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Tropic of the Sea (海帰線) is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Satoshi Kon. Kon's first manga series, it was originally serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from March to June 1990 and collected into a tankōbon on July 18, 1990. Vertical has licensed the manga in North America, publishing it on September 17, 2013.

Release
Tropic of the Sea was originally serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from March to June 1990. Kodansha collected the manga into a tankōbon on July 18, 1990 and reprinted it on August 11, 1990. The manga was also published by Bijutsu Shuppansha in 1999, and reprinted by Kodansha on January 21, 2011. At Katsucon 2013, Vertical announced that it had licensed the manga, publishing it on September 17, 2013. The manga has also been published in Italy by Star Comics, in France by Sakka, and in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini.

Reception

 * Andrew Lee of The Japan Times.
 * Joe McCulloch of The Comics Journal.
 * Carlo Santos of Anime News Network.
 * Ng Suat Tong of The Hooded Utilitarian.
 * of Manga Bookshelf.
 * Tim O'Shea of Comic Book Resources.
 * ICv2.

Tropic of the Sea was also included in the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2014 list of Great Graphic Novels.