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* ArtMajorBiology: The skin color of all the people on the Mud Whale is pale despite living in a desert.
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* ArtMajorBiology: The skin color of all the people on the Mud Whale is pale despite living in a desert. Their ancestors from only a few generations were considerably darker as well.
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* MagnificentBastard: Orca's first major appearance is during his execution hearing. He walks into it with his death sentence already decided, and he walks out with said sentence postponed, with approval on another mission to pursue Falaina, with all the blame for Skyros's sinking shifted onto one subordinate and the council that oversaw the hearing, and with permission to take charge of a new Nous ship despite having just lost Skyros.
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* AlienSea: The sand sea that covers much of the world. Somehow, it still supports a wide array of marine life, though people and boats will sink into it with no chance of floating without magical support.
* BedsheetLadder: Chasmourito escapes house arrest with a rope made of Rochalizo's clothes.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Sienna]] during the second attack on the Mud Whale. Not because of the Empire, but because of [[spoiler:her loveless marriage and her husband]]'s parting words to her.
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** [[spoiler:Sienna]] during the second attack on the Mud Whale. Not because of the Empire, but because of [[spoiler:her loveless marriage and her husband]]'s parting words toher.her.
** The elders, [[spoiler:again]], while being [[spoiler:held hostage with the other Unmarked in Amonlongia. However, this time they manage to talk the other islanders into going along with it. Shuan arrives just in time to stop them.]]
** [[spoiler:Sienna]] during the second attack on the Mud Whale. Not because of the Empire, but because of [[spoiler:her loveless marriage and her husband]]'s parting words to
** The elders, [[spoiler:again]], while being [[spoiler:held hostage with the other Unmarked in Amonlongia. However, this time they manage to talk the other islanders into going along with it. Shuan arrives just in time to stop them.]]
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Ouni develops the power to use Thymia in Nous passages when [[spoiler:Nibi dies]].
* MagnificentBastard: Orca's first major appearance is during his execution hearing. He walks into it with his death sentence already decided, and he walks out with said sentence postponed, with approval on another mission to pursue Falaina, with all the blame for Skyros's sinking shifted onto one subordinate and the council that oversaw the hearing, and with permission to take charge of a new Nous ship despite having just lost Skyros.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Relationships between Marked and Unmarked. Unmarked try to avoid them because of it.
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* NoNeedForNames: A partial case in the Empire. Lykos originally had no name,and was known by a numerical designation, but there are other characters in the Empire who do appear to have names, including her brother.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Inevitably happens to Unmarked parents with Marked children. As a result, Unmarked parents tend to distance themselves from their children early on. Kuchiba's son initially finds it odd when Kuchiba, after discovering the reason for [[spoiler:the Marked's short lifespans]], starts interacting with him more often.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Rochalizo and his siblings desperately crave their father the Duke's approval, though it turns out that [[spoiler:Rochalizo had it all along and his siblings bullied him so much out of jealousy.]]
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* TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar: Though the Empire has access to Thymia users as well, Lykos notes that the people of the Mud Whale tend to be more powerful with it, which, combined with their less effective weaponry[[note]]the majority of the islanders use bows, with primarily the more skilled fighters using staffs and looted Empire blades[[/note]], means that Falaina relies heavily on magic to fend off the much more technologically advanced Empire.
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** Though the Empire has access to Thymia users as well, Lykos notes that the people of the Mud Whale tend to be more powerful with it, which, combined with their less effective weaponry[[note]]the majority of the islanders use bows, with primarily the more skilled fighters using staffs and looted Empire blades[[/note]], means that Falaina relies heavily on magic to fend off the much more technologically advancedEmpire.Empire.
** The Empire's war with Siderasia is this more explicitly. Siderasia, which doesn't have access to nous, has had to develop technology on a level to match the Empire's Thymia.
