Series synopsis
The aquatope on white sand, also known as 白い砂のアクアトープ is a Japanese animation drama comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 9, 2021. It ended on December 17, 2021. It stars Miku Ito, Rikako Aida, Azumi Waki and Lynn.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: The two girls met in the ruins of damaged dream
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Miku Ito as Kukuru Misakino (voice)
- Rikako Aida as Fuuka Miyazawa (voice)
- Azumi Waki as Tsukimi Teruya (voice)
- Lynn as Karin Kudaka (voice)
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Kai Nakamura (voice)
- Yohei Azakami as Kuuya Yakamashi (voice)
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Kukuru's Grandfather (voice)
- Yui Ishikawa as Chiyu Haebaru (voice)
Supporting cast
- Mikako Komatsu as Kaoru Shimabukuro (voice)
- Kiyono Yasuno as Akari Maeda (voice)
- Nao Toyama as Marina Yonekura (voice)
- Yuusuke Nagano as Eiji Higa (voice)
- Masaki Terasoma as Akira Hoshino (voice)
- Satoshi Hino as Tetsuji Suwa (voice)
- Shuhei Sakaguchi as Bondo Garando (voice)
Guest cast
- Hiroki Matsukawa as Trader (voice)
- Kyo Yaoya as Regular visitor (voice)
- Noriaki Kanze as Group visitor (voice)
- Mie Sonozaki as Eri Miyazawa (voice)
- Kaori Nazuka as Chief nurse Kinjo (voice)
- Asuka Maesako as Student (voice)
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Kamizato (voice)
- Saika Kitamori as Rui Chinen (voice)
- Shinnosuke Musashi as Staff visitor (voice)
- Takaaki Torashima as Trader (voice)
- Yuki Ominami as Regular visitor (voice)
- Ruka Shoji as Student (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 86 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 62 | June 13, 2021 | December 9, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 24 | July 8, 2021 | December 17, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-Broadcast Special | June 13, 2021 |
| 2 | Voice Drama "Fuka and Karin's Introduction to Tourist Attractions in Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture" #1 | June 27, 2021 |
| 3 | Voice Drama "Fuka and Karin's Introduction to Tourist Attractions in Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture" #2 | June 29, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Tropical Fish Ran Away Fuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium. |
July 9, 2021 |
| 2 |
Getting Wet Is Part of the Job 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. |
July 16, 2021 |
| 3 |
Life Begins in the Ocean 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. |
July 23, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2021 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:00:00 |