Ride Your Wave
True love knows no boundaries.
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A bittersweet romantic fantasy that blends coming-of-age warmth with supernatural melancholy, exploring love's persistence across the boundary between life and death.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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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