Hello and welcome to my final entry for the anime Nagi no Asukara. You deserve a pat on the head if you have read both of my previous posts for Nagi no Asukara. This third episode provides you with some decent plot that adds to the overall story.

This episode starts off with Manaka and Hikari trying to hear Lord Uroko’s, Akari’s and their father’s discussion about Akari’s relationship with a surface person but they can’t hear anything. Chisaki and Kaname, after hearing about Akari have come and Hikari and Manaka shush them. None of the discussion is revealed to the viewer just yet. Then the theme music plays.

I think it’s sweet that Hikari is worrying about his sister so much. He’s a great brother and despite his arguing with Manaka, he’s a good friend too.

Hikari, Manaka, Kaname and Chisaki go to their old school in Shioshishio to discuss the reason why sea people who get in relationships with surface people. Hikari doesn’t care about that and he blames everything on the surface guy. Chisaki says he seemed nice and Hikari tells her she has crappy taste in guys and Kaname agrees. Hikari decides to look into this surface guy and says that if he’s bad he will punch him senseless. Kaname asks Hikari what he will do if the surface guy is decent and Hikari replies by saying that he will punch him gently then. Manaka and Chisaki try to tell Hikari that violence is wrong and he calls them stupid and tells them to leave declaring a guy’s only meeting with Kaname. Chisaki and Manaka head to the music room where Manaka finds a red bellied sea slug. This is significant because if you tell a red bellied sea slug how you feel about someone, it will either spit out a pretty or a dull rock. The pretty rock means your feelings are true and will last. The dull rock means your feelings will end up with grief and despair. Chisaki then asks Manaka if she likes Tsumugu. Manaka replies saying she’s not sure. She then details what might happen if she does like Tsumugu. Hikari and Kaname overhear this but all Hikari says is that it’s time to go home.

Baka Hikari! I know you care about them but you’re not treating them right! Telling Chisaki that she has crappy taste in guys is downright rude and mean of you. Kaname agreeing with you was just as bad. Kaname…you have more sense than that….Every time I watch the scene where Hikari calls Manaka and Chisaki stupid I want to punch Hikari into next year. You must always respect girls. ALWAYS!

I WANT A RED BELLIED SEA SLUG. Seriously…..having something that I could tell my deepest feelings to and it would accurately tell me if they will end happily or not is something I think every person would want. I was really surprised that Hikari didn’t blow his top when he heard Manaka talking about what might would happen if she liked Tsumugu….perhaps there’s hope for him yet.

When Hikari gets home, everybody is acting normally and the discussion at the shrine isn’t mentioned. That night, Hikari hears Akari crying and he thinks back to when the last time she cried like that in bed. It was when their mother died. At the funeral, Hikari was bawling but Akari didn’t shed a tear. During a flashback, Hikari gets mad at Akari for taking a job on the surface instead of going to college to draw manga. She tells him there isn’t enough money for both of them to go to college. He tells her he doesn’t want to go and she tells him he might change his mind in high school. He counters by saying he won’t go to high school. Akari hugs him and tells him that she loves him. Hikari realized that Akari grew up as fast as she did so she could take care of him. Back in the present, Hikari realizes that although he’s mad at Akari’s boyfriend, he was relieved when he saw them together because it meant that Akari was finally thinking about herself.

Although nothing has been said about how the discussion went in the shrine, it’s obvious at this point that it didn’t end well for Akari. She’s always trying to be so strong and to take care of Hikari. She even sacrificed her dream of drawing manga……although….I’m not sure how that would work underwater….seriously did the writers even consider that? Maybe I’m just over analyzing it.

The next day, Hikari, Chisaki, Manaka and Kaname follow Akari’s boyfriend who ends up going to Tsumugu’s house. Hikari charges him but is stopped when Tsumugu’s grandfather throws a net onto him. Chisaki and Manaka take the net off of him and Hikari grabs Akari’s boyfriend’s shirt and tells him that Akari is crying because of him and that everybody in Shioshishio is on her case about their relationship. Tsumugu’s grandfather then intervenes and explains that whenever a child of the sea marries a surface person, the baby is born without Ena. In other words, the people of the sea could go extinct. Kaname says that it now makes sense that if a child of the sea gets into a relationship with a child of the surface they are banished from Shioshishio. This news surprises Akari’s boyfriend. He had no idea. Akari’s boyfriend tells Hikari that he isn’t just messing around with Akari. Hikari asks him if he plans on marrying Akari and he hesitates and doesn’t give an answer. Hikari gets mad that he is dating her yet he isn’t man enough to marry her and he proceeds to beat him up until Tsumugu’s grandfather grabs him and throws him on the ground which knocks him out.

Hikari flies off the handle again……Thankfully Tsumugu’s grandfather intervenes and explains everything. Then Akari’s boyfriend ruins everything when he doesn’t say yes to Hikari’s question. I don’t quite blame Hikari for trying to beat Akari’s boyfriend up at this point. If you’re going to date somebody seriously, you must at least be willing to marry them. Yay for Tsumugu’s grandfather for trying to knock some sense into Hikari

When Hikari comes to, Tsumugu places a wet blanket on him and it startles him. Tsumugu asks what happens to their clothes since they come up to the surface all wet. Hikari explains that when they aren’t underwater, their Ena absorbs any extra moisture and stores it. Hikari then asks Tsumugu why he knows so much about Shioshishio and Tsumugu responds by saying it’s because he thinks it’s great. Hikari gets ready to leave and Tsumugu tries to help him up which Hikari refuses and tells him to take it easy. It’s at this point that Hikari realizes that Tsumugu is a good guy. Hikari goes and thanks Tsumugu’s grandfather who tells him that it was him that knocked him out. Hikari says he knows. Tsumugu’s grandfather’s Ena shines and Hikari asks if he is from Shioshishio and before he can answer, Manaka, Chisaki and Kaname appear and they leave. When Hikari gets back home Akari tells him she knows he got beat up. He gets mad because he realizes her boyfriend contacted her. He tells her to give up on him and she says that she is going to give up on him. He is surprised by her lack of resistance and questions her about it. She says it’s fine and Hikari tells her it isn’t fine.

Hikari actually talks to Tsumugu without arguing. Progress! I know if I was Tsumugu, I would be in love with Shioshishio too! I think it is funny how Hikari is against Akari dating that guy but when she puts up no resistance about leaving him, he argues for her staying with him. He cares about her happiness that much. So sweet.

The next day, as they are walking to school, Hikari speaks to Tsumugu and calls him Tsumugu instead of Kihara. Manaka gets upset and wants to know why he can call him that but if she calls him that, it sounds perverted. Hikari says it doesn’t matter because they are both guys. Kaname then decides to call him Tsumugu as well. Manaka asks Tsumugu if he’s okay with her calling him Tsumugu and he says he is. Later, Chisaki tells Hikari that she’s glad that he and Tsumugu are friends now. Hikari apologizes for making Chisaki worry and he tells her that he is going to try to grow up some. This surprises Chisaki. Later, they are all working on the Wooden Maiden when their teacher decides he wants to treat them to Ramen. They notice that it’s five o’clock and that they won’t be able to go until Tsumugu intervenes and shows them that the pool he was making is done. He told Manaka that he thought it would help the fish to breathe. She says that she’s sorry and that she lied to him. She then shows him her knee and Hikari notes that the curse was indeed lifted. Manaka tells Tsumugu that she tried to get Lord Uroko to curse her again but he wouldn’t. Tsumugu laughs at this. Hikari then pushes Tsumugu into the pool and tells him thank you as they play wrestle. Everybody decides to jump in. On their way home, Hikari sees Akari’s boyfriend and tells everybody that he forgot to do something and leaves the group. He heads to the store that the guy works at and he is ambushed by Sayu. After Hikari argues some with Sayu, Miuna approaches Hikari and asks him to help her break her dad and “that woman” up. Hikari freaks out when he realizes that Miuna’s dad is Akari’s boyfriend and then the ending theme plays.

Hikari is finally growing up a little….it’s definitely progress I just nearly died laughing the first time I watched the scene where he calls Kihara, Tsumugu and Manaka freaks out. I don’t know why…but I find that to be so funny. Manaka FINALLY tells Tsumugu the truth. It’s about time! Miuna doesn’t want Akari for a momma and if you continue this series, you’ll find out why. It’s definitely worth it if only to see the changes in Miuna and Sayu

Congratulations! You made it through all three entries for Nagi no Asukara! You deserve some kind of trophy! I really hope you have enjoyed my rambling and will continue to read the blog posts that I make for other anime.

The next anime I’m going to post entries for is the currently airing anime, Gate. Fear not! I am going to revise the way I have been doing my blog posts to make them shorter so it doesn’t take 4-5 hours just to complete one entry….seriously….that’s how long I’ve spent on each one of the entries I’ve made so far.

Thanks again for reading!

~Ryuji