Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea (Manga)

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Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea (大海原と大海原) is a manga created by Deep-Sea Prisoner. It was first published on the 13th of August, 2015. The manga is an adaptation of the game released in 2013. 
== Premise ==
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330px|thumb|The two-minute PV created for the manga by the KADOKAWAanime Youtube channel, released in 2015.
Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea revolves around a sea witch named Wadanohara and her familiars Memoca, Dolpi, and Fukami, who return to the Sea Kingdom after hearing how it is at war with the Totsusa Kingdom. During the time Wadanohara spends trying to prevent the war, she is demanded by her ex-familiar Samekichi to leave the Blue Sea.
Though there are differences between the manga and game, the overall plot is the same.
== Age Rating ==
The first volume and Omnibus Edition of Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea are rated 10 years and up on Amazon.
== Chronology ==
No foreknowledge is required to read the Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea manga, though most people play the game before reading the manga. This is because the game contains characters and events not present in the manga.
== Publication Status ==
The first half of the Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea manga is printed. It has been officially translated by publisher KADOKAWA into English and Chinese. Hard copies can be purchased on Amazon.com. A few chapters in Japanese are also available for free on Pixiv.net.
However, while the Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea manga is completed, KADOKAWA did not print or translate the second half of the manga, also known as the Sea of Death (Shi no Umi-hen) arc, though the Japanese version of the second half can currently be read on Pixiv.net for free. Unofficial English fan translations have also been created for it.
In May of 2023, Deep-Sea Prisoner was given back the rights to the manga from Pixiv. She will now be able to sell both manga volumes on her BOOTH store. However, she will have to redraw the first volume of the manga. 
== Characters ==
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	Wadanohara is the protagonist of Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea. She is a sea witch who greatly cares for all of her friends.		Samekichi is Wadanohara's ex-familiar. For reasons Wadanohara does not understand, Samekichi keeps telling her to leave the Blue Sea.		Fukami is an octopus and Wadanohara's familiar. He is generally quiet and keeps to himself.		Memoca is a seagull and Wadanohara's familiar. She has an energetic personality and loves playing pranks on Dolpi.		Dolpi is a dolphin and Wadanohara's familiar. She has a bit of a timid personality and is afraid of sharks.		Tatsumiya is an oarfish and Wadanohara's caretaker. She used to be the trusted familiar of Wadanohara's father.
== Story ==
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== Chapter 0 ==
The prologue starts with Wadanohara arriving at the Witch World alongside her familiars and Chlomaki. Wadanohara is a bit nervous about meeting the Great Witch, overseer of the Witch World, but Chlomaki reassures Wadanohara that the Great Witch will be able to restore memories that Wadanohara apparently lost. Wadanohara then gets distracted by the moon, and reminiscences over her past with Samekichi. She wonders whether he is perhaps looking up at the moon at the same time and expresses her desire to return home in order to protect the Sea Kingdom. The prologue ends with the group heading towards Witch Castle to meet the Great Witch.
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== Chapter 1: The Witch of the Sea ==
Chapter one begins with a flashback showing dark shots of Wadanohara, Samekichi, and Wadanohara's ocarina. There are various lines of narration presumably from Wadanohara, pleading for someone not to leave and talking about not remembering something. The next scene cuts to the present and shows Memoca waking Wadanohara up. Wadanohara and her familiars are traveling back to the Sea Kingdom on Wadanohara's boat after having visited the Witch World. Wadanohara wakes up and gets dressed, then proceeds to head onto the boat's deck and greet her familiars. She reminiscences about the peacefulness of the waves until her thoughts are suddenly interrupted by a loud popping noise. The noise is being caused by Memoca popping balloons in order to tease Dolpi. Trying to diffuse the situation, Wadanohara ends up slipping on a piece of rubber but is caught by Fukami who confiscates the needle and balloon from Memoca.
 Wadanohara then spots the Sea Kingdom Gate. However, her thoughts are clouded by the absence of Samekichi. The chapter ends with Chlomaki trying to catch up to the boat for then-unexplained reasons.
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== Chapter 2: A Witch & Her Familiars ==
Dolpi is seen explaining her fear of sharks to Wadanohara. Memoca then notices "something" flying towards them, which turns out to be Chlomaki with Lobco on her hat. Chlomaki was trying to catch up to Wadanohara and her familiars to return Wadanohara's ocarina, which Wadanohara had forgotten in the Witch World. Wadanohara is shocked that she could have forgotten something to precious to her but is very relieved and grateful to have it back. Chlomaki and Lobco have a short back-and-forth over their travels. Chlomaki then calls Dolpi a shark while listing off Wadanohara's familiars, which upsets Dolpi a lot. The pitch-black witch seems unbothered by this and diverts her attention back to Wadanohara. She apologizes to her about their trip to the Witch World and the lack of results that came of it as Wadanohara still has not gotten her memories back. Chlomaki then says she will meet them later and flies off. Fukami, put off by the ocarina, proceeds to ask Wadanohara if the ocarina is still previous to her "even now," referring to Samekichi's supposed betrayal, because Samekichi gifted Wadanohara her ocarina. Wadanohara confirms that it is.
Wadanohara and her familiars finally arrive at the Sea Kingdom Gate but are confronted by Samekichi. Samekichi tells Wadanohara to immediately leave the ocean, and that she does not belong there. 
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== Chapter 3: Former Familiar ==
Wadanohara is stunned by Samekichi's request for her to leave the Blue Sea. He is berated by Memoca but continues to ask Wadanohara to leave. He threatens to make her leave by force and is then brutally beaten by Wadanohara's familiars as she begs them to stop. Samekichi stands up, and as Wadanohara approaches him, he tells her to stay away. He eventually goes away and Wadanohara is asked by her familiars to not trust or go near him, as Fukami described him as "a traitor who has turned his back on this kingdom."
Wadanohara apologizes to her familiars as they make it to the Kingdom Gate. Samekichi is shown standing behind a rock injured. He thinks about Wadanohara as he states that he "can't afford to give up."
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== Chapter 4: Deep Sea Town ==
Wadanohara and her familiars arrive in the Umizoko Town. She is greeted by many residents of the town and then asks her familiars to go ahead home as she leaves to greet others. As she waves goodbye, Wadanohara bumps into Pulmo and Aom. Wadanohara converses with them about her travels. Pulmo claims that Wadanohara's trip outside the sea must have been fun and expresses her desire to leave it herself; Aom dismisses this by saying that Jellyfish like Pulmo can not leave the sea, and that if she and the others had done their job right, the Sea Kingdom would not be in the predicament it is now. Wadanohara then questions about the current state of the Sea Kingdom, and Pulmo and Aom say that it is currently well. Pulmo then takes out Tarako from her dress who is injured. Aom explains that she hit them on the head, which made them cry and fall asleep. Wadanohara heals them and they offer to give an octo-kiss to celebrate their renewed friendship, but Aom stops them. Pulmo heads back to the Sea God Castle and Wadanohara's familiars approach her. Tarako tries to give Memoca an octo-kiss, who dodges it, and is then thrown away by Fukami.
At the Sea God Castle, Tatsumiya informs Uomihime that Wadanohara has arrived in the Sea Kingdom. She is certain everything will go as planned.
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== Chapter 5: Memory & Shadow ==
Wadanohara and her familiars rest inside her home. She tells them that they will wait until something happens which Memoca finds boring. Wadanohara then decides to go outside but is told to stay by her familiars. She is offered a drink by Fukami and is then asked to play her piano. She is unsure whether or not she should because it has been a long time since she has played it, but Memoca and Dolpi insist. As she plays the piano, Wadanohara thinks back to when she played the piano for Samekichi. Dolpi describes as the song that Wadanohara is playing on the piano to be "sad." Memoca agrees and wishes that things could be peaceful and Wadanohara could take things more easily. Memoca then proceeds to describe her distaste for the Totsusa Empire, and how Samekichi is rumored to have broken the barrier stones around the Sea Kingdom. However, Wadanohara believes that he was not the one to break them. Pulmo then comes and informs Wadanohara that Uomihime wants to see her.
