How could Nagi no Asukara have possibly finished with an episode that was anything but a mixed bag? So, there are two thoughts running through my mind as I reflect on this series. Sucks to be Kaname, huh? Let me get this straight – the showcase hug we get in […] Read more
Oh, dear… My experience with anime has been that it’s usually far easier to drop shows earlier than later, at least from a blogging perspective. Once shows have an established fanbase and viewers feel pot-committed, they often get very hostile towards anyone who criticizes that series – we certainly saw […] Read more
It’s a truth we see borne out over and over again in anime: endings are hard. I won’t lie – I’m of the mind that Nagi no Asukara is ending at the right time. The heart of the matter is this: the only element in the story that really rings […] Read more
Well, that was convenient. Ena for everyone! I don’t think one has to look too hard to see a trend in Nagi no Asukara, where things just happen because that’s what’s necessary for the plot to get where it needs to go. Call it putting the cart before the horse […] Read more
Dear me, this emotional morass is just getting deeper and deeper. Uroko-sama may have detected the scent of a woman in the air this week (Hoo-ah!) but what I’m catching more than a whiff of is impending heartbreak. As we crawl inch by inch towards the conclusion of Nagi no […] Read more
At last, the true pairing in Nagi no Asukara has been revealed. Congrats, Tsumugu. It was pretty much a given that Manaka’s return was going to shake up Nagiasu, but she blew through the story like a hurricane. On balance I think the change was very much for the […] Read more
Well, that’s 22 minutes of my life I’ll never get back. What do you say about an episode where 21:47 minutes is wholly purposeless and often drudgery, all to get to the 13 seconds that actually matter? All I can do is ask more questions – like, why is it […] Read more
Dammit, my world just doesn’t make sense any more. This is what Nagi no Asukara has reduced me to – I’m happy to see Yoshino Hiroyuki’s name attached to an episode. That just should never happen, but so it is here – down is up, right is left, and Yoshino […] Read more
Well – baby steps, I suppose. Nishimura Junji (director of True Tears) is the credited screenwriter for this episode, which should be a good sign any way you look at it. Of course he also wrote some of the most inane episodes of Hanasaku Iroha and some of the best […] Read more
It’s funny how a show like Nagi no Asukara can scare me more than any horror anime can. Yes, I’m thoroughly on-edge about where Nagi no Asukara is going, and where it’s going to end up. I have been all along but I don’t see how anyone familiar with Okada […] Read more