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The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

Totsukuni no Shoujo

2015, Manga, 53 ch, 83%

Both have Philosophy.

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although…

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  1. Cover of Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou
    Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou

    2018, Manga, 27 ch, 76%

    Recommended by 6 Children of the Whales fans on AniList.

  2. Cover of The Music of Marie
    The Music of Marie

    1999, Manga, 17 ch, 79%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  3. Cover of Land of the Lustrous
    Land of the Lustrous

    2012, Manga, 120 ch, 89%

    Recommended by 40 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  4. Cover of I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
    I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Both have War, Magic.

  5. Cover of Made in Abyss
    Made in Abyss

    2012, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Recommended by 14 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Lost Civilization.

  6. Cover of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    1982, Manga, 59 ch, 86%

    Recommended by 5 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Lost Civilization, War, Philosophy.

  7. Cover of To Your Eternity
    To Your Eternity

    2016, Manga, 202 ch, 80%

    Recommended by 9 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  8. Cover of Pandora Hearts
    Pandora Hearts

    2006, Manga, 107 ch, 85%

    Recommended by 17 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  9. Cover of Karneval
    Karneval

    2007, Manga, 160 ch, 76%

    Recommended by 9 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  10. Cover of 86―EIGHTY-SIX
    86―EIGHTY-SIX

    2017, Light novel, ongoing, 89%

    Both have Ships, War, Philosophy.

  11. Cover of Fullmetal Alchemist
    Fullmetal Alchemist

    2001, Manga, 116 ch, 89%

    Both have War, Philosophy, Magic.

  12. Cover of Mushishi
    Mushishi

    1999, Manga, 50 ch, 85%

    Both have Philosophy.

  13. Cover of Pandora Seven
    Pandora Seven

    2021, Manga, 52 ch, 80%

    Both have Magic.

  14. Cover of Magus of the Library
    Magus of the Library

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Recommended by 14 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Magic.

  15. Cover of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
    Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 87%

    Recommended by 7 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Magic.

  16. Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion
    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    1994, Manga, 97 ch, 85%

    Both have Philosophy.

  17. Cover of Basara
    Basara

    1990, Manga, 107 ch, 84%

    Recommended by 5 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Desert, Lost Civilization, Ships.

  18. Cover of Ichi the Witch
    Ichi the Witch

    2024, Manga, ongoing, 79%

    Both have Magic.

  19. Cover of The Case Study of Vanitas
    The Case Study of Vanitas

    2015, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Recommended by 7 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  20. Cover of Shadows House
    Shadows House

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 83%

    Recommended by 6 Children of the Whales fans on AniList.

  21. Cover of The Promised Neverland
    The Promised Neverland

    2016, Manga, 181 ch, 79%

    Recommended by 19 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  22. Cover of Metaphor: ReFantazio
    Metaphor: ReFantazio

    2025, Manga, ongoing, 64%

    Both have Magic.

  23. Cover of Witch Hat Atelier
    Witch Hat Atelier

    2016, Manga, ongoing, 87%

    Recommended by 13 Children of the Whales fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Magic.

Anime for fans of Children of the Whales

Legend of Basara1998, TV, 13 eps, 69% Made in Abyss2017, TV, 13 eps, 84% From the New World2012, TV, 25 eps, 80% Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms2018, Movie, 1 ep, 82% The Promised Neverland2019, TV, 12 eps, 83% Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1984, Movie, 1 ep, 81% Witch Hat Atelier2026, ONA, 13 eps, 85% WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?2017, TV, 12 eps, 75%

About Children of the Whales

2013, Manga, 97 ch, 78%

Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do…

(Source: VIZ Media)

Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

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