Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Umeda, Abi, author, artist. Title: Children of the whales. Volume 1 / story and art by Abi Umeda ; translation, JN Productions ; touch-up art & lettering, Annaliese Christman. Edition: VIZ Signature edition. Publisher, Date: San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, 2017. Description: 188 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm. Summary: "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. 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"--Back cover. Target Audience Note: Rated T+; For older teen. Series: VIZ signature edition Viz signature. Subjects: Utopias -- Comic books, strips, etc. Floating islands -- Comic books, strips, etc. Imaginary places -- Comic books, strips, etc. Magic -- Comic books, strips, etc. Archivists -- Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Translations into English. Genre: Fantasy comics. Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works) Other Author: Christman, Annaliese, letterer. Umeda, Abi. Kujiranokoraha sajoniutau. English. JN Productions, translator. VIZ Media. Other Title: Kujira no kora wa sajo ni utau. English Children of the whales. 1 Notes: Reads right to left in the traditional Japanese format. "First published in Japan in 2013 by Akita Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo"--Colophon. Parental advisory: Recommended for ages 16 and up; contains violence and death. Translated from the Japanese. ISBN: 9781421597218 Other Number: 1011423063 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 1070417 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: MANGA Children ^Manga Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
