
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.
Episodes
E1The Tropical Fish Ran Away
7.72021-07-09 · 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.
E2Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
7.72021-07-16 · 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.
E3Life Begins in the Ocean
8.02021-07-23 · 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.
E4Tropical Fish in Boots
8.02021-07-30 · 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.
E5Mother Arrives
7.72021-08-06 · 24m
Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.
E6Sweets Rhapsody
7.52021-08-13 · 24m
Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.
E7Ice Cream Toast
8.02021-08-20 · 24m
With shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.
E8crab crisis
7.52021-08-27 · 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.
E9Cinderella, the Spy
8.02021-09-03 · 24m
Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.
E10Abandoned Illusions
8.02021-09-10 · 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.
E11At the End of the Siege
8.02021-09-17 · 24m
A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.
E12Our Oceans Are Endless
8.52021-09-24 · 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.
E13Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean
8.02021-10-01 · 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.
E14Penguin Chaser
7.52021-10-08 · 24m
Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.
E15The Great Sea Slug Debate
8.02021-10-15 · 24m
Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.
E16Shout-Out to the Tattered
8.52021-10-22 · 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.
E17Hangout Spot Kuragefuu
8.32021-10-29 · 24m
It’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.
E18When the Light Shines
8.02021-11-05 · 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.
E19Goodbye, High Heels
8.02021-11-12 · 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.
E20Lost Plankton
7.52021-11-19 · 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.
E21Dreams of Blue Turtles
7.52021-11-26 · 24m
With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.
E22Ready to Return
7.52021-12-03 · 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.
E23The Future of the Aquarium
8.02021-12-10 · 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.
E24The Aquatope on White Sand
7.52021-12-17 · 24m
Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.
