Children of the Whales (2017)
- Original title
- クジラの子らは砂上に歌う
- Directed by
- Kyōhei Ishiguro
- Genre
- science fiction anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, dystopian anime and manga
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 1 season, 12 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A boy named Chakuro lives on the Mud Whale, a floating island in a vast sea of sand. Most of its inhabitants have magical powers that shorten their lives. When Chakuro meets a girl from another island, he learns new truths about their world.
melancholicslow-burnmysteriouscontemplativetragiclonelyvisually lushsomberintrospective
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