“The Aquatope on White Sand” Announces New Character And 2nd Half Theme Songs

Aug 26

The official website for “The Aquatope on White Sand” TV Anime announced a new character and opening / ending theme songs for the upcoming second half of the series.

Yui Ishikawa has been cast as the new character “Chiyu Haebara”. Introduced at the end of the eighth episode, “Chimu” is the keeper of the “Aquarium Tingara”, which is under construction. She does her job well and has a wealth of knowledge about living things. She comes to the "Gama Gama Aquarium" for training, but she's worried if she can learn at the aquarium on the verge of closing.

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, and Hiroshi Yanaka as Ojii.

In addition, the official website revealed that the second opening theme song will be "Tomedonai Shiosai ni Bokutachi wa Nani wo Utau Darо̄ ka" by ARCANA PROJECT, and the new ending theme song will be "Shingetsu no Da Capo" by Risa Aizawa of Dempagumi.inc. ARCANA PROJECT also performed the first opening theme song "Tayutae, Nanairo" (Swirl, Seven Colors), and Mia REGINA performed the first ending theme song "Tsuki Umi no Yurikago".

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

Recently, it was announced that the original anime would be getting a manga adaptation. The manga began serialization on August 1, 2021 in Manga Kingdom (Manga Okoku).

In addition, a collectors figurine (pictured below) will be being produced by F: NEX and exhibited at AKIHABARA Gamers Main Store starting on August 27, 2021.

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.

Sources: “Aquatope of White Sand” website and Twitter. Crunchyroll website.

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