The aquatope on white sand
★ 6.6 · 2021 · 24m · Animation · Drama · Comedy
Kukuru Misakino, an 18-year-old high school girl working in an aquarium, meets Fuuka Miyazawa, a former idol who lost her place in Tokyo and escaped. Fuuka will spend her days in the aquarium with her own thoughts in mind. However, the crisis of closing is approaching for the aquarium, as the girls explore their dreams and reality, loneliness and friends, bonds and conflicts.
Episodes
1. The Tropical Fish Ran Away24m · Fuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium.
2. Getting Wet Is Part of the Job24m · Fuka finds out why Kukuru is working so hard to keep the aquarium running. She’s asked to feed the penguins for an event, but things don’t go quite as planned.
3. Life Begins in the Ocean24m · With Grandpa out of town, Kukuru and Fuuka work together to feed and weigh the penguins. Kukuru notices something wrong with one of the penguins, and decides to call the vet, who is on maternity leave.
4. Tropical Fish in Boots24m · The touch pool, where people are invited to touch sea creatures with their own hands, is the biggest event of the summer at Gama Gama Aquarium. Kukuru, Kai, Kuuya and Fuuka are hard at work to prepare.
5. Mother Arrives24m · Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.
6. Sweets Rhapsody24m · Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.
7. Ice Cream Toast24m · With shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.
8. crab crisis24m · Karin finds a venue for a traveling aquarium at the pediatrics ward of the local clinic. The head nurse there has a fear of crabs.
9. Cinderella, the Spy24m · Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.
10. Abandoned Illusions24m · With the Gama Gama Aquarium soon to be closed, Kukuru is desperate to find ways to keep it afloat. She tries to figure out a way to market the illusions that people had been witnessing there.
11. At the End of the Siege24m · A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.
12. Our Oceans Are Endless24m · It’s Gama Gama Aquarium’s last day, and it’s receiving a lot of visitors. The staff are hard at work to make it memorable.
13. Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean24m · A year has passed since Gama Gama closed, and Kukuru has found work at Aquarium Tingarla. But for some reason, she’s assigned to Marketing.
14. Penguin Chaser24m · Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.
15. The Great Sea Slug Debate24m · Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.
16. Shout-Out to the Tattered24m · A penguin egg is about to hatch at Tingarla. The penguins team is set to stay the night at the aquarium, but Chiyu can’t make it, so Kukuru offers to take her place.
17. Hangout Spot Kuragefuu24m · It’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.
18. When the Light Shines24m · Akari comes up with an idea for an event at the aquarium, but she doesn’t seem to be particularly enthusiastic. Kukuru wants to change that.
19. Goodbye, High Heels24m · Aquarium Tingarla is visited by a TV crew who is there to document a penguin hatchling’s growth. Fuuka wants to turn down her opportunity to be on TV again.
20. Lost Plankton24m · A dolphin is lost in the waters near Tingarla. Kukuru is eager to check up on it, but she is busy preparing for an upcoming project proposal, so the staff take turns visiting the dolphin.
21. Dreams of Blue Turtles24m · With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.
22. Ready to Return24m · Having watched the sea turtle hatchlings, Kukuru returns to Tingarla with a renewed sense of purpose, and resumes work on the wedding venue project.
23. The Future of the Aquarium24m · The director announces a new research facility to be built at Tingarla. Two people will be chosen to study at a similar facility in Hawaii.
24. The Aquatope on White Sand24m · Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.More Like This
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