** Though the Empire has access to Thymia users as well, Lykos notes that the people of the Mud Whale tend to be more powerful with it, which, combined with their less effective weaponry[[note]]the majority of the islanders use bows, with primarily the more skilled fighters using staffs and looted Empire blades[[/note]], means that Falaina relies heavily on magic to fend off the much more technologically advanced
** The Empire's war with Siderasia is this more explicitly. Siderasia, which doesn't have access to nous, has had to develop technology on a level to match the Empire's Thymia.
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* DeathSeeker: Shuan is the only one to support [[spoiler:the elders' plan to sink the Mud Whale]] even after learning that it would result in the deaths of everyone on board.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Sienna]] during the second attack on the Mud Whale. Not because of the Empire, but because of [[spoiler:her loveless marriage and her husband]]'s parting words to her.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Sienna]] during the second attack on the Mud Whale. Not because of the Empire, but because of [[spoiler:her loveless marriage and her husband]]'s parting words to her.
* GeniusLoci: [[spoiler:The Nous ships.]]
* TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar: Though the Empire has access to Thymia users as well, Lykos notes that the people of the Mud Whale tend to be more powerful with it, which, combined with their less effective weaponry[[note]]the majority of the islanders use bows, with primarily the more skilled fighters using staffs and looted Empire blades[[/note]], means that Falaina relies heavily on magic to fend off the much more technologically advanced Empire.
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* {{Utopia}}: Outside of living on an small, isolated island and living short lives, the Mud Whale can really seem like a near perfect society, with little-to-no conflicts or hatred, just enough resources and space for everyone and beautiful natural spectacles to be enjoyed once in a while. Needless to say, it has its DarkAndTroubledPast.
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* {{Utopia}}: Outside of living on an small, isolated island and living short lives, the Mud Whale can really seem like a near perfect society, with little-to-no conflicts or hatred, just enough resources and space for everyone and beautiful natural spectacles to be enjoyed once in a while. Needless to say, it has its DarkAndTroubledPast.DarkAndTroubledPast.
* WouldHurtAChild: Most of the cast, though the vast majority don't do so happily. Many of the Empire's soldiers who the islanders kill in self-defense are [[ChildSoldier children]], and the Empire's soldiers are [[EmotionSuppression too lacking in emotions]] to feel bad about killing anyone, regardless of age.
* WouldHurtAChild: Most of the cast, though the vast majority don't do so happily. Many of the Empire's soldiers who the islanders kill in self-defense are [[ChildSoldier children]], and the Empire's soldiers are [[EmotionSuppression too lacking in emotions]] to feel bad about killing anyone, regardless of age.
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* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: The "outside world" comes to slaughter the Mud Whale.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The volume releases tend to come with bonus worldbuilding details, such as various aspects of life on the Mud Whale or in the Empire.
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* BigBrotherBully: All of Rochalizo's older brothers, who are generally dismissive of him. His eldest in particular is a DoubleSubversion--he frets over Rochalizo, but as Rochalizo himself calls him out on, it's because he likes Rochalizo as weak and useless because it makes him more "cute".
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* CityInABottle: The Mud Whale, though the leaders' decision to conceal what they know of the outside world, as well as the DarkSecret of the island, is more benevolent than most examples.
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** Again, courtesy of Neri, [[spoiler:Ouni has a talk with the recently deceased Masoh, who encourages him to stand up and fight]].
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* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Rochalizo and his subordinates become this to the Mud Whale. [[spoiler:Particularly after the Mud Whale leaves Amonlogia, as it's clear that Rochalizo and co. cannot stay with them forever, but they want to see things through to the end of the Mud Whale's journey]].
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* LostInTranslation: Minor example: when Suou reveals the name of the "dark-haired boy" (i.e. Ouni), Duke Dachtyla repeats the first syllable of Ouni's name, likely mistaking it for "king" (as it sounds the same in Japanese) before he corrects himself. Obviously, this doesn't work as well in English, which simply has him repeat Ouni's name.
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* NostalgicNarrator: The series is narrated by Chakuro, but presented as his past records.