The scene cuts to Totsusahime throwing knifes at hanged Totsusa Soldiers and hoping to invade the Sea Kingdom and kill Uomihime.
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== Chapter 6: The Princess of the Sea Kingdom ==
Jiiya greets Wadanohara and her familiars in the Sea God Castle and apologizes for cutting their time in the Sea Kingdom short. Helica blames the Totsusa Empire for the current state of the kingdom and is told not to "get so prickly" by Pulmo. Syakesan worries for Wadanohara's wellbeing and she reassures him. Tatsumiya is asked to explain the current situation of the Sea Kingdom by Jiiya to Wadanohara and her familiars. She describes how the Totsusa Empire began an invasion to their kingdom and attacked them, and how an unknown individual attempted to break the barrier stones. Someone had also tried to poison Tatsumiya, and she is now unable to cast any large spells as a result. Helica suspects that there must be a traitor among them.
The court are unaware of the Totsusa Empires motives behind attacking their kingdom, as their respective kingdoms were on good terms. Jiiya explains to Wadanohara that the barrier stones must be fixed, and to keep in mind that if Samekichi is the real traitor, they can not allow him to live. Wadanohara promises to fix the barrier stones and exits the Sea God Castle with her familiars. There, they find Chlomaki and Lobco. Chlomaki pokes fun at Lobco then comments on the moon above the Sea God Castle. Wadanohara corrects her, explaining that it's the Blue Sea Pearl which protects the kingdom.
As they stand outside, many Totsusa Soldiers begin approaching the Sea God Castle.
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== Chapter 7: Ambush ==
Pulmo, Helica, and Jiiya discuss the invasion of the Totsusa Empire. Tatsumiya is shown outside as she looks at the Sea God Castle, until Wadanohara suddenly appears and speaks with her.
Memoca wonders where Wadanohara could have gone and Chlomaki tells her that she went to Tatsumiya and looked very happy because of it. Memoca explains that this is because Tatsumiya raised Wadanohara since she was a kid.
Wadanohara informs Tatsumiya that she will leave tomorrow morning to repair the barrier stones. Tatsumiya is upset that Wadanohara has to deal with such a large burden, but Wadanohara tells her not to worry. Tatsumiya is about to say something but is caught off guard when she notices a myriad of Totsusa Solders in front of her and Wadanohara.
Tatsumiya protects Wadanohara as the Totsusa Soldiers aim their spears towards her. Tatsumiya fights back and asks Wadanohara to leave to the castle before falling to the ground due to the poison. Chlomaki, Lobco, and Wadanohara's familiars arrive to the scene. Chlomaki flies on her broom and Memoca criticizes her for this. As she and Dolpi are nearly hurt by some Totsusa Soldiers, Fukami protects the two and fights them off.
Wadanohara stands in front of Tatsumiya. She is almost attacked by some Totsusa Soldiers until Samekichi arrives and defeats them.
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Wadanohara's familiars continue fighting off the Totsusa Soldiers. Chlomaki asks them to move and inflicts the soldiers with her magic. Samekichi continues fighting off the soldiers and so does Wadanohara, until they suddenly disappear. Wadanohara thanks Samekichi for helping her, and she has a sudden vision that causes her to cry. Samekichi runs away and Wadanohara asks if Tatsumiya is alright. She reunites with her familiars and asks Lobco where Chlomaki went and she says to the opposite direction. Wadanohara and her familiars hurry to the Sea God Castle.
Samekichi is shown behind a rock when Chlomaki suddenly appears before him. She inquires on him being a traitor and the curse that was casted upon Wadanohara. However, she is turned down by Samekichi before being able to discuss anything further.
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In the Totsusa Empire, Totsusahime prepares to go to the Sea Kingdom. Artamos notices that the number of Totsusa Soldiers has decreased.
