WAVE!!~サーフィンやっぺ!!~
WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!!
⚡ Polarizing🚪 Often abandoned
Set in the city of Ooarai in Ibaraki prefecture, and centers on Masaki Hinaoka, who befriends transfer student Shou Akitsuki before the summer break, and ends up getting hooked on surfing. Through the sport, Masaki will get to know new friends, and will also drift apart from them in his journey to adulthood. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | WAVE!!~サーフィンやっぺ!!~ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!! |
| English | — |
| Chinese | WAVE!!~來衝浪吧!!~ (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | 波!! |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 3 ep · 90 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-10-02 → 2020-10-31 (Autumn 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Asahi Production |
| Source | Multimedia project |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Slice of LifeSports |
| Themes | SurfingPrimarily Male CastComing of AgeCGI |
Reception
| Community score | 6.13 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.79 / 10 |
| Composite | 40.3 |
| On lists | 14,957 |
| Favourited | 136 (0.9%) |
| Completion | 48.4% |
| Drop rate | 20.6% |
| In backlog | 63.0% |
| Score spread σ | 2.35 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Asahi Production | C | 13 of 27 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2020 | E | 64 of 75 |
| Source material | Multimedia project | E | 87 of 106 |
| Year | 2020 | E | 257 of 298 |
| Genre | Sports | E | 400 of 447 |
| Format | Feature film | E | 968 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | E | 968 of 997 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,431 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | E | 1,448 of 1,578 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | E | 1,731 of 1,921 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,312 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Takaharu Ozaki, Naho Hasegawa |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu |
| Character design | Yomi Sarachi, Tomoko Iwasa |
| Original creator | Yomi Sarachi |
Franchise — WAVE!!~サーフィンやっぺ!!~
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| alternative | 2021 | WAVE!! -Let's go surfing!!- (TV) |
AniList id 111137 · MAL id 40267 · record updated 2026-08-26


