Japan Synopsis
きみと、波にのれたら
“Ride Your Own Wave.”
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.
The 2018–2020 Japan Window
525 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ride Your Wave sits at position #175.
#1Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#2Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#3Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#4Jujutsu Kaisen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ride Your Wave. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedYour Name.
★ 8.5 · Japan
3 sharedMaquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
★ 8.2 · Japan
3 sharedHer Blue Sky
★ 7.1 · Japan
3 sharedRascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
★ 8.2 · Japan
3 sharedDou kyu sei – Classmates
★ 8.4 · Japan
Other Titles From Science SARU
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ride Your Wave premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,045 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #834 of 2,532 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Science SARU, Fuji Television Network, TOHO, East Japan Marketing & Communications, Shogakukan |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | June 21, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9193612 |
| Official Site | www.fujicreative.co.jp |