| TV Anime (12 Eps) |
Doga Kobo |
Tokyo MX, AT-X, MBS |
Slice of Life |
Sports |
| Spring 2020 |
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Houkago Teibou Nisshi
Hinata Tsurugi has moved with her family back to their seaside hometown in Kyushu just in time to start her life as a high school student. Determined to join the handicraft club, she meets Yuki, a third year student who convinces her to join the fishing club. Though she has no experience with fishing or living so close to nature, Hina eventually learns to appreciate both with the new friends she makes along the way.
ED: Tsuri no Sekai e by Cast |
Availability: English Dub
| 1. |
Breakwater Club |
2020.04.07 |
| Attending her first day at Umino High School back in her father's home town, Hina is set on joining the handicraft club. While reminiscing at the breakwater, she meets Yuki and helps her to untangle her jumbled up fishing line. Impressed by Hina's ability, Yuki teaches her how to fish. When Hina ends up catching an octopus that she is terrified of, Yuki seizes the opportunity to recruit a new member for the Breakwater Club. |
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| 2. |
Reels and Casting |
2020.04.14 |
| Yuki tricks Hina into untangling all of the club's reels but as thanks rewards her with her very own rod. The club takes the opportunity to teach Hina how to cast but Natsumi ends up as more of a target than the water. |
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| 3. |
Flatheads |
2020.04.21 |
| The Breakwater Club sets out to catch flatheads at the sandy beach with their trusty Sea King pull cart. Yuki explains Hina will have to learn how to move her bait convincingly like a real fish but the elusive flathead is no easy target. |
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| 4. |
Eging |
2020.07.28 |
| Yuki is surprised Hina doesn't have a hat or jacket yet so the club goes to a fishing supply store. Hina finds a hat she really likes but only has enough money to buy the jacket for now. On the train ride back home, Yuki and the others reveal they chipped in to buy Hina her new hat also. With Hina's new attire, the Breakwater Club decides to go fishing for squid. |
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| 5. |
Clamming and an Advisor |
2020.08.04 |
| Yuki takes the club out to dig for clams in the low tide. Hina quickly gets over her fear of getting dirty as Natsumi chases her around in the sticky mud. After getting stuck further out, they must cooperate in their own strange way to get free. With their haul of clams back at the club house, they are interrupted by the arrival of school nurse Kotani-sensei. Not knowing her vice as Yuki attempts to shoo her away, Hina and Natsumi invite Kotani to share the meal with them. |
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| 6. |
Li'l Horsies |
2020.08.11 |
| Kotani-sensei barges into the club room saying she wants to eat deep fried li'l horsies and Yuki agrees to fish for them as long as she promises not to drink any beer. The fishing rig seems intricate at first but Hina and the others quickly catch a huge haul of horse mackerel. To avoid being traumatized having to gut them all by hand, the squeamish Hina is able to pretend she is merely taking apart a stuffed plushie. |
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| 7. |
Light Rock Fishing |
2020.08.18 |
| Hina finds an odd lure in her grandpa's stuff and Ohno reveals it's used for catching fish living between rocks. It sounds fun and Yuki wants to eat scorpionfish so the club sets out to catch rockfish right off the breakwater. Ohno is concerned Hina may get caught in the moment and fall into the water so she has her wear her life jacket. |
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| 8. |
Freshwater Prawns |
2020.08.25 |
| Bad weather has suspended club activities all week but after stealing some crab meat from Kotani's fridge, Yuki takes them fishing for some freshwater prawns. Found in the shallows where fresh water meets sea water, Yuki knows the perfect place. Prawns have a small mouth and timid disposition so Hina will have to learn the correct timing as she attempts to lift them from the water. |
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| 9. |
Preparations and Herons |
2020.09.01 |
| Hinagisa and Natsumi attend a first aid course at school. Hinagisa is worried that her practice is not going well and she doesn't have the confidence to help others. As the two walked down the connecting corridor, a gloomy Ohno appeared. Ohno, who can't swim, seems depressed because today's club activities include swimming with clothes on. After school, the girls gather at their fishing spot but are greeted by an unwanted intruder... |
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| 10. |
No-reel Fishing |
2020.09.08 |
| It's the height of summer and Yuki is feeling unmotivated. They decide on float fishing but Hina becomes discouraged when she only catches small fish. Their luck finally changes at sunset but now that they've caught such a large haul, it's time for Hina to help prepare them to be cooked. |
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| 11. |
Whiting |
2020.09.15 |
| Hina catches a poisonous fish. Kuriowa claims it's delicious when prepared correctly but Hina throws it back because of the odor. Later at the bait shop, Hina is terrified of the ragworms used as live bait. The shop owner gives her some artificial bait but Hina is distraught when she can't can't catch anything alongside the other girls. She then suddenly realizes she needs a different technique since she is using different bait. |
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| 12. |
From Now On... |
2020.09.22 |
| Hina attempts to catch whiting once again with her new artificial bait technique but continues to struggle. With a simple change of hook size, she finally catches her first whiting. Later on, Hina helps the girls make fish plushies and declares that she is happy she joined the Breakwater club. |
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