Tropic of The Sea (Manga)

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Vertical Comics
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Story

Yosuke's family has a strange tradition - once every sixty years they receive an egg from a mermaid. When the egg matures his family dutifully returns it to the sea, where the whole process is then repeated. In exchange for this favor, the mer-people bless his coastal town with bountiful catches of fish and calm seas.But as a commercial development encroach on the sleepy seaside village and Yosuke's father is lured away from tradition towards modern properity, and turns the egg into a tourist trap, what will happen to the promise their family made to the mermaids generations ago?Tropic of the Sea Satoshi Kon's first feature length manga, includes a dozen black and white art plates from his original release, along with a 5-page essay written by Kon in 1999 detailing his transition from the manga industry to the animation business.

Details

Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages:
Author: Satoshi Kon
Publisher: Vertical Comics
Size: 7.6 in H x 5.5 in W x 0.7 in T x 0.5 lb Wt
ISBN: '9781939130068
Release date: 17 September 2013

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