“That’s why…we
believe every life is equal and precious.”
By. Aliraluna
Sang-Sun Park was
born in South Korea on August 9th, 1974, and is both the author and
artist of Jewels/Les Bijoux, The Tarot
Café and Ark Angels. Her usual
work tends to fall under comedy, fantasy, romance, and drama, but she’s not one
to shy away from other genres.
Tokyopop published
the Ark Angels series in December
2005. (Don’t you just miss Tokyopop? Because I certainly do!) The series
consists of three volumes starring a trio of sisters. These three sisters,
Hamu, Shem and Japheth, are from an alternate version of Earth, and their
mission is to rescue the animals that are on the brink of extinction on our
Earth. They need to do so in order to save both Earths because the Earths are
connected in some way, and if one of them is destroyed, the other ones will be
annihilated as well. This being the case, the sisters volunteered to save our
Earth because they still believed that goodness exists in the humans. Their
powers help them in their mission, because not only can they see the physical
form of the animal, but they can also glimpse their souls.
This leads to the manhwa’s
the main messages of how important it is to save and take care of every animal,
not just those on the brick of extinction, and to think twice before bringing
more harm to Earth. To me, this makes Ark
Angels a really unique manhwa, since finding a series with a tangible
message is pretty rare. How do the sisters actually save the chosen animals?
They place them in Noah’s Ark, which is in form of a whale. But their task
isn’t easy, since they have to live as normal humans, going to school, and even
deal with fall in love. (Although, for those who don’t like romance, there
isn’t much in this particular series, so there’s no need to worry!) The sisters
also have magical pets that can transform into transportation devices.
Want a sneak-peek?
Here’s some information about one of the endangered species in volume 1:
Meet the: Guam
Fruit Bat
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Year:
1968
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Place:
Guam's Mariana Archipelago
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Gender:
Male
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Story:
A chef that specializes in “premium fruit bat” cuisine has hunted down all the
fruit bats and is trying to capture the last one to prepare a special meal for
a president. The girls save the last bat, but they have to save his mother too,
who is under the “protection” of the chef.
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Facts:
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The
male bat and his mother are the last one of this species.
o
He's
the fifty-fifth son; his family used to be big, with lots of males and females.
o
They
can't contain the urge to sing.
o
They eat
sweet-smelling fruits.
o
He has
grapes in his hair, while his mom has a pineapple.
Rating: 4/5
Enjoy!
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