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Aquatope manages to be realistic without being too depressing or grim, with an incredible cast and a beautiful message.
_This review is spoiler free._
In a year full of massive disappointment, hidden gems, and wonderful surprises, Aquatope manages to push through it all with its sheer... normality. It's a breath of fresh air after having watched so many shows with countless gimmicks, unworkable concepts, and disappo…
Read full review on AniList →Lost the plot midway but production values and cast make up for it.
Aquariums present their visitors with a glimpse into the deep sea, including all the marvelous and colorful aquatic lifeforms found in our world and they also provide many avenues for educating the public on the richness of marine life and the importance of our biosphere. Aquatope, an original PA wo…
Read full review on AniList →Its warm cast and tone was delightful, even if it starts to lose its sense of direction in the second half.
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My earliest memory of life comes from before I was a year old. I didn’t know it at the time, but my family took me and my older brother on a trip to the New England Aquarium in Boston. All I recall from that experience was a dark space with a giant blue light just slightly to the r…
Read full review on AniList →A Great Anime About Following Your Dreams Even When Times Are Tough
The Aquatope On White Sand was in my opinion, a very good anime and I did sincerely enjoy watching it. It follows the two main characters Miyazawa Kukuru and Misakino Fuuka. Kukuru lives in Okinawa with her parents and manages Gama Gama Aquarium. Fuuka has just given up her dream of becoming an idol…
Read full review on AniList →A refreshing story of two girls and their broken dreams.
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_As a preface, I score my series out of 10.
As such, this anime receives a 100 (10/10) score from me in this review._
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This series seems to be a point of contention for many people. Some greatly preferring the second ha…
Read full review on AniList →A beautiful journey of broken dreams and triumphant
This is not a anime that will really stand out when you look at the whole year in perspective. It is a calm, beautiful and relaxing anime that deals with the struggle of building upon a broken dream, the reality of growing up and how harsh life can be. It captures that sense really beautifully that…
Read full review on AniList →I hope someone can be inspired by this ocean, by the lost but hopeful people within it, and reach their shore.
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Aquatope’s premise is one that is unique and familiar. The show takes cues from its Working Girls predecessors: Hanasaku Iroha, Shirobako, and Sakura Quest which are about working at an inn, an anime studio, and revitalizing t…
Read full review on AniList →A journey of self-improvement, the search for your dream and the path to adulthood
# Shiroi Suna no Aquatope
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For me, Aquatrope was a very satisfying anime. I must say that I preferred the second half to the first, and I will try to explain why.
In the beginning, we met Fuuka who after leaving her c…
Read full review on AniList →The lack of character development, aimlessness, and overall hardly relevant and meaningful storytelling ruin it.
The penguins are more entertaining than the cast. In the first cour, there is lots of mystery with the Gama Gama Aquarium though it never gets properly explained. It gives people visions based on their own personal issues. This leads to the mystery of Kukuru's lost twin sister among other nice revea…
Read full review on AniList →Wonderful overall show with great characters and animation, but it can get a little spotty in the second half
The show is overall fantastic with superb visuals and characters. A few standouts for me personally were Fuuka and Chiyu, but that's just me. While I do think the second half is a little spotty in terms of focus and pacing, it certainly sticks the landing by the end! There is a lot of character deve…
Read full review on AniList →A Poor Series Founded on A Poorly written relationship Between two Characters who Barely Knew Each Other
One of the most frustrating anime I've ever watched. Maybe because I, a grown woman, wasn't the target audience. I imagine if I were still a teenager I might've related to the characters. I'm not and as such, I couldn't relate to Fuuka's stupidity of running away from home on a whim.
Like, you're t…
Read full review on AniList →Overall a good slice of life in a fairly unique setting, despite its shortcomings in the second half
This is a spoiler-free review of _The Aquatope on the White Sand_.
I have separated this review into its two main components, the first and second course (sets of 12 episodes) due to them being distinct.
__First Cour:__
While I first thought this show was going to be a fairly generic depiction of a…
Read full review on AniList →Hay bastante que extraer de SHIROI SUNA NO AQUATOPE
Supón que te encargan dirigir una comedia escolar. Desde luego, __no es una tarea fácil__. Necesitarás coordinar a un equipo enorme de dibujantes, animadores, técnicos de sonido... Además, tendrás que saber a qué prestar atención: si los personajes se van a tirar media serie en aulas y pasillos, __h…
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