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* RousseauWasRight: For all the atrocities committed, no one is doing it ForTheEvulz, as so much as their actions are born from ignorance or a desire to protect their own home. It's a sentiment Suou echoes near the start of the series--that as long as you're dealing with fellow human beings, you can find a way to resolve things peacefully--and while it doesn't often work out that way in practice, the heart of it always remains.
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* SmarterThanYouLook: Duke Dachtyla's first son, who comes off as a coward busy panicking in his room when all of his other siblings are fighting on the front lines... but [[spoiler:he's also the only one among them who thinks to ''call for backup'']]. His subordinates remark that he's surprisingly shrewd.
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Chakuro and his childhood friend Sami are constantly teased about being together by pretty much everyon. Same with Kuchiba and his transparent crush on the captain Taisha, and Masoh who loves the oblivious Shinono. By volume 8, [[spoiler:Sami and Taisha have been killed, and Masoh eventually died of "old age" after overusing his Thymia. Having a crush is never a good idea in this series.]]
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Chakuro and his childhood friend Sami are constantly teased about being together by pretty much everyon.everyone. Same with Kuchiba and his transparent crush on the captain Taisha, and Masoh who loves the oblivious Shinono. By volume 8, [[spoiler:Sami and Taisha have been killed, and Masoh eventually died of "old age" after overusing his Thymia. Having a crush is never a good idea in this series.]]
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* MagicMusic: In volume 6, after [[spoiler:the Falainians get back the "tiller" of their ship and decide to head for Siderasia]], they move it by singing a song that they all had seeminly implanted in their head without knowing how.
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* MagicMusic: In volume 6, after [[spoiler:the Falainians get back the "tiller" of their ship and decide to head for Siderasia]], they move it by singing a song that they all had seeminly seemingly implanted in their head without knowing how.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Most of the names are transcribed from Greek, which can lead to some confusion depending on the conventions, notably regarding φ (PH/F). It does't help that the katakana transcription isn't always phonetically accurate.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Most of the names are transcribed from Greek, which can lead to some confusion depending on the conventions, notably regarding φ (PH/F). It does't doesn't help that the katakana transcription isn't always phonetically accurate.
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** The anime also fails to mention how Liontari [[spoiler:survives falling into the sea of sand, which the manga states is due to Aima saving him.]]
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** Minor example, but the anime leaves out why Chakuro, someone noted to have poor control over his thymia, is part of a mission consisting otherwise of explicitly the best thymia users on the island. In the manga, Lykos volunteered him due to him being one of the few Marked with familiarity with nous.
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* ArtMajorBiology: The skin color of all the people on the Mud Whale is pale despite the implication that they generally live near the equator.
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* GenericCuteness: The shoujo art style leads to everyone appearing cute and young-looking, so information like Kuchiba and Shinono being middle-aged parents older than the main cast has to be spelled out in dialogue. The anime adds OnlySixFaces on top of that.
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* OceanPunk: Mixed liberally with DesertPunk courtesy of the "ocean" being a gigantic desert.
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* InstantRunes: When a Marked uses their Thymia, a rune floats above their head and on whatever object they are manipulating.
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* ApocalypseHow: According to the Empire, there's a legend about how the world was destroyed by the gods, seemingly as punishment for letting their emotions run out of control.
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* ApocalypseHow: According to the Empire, there's a legend about how the world was destroyed by the gods, called the Karthartirio Rain, seemingly as punishment for letting their emotions run out of control.
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* ApocalypseHow: According to the Empire, there's a legend about how the world was destroyed by the gods, seemingly as punishment for letting their emotions run out of control.
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* EmotionsVsStoicism: The Empire believes that emotions are the root of evil in the world--but their lack has given them a LackOfEmpathy. Conversely, the people of Falaina prefer to live with their emotions (though they're not above more mundane means of emotional repression). On the other hand, emotions aren't always a good thing either, considering that [[spoiler:the entire tragedy of Duo and Miden stemmed from Duo's, with one civilian even wondering if [[VillainHasAPoint the Empire was right all along]]]].
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* EmotionsVsStoicism: One of the central themes of the series. The Empire believes that emotions are the root of evil in the world--but their lack has given them a LackOfEmpathy. Conversely, the people of Falaina prefer to live with their emotions (though they're not above more mundane means of emotional repression). On the other hand, emotions aren't always a good thing either, considering that [[spoiler:the entire tragedy of Duo and Miden stemmed from Duo's, with one civilian even wondering if [[VillainHasAPoint the Empire was right all along]]]].
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''Kujira no Ko-ra wa Sajou ni Utau'' ("Whale Calves Sing on the Debris") is a shojo fantasy series by Abi Umeda. It launched in 2013, and has been licensed for release in English starting in November 2017 (it's published in France by Glénat since 2016). An anime adaptation is set to air aired in Fall 2017 in Japan and will launch Japan; it launched on March 13, 2018 outside of Japan internationally via Creator/{{Netflix}}.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Minor example, but the anime leaves out why Chakuro, someone noted to have poor control over his thymia, is part of a mission consisting otherwise of explicitly the best thymia users on the island. In the manga, Lykos volunteered him due to him being one of the few Marked with familiarity with nous.
** The anime also fails to mention how [[spoiler:Liontari survives falling into the sea of sand, which the manga states is due to Aima saving him.]]
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: AdaptationInducedPlotHole:
** Minor example, but the anime leaves out why Chakuro, someone noted to have poor control over his thymia, is part of a mission consisting otherwise of explicitly the best thymia users on the island. In the manga, Lykos volunteered him due to him being one of the few Marked with familiarity with nous.
** The anime also fails to mention how[[spoiler:Liontari survives Liontari [[spoiler:survives falling into the sea of sand, which the manga states is due to Aima saving him.]]
** Minor example, but the anime leaves out why Chakuro, someone noted to have poor control over his thymia, is part of a mission consisting otherwise of explicitly the best thymia users on the island. In the manga, Lykos volunteered him due to him being one of the few Marked with familiarity with nous.
** The anime also fails to mention how
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* AnimalThemeNaming: Orca, Liontari, and Arachni, all residents of the Allied Empire, have names that have to do with animals.
* ColorfulThemeNaming: One that gets LostInTranslation, but the names of the Mud Whale's residents are derived from Japanese color terminology.[[note]]"Chakuro" = "blackish-brown", "Sami" = "light green", Suou = "raspberry red", "Ginshu" = "vermilion", etc.[[/note]] Ironically, these tend to not be the colors that feature heavily into their designs.
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* DeadPersonConversation: Neri somehow[[spoiler: manages to summon the spirits of all the people of the Mud Whale who've died, and Chakuro manages to converse with both Sami and Taisha.]]
** [[spoiler:And later Ouni has one with a recently killed Nibi after he fatally damages the Nous Olivines.]]
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* DeadPersonConversation: DeadPersonConversation:
** Neri somehow[[spoiler: manages to summon the spirits of all the people of the Mud Whale who've died, and Chakuro manages to converse with both Sami and Taisha.]]
**[[spoiler:And And later Ouni has one with a [[spoiler:a recently killed Nibi after he fatally damages the Nous Olivines.]]
** Neri somehow[[spoiler: manages to summon the spirits of all the people of the Mud Whale who've died, and Chakuro manages to converse with both Sami and Taisha.]]
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* CompressedAdaptation: While the anime scrupulously adapts every scene of the manga in the first 9 or so episodes, the last few episodes follow it much more loosely, notably skipping ''an entire volume'' of material before [[spoiler:the Mud Whale gets past the sand streams to head to Amonlongia.]] The stop at the mysterious time-distorting tower, as well as the entire flashback showing the origins of the Mud Whale [[spoiler:and the birth of the first "Daimonas" Midén]] is completely absent. Presumably it was too much material to fit into a 12 episode season.
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* CompressedAdaptation: While the anime scrupulously adapts every scene of the manga in the first 9 or so episodes, the last few episodes follow it much more loosely, notably skipping ''an entire volume'' of material before [[spoiler:the Mud Whale gets past the sand streams to head to Amonlongia.]] The stop at the mysterious time-distorting tower, as well as the entire flashback showing the origins of the Mud Whale [[spoiler:and the birth of the first "Daimonas" Midén]] is are completely absent. Presumably it was too much material to fit into a 12 episode season.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: Minor example, but the anime leaves out why Chakuro, someone noted to have poor control over his thymia, is part of a mission consisting otherwise of explicitly the best thymia users on the island. In the manga, Lykos volunteered him due to him being one of the few Marked with familiarity with nous.
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* ChildSoldier: Most of the imperial soldiers that the people of the Mud Whale fight are around Chakuro's age.
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* ChildSoldier: ChildSoldier:
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** Unhappily, the Unmarked realize that for the island to stand a fighting chance against the Empire, they have to train the Marked--most of whom are children--[[ChildrenForcedToKill to fight and essentially become this]]. [[spoiler:Less unhappily, Amonlogia tries to conscript the Marked into the army, but Ouni manages to put an end to that.]]
* ChildrenForcedToKill: In order to survive the Empire's second attack on the Mud Whale.
** Most of the imperial soldiers that the people of the Mud Whale fight are around Chakuro's
** Unhappily, the Unmarked realize that for the island to stand a fighting chance against the Empire, they have to train the Marked--most of whom are children--[[ChildrenForcedToKill to fight and essentially become this]]. [[spoiler:Less unhappily, Amonlogia tries to conscript the Marked into the army, but Ouni manages to put an end to that.]]
* ChildrenForcedToKill: In order to survive the Empire's second attack on the Mud Whale.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Suoh, the future captain, can easily be mistaken for a woman if you don't know any better. [[spoiler:Dyctis, Rochalizo's big brother and son of the Duke of Amonlogia, sure didn't.]]
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* EmotionlessGirl: Lykos is an Apatheia, a soldier who gave her emotions to the Nous of her ship in exchange for her use of Thymia.
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* EmotionlessGirl: Lykos is an Apatheia, a soldier who gave her EmotionsVsStoicism: The Empire believes that emotions to are the Nous root of her ship evil in exchange for her use the world--but their lack has given them a LackOfEmpathy. Conversely, the people of Thymia.Falaina prefer to live with their emotions (though they're not above more mundane means of emotional repression). On the other hand, emotions aren't always a good thing either, considering that [[spoiler:the entire tragedy of Duo and Miden stemmed from Duo's, with one civilian even wondering if [[VillainHasAPoint the Empire was right all along]]]].
* TheEmpire: Lykos's homeland, called such, and the main antagonist of the series.
* TheEmpire: Lykos's homeland, called such, and the main antagonist of the series.
* TheExile: The founders of the Mud Whale were exiled from the Empire.
* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Amonlogia holds the captive Unmarked hostage against the Marked in an attempt to conscript the latter.]]
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* SingleMindedTwins: Shikoku and Shikon are pretty much this. They're identical in both thoughts and appearance.
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* SingleMindedTwins: Shikoku TheOutsideWorld: At the start of the series, it's completely unknown to the people of the Mud Whale, who aren't sure if one even exists. It doesn't take long before they find out one does--because they're here to massacre the island.
* PerfectPacifistPeople: Downplayed. Some members of the Mud Whale do know how to fight (e.g. the Self-Defence Force), but as a whole, fighting is prohibited on the island andShikon they're mostly peaceful people. This comes back to bite them ''hard'' when the Empire attacks them, as despite most of them having thymia--a deadly power when utilized in such a way--it's clear that they have no idea how to fight back.
* ThePromisedLand: Minus the usual mystical element of this trope, but [[spoiler:after Rochalizo arrives, his homeland of Amonlogia serves as this for the Mud Whale, who believe that once they reach Amonlogia, they can start their lives anew and be safe from the Empire. Unfortunately, as detailed under HopeSpot, it really doesn't turn out that well.]]
* SceneryPorn: The backgrounds arepretty often gorgeously detailed.
