Wave, Listen to Me!
- TV series
- Spring 2020
- 12 episodes
- 24 min
- Sunrise
- Manga
- R-17+
- Comedy
- Drama
- Adult Cast
- Showbiz
- Seinen
Contents
Trailer · PV2 | ||
| Japanese | 波よ聞いてくれ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Nami yo Kiitekure | |
| Also known as | Nami yo Kiite Kure | |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Adult Cast, Showbiz, Seinen | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Hiroaki Samura | |
| Directed by | Tatsuma Minamikawa | |
| Written by | Shouji Yonemura | |
| Character design | Takumi Yokota | |
| Music by | Motoyoshi Iwasaki | |
| Studio | Sunrise | |
| Original run | April 4, 2020 – June 20, 2020 | |
| Episodes | 12 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 48 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Spring 2020 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.34 (#1,369) | |
| On users' lists | 20,254 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll | |
| Manga | ||
| Written by | Hiroaki Samura | |
| Published in | Afternoon | |
| Demographic | Seinen | |
| Original run | July 25, 2014 – ongoing | |
Wave, Listen to Me! (Japanese: 波よ聞いてくれ, Hepburn: Nami yo Kiitekure) is a 2020 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura. It is animated by Sunrise and directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa. It aired from April 4, 2020 to June 20, 2020, with 12 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Sissel Koumei · Ryuusuke Koumoto · Katsumi Kureko · Master · Kanetsugu Matou · Mitsuo's Girlfriend · Chuuya Nakahara · Meiko Nakahara · Mizuho Nanba · Shinji Oki · Mitsuo Suga · Toru Tachibana · Makie Tachibana · Yoshiki Takarada
Production
Key staff
Hiroaki SamuraOriginal Creator
Tatsuma MinamikawaDirector
Shouji YonemuraSeries CompositionTakumi YokotaCharacter Design
Motoyoshi IwasakiMusicTsuyoshi TakahashiSound DirectorHirofumi SakagamiArt Director
SunriseStudioStaff
| Studio | Sunrise |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Hiroaki Samura |
| Director | Tatsuma Minamikawa |
| Series Composition | Shouji Yonemura |
| Script | Shouji Yonemura |
| Character Design | Takumi Yokota |
| Original Character Design | Hiroaki Samura |
| Music | Motoyoshi Iwasaki |
| Sound Director | Tsuyoshi Takahashi |
| Art Director | Hirofumi Sakagami |
| Director of Photography | Mayuko Koike |
| Color Design | Hironori Noji |
| Editing | Yoshiaki Kimura |
| Theme Song Performance | Harumi, tacica |
| Producer | Chitose Kawazoe, Toshihiro Maeda, Takuya Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ootsuka |
Music
| Composer | Motoyoshi Iwasaki |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“aranami” — tacicaAnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 2“Believe In Myself” — HarumiEpisode 4AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Aired | |
| 2 | — | Aired | |
| 3 | — | Aired | |
| 4 | — | Aired | |
| 5 | — | Aired | |
| 6 | — | Aired | |
| 7 | — | Aired | |
| 8 | — | Aired | |
| 9 | — | Aired | |
| 10 | — | Aired | |
| 11 | — | Aired | |
| 12 | — | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Wave, Listen to Me!. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch8,421
- Watching763
- Completed5,192
- On hold350
- Dropped629
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 4,899 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Shikimori | 15,355 | 763 | 5,192 | 8,421 | 629 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Nami yo Kiitekure (Manga) |
|---|
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- “Nami yo Kiitekure”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Nami yo Kiitekure”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Wave, Listen to Me!”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Wave, Listen to Me!”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q99852218”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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