How long does it take to watch all of H2O: Footprints in the Sand?

About 4.8 hours for all 12 episodes at 24 min each — a weekend; at two episodes a night that is 6 evenings.

Is H2O: Footprints in the Sand finished?

Yes, H2O: Footprints in the Sand is finished (12 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.

Is H2O: Footprints in the Sand good for a group?

Yes. H2O: Footprints in the Sand is tagged comedy, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen.

Where is H2O: Footprints in the Sand listed?

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Is H2O: Footprints in the Sand good to watch with a friend?

Easy to drop in. H2O: Footprints in the Sand is a TV series from Winter 2008 by Zexcs Inc.: 12 episodes, about 4.8 hours in total, finished, 6.98/10 across the listing sites.

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Watching it together: easy to drop in. Slice-of-life: you can start tonight without a plan, and a missed episode does not ruin it. about 4.8 hours for the run, 6 evenings at two a night. Rule: episodic, slice-of-life, or comedy/action ≤ 26 episodes → easy to drop in.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type: TV series
Episodes: 12
Episode length: 24 min
Total time: about 4.8 hours — a weekend
First aired: Winter 2008
Status: Finished
Studio: Zexcs Inc.
Score: 6.98/10 across the listing sites
Tags: comedy, coming of age, urban fantasy, cooking, slice of life, drama, harem, gaming, love triangle, magic, magical girl, psychological, revenge, romance, school, seinen, supernatural, tragedy, violence

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale.

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Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of H2O: Footprints in the Sand?: About 4.8 hours for all 12 episodes at 24 min each — a weekend; at two episodes a night that is 6 evenings.
How many episodes does H2O: Footprints in the Sand have?: 12 episodes of 24 min.
Is H2O: Footprints in the Sand finished?: Yes, H2O: Footprints in the Sand is finished (12 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is H2O: Footprints in the Sand good for a group?: Yes. H2O: Footprints in the Sand is tagged comedy, the tags that survive a room full of people talking over the screen.
Where is H2O: Footprints in the Sand listed?: H2O: Footprints in the Sand is on AniList (id 3299) and MyAnimeList (id 3299); Queue Up keys it by its AniList id and shows it when it is on either of your lists.

Queue Up is a free tool: enter two AniList usernames and it ranks the anime you both want to watch, rolls one for tonight, runs a bracket to settle it and finds new anime that fit both of you. List data from AniList; title data: anime-offline-database (ODbL), dataset of 2026-07-04; page updated 2026-07-04. Not affiliated with AniList or MyAnimeList. Queue Up is a Somebody Decide program. How it works · Legal & privacy · All lists