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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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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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Episode 1
Fuka wanders off to Okinawa after quitting her idol job in Tokyo. There, she meets Kukuru, who is the director at Gama Gama Aquarium.
Directed by Yasuo FujiiWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Genta Nakamura, Masato Niwa, Mie Sonozaki, Saika Kitamori, Mayumi Tsukishima, Sayaka Kikuchi, Rena Maeda, Yuko Gibu
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Tomoaki OhtaWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Takaaki Torashima, Hiroki Matsukawa, Mie Sonozaki, Sayaka Kikuchi, Rena Maeda, Yuko Gibu, Sayuri Sadaoka
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Tetsuo IchimuraWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Asuka Maesako, Yuji Murai, Masato Niwa, Saika Kitamori, Mayumi Tsukishima, Sayuri Sadaoka, Kana Hanazawa, Yuko Gibu
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Yuriko AbeWritten by Misuzu ChibaGuest stars Masato Niwa, Saika Kitamori, Kyo Yaoya, Rena Maeda, Noriaki Kanze, Ruka Shoji, Mayumi Tsukishima, Yuki Ominami
Episode 5
Fuuka’s mother comes to Gama Gama Aquarium to take her home, but she isn’t ready to leave just yet.
Directed by Shu HonmaWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Mie Sonozaki, Saika Kitamori, Mayumi Tsukishima, Yuko Gibu, Sayuri Sadaoka, Yasumichi Kushida, Sayaka Kikuchi
Episode 6
Kukuru and the crew brainstorm for ways to attract more visitors to Gama Gama Aquarium. They decide to try selling some sweets.
Directed by Yasuyuki OoishiWritten by Misuzu ChibaGuest stars Masato Niwa, Saika Kitamori, Mayumi Tsukishima, Yuki Ominami, Hideyuki Tanaka, Yuko Gibu, Yasumichi Kushida
Episode 7
With shaved ice a success and new visitors drawn to Gama Gama Aquarium, Kukuru’s grandfather insists that the crew take a break.
Directed by Mitsutaka NoshitaniWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Yuko Gibu, Yasumichi Kushida, Saya Hirose, Saika Kitamori
Episode 8
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.
Directed by Yasuo FujiiWritten by Misuzu ChibaGuest stars Kaori Nazuka, Manami Hanawa, Tomomi Tanaka, Kaori Motoyama, Risa Watanabe, Yasumichi Kushida
Episode 9
Haebaru Chiyu is at Gama Gama Aquarium from Aquarium Tingarla to study how they do things, but she butts heads with Kukuru.
Directed by Akira TakamuraWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Yuki Ominami, Takaaki Torashima, Sayaka Kikuchi, Sayuri Sadaoka, Yasumichi Kushida, Yuko Gibu
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Tokihiro SasakiWritten by Yuka YamadaGuest stars Hideyuki Tanaka, Sayaka Kikuchi, Yuko Gibu, Sayuri Sadaoka, Yasumichi Kushida, Saya Hirose, Saika Kitamori
Episode 11
A typhoon approaches as Kukuru locks herself inside Gama Gama to protest its closure.
Directed by Yuriko AbeWritten by Misuzu ChibaGuest stars Sayuri Sadaoka, Yasumichi Kushida, Yuko Gibu
Episode 12
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.
Directed by Tomoaki Ohta, Kosuke KuremizuWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Shinnosuke Musashi, Takaaki Torashima, Masato Niwa, Yuki Ominami, Sayuri Sadaoka, Yasumichi Kushida, Saya Hirose, Saika Kitamori
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Tomoaki OhtaWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Manami Hanawa, Kyosuke Nitta, Masato Niwa, Mayumi Tsukishima, Yuko Gibu, Yasumichi Kushida
Episode 14
Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.
Directed by Tetsuo IchimuraWritten by Yuka YamadaGuest stars Shinjirou Gouda, Nozomi Yamane, Tomomi Tanaka, Hana Hishikawa, Yasumichi Kushida
Episode 15
Kukuru is tasked with coming up with ideas for an event, but her proposal comes with some serious challenges.
Directed by Akira TakamuraWritten by Misuzu ChibaGuest stars Kaori Motoyama, Risa Watanabe, Asuka Maesako, Ruka Shoji, Yasumichi Kushida
Episode 16
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.
Directed by Mitsutaka NoshitaniWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Yuko Gibu, Akihiro Tajima, Kana Hanazawa, Yasumichi Kushida, Manami Hanawa
Episode 17
It’s been a while since Kukuru and Fuuka had the same day off, so they host a get-together with their coworkers.
Directed by Fumihiko SuganumaWritten by Misuzu ChibaGuest stars Yasumichi Kushida, Manami Hanawa
Episode 18
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.
Directed by Hayato SakaiWritten by Yuka YamadaGuest stars Masato Niwa, Hikaru Tanaka, Yasumichi Kushida, Manami Hanawa
Episode 19
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.
Directed by Tokihiro SasakiWritten by Hitomi OgawaGuest stars Sayaka Kikuchi, Rena Maeda, Yasuhiro Kikuchi, Takaaki Torashima, Yasumichi Kushida
Episode 20
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.
Directed by Tetsuo IchimuraWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Yuko Gibu, Yasumichi Kushida, Mai Nakahara
Episode 21
With work not going smoothly and having seen Gama Gama demolished, Kukuru leaves work to go to the sub-islands.
Directed by Tomonori MineWritten by Yasuhiro NakanishiGuest stars Masato Niwa, Takara Hachiya, Hitomi Nabatame, Kimiko Saito, Yuko Gibu, Kana Hanazawa, Yasumichi Kushida
Episode 22
Having watched the sea turtle hatchlings, Kukuru returns to Tingarla with a renewed sense of purpose, and resumes work on the wedding venue project.
Directed by Kosuke KuremizuWritten by Misuzu ChibaGuest stars Hitomi Nabatame, Kimiko Saito, Yasumichi Kushida, Mai Nakahara
Episode 23
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.
Directed by Yuriko AbeWritten by Yuka YamadaGuest stars Yuko Gibu, Yuka Kato, Azusa Tanaka, Tomoya Matsubara, Manami Hanawa, Masato Niwa, Kyosuke Nitta, Kana Hanazawa
Episode 24
Aquarium Tingarla is hard at work preparing to carry out the aquarium wedding project that Kukuru spearheaded.
Directed by Tomoaki Ohta, Toshiya ShinoharaWritten by Yuko KakiharaGuest stars Sayuri Sadaoka, Kana Hanazawa, Yasumichi Kushida, Saya Hirose, Saika Kitamori, Manami Hanawa, Mai Nakahara, Katsumi Fukuhara
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Miku ItoKukuru Misakino (voice)
Rikako AidaFuuka Miyazawa (voice)
Azumi WakiTsukimi Teruya (voice)
LynnKarin Kudaka (voice)
Shimba TsuchiyaKai Nakamura (voice)
Yohei AzakamiKuuya Yakamashi (voice)
Hiroshi YanakaKukuru's Grandfather (voice)
Yui IshikawaChiyu Haebaru (voice)
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