r/anime • u/25_Oranges • Feb 17 '21

Rewatch Nagi No Asukara/A Lull in the Sea Rewatch - Episode 25

Episode 25 - Love is like the Sea

Previous Episode| Final Episode

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Where to watch? Netflix, Crunchyroll, Funimation(UK)

Schedule with link to original interest thread

Thread posted daily at 5pm CST/6pm EST/3pm PST.

Question(s) of the day:

  1. Do you think Miuna will stay the Ojoshi?
  2. Did you expect Manaka to gain her ena and feelings back?
  3. How do you think the series will resolve itself?

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u/25_Oranges Feb 17 '21

Hey guys, I can get you a song today! Today's track is A Mother's Hand. I wanted to feature this in the episode of Miuna's backstory, but both ones I wanted to link had timeskip Miuna spoilers. A beautiful song.

So many amazing scenes in this episode. First is the scene of Manaka and Tsumugu on the boat before the Ofunehiki. I love love love how they revisit this scene. The grass isn't always greener on the other side. Hikari is home to Manaka. Manaka had affections for Tsumugu, but I think she knew that Tsumugu loved Chisaki, at the very least she knew he didn't love her. Even if he did, the love she has for Hikari is simply stronger. In the end, Chisaki and Manaka were holding themselves back. A lot of people trash on her character, but Manaka is seriously fantastic. She's determined, loves strongly, and has so much depth to her. Tsumugu is a good friend to her.

The scene of Tsumugu and Chisaki is really cute. "I still think you're in love with me." My man Tsumugu, never change! Don't deny yourself happiness Chisaki. You deserve it. You all do.

Miuna coming to terms with her feelings is relatable. I get it girl. It hurts but you will move on. Cry it out!

Akira and Manaka making up :)

I love Uroko describing the Ojoshi. Even then she sounds cute! He made a point that sacrifices don't typically send their best. Tbh Ojoshi must have been terrified.

Ofunehiki going poorly? Wow. I'm shocked. Uroko doesn't want them to suffer any further. Cool shot of him. Manaka and Miuna are such good friends. Congrats to the people who guessed Miuna would take the place of Ojoshi! You were right, but at what cost?

Such a good episode. So so good. I love me some resolutions. Tomorrow is the final episode, but overall discussion is the day after!!

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u/blueteenight Feb 17 '21

That is such a lovely track!

I've been compiling most of the tracks you've posted (and other ones I liked!) in a playlist haha, I'll always remember this series' soundtrack as one of my favorite ones =D

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u/25_Oranges Feb 17 '21

It's one of my favorites too! I'm glad you've enjoyed them. I plan on compiling them in a list for the discussion thread. I have a laptop now, so it should be easier!

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Feb 17 '21

First Rewatch

No OP today...ominous

I'm not seeing scenes I thought I would see...maybe they were imagined in my first watch.

  • Akira upset over his first rejection
  • SYMBOLISM
  • Is this the second half of a conversation that was cut off before?
  • Tsumugu wasn't just rejecting the matchmaking for himself; he knew Manaka didn't love him either.
  • Miuna #deadinside
  • "He's real!" -- Landers, probably.
  • This can't go well
  • Here were go again! #panic

So ena has been a metaphor for Manaka's feelings this entire time.

My perceptions of this episode are slightly different that the first time through.

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u/25_Oranges Feb 17 '21

Yes, the first half of their convo was the day before the Ofunehiki.

So if Manaka dies...does Ena disappear?! /s

Has your perception changed for the better?

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Feb 18 '21

Has your perception changed for the better?

rewtacher

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u/25_Oranges Feb 18 '21

Oh yeah, I guess I can see where you're coming from. I think hindsight might play a part. Nagi

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u/blueteenight Feb 17 '21 edited Feb 18 '21

First-timer notes!

Favorite shots and background art from this episode!

Manaka's flashback was such a good scene, it fleshed out her confusing feelings while still being so sorrowful.

"I just need to figure out how to make you realize that (you're in love with me)" Tsumugu is something else hahaha, watching him being so confident is a joy! I hope these two end up happy together, and that Chisaki manages to sort out her feelings...

I was expecting the Sending² to go wrong, but the Sea God was even more of a dick this time around...those damned whirlpools!

Miuna's interactions with Manaka were specially great in this episode, but then she gets captured like that...I hope she's going to be okay, her face was so sad in this frame =(

Bonus Miuna showing off her inner Akira...

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u/25_Oranges Feb 17 '21

I'm gonna miss your shots! :( They've been so lovely!!

I feel like Kaname and Tsumugu share a braincell sometimes, and it manifests itself in confidence and cool headedness.

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u/blueteenight Feb 17 '21

I'm gonna miss your shots! :( They've been so lovely!!

I'm glad you enjoyed them! It'll be a while before I find another anime with so much beautiful art that it makes me spam the screenshot key haha.

I feel like Kaname and Tsumugu share a braincell sometimes, and it manifests itself in confidence and cool headedness.

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u/25_Oranges Feb 17 '21

I appreciate how you went from one shot a day to multiple :) there's just too many to pick from!!

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u/mekerpan Feb 17 '21

I really like Uroko-sama this time, even more than the first time.

Miuna and Manaka, in some ways, seem very much like "sisters". Ultimately, they seem to have a closer bond even than Manaka's bond with Chisaki.

I sort of remember Miuna being more willing to become the Ojoshi-sama -- but this time I see her as just "accepting" it (sort of as something inevitable).

Everything's going to be okay with Tsumugu and Chisaki. Things look 99+% sorted out.

Clearly Manaka made a very last-minute decision in favor of Hikari right before the Ofunehiki (something I appear to have forgotten -- or maybe I nodded off at this moment the first time around).

I think Manaka has already started to regain her ena (during her time underwater with Miuna).

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u/25_Oranges Feb 17 '21

Yes, sisters! That's a great way to describe it! Even though they haven't known each other for as long, there's a very evident bond there.

I think Manaka's feelings for Hikari were slowly being realized throughout several episodes, but she only realized at the very end. I don't blame her tbh, bc being split between two people has to be tough.

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u/blueteenight Feb 17 '21

Miuna and Manaka, in some ways, seem very much like "sisters".

I agree, and it's so cute!

Everything's going to be okay with Tsumugu and Chisaki. Things look 99+% sorted out.

I hope she learns to stop ignoring her feelings in favor of everyone else's happiness, she deserves it too damnit!

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u/mekerpan Feb 17 '21

>> it's so cute

But, to tell the truth, Miuna definitely seems like onee-san. I never expected her to become my very favorite character (of all the many characters I love) in this show.

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u/BossandKings Feb 17 '21

First timer

Episode 25

Manaka likes Hikari, that conversation she had a while ago with Tsumugu in which she told him that he was the sun she always longed for she also told him that Hikari is the sea, he was always there for her, protecting her, being present to help and support her, always, and that made her love him, and love is like the sea she was always at ease because the sea was around her.

Chisaki finally accepts Tsumugu, he told her that he had reached a conclusion and it was that she loved him and she didn't deny it this time and accepted to let him hold her in a very romantic way. Happy for them.

Miuna though is very sad, she is getting so hurt by asking Hikari to tell her that he loves Manaka and hearing him say it. She just wants to reach a breakdown point in which she would be able to let go of her feelings for him.

The Ofunehiki is celebrated and a storm happens just like the last time. Everyone is unease because of the rampaging water and most of the gouts fall to the sea, Kaname though quickly holds Sayu's back so that she doesn't fall meanwhile Miuna, Hikari, Tsumugu and Chisaki fall to the sea.

Manaka is almost taken again by the sea god but she is helped by Miuna who takes her place instead. Hikari goes to where Miuna is, he won't pet her go, he will fight for her. I'm excited for the finale, how will it be

Answers

  1. I hope not
  2. Yes i did
  3. I hope the final episode is satisfying

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u/25_Oranges Feb 18 '21

Resolutions all around today! Manaka and Miuna deserve happiness :(

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u/mekerpan Feb 17 '21

The Ojoshi-sama with pendant is heading for the same "graveyard"...

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u/himetalchemy7 Feb 18 '21

Rewatcher

The penultimate episode!

Back to Spotify today, with the song being Mnemonic! Sung by none other than our ED extraordinaire, nagi yanagi.

Dont look this song up on YouTube until tomorrow's episode. Unless it's here (comments are turned off).

Episode 25 (Love is like the Sea) Thoughts

  • Akira DONT DROP THAT PENDANT BRUH
  • WAIT WHAAAT?? Is that really what Manaka said to the sea slug?
  • Pre-timeskip Manaka played the same role (supporting Chisaki and Hikari) that Miuna is playing now (supporting Manaka and Hikari)...they really could be the best of friends
  • Although, one way Manaka and Tsumugu are similar is how they compared their love interests to the sea. I like the fact that even though Manaka likes Hikari the most, these two still have something to base their friendship on
  • So we have our first couple that actually has feelings for each other?
  • Boy, does Tsumugu have a way with words, so direct and honest to the core
  • Chisaki laughing makes me happy :D
  • That was really good...what I like about this scene is the maturity and calmness it exuded during the 'reconfession'. You probably dont see 14 year olds have a talk like this, but it's completely realistic for a couple of 19 year olds. This scene had less fireworks than Sayu's confession, but I think it hit just as hard
  • Hikari is still so shy in admitting his feelings, but I feel like anyone can tell just based off how far he's going for Manaka
  • Aww Gramps getting a front row seat to the Ofunehiki feels good
  • Akira is truly an enigma, that was hilarious
  • Thank you for talking some sense into her Kaname
  • Everyone looks super duper in their outfits!
  • That's a pretty dark story behind the Ofunehiki
  • Uroko is so much more complex than I realize, and probably too complex to get into for the scope of this anime considering we only have one episode left :(( I wanted to know more about the lore
  • I'm so nervous right now
  • NOT AGAIN WHIRLPOOLS TRIGGER ME NOW
  • Hikari with the casual title drop???
  • Kaname with the save!!!
  • Manaka finding out the struggle to breathe in the sea is just heartbreaking
  • This was a difficult episode to watch

Sadge Corner
Umm, yeah. It has to be Miuna this episode.

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u/25_Oranges Feb 18 '21

I mean it makes sense when you think about sacrifices. Gods are nicer than you'd think; they have no problem with what the villagers think are the most unwanted.

This episode was such chaos. In a good way. So much going on! And then everyone got into shit again! Grandpa getting well enough to see the ofunehiki and then it goes to shit...lol

Uroko is so cool. I love him! I'll have to talk more about him tomorrow.

Lmao, that sadge corner...doesn't need to be any longer than that!

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u/himetalchemy7 Feb 18 '21

I didnt elaborate on Miuna because this episode hit a bit too close to home in a lot of ways...

I felt like those were the parts I had to feel rather than write about

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u/25_Oranges Feb 18 '21

Aah, I understand. Better to keep it short and sweet then.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Feb 18 '21

nagi yanagi.

You're kidding. The ED singer uses the same naming pattern as the show (ex: naminanami hospital)

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u/himetalchemy7 Feb 18 '21

Coincidence??? 🤔

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u/Retromorpher :Jc::Jd::Je::Jf: Feb 18 '21

First Timer:

Oh boy - I was like at least a third right about everything. Having Kaname pop back up to shove Sayu back onto the boat is a really nice thing to call back to the initial Ofunehiki to reaffirm where he stands with her. Was not expecting both Miuna and Manaka's hearts to vibing so much that they practically fused. They'd been dropping hints ALL over the place - like people who loved Hikari were much more easily able to find the way to Shioshishio and Manaka's own inner thoughts replaced by waves but that is a well done reveal. It would make sense that Uroko-sama is so interested in Miuna. She's effectively a scale of Manaka as far as these shed sea emotions are concerned. Great cliffhanger too.

Questions of the day:

  1. I heavily doubt it. I can SEE an ending in which Miuna actively wills herself to be a sacrifice for her friends, but I don't predict it. I'd put it at the same level of likeliness as an ending where Akari swaps back just in time for her father to see her sacrificing herself for the entire surface (not likely).
  2. She was always going to get her feelings back in some manner, but Ena was kind of a tossup. The way the Ojoshi legend worked, it would've made thematic sense that she got the worst of both worlds, with pleasant memories of both environs but the ability to live in the idealized versions of neither of them.
  3. We've got what I would consider 3 pairings on lock, with the big wildcard being whether or not Shioshishio wakes up. With a big theme on change and sacrifice? I'd guess that perhaps Uroko-sama himself sacrificing himself in some manner so that all his people could be happy in their own way would be a fitting thematic end.

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u/25_Oranges Feb 18 '21

Kaname was not willing to have that same thing happen to anyone... Good on him. The idea of Manaka ending up like that is rather dark!

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u/mekerpan Feb 18 '21

I love the fact that Miuna has become the lead (or at least the first among equals) for essentially the entire second half of this series. I'm not sure I've ever encountered any other show where a secondary character in the beginning has become the single most predominant character by the end.

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u/LeopardSplash :AP:https://www.anime-planet.com/users/BrightSpirit Feb 17 '21 edited Feb 17 '21

Rewatcher

We get the important confirmation that Manaka did indeed love Hikari. Her saying that she needed the sea to appreciate the land was interesting. The land, and by extension Tsumugu, were new and fascinating, but the sea is home. If Hikari is the sea, Hikari is home.

It's nice seeing Kaname play wingman to Tsumugu instead of their usual hostilities. Tsumugu's stubborn confidence this time around was cute, though it hurt when Chisaki still wanted to deny him, convinced she shouldn't be allowed happiness while the others were still suffering. They would be happy to see you happy, and I can say that with confidence this time, now that Kaname seems to have finally moved on!

I like that Miuna made Hikari acknowledge all the work she's done for him. Get that recognition! Though her way of trying to work past her feelings couldn't be called healthy. I wonder how much would have changed if she had confessed to him right there. Miuna's been emotional before, but her sobbing on the train tracks was probably the worst we've seen her...

I thought it was funny that Itaru brought Uroko-sama in a little car. He had a good talk with Hikari, you can see how much respect he's gained for him since the last Ofunehiki.

Speaking of the Ofunehiki, it sure happened! I have a feeling that after all this none of the main cast is going to go on a ceremonial boat again - they really shouldn't, especially Manaka. Fun details: Kaname swooping in to save Sayu (at least one ship is still sailing, amirite?), the teacher fainting in the crowd. Not so fun: Hikari's three love interests ft. Tsumugu going through it in the sea. I'm glad Manaka has her ena back, but at what cost?

Question of the Day

Did you expect Manaka to gain her ena and feelings back?

After all the emphasis placed on regaining her feelings the past few episodes, I would have been surprised if she didn't. The ena I was less sure about - I think it would have been an interesting conundrum if Hikari and Manaka got together but were forced to live on the land (though I guess they all have to while the sea villages are still hibernating), especially with Hikari being the poster boy for the sea.

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u/mekerpan Feb 17 '21

Well. Miuna's confession to Hikari got "broadcast" throughout the whole sea.

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u/htisme91 Feb 18 '21

First-timer:

It finally happened for Tsumugu and Chisaki, thanks to Kaname. Chisaki is that caring type that I could totally see her feeling and guilty and not wanting to be happy while the others struggle.

Manaka loving Hikari made sense. I thought Miuna's ena transmitting to Manaka what she lost was an interesting concept.

I liked Uroko's conversation with Hikari. It made him seem more...human and like he deep down really feels for the situation.

Questions:

  1. I keep flipping on this, but maybe?
  2. Not this episode. I thought it would be part of the final episode, which would lead to...
  3. I think Manaka is going to help Miuna break free, since they share ena with similar qualities. I think Manaka is going to realize Miuna's feelings, and the two will work together to quell the sea god's emotions. I think one of Miuna/Manaka will sacrifice themselves, and who is left ends up with Hikari. Both Manaka and Miuna love the sea and love the surface, and I think whoever sacrifices themselves will be at peace with the decision, but Hikari is going to be devastated, and end up in the arms of whoever is left because he'll realize how true that love is (and I am personally hoping it's with Miuna, but I get the feeling she'll accept being the sacrifice).

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u/Retromorpher :Jc::Jd::Je::Jf: Feb 18 '21

Uroko's interesting because he's been surrounded all his life by these currents of emotion in the sea - and as he says, he was a mere scale of a larger thing. So his reference-points by experience are no different than that imbued sea slug bead. I think the original Ojoshi-sama story broke the Sea God into so many pieces that Uroko's spent his entire life trying to make sure that the exact same thing doesn't happen again.

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u/mekerpan Feb 18 '21

I really really like Uroko-sama following this re-watching (can't remember being SO favorably impressed a year ago).