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The Aquatope on White Sand

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The Aquatope on White Sand	comment	The Aquatope on White Sand (Shiroi Suna no Aquatope) is a twenty-four episode anime produced by P. A. Works and began airing during the summer 2021 season. It follows eighteen-year-old FÅ«ka Miyazawa; after she yields her role as an idol unit's centre to a junior upon overhearing her desire to perform, her managers misinterpret this and take this as a sign that FÅ«ka is losing her interest in being an idol. With her dream fading away, FÅ«ka decides to run away and finds herself in Okinawa. Here, she encounters a fortune teller and decides to head east, eventually coming upon Gama Gama Aquarium, which is being run by deputy director Kukuru Misakino, a high school student. Wishing to leave her past behind and stay in Okinawa, FÅ«ka implores Kukuru to give her a job at the aquarium, but quickly learns that working at Gama Gama is no easy task.However, when she learns that Gama Gama is in dire straits and is scheduled to shut down by the end of the summer, as well as Kukuru's resolute determination to save the place she's come to count a second home, FÅ«ka decides to do her best and help Gama Gama succeed â€“ even though her dreams are lost, FÅ«ka feels that it would be worthwhile to at least see things through and help Kukuru pursue her dreams. The Aquatope on White Sand is directed by Toshiya Shinohara, written by YÅ«ko Kakihara, and Yoshiaki Dewa. The series is available for streaming on Crunchyroll.This show is the third in P. A. Works Thematic Series of "Girls Working" alongside Shirobako and Sakura Quest.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_15177ded	type	The Runaway
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_15177ded	comment	The Runaway: Upon spotting a poster advertising Okinawa, FÅ«ka decides to run away on the spur of the moment.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_20152e12	type	Real Place Background
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_20152e12	comment	Real-Place Background: The series' events are set in Okinawa called NanjÅ�, and many locations seen in the anime are inspired by places, both prominent and obscure, around the island prefecture.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_27a42ebc	type	Spiritual Successor
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_27a42ebc	comment	Spiritual Successor: A Tokyoite fails at city life and heads off to the country where she finds an ailing institution run by a passionate young woman committed to rejuvenating it, and they and their close-knit group of friends work for the good of the community as they mature into adults? It's basically a redo of P. A. Works's previous production Sakura Quest, but with the gorgeous oceanic aesthetics of Amanchu!.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_2d409194	type	Unsettling Gender-Reveal
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_2d409194	comment	Unsettling Gender-Reveal: At Tingarla, KÅ«ya spends his work time comfortably assuming that Kaoru is a man due to her short hair and deeper voice. Once it's pointed out that she's actually a woman, his gynophobia immediately kicks in.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_2fd1d68a	type	Cool-Down Hug
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_2fd1d68a	comment	Cooldown Hug: Fuuka gives one of these to Kukuru as she breaks down at the sight of the typhoon ruining Gama Gama.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_31da1e24	type	Shipper on Deck
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_31da1e24	comment	Shipper on Deck: Maho adores FÅ«ka so she would rather have her brother Kai end up with her rather than with Kukuru, her brother's actual crush who Maho mutually dislikes.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_34a9299c	type	It Was with You All Along
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_34a9299c	comment	It Was with You All Along: Much of Kukuru's grief for the loss of Gama Gama Aquarium seems to stem from the emotional and re-assuring visions that she and others experienced within its halls, and sure enough, this element of the series all but vanishes during the second half of the series set at Tingarla Aquarium as Kukuru struggles to settle into the tedium and compromises of a working adult life. In the final episode, Kukuru finally has such a vision like those she experienced at Gama Gama at Tingarla instead, suggesting they are somehow more related to her love of the ocean or peace of mind and acceptance of life moving forward, and never had anything specifically to do with Gama Gama.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_3a88a563	type	Vocal Dissonance
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_3a88a563	comment	Vocal Dissonance: Maho, Kai's sister, sounds exactly like an adult woman pretending to be a little girl.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_3db32baa	type	New Baby Episode
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_3db32baa	comment	New Baby Episode: The second half of Episode 3 focuses on Kukuru, Fuuka, and the rest of Gama Gama's staff helping their veterinarian, who came in from maternity leave to help with a penguin and begins labor while at the aquarium.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_3ed23024	type	Surprisingly Realistic Outcome
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_3ed23024	comment	Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: When coming up with ideas for sweets to sell at the aquarium, the girls first decide on ice cream — only to find out that they are unlikely to get a food permit to sell it. They go with shaved ice instead, because with no dairy, it's easier to get a permit for it. While in most shows some miracle or stroke of business genius would save the aquarium, none of that is here. It's shutting down, and there's little anyone can do to stop it. Especially after a typhoon all but wrecks the place.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_4023b8c8	type	First-Name Basis
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_4023b8c8	comment	First-Name Basis: After Kukuru and FÅ«ka open up to one another in the second episode, they begin addressing one another by their given names, a sign that they're growing closer to one another.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_4781adbb	type	Jerk with a Heart of Gold
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_4781adbb	comment	Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Meisa the Fortune-teller planned on scamming FÅ«ka with some shady fortune telling in episode 1, but after FÅ«ka willingly lends her a listening ear and allows her to vent her problems with her, Meisa not only gives FÅ«ka her fortune for free instead of charging her like she planned, she also gives her some genuine advice that could help her later down the line.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_49d59be9	type	Scenery Porn
