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The Best Episodes of The aquatope on white sand Season 1

Every episode of The aquatope on white sand Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The aquatope on white sand Season 1!

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.

Genres:AnimationDramaComedy
Network:Tokyo MX

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The aquatope on white sand" season 1 is "The Tropical Fish Ran Away", rated 7.2/10 from 47 user votes. It was directed by Yasuo Fujii and written by Yuko Kakihara. "The Tropical Fish Ran Away" aired on 7/9/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Getting Wet Is Part of the Job".

  • The Tropical Fish Ran Away
    7.2/10 47 votes

    #1 - The Tropical Fish Ran Away

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2021

    Fuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium.

    Director: Yasuo Fujii

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
    7.1/10 44 votes

    #2 - Getting Wet Is Part of the Job

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/16/2021

    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.

    Director: Tomoaki Ohta

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Life Begins in the Ocean
    7.0/10 40 votes

    #3 - Life Begins in the Ocean

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/23/2021

    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.

    Director: Tetsuo Ichimura

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Tropical Fish in Boots
    7.0/10 38 votes

    #4 - Tropical Fish in Boots

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2021

    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.

    Director: Yuriko Abe

    Writer: Misuzu Chiba

  • Mother Arrives
    7.3/10 39 votes

    #5 - Mother Arrives

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2021

    Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.

    Director: Shu Honma

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Sweets Rhapsody
    7.1/10 34 votes

    #6 - Sweets Rhapsody

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2021

    Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.

    Director: Yasuyuki Ooishi

    Writer: Misuzu Chiba

  • Ice Cream Toast
    7.2/10 31 votes

    #7 - Ice Cream Toast

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2021

    With shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.

    Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • crab crisis
    7.0/10 29 votes

    #8 - crab crisis

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2021

    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.

    Director: Yasuo Fujii

    Writer: Misuzu Chiba

  • Cinderella, the Spy
    7.3/10 29 votes

    #9 - Cinderella, the Spy

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/3/2021

    Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.

    Director: Akira Takamura

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Abandoned Illusions
    7.1/10 28 votes

    #10 - Abandoned Illusions

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/10/2021

    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.

    Director: Tokihiro Sasaki

    Writer: Yuka Yamada

  • At the End of the Siege
    8.3/10 34 votes

    #11 - At the End of the Siege

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/17/2021

    A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.

    Director: Yuriko Abe

    Writer: Misuzu Chiba

  • Our Oceans Are Endless
    7.5/10 24 votes

    #12 - Our Oceans Are Endless

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/24/2021

    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.

    Director: Tomoaki Ohta, Chihaya Tanaka

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean
    7.5/10 26 votes

    #13 - Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/1/2021

    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.

    Director: Tomoaki Ohta

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Penguin Chaser
    7.2/10 22 votes

    #14 - Penguin Chaser

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/8/2021

    Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.

    Director: Tetsuo Ichimura

    Writer: Yuka Yamada

  • The Great Sea Slug Debate
    7.0/10 21 votes

    #15 - The Great Sea Slug Debate

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/2021

    Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.

    Director: Akira Takamura

    Writer: Misuzu Chiba

  • Shout-Out to the Tattered
    7.6/10 23 votes

    #16 - Shout-Out to the Tattered

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/22/2021

    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.

    Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Hangout Spot Kuragefuu
    7.4/10 21 votes

    #17 - Hangout Spot Kuragefuu

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/29/2021

    It’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.

    Director: Fumihiko Suganuma

    Writer: Misuzu Chiba

  • When the Light Shines
    7.0/10 21 votes

    #18 - When the Light Shines

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/5/2021

    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.

    Director: Hayato Sakai

    Writer: Yuka Yamada

  • Goodbye, High Heels
    6.8/10 22 votes

    #19 - Goodbye, High Heels

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/12/2021

    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.

    Director: Tokihiro Sasaki

    Writer: Hitomi Ogawa

  • Lost Plankton
    7.7/10 22 votes

    #20 - Lost Plankton

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/19/2021

    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.

    Director: Tetsuo Ichimura

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Dreams of Blue Turtles
    7.1/10 21 votes

    #21 - Dreams of Blue Turtles

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/26/2021

    With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.

    Director: Tomonori Mine

    Writer: Yasuhiro Nakanishi

  • Ready to Return
    7.0/10 22 votes

    #22 - Ready to Return

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/3/2021

    Having watched the sea turtle hatchlings, Kukuru returns to Tingarla with a renewed sense of purpose, and resumes work on the wedding venue project.

    Director: Chihaya Tanaka

    Writer: Misuzu Chiba

  • The Future of the Aquarium
    7.6/10 23 votes

    #23 - The Future of the Aquarium

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/10/2021

    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.

    Director: Yuriko Abe

    Writer: Yuka Yamada

  • The Aquatope on White Sand
    7.2/10 21 votes

    #24 - The Aquatope on White Sand

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/17/2021

    Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.

    Director: Tomoaki Ohta, Toshiya Shinohara

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara