Run with the Wind (2018)

Animation · Comedy · Sport

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.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (2,414 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Season 1 (2018)

8.17 avg 23 episodes 7.6 → 9.4

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The 10th Man	7.6	150
2	The Ogre's Arrival	7.4	124
3	A Single Flower	7.6	115
4	Shadows that Don't Fade	7.9	120
5	The Ones Not Chosen	7.5	113
6	The Emperor's New Clothes	7.6	111
7	Bear Your Fangs at the Summit	8.2	115
8	Dangerous Character	7.8	113
9	Mismatched Runners	8.2	118
10	Our Speed	8.5	140
11	Overflowing Drops	8.0	116
12	Summer Prank	7.9	110
13	And Then Start Running	8.2	112
14	You're Not Alone	8.4	117
15	Place of Destiny	7.9	107
16	Dreams and Reality	8.6	114
17	Searching for the Answer	7.7	107
18	And Then, Morning	7.9	108
19	The Moment of Release	8.7	127
20	Even if I Break	9.0	137
21	Goodbye, Beautiful World	8.8	125
22	Embrace Your Loneliness	9.1	134
23	In the Wind	9.4	171

Run with the Wind (2018)

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