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_49d59be9	comment	Scenery Porn: P. A. Works provides artwork of stunning quality; from the detail in the fish schools, to the play of light on the ocean, The Aquatope on White Sand is a visual treat to behold.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_5fcb9ad1	comment	Time Skip: Episode 13 begins eight months after the previous episode, from Sep 2, 2021 to April 1, 2022 after Gama Gama has shut down and its staff have found new jobs at Tingarla Aquarium. Halfway through the final episode, there is a time skip forward two years for an extended epilogue.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_66c725b6	comment	Inconsistent Spelling: Tingaraa and Tingarla. The latter is correct, but the former was used initially.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_6f66bef7	type	But Not Too Foreign
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_6f66bef7	comment	But Not Too Foreign: Marina Yonekura is of Hispanic descent, has admitted she's had trouble speaking Japanese in the past, and occasionally drops exclamations in Spanish. Her Japanese surname suggests that she's half-Japanese and with her history, she may have been raised in Latin America.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_716c0b1b	type	And the Adventure Continues
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_716c0b1b	comment	And the Adventure Continues: Fuuka and Kukuru reunite after a couple years and the two resume pursuing their new dreams.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_74d10a21	type	Jerkass Has a Point
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_74d10a21	comment	Jerk Ass Has A Point: The Tingarla Assistant Director is a massive prick, especially to Kukuru, but he is not wrong about their department needing to do everything in its power to make sure the aquarium maintains a good reputation and popularity with the public to keep the lights on. A previous aquarium he worked for, and left for a Bank, went bankrupt after he left. He's determined this will not happen again.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_8797239c	type	Bait-and-Switch
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_8797239c	comment	Bait-and-Switch: A minor and brief one: Fuuka was not present in the initial Key Visual for the second cour, nor in the trailer for the same, leading people to wonder if she'd be written out of the story. She shows back up at the end of episode 13, and a new key visual for the second cour has Fuuka on it was released the next day.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_aa5b4f2c	type	Wedding Episode
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_aa5b4f2c	comment	Wedding Episode: The final episode features the wedding of a blended family. Kukuru decides there will be no shoes, submitting the idea of a barefoot wedding theme, and sand is spread all around the aquarium for that reason.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_b59e09cd	type	Bifauxnen
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_b59e09cd	comment	Bifauxnen: Kaoru. So much that KÅ«ya worked alongside her assuming she was a man until told otherwise. When she mentions KÅ«ya was going to appear during a filmed documentary at Tingarla because the producers wanted a handsome young man, he even responds under his breath that she'd that description easily.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_b8e3f20a	type	Demoted to Extra
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_b8e3f20a	comment	Demoted to Extra: Most of former Gama Gama staff have greatly reduced screentime during Tingarla arc as the focus shift mostly Tingarla staff. Even Fuuka is only relevant in small handful of episodes.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_bb23703	type	Jerkass to One
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_bb23703	comment	Jerkass to One: Chiyu isn't the nicest of individuals when introduced to the Gama Gama Staff, though she at least kept a polite, professional facade while working as a part-timer in their aquarium, even if she's internally disdainful of everyone there. However, she has a special kind of contempt for Kukuru in particular, as the latter was nothing but antagonistic towards her during her stay there so she pays her back in kind by telling her off before she leaves. As of the Tingarla arc, they are clearly still not in the best of terms because of this. Inverted when it comes to FÅ«ka. Of the former Gama Gama staff, FÅ«ka is the only one Chiyu doesn't have any negative opinions or remarks over. This, along with FÅ«ka's kind and empathetic nature, allows Chiyu to open up to FÅ«ka alone when it's revealed that she's having problems at work due to being a struggling single mother. After FÅ«ka helps her out, Chiyu becomes a much nicer person and even takes steps to be slightly more amicable to Kukuru, even if they're not necessarily friends by the end of the day.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_c960826	type	Supporting Protagonist
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_c960826	comment	Supporting Protagonist: FÅ«ka Miyazawa. After she fails to achieve her dream to become idol, she finds a new goal to support Kukuru with her dreams instead.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_cb70651c	type	Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_cb70651c	comment	Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: A 'kijimuna' (an Okinawan trickster spirit) can be seen walking around the places that FÅ«ka visits, and Kukuru suggests that it's responsible for the fantastical vision that FÅ«ka sees when she first sets foot in the Gama Game Aquarium.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_e34400ab	comment	Ambiguously Gay: KÅ«ya mentions that he can't stand being around girls and would appreciate it better if he were around "handsome guys" instead.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: The Assistant Director at Tingarla is not a pleasant individual, showing little concern or enthusiasm for the aquatic life at the aquarium, only caring about results and achieving maximum ticket sales and guest satisfaction. He seems unusually harsh towards Kukuru (a newbie to office and management work) saddling her with constant projects and work you'd usually not give to a newcomer, and giving her zero slack for any hinderances or issues out of her control, only concerned with results.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_f8c8175a	type	Malicious Slander
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_f8c8175a	comment	Malicious Slander: When KÅ«ya was in high school, he turned down an Alpha Bitch for a date. She and her posse spread rumors about him, to the point the police were involved, turning him into an introverted gynophobe.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_fbd1aeb	type	Living Emotional Crutch
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_fbd1aeb	comment	Living Emotional Crutch: FÅ«ka is this to Kukuru. Without her support, Kukuru would have emotionally broken down from the burden of keeping Gama Gama aquarium open. This happens again as events at Tingarla drive Kukuru into depression. It also works in reverse, with Kukuru the crutch for FÅ«ka when she first arrives at Gama Gama.
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The Aquatope on White Sand / int_fccd06b6	type	Beware the Nice Ones
The Aquatope on White Sand / int_fccd06b6	comment	Beware the Nice Ones: FÅ«ka is usually kind and patient, to the point that she can be a bit of a pushover sometimes, but she did not tolerate the greedy loan sharks who harrassed the Gama Gama Aquarium in front of her in episode 2, to the point that she actually lost her patience and angrily chased them away by spraying them with a hose!
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