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The aquatope on white sand
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.
- Cast:
- Miku Ito, Rikako Aida, Azumi Waki, Lynn
- Language:
- Japanese
- Country:
- Japan
- Network:
- TOKYO MX
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.7The Tropical Fish Ran Away
2021-07-09 · 24mFuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.7Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
2021-07-16 · 24mFuka 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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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.0Life Begins in the Ocean
2021-07-23 · 24mWith 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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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.0Tropical Fish in Boots
2021-07-30 · 24mThe 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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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.7Mother Arrives
2021-08-06 · 24mFuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.5Sweets Rhapsody
2021-08-13 · 24mKukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 8.0Ice Cream Toast
2021-08-20 · 24mWith shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.5crab crisis
2021-08-27 · 24mKarin finds a venue for a traveling aquarium at the pediatrics ward of the local clinic. The head nurse there has a fear of crabs.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.0Cinderella, the Spy
2021-09-03 · 24mHaebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.0Abandoned Illusions
2021-09-10 · 24mWith 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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E11
Episode 11
★ 8.0At the End of the Siege
2021-09-17 · 24mA typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 8.5Our Oceans Are Endless
2021-09-24 · 24mIt’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.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.0Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean
2021-10-01 · 24mA 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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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.5Penguin Chaser
2021-10-08 · 24mFuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 8.0The Great Sea Slug Debate
2021-10-15 · 24mKukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.5Shout-Out to the Tattered
2021-10-22 · 24mA 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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E17
Episode 17
★ 8.3Hangout Spot Kuragefuu
2021-10-29 · 24mIt’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 8.0When the Light Shines
2021-11-05 · 24mAkari 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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E19
Episode 19
★ 8.0Goodbye, High Heels
2021-11-12 · 24mAquarium 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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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.5Lost Plankton
2021-11-19 · 24mA 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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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.5Dreams of Blue Turtles
2021-11-26 · 24mWith work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 7.5Ready to Return
2021-12-03 · 24mHaving 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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E23
Episode 23
★ 8.0The Future of the Aquarium
2021-12-10 · 24mThe 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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E24
Episode 24
★ 7.5The Aquatope on White Sand
2021-12-17 · 24mAquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.
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Miku Ito
Kukuru Misakino (voice)
Rikako Aida
Fuuka Miyazawa (voice)
Azumi Waki
Tsukimi Teruya (voice)
Lynn
Karin Kudaka (voice)
Shimba Tsuchiya
Kai Nakamura (voice)
Yohei Azakami
Kuuya Yakamashi (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
Kukuru's Grandfather (voice)
Yui Ishikawa
Chiyu Haebaru (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Kaoru Shimabukuro (voice)
Kiyono Yasuno
Akari Maeda (voice)
