Nagi no Asukara Episode 11 Discussion

GGNoodles said:
I'm starting to like Hikari and starting to hate manaka

hyuutaeng said:
Judging from the preview:
1. Hikari confessed to Manaka, and she's rejected him (saying that she know nothing about love)
2. Chisaki confessed to Hikari (surely will be rejected lol)
3. Kaname being upset (bcoz of what? I'm so curious about this one)

therandomestguy said:

at some point they're probably gonna realize they all like different people

Barion-Zara said:
It's definitely the calm before the storm with the way Hikari was narrating at the start of the ep.

dreadknightnero said:
It would be such a twist, if this Ofunehiki fused with wedding becomes serious by accident and the Sea God actually accepts Akari as a sacrifice. Just saying.

vieri32 said:
You are such a joke can. Hikari is a fake ridiculous character education without irritating the worst Mk I've ever seen in anime ta the author trying to improve its image by all the girls like him more girls are dumb if you fall in love with a thick nani uneducated

Keilis said:
Man, why is Tsumugu still in this show?

Lacertoss said:
Hikari's narration at the start gave me Shinsekai Yori-like creeps...

Mich666 said:
Silence before the storm. But for the first time in this series I was swayed by subtle emotions of this calm coastal city (in fact, whole series is getting better). Wish they manage to do this even in future eps.

GGNoodles said:
I'm starting to like Hikari and starting to hate manaka

Parisbelle said:
@Ongaku008 + LittleStar
I like Chisaki for her realistic reactions to the situation she’s in. People normally try to fake being more mature than they are rather than go out fully exposed in their naturally childish selves. And most of the time people think of themselves more than others which is fine really. What needs to balance that is for the person to think of others after they think of themselves. She’s helpless but one has to admire her tendency to hide that helplessness. A person who wears their emotions can be pretty annoying and self absorbed. She just needs to face her problems. Because c’mon, being mopey openly is being such a prick and annoyance to others. That’s just calling for attention when really, in reality, no one’s going to fully offer whatever you want.

And we don’t know what Chisaki will do if [when] she is rejected. She said it herself that it’s just in her character not to sit for long and she wants to act on her impulse and confess. It’s unfair to say that she’ll go to Kaname after being rejected. Maybe she’ll go to him as a friend, which I can see happening but I see her going to Tsugumu ‘accidently’ more likely since it’ll alleviate that antagonistic vibe they both have going on. My desired scenario is for her to curl up in a couch somewhere, eating a tub of ice cream (or something similar underwater), and going, “Fuck boys, fuck hibernation,” but I doubt that’ll happen. ;D

But yeah, I like Chisaki for her realistic take on everything. I don’t ship her with Hikari by the way. I think people ship her with Hikari because Hikari’s brash, aggressive behavior can be off-set by Chisaki’s cooler demeanor but I doubt anyone can use that reasoning at this point in the show. Hikari’s become far more stable in terms of handling emotions, not that it makes Chisaki any worse. (Plus, people might just dislike the Hikari and Manaka ship and go with Chisaki since they like her better. I dislike Manaka too. She’s still such a follower of Hikari, ugh. Can’t she make her own choices?)

helenobell said:


I agree with almost everything you said. I don't dislike Manaka as much as you seem to, though, because there has been noticeable progress with regard to her character development (though it's admittedly very slow), and I'm still willing to give her a chance.

This episode, though seriously made me wonder if we should even consider Tsumugu a lead character anymore. Not only is he least developed of the five protagonists, the supporting cast (Akari, Itaru, Miuna and Sayu) seem to be more rounded characters than him. I like him when he does contribute something to the group (I confess to having a soft spot for characters who are wise beyond their years), but Tsumugu almost seems like a cog who facilitates the sea kids' development at the expense of his own.

I don't hate or even dislike Tsumugu. I like him, but not as much as I want to, because the show gives us little to like or dislike about him- which, ironically, leads lo more people disliking him. I've read some nice character analyses about him, which add some depth to his character, and as a result, I hold on to the hope of him receiving even more depth later in the show (it is 26 episodes long, after all). He's (thankfully) not a total robot- it's just that, at this point, his development pales horribly in contrast to that of the four sea-kids.

(My sister thinks the reason why Tsumugu's written in such a way- what with him effortlessly blending into the background when the four kids are having fun/ discussing personal matters as seen in this episode and episode 8- is because the writers intend to highlight a gap between him and the the sea-kids. In addition to showing that he never will truly belong in their group- despite their supposed friendship- the effect of such a technique is that we grow more attached to Manaka, Hikari, Chisaki and Kaname than to Tsumugu. Consequently, we wouldn't care much if he dies when the kids wake up from hibernation. I think this is plausible, but very depressing.)

Parisbelle said:


Her character type is a repellent to me. I don't like the unbelievably sensitive, honest, nice, and overly positive types liker her (real life people who are like that annoys me for those traits which makes me seem horrible but I just can't keep up with their cheerfulness). Maybe that's why I'm refusing to see any changes in her. Her insecurities fail to evoke anything from me too. I don't know, she worries about others way too much. Admittedly, I don't really pay attention whenever she's on screen. ;3 I kind of zone out. So yeah, to each their own. (I think I'm more fond of Menma from Anohana so a part of me refuses to replace Menma with someone else.)

You can say the same for Kaname. Really, the actors under the spotlight at the moment are Chisaki, Hikari and Manaka (in regards to the relationship drama of the show). Even though my dislike for Tsugumu has been akin to my dislike for Menma, I do feel a subtle difference from how he was at the start of the show to how he is now. Despite these changes he is but an outsider. Despite his development, he's still such an odd one there. Lol, you must want Tsugumu to have a larger role, don't you? ;)

Tsugumu just comes across a know-it-all at this point, exemplified beautifully by Chisaki's combative attitude towards him. Sure, you're wise beyond your age, but you don't go around flaunting it around by advising people who have nothing to do with you. But I guess this is his character flaw, as pointed out by another user of the site. His brutal honesty. (But then again, I'm so sick and tired of those characters. Why can't a dishonest character who struggles to be a better person frequent the animeverse? ;3;)

That's pretty plausible. I always felt it was to exemplify the difference in maturation between our 'main' cast, who are still with their inner turmoils and unresolved feelings, and Tsugumu, who is seemingly at ease (not saying he isn't, just what I'm speculating) with how he is enough to advise others. Like a shadow light kind of thing (totally not referencing KnB, pssssht). I think they eventually will accept Tsugumu. As of now, they're too caught up in their own world not to mention that incoming hibernation. But I really like both your sister's and your thinking here. ^^ Excellent thoughts.

RichiePyne said:

Yeah same here...

GGNoodles said:
I'm starting to like Hikari and starting to hate manaka