Prince of Stride: Alternative

Both are very alike. Both are around sport, friendship, rivalry, dealing with the past and... if you think about it... and both involve around relays (one swimming, one challenging running). 

While Free is swimming, Prince of Stride is running. Free focuses on mostly two teams in competition and gives a lot of background on the male leads' past swimming experiences, where Stride does very little of that with only hints of flash backs. Both anime are similar in which that the characters are very passionate about training to win competitions and the importance of teamwork, trust, and friendship, so it's inspiring. There's also humor in both anime and the characters of Free and Stride are very similar to each other, as there is the team leader, a member that works hard so they don't drag the team down, a manager, and so on. read more 

Beautiful boys doing beautiful sporty things. Idol faces, toned bodies, and with character profiles straight out of a dating sim. If you like one, definitely give the other a try. Free is stronger story-wise and the token female protagonist is actually treated like a normal human being. Prince of Stride may not have those things but it does have an enormous cast of pretty boys to fill up for what it lacks in pretty much everything else.  

-Both have beautiful, muscular guys taking a part in a sport -Very colorful animation -Little to no romance (besides the bromance, of course) -Both have a character that struggles to "get back in the game" 

Both are sports anime that revolve around a club that is revived by enthusiastic 1st year students. They both have enthusiastic female managers, similar characters and nice animation.  

Both are sports Anime with no ball sport. Also the protagonists both are obsessed with the sport (Haruka > swimming, Takeru > running). 

Are very similar not only in gender but also in the way the story is told, Free has more character development that Prince of Stride, which is a more basic anime that does not bode well in this area. Both have their faults but its strong point they stand out, show the love of a group of young people through sport. 

Passion for sports, competition, Strong Rivals, High school club, a cute club manager and handsome boys are what it's all about in both Free! and Prince of Stride: Alternative. Also the main characters Takeru/Haruka are fond of running/swimming and totally ready to do it at any place or time!  

Both sport animes, handsome boys and a quite similar characters.  

- They are short animes with only 12 episodes. - Both plots are about a washed-up high school sports club (that was known as it's best club within said sport) that gets renewed/revived and makes it great again within said sport. - The Character designs - For instance they both got a boy that would do great within cross-dressing, a stoic and a guy that seems rather happy-go-lucky at first glance. One of the differences however, is the fan servive. - You liked "Prince of Stride" but want more abs, swimming and less clothes? Go watch "Free!". (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) - You Liked "Free!" but want less focus on fan service and more running? Go watch "Prince of Stride" read more 

The two show is definitely similar. Pretty and good looking boys? Checked. Chemistry between the boys a.k.a fujo-bait? Checked. Beautiful animation? Checked. And Fujiwara, God, he definitely look like Haru, I just can't stop my inner thought to scream "HARU!!" everytime I see him, I mean just look at his face! and his hair! and his obsession with stride just like Haru is with water. And of course Kohinata and Nagisa with their yellow hair. And their words about the wind too, the difference is it's water in Free and not wind hehe. Definitely should watch this if you like Free, but the plot isn't as good in my opinion. That's okay, you'll still got the flashy animation and the bishounen (y) read more 

Short and simple; Free is PoS, but 10x better. And about swimming. If you like PoS, I can guarantee you'll like Free. 

It’s the whole concept of starting from scratch to build your dreams that gets me. Both feature a ton of clichés, but also the individual sport team dynamics in both are just so sweet. They’re both more character-based than a lot of sports anime because they’re not really sports shounen, but they also have decent plots. Basic, a little boring, but I didn’t really tire of either because they’re fun!  

Both shows are about sports. Furthermore, they both share a similar premise, with the entire ensemble of main characters in both shows being in high school. Additionally, the characters in each show are both trying to prove themselves and their worth by participating and moving up the ranks in tournaments. Finally, many of the main characters share very similar personalities to each other. The main difference, obviously, is that Prince of Stride centers more on running, while Haikyuu!! is about volleyball. 

It is great fun and has team dynamics that are somewhat similar to Haikyuu’s. The main parkour partnership is a bit similar to Karasuno’s famous Freak Duo, but also have a totally different relationship, so it’s interesting. The main character is super awesome and reminds me a lot of Yachi but I think she’s a bit more developed and well-rounded. It’s a comfort show and is likely to be enjoyed by fans of Haikyuu.  

The main characters, are reunited in their schools. Both schools were powerhouses in their respective sport, but then have fallen. Both have exhilarating action Both have pretty good animation  

All of the Stride or Volleyball action respectively is really enjoyable to watch. I really like the charcters in both animes 

Both anime revolve around the sports of running :) 

Prince of stride is another running anime. UWU 

-Both Series focus on a running based sport -Both show the struggle when it comes to sports (mental/physical) -Both have a large cast of unique characters -Both are an underdog story -Both have a similar story line 

Same theme, sports. Both are running club. Both got some drama in it, comedy, and great animation. In my opinion, both are quite similiar, how the story goes. MC on one anime and the other side character on the other anime got some problem in their past and ends up ruining their sports passion, and ends up rising and comeback to the sports life. 

Both shows are sports related and share very similar themes. For example, both teams in each respective show has to overcome a barrier of sorts in order to prove their worth not only to their rivals (and other people who look down on them) but also to themselves. Additionally, the characters' personalities are very similar in both shows. Given this, I would say Haikyuu!! spends a significant more time building drama. 

Even tho Prince of stride has only 2-12 (now 16/02/2016) episodes this new series are full of energy just as Haikyuu!! You inmeadiatly will love this anime and you will want to watch the next episode to see what will happen just as in Haikyuu!! The two main characters in Prince of Stride resemble a lot the main characters of Haikyuu!! But oh well if you wanna find out WATCH IT!!!! 

A 100% recommend this. - both are sports anime - both mc wants to be the best - both fluent and cool in what they do 

The friendship between the characters, which was my favorite part of SK8 is present in Prince of Stride. The bonds characters share, how they work around them, and of course they're both sports animes. 

Both animes include cute boys and both animes, seem to be shounen ai, when they aren't labeled in the genre. 

Both anime about sport, the main character wasn't interested in this their sports, but after trying it out they fell in love with it. *Main characters wants to improve to help their team *Both anime includes their motivation to improve