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クジラの子らは砂上に歌う [Kujira no kora wa sajō ni utau] #14
Children of the Whales, Vol. 14
In this postapocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past.
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.
Lykos and Ouni have been captured by Orca, but instead of organizing a rescue, Suou has ordered the Mud Whale to set sail for their new homeland. Chakuro won't just abandon his friends, though, and he's determined to find a way to save them. But Orca has just declared independence from the empire, and any rescue attempt will end up right in the middle of his cataclysmic plans!
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.
Lykos and Ouni have been captured by Orca, but instead of organizing a rescue, Suou has ordered the Mud Whale to set sail for their new homeland. Chakuro won't just abandon his friends, though, and he's determined to find a way to save them. But Orca has just declared independence from the empire, and any rescue attempt will end up right in the middle of his cataclysmic plans!
168 pages, Paperback
First published March 14, 2019
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January 14, 2020
In an endless desert floats the Mud Whale, an island city of clay moving by magic, containing a small community where most die young their life spans cut short by their own magic. Chakuro diligently chronicles their lives... This all changes when he meets a young girl and they are suddenly attacked by an Empire! What will be the citizens of Falaina do?!
If you’ve been dying to understand Orca since volume one of Children of the Whales then you’ve got to read this volume STAT! This is where we get inside the mind of the man who has been terrorizing the citizens of Falaina. It’s clear he has had an unwavering purpose in all that he does, but what? It’s not for love of country like we’ve been lead to believe.
We have a small interlude with Itia, one of Orca’s followers. Her motives are revealed for intercepting Chakuro, Shuan and Suou. It’s these kinds of chapters that Children of the Whales is known and loved for. We get a little peek inside one of the many characters peppering the world. And she learns how well Orca knows her.
Lykos is totally mournful of her brother. I don’t think she really understood him ever. He shows a bit more of his crae crae than we’ve ever seen. Though the question Orca poses to each one of them about the clay doll with emotions is very intelligent. I loved Shuan’s reaction though best of all. He always cuts through the postering.
Children of the Whales is really starting to reveal all its secrets. You most certainly don’t want to miss volume 14 where we get so many answers!
If you’ve been dying to understand Orca since volume one of Children of the Whales then you’ve got to read this volume STAT! This is where we get inside the mind of the man who has been terrorizing the citizens of Falaina. It’s clear he has had an unwavering purpose in all that he does, but what? It’s not for love of country like we’ve been lead to believe.
We have a small interlude with Itia, one of Orca’s followers. Her motives are revealed for intercepting Chakuro, Shuan and Suou. It’s these kinds of chapters that Children of the Whales is known and loved for. We get a little peek inside one of the many characters peppering the world. And she learns how well Orca knows her.
Lykos is totally mournful of her brother. I don’t think she really understood him ever. He shows a bit more of his crae crae than we’ve ever seen. Though the question Orca poses to each one of them about the clay doll with emotions is very intelligent. I loved Shuan’s reaction though best of all. He always cuts through the postering.
Children of the Whales is really starting to reveal all its secrets. You most certainly don’t want to miss volume 14 where we get so many answers!
July 10, 2024
Come on, Orca, really??!
August 23, 2024
Orca est fou !!!
February 13, 2021
Honestly I am not sure what is going on with this series, I kind of feel that it needs more thought in the overall plotting of the series.
June 24, 2020
This was a complicated volume and the author isn't making it easy for us to follow (plus, I didn't really remember the last one so that didn't help).
Next volume seems to focus on Orca's motivations so hoping it will be better and less foggy.
Next volume seems to focus on Orca's motivations so hoping it will be better and less foggy.
March 5, 2020
I've been steadily losing interest. I don't hold out much hope for this series.
September 13, 2020
Warnings: mention of genocide
Rep:neurodiverse rep
Suou, while telling the people of Mud Whale that they would proceed to find new land, secretly makes a plane with Shuan and Rochalizo’s crew to go to Karcharias and convince Orca to leave Falaina alone. Chakuro, knowing something is up, joins them and they all make for Karcharias. Suou’s desire to move Orca to mercy is set against Orca’s plans to change the world they live in. Through this volume, we learn more about the Emperor’s plans, as well as what Orca thinks of those plans, as in we get to know what Kataklysmos actually entails (both their plans are stupid btw) and a bit of discussion on what is real and what is manufactured, as per emotions. Which is a big thing to discuss, considering what the Nous feed on. I am more interested in how their plans factor in the countries that use apolithimia.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media, via Edelweiss.
Rep:neurodiverse rep
Suou, while telling the people of Mud Whale that they would proceed to find new land, secretly makes a plane with Shuan and Rochalizo’s crew to go to Karcharias and convince Orca to leave Falaina alone. Chakuro, knowing something is up, joins them and they all make for Karcharias. Suou’s desire to move Orca to mercy is set against Orca’s plans to change the world they live in. Through this volume, we learn more about the Emperor’s plans, as well as what Orca thinks of those plans, as in we get to know what Kataklysmos actually entails (both their plans are stupid btw) and a bit of discussion on what is real and what is manufactured, as per emotions. Which is a big thing to discuss, considering what the Nous feed on. I am more interested in how their plans factor in the countries that use apolithimia.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media, via Edelweiss.
May 19, 2025
Franchement, il ne se passe pas grand-chose. Beaucoup de blablas…
Nos héros venus libérer Lycos et Ohni arrivent assez facilement jusqu’à Orca. Puis chacun donne son opinion et sans surprise, leur interlocuteur n’entend que ce qu’il veut entendre et pire : il se sert des arguments des autres pour déformer leurs propos et s’en servir pour imposer sa décision.
Ça s’est laissé lire, sans plus.
https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2025/05/...
Nos héros venus libérer Lycos et Ohni arrivent assez facilement jusqu’à Orca. Puis chacun donne son opinion et sans surprise, leur interlocuteur n’entend que ce qu’il veut entendre et pire : il se sert des arguments des autres pour déformer leurs propos et s’en servir pour imposer sa décision.
Ça s’est laissé lire, sans plus.
https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2025/05/...
March 26, 2022
C'était excellent, on a enfin une explication du pourquoi du comment du plot, on peut enfin connect the dots etc j'ai trop hâte de voir comment l'histoire va évoluer maintenant que les personnages ont capté les enjeux (même si y a encore des trucs pas expliqués etc genre le plot est pas entièrement résolu)
June 17, 2022
This series is really confusing but it's starting to make a lot more sense.
Also I don't think I've ever been forced to think that hard about emotions and what emotions are real, etc. It was fascinating
Also I don't think I've ever been forced to think that hard about emotions and what emotions are real, etc. It was fascinating
July 21, 2020
He's crazy.
March 26, 2021
Aaa grande Suou!!!! Lo sapevo che non li abbandonavi Lykos e Ouni!!
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April 30, 2021Trigger & Content Warnings:
Genocide mentioned
War themes & military violence
Genocide mentioned
War themes & military violence
August 30, 2021
3.5 stars
September 7, 2024
Chapter 58 is just everything.
October 4, 2024
Honestly one of my favorite volumes of the series. Beautifully poetic and expressive of the dichotomy between humanities hopes and sorrows.
March 12, 2025
NOOO COTW DONT END EVERY STORY LIKE THAT
January 16, 2020
I think the art in the opening pages of this volume is among the finest we have seen in the series. The volume begins and ends with some interesting contrasts between Elder Rasha’s advice to her son and Orca outlining his endgame (much like you would expect in a villainous monologue). Each speech also has in common a lot of confusing bits too! The accent on Fálaina takes a trip down to the second a (Faláina)... I wonder if we got a new translator or if it was just wrong in the previous 13 volumes. Either way, there was a lot revealed in this one, but I don’t think we got a full explanation for the mysterious condition the guards on Karcharías (Orca’s nous ship) found themselves in. It looks like a final confrontation between the Karcharías and Fálaina (the Mud Whale) may be inevitable. Oh, and the reunion scene about midway through... oh my gosh! It is so heartwarming! Liontari’s collision with Ftérna warmed my heart on an entirely different emotional level; someone got put down for a nap! I’m ready for more!
August 8, 2022
Het blijft een leuk verhaal, maar als ze beginnen te filosoferen ben ik even niet meer mee...
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