Top Surfing Anime Recommendations

Byousoku 5 Centimeter

Also known as 5 Centimeters per Second.

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari, two very close friends and classmates, are torn apart when Akari's family is transferred to another region of Japan due to her family's job. Despite separation, they continue to keep in touch through mail. When Takaki finds out that his family is also moving, he decides to meet with Akari one last time.

As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.

Tags: Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Tragedy , Unrequited Love , Travel , Trains , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , School , Surfing , Archery , Mopeds

SPY×FAMILY Season 2

Also known as SPY x FAMILY Season 2.

Studio: Wit Studio , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The second season of SPY×FAMILY.

The Forger family will face a new familial mission as Yor heads on a cruise ship expedition!



Tags: Family Life , Espionage , Found Family , Office Lady , Adoption , Ensemble Cast , Assassins , Urban , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , School , Politics , Male Protagonist , Animals , Ships , Shounen , Episodic , Martial Arts , Guns , Parenthood , Slapstick , Fake Relationship , Surreal Comedy , Tsundere , Female Harem , Unrequited Love , Kuudere , Yandere , Surfing , Amnesia

Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara

Also known as Ride Your Wave.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Upon entering university, Hinako moves to a coastal town. She loves surfing, and when she's on the waves she's fearless, but still feels uncertain about her future. When a fire wreaks havoc in the town, Hinako encounters young firefighter Minato. As they surf and spend more time together, Hinako feels drawn to someone like Minato who devotes himself to helping other people. Hinako also holds a special place in Minato's heart.


Tags: Tragedy , Surfing , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Afterlife , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Coastal , Swimming , Firefighters , Primarily Adult Cast , Tsundere , Urban , Male Protagonist , Work , CGI , College

Space☆Dandy

Also known as Space Dandy.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

The story of the anime revolves around Dandy, an alien-hunter. His job is to seek out new aliens never seen before, and receives a reward whenever he finds a new species. His mission is to find those new species faster than anyone else as he travels the galaxy. Together with the bucket-of-bolts robot QT and the dimwit alien Meow he picked up along the way, he comes into contact with new planets and their inhabitants..



Tags: Space , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Aliens , Parody , Philosophy , Space Opera , Robots , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Achronological Order , Primarily Male Cast , Zombie , Surfing , Mixed Gender Harem , Kaiju , Yuri

Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven

Also known as Eureka Seven.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Renton is a teenager trapped working as a mechanic in a backwater town. He dreams of joining up with a daredevil group of pilots known as Gekkostate and following in his father's heroic footsteps.

When a mysterious beauty named Eureka shows up asking for a tune-up, Renton soon finds himself drawn into a high-flying mecha dogfight that makes him a target of the military. When the dust settles on the spectacular battle, Renton is invited to join Gekkostate, but he soon discovers that even a dream come true has a dark side.



Tags: Environmental , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Politics , Super Robot , Philosophy , Surfing , Found Family , Tragedy , Real Robot , War , Military , Ensemble Cast , Terrorism , Kuudere , Aviation , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Aliens , Guns , Bullying , Clone , Ships , Tanned Skin , Unrequited Love , Parenthood , Football , Nudity , Episodic , Suicide

Flip Flappers

Also known as FLIP FLAPPERS.

Studio: Studio 3Hz
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Sci-Fi

As a middle school student, Cocona has been trying to decide what to do with her life. Magical Girl, however, wasn’t a career path that she’d ever considered. When suddenly a strange girl named Papika thrusts her into a secret organization called Flip Flap, Cocona’s outlook does a radical flip-flop. Her views start to change when she is dragged into an alternate dimension called Pure Illusion where she’s charged with gathering crystal shards and fighting strange creatures. Now, between running missions and facing off against a rival organization, Cocona doesn’t have much time to consider alternate career choices. What are these shards, and why is gathering them so important? There’s a mystery to be solved and multiple worlds to be saved in FLIP FLAPPERS!



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Henshin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Meta , Yuri , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Memory Manipulation , Super Power , Cult , Dissociative Identities , Time Manipulation , Isekai , Episodic , Tragedy , Age Regression , Twins , School , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Surfing , Parody , Yandere , Super Robot , Heterosexual

Pocket Monsters: THE ORIGIN

Also known as Pokémon Origins.

Studio: Production I.G , Xebec , OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

One day, Red, a boy filled with dreams of going on a Pokémon journey, is called to Professor Okido's lab. There, he and his rival Green are given a Pokédex in order to collect data on all of the Pokémon in the region. As Red works his way to become champion with his Charmander, he meets many people on his journey, including Old Man Fuji, a man who runs the home for abandoned Pokémon, and Reina, a girl who works there. As danger in Red's journey begins to peak, he and his partner Pokémon experience a transformation like never before...



Tags: Kids , Animals , Travel , Proxy Battle , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Dragons , Tokusatsu , Surfing , Fishing

Eureka Seven AO

Also known as Eureka Seven AO.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story is set on Okinawa's isolated island of Iwado, which has seen a growing movement advocating a return to an autonomous government. Ao Fukai, a 12-year-old boy with a missing father, lives on the island with an old doctor named Toshio and is about to enter middle school. Ao's mother was taken away a decade ago by unknown individuals. Naru Arata, Ao's 12-year-old childhood friend and the story's heroine, lives with her father, older sister, and grandmother. She has a "Yuta" power awakened within her due to an incident when she was young. A mysterious entity called "Secret" suddenly appears and launches an attack on the Scub Coral lifeform on the island. Ao launches a certain military FP called "Nirvash" aboard a Japanese military transport in his fervent desire to protect the island.



