Ballad of Tides
Koi Scales
- Mangaka
- Koi Scales
- First published
- 2025
- Status
- Ongoing
- Original language
- English
- Genres
- Romance · Boys' Love · Self-Published · Magic
- Content rating
- Suggestive
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Where it came from
The Ballad of Tides series, authored by the artist known as Koi Scales, emerged from a burgeoning movement of independent atmospheric manga during the early 2010s. It was conceived as a meditation on coastal isolation and oceanic folklore, intended to evoke the fluid, melancholic pacing of traditional watercolor painting through the rigid medium of black-and-white ink panels.
Koi Scales adopted a minimalist design philosophy for the work, stripping back dense dialogue in favor of sprawling, wordless spreads that prioritize texture and negative space. Upon its initial self-published release, the volume garnered critical attention for its departure from high-energy shonen conventions, eventually finding a dedicated audience among readers who appreciate meditative, visual-first storytelling.
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