“College freshman Iori joins a wild diving club's drunken antics above his uncle's scuba shop in Izu.”
Grand Blue Dreaming
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Synopsis
College freshman Iori joins a wild diving club's drunken antics above his uncle's scuba shop in Izu.
Iori Kitahara moves to the coastal town of Izu for his freshman year at its university, taking residence above Grand Blue, his uncle's scuba diving shop. Iori has high hopes and dreams about having the ideal college experience, but when he enters the shop he is sucked into the alcoholic activities of the carefree members of the Diving Club who frequent the place. Persuaded by upperclassmen Shinji Tokita and Ryuujirou Kotobuki, Iori reluctantly joins their bizarre party. His cousin Chisa Kotegawa later walks in and catches him in the act, earning Iori her utter disdain. Based on Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's popular comedy manga, Grand Blue follows Iori's misadventures with his eccentric new friends as he strives to realize his ideal college dream, while also learning how to scuba dive.
What people say
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Derived from 185 sampled reviews
What 185 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.19 · split reception
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.9 · others 3.3
↑ 7.04
Running avg · Aug 2018 → Mar 2026
- 10 “Grand Blue delivered the biggest laughs I’ve ever had from an anime and single-handedly revived my burned-out love for the medium; its jokes stay hilarious even on repeat. I wrongly expected...”
- 9 “Slap knee comedy that can fall short for some people if they aren't a huge fan of "turn page comedy" and the odd faces. I'm a huge fan and definitely see myself rewatching the series as a binge...”
- 10 “A breezy, laugh-out-loud comedy whose episodes fly by unnoticed while delivering jokes that land hard. The cast’s constant drinking and partying captures the authentic college experience anime...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2018 – Sep 2018 Summer 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13646 catalog
Produced by
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Producer
- Avex Pictures Producer
- Q-Tec Producer
- JR East Marketing & Communications Producer
- GYAO! Producer