as a one-day special screening on February 19 in cooperation with Fathom Events, and subsequently via traditional release on February 21, 2020. It was later released by GKIDS and Shout! Factory on Blu-ray and DVD on August 4, 2020, with a streaming release on HBO Max following on January 12, 2021. Reception The film was released in 299 theaters across Japan on June 21, 2019 and debuted at #9 on opening week with . On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds approval rating based on reviews, with an average rating of . On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 63 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Matt Schley from The Japan Times gave the film four out of five stars, complimenting the "charming cast of characters," while mentioning the film seemed too "normal" for a work by Yuasa. Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Charles Solomon called the film Yuasa's "best anime yet", citing its believable characters and polished animation style. Peter Debruge from Variety noted that the film's use of a hit single as its theme song helped broaden its appeal to a more mainstream audience, but also criticized it for pushing its romance themes too strong. The film became one of the Jury Recommended Works in the Animation category at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020. Accolades References External links 2010s Japanese films 2019 anime films 2019 films Films about firefighting 2010s Japanese-language films Japanese animated fantasy films Japanese romantic fantasy films Japanese sports films Science Saru Seven Seas Entertainment titles Surfing films Animated romance films Toho animated films Films scored by Michiru Ōshima Anime with original screenplays Films set in Chiba Prefecture