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Children of the Sea (Manga): Book 1
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Description edit
R to L (Japanese Style). When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Ruka: Girl with anger issues, handball player
- K.B. Sodes: Former underwater cameraman
- Umi: Boy that Ruka meets in Tokyo, Staying at the aquarium, Raised by Dugongs, name means "Sea"
- Azumi: Ruka's dad, works at the aquarium
- Jim Cusak: Surfer, Aquarium worker, Umi and Sora's guardian
- Fuyuko: Aquarium worker
- Sora: Umi's older brother, staying at the hospital, raised by Dugongs, name means "Sky"
- Sara Henderson: Australian grad student
- Alex Henderson: Australian grad student
- Kanako: Roka's mom
- Jean Louis: Add a description of this character.
- Professor Anglade
- Masa-Aki
- Rosario Goode: Longline fisherman
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
I'll tell you a story about the sea.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - Ruka
Chapter 2 - The Day of Thunder
Chapter 3 - Hitodama
Chapter 4 - Marine Mammals
Chapter 5 - Patterns
Chapter 6 - Ghost of the Sea
Chapter 7 - Chair
Chapter 8 - The Realm of the Sea
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in Children of the Sea (Manga). (standard series)
Followed by Children of the Sea , Volume 2.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daisuki Igarashi (Author)
- Daisuki Igarashi (Illustrator)
Other Contributors:
- JN Productions (Translator)
- Jose Macasocol - Letterer and Touch up artist
- Fawn Lau (Designer)
- Pancha Diaz (Editor)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Shogakukan Inc
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 316
Publisher: Shogakukan Inc
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 316
Awards edit
- Osamu Tesuka Cultural Prize (Finalist, 2008)
- Osamu Tesuka Cultural Prize (Finalist, 2009)
- Excelence Prize of the Japan Media Arts Awards (2009)
- Japan Cartoonist Award (2009)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 741.5952
Subjects edit
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