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Children of the Whales
Synopsis
The story
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.
AdventureDramaFantasyMysteryRomanceSci-Fi
Episode guide
12 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 8, 201702Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 15, 201703Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 22, 201704Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Oct 29, 201705Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 5, 201706Episode 6Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 12, 201707Episode 7Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 19, 201708Episode 8Unwatched · AiredAired Nov 26, 201709Episode 9Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 3, 201710Episode 10Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 10, 201711Episode 11Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 17, 201712Episode 12Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 24, 2017Characters & voices
500 credited
Chakuro
Main
Lykos
Main
Ouni
Main
Ginshu
Supporting
Ryodari
Supporting
Suou
Supporting
Shuan
Supporting
Sami
Supporting
Oruka
Supporting
Nibi
Supporting
Suzu
Supporting
Shikon
Background
Shikoku
Background
Hatobane
Supporting
Araphne
Supporting
Atsali
Supporting
Byakuroku
Supporting
Chasmourito
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Robert BuchholzADR Director (English)
Michiko YokoteSeries Composition
Daniela ArdenADR Director (German)
Masahiro GotouEditing
Jin AketagawaSound Director
Hiroshi NishikioriStoryboard (ep 8)
Haruko IizukaCharacter Design
Katsushi SakurabiEpisode Director (eps 8, 11, 12)Katsushi SakurabiStoryboard (ep 11)Katsushi SakurabiAssistant Episode Director (eps 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Ryuusuke ChayamaKey Animation (ep 3)Monica BertolottiADR Director (Italian)
Abi UmedaOriginal Creator
Yoshio OokouchiDirector of Photography
Miyuki IshidaColor Design
Kyouhei IshiguroDirector
Hiroaki TsutsumiMusic
Kentarou SuzukiAssistant Episode Director (ep 7)
Shigeki KimotoStoryboard (ep 9)
Toshiharu MizutaniArt DirectorThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
Lost CivilizationTheme-Other90%
MagicTheme-Fantasy86%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast85%
DystopianSetting-Time84%
WarTheme-Other80%
ShipsTheme-Other-Vehicle80%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance79%
ShoujoDemographic60%
KuudereCast-Traits60%
RuralSetting-Scene60%
GoreTheme-Other56%
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Completed37,552
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What viewers say
3 community reviews
Despite having incredible art direction, Children of the Whales can't quite make up for it's bland plot and characters.
@lecarres38/56 helpful
A mastepiece with an enormous potential we still have to discover
@Olimpea44/54 helpful
Pretty show that starts intriguing & full of potential only to be derailed by an overcrowded story & lack of resolution
@Kalladry9/15 helpful