Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto
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is a 12 episode anime
series, directed by Junichi Sato
and produced by Zexcs
. It began airing on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting
on June 24, 2009. An unaired 13th episode was featured in the final DVD volume, released on March 26, 2010.
The anime is based on a popular pachinko
game manufactured by Sanyo Bussan
.
The anime uses two theme songs
. The opening theme is "violet" by Marble
and the ending theme is by Masumi Itō
. Lantis
has released three soundtracks for Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~. The first, "violet", was released on July 23, 2009. The second, , was released on August 5, 2009. The third, , was released on August 26, 2009.
A sea dweller who lives with Urin, Sam and Warin. She is a sisterly, despite the people of the sea are born out of shells and don't have parents nor direct family. When Kanon's ring is thrown at the sea, she is the one who finds it and decides to look for its owner. Later, she becomes the priestess of sea and starts fighting Sedna along with Kanon.
A high school senior who lives at the island. She is the owner of the ring that Marin found (it was a gift from her boyfriend) She throw it because she thought her boyfriend liked another girl. After Urin unleashes the power of Sedna, she becomes the priestess of sky.
A sea dweller who is considered by Marin as her "little sister". She is the one who accidentally unleashes Sedna's power. At the middle of the series, she becomes Sedna's vessel.
format and follows Marin and Urin's experiences on the island.
The first manga, illustrated by Akira Katsuragi, was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine. The second manga, illustrated by Tonmi Narihara, was serialized in Futabasha's Comic High!
magazine.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series, directed by Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato
is an anime director.-TV anime:*Queen Millennia *Patalliro! *Bemubemu Hunter Kotengu Tenmaru...
and produced by Zexcs
Zexcs
is a Japanese animation studio located in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. It was established on January 23, 1998 and is known for doing the animation production of a number of series such as MY HiMe, Sister Princess, and Speed Grapher...
. It began airing on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting
is a regional radio and television service serving Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its radio service is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network and its television service affiliated with the Japan News Network and the TBS Network.-Radio:Frequency...
on June 24, 2009. An unaired 13th episode was featured in the final DVD volume, released on March 26, 2010.
The anime is based on a popular pachinko
Pachinko
is a type of game originating in Japan, and used as both a form of recreational arcade game and much more frequently as a gambling device, filling a niche in gambling in Japan comparable to that of the slot machine in Western gambling. A pachinko machine resembles a vertical pinball machine, but...
game manufactured by Sanyo Bussan
Sanyo
is a major electronics company and member of the Fortune 500 whose headquarters is located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo targets the middle of the market and has over 230 Subsidiaries and Affiliates....
.
The anime uses two theme songs
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
. The opening theme is "violet" by Marble
Marble (band)
marble is a Japanese musical duo, originally named The Student's and formed in 1999. The members, Micco and Tatsuya Kikuchi, met and became friends while they were both enrolled in music school. Kikuchi was the main musical support for Micco at that time, who was acting as a solo artist...
and the ending theme is by Masumi Itō
Masumi Ito
born May 21, is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Itō has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air.- Singles :...
. Lantis
Lantis (company)
is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...
has released three soundtracks for Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~. The first, "violet", was released on July 23, 2009. The second, , was released on August 5, 2009. The third, , was released on August 26, 2009.
Plot
The story centers on Marin and Urin, two “pure” sisters who live alongside the fish in the sea, but yearn to be in the world beyond the water and above ground. One day, a beautiful ring falls in the middle of the sea, and Marin and Urin retrieve it. The two decide to leave their waterbound world for the first time to deliver the ring. After an arduous journey, they come across an isolated island where a high school girl named Kanon lives. Accidentally, Urin unleashes a power sealed long time ago in the island, and the only ones who can defeat it are Marin and Kanon, as priestesses of the sea and the sky.Characters
A sea dweller who lives with Urin, Sam and Warin. She is a sisterly, despite the people of the sea are born out of shells and don't have parents nor direct family. When Kanon's ring is thrown at the sea, she is the one who finds it and decides to look for its owner. Later, she becomes the priestess of sea and starts fighting Sedna along with Kanon.
A high school senior who lives at the island. She is the owner of the ring that Marin found (it was a gift from her boyfriend) She throw it because she thought her boyfriend liked another girl. After Urin unleashes the power of Sedna, she becomes the priestess of sky.
A sea dweller who is considered by Marin as her "little sister". She is the one who accidentally unleashes Sedna's power. At the middle of the series, she becomes Sedna's vessel.
Manga
Two manga adaptations of Umi Monogatari were serialized in two different magazines by different publishers. The first one, with the title Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ , follows the same story as the anime. The second, titled Umi Monogatari: Minna Aishiteru! (Sea Story: Everyone, I love you!), has a yonkomaYonkoma
thumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...
format and follows Marin and Urin's experiences on the island.
The first manga, illustrated by Akira Katsuragi, was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine. The second manga, illustrated by Tonmi Narihara, was serialized in Futabasha's Comic High!
Comic High!
is a Japanese seinen manga magazine pushlished on a monthly basis by Futabasha. It was launched as a special issue of Weekly Manga Action but has since become its own independent monthly anthology...
magazine.