“The Aquatope on White Sand” Anime Reveals New Version Of Key Art For 2nd Half

Oct 8

The official Twitter for “The Aquatope on White Sand” released a new version of the key art for the second half of the season. The new visual added the character “Fuuka” back to the main cast based on the events of episode 14.

The P.A. Works production known in Japan as “Shiroi Suna no Aquatope”, stars Miku Itō as Kukuru Misakino, Rikako Aida as “Fuuka Miyazawa”, Azumi Waki as “Tsukimi Teruya”, Lynn as “Karin Kudaka”, Shimba Tsuchiya as “Kai Nakamura”, Yohei Azakami as “Kuuya Yakamashi”, Hiroshi Yanaka as “Ojii”, Mikako Komatsu as “Kaoru Shimabukuro”, Kiyono Yasuno as “Akari Maeda”, Nao Tōyama as “Marina Yonekura” and Yui Ishikawa as “Chiyu Haebara”.

“The Aquatope on White Sand” premiered on July 8, 2021. The original anime is confirmed to run for 2 cours (half a year) and is currently being simulcast on Crunchyroll outside of Japan.

Tagline: The two girls met in the ruins of damage dream.

Synopsis: The anime takes place at Gama Gama Aquarium, a small aquarium in Okinawa, an hour's bus ride from Naha. Kukuru Misakino is an 18-year-old high school student who works there, and she knows about the "secret" of the aquarium: sometimes you can see mysterious things. One day Kukuru meets Fuuka, standing in front of a water tank with flowing hair and a tear rolling down her cheek. Fuuka has given up on her dream of becoming an idol and she has run away from Tokyo to Okinawa. Wanting to find a place to belong, Fuuka earnestly asks to work at the aquarium. The anime follows Kukuru and Fuuka as they deal with the issues of the secret of the aquarium and a looming crisis of its possible closure.

In addition, figurine maker Good Smile Company released images of their upcoming Nendoroid of the character “Fuuka Miyazawa” from “The Aquatope on White Sand”. Pre-order is set for October 12, 2021.