Helica is upset and annoyed at the Totsusa Empire for intruding onto the Sea Kingdom. Pulmo reassures her by mentioning that as long as they have the Cast Pearl, the Sea Kingdom and Umizoko Town will be alright.
Aom and Tarako tell Wadanohara's familiars and Tatsumiya that no Totsusa Soldiers went into the Deepsea Town. Beside them is Irena who hugs Wadanohara after not seeing her for so long; they are quickly separated by Fukami. Irena then suggests that Wadanohara takes a nap with her though Aom reminds her about the task at hand.
Wadanohara promises to fix the barrier stones but doubts that it will fix the conflict between the Sea Kingdom and Totsusa Empire. Tatsumiya then gifts Wadanohara a new outfit before she and her familiars set off. Before this however, Syakesan approaches Wadanohara and gives her a ring.
Chlomaki and Lobco watch as Wadanohara and her familiars leave for the barrier stones. Chlomaki goes to Fukami and informs him about Samekichi, since he views him as the enemy the most. She then leaves.
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Wadanohara and her familiars ride on her boat and arrive in Shiketa Island. On the island, they enter the cavern where the barrier stone is located. Samekichi can be seen hiding from a rock away from them. As he thinks to himself, Fukami finds and strangles him with his tentacles, blaming him for Wadanohara's suffering. Samekichi headbutts him and Fukami strangles him harder. He eventually lets go of Samekichi after hearing a scream from the cavern.
Wadanohara, Memoca, and Dolpi find a myriad of Totsusa Soldiers in front of the barrier stones. The Totsusa Soldiers launch their spears at them, but they are quickly protected by Fukami. They prepare to start fighting them off.
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Fukami kills all the Totsusa Soldiers. Wadanohara fixes the barrier stone but feels uneasy during it.
Wadanohara and her familiars leave Shiketa Island on her boat. A black fin can be seen above the water far from them.
Tatsumiya watches over the Sea Kingdom from the Sea God Castle. Chlomaki flies to her on her broom and they exchange a conversation regarding the Sea Kingdom's past; how the Sea king, Aounabara, offered the Sea Kingdom to his daughter Uomihime then Mikotsuhime, which angered her and caused her to rage a war on the kingdom, and how Meikai was the one to end the war.
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Tatsumiya and Chlomaki continue talking about the Sea Kingdom's past. Tatsumiya wonders why Samekichi lefts Wadanohara's side and is reminded of Old, her former fellow familiar.
Wadanohara and her familiars go to fix the last barrier stone. Idate follows them but is then confronted by Samekichi. Samekichi tells Idate to leave, and Idate tells him that she enjoys tormenting sharks.
Wadanohara repairs the barrier stone and finds Samekichi beaten up by Idate. Idate leave and Wadanohara heals Samekichi. Idate comes back to see Wadanohara again but has his pants tugged by Samekichi. Wadanohara asks if Samekichi is alright but is pushed away by him. He leaves.
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The Sea God Castle hosts a party to celebrate for Wadanohara fixing the barrier stones. Helica is drunk at the party and makes out with Pulmo as Syakesan watches on.
Wadanohara still feels worried about the Totsusa Empire but is told to not give it much thought by Irena. The party then holds a toast for the Sea Kingdom.
Wadanohara decides to go outside for a bit. She thinks about Samekichi who happens to come to her and ask what the people at the Sea God Castle are doing. Before Samekichi quickly leaves, Wadanohara begins to cry, asking why he always disappears. Before he can answer, the Cast Pearl glows brightly and Samekichi quickly runs away. Wadanohara follows and is then hit with a spear by a Totsusa Soldiers. Totsusahime enters the Sea Kingdom with her Totsusa Soldier, Artamos, and Hofuru.
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Samekichi wakes up Wadanohara after she slept in late. The two go to draw with Tarako, who asks if Samekichi draws, to which he says he does not. Tarako and Wadanohara encourage that he tries and he draws a picture of a shark breathing fire. Samekichi stretches Tarako upon their reaction to the artwork. Wadanohara compliments the drawing which makes Samekichi blush. Tarako pokes fun at him and he stretches them again.
