The aquatope on white sand

The aquatope on white sand

白い砂のアクアトープ

The two girls met in the ruins of damaged dream

Ended First aired 09/Jul/2021 Japan Japanese 2 season(s) 86 episode(s)
AnimationDramaComedy
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.
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Season 1 · Season 1
24 episode(s) · Air date: 08/Jul/2021
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Two high school girls in Okinawa: Kukuru Misakino, the acting director of the failing Gama Gama Aquarium, and Fuuka Miyazawa, a former idol from Tokyo who has given up on her dream. Together, they work to save the aquarium from closure and navigate the challenges of growing up and finding their own paths, with the story exploring themes of dreams, friendship, and accepting change.

Season Overview

Two high school girls in Okinawa: Kukuru Misakino, the acting director of the failing Gama Gama Aquarium, and Fuuka Miyazawa, a former idol from Tokyo who has given up on her dream. Together, they work to save the aquarium from closure and navigate the challenges of growing up and finding their own paths, with the story exploring themes of dreams, friendship, and accepting change.

S1E23
The Future of the Aquarium
Air date: 10/Dec/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E22
Ready to Return
Air date: 03/Dec/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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Having watched the sea turtle hatchlings, Kukuru returns to Tingarla with a renewed sense of purpose, and resumes work on the wedding venue project.

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Having watched the sea turtle hatchlings, Kukuru returns to Tingarla with a renewed sense of purpose, and resumes work on the wedding venue project.

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S1E20
Lost Plankton
Air date: 19/Nov/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E19
Goodbye, High Heels
Air date: 12/Nov/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E18
When the Light Shines
Air date: 05/Nov/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E16
Shout-Out to the Tattered
Air date: 22/Oct/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E13
Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean
Air date: 01/Oct/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E10
Abandoned Illusions
Air date: 10/Sep/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E4
Tropical Fish in Boots
Air date: 30/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E3
Life Begins in the Ocean
Air date: 23/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E2
Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
Air date: 16/Jul/2021 · Runtime: 24 min
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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.

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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.

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Season 0 · Specials
62 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Jun/2021
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Miku Ito
Miku Ito
Kukuru Misakino (voice)
Rikako Aida
Rikako Aida
Fuuka Miyazawa (voice)
Azumi Waki
Azumi Waki
Tsukimi Teruya (voice)
Lynn
Lynn
Karin Kudaka (voice)
Shimba Tsuchiya
Shimba Tsuchiya
Kai Nakamura (voice)
Yohei Azakami
Yohei Azakami
Kuuya Yakamashi (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
Hiroshi Yanaka
Kukuru's Grandfather (voice)
Yui Ishikawa
Yui Ishikawa
Chiyu Haebaru (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Mikako Komatsu
Kaoru Shimabukuro (voice)
Kiyono Yasuno
Kiyono Yasuno
Akari Maeda (voice)
Nao Toyama
Nao Toyama
Marina Yonekura (voice)
Yuusuke Nagano
Yuusuke Nagano
Eiji Higa (voice)
Masaki Terasoma
Masaki Terasoma
Akira Hoshino (voice)
Satoshi Hino
Satoshi Hino
Tetsuji Suwa (voice)
Shuhei Sakaguchi
Shuhei Sakaguchi
Bondo Garando (voice)
Hiroki Matsukawa
Hiroki Matsukawa
Trader (voice)
Kyo Yaoya
Kyo Yaoya
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Noriaki Kanze
Noriaki Kanze
Group visitor (voice)

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Hayato Nakamura
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Hiroyuki Kudo
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Jin Sakuma
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Junko Shimizu
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Kaori Hoshiba
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Kohei Imai
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