[#ITSNOTDATDEEP] Between the sky and sea (Sora to Umi no Aida)

[A random user]

In the future, fishes have disappeared from earth with only whales populating the ocean, so to counter such problem the goverment created Universe Fish Tanks in the space. Since then, the founded Onomichi Universe Fishery Union have been training fishermen to send to space. However, due the new law of equal employment for male and female they are forced to recruit fisherwomen as well. The anime follows the story of Haru, Namino, Makiko, Ruby, Maiko and Makoto as they are being trained to be the first fisherwomen in the world.
 

A new multimedia franchise from ForWard's works, with this 12 episodes anime being on charge of TMS Entertainment.
 

OP - Sora to Umi no Aida

ED - Ao no Kanata

Since October's third, is available the simulcast on Crunchyroll.

Source: Anime News Network

[A random user]

For me, there is no bad plot or premise, there is stupid one, bizarre one, edgy one, and more but not a bad one. But it exist bad executed plot and the one on this show is not (that would be RErideD for now)...yet

However, there was something off when I randomly saw the first episode but could not tell what. I did not mind the cliche characters, the sci-fi mixed with fantasy premise neither it's moe theme but after watching the second episode I think I found the answer.

I feel the script is forcing the protagonist to be cute compared to the rest of the cast and does not come naturally, another thing is that, compared to "The girl in twilight", the anime is taking too "moe" the world where the show unfolds, despite that it embraced more mature and complex themes if I continue the comparision so far, which I would not mind if it wasn't that it display the creators took time to somehow give a bit of details to the show's premise.

Moreover, base on this second episode is dead-ass predictable where all is going to land but still I'm curious how will handle it so I'm in.

[A random user]

This time, it embraced more it's #CGDCT rather than their sci-fi and political side and it went better than expected.

There was still some drama and tension but that was explored on the final act of the episode and the middle act served to go full moe with the first one as build up. Moreover, I liked how the rest of the girl werent lenient at Haru's f*ck up and if the plot moved is because of a mutual goal rather than forgiving Haru.

The introduction of the new girl was expectedly convenient but is ok because the show ain't aiming to be amazing just a random promo for a random game.

P.D: On a personal note, the hate the show is receiving with the excuse of being "feminist" because the males are portrayed as douchebags... from all the other stuff to pick up...

[A random user]

 

Congratulations the few loud animu fans that swore this show had a hidden agenda, because this episode finally revealed this anime´s true colors...to brainwash us to eat fish, and appreciate fish, and murica's gurls are cute and loud lolis.

 

Like the past episode, there was more #CGDCT than spacefishing and it still worked, and it has it´s piece of dense drama by the end of the episode. This time to introduce the new character Ruby and it did a nice job on that. Nothing went out of the ordinary and just went as it was expected.

 

Anyway, I can´t believe the few people that are watching this anime are making a huge deal about the "scientific innacuracy" or the alleged "feminazi agenda", like...since when the anime fandom turned into the Rick and Morty fandom. Like I can´t...I can´t, so far the show is average and is clear is not aiming to be more than that. (For fuck sake the premise of the show is to fish in the space because out of nowhere fishes dissapeared from the earth, I mean Jesus Christ just look at the pic I posted, did someone really expect something deep from that!?)

[A random user]

'gotta give props how the show is taking it's time to introduce the casts, their personalities and development instead of making them OP. They are definetely not deep nor complex but not that bland neither.

Like last episode, embraced more their #CGDCT but in a less pushy way to give space for Makoto's development and it went better than expected to the point the character building of Makoto was decent.

On an extra note, this episode really seemed to lowkey push a feminist agenda but not aggresive enough to advocate feminazis and more like a typical laid-back "Girls Power" one...until that plot-twist and so the pushed agenda was not a feminist one but something likd this...#TRAPSARENOTGAY...THEYAREHOMOSEXUALS (/k).

Overall, was an enjoyable.

[A random user]

 

The strongest episode so far, and it's due the side-story introduced for Maiko's character. This episode explored more the intriguing side of the plot seasoned with it's moe nature, hell it even managed to give some backstory to the male antagonist cast which it says a lot. 

 

It seems is all set to move to the next step.

[A random user]

 

 

 

It feels the show finally know how to balance the moe and the sci-fi elements without sacrificing the charm of any of them and it really worked well. As expected now is spacefishing time altho with MakiMaki's backstory as a side story. The backstory wasn't executed as neat as the other characters but is somehow understandable since the others had a whole episodes for themselves. The action scenes were enjoyable and never felt dry, the dynamics between the cast was nice and the new deity looks awesome. 

[A random user]

 

 

 

Namino faced the greatest obstacle that mankind could ever face...smile naturally. Being serious now, it went back to embrace their #CGDCT and this time focused on Namino and Haru relation which, soemhow, managed to deliver. The problem that Namino has was so relatable and how Haru resolved it was heartwarming and, at some points, realistic I would say and then, of course, the #yuri/shojoai bait agenda which I was wondering why it took soo long to push it.

[A random user]

 

 

 

This was thye most #CGDCT episode ever so far on the show, but that's it. Altho the cliffhanger for the next episode it seems has set up the table for an overall plot besides spacefising...and hey! The girl squad is finally spacefishing regularly with success, that was nice...and out of nowhere 'gotta say.

[A random user]

 

 

 

I knew Makiko's brother sub-plot may unfold on something bigger wich may affect the show, and it happened in this episode. There was a lot of drama but not the usual one betwwwn the girls, well there was at the beginning, but  later got into a more higher drama which pretty much shifted the tone of the show and kicked off an overall plot besides space-fishing. Is not that the drama was heavily complex, but more harder than before. On the other hand, Ruby is an actual spy, she hacked a goverment's site, wow.

[A random user]

 

Well this was something...to give redemption to the "controversial" male cast. Altho, ever since Makiko's bother was introduced I already felt "I bet this somehow serve as a excuse for the male team of spacefishers behaviour" an the script did. That aside the show went to is usual light-heart tone despite it still held some serious stuff and this episode served mostly as a build up for the finale next week, average but enjoyable.

[A random user]

 

 

 

This final episode is devided in 3, the final fight and closure, the epilogue and the beach episode. Pretty much the final fight, closure and epilogue went as expected. The Girl Squad save the day, there is more stuff going  on and some question will remain un-answered. Then the beach part wich served more as filler than anything.

 

Overall, it went as expected, is definetely not TOP 60 but definetely not TOP 2000, aka receiving all that hate from oversensitive animu fans at the beginning of the season since, at the end, it was just another slice of life/#CGDCT. However, if in one thing the shows stands out is to be among the ones who did not lost drastically it's quality production.