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| Their song should be 'Mary Mary's- Can't give up now' because those lyrics describe them accurately. They sure came far and from nothing. Those guys did great considering they had 10 members, truly inspiring. Sometimes it is not always about winning the competition but about self achievement and fulfilment. I sure saw their top. I'm also glad Kakeru broke the record, that was an impressive running from him. The other guys also did best, Haiji even went over his limit and won't ever run again. This was a true slice of life and the best out there and recommend it to people who have brains and even if you don't like anime. This should win an award because it 1000% deserves it. The pacing was great and the development of the characters was spot on. 9/10, nah it's a rare 10/10. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Sad to see this show end. What a great ride it was from week 1. Damn near perfect ending, excellent character growth and a solid pace. |
| What an incredible way to conclude this anime with such emotional final episode, I really loved it. All Kansei team members gave their absolut best and as a result, they managed to qualify to the next year's Hakone, so proud of them. And not to mention that Kakeru could break Fujioka's record and establish one of his own in the section so props to him as well. This series took its time to fully convince me but the second cour made all the wait worth it. The development for both the story and the characters was incredibly well executed and the conclusion was as satisfying as I expected. All in all, it was an amazing experience without a doubt. Production I.G sure knows how to make great sports anime. 9/10 |
| That was an awesome journey and great finale. They nailed building up the tension with all the legs shots and then finally having the pain come up through Haiji's expressions. That very last stretch was incredible. The victory pose was also incredible well done. Surprised we never found out what actually injured his leg, but it doesn't matter at the end of the day. I was happy to see the Kansai team flourishing in the future. I guess it's to be expected after a performance like that. Tho I was surprised both twins stayed on the team as one of em was saying how running wasn't something they'd stick with during their section. I guess staying on a uni team isn't a life long commitment anyhow. Well, wonderful series. 8/10 |
| I loved every episode. It is very good to watch an anime that stays perfect in all its moments. The plot and its unfolding, the direction, the songs, the script and especially the characters and their wonderful development. Lessons in life were passed in a very touching way. I will not forget this anime so soon. I will miss. 10/10. |
Gimme more character development and/or romance. Probally a shotacon. |
| This was great, had some laughs, bit of drama, hint of romance, what else do you need? 8/10 |
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| I loved the anime. Great animation, and strong moments and character development. Bordering on the bittersweet as far as endings go, but it felt satisfying. I love sports anime, they're quite fun and thrilling to watch, and this studio delivered yet again. Good stuff. |
| I love this anime so much, I think I want to do a cosplay for it at the anime con coming up in my city in the next two weeks. Even though I don't think most people will get what anime it is, I'll gladly enlighten everyone to one of the best anime they'll ever see. 😎 |
| I'm gonna say this over and over but People are really missing out on this show! This is truly a hidden gem! It deserves so much more recognition! One of the best anime I have watched in years! I'm gonna miss this show so much All the laughter and tears shed just for this anime The ending was well done Thank you Production I.G |
    RUNNING returned to me in an even more beautiful form. Can one man be so blessed? |
| 9/10 Production IG is king of sports anime. |
| Great finale. Haiji's last stretch was painful to watch. I like how the series focused a lot more on the development of the characters and their internal struggles, telling a story through a sport rather than having the actual sport as the centerpiece if you get what I mean. In the end I don't think it really matters who Hana-chan likes. It does give a bit of closure, but great endings don't have to give you every single little answer. btw, Nira gets some of the best frames ever given to a dog. |
