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Ride Your Wave

Ride Your Wave

AnimationRomanceComedyDramaFantasy3.8

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.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.

June 21, 2019 · Directed by Masaaki Yuasa

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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.

Runtime1h 35m
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Feels like1h 30m
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Cast & crew

Ryota Katayose
Minato Hinageshi (voice)
Rina Kawaei
Hinako Mukaizumi (voice)
Honoka Matsumoto
Yoko Hinageshi (voice)
Kentaro Ito
Wasabi Kawamura (voice)
Mami Horikoshi
Hinako's Mother (voice)
You Taichi
Junko (voice)
Mai Nishikawa
Ai (voice)
Daiki Hamano
Chiba Port Tower Public Address Announcer (voice)
Kenji Sugimura
Leader (voice)
Kunihiro Kawamoto
Commander (voice)
Shigeo Kiyama
Captain (voice)
Kento Hama
Man A (voice)

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