The aquatope on white sand - Season 1
1 - The Tropical Fish Ran Away
Air Date: July 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.
2 - Getting Wet Is Part of the Job
Air Date: July 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.
3 - Life Begins in the Ocean
Air Date: July 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.
4 - Tropical Fish in Boots
Air Date: July 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.
5 - Mother Arrives
Air Date: August 6, 2021
Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.
6 - Sweets Rhapsody
Air Date: August 13, 2021
Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.
7 - Ice Cream Toast
Air Date: August 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.
8 - crab crisis
Air Date: August 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.
9 - Cinderella, the Spy
Air Date: September 3, 2021
Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.
10 - Abandoned Illusions
Air Date: September 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.
11 - At the End of the Siege
Air Date: September 17, 2021
A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.
12 - Our Oceans Are Endless
Air Date: September 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.
13 - Tingarla in the Far Away Ocean
Air Date: October 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.
14 - Penguin Chaser
Air Date: October 8, 2021
Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.
15 - The Great Sea Slug Debate
Air Date: October 15, 2021
Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.
16 - Shout-Out to the Tattered
Air Date: October 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.
17 - Hangout Spot Kuragefuu
Air Date: October 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.
18 - When the Light Shines
Air Date: November 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.
19 - Goodbye, High Heels
Air Date: November 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.
20 - Lost Plankton
Air Date: November 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.
21 - Dreams of Blue Turtles
Air Date: November 26, 2021
With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.
22 - Ready to Return
Air Date: December 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.
23 - The Future of the Aquarium
Air Date: December 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.
24 - The Aquatope on White Sand
Air Date: December 17, 2021
Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.