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Children of the Sea (manga)

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[ serialized in [Monthly Ikki] ]
Alternative title:
Kaijū no Kodomo (Japanese)
海獣の子供 (Japanese)
Genres: adventure, drama, mystery
Themes: aquatic
Plot Summary: Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora's special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world. However, the exact nature of the boys' power and of the abnormal events is unknown, and Ruka gets drawn into investigating the mystery that surrounds her new friends.
User Ratings: 29 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 7 votes (Eng:4, sub:2, dub:1)
 Excellent: 19 votes (Eng:16, sub:3)
 Very good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
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 Decent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
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 Weak: 1 vote (Eng:1)
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Seen in part or in whole by 69 users, rank: #1032 (of 4133)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.897 (Excellent), std. dev.: 1.3479, rank: #269 (of 4136)
Weighted mean: 8.797 (Excellent−), rank: #270 (of 4136) (seen all: 7.69 / seen some: 9.16 / won't finish: 3.00)
Bayesian estimate: 8.678 (Excellent−), rank: #40 (of 2592)
Number of tankoubon: 5
Number of pages: 322
Vintage: 2007-07-30
Release dates: We have 5
Review:
Children of the Sea GN 1 (Jun 22, 2009)
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Graphic novel
    Children of the Sea (GN 1) 2009-07-21 (from $10.04)
    Children of the Sea (GN 2) 2009-12-15 (from $9.37)
    Children of the Sea (GN 3) 2010-06-15 (from $9.53)
    Children of the Sea (GN 4) 2010-12-21 (from $9.37)
    Children of the Sea (GN 5) 2013-06-18 (from $9.37)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Daisuke Igarashi
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shogakukan, Inc.
English staff
English cast
Design: Fawn Lau
Editing: Pancha Diaz
Touch-up & Lettering: Jose Macasocol
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
Online Distribution: Viz Manga
Translation: JN Productions
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