Tropic of the Sea

by Satoshi Kon,  ,  

Yosuke's family has a strange tradition - once every sixty years they receive an egg from a mermaid. When the egg matures his family dutifully returns it to the sea, where the whole process is then repeated. In exchange for this favor, the mer-people bless his coastal town with bountiful catches of fish and calm seas.

But as a commercial development encroach on the sleepy seaside village and Yosuke's father is lured away from tradition towards modern prosperity, and turns the egg into a tourist trap, what will happen to the promise their family made to the mermaids generations ago?

Tropic of the Sea Satoshi Kon's first feature length manga, includes a dozen black and white art plates from his original release, along with a 5-page essay written by Kon in 1999 detailing his transition from the manga industry to the animation business.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1939130069
• ISBN13: 9781939130068
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Vertical Comics
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 7.4"