Part of the series' official English localization by NIS America. Original Air Date: December 26, 2013. Key Creative Staff: Director: Toshiya Shinohara. Writer: Mari Okada. Studio: P.A. Works. English Dub Cast
The episode is widely regarded as one of the best in the series due to its "perfectly crafted" emotional weight and the way it subverts the expectation of a peaceful resolution to the ceremony. Nagi no Asukara (Dub) Episode 13
The ceremony's animation and the "Ofunehiki no Uta" song are praised for creating a sense of "breathtaking" scale and ritualistic power. Part of the series' official English localization by
During the ceremony, intended to appease the Sea God, massive whirlpools erupt. Akari and Tsumugu are swept into the sea. Writer: Mari Okada
Manaka rescues Akari but realizes the Sea God requires a sacrifice. She offers herself in Akari's place and is dragged into the depths, leaving Hikari unable to reach her.
Episode 13 of (English title: A Lull in the Sea ), titled "Unreachable Fingertips," marks a cataclysmic turning point in the series. It serves as the mid-season finale, culminating the "Ofunehiki" (Boatdrift Ceremony) arc with a dramatic shift that separates the main cast and triggers a five-year time skip in the subsequent episodes. General Information