| Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto | |
Cover of first DVD of Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto as released by Zexcs |
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| うみものがたり 〜あなたがいてくれたコト〜 (Umi Monogatari 〜Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto〜) |
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| Genre | Action, Magical girl |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Written by | Toshihiko Tsukiji |
| Music by | Ken Muramatsu |
| Studio | Zexcs |
| Network | CBC, AT-X, HBC, MBS, RCC Broadcasting, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, SBS, TBC, TBS |
| Original run | June 24, 2009 – September 17, 2009 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akira Katsuragi |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Blade |
| Original run | February 28, 2009 – January 30, 2010 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Umi Monogatari: Minna Aishiteru! | |
| Written by | Tonmi Narihara |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comic High! |
| Original run | March 21, 2009 – January 22, 2010 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ (うみものがたり 〜あなたがいてくれたコト〜, lit. "Sea Story: That You Were There For Me") 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.[1] An unaired 13th episode was featured in the final DVD volume, released on March 26, 2010.[2]
The anime is based on a popular pachinko game manufactured by Sanyo Bussan.[3]
The anime uses two theme songs. The opening theme is "violet" by Marble and the ending theme is "Tōmei na Inori" (透明な祈り) by Masumi Itō. Lantis has released three soundtracks for Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~.[4] The first, "violet", was released on July 23, 2009.[5] The second, "Treasure!? ~Kimi to Deaeta koto~" (Treasure！～君と出逢えたコト～), was released on August 5, 2009.[6] The third, "Tōmei na Inori" (透明な祈り), was released on August 26, 2009.[7]
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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.
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.
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 yonkoma 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.