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Children of the Sea Film Recasts Sora, Adds 2 More Cast

The official website for Children of the Sea (Kaijū no Kodomo) manga revealed three additional cast for the film on Tuesday.

The new cast include (left to right in image above):

• Min Tanaka as Jim, a former friend of Anglade and a marine biologist who now takes care of Umi and Sora
• Seishū Uragami as Sora
• Win Morisaki as Anglade, a genius marine biologist who pursues the mystery surrounding Umi and Sora

Airu Kubozuka was initially announced to play Sora. However, he dropped out of the role since he had trouble with his voice changing due to puberty.

published the manga in English, and it describes the story:

When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does.

Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish.

The main cast Mana Ashida as Ruka Azumi (center). As stated previously, Airu Kubozuka dropped out of the role for Sora (right).

The film also Tōru Watanabe as Sensei (the coach in charge of Ruka's hand-ball team).

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) is the animation director and character designer.

The film will screen the film theatrically in North America in Japanese and English in 2019.

Igarashi launched the manga in Media Arts Festival Awards.

Sources: Children of the Sea film's website, Comic Natalie