Run with the Wind

Name: Run with the Wind
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2018-10-03
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Takeo Otsuka, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Miyu Irino, Hideaki Kabumoto, Takanori Hoshino

2018·Series·TV-14·23 min·★ 7.7(67)

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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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United States	Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	—
India	Anime Times Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video	—
Canada	Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	—
Japan	U-NEXT, Anime Times Amazon Channel, FOD	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
South Korea	Watcha, Crunchyroll, TVING	—

About Run with the Wind

Run with the Wind is a 2018 Japanese-language animation and drama series. The cast is led by Takeo Otsuka, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Miyu Irino. It spans 1 season and 23 episodes and has concluded. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.

Run with the Wind was produced by Production I.G and made in Japan. It was first aired on October 3, 2018, and carries a TV-14 certification.

First aired: October 3, 2018
Last aired: March 27, 2019
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: TV-14
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1 (23 episodes)
Network: Nippon TV
Country: Japan
Production: Production I.G

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Run with the Wind cast & crew

The cast features Takeo Otsuka as Kakeru Kurahara (voice), Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Haiji Kiyose (voice), Miyu Irino as Akane Kashiwazaki (voice), Hideaki Kabumoto as Musa Kamala (voice), Takanori Hoshino as Akihiro Hirata (voice), and Riki Kitazawa as Youhei Sakaguchi (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yuki Hayashi, cinematography is by Daichi Nogami, and it was produced by Kozue Kananiwa and Hiroyuki Inage.

Is Run with the Wind worth watching?

Run with the Wind holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 67 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed animation series.

With 1 season and 23 episodes, it's a meaty weekend watch.

If you enjoy animation and drama, Run with the Wind is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Run with the Wind

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