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Tropic of the Sea

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In a rural Japanese fishing village called Amide, the locals have long been blessed by the legend of a mermaid. Now the masses have gotten word of this myth and they are moving in on this community hoping to cash in on this alleged mythological wonder. Tropic of the Sea is a modern day fantasy from a hugely respected and admired animation director. Kon has been credited as the man responsible for bringing Japanese pop-culture to America.

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Weight 0.22 kg
Dimensions 2.03 × 13.72 × 18.8 cm
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Pages

236
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Year Published

2013-9-17
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Illustrated
Publication City/Country

USA
ISBN 10

1939130069
About The Author

Satoshi Kon was born on October 12, 1963. While in college, at the Musashino Art University, Kon made his debut as a manga artist with the short manga Toriko (1984) and earned a runner-up spot in Kodansha's 10th Annual Tetsuya Chiba Awards. Afterward, he found work as Katsuhiro Otomo's assistant. Kon is credited by some, including TIME, magazine as one of the faces most responsible for bringing Japanese pop-culture to America. His feature length films, Perfect Blue, Paprika, Millennium Actress, and Tokyo Godfathers, were all distributed in theaters across the States and saw critical acclaim worldwide earning a number of awards in the process.
Kon died on August 24, 2010 at the age of 46.
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