A college comedy of scuba diving and drunken chaos, based on the manga by Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka. Iori Kitahara starts university on the Izu coast and gets dragged into the 'Peek a Boo' diving club, amid wild friends and (very little) actual diving. It is set in the real city of Itō and the coastal Kawana district (Shizuoka).
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Kawana StationKawana Station
location
The small Itō Line station in the coastal Kawana district, where the characters arrive and pass through. It appears in the fifth episode of the series.
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Kawana Hotel — Model for Izu UniversityIzu University model
model / inspiration
A historic 1936 cliff-top resort hotel with seaside golf courses. Its elegant architecture served as the model for the 'Izu University' that Iori attends.
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Oasis Diving Service — Model for the 'Grand Blue' Shopthe Grand Blue shop
model / inspiration
A real dive shop and school in Kawana that served as the model for the 'Grand Blue' shop run by Iori's uncle, where he lodges. Fans can actually dive here.
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Kawana Portthe diving port
location
The Kawana fishing port, the departure point for the series' dives and the setting of many seaside scenes.
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Ito Orange BeachIto's beach
location
The sandy town beach in central Itō, along the seafront promenade. It represents the summery beach atmosphere of the Izu coast in the series.
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