H2O: Footprints in the Sand (2008)

Animation · Comedy · Drama

Takuma Hirose, an emotionally wounded boy becomes blind after his mother died in his childhood. For medical treatment, he moves to his mother’s home village where he enters a new school.

IMDb rating: 5.9 (180 votes)
Episode average: 5.9 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

5.90 avg 9 episodes 6.0 → 7.2 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Takuma	6.0	10
2	Hayami	5.4	8
3	Hinata	5.4	7
4	Hamaji	5.4	7
5	Kagura	5.4	7
6	Yui	5.4	7
7	Hotaru	6.2	8
8	Otoha	6.7	9
12	H2O	7.2	8