Software:Between the Sky and Sea

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Short description: Japanese manga series and video game
Between the Sky and Sea
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Key visual
ソラとウミのアイダ
(Sora to Umi no Aida)
Game
DeveloperForwardWorks
PublisherForwardWorks
PlatformAndroid, iOS
Released
  • JP: September 28, 2017
Manga
Written byOji Hiroi
ForwardWorks
Illustrated byBekkourico
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 27, 2017November 27, 2018
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byAtsushi Nigorikawa
Written byTakashi Yamada
Music byAsami Tachibana
StudioTMS/Double Eagle
Licensed by
Sentai Filmworks
Original networkTokyo MX, Sun TV, AT-X, BS11, BS Fuji, RCC
Original run October 4, 2018 December 20, 2018
Episodes12

Between the Sky and Sea (Japanese: ソラとウミのアイダ, Hepburn: Sora to Umi no Aida, lit. "The Space Between the Sky and Sea") is a Japanese media franchise owned by ForwardWorks, with Oji Hiroi credited as the original creator. It primarily consists of a smartphone game, released for Android and iOS on September 28, 2017. A Microsoft Windows version by DMM was originally announced to be released in Q2 2018,[1] but was ultimately never launched. The game's service ended on May 7, 2019.[2] An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired from October 4 to December 20, 2018. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series.

Characters

Template:Country data Tokyo Haru Soramachi (空町 春, Soramachi Haru)
Voiced by: Karin Takahashi[3]
A girl from Tokyo who went to the city of Onomichi to pursue her dream of becoming a space fisherman. She is very fond of her grandmother, who had raised her as her parents had separated when she was young, as well as cute things such as cats.
Template:Country data Hiroshima Prefecture Namino Murakami (村上 波乃, Murakami Namino)
Voiced by: Rika Tachibana[3]
A girl from Onomichi who is the most experienced of the group. She initially dislikes Haru due to Haru failing in her first fishing mission. Her favorite food is pancakes.
Template:Country data CA Ruby Azumi (ルビー・安曇, Rubī Azumi)
Voiced by: Honoka Inoue[3]
A Japanese-American girl from California who joins the group after saving them when a training session went wrong. She calls herself a "spy" and came to Japan in order to find out about Japan's space fishing technology.
Template:Country data Akita Prefecture Maiko Sakura (櫻 舞湖, Sakura Maiko)
Voiced by: Momoko Suzuki[3]
A girl from Akita Prefecture who has a shy personality. It is revealed that she decided to become a space fisherman in order to find information on her older brother, who had disappeared in a fishing expedition years before. She is also initially afraid of water due to an incident during her childhood, but later overcomes this fear.
Template:Country data Kumamoto Prefecture Makiko Maki (薪 真紀子, Maki Makiko)
Voiced by: Maori Komeno[3]
A girl from Kumamoto Prefecture who joined the group at the same time as Haru. She is fond of outdoor activities such as cycling. She also used to date older men as a result of her father, who works in the space fishing ministry, frequently being away from home. It is later revealed that her father had covered up the disappearance of Maiko's brother during the first space fishing expedition.
Template:Country data Kyoto Prefecture Makoto Mitsurugi (美剣 真, Mitsurugi Makoto)
Voiced by: Ai Kōsaka[3]
A girl from Kyoto who is descended from a line of swordmakers. She decided to become a space fisherman despite having a fear of water because she wanted to prove her abilities to her family.

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation was serialized by ASCII Media Works in their Dengeki Daioh magazine between September 2017 and November 2018. The series was compiled into two tankōbon volumes.[4]

No.Release date ISBN
1 April 27, 2018[5]ISBN:978-4-04-893806-8
2 December 25, 2018[6]ISBN:978-4-04-912049-3

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 25, 2017.[7] Atsushi Nigorikawa directed the anime at TMS Entertainment, and Takashi Yamada is in charge of series composition. Shūhei Yamamoto drawn the character designs.[3] The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2018, on Tokyo MX and other channels.[8][lower-alpha 1] The opening theme is "Sora to Umi no Aida" (ソラとウミのアイダ) by Karin Takahashi, Honoka Inoue, and Momoko Suzuki under their character names, and the ending theme is "Ao no Kanata" (蒼の彼方, lit. "Beyond the Blue") by Konomi Suzuki.[9][10][11] The series ran for 12 episodes.[12] Crunchyroll streamed the series,[13] while Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series.[14]

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Notes

  1. Tokyo MX lists the show at 24:00 on October 3, which is at October 4, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
  2. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

  1. "Sora to Umi no Aida for smartphones launches September 28 in Japan". Gematsu. September 25, 2017. https://gematsu.com/2017/09/sora-umi-no-aida-smartphones-launches-september-28-japan. 
  2. "Between the Sky and Sea Game App Ends Service in May". Anime News Network. February 7, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-07/between-the-sky-and-sea-game-app-ends-service-in-may/.143082. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Sora to Umi no Aida Anime's Staff, Cast, October Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. March 26, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-26/sora-to-umi-no-aida-anime-staff-cast-october-premiere-revealed/.129540. 
  4. "Between the Sky and Sea Manga Ends". Anime News Network. November 25, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-25/between-the-sky-and-sea-manga-ends/.139927. 
  5. "ソラとウミのアイダ (1)". Kadokawa Corporation. https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321712001066/. 
  6. "ソラとウミのアイダ (2)". Kadokawa Corporation. https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321805000369/. 
  7. "ForwardWorks' Sora to Umi no Aida Smartphone Game Gets Anime in 2018". Anime News Network. July 25, 2017. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-25/forwardworks-sora-to-umi-no-aida-smartphone-game-gets-anime-in-2018/.119292. 
  8. "Sora to Umi no Aida TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals October 3 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 10, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-10/sora-to-umi-no-aida-tv-anime-2nd-promo-video-reveals-october-3-premiere/.136568. 
  9. "Sora to Umi no Aida Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, New Visual". Anime News Network. August 2, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-02/sora-to-umi-no-aida-anime-reveals-theme-song-artists-new-visual/.134976. 
  10. "ソラウミアニメ オープニングテーマはこの曲" (in ja). Twitter. August 1, 2018. https://twitter.com/soraumi_app/status/1024862370206642176. 
  11. "ソラウミアニメ エンディング曲決定!" (in ja). Twitter. August 1, 2018. https://twitter.com/soraumi_app/status/1024638585847263232. 
  12. "Sora to Umi no Aida Anime Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. October 1, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-10-01/sora-to-umi-no-aida-anime-listed-with-12-episodes/.137511. 
  13. "Crunchyroll Streams Between the Sky and Sea, Run with the Wind". Anime News Network. October 2, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-02/crunchyroll-streams-between-the-sky-and-sea-run-with-the-wind/.137587. 
  14. "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Between the Sky and Sea Anime". Anime News Network. November 14, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-14/sentai-filmworks-licenses-between-the-sky-and-sea-anime/.139477. 
  15. "Story" (in ja). http://soraumi-anime.com/story/. 
  16. "ソラとウミのアイダ" (in ja). Tokyo MX. https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/soraumi/. 

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