The Aquatope on White Sand
Jan. 15th, 2022 09:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI thought I was done with anime. I cancelled my subscriptions to all streaming services months ago. But the other day I went to a ramen restaurant in New Jersey, and they had The Aquatope on White Sand playing on an overhead television. I really liked the art style, so I went home and watched the first episode. And now I'm back into anime, apparently.
The Aquatope on White Sand is about two lesbians working at an aquarium in Okinawa. (And they're roommates!) There's a bit of drama with the aquarium being on the verge of having to shut down, but everyone works hard and uses their respective talents to the best of their abilities. The animation budget must have been enormous, because all of the fish are animated with utmost love and care. There are a lot of beautiful plants, and a lot of ambient soft blue light. Watching this anime is like going to an aquarium, and it's lovely.
I'm also watching Oddtaxi, which is about grumpy working-class men in their forties, and also they're all animals. I'm not sure how to describe Oddtaxi, except to say that it doesn't have any right to be as good as it is.
The Aquatope on White Sand is about two lesbians working at an aquarium in Okinawa. (And they're roommates!) There's a bit of drama with the aquarium being on the verge of having to shut down, but everyone works hard and uses their respective talents to the best of their abilities. The animation budget must have been enormous, because all of the fish are animated with utmost love and care. There are a lot of beautiful plants, and a lot of ambient soft blue light. Watching this anime is like going to an aquarium, and it's lovely.
I'm also watching Oddtaxi, which is about grumpy working-class men in their forties, and also they're all animals. I'm not sure how to describe Oddtaxi, except to say that it doesn't have any right to be as good as it is.
