Nagi no Asukara

Nagi no Asukara (凪のあすから) is a 2013 Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works. The series centers around two junior-high school friends, the indecisive crybaby Manaka Mukaido and Hikari Sakishima, who has looked after her since they were children. A manga adaptation by Risō Maeda began serialization in the June 2013 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine.

Long ago, human civilization had lived in the oceanfloor. However, there were many humans who wanted to live above the surface and they moved to land. This created a separation between the two. After their middle school closes down, four middle school students from the sealand have to go to school on the mainland. This series is about their lives as they adjust to a new environment and the relationships with each other. 

Main characters 

1. Hikari Sakishima (先島 光 Sakishima Hikari) Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae Manaka's childhood friend who looks after her. He has a short temper and usually scolds Manaka for her mistakes. However, he has feelings for Manaka. He is the son of a priest that serves a sea god.
2. Manaka Mukaido (向井戸 まなか Mukaido Manaka) Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa An indecisive middle schooler who is prone to crying and clumsy. 
3. Chisaki Hiradaira (比良平 ちさき Hiradaira Chisaki) Voiced by: Ai Kayano She is Manaka's friend who also looks after her. She has feelings for Hikari. 
4. Kaname Isaki (伊佐木 要 Isaki Kaname) Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka Another one of the students from the sea. He is quiet and mature for his age. it is implied that he has feelings for Chisaki. 
5. Tsumugu Kihara (木原 紡 Kihara Tsumugu) Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa A boy whose father is a fisherman. One day, he reels in and meets Manaka. He is very much interested in the world of the sea.
6. Miuna Shiotome (潮留 美海 Shiotome Miuna) Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu A third grade elementary school girl whose mother has died when she was young. Living together with her father.
7. Sayu Hisanuma (久沼 さゆ Hisanuma Sayu) Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara A third grade elementary school girl. Miuna's best friend. 
8. Akari Sakishima (先島 あかり Sakishima Akari) Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka Hikari's elder sister. Dating Tooru.
9. Tomori Sakishima (先島 灯 Sakishima Tomori) Voiced by: Masuo Amada Hikari's father. A priest. 
10. Tooru Shiodome (潮留 至 Shiodome Tooru) Voiced by: Junji Majima Miuna's father. Dating Akari. 
11. Isamu Kihara (木原 勇 Kihara Isamu) Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa Tsumugu's grandfather. A fisherman. 
12. Uroko-sama (うろこ様 Uroko-sama) Voiced by: Kousuke Toriumi A messenger of the sea god. 

Media 

• Manga A manga adaptation, written by Project-118 and illustrated by Risō Maeda, began serialization in the June 2013 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine. A single tankōbon volume was released on September 27, 2013 
• Anime The anime series is produced by P.A. Works and directed by Toshiya Shinohara. The screenplay is written by Mari Okada and the original character designs are by Buriki It will begin airing in October 3, 2013. The opening theme performed by Ray titled "lull - Soshite Bokura wa" (lull〜そして僕らは〜), the ending theme by Nagi Yanagi titled "Aqua Terrarium" (アクアテラリウム Akua Terariumu)