Nagi no Asukara continues to dance on quicksand, but so far it’s incredibly light on its feet. The alchemy of this series is still working for me, and the reason I know that is because I’m conscious of the fact that Okada is being herself and making me like it. […] Read more
As good as last week’s episode was, getting its best character back really makes a difference for Nagi no Asukara. After a really strong episode, I normally have a good amount of scribbles on the notepad I keep with me when watching anime I plan to blog. But right now […] Read more
Somewhere deep beneath the sea she sleeps, even now… OP2: “ebb and flow” by Ray Or Nagi no Asukara II – 01, if you prefer. Well, the timeskip I’ve been dreading has happened, and the game has officially been changed by Okada-sensei. We’ll see how it goes, but my first […] Read more
Well, that was certainly eventful. If Golden Time’s break arrived at the perfect time for me, I can’t say the same for Nagi no Asukara. Not only is the series firing on all cylinders and more involving than ever, but that was a hell of a cliffhanger to cap off […] Read more
Okada-sensei, you’ve really got it working here – for the love of Goc, please don’t screw it up. It’s always a little scary putting yourself in the hands of Okada Mari, especially on an original series, especially a two-cour. She’s a literary seductress, so alluring and able to draw you […] Read more
Nagi no Asukara just can’t resist it’s less winning impulses sometimes, but the overall package remains one of the best of the season. In looking at why this series is going to flop commercially (and spectacularly so, by the looks of it) despite the fabulous visuals and the fact that […] Read more
While it was another very good effort, this episode of Nagi no Asukara was full of foreboding in more ways than one. This is an awfully good series, easily strong enough in terms of story and character to withstand the occasional lapse into the manipulative side of Okada Mari’s oeuvre. […] Read more
This isn’t the show I expected to fly under the radar, but it’s funny how things work out. Nagi no Asukara had a fair amount of hype going into this season, but as the weeks have progressed it’s fallen behind other Thursday shows to the point where not many people […] Read more
When it comes to Okada Mari, context is everything. There are a very few writers in anime who have the impact of making it nearly impossible to discuss one of their shows without focusing on them specifically – Okada and Gen Urobuchi being two of the most obvious. Maybe that […] Read more
Wow – where did that masterpiece come from? It’s been one heck of a Thursday for anime, and I haven’t even made it through the backlog yet. But the shows that have become my Thursday A-list (a necessity since there are simply too many shows to cover in a day) […] Read more