The series aired in Japan in the summer of 2009 and the full thirteen episode run is now available in its original Japanese language with English subtitles on the service for members in the US and Canada where nozomi holds its rights.
The thirteen episode run was released in the fall of 2015 with Japanese audio, English subtitles, and on-screen translations.
The series was directed by Junichi Sato (Sailor Moon, ARIA The ANIMATION), Umi Monogatari is a 13-episode series featuring animation from Hal Film Maker (ARIA The ANIMATION, Sketchbook ~full color’s~).
Nozomi Entertainment has partnered with Crunchyroll to stream another series, this time with the Umi Monogatari anime series that they brought to home video back in November 2015.