Tags: Robots , Military , Aviation , Super Robot , Surfing , Guns , Real Robot , Shounen , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Politics , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Tanned Skin , Cars , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Adoption , Artificial Intelligence , Kuudere , Ships , Animals , Nudity , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Football

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch

Studio: SynergySP , Actas
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance

As the mermaid princess of the North Pacific (one of the seven mermaid kingdoms), Lucia entrusts a magical pearl to a boy who falls overboard a ship one night. Lucia must travel to the human world to reclaim her pearl and protect the mermaid kingdoms. Using the power of music Lucia is able to protect herself and the mermaid kingdoms from a growing evil force.

Tags: Musical Theater , Mermaid , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Magic , Idol , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Swimming , Primarily Female Cast , Surfing , Kuudere , Primarily Child Cast , Revenge , Coastal

WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!!

Studio: Asahi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Set in the city of Ooarai in Ibaraki prefecture, and centers on Masaki Hinaoka, who befriends transfer student Shou Akitsuki before the summer break, and ends up getting hooked on surfing. Through the sport, Masaki will get to know new friends, and will also drift apart from them in his journey to adulthood.



Tags: Surfing , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , CGI , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Coastal

WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!! (TV)

Also known as WAVE!! -Let's go surfing!!- (TV).

Studio: Asahi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Set in the city of Ooarai in Ibaraki prefecture, and centers on Masaki Hinaoka, who befriends transfer student Shou Akitsuki before the summer break, and ends up getting hooked on surfing. Through the sport, Masaki will get to know new friends, and will also drift apart from them in his journey to adulthood.



Tags: Surfing , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Tanned Skin , School , Foreign , Time Skip , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Family Life , Otaku Culture , Coastal

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure

Studio: Actas , SynergySP
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance

After the final battle against Gaito, Sara had given her life to remain with him. The sea world is now at peace, but only with six mermaid princesses.

While Caren, Noel, and Coco have returned to their kingdoms, it should be time for Lucia, Hanon, and Rina to do the same. After all, Mitsuki Tarou is leaving for Germany, and Doumoto Kaito is heading to Hawaii. Lucia is devestated, and when things couldn't get any worse, Kaito is lost at sea! Worst of all, a strange angel named Michel has appeared, wanting the mermaids to join him. But on the lighter side, Sara's spirit tells Lucia of Sara's successor, a young mermaid named Seira. The mermaids are in for another adventure!

Tags: Mermaid , Magic , Shoujo , Musical Theater , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Dissociative Identities , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Suicide , Denpa , Tragedy , Animals , Surfing , Cosplay , Amnesia , Boxing , Coastal

Cowboy Bebop: Ein no Natsuyasumi

Also known as Ein's Summer Vacation.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

Picture drama featuring Ein.

Tags: Animals , Surfing

Eureka Seven AO Final Episode: One More Time - Lord Don't Slow Me Down

Also known as Eureka Seven AO Final Episode.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

A new episode split into five parts, further explaining the end of Eureka Seven AO

Tags: Surfing , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Travel , Aviation , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Tanned Skin , Space , Shounen , Ships

Eureka Seven AO: Jungfrau no Hanabana-tachi

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

An original video anime, released on Blu-ray in a combined Hybrid Disc that also hold an Eureka Seven AO game for the PlayStation 3.

The OVA is set between episodes eight and nine of the series.

Tags: Aviation , Travel , Cosplay , Tanned Skin , Crossdressing , Super Robot , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Cars , Urban , Rural , Guns , Trains , Surfing

Kimagure Orange☆Road Pilot

Also known as Kimagure Orange Road TV Pilot.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A special made before the rest of the KOR anime to test the possibility of making more. Essentially an alternate TV version of episode 46, Kyousuke and Madoka go to the beach only to be trapped alone together.

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Surfing , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Scuba Diving , Female Protagonist

Brand New Story

Also known as Brand New Story.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres:

Music video for the song Brand New Story by GENERATIONS from Exile Tribe.

Tags: Heterosexual , Surfing , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast

Dog Soldier

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

When an American scientist carrying a cure for the AIDS virus is kidnapped by an arms merchant, John Kyosuke is forced back from retirement. He accepts the challenge to regain pocession of the anti-serum. He finds out that some of the people he is after are closely related, which gives his conquest a whole new meaning.



Tags: Military , Guns , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Revenge , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Surfing , Seinen

Santa Company: Manatsu no Merry Christmas

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Upon their visit to a tropical island just below the equator, Mint and co. from Santa Company find themselves confronted with a mountain of ocean debris. Small acts of carelessness upon carelessness have, quite literally, piled up into a big problem—just what have Mint and the others gotten themselves into...? A splendid, yet strange, secret Christmas story.

Note: Santa Company is an original work brought to life by Kenji Itoso. A short animation was released in 2014 after a successful crowdfunding campaign, followed by a feature-length version released in Japan in 2019. This work is a spin-off featuring some of the same characters.

Tags: Environmental , Kids , Female Protagonist , Work , Elf , Tsundere , Surfing

Surf Side High-School

Studio: Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

At a high school that sits in front of the ocean, three unpopular pubescent guys, Abe, Nagaho, and Mita, spend more of their time goofing off at the beach than studying. Of course, surfing always comes first, but their other adventures on the beach and search for girls are a source of non-stop laughter.



Tags: Surfing , School