Yes, it's that complicated.
Let me tell you about it.
From Crunchyroll: Nagi no Asukara is a drama-fantasy romance.
Long ago, all humans lived in the ocean. But some who longed for the land abandoned the ocean, casting off the special raiments granted to them by the sea god to adapt them to life under the sea...
Though mankind was divided into sea dwellers and land dwellers, each with different ways of thinking, they were all still fellow humans, and they continued to maintain contact as time went on.
Sakishima Hikari, Mukaido Manaka, Hiradaira Chisaki, and Isaki Kaname live in an undersea village, while Kihara Tsumugu lives on land.
When these middle school second-year land and sea dwellers meet for the first time, their hearts begin to undulate like the tides.
The youthful fantasy tale of these young people's lives unfolds in a strange and beautiful world.
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The whole point of the anime is just really as epic as the animation. The tale is so beautiful but the plot centered about these characters' lost and love. Romance-wise, this anime is a roller-coaster ride, focusing on every character's progression and downfall. The future is as blurred as the sea snow, the conclusion will totally be a surprise.
Watching an episode for me, is always a challenge. Playing the ep video and starting to watch is easy, but I always knew that episode per episode is a mystery yet to be solved. The dramatic cliffhanger will make you stick to it til the end.
The exciting part--and also the tiring part-- is the guessing of WHO IS ENDING WITH WHO?
With time, age differences, family connections and complications, friendships, homes, land and sea, and with other factors involved, how can someone choose a certain person he or she love, strong enough to burden the heartbreak of his/her friend?
How can Manaka choose Tsumugu when he's 5 years older--or worst yet, when he's so far away and Hikari was the one who saved her and woke her up?
How can Tsumugu choose between, Manaka who he liked years before, and Chisaki who he learned to cared and lived in with?
How can Miuna fight for her love for Hikari when Manaka is already awake?
How will Chisaki choose between 3 boys who are all closer to her?
How will Sayu burden the heartache of knowing Kaname still is in love with Chisaki?
The complication of this tale might make me feel bitter in the end, or might leave a bitter aftertaste, but the tale is so beautiful, I would just have to remember that.
*If you are curious who I ship, i'll tell you. While I still hope for these pairs to end up, the matter of how Nagi no Asukara conclude these characters with each other or apart is what I am expecting. I'll accept it- no matter what. The tale just won me over. The tangled mess of this story won me over.
*My heart belongs to Tsumugu, and if it's okay.. he should end up with me.. that will be better! JK!! Haha.. kidding aside..hm. Tsumugu and Manaka's connection awed me with those unexpected 'Catching Manaka'-with-the-net moments. So Tsumugu and Manaka shipper here. Chisaki is that girl that is so realistic and beautiful and strong and jealous and gorgeous and ambitious, she might end to someone wonderful in any way. You know what I mean? Hell, she can end with a smart surgeon and i'll be happy for her. My problem with her is that.. it is as if she was so lucky. As if, she got the lowest burden, and the only thing she wanted is someone, and her life will be perfect. Yeah, yeah.. I don't like her that much. So I want her to be miserable and alone.... No, i i am just kidding. HEHEH. Kaname love her and I love Kaname, but puh-leazz.. I just want him to be happy. Sayu will be okay, with Kaname or not. And with Hikari, of course, Miuna is so sweet and nice so.. I like them to be together.
*But these are just my hopes! >.<
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i am so ready for the last 6 episodes!
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