Run with the Wind — 2018–2019 · 1 season · 23 eps

★ 8.3

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Run with the Wind

2018–2019 1 season 23 episodes

★ 8.3 (2,401 votes) Top 18%

Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment "Chikuseisou" where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter Hakone Ekiden Marathon, one of the most prominent university races in Japan. Kakeru soon finds out that all of the residents except for Haiji and himself are complete novices.

Run with the Wind

2018–2019 1 season 23 eps

★ 8.3 (2K) Top 18%

Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment "Chikuseisou" where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter Hakone Ekiden Marathon, one of the most prominent university races in Japan. Kakeru soon finds out that all of the residents except for Haiji and himself are complete novices.

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#1

S1E23 9.4

In the Wind

Haiji runs the last leg of the race, but as he tries to ensure the team a seeded spot, his leg begins to act up.

#2

S1E20 9.0

Even if I Break

Joji and Shindo run part 4 and 5 of the Hakone, but Shindo has come down with a bad fever.

#3

S1E22 9.0

Embrace Your Loneliness

The King takes section 8 meeting up with Kakeru for section 9. Kakeru hopes to make up time.

#4 Goodbye, Beautiful World S1E21 8.8

#5 The Moment of Release S1E19 8.7

#6 Dreams and Reality S1E16 8.6

#7 Our Speed S1E10 8.5

#8 You're Not Alone S1E14 8.4

#9 Mismatched Runners S1E9 8.2

#10 And Then Start Running S1E13 8.2

▼ Lowlights

#23 S1E2 The Ogre's Arrival 7.4

Met with surprise, disbelief, and outrage from his new teammates, Haiji sets about to convince them the Hakone Ekiden is possible.

#22 The Ones Not Chosen S1E5 7.5

#21 The Emperor's New Clothes S1E6 7.6

#20 A Single Flower S1E3 7.6

#19 The 10th Man S1E1 7.6

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