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“Children investigate global fish disappearance while aquarium adults remain unaware of their experiences.”
Children of the Sea
海獣の子供
7.96
920 rank · 19,156 readers · 507 favorites
Seinen
Award Winning
Drama
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Children investigate global fish disappearance while aquarium adults remain unaware of their experiences.
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 Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.43
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.43 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.75
Running avg · Nov 2010 → Apr 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “First thing first the art for the character is can be crude at times. But after reading it for a while, you get suck in to the character designs. And not to mention the beautiful art for the ocean...”
- 9 “This is a very unique manga with amazing, tranquil art. I've never come across a story with such an interesting plot, and was enchanted. I can't say I loved it, however, because of a few things....”
- 9 “STORY - 9 This is an amazing and unique story. Not only does it explore a fresh and new philosophy, it extends into an interesting world. It flows amazingly and I found myself obsessing over what...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 38%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 43 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 44m approx
- Published Dec 2005 – Sep 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4486 catalog