What better way is there to start of the Summer Anime season than to watch something that reminds you of vast open waters and splashing girls in skimpy swimsuits (more of this later) 
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Umi Mogogatari just happens to be that kind of series, and as much as I’d like to point out that the first episode to be somewhat pointless (just as I expected), I didn’t expect it to be tadbit entertaining. Now that I think about it, this isn’t the first time something like this happened. I think I felt the same way back when I was watching Aria, where every episode pretty much is pointless 90% of the time pointless, and yet is able to somehow captivate you rather than drive you to boredom.
I love the coloring of this scene so much
I think I’ve found the reason why I’m so in to this episode…and apparently, it’s the same reason why I watched Aria. That is, most of Umi Monogatari appeals to the senses, mostly to the sense of sight and hearing. Forget about the plot; if you look into the episode, I’m pretty sure you’ll find everything is drawn with vibrant yet surprisingly non-astringent colors. I really like how they went all in-depth with the under-the-sea theme. It really is mesmerizing to look at. Now, I don’t know how many of you out there play MMORPGs but the setting here just reminds me so much of a place called Aqua Road in a game I used to play called Maplestory (god I missed those days). It’s a bit off topic but relevant nevertheless to proving a point. 
Again, as much as I’d like to say that’s all there is to this series, Umi Monogatari pulls a fast one by orchestrating a very soothing batch of background music throughout the episode, on top of the sweet melody played mainly by two acoustic guitars that is the OP. Curse this show for instilling the thought of me picking up a guitar again…but that just goes to show you how good the music is.
Jeezuz...she's begging for it...
Of course, how can we ever neglect to mention the word “loli” when your two of your three main charactars are dressed in “swimsuits” for like what…the entirety of the episode? And if that’s not enough…wait until you get to the point where they’re bending over in search of a piece of jewelry, only to have their rears placed in plain sight for all the people to look at. I can’t see them but I’m sure lots of boys who saw this episode will be sleeping happy tonight. But hey…I did say this was an appeal to senses, right? Would it matter if it’s one of the five senses or some kind of sense many of the boys out there have that the appeal’s being applied to? Absolutely not…
I'd just like to point out how wonderful....the symmetry of the columns is
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