A lot of times, anime fans tend to gravitate toward series with insane action scenes or wild fantasy worlds. While there certainly isn’t anything wrong with series like that (I love me some Megalobox and Psycho-Pass), I always find myself being way more enraptured by anime with a down-to-Earth setting and realistic characters. Stories that are just about growing up, meeting new people, or something in-between always hit me so hard. That’s why I’m so excited for the upcoming manga adaptation Wave, Listen to Me! premiering next season. We already knew that the adult drama would be debuting sometime in April, but thanks to a new update from the official website, we now know that the show will premiere on April 3rd.
A new trailer for Wave, Listen to Me! shows off plenty of gorgeous animation and intriguing character interactions from the upcoming anime about a reluctant radio show host. The end of the trailer also reveals that the series will debut on April 3rd on the MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS channels in Japan. In Hokkaido, the actual setting of the anime, the show will premiere a few days later on April 5th. A special preview screening event will be held in Tokyo on March 22nd, with the cast of the show in attendance.
The trailer above also gives us a sneak peek at the opening song for the anime. The track is titled “aranami,” and is performed by the duo tacica. The band members are actually big fans of manga author Samura, and formed the group in Sapporo City where the series takes place. The ending theme song, “Pride,” will be performed by the musician Harumi.
Based on the manga Nami yo Kiite Kure (Wave, Listen to Me!) by Hiroaki Samura, the series is described below by official manga publisher Kodansha Comics:
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.
