Les Enfants de la Baleine #1

This opening volume of the post-apocalyptic manga series introduces readers to the Mud Whale, a massive sand-covered island adrift in a sea of sand. Its inhabitants, a community of people with unique emotional powers, live in isolation until a chance encounter with an outsider begins to unravel the secrets of their world. Abi Umeda's story blends fantasy and mystery as it explores themes of memory, identity, and survival.