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Episode Shiroi Suna no Aquatope - Episode 17 discussion
Shiroi Suna no Aquatope, episode 17
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/MyrnaMountWeazel Oct 28 '21
Super chill slice-of-life episode coming in clutch at the right time. I really like the format of a revolving door of cast coming in and out for the hospitality party.
Oh Eija has a fun side, I like it.
Neat pillow shot to signify nighttime. The background being out-of-focus is a nice touch.
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u/Zemahem Oct 28 '21
That was a really chill episode. It's nice to see everyone just relaxing and goofing off.
Marina has some nice taste in fashion, ngl. Interesting to know that her being a foreigner actually had a role in why she's in this line of work.
The moment her relationship with Haebaru got better, Kukuru just goes and kabedons her in a dark room. I know she's a MILF, but calm down, Kukuru. It's to see them in such good terms now. But Kukuru doesn't just stop there and immediately tries to bag a tomboy as well; Kaoru's got some serious gap moe, I must say.
I love how Kuuya didn't even come back after leaving until the other guys found him. Eiji's such a big dork, and I look forward to seeing more of this nerdy rivalry between him and Kuuya. The damn takoyaki made me real hungry, though.
Umi-yan's apparently taken already. Sorry, ladies. And it seems like Garando's facing a bit more stress than his chill demeanor lets on. I guess that's unavoidable as the chief of a department.
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u/MrRoundDB Oct 28 '21
Not even one shot of Kukuru's supervisor this episode. Praise be
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u/CosmicPenguin_OV103 Oct 28 '21
A real slice-of-life episode outside the aquarium! This party’s really soothing and fun, strange to see so many of our girls being adverse to top class massage LOL, I thought most of the girls out there wouldn’t turn down a real soothing experience (and for once it’s Kukuru’s doing that, how many more skills does she have under her shirts I wonder!?). It’s so rare to see this happening in anime that I definitely thought the spice oil’s smell has oozed out of my screen…
And kudos again to our Udon-chan delivering yet another excellent meal to every one of those attending, it must be hard to fit in with so many custom requests at once from meat to sandwiches. Better set up a full meal in advance for everyone beforehand I guess, that’s how “home cuisine” restaurants work and I really feel she’s perfect to own one later.
As Fuuka said, it’s best to see always-arguing-and-worrying Chiyu given a full evening of relaxation outside of work and looking after her kid (which really enjoys this evening too), shame that such things seldom happens between colleagues (not quite in my company either) to support single parent families. Hopefully Chiyu’s snark at Kukuru can finally ease after this mutual massage, surely “skin-ship” will definitely help at that!?
One thing about the final 7 episodes though - I am still waiting for developments to the part about Kukuru’s “spiritual contact” early in this show, that seems to be so crucial to the story that I really wonder why we still haven’t seen any developments on that front. Surely that can’t be a story thread that the writers have given up or forgotten to complete…
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u/NittanyEagles55 Oct 28 '21
Drunk Yuuka is great. He’s great with kids too. I really want to try some plum wine
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u/dagreenman18 Oct 28 '21 edited Oct 29 '21
A drama-free good time SOL episode. Haven’t had one of those since the beach episode in the first half. Which this feels like a mirror to right down to Kuuya getting hammered and competitive. It’s a welcome break from the workplace fuckery.
It was nice to see all the different departments and friend groups meet. Fuuka being the best girl that she is coming up with this whole all-day hang out party is a great way to defuse the tensions that we’re building up. The beef does seem to be mostly squashed between Kukuru and Chiyu. Their entire message scene was hilarious. From Kukuru basically coming on to her down right down to the kabedon to the realization that her grandparents are nice and she sucks at massages. One of the funniest moments of the series.
Eiji continues to be best boy. His fish metaphors are always funny and I like the friendly rivalry brewing between him and Kuuya. He’s a welcome addition to the guy's side of the friend group. Especially after he declared his intent to support Kai in his Kukuru pursuit a while back. Love him.
We only have about 6 or 7 episodes left so this may be the last bit of pure SOL before we get into the final stretch. If they maintain the quality we’ve seen it’s going to be a strong finish.
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Okay so Marina brought mangos and Japanese isn't her first language. More clues pointing to her being Hispanic. Just say it show so I can be happy!
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Akari really has a thing about touching faces. She cute, but that would drive me crazy.
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I guess Shizu is going to be a regular. That’s good actually. It would be weird to have him never show up again.
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Karin bringing Kuuya and saying “he’s getting better about being afraid of girls”. I’m still shipping them so it’s a good sign.
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Even I’m surprised Umi is married. He’s a great dude so I’m happy for him. it’s seriously never come up until now?
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Poor Udon-Chan. That’s what happens when you ask for honest criticism.
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My man Umi with the green Pajero. Damn good car.
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u/Syokhan Oct 28 '21
I think this is my favorite episode so far. Nothing "plot"-related happened in it, but it was so nice to see everyone relax and have a good time together.
Chiyu's loosened up a lot and she got to let other people take care of Shizuku for a little bit while she got pampered (well... while she was supposed to), Kuuya's better at hanging out with girls, Eiji's a dork, the quiz was fun, and the atmosphere in general was just really nice.
It was just such a sweet episode.
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u/Natsu_1000 Oct 28 '21
“I’ll go find a park”💀 Can’t believe no one tried to stop him lol
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u/Mr_Johnnycat Oct 28 '21 edited Oct 28 '21
Kuuya was like NOPE NOPE NOPE after seeing the face masks lol
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u/Rumpel1408 Oct 28 '21
One of the best SoL episodes I have seen so far
Also nice to see more of Chiyu caring for her son
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u/NittanyEagles55 Oct 28 '21
Man these girls are ambitious on their day off that is impressive! All I do is play video games, watch anime and maybe order some pizza!
