TV Standard: NTSC
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio(s): 16:9 Vista
Layers: single-sided/dual-layered
Original Release Year: 2017

Credits:

UMEDA ABI,IWAMI MANAKA,Natsuki Hanae,Hiroaki Tsutsumi,Yuichirou Umehara,Haruko Iizuka,Nobunaga Shimazaki,Mikako Komatsu,Daiki Yamashita,Hiroshi Kamiya

Description:

Whale Children Sing on the Sand DVD BOX 1 [Special Limited Edition] / Anime To live in this paradise - that was our promise. In a world without end, the songs of prayer echo through the air. This is the first volume of a DVD box set of a vivid ensemble high fantasy spun by a splendid staff. An anime adaptation of the popular manga of the same title by Umeda Abi (serialized in Akita Shoten's "Monthly Mystery Bonita"), directed by Ishiguro Kyouhei and animated by J.C. STAFF. Set in a world covered in sand, the story unravels a record of the "emotions" and "lives" of boys and girls. --The year is 93, the year of the Sand Penalty. In a world covered in a sea of sand, there were people living on a drifting ship called "Mud Whale," which looked like a small island. The island, which has no contact with the outside world, is manned by 513 people. The island is made up of two races: the Shilsi, who have the psychic power "Simia," which is based on emotion, but have a short life span, and the Muin, who do not have the power but have a long life span. One day, Chakuro, a Silushi who is the island's archivist, meets a mysterious girl named Lycos while investigating an abandoned ship that has drifted ashore on the "Mud Whale.For the islanders, this is their first contact with the outside world. Is this the gospel that opens a new world? Includes the first six chapters. Drama CD "Mud Whale Ghost Story Arc" (script by Michiko Yokote, featuring: Chakuro: Natsuki Hanae, Lycos: Maika Ishimi, Ouni: Yuichiro Umehara, Suou: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Sami: Hisako Kanemoto, Nibi: Atsushi Tamaru, Kicha/Ham: Ayaka Asai), original manga by Abi Umeda, "Record of Small Stream Island" (16 pages), and special booklet (52 pages). Special booklet (52 pages) enclosed. Character designer Haruko Iizuka's original box and jacket design. Visual extras: Making of Soundtrack, new OVA "The Whale's Children Learn on the Sand! (Part 1), Digest video of the first preview screening event, Non-drop avant-garde (Episode 1), Non-drop ending (Episodes 1-6), Audio extras: Audio commentary (Episodes 1 & 2: Natsuki Hanae, Maika Ishimi, Yuichiro Umehara, Nobunaga Shimazaki / Episode 3: Natsuki Hanae, Maika Ishimi, Yuichiro Umehara, Daiki Yamashita Daiki / Episodes 4-6: Kyouhei Ishiguro, Haruko Iizuka, Toshiharu Mizutani, Tomoji Matsukura)