This drama was so beautifully made, with a lot of details and talks about difficult and sensitive themes as death, grief but also life and what is a family, and have several messages that I loved but some may not agree with. And it’s normal as everyone has their own “right” and “wrong” but this drama shows everyone, every characters point of view and emotions and feelings going through a difficult moment of their life.
It’s very realistic, the visuals are stunning, the music is beautiful and really fits well to this drama. This drama is not only sad and painful but also warm and has a little light of hope like a little light from the sunset.
I definitely recommend it and I think that I even recommend to re-watch it from ep 1 when you completed it, because I think that way we could understand more some characters and would be like « oh that line, that’s why that person was like that, oh that person must have felt like that at that time » etc and see a little bit differently ☺️

“Mom, Where the sea begins? “
Vague answer: “Where there is water. “
“The beginning is vague and probably there is not an ending”
“ Natsu that wasn’t there, became a dad one random day, and me that isn’t there anymore, is still Umi’s mom “
“Just be there for her, so that someday she will be happy that you were there”
This letter tells it all🥹✨

I also want to share the messages in this drama that’s been conveyed that I liked 🥹Bellow there are major spoilers!


1. First of all in Japan and I think in many other countries, have the opportunity to have check ups of several diseases for free or almost, however many, myself included, won’t go for several personal reasons. And this show really put people like me realise that’s just dumb and we don’t know what could happen. So liked that message.

2. The words “Choices” and “decisions” were used a lot since ep 1.
This drama showed us that humans all makes choices and that there isn’t a bad/wrong or good/right choice in the end , you are the one to decide that and feel that.
Like Yayoi’s decision she said she didn’t regret doing it (even if at that time she didn’t want to) because now she have something more and is happy (ep 3 or 4 If recall 🤔) And even her decision in the end of the drama , the last episode really showed us that she was finally happy (that scene when she made corokke and then eats it )she said in another ep that corokke was very difficult to make and that if someone made it for her, that means that she is very loved by that person so that scene= her giving herself love and I loved that message because it is linked to again another message of living YOUR life, making YOUR decisions and not always thinking about others and putting others before yourself and finally put your own happiness first.

3. « I’m here » is a key word in this drama that was used from ep 1 to the last.
It meant « family »
Natsu wasn’t « here » for umi for seven years but was existing (iru =existing, being here) because Mizuki kept him alive by talking about him to umi (that’s why She choose to live with him and loves him)

Many didn’t in my opinion understand the meaning of ep 11 but that actually was that message. Natsu kept avoiding talking about Mizuki so it felt like erasing her from Umi. If he talks about her, she is being alive inside of their hearts. (Ita = she was there, so she still exist in her heart)

Natsu’s father wasn’t there for him (inakatta) ( both physically and emotionally until the middle of the drama) her mom didn’t talked about him that’s why Natsu didn’t want to do any with him until he became a dad himself and wanted to confront him.
that showed how just being there physically and not being there physically but being there emotionally is also a different way of defining what is a family.

4. Family is not only blood

Tsuno was there with Umi during those 7 years , so he was basically a father to her even now so he is her family for her.
Yayoi is still here for umi even after all that happened.
Mizuki, Natsu, Yayoi, grandpa, grandma, Tsuno kun, grandpa grandma 2, big brother and natsumi sensei.
→In the end Umi’s got a big big family that loves her🥹 that is related or not by blood and that’s what makes this drama so beautiful✨

4. The message of parenting of «giving the right to your child to make their own choices and decisions= loving him/her »
I realised I didn’t and still don’t have that so that touched me but also learned a lot. I also liked that scene when umi asked if Natsu would be here « forever » and I hate the way adults always lie to children and treat them like children, when in reality even children can tell what adults are feeling just by seeing their expressions. So I really loved that Natsu didn’t lied to her.

5. The “don’t judge by apparences”message
Like yayoi lines says in the last episode of “ don’t jump to conclusion that I am not enjoying myself or that I am bored” “ don’t conclude that I’m sad/ lonely”
You can’t know what someone’s thinking and feeling.
natsu’s feelings aren’t very shown with words here, because he is that kind of person that keeps all in, because he cares about everyone.
But his emotions are shown beautifully just from his expressions. He is sad, he is in pain.
And the same for Mizuki’s mother, she sounds harsh but she is just grieving in her own way and was lonely because she was still seeing her daughter in Umi.
We could never imagine what it feels like to lost your child if we don’t experience it ourselves 😢 I loved that scene saying to Natsu “Imagine your daughter dying before you” and then Mizuki saying “Imagining dying before my daughter, compared to that, I’m okay with it(dying before), so… I’m sorry mom” 😭😭 she must felt what her mom is feeling…😭 that was just heartbreaking 💔

(In another note the mother is definitely loving Natsu as her own son🥹I loved those scenes of mom-son fights they were so cute )

Talking about grief I also liked the message about “You don’t have to forget about them, and you don’t have to not talk about them”

A lot of people won’t agree with Mizuki’s decisions and would find her selfish and I understand. however I think( and It was very clear for me…) that all the decisions she’s made was because she loved Natsu and Umi and then even Tsuno 🥲

“Natsu you too be with someone and be yourself happy while making umi happy”

this drama has an ending but the story still continues as the message of there isn’t an ending like the sea🥹🌊
I personally imagine that they would be all raising together umi and about yayoi how knows ☺️she may be her “legal” mom one day~ but even if she doesn’t I’m sure she will be her second mom in Umi’s heart~🥹✨(like yamato~)