The aquatope on white sand

24min

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.

Production Companies

P.A.WORKS

Lantis

DMM pictures

Forecast Communications

Bandai Namco Arts

KADOKAWA Media House

Tokyo MX

AQUA ARIS

BS Fuji

infinite

Episodes

Cast

The Tropical Fish Ran Away

1. The Tropical Fish Ran Away

24min

9th Jul 2021

Fuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium.

Getting Wet Is Part of the Job

2. Getting Wet Is Part of the Job

24min

16th Jul 2021

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.

Life Begins in the Ocean

3. Life Begins in the Ocean

24min

23rd Jul 2021

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.

Tropical Fish in Boots

4. Tropical Fish in Boots

24min

30th Jul 2021

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.

Mother Arrives

5. Mother Arrives

24min

6th Aug 2021

Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.

Sweets Rhapsody

6. Sweets Rhapsody

24min

13th Aug 2021

Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.

Ice Cream Toast

7. Ice Cream Toast

24min

20th Aug 2021

With shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.

crab crisis

8. crab crisis

24min

27th Aug 2021

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.

Cinderella, the Spy

9. Cinderella, the Spy

24min

3rd Sep 2021

Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.

Abandoned Illusions

10. Abandoned Illusions

24min

10th Sep 2021

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.

At the End of the Siege

11. At the End of the Siege

24min

17th Sep 2021

A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.

Our Oceans Are Endless

12. Our Oceans Are Endless

24min

24th Sep 2021

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.

Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean

13. Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean

24min

1st Oct 2021

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.

Penguin Chaser

14. Penguin Chaser

24min

8th Oct 2021

Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.

The Great Sea Slug Debate

15. The Great Sea Slug Debate

24min

15th Oct 2021

Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.

Shout-Out to the Tattered

16. Shout-Out to the Tattered

24min

22nd Oct 2021

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.

Hangout Spot Kuragefuu

17. Hangout Spot Kuragefuu

24min

29th Oct 2021

It’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.

When the Light Shines

18. When the Light Shines

24min

5th Nov 2021

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.

Goodbye, High Heels

19. Goodbye, High Heels

24min

12th Nov 2021

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.

Lost Plankton

20. Lost Plankton

24min

19th Nov 2021

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.

Dreams of Blue Turtles

21. Dreams of Blue Turtles

24min

26th Nov 2021

With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.

Ready to Return

22. Ready to Return

24min

3rd Dec 2021

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

The Future of the Aquarium

23. The Future of the Aquarium

24min

10th Dec 2021

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.

The Aquatope on White Sand

24. The Aquatope on White Sand

24min

17th Dec 2021

Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.

First air date

9th Jul 2021

Last air date

17th Dec 2021

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks