Ruka Azumi
main character
MOVIE
7.2
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Estimated watch time
1h 51m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Primarily Child Cast92%Philosophy92%Coastal79%Animals78%Environmental77%Cosmic Horror76%Space76%Female Protagonist74%Swimming67%Mythology63%
MOVIEFINISHED2019 SPRING7.2 / 10 AniList score
Children of the Sea
海獣の子供• Kaijuu no Kodomo
Synopsis & Story
One summer vacation, Ruka meets two boys, "Umi" and "Sora," whose upbringing contains strange and wonderful secrets. Drawn to their beautiful swimming, almost more like flying, Ruka and the adults who know them are intertwined in a complex mesh... Meanwhile, an unexplained anomaly is occurring all over the world: fish are disappearing. Thus begins a marine adventure of boys and girls to captivate all the senses!
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Children of the Sea: should you watch it?
At a glance
Children of the Sea has been well received, with an average AniList score of 72/100 — 50% of 15,301 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #37 highest-rated film of 2019, and #15 most popular film of 2019 on AniList.
Of the 23.8K AniList users who started it, 1.2% dropped it, so it is very rarely abandoned; 21.9K have finished it.
As a 111-minute film, it fits in a single evening.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Mystery, Supernatural — especially primarily child cast, philosophy, coastal, animals.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Daisuke Igarashi
- Director
- Ayumu Watanabe
- Character design
- Kenichi Konishi
- Music
- Joe Hisaishi
Opening & ending themes
Endings
- ED1“Umi no Yuurei” by Kenshi Yonezu
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
Children of the Sea FAQ
- How long is Children of the Sea?
- Children of the Sea runs 111 minutes (1 h 51 min).
- Is Children of the Sea finished?
- Yes. Children of the Sea has finished airing — the final episode aired June 7, 2019.
- Is Children of the Sea based on a manga?
- Yes. Children of the Sea adapts the manga by Daisuke Igarashi.
- Who animated Children of the Sea?
- Children of the Sea was animated by Studio 4°C and directed by Ayumu Watanabe.
- Where can I watch Children of the Sea?
- Children of the Sea is listed on Disney Plus, Netflix. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.