Umi Monogatari Ep 8

Summary:

The childhood flashback begins, where the two girls are playing hide and seek. Joyous laughter and horrified screams from being startled, and of course dancing with the whales - life couldn't get better.

While Kanon returns to the surface with Warin, the sea being explains how Marin and Urin aren't blood related in any way, and how they sea beings are born from sea shells, so they don't know how their parents are. However Marin waited for Urin to be born and acknowledged her as her little sister.

Back where Marin is resting, she keeps on telling herself that Urin is waiting for her as if trying to reassure herself, still unable to transform.

When Kanon returns home, her mother tells her that Kojima came by to see if she was alright since he saw her swimming in the ocean. Though not too long later, Kanon receives a call from Ooshima who requests her to meet up.

Kanon learns the truth that Kojima never actually dumped her, but she has indirectly done so, but never clarified it. Ooshima also confessed that she never felt this way for anyone and that she really wants to be Kojima's girlfriend, and asked if Kanon was still in love with him.

Indeed Kanon is still in love with him, it was just her own fault from misunderstanding his actions of kindness.

Back in the sea, Marin returns to the fallen shrine that is now in ruins. Matsumoto becomes suspicious from the amount of ominous energy. Marin ignores him and tries to break her way into the strange looking bubble that suddenly starts to drag her in, harming both Sam and Warin when they came to her rescue. When they are safe, Warin scolds Marin for acting so rashly and that she can't go and save Urin without her maiden powers. Warin then suggests that she returns to Kanon house where she can probably learn from Kanon, who has darkness in her heart - and yet she can still use her maiden powers.

With that done, they all retreat leaving Urin alone, who is told that the sea beings have left, and her asking why did they have to do. How she hates being alone. The eerie voice that she speaks to tells her that no one will ever come back, no one will return...No one.

Impression:

I was surprised that they actually put in the Opening since it looked as if it wasn't going to have one this episode - but it proved me wrong. The episode overall was pretty boring, and it was cute to see Marin and Urin when they were younger.

I'm not sure what's lacking in this anime, but I'm starting to get bored because of how slow the plot going - though I'm not certain whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. The last two episodes didn't entertain me, and I'm starting to not want to blog this anymore. However I'll give the next episode one more chance to see if something will kick in, though according to the preview, it doesn't look promising - but then again, I could be underestimating this.