| Great finale to what has overall been a fine show! Haiji sacrificing his leg to achieve his dream was a very powerful message and seeing those moments with his teammates and friends spurring him in his own mind was a wonderful display! Damn @ at that injury though, Kakeru realising right away and just thinking of the gravity of the whole situation was heartrending, to say the least. Speaking of Kakeru, looks like he broke the record for the Hakone Ekiden and that was really commendable, although it was quite obvious he would. But I think what really pleased me was how unselfish he was by running to catch up to Haiji’s finish line and not hogging the game to himself. Fujioka’s ace says “Challenge accepted!” in response, great to see such sportsmanship! Kakeru’s rival and old friend there breaking down as the results cake was a little saddening, he’s lost to Kakeru yet again and this time on a much greater scale. Lol, we still don’t know who Hana is in love with, I was sure it’d be Haiji-san but well who knows. Timeskip and we get a glimpse of the adult looks of the seniors. I was honestly shocked by Musa’s moustache, I thought it’d been like 10-15 years already lol, and it took me a while to notice Nico-Chan Senpai lol. The team is lively as ever, meanwhile, and it was nice to see Kakeru and the Jo-twins still keeping up with running unlike their seniors who’ve pursued different characters. Looks like Haiji has taken up the same profession as his father and I’m sure he’ll be great at it! As for the whole show in general, it comes down to a fine(ish) rating despite the mid-second cour onwards really picking up pace and ending on such a high note. I just feel as though the first half was far too pointless drama-oriented especially considering that they started to fall in love with running themselves soon right after. And then there’s the unrealistic goal to boot which they actually managed, no surprises here anymore, and so it just felt a little too easy-going and off. Coupled with this, there was the harsh realism of the sport world so it was kind of ironic in a way I suppose. Sound Department in particular was the enticing highlight of this show and the Animation Quailty was really great throughout, some poor CGI shots during the final races but nothing too much of a biggie overall when compared to the high standards during the rest. - Storyline: 7/10 - Characterization: 6/10 - Sound Department: 9/10 - Art/Animation Scale: 8/10 - Personal Enjoyment: 5/10 1st half and 7.5/10 2nd half => 6/10 Overall: I’ll award this a solid 6.5/10 like I hinted above above. It’s not the most deserved 7 for me but I think the whole realism bit, although it was sort of underwhelming, just for being here deserves a little praise at the very least since it’s not everyday we get shows as such. |
_MushiRock11_Mar 27, 2019 11:15 AM
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| What an amazing show, glad it exceeded my expectations 100 times over lol |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| Now i don't have anything to look forward to every wednesday :( i hope a special will come out with some cool extra story. |
| I find it so adorable that Prince is cheering for Kakeru awww, they were fighting at first but look at them ;w; And hooray for Kakeru!!! He beat the record ♥ I screamed so hard when Haiji felt the pain while he was going towards the goal I'M SO PROUD OF MY BBYSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GLAD THAT THEY'RE HAPPY AND THE KANSEI UNI TRACK AND FIELD TEAM'S MEMEBRS ARE SO MANYYYY YAYYY I'm going to miss them, I want a special or a second season ;w; i can feel a hole in my heart after finishing the last episode. |
| I legit cried throughout the last half of the final episode. Can't even remember the last time that's happened to me. What a beautiful series. The recency bias is pretty strong but that has gone straight into my top 5 anime. |
| And I'm here in your pocket Curled up in a dollar And the chain from your watch around my neck And I'll stay right here until it's time |
| Kakeru actually broke the record. He's amazing! I could actually feel Haiji's pain. The sound and animation and editing, all, did a fantastic job. This studio makes me love it more and more every time. When the final shock happened to Haiji's leg, I winced even though the imagery wasn't disgusting at all. Then, the sadness just came crawling into me; my fear came true—Haiji had indeed been trying to run freely one last time. Ouji looks hot in his suit. How unexpected! The club has so many new members. Haiji must be proud. The title, "Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru" really fits the story. They run, feeling the powerful wind blowing against them. Loved the last dialogue before everything ended; "Do you like running?" That really made my eyes moist; ending the story with the same line that started it. |
| yes, i fucking cried. yes, i feel fucking empty. I started watching this show since the beginning 6 months ago, and now, seeing it arriving at the end, im fucking sad. perfect story,perfect pacing, it was great from start to finish. lovable characters that grown on me, every of them was literally fantastic, superb and omg PERFECT soundtrack, for real, i cant stop listening to it, and an amazing and satisfying ending, im sad that most of them will not run anymore but im happy to know that we ll probably get a 2nd season. what a beautiful show it was, an hidden gem. Thank you Production I.G. |
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| CHOTTO MATTE !!!! WHO IS HANA'S CRUSH IN THE END ??? p/s: that finale tho, gotta love that ending music in the background. |
