マグメル深海水族館 1

Fun manga for learning about sea life

I enjoyed the educational aspect from this series. Each chapter is dedicated to a certain marine animal, and throughout the chapter you learn a few facts about it, and then at the end of the chapter there’s a short description about the animal, usually expanding on the information mentioned in the chapter. E.g. Venus Flower Basket is カイロウドウケツ. The カイロウ is 偕老 “growing old together” and ドウケツ is 洞穴 “being buried in the same grave” so 偕老同穴 basically symbolizes a happy marriage. The Venus Fl

Nice slice of life with an interesting setting

Set in an aquarium located in the deep-sea, this manga follows the daily life of Kotaro who works there as a cleaner and sees him grow through his interactions with the people and sea creatures he meets there. I really enjoyed this manga, I found the artstyle beautiful, I think it has a really nice atmosphere, and the hints at some light mystery about a certain plot point really drew me in.

This manga didn't feel that difficult grammar wise, aside from the occasional aquarium and marine life r