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Children of the Whales (manga)

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Alternative title:
Die Walkinder (German)
Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau (Japanese)
les Enfants de la baleine (French)
Whale calves sing on the debris
クジラの子らは砂上に歌う (Japanese)
Genres: drama, fantasy, mystery
Plot Summary: A boy named Chakuro lives on the giant vessel Mud Whale that drifts over the sea of sand. Chakuro and his friends have never seen anyone from the outside world, and they spend their days yearning to explore and learn about it. One day, a ruined ship suddenly drifts ashore, and Chakuro meets a girl inside.
Number of tankoubon: 23
Chapter titles: We have 8
Vintage: 2013-06-06 to 2023-01-06 (Mystery Bonita, Jul 2013 - Feb 2023)
Release dates: We have 25
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 18-24 (Feb 23, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 13-19 (Aug 15, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 19-25 (Mar 23, 2023)
Children of the Whales Manga Ends Serialization in Next Chapter (Dec 6, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 16-22 (Oct 18, 2022)
Children of the Whales Manga Ends in 23rd Volume (Aug 9, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 13-19 (Mar 16, 2022)
Tokyo Revengers Gets New Anime Adapting Manga's 'Christmas Showdown' Arc (Dec 18, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 14-20 (Nov 16, 2021)
My Senpai Is Annoying TV Anime Reveals 4 Cast Members (Sep 17, 2021)
My Senpai Is Annoying TV Anime's 1st Video Unveils Theme Songs, October 9 Debut (Aug 27, 2021)
My Senpai Is Annoying TV Anime Unveils More Cast (Aug 11, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 18-24 (Jul 20, 2021)
Tokyo Revengers Manga Has Over 25 Million Copies in Circulation (Jul 2, 2021)
Tokyo Revengers Anime's 3rd Promo Video Previews Bloody Halloween Arc (Jun 19, 2021)
Tokyo Revengers Manga Adds 6 Million Copies to Meet 670% Sales Jump After Anime's Debut (May 10, 2021)
Children of the Whales Comedy Spinoff Manga Ends in June (May 8, 2021)
My Senpai Is Annoying TV Anime Reveals October Debut, Main Cast (Apr 26, 2021)
Tokyo Revengers Anime Casts Shō Karino, Shunichi Toki (Apr 12, 2021)
Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui Anime Premieres on April 5, Manga Ends in 8th Volume (Feb 15, 2021)
'My Senpai Is Annoying' TV Anime Reveals Visual, Main Staff (Feb 6, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 17-23 (Jan 19, 2021)
Live-Action Horimiya Project Previews School Romance, Toketadenkyu's Theme Song in Trailer (Dec 21, 2020)
Tokyo Revengers Anime's 1st Video Announces Cast, Staff, April Debut (Dec 16, 2020)
Horimiya TV Anime Unveils 9 More Cast Members, More Staff, New Visual (Nov 23, 2020)
Horimiya School Romance Manga Also Gets Live-Action Film, TV Series (Nov 22, 2020)
Dr. Stone: Stone Wars Anime Casts Kensho Ono, Yoshiki Nakajima, Atsumi Tanezaki (Nov 20, 2020)
Fujifabric, Hatena Perform Theme Songs for Dr. Stone: Stone Wars Anime (Nov 15, 2020)
Horimiya TV Anime's 3rd Video Reveals Student Council's Cast (Nov 2, 2020)
Crunchyroll Streams Dr. Stone's Jump Special Anime Festa Video on YouTube (Oct 21, 2020)
Horimiya TV Anime's Video Reveals More Cast (Oct 19, 2020)
Dr. Stone Anime's 2nd Season Promo Video Streamed (Oct 9, 2020)
Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui Romantic Comedy TV Anime Reveals Staff, Spring Debut (Oct 1, 2020)
Horimiya TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed (Sep 21, 2020)
Horimiya Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2021 (Sep 17, 2020)
Crunchyroll Streams Dr. Stone Anime's 2nd Season in January (Updated) (Sep 4, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 19-25 (Jul 23, 2020)
Dr. Stone Anime's 2nd Season Teaser Previews 'Stone Wars' Arc (Jul 2, 2020)
Dr. Stone Anime Season 2 Premieres in January 2021 (Jul 2, 2020)
Children of the Whales Manga Nears Climax (Feb 6, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 19-25 (Jan 23, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 17-23 (Nov 19, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 15-21 (Sep 18, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 21-27 (Jul 24, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 19-25 (May 22, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 17-23 (Mar 21, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 13-19 (Jan 15, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 18-24 (Nov 20, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 16-22 (Sep 18, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 15-21 (Jul 17, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 13-19 (May 15, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 18-24 (Mar 20, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 14-20 (Jan 16, 2018)
Children of the Whales Stage Play Gets New Showing in January (Aug 24, 2017)
ReLIFE, Shuriken and Pleats, Children of the Whales Manga Win France's Mangawa Award (Apr 18, 2017)
Viz Licenses Children of the Whales, SP Baby, Juni Taisen (Updated) (Mar 31, 2017)
21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (Feb 23, 2017)
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2015's Series Ranking for Female Readers (Dec 9, 2014)
Press Release:
VIZ Media Launches the New Fantasy Adventure Manga Series Children of the Whales (Oct 26, 2017)
Other article:
The Fall 2017 Manga Guide - Children of the Whales (Nov 8, 2017)
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Graphic novel
    Children of the Whales (GN 1) 2017-11-21 (from $11.87)
    Children of the Whales (GN 2) 2018-01-16 (from $11.96)
    Children of the Whales (GN 3) 2018-03-20 (from $20.00)
    Children of the Whales (GN 4) 2018-05-15 (from $11.43)
    Children of the Whales (GN 5) 2018-07-17 (from $11.96)
    Children of the Whales (GN 6) 2018-09-18 (from $11.47)
    Children of the Whales (GN 7) 2018-11-20 (from $10.40)
    Children of the Whales (GN 8) 2019-01-15 (from $10.80)
    Children of the Whales (GN 9) 2019-03-19 (from $12.99)
    Children of the Whales (GN 10) 2019-05-21 (from $12.08)
    Children of the Whales (GN 11) 2019-07-16 (from $10.13)
    Children of the Whales (GN 12) 2019-09-17 (from $12.65)
    Children of the Whales (GN 13) 2019-11-19 (from $12.65)
    Children of the Whales (GN 14) 2020-01-21 (from $12.65)
    Children of the Whales (GN 15) 2020-07-21 (from $12.65)
    Children of the Whales (GN 16) 2021-01-19 (from $11.69)
    Children of the Whales (GN 17) 2021-07-20 (from $12.65)
    Children of the Whales (GN 18) 2021-11-16 (from $9.02)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Abi Umeda
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Akita Publishing
English staff
English cast
Design: Julian Robinson
Editing: Pancha Diaz
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Annaliese Christman
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
Translation: JN Productions
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Glenat
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation: Óscar Tejero (Milky Way Ediciones)
Publisher:
Milky Way Ediciones (Spain)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Milky Way Ediciones)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation: Marco Franca

Adaptation: Nicola Cervellati
Lettering:
Christian Biscaro
Lorenzo Armaroli
(none)
Italian companies
German cast
German staff
Translation: Luise Steggewentz
(none)
German companies
Publisher: Carlsen Comics

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