The essential episodes of Wave, Listen to Me!

Watch these 12 in order and you've got Wave, Listen to Me! — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · April 4, 2020 · 24m

   I’ll Never Forgive You4.0

   Minare Koda hears herself on the radio during her shift at Voyager, a soup curry restaurant. When she rushes over to MRS, Moiwayama Radio Station, to look for Kanetsugu Mato, the chief director, she’s put on the spot to speak live on air.

2. 02

   S01E02 · Top rated · April 11, 2020 · 24m

   I Despise Them7.0

   Minare is surprised at the customers who recognized her voice on the radio. Mato and the MRS crew come by Voyager and recruits her right after she was told she’d be fired at the restaurant.

3. 03

   S01E03 · Top rated · April 18, 2020 · 24m

   You All Are Soft4.0

   Tight on money, Minare decides to work at MRS and stays with Mizuho Nanba, an assistant director. Mato reveals his plan to have Minare host a late night program with her name in the title.

4. 04

   S01E04 · Top rated · April 25, 2020 · 24m

   You Don’t Smile5.0

   Manager Takarada gets in an accident so Minare goes back to working at Voyager. A mysterious woman, Makie Tachibana joins them to help out at the restaurant until Takarada recovers, but things start to get weird for Minare.

5. 05

   S01E05 · Season 1 peak · May 2, 2020 · 24m

   You’re Not Getting Out Alive8.0

   After a sudden call from Mato, Minare goes on air for the first official episode of her program to give a fictitious report about how she killed Mitsuo, her ex-boyfriend.

6. 06

   S01E06 · Top rated · May 9, 2020 · 24m

   There’s No Such Thing8.0

   Nakahara lets Makie stay at his place where she reveals a dark family past to Meiko, his older sister. Minare is desperate for a segment idea so Mato sends her and Mizuho to investigate the sender of a mysterious fax.

7. 07

   S01E07 · Top rated · May 16, 2020 · 24m

   I Want to Cry7.0

   Minare and Mizuho arrive at Oki’s place where he reveals his past with Ritsuko, his missing girlfriend. When Minare goes up in the attic to figure out the source of the dark liquid that drips from the ceiling, she finds bags of suspicious meat.

8. 08

   S01E08 · Top rated · May 23, 2020 · 24m

   I Can’t Tell You Over the Phone7.0

   To use as content for her program, Minare calls her father to find out the origin of her name. Meanwhile, Manager Takarada returns to Voyager along with Toru, Makie’s overprotective brother.

9. 09

   S01E09 · Top rated · May 30, 2020 · 24m

   I Won’t Believe You7.0

   Minare receives a text from Mitsuo and agrees to meet up. Despite all the inner turmoil, she ends up spending the whole day with him.

10. 10

    S01E10 · Top rated · June 6, 2020 · 24m

    I Have to Do This6.0

    Nakahara gets bent out of shape when he finds out Minare went on a date with Mitsuo. At MRS, sound effect masters Kakoton and Kakoen join the crew for the next live radio drama broadcast.

11. 11

    S01E11 · Top rated · June 13, 2020 · 24m

    I Don’t Fear Anaerobic Creatures3.0

    In the radio drama, Minare faces a deity along with Mitsuo that will reincarnate them to the next life. In preparation for the next broadcast, Minare receives a lot of support from her friends.

12. 12

    S01E12 · Series finale · June 20, 2020 · 24m

    I Want to Convey It to You7.0

    As soon as Minare starts her broadcast, a strong earthquake strikes Hokkaido that causes a widespread power outage. Minare is put on the spot to continue her program during the disaster.