The aquatope on white sand
Season 1
202124 episodes
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.
Episode 1
The Tropical Fish Ran Away
Jul 9, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
Fuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium.
Episode 2
Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
Jul 16, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
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.
Episode 3
Life Begins in the Ocean
Jul 23, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 4
Tropical Fish in Boots
Jul 30, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 5
Mother Arrives
Aug 6, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.
Episode 6
Sweets Rhapsody
Aug 13, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.
Episode 7
Ice Cream Toast
Aug 20, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
With shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.
Episode 8
crab crisis
Aug 27, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
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.
Episode 9
Cinderella, the Spy
Sep 3, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.
Episode 10
Abandoned Illusions
Sep 10, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 11
At the End of the Siege
Sep 17, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.
Episode 12
Our Oceans Are Endless
Sep 24, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.5TMDB
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.
Episode 13
Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean
Oct 1, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 14
Penguin Chaser
Oct 8, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.
Episode 15
The Great Sea Slug Debate
Oct 15, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.
Episode 16
Shout-Out to the Tattered
Oct 22, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.5TMDB
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.
Episode 17
Hangout Spot Kuragefuu
Oct 29, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.3TMDB
It’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.
Episode 18
When the Light Shines
Nov 5, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 19
Goodbye, High Heels
Nov 12, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 20
Lost Plankton
Nov 19, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
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.
Episode 21
Dreams of Blue Turtles
Nov 26, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.
Episode 22
Ready to Return
Dec 3, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
Having watched the sea turtle hatchlings, Kukuru returns to Tingarla with a renewed sense of purpose, and resumes work on the wedding venue project.
Episode 23
The Future of the Aquarium
Dec 10, 202124m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 24
The Aquatope on White Sand
Dec 17, 202124m
TMDB rating 7.5TMDB
Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.