Kakeru Kurahara
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Estimated watch time
9h 12m
⚡ 5 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Athletics96%Primarily Male Cast90%Male Protagonist88%Ensemble Cast84%School Club81%Primarily Adult Cast81%Fitness78%Rehabilitation71%College67%Outdoor Activities58%
TVFINISHED2018 FALL8.3 / 10 AniList score
Run with the Wind
風が強く吹いている• Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
Synopsis & Story
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 able to convince them otherwise and realize his elusive dream of running in the Hakone Ekiden?
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Run with the Wind: should you watch it?
At a glance
Run with the Wind has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 83/100 — 80% of 34,906 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #10 highest-rated anime of 2018, and #43 most popular anime of 2018, and #2 highest-rated anime of Fall 2018 on AniList.
Of the 60.2K AniList users who started it, 4.6% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 47.8K have finished it.
At about 9 h 12 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Sports — especially athletics, primarily male cast, male protagonist, ensemble cast.
Episodes
23 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Shion Miura
- Director
- Kazuya Nomura
- Series composition
- Kouhei Kiyasu
- Character design
- Takahiro Chiba
- Music
- Yuuki Hayashi
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Catch up, latency” by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN · eps 1-11
- OP2“Kaze Tsuyoku, Kimi Atsuku.” · eps 12-23
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Run with the Wind FAQ
- How many episodes does Run with the Wind have?
- Run with the Wind has 23 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 9 h 12 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Run with the Wind?
- About 9 h 12 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 12 days; at one hour a day, about 10 days.
- Is Run with the Wind finished?
- Yes. Run with the Wind has finished airing — the final episode aired March 27, 2019.
- Is there a season 2 of Run with the Wind?
- No sequel is listed for Run with the Wind as of October 2026.
- Is Run with the Wind based on a other source?
- Yes. Run with the Wind adapts the other source by Shion Miura.
- Who animated Run with the Wind?
- Run with the Wind was animated by Production I.G and directed by Kazuya Nomura.
- Who sings the opening of Run with the Wind?
- The opening, "Catch up, latency", is performed by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN.
- Where can I watch Run with the Wind?
- Run with the Wind is listed on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Bilibili TV. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.