Ride Your Wave vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for Ride Your Wave). Ride Your Wave is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 46m. Your Name. is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are animation, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ride Your Wave
Your Name.| Ride Your Wave | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | Japan |
| Director | Masaaki Yuasa | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
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.
Your Name.
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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