Ride Your Wave (2019)
1h 34m | PG-13
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Studio: Science SARU
Genre: Animation, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Video: 720p
Cast
Ryota Katayose
as Minato Hinageshi (voice)
Rina Kawaei
as Hinako Mukaizumi (voice)
Honoka Matsumoto
as Yoko Hinageshi (voice)
Kentaro Ito
as Wasabi Kawamura (voice)
Mami Horikoshi
as Hinako's Mother (voice)
You Taichi
as Junko (voice)
Reviews
Got to watch it in Fantasia 2019! Riding a Wave with You is a touching story on how people live life, drawing some power from visual metaphors along the way. I personally have watched too much anime, that I can no longer pick up new series without readily detecting the writing patterns the last 10 or so years have tired me with. Riding a Wave with You, however, breaks away from all these writing weaknesses, and offers you a fresh new story, devoid of today's mainstream anime drivel. It is a good pick to watch if you can, so I would highly recommend it!