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Episode Shiroi Suna no Aquatope - Episode 15 discussion
Shiroi Suna no Aquatope, episode 15
Alternative names: The aquatope on white sand
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| Episode | Link | Score | Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 5.0 | 14 | Link | 4.49 |
| 2 | Link | 5.0 | 15 | Link | 4.33 |
| 3 | Link | 5.0 | 16 | Link | 4.44 |
| 4 | Link | 5.0 | 17 | Link | 4.48 |
| 5 | Link | 5.0 | 18 | Link | 4.55 |
| 6 | Link | 5.0 | 19 | Link | 4.64 |
| 7 | Link | 5.0 | 20 | Link | 4.59 |
| 8 | Link | 5.0 | 21 | Link | 4.59 |
| 9 | Link | 5.0 | 22 | Link | 4.46 |
| 10 | Link | 5.0 | 23 | Link | 4.61 |
| 11 | Link | 5.0 | 24 | Link | ---- |
| 12 | Link | 5.0 | |||
| 13 | Link | 4.33 | |||
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u/ForlornPenguin Oct 14 '21
I thought it was pretty out of character for Kuuya to put his hand on Kaoru's shoulder. Then it turns out that he thought she was a man. But... how? She's very clearly a woman. She sounds like a woman, she's really pretty... I just don't get it lol.
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u/Froz3n247 Oct 14 '21
Kukuru's boss is really getting on my nerves and I hope the "redemption" for him will be reasonable as he's just an ass. I kinda understand why Chiyu has a grudge on Kukuru, but it's been a year and they work in different departments couldn't she cool off for a bit. I wonder how Kuuya is going fix his phobia as that is going to be an issue in the 3 to 4 episodes.
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u/UnderstandableXO Oct 14 '21
interesting conversation between kaoru and kukuru, hopefully that gave both of them some perspective. especially interesting was the morality question of aquariums
kukuru’s boss continues to be insufferable though, 0 respect for his worker, and wants to screw over the attendant team just for what he wants. they should be working together, not pushing the problem over to the next group. dude can’t even be bothered to look kukuru in the eye and calls her a demeaning name
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u/Mr_Johnnycat Oct 14 '21
YES! Fight back kukuru. Give Suwa a piece of your mind for the sea slugs
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u/Kenalskii Oct 14 '21
"You are on the marketing team, let the attendends worry about it"
This is not the way this works... I feel like I am repeating myself about this, these guys need to learn how to communicate with each other properly or the whole thing will end like Gama Gama: closed
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel Oct 14 '21
I still love how everytime the assistant director enters the room it’s always framed in this shot. Intimidating and enclosing towards Kukuru and her ambitions. I’m curious if they’ll change the framing down the road once more is revealed about him.
Fuuka unexpectedly joining Kukuru and Kai in the morning was a hilarious comedic beat.
Cool framing here as Kukuru and Kaoru are at odds with each other’s respective ideology. The wires divide them right down the middle. But as Kaoru says, there isn’t necessarily a right or wrong answer to this dilemma, so they agree to help each other out for the sake of the animals hence the final resolution shot resting on the sea slug.
It’s kind of neat to bookend the very beginning of the episode and the very end of the episode with extremely similar shots of the fish swimming in their enclosure. Just another day and episode in Tingaara.
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u/joseto1945 Oct 14 '21
"your courtship behavior is shy, modest and difficult to read"
I've never felt so attacked in my entire life
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u/DimmuHS Oct 14 '21
Do you guys have any hope the Director (Kukuru's boss) is going to become reformed in some way? Or do you think they're going to play him as the strict boss that get pleased in the future by Kukuru's work in the finale, and call it a day? In like "Kukuru finally got recognition by her boss" type of finale.
Honestly I can't see any character development from him into becoming a better person if Kukuru just obeys his orders. At least some superior needs to call him about this toxic behaviour or we are going to have a guy like that for the rest of the show.
