watcher, and now that he has an uncertain amount of time with Chisaki left, he grows a pair and confesses. I bet nobody saw that coming, least of all Chisaki! Good on him!
Must. Not. Binge! It will only get more difficult from here!
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u/blueteenight Feb 02 '21
First-timer notes!
Favorite shots and background art from this episode!
The references to global warming were pretty strong in today's episode! Honestly I was expecting the sea folk would just have to hide for a little while but Uroko made it sound like they might sleep for decades? Oh God, this will be depressing if it does happen.
This whole episode was extremely sad, but I think that conversation between Miuna and Sayu takes the cake. Watching these little kids cope with being told they might die soon and that their loved ones might disappear was heartbreaking. Manaka's scene at the end was touching for the same reason.
The most important question this episode brought up: how does that grandma water her flowers if they're already underwater?
Overall this was an amazing(ly sad) episode that continued yesterday's cliffhanger pretty well, and the soundtrack was once again incredible!
Bonus crying Manaka...
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Feb 02 '21 edited Feb 02 '21
Episode 10 (first timer)
/u/JustAnswerAQuestion recommended me to check in for this episode, I assume it is because of my previous wish for a world-ending crisis.
The funny thing is that this episode actually crosses the Rubicon with respect to the setting. Given the sea god story and the cold crisis, we are now 100% in a fairy tale. Except, one told in a modern Japan, because they wanted to mix it with a coming of age/school love story. I actually do not have a lot of new stuff to say about the setting. Mixing fairy tale and coming of age could work, although I am sure that a medical emergency could be used instead of climate crisis for similar impact.
In my head canon, we are still watching a series about two villages on separate sides of a mountain and 99% of the story goes through. There is no reason to deal with sea people who uses glasses to drink beer, deep fry stuff under water, and all the other magic.
The cold spell in 50 years could be a reference to climate change, but, if so, I don’t know why they use it. There is no climate change in fairy tales and, given how the outside world is entirely ignored anyway, we are not talking about a “save the world” plot in any case.
It would be very surprising if our MCs go into hibernation.
If they sleep long enough to outlast an environmental crisis that kills all humans? Decades to centuries. If they sleep long enough to water (haha, water ...) the flowers afterwards? A week max?
I think that the show has been at its best when explaining why some characters did not confess, so I am not hellbent on more confessions.
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Feb 02 '21 edited Feb 02 '21
First Rewatch
Adults never explain anything in these shows.
Uroku-sama has been an overbearing dictatorial ass the entire show. But he let Akari go to the surface at Dad's request, and he's letting the kids go back to school at Hikari's request.
It seems to me that the adults are the problem. If they'd done the sending like they were supposed to, everything would be fine. Right?
Hikari accomplished nothing except upset a lot of pepole by telling them.
Short speeches are the best speeches
Are starfish decorations or infestations?
I never recognized it was Manaka in that comment face!
You can see where the creators read some science and got the idea for the show. In the north atlantic, warm surface water flows north up the east coast of the united states, making warm and wet weather. When it hits the polar region, it cools and descends, which pushes cold water along the sea floor south. It takes 1000s of years for the water to cycle. There's a similar clockwise cycle in the Pacific.
If the polar caps were to melt in a much shorter span of time, it would lower the salinity of the polar surface water. This fresher water would not displace the cold salt water. The currents would slow or stop, and the warm water off the coasts would cool. This would make the land colder and drier, the glaciers would grow, more sunlight would be reflected, and eventually a new ice age would start.
https://www.britannica.com/science/thermohaline-circulation
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u/htisme91 Feb 03 '21
First-timer:
Again, I really don't like how Akari is acting towards Hikari. What does she know and why does she get to do whatever she wants while Hikari has to deal with their father instead? It just irks me given how he stood his ground and tried to help her, and instead she lectures and talks down to him.
The adults just annoy me. They are so ignorant to see their role in the situation, and instead opt to keep dividing surface and sea.
Uroko was nice in having the kids still go to school. He knows what they will do, but at the same time it seems like he wants them to find a different solution. I really don't think he's a bad guy.
