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Anime Limited To Release Ride Your Wave and Birthday Wonderland Theatrically

Anime Limited has announced two theatrical releases at MCM London Comic Con, as well as two TV titles for Blu-ray release.

- Maasaki Yuasa's new feature Ride Your Wave, pictured right, will have a UK cinema release, following a screening at Scotland Loves Anime in October. The love story follows Hinako, a college student who moves to a coastal town. She loves surfing, and when she's on the waves she's fearless, but on land she has trouble riding the waves of life. When a fire wreaks havoc in the town, Hinako encounters a firefighter named Minato. Minato can handle almost any task on land, but is a beginner at surfing. As they surf and spend more time together, Hinako feels drawn to someone like Minato who devotes himself to helping other people, and the two start a relationship. However, Minato loses his life in an accident at sea. Despondent, Hinako sings a song about their memories together, and Minato appears again from the water.

- Keiichi Hara's new feature Birthday Wonderland, pictured left, will have a UK cinema release, also following a screening at Scotland Loves Anime in October.

The story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and their student Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior.

- Also the Naoko Yamada series Tamako Market, animated by Kyoto Animation, will be released in a Collectors Blu-ray edition, packaged together with the feature film release Tamako Love Story

- The 2018 series We Rent Tsukumogami will be released as a Blu-ray.