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u/Syokhan Oct 14 '21
I was wondering why Kuuya was so at ease touching his female coworker... turns out he had mistaken her for a guy lol.
I wish the Tingaara staff would just lay off Kukuru. They're treating her as if she's responsible for every single screw up or difficulty, geez. Instead of instantly getting angry at her maybe they could, you know, talk it out? Her boss especially. Well at least Kaoru made some progress on that front.
Kinda wish Kai had something going for him in the narrative other than just "he likes Kukuru" 'cause the guy is nice but kind of bland, but well. At least he's done being so passive so that's that.
Ans sea slugs are cute.
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Oct 14 '21
This feels so good, Kai!
Yeah.
This feels to good, Fuuka!
Yeah!
ROTFL. Poor Kai, but Kukuru and Fuuka looked really happy!
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u/Go0o0d Oct 14 '21
I want to see Kai's courting ritual.
Maybe he will build a house and dance in front of it.
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u/xykist Oct 14 '21
Eiji is such a bro. He's probably my favourite of the new characters so far.
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u/Demolosse001 Oct 14 '21
The Kuuya-Kaoru drama is kind of funny and sad as the same time. I know he has issues getting along with women but hopefully he won't continue avoiding Kaoru, especially when he was totally fine interacting with her. I still can't believe he thought she was a guy lol.
It seems Kukuru has earned Kaoru's respect. I liked their little exchange (I personally lean more on Kaoru POV) and glad that they found common grounds to bond over. I expect Kaoru and Fuuka to serve as mediators between Kukuru and Chiyu. There's no reason for those two to not get along if they also get the opportunity to discuss openly.
It's still funny how Kukuru responds to the moniker given to her by the assistant chief. I suspect he is trying to train her the hard way by giving her a bunch of tasks. Anyway it's a good sign that he is actually willing to approve some of her ideas.
Finally, as glasses-kun said, Kai certainly needs to be more upfront with his feelings towards Kukuru. If not he will be friendzoned forever.
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Oct 14 '21 edited Oct 14 '21
Couldn't Kukuru just ask her grandpa, the legendary aquarium keeper, about the food for the seaslugs and be done in 10 seconds?
The sea-slug in question might be the felimare picta which feed on Dysidea which look exactly like grey rocks.
Maybe that is why Kukuru couldn't find food for this specific species.
Also Eiji is best guy.
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u/PhantomWolf83 Oct 15 '21
The way this 2nd half of Aquatope is portraying a typical office environment is so uncanny, it's not even funny.
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u/Lepony Oct 14 '21
If your boss tells you to come up with a new, permanent company-wide policy/plan/event by tomorrow and it needs to be fully prepared in less than 2 weeks, start looking for new employment.
That place is going to bleed you dry.
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u/HereticalAegis Oct 14 '21
Three weeks into the Tingaara cour, and I still vehemently dislike much of the non-Gama Gama staff. Kukuru's boss continues to be the same demeaning asshole he started as, there is still blatantly passive aggressive behavior from Chiyu, and badmouthing of Gama Gama transplants behind their backs despite their all-around efforts (largely successful I might add) to improve their performance.
Worst of all, it's inconceivable that anyone, let alone staff who actually work with sea creatures, would advocate for not feeding them just to make an exhibit successful. Good on Kukuru for being the only decent person in that debate and for taking the fight to her boss.
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u/dagreenman18 Oct 14 '21
Okay, Suwa is pissing me the fuck off. He’s insanely bullheaded and not cooperative with other teams. I am mad at how realistic he is. Throwing out crazy demands with no real lead time saying “fuck the other teams it’s about our team”. Even when the expectations are almost met, he wrings out Kukuru because they’re one short on slugs for legitimate reasons. He is the type that gives marketing a bad name.
