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While my brother dozed off in the seat next to me at the college library, I read the manga I nearly passed out while buying at Barnes and Noble last week. Long story short: the heat combined with crowds are not my friend!
Children of the Sea
volume 1
by Daisuke Igarashi
While I feel sigikki's summary of volume one isn't the greatest since it doesn't completely express how wonderfully surreal and ethereal and vaguely eerie the world and characters of Children of the Sea are, it'll do for me since I'm completely terrible at writing my own summaries because of my tendency to babble on in an excited and disjointed manner. Anyway!
Children of the Sea is one of those rare series that left me absolutely breathless once I was done reading. Previously, the only titles to do this to me were Mushishi and, well, I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember off the top of my head. I felt this sense of contentment as I closed the book, but perhaps that's because I've lived near the water most of my life and have a love for the marine world because of it. The sea has always struck me as magical and this series matches that feeling perfectly.
Daisuke Igarashi's artwork is both quirky, which is a style that suits the youthfulness of the three main characters, and enchanting in its way of capturing the beauty and power of the sea. The story is as equally impressive as the art, especially the interactions between Ruka, Umi, and Sora. They are all outsiders in a way: Ruka has a hard time making friends due to the fact that, as her father puts it, "her hands are always quicker than her mouth", while Umi and Sora are obviously not of the norm being that they come from the sea and must take steps to protect themselves, such as wearing robes to cover themselves when out in the sun and making sure to constantly cool down with water. "You smell like someone who sees and thinks the same things we do," Umi says, and that is what connects all three.
Anyway, I've babbled on enough, if you're interested in checking out this series, portions of Children of the Sea can be read here, on sigikki's manga viewer.
On a hilarious note, the image of Jim Cusack on the back cover looks like Bruce Willis to me.
volume 1
by Daisuke Igarashi
When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does.
Sora begins investigating their strange connection to the sea. But the current research is too slow for Sora, who is lured away by with the promise of answers. This leaves Umi severely depressed, and it is up to Ruka to help her new friend find his brother. But time is quickly running out…
--volume summary from Viz Signature line sigikki
While I feel sigikki's summary of volume one isn't the greatest since it doesn't completely express how wonderfully surreal and ethereal and vaguely eerie the world and characters of Children of the Sea are, it'll do for me since I'm completely terrible at writing my own summaries because of my tendency to babble on in an excited and disjointed manner. Anyway!
Children of the Sea is one of those rare series that left me absolutely breathless once I was done reading. Previously, the only titles to do this to me were Mushishi and, well, I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember off the top of my head. I felt this sense of contentment as I closed the book, but perhaps that's because I've lived near the water most of my life and have a love for the marine world because of it. The sea has always struck me as magical and this series matches that feeling perfectly.
Daisuke Igarashi's artwork is both quirky, which is a style that suits the youthfulness of the three main characters, and enchanting in its way of capturing the beauty and power of the sea. The story is as equally impressive as the art, especially the interactions between Ruka, Umi, and Sora. They are all outsiders in a way: Ruka has a hard time making friends due to the fact that, as her father puts it, "her hands are always quicker than her mouth", while Umi and Sora are obviously not of the norm being that they come from the sea and must take steps to protect themselves, such as wearing robes to cover themselves when out in the sun and making sure to constantly cool down with water. "You smell like someone who sees and thinks the same things we do," Umi says, and that is what connects all three.
Anyway, I've babbled on enough, if you're interested in checking out this series, portions of Children of the Sea can be read here, on sigikki's manga viewer.
On a hilarious note, the image of Jim Cusack on the back cover looks like Bruce Willis to me.
