Wave, Listen to Me! (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, Wave, Listen to Me! is an animation, drama and comedy series.

What it’s about. The stage is Sapporo, Hokkaido. One night, our heroine, Minare Koda, spills her heartbroken woes to a radio station worker she meets while out drinking one night. The next day, she hears a recording of her pitiful grumbling being played live over the air. Minare storms into the station in a rage, only to then be duped by the station director into doing an impromptu talk show explaining her harsh dialogue. With just one recording, the many eccentric facets of Minare's life begin to pull every which direction as she falls ever deeper into the world of radio.

Who’s in it. Wave, Listen to Me! stars Riho Sugiyama as Minare Koda (voice), Shinshu Fuji as Kanetsugu Matō (voice), Manaka Iwami as Mizuho Nanba (voice) and Kazuhiro Yamaji as Katsumi Kureko (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Wave, Listen to Me! has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Wave, Listen to Me! page.

If you liked it. Fans of Wave, Listen to Me! tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.