SEA SLUGS

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If you watch anime and read manga, you may have encountered  a sea slug or two.

Many people, from scientists to the Emperor have raised awareness of sea slugs in Japan so it’s no surprise that they pop up regularly in popular culture, including anime and manga.

Popularity in Japan

Sea slugs in anime & manga

Here is a list of anime and manga where sea slugs make an appearance.

Clione sea slugs star in chapter 215, ‘Angels of the Drift Ice’

GOLDEN KAMUY

ゴールデンカムイ

Aquatope on  White Sand 

白い砂のアクアトープ

In episode 15, ‘The Great Sea Slug Debate’, the main character, Kukuru, works to create a sea slug  exhibit and goes  searching for  nudibranchs.

暗殺教室

Sea slugs only make a very brief appearance when Koro-sensei is transformed into a ball and finds a sea slug is crawling over him, much to his consternation.

Assassination Classroom

Belle

竜とそばかすの姫

Belle is set in a virtual world where users take on a different appearance and one happens to be a Clione sea slug.

The Vampire Dies in  No Time

吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ

Cliones once again make a brief appearance in another anime, this time in the comedy The Vampire Dies in No  Time as a type of  vampire.

Kamisama Kiss

神様はじめました

Nanami, a homeless high school girl, takes up the role as a minor land god and finds herself visiting the dragon king who lives under the  sea where his  attendants are  sea slugs.

Nagi-Asu: A  Lull in the Sea

凪のあすから

Sea slugs make appearnces in this anime and one particular character, Manaka Mukaido, is said to be particularly fond of nudibranchs.

Katekyō Hitman Reborn!

家庭教師ヒットマン REBORN!

In this mafia themed show nudibranchs take on the form of Spettro Nudibranchi, a special style of attack weapon.

Fairy Tail

In episode 205 of this anime, an enormous nudibranch attacks and while the characters attempt to fight it off, one is swallowed by the giant sea slug.

One Piece

Territorial Sea Slugs (ナワバリウミウシ) feature in this anime and manga, living in the waters around Totto Land.

Pokémon

Pokémon features sea slug creatures called Shellos. There are two types of Shellos, the West Sea Shellos are pink and white while the East Sea Shellos are blue and green.