The BEST episodes of Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea

Every episode of Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea!

Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift between the denizens of the sea and of the surface widened, although contact between the two peoples still existed. This show follows the story of Hikari Sakishima and Manaka Mukaido, along with their childhood friends Chisaki Hiradaira and Kaname Isaki, who are forced to leave the sea and attend a school on the surface. There, the group also meets Tsumugu Kihara, a fellow student and fisherman who loves the sea. Hikari and his friends' lives are bound to change as they have to deal with the deep-seated hatred and discrimination between the people of sea and of the surface, the storms in their personal lives, as well as an impending tempest which may spell doom for all who dwell on the surface.

Last Updated: 1/3/2024Network: AnimaxStatus: Ended
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Unreachable Fingertips
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9.39
59 votes

#1 - Unreachable Fingertips

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/2013

Hikari thinks of Manaka while he's at home, and decides to tell her how he really feels about her. Manaka also tries to tell him something, but then tells him that she'll tell him as soon as the Ofunehiki is over.

I Want to be Kind
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9.11
56 votes

#2 - I Want to be Kind

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2013

Akari makes the decision to take Ojoshi-sama's place in the Ofunehiki and head into to marriage with Itaru like she was headed toward the Sea God. That was when the preparations to try to re-enact the first Ofunehiki went back under way.

Writer: Mari Okada
The Changing Times
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9.09
53 votes

#3 - The Changing Times

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2013

Kaname suddenly confesses his feelings to Chisaki in front of her parents, and Chisaki doesn't know what to do. Hikari and Manaka do their best to go on with the Ofunehiki, hearing that if the Sea God gets his powers back, the disaster that is to befall their world may be stopped.

The Ofunehiki Shakes
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8.98
62 votes

#4 - The Ofunehiki Shakes

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2013

After school, the classmates get together in the woodshop room for the final stretch of getting the Ojoshi-sama done. After the students finish the Ojoshi-sama, even the teacher gets excited about the feat, and they wonder if it's possible to somehow do an actual Ofunehiki like they used to do with the surface and the sea working together.

Hey, Sea Slug
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8.95
65 votes

#5 - Hey, Sea Slug

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2013

Akari is able to tell Uroko-sama and her father how she feels about Itaru, and is starting to smile a little again. Hikari sees that and feels a little better and heads to school. While on their way to school, Chisaki is late and walking on her own.

Writer: Mari Okada
Beyond the Wavering Feelings
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8.95
60 votes

#6 - Beyond the Wavering Feelings

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2013

Akari decides once and for all that she is going to live on the surface, and Hikari also leaves the house because he feels that Akari isn't being treated fairly.

Unknown Warmth
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8.92
59 votes

#7 - Unknown Warmth

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2013

Miuna makes a snow sea slug out of the saltflake snow that had fallen on the surface. Meanwhile, Hikari thinks about how his father is doing alone in the sea. In the sea, Uroko-sama had gathered everyone to tell them of the calamity that was about to come.

The Saltflake Snow Falls and Falls
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8.91
57 votes

#8 - The Saltflake Snow Falls and Falls

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2013

Uroko-sama tells everyone that the Sea God's powers have become much smaller than they used to be, and that the saltflake snow will continue to fall both in the sea and on the surface until the world is cold and gray.

Because We're Friends
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8.78
65 votes

#9 - Because We're Friends

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2013

Hikari finds out that Akari's boyfriend is in fact the father of the girl who had been picking fights with him, Miuna. Miuna asks him to help break the two apart. The next day, they are cooking in class and the Umimura kids are being isolated. Manaka works up the courage and tries to get the surface kids to try the food they made, but is greeted with an unfriendly response. Seeing that, Hikari jumps in...

Writer: Mari Okada
The Tradition of the Sea
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8.78
67 votes

#10 - The Tradition of the Sea

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2013

Akari was rounded up by the older men of the village and Hikari and the others try to stop them. It's there that they first hear the rule that if you are seeing someone from the surface, you will be banished from the village. Hikari, unable to contain his rage, holds a guys-only meeting with Kaname. The girls are thrown out and go to another room, where Manaka finds a red-bellied sea slug. The sea slug is said to tell you the future if you tell it feelings you can't tell anyone else. It's then that Chisaki asks Manaka if she likes Tsumugu-kun...

Writer: Mari Okada
Beyond Tomoebi
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8.77
66 votes

#11 - Beyond Tomoebi

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2013

The students get together in their swimsuits for swimming class. The sea kids are still getting used to school on land, but are starting to get along with the other kids. The teacher mentions that he's going to be timing them today and as the kids groan in response, Hikari and Tsumugu's rivalry fires up.

The Chilly Desert
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8.71
70 votes

#12 - The Chilly Desert

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2013

Because of Uroko-sama's curse, Manaka ends up with a fish face on her knee. It goes away the next day, but she has some regrets because Tsumugu had said it was pretty. Meanwhile, Hikari gets annoyed that Manaka and Tsumugu are talking and tells him to not concern himself with the people of Umimura.

