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The aquatope on white sand

Shiroi Suna no Aquatope · 白い砂のアクアトープ

TV · Finished · Summer 2021 · 24 episodes · 24 min

Kukuru Misakino is a 18-year-old girl who works at an aquarium and she encounters a former idol who lost her place in Tokyo and escaped to Okinawa named Fuuka Miyazawa. Kukuru and Fuuka spend their days at the aquarium, their hearts filled with their own passions. But their precious place is about to be shut down forever. The girls face their dreams and reality, loneliness and friendships, bonds and conflicts... This summer is about to turn a glimmering, new page.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Genres: Drama, Slice of Life, Supernatural

Tags: Coming of Age, Female Protagonist, Work, Animals, Coastal, Environmental, Educational, Iyashikei, Primarily Female Cast, Primarily Adult Cast, Found Family, Yuri

Studio: P.A.WORKS

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: The Tropical Fish Ran Away
  2. Episode 2: Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
  3. Episode 3: Life Begins in the Ocean
  4. Episode 4: Tropical Fish in Boots
  5. Episode 5: Mother Arrives
  6. Episode 6: Sweets Rhapsody
  7. Episode 7: Ice Cream Toast
  8. Episode 8: Crab Crisis
  9. Episode 9: Cinderella, the Spy
  10. Episode 10: Abandoned Illusions
  11. Episode 11: At the End of the Siege
  12. Episode 12: Our Oceans Are Endless
  13. Episode 13: Tingaara in the Far Away Ocean
  14. Episode 14: Penguin Chaser
  15. Episode 15: The Great Sea Slug Debate
  16. Episode 16: Shout-Out to the Tattered
  17. Episode 17: Hangout Spot Kuragefuu
  18. Episode 18: When the Light Shines
  19. Episode 19: Goodbye, High Heels
  20. Episode 20: Lost Plankton
  21. Episode 21: Dreams of Blue Turtles
  22. Episode 22: Ready to Return
  23. Episode 23: The Future of the Aquarium
  24. Episode 24: The Aquatope on White Sand

Reviews

Aquatope manages to be realistic without being too depressing or grim, with an incredible cast and a beautiful message.

Lost the plot midway but production values and cast make up for it.

Its warm cast and tone was delightful, even if it starts to lose its sense of direction in the second half.