Children of the Sea

Coastal town. Summer. A child's lost baseball. Adolescent Ruka meets two strange boys from the sea. Supernatural mysteries bloom around the trio; sea creatures vanish, then reappear far from home. Watanabe's anime is eco-conscious and visually striking.

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Ayumu Watanabe directed Children of the Sea in 2019. See Ayumu Watanabe's full filmography, where to start with Ayumu Watanabe, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ayumu Watanabe.

Children of the Sea was released in 2019 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 111 minutes.