Writer: Mari Okada
The Color Of The Sea. The Color Of The Land. The Color Of The Wind. The Color Of The Heart. The Color Of You. ~Earth color of a calm~
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8.43
28 votes

#13 - The Color Of The Sea. The Color Of The Land. The Color Of The Wind. The Color Of The Heart. The Color Of You. ~Earth color of a calm~

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/3/2014

In order to save Manaka, Miuna is swallowed up by the whirpool that Ojoshi-sama made and is covered in Ena that wraps around her like a cocoon. Hikari and Tsumugu go to save her but are held back by the powers of a god.

Writer: Mari Okada
In Between the Sea and the Land
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8.32
87 votes

#14 - In Between the Sea and the Land

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2013

Because of their Hamaji Junior High School closing, Umimura residents Sakishima Hikari, Mukaido Manaka, Hiradaira Chisaki, and Isaki Kaname are transfered to Mihama Junior High on the surface.

Writer: Mari Okada
Detritus
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8.32
25 votes

#15 - Detritus

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/20/2014

Tsumugu dives into the sea after Chisaki. He starts having trouble breathing and is about to lose consciousness, but then suddenly gains Ena. Tsumugu finally catches up to Chisaki and lets her know his feelings while they're in Shioshishio. Chisaki cries and runs away.

Writer: Mari Okada
Who Do These Feelings Belong To?
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8.30
23 votes

#16 - Who Do These Feelings Belong To?

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/13/2014

Uroko-sama tells Hikari and Miuna that Manaka has lost the heart to fall in love with anyone. Hikari tries desperately to find a way to turn Manaka back to normal, and has a hard time facing her because of that. Hikari and Miuna decide to talk to Chisaki, Kaname, Tsumugu, and Sayu about the situation because that's how they've always solved things.

Writer: Mari Okada
The Protector of Smiles
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8.21
24 votes

#17 - The Protector of Smiles

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/2014

The day of the Tomoebi, a Hikari who hasn't aged from five years ago, appears in front of Miuna and Tsumugu. He has no memory of what happened since the Ofunehiki, but seems healthy and starts living at the Shiodome household.

Writer: Mari Okada
Shioshishio
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8.08
25 votes

#18 - Shioshishio

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/2014

With Mihashi's lead on how to get into Shioshishio, Hikari, Kaname and Miuna go to investigate. They follow the sound of sand flowing that Miuna keeps hearing and land in Shioshishio, which is covered in snow. Hikari and Kaname find it nostalgic, but it's the first time that Miuna has come to the sea village.

Love is Like the Sea
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8.08
26 votes

#19 - Love is Like the Sea

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/27/2014

To stall the saltflake snow and try to get Manaka's feelings back, Hikari and the others decide to do another Ofunehiki. The day before the festival, after hearing that the red sea slug pendant has Manaka's feelings in it, Akira takes it and accidentally drops it into the sea.

Writer: Mari Okada
The Promised Day
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8.05
57 votes

#20 - The Promised Day

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/2014

Five years has passed since the Ofunehiki and Shioshishio's hibernation. Without knowing how Hikari or Manaka or any of the others are doing, now a 19 year old Chisaki goes to visit Tsumugu's grandfather in the hospital.

Writer: Mari Okada
Sleeping Beauty
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8.05
22 votes

#21 - Sleeping Beauty

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/2014

After finding Manaka in the graveyard of Ojoshisamas, Hikari and the others bring her back up to the surface. They think that she will wake up soon just like Hikari and Kaname did, but even after a week, there is no sign of her waking up. Hikari, Kaname, and Chisaki go to Shioshishio in hopes of finding a clue to waking Manaka up.

The Sick Two
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8.04
25 votes

#22 - The Sick Two

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/2014

Akari tells Hikari and Miuna that she was just informed that Kaname has woken up from his hibernation. They all hurry down to the Fishery Cooperative and find that just like Hikari, Kaname hasn't aged at all. Chisaki and Tsumugu also rush down to see him, but Kaname sees them together and doesn't know how to feel.

The Lost, Lost Little...
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8.04
25 votes

#23 - The Lost, Lost Little...

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/2014

Hikari and the others find Manaka asleep within the graveyard of Ojoshisamas. They manage to bring Manaka, who is losing her Ena, safely to the surface and to the Shiodome household, but she is still asleep. Afterwards, they have a doctor examine her and are relieved to find out that other than losing her Ena, she seems to be fine.

The Whispers of the Faraway Waves
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8.04
26 votes

#24 - The Whispers of the Faraway Waves

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/2014

Hikari starts back at Hama Junior High and is in the same class as Miuna and Sayu. He fits right in instantly, making the class laugh and has his old teacher back. But Miuna and Sayu can't help but feel that the situation is weird.

Something Lost
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7.96
24 votes

#25 - Something Lost

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/2014

Tsumugu talks about Uroko-sama and ends up with the curse fish on his arm. This makes Hikari and the others realize that Uroko-sama is not in the sea, but on land. To find out what's going on with everyone in Shioshishio, what's going to happen to the surface, and about Manaka who's lost her Ena, everyone looks for Uroko-sama.