Run with the Wind

Former ace runner of Sendai Josei High School, Kakeru Kurahara is chased away from a convenience store for shoplifting. Shaking off his pursuer, he runs into Haiji Kiyose, another student from his university. Haiji is impressed by Kakeru's agility and persuades him to live in Chikusei-sou, the run-down apartment where Haiji resides along with eight other students. Having lost his entire apartment deposit at a mahjong parlor, Kakeru accepts the offer reluctantly. However, Haiji reveals a secret during Kakeru's welcoming party: the apartment is actually the dormitory of the Kansei University Track Club. He unveils his ultimate goal of participating in the Hakone Ekiden-one of the most prominent university marathon relay races in Japan. Unfortunately, all the residents apart from Haiji and Kakeru are complete running novices. Worse still, none of the inhabitants are even remotely interested in being involved with Haiji's ridiculous plan! With only months before the deadline, will the fourth-year student be ...

Run with the Wind
Run with the WindAnime

Details

Season
Fall 2018
Episodes
23
  • AniList 8.3
Episode runtime
24 min
Status
Finished
Genres
  • Drama
  • Sports
Format
TV
Source material
other
Tags
  • Athletics
  • Primarily Male Cast
  • Male Protagonist
  • Ensemble Cast
  • School Club
  • Primarily Adult Cast
Alternative titles
  • 風が強く吹いている
  • Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
  • KazeTsuyo
  • В ногу с ветром

Anime