He is sadistic and takes pleasure in killing the citizens of the Mud Whale due to their capacity for emotion. She is energetic and calls Chakuro "Chakky." Liontari ( リョダリ, Ryodari) Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita (Japanese) Griffin Burns (English) An Apatheia of the Allied Empire who stands out for his excessive emotions. Ginshu ( ギンシュ) Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (Japanese) Reba Buhr (English) A girl who often helps in the everyday activities of the Mud Whale's people, as a member of the Vigilante Corps. He was appointed Mayor of the Mud Whale after the initial invasion by Skyros and told to sink the ship. He often clasps his hands, which Chakuro notes is his way to suppress his emotions. He is Chakuro's friend and Sami's elder brother, he often gives them advice for how they can help the Mud Whale's people. Suoh ( スオウ, Suō) Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese) Bryce Papenbrook (English) An Unmarked man who worked as an assistant for the Council of Elders and was researching a way to extend the life of the Marked. It is suspected that he is a Daimonas, a thymia user with the ability to destroy Nouses. After seeing Nibi die, he awakens an unknown power that allows him to use thymia in the belly of Skyros and subsequently destroys it. During the second invasion by the Allied Empire, he sneaks onto enemy ship with Chakuro, Nibi, Lykos, and Ginshu.
When Lykos is found by Chakuro, Ouni sees the opportunity to escape the Mud Whale. Obsessed with leaving the Mud Whale, Ouni has earned a reputation as a troublemaker. He is the leader of the Moles, a group of young people who gained their name because they often break the rules of the Mud Whale and thus spent a lot of time imprisoned in the belly of the ship. Ouni ( オウニ) Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara (Japanese) Todd Haberkorn (English) A Marked boy who is said to possess the greatest potential for thymia in the Mud Whale.
She chooses to stay on the Mud Whale and teaches them how to fight. It is revealed that she is an Apathetia, a thymia user that offers its emotions to a Nous and the younger sister of Orca, a high ranking member of the Allied Empire. She is at first reluctant to speak to anyone, but with Chakuro's help she learns to express herself more openly. Chakuro simply calls her "Lykos" for the sake of convenience.
"Lykos" is not really her name, it actually refers to a mysterious creature that feeds off the emotions of anyone that comes near it. Lykos ( リコス, Rikosu) Voiced by: Manaka Iwami (Japanese) Melissa Fahn (English) A mysterious girl found on an island that was about to be scavenged by the Mud Whale's people for resources. Curious and gentled he sometimes dreams to see the world outside the Mud Whale and immediately befriends Lykos after finding her on the abandoned island. Chakuro is a Marked boy who works as an archivist for the Elders in the Mud Whale hoping that his records will improve life for future generations. In year 93 of the vessel's exile, the Mud Whale encounters a lonely island and Chakuro finds a girl inside, starting an adventure that changes the lives of everyone.Ĭharacters Chakuro ( チャクロ) Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese) Johnny Yong Bosch (English) The protagonist and narrator of the story. Chakuro and his friends have never seen anyone from the outside world, and they spend their days yearning to explore and learn about it.
In the Mud Whale, society is divided into two kinds of people: the Marked, who can move objects with their minds using a strange power called "thymia", at the expense of shortened lifespans, and the Unmarked, people who lack thymia but enjoy longer lifespans. The story focuses on a boy called Chakuro, who lives on a giant vessel called a Mud Whale that drifts over the sea of sand.