Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, known in Japan as Nagi no Asukara(lit. From The Calm Tomorrow), is a 2013 Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works. The series centers on five middle school friends: the indecisive crybaby Manaka Mukaido; Hikari Sakishima, Chisaki Hiradaira, Kaname Isaki, who have looked after Manaka since they were children; and Tsumugu Kihara, their new friend from the surface. A manga adaptation by RisÅ Maeda began serialization in the June 2013 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine.