Children of the Whales: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A boy named Chakuro lives on the giant vessel Mud Whale that drifts over the sea of sand. Chakuro and his friends have never seen anyone from the outside world, and they spend their days yearning to explore and learn about it. One day, a ruined ship suddenly drifts ashore, and Chakuro meets a girl inside.

Series details

• Title: Children of the Whales
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2017-10-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31963
• IMDb ID: tt7484994
• TVDB ID: 332159

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-10-08; final listed air date 2017-12-24; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Children of the Whales on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.