* SettingAsACharacter: The Mud Whale. Given that muchthis. They're identical in both thoughts of the conflict revolves around its existence, it plays a vital role to the story and appearance.to the characters.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: The series falls somewhere on the idealistically cynical/cynically idealistic end. It's telling that despite Suou's best attempts at pacifism, they virtually always fail, and the others--Ouni especially--have to fight and/or kill to get things done. On the other hand, most of the characters are good at heart, and for all of the suffering the Mud Whale goes through, most of its residents see AWorldHalfFull.
* SmallSecludedWorld: The Mud Whale, aka Falaina. They've been so isolated that Ouni initially believes Lykos (the ship) to be the entirety of the "outside world", not realizing that the world is a ''large'' place and that Lykos is only one of the Empire's ships.
* PerfectPacifistPeople: Downplayed. Some members of the Mud Whale do know how to fight (e.g. the Self-Defence Force), but as a whole, fighting is prohibited on the island and
* ThePromisedLand: Minus the usual mystical element of this trope, but [[spoiler:after Rochalizo arrives, his homeland of Amonlogia serves as this for the Mud Whale, who believe that once they reach Amonlogia, they can start their lives anew and be safe from the Empire. Unfortunately, as detailed under HopeSpot, it really doesn't turn out that well.]]
* SceneryPorn: The backgrounds are
* SettingAsACharacter: The Mud Whale. Given that much
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: The series falls somewhere on the idealistically cynical/cynically idealistic end. It's telling that despite Suou's best attempts at pacifism, they virtually always fail, and the others--Ouni especially--have to fight and/or kill to get things done. On the other hand, most of the characters are good at heart, and for all of the suffering the Mud Whale goes through, most of its residents see AWorldHalfFull.
* SmallSecludedWorld: The Mud Whale, aka Falaina. They've been so isolated that Ouni initially believes Lykos (the ship) to be the entirety of the "outside world", not realizing that the world is a ''large'' place and that Lykos is only one of the Empire's ships.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Nezu and Ro. They're pretty much always seen together.
* {{Utopia}}: Outside of living on an small, isolated island and living short lives, the Mud Whale can really seem like a near perfect society, with little-to-no conflicts or hatred, just enough ressources and space for everyone and beautiful natural spectacles to be enjoyed once in a while. Needless to say, it has its DarkAndTroubledPast.
* {{Utopia}}: Outside of living on an small, isolated island and living short lives, the Mud Whale can really seem like a near perfect society, with little-to-no conflicts or hatred, just enough ressources and space for everyone and beautiful natural spectacles to be enjoyed once in a while. Needless to say, it has its DarkAndTroubledPast.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Nezu and Ro. They're pretty much always seen together.
TrainingThePeacefulVillagers: After the first attack, the Marked learn how to fight in preparation of the second, upcoming one.
* {{Utopia}}: Outside of living on an small, isolated island and living short lives, the Mud Whale can really seem like a near perfect society, with little-to-no conflicts or hatred, just enoughressources resources and space for everyone and beautiful natural spectacles to be enjoyed once in a while. Needless to say, it has its DarkAndTroubledPast.
* {{Utopia}}: Outside of living on an small, isolated island and living short lives, the Mud Whale can really seem like a near perfect society, with little-to-no conflicts or hatred, just enough
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''Kujira no Ko-ra wa Sajou ni Utau'' ("Whale Calves Sing on the Debris") is a shojo fantasy series by Abi Umeda. It launched in 2013, and has been licensed for release in English starting in November 2017 (it's published in France by Glénat since 2016). An anime adaptation is set to air in Fall 2017 in Japan and launch in 2018 outside of Japan via Creator/{{Netflix}}.
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''Kujira no Ko-ra wa Sajou ni Utau'' ("Whale Calves Sing on the Debris") is a shojo fantasy series by Abi Umeda. It launched in 2013, and has been licensed for release in English starting in November 2017 (it's published in France by Glénat since 2016). An anime adaptation is set to air in Fall 2017 in Japan and will launch in on March 13, 2018 outside of Japan via Creator/{{Netflix}}.
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