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Children of the Sea

2019 · 111 min

A hypnotic, visually stunning plunge into oceanic mystery that rewards patience with awe and a lingering sense of wonder.

Directed by
Ayumu Watanabe
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi, Seishu Uragami
Overview
Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora's special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world. However, the exact nature of the boys' power and of the abnormal events is unknown, and Ruka gets drawn into investigating the mystery that surrounds her new friends.

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Directed by
Ayumu Watanabe
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi, Seishu Uragami
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • nature
  • mystery
  • coming-of-age
  • family
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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