Children of the Whales GN (2017- Viz) comic books 1956 or later
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Tags: MangaPublished Nov 2017 by Viz Media LLC.$9.00
Volume 1 - 1st printing.
Story and art by Abi Umeda.
Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the thymia wielders, whose life spans are cut short by their own magic, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. 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...
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences
Cover price $12.99. -
Tags: MangaPublished Jan 2018 by Viz Media LLC.$8.00
Volume 2 - 1st printing.
Story and art by Abi Umeda.
It is year 93 of the Sand Exile, but the implications of that calendar are only now sinking in for Chakuro. Imperial soldiers from the Allied Empire have appeared out of nowhere with orders to kill all the "criminals" of the Mud Whale! The Committee of Elders knows why this is happening but still won't explain it to the young Marked of the island. And the elders would rather see the Mud Whale sink forever to the bottom of the Sea of Sand than leave them all at the mercy of the empire.
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences
Cover price $12.99. -
Tags: MangaPublished Nov 2021 by Viz Media LLC.$8.00
Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings.
Story and art by Abi Umeda.
It is year 93 of the Sand Exile, but the implications of that calendar are only now sinking in for Chakuro. Imperial soldiers from the Allied Empire have appeared out of nowhere with orders to kill all the "criminals" of the Mud Whale! The Committee of Elders knows why this is happening but still won't explain it to the young Marked of the island. And the elders would rather see the Mud Whale sink forever to the bottom of the Sea of Sand than leave them all at the mercy of the empire.
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences
Cover price $12.99. -
Tags: MangaPublished Jan 2021 by Viz Media LLC.$5.00
$5.00
Volume 16 - 1st printing.
Story and art by Abi Umeda.
Orca is known as the God of Death, a cold and emotionless soldier who has no qualms about using his little sister as a pawn in his game against the empire. But now Chakuro has seen into the very heart of the pain that motivates Orca's bloody quest. Can a shared history of loss bridge the differences between them? Or is the pull of death too strong for even love to overcome?
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences
Cover price $12.99. -
Tags: MangaPublished Oct 2022 by Viz Media LLC.$8.95
$8.95
Volume 20 - 1st printing.
Story and art by Abi Umeda.
The emperor and the great Nous Ánthropos have arrived on the shores of Kívotos! Chakuro tries to stand against the emperor and his terrible plan, but the show of resistance only gets him and Lykos pulled to the bottom of the Sea of Sand. Everyone knows that nothing survives sinking under the sands, but death isn't what awaits them in the depths-it's knowledge.
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, B&W. For older teen audiences
Cover price $12.99.