What is Children of the Whales about?
Status: Finished
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…Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Tags: Lost Civilization , Dystopian , War , Ships , Philosophy , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Magic , Reincarnation , Conspiracy , Desert , Kuudere , Heterosexual
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Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi
Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho in 2015.
Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Coming of Age , Religion , Anti-Hero , Cosmic Horror , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Revenge , Agender , Dissociative Identities , Amnesia , Reincarnation , Memory Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Space , Aliens , Asexual , Politics , Swordplay , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gender Bending , School , Robots , Gods , Foreign , Work , Nudity
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Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller
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Tags: Survival , Body Horror , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Dystopian , War , Found Family , Guns , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Politics , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Conspiracy , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Gore , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Heterosexual , Augmented Reality , Suicide
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