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Children of the Whales
クジラの子らは砂上に歌う
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Shiraai The facts
- Status
- Finished
- Chapters
- 97
- Volumes
- 23
- First released
- 2013
- Country
- Japan
- Format
- manga
- Author
- Abi Umeda
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- 303
What it is about
Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do… (Source: VIZ Media) Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
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