Between the Sky and Sea

Between the Sky and Sea (ソラとウミのアイダ) 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, but was ultimately never launched. The game's service ended on May 7, 2019. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired from October 4 to December 20, 2018. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series.

Characters

 * Haru Soramachi (空町 春)
 * A 17-year-old 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.
 * A 17-year-old 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.


 * Namino Murakami (村上 波乃)
 * A 17-year-old 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. She is descended from the Murakami Navy, a 16th-century navy of seafaring pirates who were active in the Seto Inland Sea.
 * A 17-year-old 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. She is descended from the Murakami Navy, a 16th-century navy of seafaring pirates who were active in the Seto Inland Sea.


 * Ruby Azumi (ルビー・安曇)
 * A 16-year-old Japanese-American kikokushijo 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.
 * A 16-year-old Japanese-American kikokushijo 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.


 * Maiko Sakura (櫻 舞湖)
 * A 17-year-old 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.
 * A 17-year-old 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.


 * Makiko Maki (薪 真紀子)
 * A 17-year-old 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 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 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.
 * A 17-year-old 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 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 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.


 * Makoto Mitsurugi (美剣 真)
 * A 16-year-old girl from Kyoto who is descended from a line of swordsmiths. She decided to become a space fisherman despite having a fear of water because she wanted to prove her abilities to her family.
 * A 16-year-old girl from Kyoto who is descended from a line of swordsmiths. She decided to become a space fisherman despite having a fear of water because she wanted to prove her abilities to her family.

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.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 25, 2017. Atsushi Nigorikawa directed the anime at TMS Entertainment, and Takashi Yamada is in charge of series composition. Shūhei Yamamoto drawn the character designs. The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2018, on Tokyo MX and other channels. 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) by Konomi Suzuki. The series ran for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series, while Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series.