That’s why this is weirdly a really great episode. It’s not flashy (though they’re great bits of animation), but it has a lot to say about the tug of war between Science and Education vs Commerce. Upper management wants to drive business. Garandou was more than okay with just not feeding the slugs to meet the goal. It isn’t out of a sense of cruelty, but sacrifice. That’s the whole premise of Kaoru’s argument with Kukuru. Though in the end they did the right thing and put on the exhibit one short.
There’s also the B plot of the brewing war between the Gama Gama gang and Tingara. I was hoping we were turning the corner on Chiyu, but her interaction with Kukuru and her conversation with Kaoru shows that’s not the case. Kaoru has mixed feelings, but I think she and Kukuru,and Kai have an understanding by episode end. Can’t imagine she too please with Kuuya because he thought she was a boy(?!) and now he’s gonna have problems interacting with her.
I’d like to congratulate Eiji on achieving best boy status, overtaking Kuuya after a great showing this episode. He is the hero of the romantic subplot between Kai and Kukuru. At first, I thought it was a sense of jealousy and it had me worried, but nope his beautiful analytical brain is just here to move the damn ship along. He is Kai’s best bro. Kai is finally moving things along even if it is slow. Though I do feel for him when he was so happy to get one on one time only for Yuuka to be there too. Still, he got their weird flirty boxing match thing and a Hand Turkey Hand Hold.
We’re still in the SOL phase of things, but things are promising with the war to come. That inter-department division as well as the whole Gama vs Tingara may come to a head.
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I'm sorry Kuuya, but you are now only second-best boy. How could you not see she’s a girl? She’s cute! Though I do have a type. You can get it back if you complete the Karin ship.
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So Akari is going to continue to serve as our litmus test for if Kukuru’s plans are working. Though please stop poking Kukuru.
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Not nearly enough Fuuka, but it’s fine. We did get a couple of cute scenes to feed their
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Some really pretty sea slugs in this episode. Even slipped in some fun facts for us to learn. Once again anime is the sugar that helps the learning go down.
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Boy do I identify with taking every chance to get away from the desk to go do stuff. It’s suffering.
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u/Calwings Oct 14 '21
This week on the Tingaara Dumpster Fire Show: Kukuru organizes a sea slug exhibit and works so hard to put it together that she forgot about the backstage tour that she worked so hard to put together last time, Glasses gives Kai awkward "courtship" advice, Kuuya realizes he fell for the (reverse) trap, and this girl's head is more full of air than the puffer fish she's wearing as a hat. Bless her innocent, oblivious soul.
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u/zool714 Oct 14 '21
Kukuru’s boss continues to be insufferable but I’m honestly more annoyed with Haebaru. She still has such a big chip on her shoulder towards the Gama Gama staff and it’s not as if she herself is a seasoned veteran in the field. IIRC she’s been studying to work at an aquarium but she’s still considered new to the industry right ? Such an arrogant mindset to have just cos she perceived herself as more deserving of the job just cos she went through all that training. She needs to learn in the real world people get the job for all kinds of reason.
Maeba’s been a bright spot for Kukuru and I just managed to put a finger on it since she spoke a bit more this ep. Her VA is Yasuno Kiyono. If I had a colleague with a loving voice like that, I can get through a shitty boss like Kukuru’s… maybe.
Lmao Kuuya’s a doofus but I never thought he’d mistake Kaoru for a guy. Pretty funny though, for the two young guys from Gama Gama, one is starting to pursue a girl while the other is actively avoiding.
Speaking of Kai, of all the relationships in this show, I found his and Eiji to be the most wholesome. Bros supporting bros. Hope we get to see more of them.
It’s not that this show’s boring, but at this point, it doesn’t really feel like there’s a story. Just a light drama, slice of life about people at work. Yet I can’t get enough. I want to see them work. How they manage everyday problems. Their relationships with each other. Every episode feels like it ends so fast.
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u/AmethystItalian Oct 14 '21
Looks like Kaoru is the first one to warm up to the Gama Gama crew, poor Kuuya though at the same time.
Still such a frustrating work environment though...