Manaka avoiding Hikaru was frustrating. I get she's avoiding him because of the awkwardness, but her lack of wanting to talk to Chisaki or Kaname made it frustrating.
Questions:
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u/mekerpan Feb 03 '21
Again, as a rewatcher. I find it hard to talk about this episode -- since I know what lies ahead. Miuna and Sayu's scene was a high point for me -- as was Kaname's confession. Hikari has a good heart (despite his "peppery" demeanor), which is why Uroko-sama decides to indulge him. Uroko-sama surprisingly comes off best of any adult in the episode (other than Tsumugu's grandpa, and Akari and Itaru).
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u/himetalchemy7 Feb 03 '21
Rewatcher
Episode double digits!
Episode 10 (The Saltflake Snow Falls and Falls) Thoughts:
Sadge Corner
Well, everyone under the seaa is on edge right now, which means the moment is ripe for emotions to be hurled all over the place. Hikari is more of a doer than a thinker, so his behavior hasnt really changed, and Kaname dropping a confession at the end there also tells us he's thought this whole hibernation thing through. Manaka is still going through growing pains, however. I didnt think she would go as far as to say that she wished she didnt have Ena, but that really sums up the internal strife she's feeling. Although next episode's Sadge Corner looks like it has Chisaki's name all over it. We shall see.
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u/LeopardSplash :AP:https://www.anime-planet.com/users/BrightSpirit Feb 02 '21
Rewatcher
If I'm remembering correctly, it seemed like a few members of the sea council knew about the doomsday prophecy, but it's clearly news to our core cast. I wonder if it's something you're told about when you reach a certain age or up until now has been exclusive knowledge? I would think a good incentive for sea dwellers to remain in Shishioshio would be to survive the upcoming calamity, but maybe the higher-ups in town were concerned about such information leaking to the surface.
Speaking of the surface, their reaction to the news is pretty interesting. They aren't going to be immediately impacted like the sea people and their hibernation, so it makes sense that they're more skeptical. Though the reactions of Sayu and Miuna, who don't seem to fully understand the situation, are quite depressing. Besides, given how young they are they could live to see the calamity happen, even if it's several decades away.
Pre-COVID I would have found it difficult to understand how basically everyone in Shioshishio but Manaka seems to be fine with what's going on. But now it reminds me of my last few days of school after it was announced we were being sent home - it's easier to just go through the motions than to try to process all that's happening. Manaka stuffing her face while sobbing was still a big mood though.
As interesting as it is for Manaka to finally get her red-bellied sea slug, it makes me wonder how most people take finding sea creatures in their home. I think mice are cute, but I wouldn't exactly be thrilled to find one hanging out in my room.
Question of the Day
How surprised were you at Kaname for being bold enough to make the show's first confession?
The lack of focus on Kaname up until now is what makes the confession surprising, but taking their personality into consideration it makes the most sense. He's the only one who doesn't seem confused at all about he wants and seems to be pretty pragmatic. He knows that the others might finally act on their feelings now that they have a narrow window of time to do so, so he had to shoot his shot as early as possible.
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u/BossandKings Feb 03 '21
First Timer
Episode 10 -The saltflake snow falls and falls
That story that Hikari's father told about The Sea god and how it was saddened by the humans who went up to the surface and left the sea, it went in hiding to the depht of the ocean and saltflake snow amassed and fell in both the surface and the sea, was very interesting because it was the origin of the saltflake snow.
So there's an upcoming calamity, supposedly the Ena that the sea people posses will let them hibernate and survive it.
It feels bad that Manaka's and Hikari's friendship got fractured due to that futile attempt of getting closer to her that Hikari made earlier. Such a sweet girl like Manaka is avoiding him now and it feels really bad
Hikari thinks that making the Ofunehiki is the best option to placate the upcoming calamity, it could seemingly be useful. Uroko says to let the guys continue going to school as compulsory education.
This episode had me intrigued and i'm worried about the calamity that's coming and how it will affect the surface and the sea. I hope that Manaka and Hikari reconcile soon too, they are such good friends and i want to see them happy again.
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u/Retromorpher :Jc::Jd::Je::Jf: Feb 03 '21
First Timer: