DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this episode. If you want to discuss future events or theories, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
DO NOT ask where to watch/download this episode or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Anime Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
| If this was a hentai it would be a best animated hentai! It looks good but I'm gonna wait with oppinion after RDG. |
Thornister said: If this was a hentai it would be a best animated hentai! Doesn't that go for most TV anime? |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| 'Oh the unnecessary drama! It burns! The world is pretty beautiful! And dat fishknee... |
"Rejoice! We are humans— we are the most talented people! Precisely because we were born without any ability— we can achieve anything— this is the will of the weakest race!" – Sora, ‘No game No life Vol.01’ |
| Really impressive animation, however I'm not a huge fan of the story at least after episode 1. I'll stick with the series to see how it plays out. The animation for the opening was crazy btw. |
| “News travels fast in places where nothing much ever happens.” ― Charles Bukowski |
| This is incredibly pretty to look at. Too bad there has to be a shitty love square. |
| I think the pairing here will be tricky to guess... hmm the first episode was good,I'll wait for few more eps to see if I will stick to this one. |
| Tch. |
ftghb said: btw, if this is a 2 cour show, I have a feeling some serious shit is going to go down and this cute, mellowed out slice of life is going to do a 180 real quick. Just finished watching it, this has promise to be the best anime of the season. Reminds me A LOT of how shinsekai yori got started. Despite the really cute and pleasant character interactions, I'm already seeing a lot of potential for a source of conflict between the sea-humans and the land humans. Especially since manaka almost lost her raiment, a scenario might present itself later when a sea-human might be forced to live on land. I find myself comparing this show to "Shinsekai Yori" frequently as well for a multitude of reasons. |
 |
| Great Visuals with cute character designs and a intriguing setting.... 4/5 |
 |
ricardo241 said: I feel bad for hikari He might have a reason why he hates the people outside the sea And the reason why he acts like a bitch... it's bec. he is jealous!! He is worried that one of the surface people might take manaka from him(but ofc he forgot that manaka is not his property) But mehhh my vote still goes to hikari x manaka The fact that Hikari is such a flawed character makes him so much more likeable than Tsumugu for me. Unless he becomes a generic tsundere. :| Manga-Raven said: Really like this anime. Expect for Manaka. I hate Manaka. ^ Lylaaz said: This is like Shinsekai Yori x Spongebob Oh my gosh, yes. |
|
| Oooh... this is going to end badly. Shinsekai Yori (what I saw of it anyway) all over again. At least it's prettier, but it feels a little like they tried very hard to make it look like the way it does for the first episode. Maybe too hard, we'll see. The conflict seems a bit forced at the moment, too. |
 staff.applications ▼ guidelines.faq ▼ report.abuse ▼ thx.skittles ▼ thx.kina ▼ [H+] ³ ▼ |
| Ya Ill give this one more episode. Not too fond of NTR romances. The main character really annoys me, he seems like one of those hotheaded characters and bitch and whine. |
| loved it. the ost when chisaki told kaname about her love for hikari knocked me off my feet... I sure hope there's an explanation why hikari is so protective over manaka (other than pure jealousy) or else he might get a bit annoying |
Seikunai said: Welp, I guess it can't be helped.Smells like you're ovulating. Hahahahahaha. Excuse my immature sense of humor. |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
XiPwnUX99 said: So far my favorite anime of the season. I hate Hikari though. Male tsunderes don't work. The animation is some of the best I've seen recently, and the opening is really catchy. 100% agree with male tsunderes dont work Totally agree! Hope, he'll die soon! :D |
| wait so is hikari the main character or not |
  |
| The main character was a bit annoying, but other than that I'm really looking forward to see more of this show. I'm in love with the setting and the art was great! Hopefully this will turn out to be more than just a love triangle/square/pentagon |
 |
Higashi_no_Kaze said: Thornister said: If this was a hentai it would be a best animated hentai! Doesn't that go for most TV anime? Yes and no at the same time. If it was only animation yes, but when I wrote that I was also thinking about char design, background, etc. So if We include this than, no. It would sound lame if I wrote this phrase including this things. And I said that actually because the char design reminded me of one eroge ;) (I don't remember the name of it) |
| i dont know if i should watch this anime till the end, i m gonna stay for the ending song (Yanagi Nagi voice so beautiful). hikari is so annoying for this kind of anime :/, it would be better the without his personality. |
<img src="http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/4128/i5ppfxcuu93e3.gif" /> |
| yeah fish knee :( ~ OH GOD. My favorite singer is singing the ED :D |
"Your taste is shit cause you like what I hate. Believe me I have 1000 cartoons that I rated with less than 5."  |
| I wasn't gonna check this out, 'cause I'm already watching so many other anime this season (so many good anime!). I decided to watch this after watching Yokurama's First Impression of this series, and I'm glad I did. The setting is really interesting, and the first thing that caught me while watching this was how great the scenery looks. I think this has a lot of potential :) |
julia555 said: Also, the scenes in the water made me uncomfortable... aren't they supposed to be floating around and not just walking normally... I suppose I'll get used to it and stop thinking about how unnatural the whole thing is. In time. Yeah, that's the only thing that bugged me, how gravity seemed to work just fine underwater without things lifting or billowing or anything, a bit odd, but I guess I could overlook it. |
| oh god the ending theme is fabulous and i was expecting more "watery" soundtracks like Aria or Umi Monogatari, but i guess it's gonna be romance drama all the way down the hill.... and i love the cast. so much. lol. HanaKana, Kayanon, Ryota Ohsaka, Kaito Ishikawa (i usually dont go for the cool guy but damn he voiced the guy. i wouldnt mind Kouki Uchiyama too...). and another newbie i havnt noticed Natsuki Hanae. also Toriumi for Uroko-sama premise-wise, it's interesting. if we're going to go for logic, i still dont get how they're used to the land's gravity after living in water for long, but that's an aside thing. totally didnt expect 2-cour for this one though. i'll see how it goes |
| hmm I see it is like shinsekai yori but the more to romance :3 about the episode.. hmm yes it is awesome but please dont became NTR lol XD I dont want 1 week became so long for me lol ;3 about water village how can there is a fire on the water? spongebob? :o and about the story :3 hmm.. yes it is gonna be really awesome I know it :3 let see later :3 first score (8.5/10) |
| So far the best anime from fall 2013, first episode in and already a love triangle (or square.) I love the premise of people living in the water and the people living on land having a natural grudge against each other, it heightens up the conflict in an unusual way. Looking forward to next week! |
MistressMorbid said: julia555 said: Also, the scenes in the water made me uncomfortable... aren't they supposed to be floating around and not just walking normally... I suppose I'll get used to it and stop thinking about how unnatural the whole thing is. In time. Yeah, that's the only thing that bugged me, how gravity seemed to work just fine underwater without things lifting or billowing or anything, a bit odd, but I guess I could overlook it. I'm not the only one! The underwater scenes were pretty for sure but the completely not underwater feeling of the environment irked me. The water is as clear as air, it's super bright and you can see the clouds in the sky above, there's no viscosity or buoyancy (except when it lets the director do a neat trick like suddenly swimming or jumping up to the second floor), etc. The premise is neat, but the characters didn't really grab me all that much. Hikari was downright annoying with his short fuse, jealousy, possessiveness, and blind fits of rage. Sounds like a keeper to me! No wonder all the girls in his life like him. I'll give them more time to grow on me, though I thought this episode felt a little forced. |
| So many good shows this season!!! First there's Little Busters There's Kuroko There's Log Horizon Now THIS! I'm really loving this season. This is my second favorite so far.(First being LB!) |
AirStylesOct 6, 2013 12:07 AM
| Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
| So awesome, seeing a unique clique of people who live down under the sea. Characters are also pretty good, I'm not sure what to think of the speechless guy, and we have the hot headed Hikari, but Manaka and Chisaki I find are likable and Kaname seems a decent enough guy. I start to see the conflict between the people on land and at sea, with discrimination going on so I think bridging this will be one of this series' goals. Well enough of the predictions since this is a 2-cour, I reckon there'll be plenty of time to get the characters and story going, and for something as interesting as this, I'm definitely going to hold on for the ride. |
 |
| I loved the bright colors... and personally I don't think they're all that cliche of characters. Besides maybe Kaname, I thought all the characters had a lot of personality, and were really likable. I have a feeling that Kaname might like Chisaki... if so, those two kind of remind me of Sasayan and Natsumi from My Little Monster. And I don't care how beautiful Tsumugu thinks that fish-knee is, I'm going to be seriously bothered if Manaka has a farting fish-knee for the whole series (or even more than a few episodes). >_> I swear I wanted to chop my leg off when he was about to feed the fish-knee. mianghuei said: I need to understand something though. Are the 4 of them evolved humans who can live in water or just normal humans? Antearion said: Hikari tells you when he talks about the legend. Apparently the current humans who live in the water are the offspring of the sea god and the maiden sacrifices offered to him by the land dwellers (though he said "apparently" to this part, so it might not be true).Okay I guess. I'll give it another two episode. I can't see myself watching this. I do want to know are they half human and fish or what? Also though, if you didn't catch it, humans were originally from the sea. But they eventually cast aside a "special raiment", that let them survive underwater (given to them by the sea god), so that they could live on land. |
HalibelTheEspadaOct 6, 2013 2:24 AM
| I can see why people don't like the character designs, especially the eyes, but I like them - I think they suit the unique environment and are easy on the eye. This could turn out to be my favourite show of the season if it carries on as it left |
| Looks beautiful. Seems like it's going to be a moody romance-oriented story. Possibly 3 unrequited loves involving 4 people. 5 if Kaname later turns out to like Chisaki. It also reminds me of Spongebob for some reason. |
| I'm not a fan of fairy-tales, or things with such mood, but this was actually pretty nice. I'll definitely check out the next episode at the very least. |
| Well, well, well. That was kinda weird. I actually prefer a normal setting and storyline than this. It's just so weird to see fish everywhere. Also I'm not particularly fond of living fishes, I don't mind eating them though. The fishes and the setting aside, the scenery was indeed beatiful. Typical P.A works I should say. Great cast. Also that OP and ED! Ray + Nagi combo. Reminds me of Ano Natsu. Great songs~ We can clearly see the love pentagon here lol. Each character like the other and none have mutual feelings for each other. So I guess it's gonna be a roller coster of emotions since its a two cour series. To be honest I don't see this surpassing previous P.A works romance drama series IF the characters doesn't improve. But it is definitely too early to tell. Well, I hope we will have good character developments later on. |
| This episode was really just setting the scene, so there's not much to comment on yet. An interesting scene it was, though. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Interesting concept,nice animation and soundtracks,beautiful setting and scenery.. yep,I'm glad I decided to give this a chance. I felt bad Manaka but I totally ship her with Tsumugu already.I think this will have a lot of drama later on,looking forward to it. |
SalxerOct 6, 2013 9:39 AM
| Hana Kana can always put a smile on my face. She's got such a great voice. I'm expecting some love triangle drama coming up, I like Manaka and Hikari, but that probably isn't going to happen. |
 |
| This is gon be good |
 |
| That Uroko guy is a dick. Quite surprised that this show would deal with such heavy themes like bullying, discrimination, overfishing, environmental destruction, and culture lost, right in the first episode...at least that's what it looks like to me. Kind of reminded me of Umi Monogatari...with a little more angst. |
| My fav Anime this season, i'm so fucking glad that this has 26 episodes. |
 |
| Well, for a first episode i found it to be quite good. What grabbed my attention at first was the visuals. This series looks so damn beautiful. Plus, gotta say this universe that has been built up is really interesting and mysterious. I'm not sure by now if i'll watch it to the end, yet i will surely see the next episodes 3/5 |
| I actually thought the first episode was pretty good. Animation and art were gorgeous plus the storyline was very interesting. I'll definitely watch this until the end. |
| Cute. Loved the artwork and animation for the undersea village. The character design for the kids is adorable. |
 |
| The setting's interesting, the animation's great and everything's fine to me as of now. And holy f, that fish-knee.. |
 |
| Good first episode. This show has a lot of potential. |
 |
| Love conflict from first episode! I did not expect that. The background art is amazingly well done, although a little bit weird. The pacing is alright and the characters is quite generic for romance drama. That is said, the theme is quite unique, reminds me of Sola, a love between two worlds. Pretty much Romeo/Juliet-esque, wonder how they will work it out. |
| The most important things in life is the people that you care about |
| I don't know why but for some reason I got Shinsekai Yori vibes. |
 |
-MgZ_ said: That was kinda weird. I actually prefer a normal setting and storyline than this. It's just so weird to see fish everywhere. rebelakuma said: Very interesting setting. I was surprised at first why there is fish floating around in the 1st scene then it hit me that they are sea dwellers. This. I didn't get it at first either. Judging from the visibility and physics down there, their water is apparently made out of air, which really bugs me. Shows they must have added the underwater setting mainly for the sake of "oh hey, we can have pretty fishes", without even trying to make the setting convincing or immersive at all. |
More topics from this board
Poll: » Nagi no Asukara Episode 12 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 )Stark700 - Dec 19, 2013 |
196 |
by Love_And_Forward
»»
Nov 13, 6:16 PM |
|
Poll: » Nagi no Asukara Episode 10 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 )Stark700 - Dec 5, 2013 |
203 |
by Baskarite
»»
Sep 22, 2:15 PM |
|
» Your emotions throughout?sorames - Jun 8, 2023 |
13 |
by Hashiriya_weeb87
»»
Jul 17, 8:15 AM |
|
» The ending (spoilers)solele - Jul 13, 2021 |
14 |
by Silveredge7
»»
Jul 15, 2:23 AM |
|
Poll: » Nagi no Asukara Episode 26 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )Stark700 - Apr 3, 2014 |
653 |
by EsieEyen
»»
Jun 25, 5:44 PM |