Anime DetailsFINISHED
- Format
- special
- Episodes
- 1
- Episode length
- 85 min
- Total watch time
- 1 h 25 min
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- August 22, 1982
- Season
- Summer 1982
- Source
- Other source
- Original creator
- Jules Gabriel Verne
- Music
- Katsuhisa Hattori
- Age rating
- G — All Ages
- Country
- Japan
- AniList score
- 49/100
- Also known as
- 2 ans de vacances, Deux ans de vacances, Dos anos de vacaciones
- Score across sites
- 5.97/10
Tags & Tropes
Adrift in the Pacific
Synopsis
Fifteen young students embark on the boat that should lead them to their families on the coasts of New Zealand. Unfortunately the boat loses its anchor and heads to the open sea in the middle of the night without sailors on it. In the morning, a violent storm prevents the children from sailing back to the harbor. A few days later boat grounds on a deserted island in the Pacific ocean. During 20 months the fifteen children will be left alone and will have to get organized in order to survive. they manage to store up food for the cold winter that will be soon there. Briant, Doniphan, and Gordon lead the group of children who find out that a sailor has lived and died on the island 20 years before. (Source: Anime News Network)
Should you watch Adrift in the Pacific?
Only if you enjoy adventure, especially stories with survival, foreign, bullying.
Reception is lukewarm: 49/100 on AniList.
13.3% of viewers drop it before the end, more than most, so give it a few episodes to see if it clicks.
At about 1 h 25 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Where to Watch Officially
A streaming link is not listed for this title yet.
Creators & key staff
- Original creator
- Jules Gabriel Verne
- Music
- Katsuhisa Hattori
Where it fits in the series
- Optional extras: Juugo Shounen Hyouryuuki: Kaizoku-jima DE! Daibouken
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How many episodes does Adrift in the Pacific have?
Adrift in the Pacific has 1 episodes of about 85 minutes each, roughly 1 h 25 min in total.
Is Adrift in the Pacific finished?
Yes. Adrift in the Pacific has finished airing — the final episode aired August 22, 1982.
Is there a season 2 of Adrift in the Pacific?
No sequel is listed for Adrift in the Pacific as of October 2026.
Is Adrift in the Pacific based on a other source?
Yes. Adrift in the Pacific adapts the other source by Jules Gabriel Verne.