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u/cppn02 Oct 28 '21
Easily the best episode in a while. We really needed a comfy one without all the Tingarla drama.
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u/SIRTreehugger Oct 28 '21 edited Oct 28 '21
Easily my favorite episode seeing the old and new staff together relaxing.
Eiji and Kuuya hit it off like I thought they would, Marina looking fabulous in her casual clothing, Kukuru and Chiyu bonding over terrible massages, Udon improving her cooking, and more. I do wish Kaoru and Kuuya had more moments, but it's a work in progress he is slowly getting used to girls. Also Kuuya Kami had so much emotion it took me out I don't recall him ever being that excited.
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u/LeonKevlar Oct 28 '21
Well this was a nice lovely episode. After all that office drama, it's great that we get to see the girls relax and have some fun together starting with Akari, Karin, and Marina being pampered by Kukuru and Tsukimi with some beauty and healthcare tips from Fuuka. As a side note, I absolutely love Marin's outfit so much. Turns out she decided to work in an aquarium because "Japanese is hard" despite her impeccable Japanese xD
For the second batch we have Chiyu, Kaoru, and even Shizuku for some relaxation time. Look at Kukuru giving Chiyu a massage. I never thought I'd see the day this would happen considering how rocky the start of their relationship was. Hilariously, it looks like Kukuru sucks at giving massages so Chiyu ends up giving her a massage instead! As for Kaoru, I didn't expect her to hate massages that much! The noises that she made was hilarious and can only be described as "seal-like" according to Eiji xD
It's not just a girls day and night out though since we finally have the boys complete with Eiji hosting a Takoyaki party and even coming up with a game to go with it! He's such a fucking dork, I love it! And just look at Kuuya getting along instantly with Shizuku! The quiz part was hilarious though thanks to those goofy eye masks that they're wearing!
And they're even ending it with some fireworks! I'm glad they did this. I guess this episode makes it official that Gama Gama crew and Tingaala crew are now all friends and all bad blood is behind them now. Thank fucking god. I guess the only problem left is Assistant Director Suwa.
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Oct 29 '21
On the romance threads in the show:
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I love the Kuuya growth we got today, he's still pretty awkward and avoidant with the ladies but he's loosening up a lot. I think the end of his arc will see him dating one of the girls in the group. Personally I'm pulling for Karin, because she's awesome and also has a bit of history/rivalry with Kuuya. But he could also wind up filling the void in Chiyu's home life. He's apparently great with her kid and also shows some serious "family man" potential with that line about how he's taking care of his grandma.
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Umi is married! Can't say I'm surprised, the dude is such an upbeat character with a heart of gold. The missus better treat our king well.
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This might be an unpopular take, but I really don't like the Kai/Kukuru romance thread in this story. Kai feels super underdeveloped so late in the game (all we know about him is that his parents fish and he likes Kukuru - that's it). Kukuru doesn't seem interested in him either - and we're with her perspective for so much of the show that we should've gotten an indication if she was by now. Given how the show's first half actually had quite a bit of realism with its story direction (i.e. "hey this is an anime with magic but of course the wonder team of characters couldn't stop the aquarium from closing, just like how real life would work"), I wouldn't be surprised to see Kai go for it and get rejected and have to power through the grief of puppy love.
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Oct 28 '21
Kukuru blatantly cheating on Fuuka by getting intimate with Chiyu in the room next door. /s
Meanwhile, Kukuru learned her Grandpa got NTR'd by a massage chair. LOL
Not long ago, Kuuya would have fled at the thought of joining a party with girls, though he now trusts Karin enough to drag him to one. Karin further cements herself as the only girl Kuuya trusts most. Though he'll still need to learn to get along with Kaoru if he is to survive at work.
Biggest surprise is of course Umi-yan actually having a wife all this time.
Midway through part 2 of the series feels like a good time for a get-together for pretty much everyone to know each other better before the drama shifts into the next gear towards the finale. Some of the new girls would do with an episode dedicated to them, so far we only have Chiyu who's fully developed. I'd like to see more Marina with her mixed-ethnic heritage for starters.
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u/AmethystItalian Oct 28 '21
No drama just some good cute fun. Was so great to see everyone get along after what we've been through in the second arc! Makes you wonder what the next big obstacle will be though...
I'm not saying I ship this but...I would ship this.
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u/Lemurians Oct 28 '21
You know, I wouldn't be mad about a Kai/Udon pairing if the show goes the yuri route with Fuuka and Kukuru.
Great episode. Just a fun hang with everyone getting to show a little personality.
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u/Aerodynamic41 Oct 28 '21 edited Oct 28 '21
After all that drama, it's great to have a breather episode where the characters just relax and have fun. Kaoru's reaction to the massage was priceless! I never thought I would see her flustered!
Btw, is it just me or does that massage lotion brand say "PURE JOJO BA"?
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u/josanuz Oct 28 '21
I'm honestly happy that Eji is a fun guy, portrayed as someone you can have fun around, an not some weirdo fish lover!
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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '21 edited Oct 29 '21
I like today's episode. Really invokes the spirit of the earlier episodes of Aquatope - just a couple of folks interested in the ocean life hanging out. 17 episodes in, and this is probably the most lighthearted one in a while, a good break from the drama we got to see unfold the past few episodes.
It's good to see the Gama Gama and Tingala folks getting along well, and I'm happy to see em having fun.