ハコフグとみなまたの海
The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata
Unranked — only 3 ratings (needs 400)
The boxfish has no confidence in himself, he always spends his time alone on the rocks watching the other fish, feeling envious. "Everyone else is so lucky. All I do is float back and forth in the same place on these rocks every day..." Then one day, he meets a lost sea horse who seems to have come from the Minamata ocean, he then decides to embark on his first ever adventure to return the fish to the Minamata's sea... (Source: Official Website, translated)
Names
| Original | ハコフグとみなまたの海 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hakofugu to Minamata no Umi |
| English | The Boxfish and the Sea of Minamata |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 19 min · 0h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2024-03-02 (Winter 2024) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Nanahoshi |
| Source | Picture book |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | AdventureFantasy |
| Streaming | YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 4.33 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | — / 10 |
| Composite | — |
| On lists | 34 |
| Favourited | 1 (2.9%) |
| Completion | 33.3% |
| Drop rate | 50.0% |
| In backlog | 47.1% |
| Score spread σ | 0.47 |
Score distribution
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Key staff
| Director | Takuya Inaba, Tomomi Kikawada |
|---|---|
| Character design | Takuya Inaba |
| Original creator | Sakana-kun |
AniList id 206353 · MAL id 58308 · record updated 2026-08-26