Ride Your Wave vs The First Slam Dunk
The First Slam Dunk has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.6/10 for Ride Your Wave). Ride Your Wave is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 5m. Ride Your Wave is the older of the two (2019 against 2022). Both are animation, comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ride Your Wave
The First Slam Dunk| Ride Your Wave | The First Slam Dunk | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Masaaki Yuasa | Takehiko Inoue |
| Main cast | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto | Asami Seto, Kenta Miyake, Katsuhisa Houki, Maaya Sakamoto, Subaru Kimura |
Synopsis
Ride Your 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 First Slam Dunk
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh…
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