Children of the Sea Manga

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 does. Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish.

Source: Viz

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This series is gorgeously illustrated and genuinely haunting. My first introduction to more horror-based manga, I read this well over 10 years ago and it still sits with me after all this time. Though they aren't the main themes of the story, there's a palpable sense of grief and loss throughout that adds to the weight of the story. the horror ranges from the tried and true Nothing Is Scarier to full on body horror. It shows the ocean in all of its beauty and horror, portraying how intricate and majestic marine life is, while still conveying the sense of terror one gets from just how massive it is and how lacking our understanding of it is. Absolutely reccomend to anyone interested in horror and/or the ocean, or just looking for something a bit different from their usual manga reads.

The anime is a very different story from this manga, the movie is beautiful in its own right, in ways that this manga just can't achieve. Just read/watch both. This series is very quiet, it's an introspective read. Nothing is really said aloud and most of the context needed comes from your own intuition and the clues the story leaves in it's art and in between what is said. I know that sounds pretentios but it honestly just gives you the option to see something beautiful unfold in front of you and choose to either leave it as it is or delve into deeper thought as you try to piece together the mystery of life.

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