Children of the Whales - S01

In a world swallowed by an endless sea of sand, an island called the Mud Whale drifts along. Inside it sits an ancient town, where most of the people are said to be "Marked," a trait that cuts both ways: it grants them supernatural powers, but also brings an early death. Chakuro is the village archivist, young and curious, and he spends his days recording the discovery of new islands. But every one turns out the same, abandoned except for what was left behind by those who lived there long ago. For the first time in six months, another island appears on the horizon, so Chakuro and his friends join the scouting party. On the expedition, they find traces of an old civilization. And within one of its crumbling ruins, Chakuro comes across a girl who will change his fate and the world inside the Mud Whale as he knows it.