Children of the Whales
2017 • J.C.STAFF
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2017
- Episodes
- 12
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- J.C.STAFF · Studio Pastoral · A-Real
- Genres
- Adventure · Drama · Fantasy · Mystery
Chakuro is the 14-year-old archivist of the Mud Whale, a nigh-utopian island that floats across the surface of an endless sea of sand. Nine in ten of the inhabitants of the Mud Whale have been blessed and cursed with the ability to use saimia, special powers that doom them to an early death.
Chakuro and his friends have stumbled across other islands, but they have never met, seen, or even heard of a human who wasn't from their own. One day, Chakuro visits an island as large as the Mud Whale and meets a girl who will change his destiny.
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Children of the Whales, known in Japan as Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau, originated as a manga series by Abi Umeda before being adapted into a twelve-episode television series by J.C.Staff in 2017. The story is set on a massive, drifting vessel called the Mud Whale, which navigates a vast sea of sand, and it explores themes of memory, emotion, and the isolation of a society cut off from the rest of the world.
The animation studio J.C.Staff sought to capture the ethereal and melancholic atmosphere of Umeda's original artwork through a distinctive color palette and fluid character designs. The series was directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro, who focused on emphasizing the contrast between the vibrant, sand-swept world and the interior lives of the Mud Whale's inhabitants. Upon its release, it was noted for its unique visual aesthetic and world-building, though the complex narrative pacing received varied reactions from viewers.
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