The Cradle of The Sea

Umi no Cradle
海のクレイドル

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Description

Set sail in this shipboard drama set in the Age of Exploration from amazing mangaka Nagano Mei. The time is the Industrial Revolution, the location England. Monica, a young girl living in the slums, was making a good living as the nursemaid of Evan, a young child of a wealthy household. But when her master's ship goes missing, she's cut loose. A year later, while visiting his coffin, she happens to see Evan, the child she once took care of. She decides to abduct him and take him away with her on a ship.

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Genres
Adventure Drama Historical
Audience Demographics > Male Oriented
Male Demographic with Female Author Male Demographic with Female Lead Seinen
Character Types
Runaways Female Lead Determined Protagonist Hard-Working Protagonist Male Lead Blunt Male Lead
Female Lead
Strong Female Lead Emotionally Strong Female Lead Poor Female Lead
Work Info
Art Style Elaborate
Themes
Disability Disability Amputee
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary 19th Century
Objects
Ship
Occupations
Sailors
Activities
Daily Life Childcare Leisure Crossdressing
Locations
England Europe Foreign
Narrative Tropes
Searching for Someone Character Change Gender Bender Death Tropes Mysterious Death Love Tropes Subtle Romance