Nozomi Entertainment has partnered with Crunchyroll to stream another series, this time with the Umi Monogatari anime series that they brought to home video back in November 2015. The series aired in Japan in the summer of 2009 and the full thirteen episode run is now available in its original Japanese language with English subtitles on the service for members in the US and Canada where nozomi holds its rights.
The series was directed by Junichi Sato (Sailor Moon, ARIA The ANIMATION), Umi Monogatari is a 13-episode series featuring animation from Hal Film Maker (ARIA The ANIMATION, Sketchbook ~full color’s~). The series aired in Japan in the summer of 2009.
The thirteen episode run was released in the fall of 2015 with Japanese audio, English subtitles, and on-screen translations. Check out our review of it. Extras will include the Marin’s “What is This?” Episodes 1–4, Web Promos, Commercials, Promotional Video, Clean Opening and Ending. It’s priced at $39.99.
Plot concept: Marin and her sister Urin live in the sea. One day they find a ring fallen into the sea. They get out of the sea and meet a girl Kanon, the owner of the ring. Kanon tells them she doesn’t want the ring anymore because it was given by her boyfriend whom she just broke up with, and she throws it into the forest. Marin thinks Kanon is still in love with him and looks for the ring with her sister. But Urin accidentally breaks a seal near a shrine…
