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“Slum nursemaid abducts former charge Evan, fleeing England aboard a ship in Industrial Revolution-era drama.”
The Cradle of The Sea
海のクレイドル
7.3
5,289 rank · 3,903 readers · 41 favorites
Seinen
Childcare
Historical
Adventure
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Synopsis
Slum nursemaid abducts former charge Evan, fleeing England aboard a ship in Industrial Revolution-era drama.
Set sail in this shipboard drama set in the Age of Exploration from amazing mangaka Nagano Mei. The time is the Industrial Revolution, the location England. Monica, a young girl living in the slums, was making a good living as the nursemaid of Evan, a young child of a wealthy household. But when her master's ship goes missing, she's cut loose. A year later, while visiting his coffin, she happens to see Evan, the child she once took care of. She decides to abduct him and take him away with her on a ship. And then...?! (Source: Antisense Scans)
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Derived from 2 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
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Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 5
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.50
Running avg · May 2016 → Oct 2021
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I made a MAL account just to make a ten out of ten rating XD Story: 10 out of 10. I'll probably change this once this is over, but currently, this has a REALLY good story. The story hooked me in at...”
- 5 “Umi no Cradle is set during the industrial revolution. It is a steampunk manga that revolves around ships and the crew. The main character is a girl in the search of her master, with his master's...”
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Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 23 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 04m approx
- Published Aug 2013 – Aug 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M27905 catalog