Abi Umeda

In this post-apocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past. In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do...

Children of the Whales

Vol 2

Children of the whales - Volume 2

In einer Welt aus Sand lebt der 14-jährige Chakuro auf dem Sandwal, einer Insel, die auf den unendlichen Weiten der Dünen treibt. Die Bewohner besitzen die Fähigkeit, Saimia zu nutzen – eine übernatürliche Kraft, die sie jedoch zu einem frühen Tod verdammt. Chakuro und seine Freunde leben abgeschnitten vom Rest der Welt, noch nie haben sie andere Menschen gesehen oder gehört. Auf einer Insel so groß wie der Sandwal trifft Chakuro schließlich auf ein Mädchen, das sein Schicksal verändern soll. Detailreiche wunderschöne Zeichnungen, magisch und einzigartig.

The Children of the Whales

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Children of the whales. Variant

Dans un monde où tout n'est plus que sable, un gigantesque vaisseau vogue à la surface d'un océan de dunes. Il abrite des hommes et des femmes capables pour beaucoup de manipuler le saimia, un pouvoir surnaturel qu'ils tirent de leurs émotions. Ce don les condamne cependant à une mort précoce.À bord de la "Baleine de glaise", ils vivent leur courte vie coupés du reste du monde.Jusqu'au jour où, sur un vaisseau à la dérive, le jeune Chakuro fait une étrange rencontre...Inattendue et originale, cette histoire de science-fiction à tendance écologique ne manquera pas d'évoquer le manga Nausicaä, notamment grâce à son sens du détail absolument fabuleux. Ce titre a même reçu la double distinction du Kono manga ga sugoi 2015 : top 10 classement "fille" ET du classement "garçon" !

Les enfants de la baleine

In this postapocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past. In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. The Mud Whale has been overrun with tárichos, a virulent parasitic growth that turns everyone it touches into a mindless husk controlled by the Nous Geráki. The only way to stop the spread of the tárichos is to destroy the Nous, but that won’t be an easy task—or one without sacrifice.

Children of the Whales, Vol. 18

In this postapocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past. In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. Chakuro and the people of the Mud Whale believe they have found a new home, safe from the ravaging effects of thymia and the threat of the empire. But when calamity follows close on their heels and dark omens gather on the green fields of Kivotós, they learn that when you can’t escape fate, your only choice is to face it.

Children of the Whales, Vol. 19

The people of the Mud Whale have fought off the forces of the Allied Empire—for now—but their only hope for continued survival is to find an ally from beyond the Sea of Sand. So when the bombastic Sir Rochalízo sails his ship alongside their island, Mayor Suou is ready and eager to befriend the stranger. But even if Rochalízo can offer asylum, they have no way to navigate their island. Until the mysterious Aíma begins unlocking the Mud Whale’s secrets for Chakuro... -- VIZ Media

Children of the Whales, Vol. 5

Chakuro, Suou and Shuan ventured the battleship Karcharías, hoping to convince Orca to release Ouni and Lykos. But instead of rescuing their friends, they are now caught up in Orca’s plan to destroy the Mud Whale and all its residents in order to unleash an apocalypse that will overthrow the Nouses and create a parallel world where humans will never again feel pain or sadness. When words prove useless against Orca’s sophistry, will the team from the Mud Whale be forced into violence?! -- VIZ Media

Children of the Whales, Vol. 15

The promised land of Amonlogia has turned out to be a nightmare for the people of the Mud Whale. Suou and the Unmarked are being held hostage, and in order to save them Ouni and Chakuro agree to become captive soldiers for the duke. A battle is inevitable as Orca’s forces draw ever closer, but the duke has a far darker mission in mind for Ouni—one that will rock the very foundations of Amonlogia! -- VIZ Media

In this postapocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past. In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. The emperor and the great Nous Ánthropos have arrived on the shores of Kívotos! Chakuro tries to stand against the emperor and his terrible plan, but the show of resistance only gets him and Lykos pulled to the bottom of the Sea of Sand. Everyone knows that nothing survives sinking under the sands, but death isn’t what awaits them in the depths—it’s knowledge.

Children of the Whales, Vol. 20

The blight of the tárichos is infecting the people of the Mud Whale with horrifying speed, and the island seems doomed to become a floating graveyard. But visions of the past may have the power to save the future as Chakuro becomes witness to Shaun and Ouni’s private recollections. -- VIZ Media

Children of the Whales, Vol. 17

Orca and his imperial troops have arrived in Amonlogia, and Chakuro and the other Marked hope to use the chaos as cover for a rescue operation. But as they attempt to breach the castle to save Suou and the Ummarked, Orca sets out on a diabolical mission of his own. Can Lykos prevent her brother from causing more harm, even if it means killing him? -- VIZ Media

Lykos and Ouni have been captured by Orca, but instead of organizing a rescue, Suou has ordered the Mud Whale to set sail for their new homeland. Chakuro won't just abandon his friends, though, and he's determined to find a way to save them. But Orca has just declared independence from the empire, and any rescue attempt will end up right in the middle of his cataclysmic plans! -- VIZ Media

Children of the Whales, Vol. 14

Chakuro and the people of the Mud Whale believe they have found a new home, safe from the ravaging effects of thymia and the threat of the empire. But when calamity follows close on their heels and dark omens gather on the green fields of Kivotós, they learn that when you can’t escape fate, your only choice is to face it. -- VIZ Media

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