Nozomi Entertainment released the Umi Monogatari anime series back in November 2015 and now they’re looking to grab a few more eyeballs with it, hopefully to spur a few home video sales for it. The first two episodes of the series are now streaming on their YouTube channel in its original Japanese with English subtitles and it’s limited to the US and Canada where they have distribution rights for it. 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 will be released in the fall of 2015 with Japanese audio, English subtitles, and on-screen translations. 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…
