The aquatope on white sand — Season 1
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.
Episodes
E01 The Tropical Fish Ran Away
★ 7.7Jul 9, 2021 · 24m
Fuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium.
E02 Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
★ 7.7Jul 16, 2021 · 24m
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.
E03 Life Begins in the Ocean
★ 8.0Jul 23, 2021 · 24m
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.
E04 Tropical Fish in Boots
★ 8.0Jul 30, 2021 · 24m
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.
E05 Mother Arrives
★ 7.7Aug 6, 2021 · 24m
Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.
E06 Sweets Rhapsody
★ 7.5Aug 13, 2021 · 24m
Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.
E07 Ice Cream Toast
★ 8.0Aug 20, 2021 · 24m
With shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.
E08 crab crisis
★ 7.5Aug 27, 2021 · 24m
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.
E09 Cinderella, the Spy
★ 8.0Sep 3, 2021 · 24m
Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.
E10 Abandoned Illusions
★ 8.0Sep 10, 2021 · 24m
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.
E11 At the End of the Siege
★ 8.0Sep 17, 2021 · 24m
A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.
E12 Our Oceans Are Endless
★ 8.5Sep 24, 2021 · 24m
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.
E13 Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean
★ 8.0Oct 1, 2021 · 24m
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.
E14 Penguin Chaser
★ 7.5Oct 8, 2021 · 24m
Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.
E15 The Great Sea Slug Debate
★ 8.0Oct 15, 2021 · 24m
Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.
E16 Shout-Out to the Tattered
★ 8.5Oct 22, 2021 · 24m
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.
E17 Hangout Spot Kuragefuu
★ 8.3Oct 29, 2021 · 24m
It’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.
E18 When the Light Shines
★ 8.0Nov 5, 2021 · 24m
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.
E19 Goodbye, High Heels
★ 8.0Nov 12, 2021 · 24m
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.
E20 Lost Plankton
★ 7.5Nov 19, 2021 · 24m
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.
E21 Dreams of Blue Turtles
★ 7.5Nov 26, 2021 · 24m
With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.
E22 Ready to Return
★ 7.5Dec 3, 2021 · 24m
Having watched the sea turtle hatchlings, Kukuru returns to Tingarla with a renewed sense of purpose, and resumes work on the wedding venue project.
E23 The Future of the Aquarium
★ 8.0Dec 10, 2021 · 24m
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.
E24 The Aquatope on White Sand
★ 7.5Dec 17, 2021 · 24m
Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.