It's been getting some great reviews so I thought I should see what the fuss was about. At first I didn't understand what all the hype was about. I watched the first couple episodes and got bored with it. I stopped watching it for weeks. Every once in a while I would watch another episode just to try and get the feel of the story.
I was supposed to give up on this show entirely but I decided to give it another chance. I had a Nagi no Asukara marathon from episode four. I have to say, it's one of the most beautiful stories out there. Sure there are a lot of angst and the characters can be quite annoying. But as a whole, it's a beautiful beautiful story.
From different kinds of people being able to put their differences aside and get along to showing how to give love to someone unconditionally.
It's about community, family, friendship and romance.
All of the characters have depth, even the supporting ones. The people in the community all feel so present. Usually in anime they are there to serve as a background for the main characters. Not in here. In Nagi no Asukara they play a huge part in the story.
Even though the relationship of the main characters is like a tangled web somehow it worked out in the end. Somehow, it made sense and it felt right in the last episode. None of it felt forced.
Let me just say that the Sea God and Ojoshi-sama's story is really heart breaking. I felt sad for Uroko-sama.
Finally, I don't know any more. I wanted to cry after I finished the last episode. I'm glad that the anime had a proper ending. I'm glad that I pushed through with it or else I might have missed a really amazing anime. All 26 episodes are full of emotions and it draws the viewers in and make them empathize with the characters. I can't remember how many times I cried while watching. Actually, I'm writing this review because I have so much emotions right now and I can't really express it.
