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 est catégorisé dans MANGAS / AUTEURS ET AUTRES / ANGLAIS en vente chez l'Imaginaire, un magasin-boutique et un site web spécialisé.