Japan Synopsis
白い砂のアクアトープ
“The two girls met in the ruins of damaged dream”
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.
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Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The aquatope on white sand itself).
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
The aquatope on white sand holds position #261 of 452 Japan seriess in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including The aquatope on white sand. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan seriess in 2021.
The 4298th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (86th percentile) outruns review volume (28th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,867 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,334 of 2,532 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | P.A.WORKS, Lantis, DMM pictures, Forecast Communications, Bandai Namco Arts |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 24 |
| Release Date | July 9, 2021 |
| Official Site | aquatope-anime.com |
Questions Answered
When did The aquatope on white sand end?
The aquatope on white sand finished its run with its final episode airing on December 17, 2021.
Where did The aquatope on white sand air?
The aquatope on white sand aired on Tokyo MX, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.