Tarako falls asleep and Wadanohara plays the piano. Samekichi remarks that he could never play like Wadanohara does, and she suggests they practice playing together.
Later, Wadanohara and Samekichi watch the sunset. Wadanohara sleeps on Samekichi's lap, and he places his jacket over her. She wishes that days like these could last forever.
Wadanohara begins to think back to the remarks of Samekichi being a traitor, and her occurrence with Syakesan.
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Wadanohara wakes up in the Sea God Castle next to Memoca. Memoca informs her on current events and Uomihime tells her that the barrier was destroyed. Wadanohara has a headache, and she decides that she and Memoca leave the castle.
Tatsumiya and Syakesan watch over the Sea Kingdom. Syakesan decides to get outside the Sea God Castle to fight them off and lets Tatsumiya protect it.
Wadanohara and Memoca make it to Fukami and Dolpi, who are fighting off a group of Totsusa Soldiers. Totsusahime appears before them with Hofuru. They disappear to the Sea God Castle, leaving Wadanohara and her familiars cornered by a myriad of Totsusa Soldiers.
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== Chapter 16: Endings ==
As Wadanohara and her familiars are cornered by a myriad of Totsusa Soldiers, Chlomaki arrives and slashes them with her wand. Wadanohara is worried knowing that Totsusahime and Hofuru have gone to the castle, so Chlomaki offers Wadanohara her broom to go there by herself.
At the Sea God Castle, Wadanohara lands in front of Totsusahime and Hofuru. She asks Totsusahime to leave the Sea God Castle which irritates her. She threatens to kill Wadanohara but is interrupted by Uomihime. Uomihime apologizes to Totsusahime about the conflict between their kingdoms, among other things. Totsusahime is confused and angry at first, but soon begins to cry as Uomihime consoles her.
Wadanohara feels relieved that the problem has been solved. She feels happy that Uomihime and Totsusahime reconciled. She then reminiscences about Samekichi and how she misses him.
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== Epilogue: Under the Sea ==
Samekichi watches the sea from a rock. Wadanohara calls out to him on her anchor and nearly falls as she lands on the rock, though she is quickly caught by Samekichi. He tells her to be safer and she says she'll be fine, and adds that if she ever was in trouble he would come and help her. Samekichi assures that he would. Holding his necklace, Samekichi promises to keep Wadanohara safe no matter what happens.
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== Differences from the Game ==
* Various minor characters in the Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea game do not appear in the manga. In alphabetic order, these characters are:
* Adauchi
* Cherryblod
* Creamil
* Laurentia
* Minero
* Miyura
* Nekoyama
* Rimorimo
* Seguro
* Sheep
* Shisatsu
* Squid
* Stella
* Tomoshibi
* Tsuribari
* Ver Million
* Deepsea Town is called "Umizoko Town."
* The Totsusa Kingdom is called the "Totsusa Empire."
== Easter Eggs and References ==
 
* Torisan appears as an easter egg during the banquet scene; they can be seen underneath the sunfish.
== Gallery ==
=== Covers ===
Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea (Manga) Volume 1 Cover.png|The Japanese Volume 1 Cover
Watgbsmangacover.jpg|The English Omnibus Edition Cover
=== Preview Images ===
P1JPN.jpg|Japanese version of the first page in color |link=http://comic.pixiv.net/works/1749
P1EN.jpg|English version of the first page in color |link=http://comic.pixiv.net/works/1822
P1CHN.jpg|Chinese version of the first page in color |link=http://comic.pixiv.net/works/1823
=== Promotional Artwork ===
Wadanoharar.png|Samekichi and Wadanohara 
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Wadawadawadanohara.jpg| Pixiv sticker to promote Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea
DCrevBwVYAEfAot.jpg|Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea: Shi no Umi-hen 
Umi no hen.jpg|Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea Umi no Hen illustration
=== Merchandise ===
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