クジラの子らは砂上に歌う
Children of the Whales
Chakuro is the 14-year-old archivist of the Mud Whale, a nigh-utopian island that floats across the surface of an endless sea of sand. Nine in ten of the inhabitants of the Mud Whale have been blessed and cursed with the ability to use saimia, special powers that doom them to an early death. Chakuro and his friends have stumbled across other islands, but they have never met, seen, or even heard of a human who wasn't from their own. One day, Chakuro visits an island as large as the Mud Whale and meets a girl who will change his destiny.
Names
| Original | クジラの子らは砂上に歌う (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau |
| English | Children of the Whales |
| Chinese | 泥鲸之子们在沙地上歌唱 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | KujiSuna · Die Walkinder · Hijos de las Ballenas · أبناء الحيتان · ลำนำของเหล่าลูกปลาวาฬ · Kujira no Kora - Filhos das Baleias · Les Enfants de la Baleine |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-10-08 → 2017-12-24 (Autumn 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | J.C.STAFF |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shoujo |
| Genres | AdventureDramaFantasyMysteryRomanceSci-Fi |
| Themes | Lost CivilizationMagicMale ProtagonistDystopianWarShipsHeterosexualShoujoKuudereRural |
| Streaming | Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 7.02 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.05 / 10 |
| Composite | 51.1 |
| On lists | 71,905 |
| Favourited | 1,113 (1.5%) |
| Completion | 79.3% |
| Drop rate | 8.2% |
| In backlog | 34.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.72 |
Score distribution
11882201355141,12052,29764,03477,03985,73993,134101,640
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2017 | C | 38 of 91 |
| Studio | J.C.STAFF | C | 122 of 277 |
| Year | 2017 | C | 142 of 376 |
| Demographic | Shoujo | D | 159 of 297 |
| Genre | Mystery | D | 358 of 652 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | C | 510 of 1,409 |
| Genre | Adventure | C | 686 of 1,534 |
| Era | Late 2010s | C | 720 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Romance | C | 722 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | C | 794 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 919 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,064 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,110 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 1,466 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,498 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,802 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kyouhei Ishiguro, Toshiharu Mizutani |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Michiko Yokote |
| Character design | Haruko Iizuka |
| Music | Hiroaki Tsutsumi |
| Original creator | Abi Umeda |
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | 2018 | Children of the Whales Specials |
AniList id 98449 · MAL id 34712 · Bangumi 205113 · record updated 2026-08-27