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WAVE!! -Let's go surfing!!-

“14-year-old Masaki discovers surfing through talented Shou, facing hidden darkness while chasing competitive dreams.”

WAVE!! -Let's go surfing!!-

5.88
11,325 rank · 52,389 viewers · 200 favorites
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12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Winter 2021 · Asahi Production · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

14-year-old Masaki discovers surfing through talented Shou, facing hidden darkness while chasing competitive dreams.

Energetic and cheerful, 14-year-old Masaki Hinaoka takes his pet corgi on morning runs along the beach bathed in the rising sun. Suddenly, Masaki's eyes sparkle in awe: a blond boy surfs, delicate and breathtaking, with a slight smile gracing his kind face. Before long, Masaki encounters him again as a new classmate named Shou Akitsuki. Shou is a skilled surfer and has been immersed in the sport since childhood. Even though surfing is the hobby of choice for Masaki's best friend, easygoing half-Hawaiian Nalu Tanaka, Masaki has never shown interest in trying it himself. But his admiration for Shou's surfing style finally inspires him to try the waves for the first time—despite not knowing how to swim. On the surfboard, Masaki shows surprising potential and talent for balance. He learns quickly and eventually enters a local competition, all with Shou and Tanaka by his side. However, behind Shou's gentle smile lurks a darker shadow, threatening to overwhelm his friends. Nonetheless, Masaki fearlessly steps into the fun world of surfing, stopping at nothing to be the very best.

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Derived from 25 sampled reviews

4.1 /10

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13% recommend
Score distribution
median 4 mode 3 σ 1.74
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σ 1.74 · some divergence

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4.7 pts

Recommenders 7.5 · others 2.8

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↑ 1.08

Running avg · Jan 2021 → Sep 2023

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A Tv Production · Winter 2021

Asahi Production.
in association with

Delfi Sound

  • Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Jan 2021 – Mar 2021 Winter 2021
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-18909 catalog

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