SKU: 978193913006851495
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Yosuke's family has a strange tradition - once every sixty years theyreceive 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 townwith 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.
TROPIC OF THE SEA is categorised MANGA / AUTHORS AND OTHERS / ENGLISH and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
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.
TROPIC OF THE SEA is categorised MANGA / AUTHORS AND OTHERS / ENGLISH and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
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VERTICAL
Autors : SATOSHI KON
Book type : AUTHORS AND OTHERS
Autors : SATOSHI KON
Book type : AUTHORS AND OTHERS
SKU: 978193913006851495
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