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“Salmon school leaves safe lake for ocean, facing dangers in search of abundant food.”
Crimsons: Akai Koukaisha-tachi
CRIMSONS 紅き航海者たち
6.96
10,302 rank · 1,552 readers · 7 favorites
Shounen
Anthropomorphic
Adventure
Comedy
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Synopsis
Salmon school leaves safe lake for ocean, facing dangers in search of abundant food.
Shintaro and his school of salmon have been living in a small lake for generations. Tired of being muscled out of food by the bigger fish, they decide to make a bold move and head for the “ocean” that they’ve heard about in stories where it is vastly large and food is beyond plentiful. As Shintaro leads his school of salmon out into the sea, they soon realize how protected they were in the lake and realize how dangerous it is. (Source: MangaHelpers) Note: Chapter count includes all 16 parts of "Crimsons Gaiden: River Side Story."
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median 7.5
mode 7
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “A burning cold-blooded shounen adventure. Takes all the usual tropes and puts them in a nature story about salmon. The art makes for great jokes, where the fish alternate between...”
- 8 “*Slapped by a hyper-realistic wet fish* "Yuuka!! Don't you dare... ever let the world beat you!!" A masterpiece in examining the human condition. Don't be mistaken by the genres listed here! What...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 36 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 48m approx
- Published Jan 2011 – Sep 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18394 catalog