The second day of Ekiden takes place on 3rd of January (at the end of Kakeru's first year) and after the time skip, you can see cherry blossoms falling, meaning it's around April (when Kakeru's fourth year has just begun). That makes 2 years and 3 months for the time skip. |
| Wow, never would I have thought I'd enjoy this series so much. I'm not familiar with the novel, but if nothing major was changed, then I'd say that Miura Shion is a great writer, given how much I also enjoyed Fune wo Amu. Also huge props to Production IG, the script writer, the director, Hayashi GOD Yuuki for his inspirational music, and the whole team for bringing this adaptation into life in such a wonderful way. I enjoyed the first half, but the second half had such a huge payoff as well bringing all the emotions onto the table. Tbh, while I enjoyed almost all the episodes the whole way through, I had the same reservations as a few others who didn't feel comfortable with the way Haiji "convinced" the team to start running, but I think ultimately, they were all people who needed that push to do something new, out of their comfort zone, or just to start anew. It may not always be that in real life, but that's what makes story-telling interesting, it doesn't have to be full-on realistic (for example, yes it's unrealistic that a team made up of mostly non-runners and some being rather sedentary could even improve by that much). It's good that it turned out to be an amazing, life-changing memory and event in their lives. Everyone grew from this experience, I loved seeing the depth written into each of the characters as we see them run in their respective part of the race. It's honestly amazing how the series made me root for Ouji and feel such a sense of accomplishment for him, as well as how it made relate to King when I didn't care much about him for the majority of the series. But in retrospect, I can really understand the King from the beginning of the series now. There's a lot of other elements that I love about this series, such as the touching upon family problems, recruiting sponsors from the community (showing that you really can't do everything alone and need the support of others), and just simply being in touch with others, that other people allow you to grow. I can't reiterate enough how much I enjoyed KazeTsuyo, it's been an incredible watch, not to mention how inspirational it has been. I also never expected to have come out with crying in several episodes, and definitely not crying through half of the the finale. What an emotional yet uplifting ending it was :) P.S. Lol when Ouji was saying, "KAKERU! KAKERU! KAKERU!" So adorable, haha. He was the most excited he had ever been in the series. I'm going to really miss this series, but all good things come to an end, and in the sea of unfinished or open-ended endings, I'm glad KazeTsuyo not only ended on a strong note, but also with a closed ending. |
| What an emotional ending! Truly fantastic anime from start to finish. Characters are drawn out fully. Emotions run high. This anime captures it all. Truly underrated. |
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| It's finally official. The Tenth Anime I have given a 10/10 rating too. This final arc and episode just demonstrate what I've been saying for months, that this cast of characters are utterly fantastic. The way they all come together and grow as individuals and a team/group of friends is magnificent. I don't care if the detractors say that "its just like how all the sports anime go". I haven't seen very many(only one good one--baby steps--) honestly though, who cares if it's been done before.. (isn't it the smart guy thing to say that "everythings been done before") Even if their are parts/themes/ whatever that are similar to other Sports anime, it doesn't take away from the fact that this show executed them beautifully. I'll eventually watch Haikyuu and ping pong and the basketball one im sure.. but it won't take away just how much this anime hit me right in those goddamn feelers. |
| This whole anime was an great journey filled with emotions! When the team is doing great i feel happy for them just like im part of it. It is one of my favourite anime and it motivated me to start running again. 10/10 will miss this anime |
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| Amazingly well written and touching. This cartoon has made an impact on me and I'll cherish the experience of having watched it for the rest of my life. It got me to dig deep and find my old MAL account just to give it a rating and look up discussion on it. lol on a side note, it's embarrassing to look at my old shit/profile. I didn't remember it being this bad at 16. |
| Wow. That was something. I watched this anime on and off, because it didn't really speak to me, I understood the concept, but I really did not find it exciting or unique. But the last race, so basically the last 5 episodes... Watched them all at once and I really loved them. The way they've shown backstory and motivation for running of each character during their part of the race was very inspiring. If you lack motivation to do something - watch this. |
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| Thanks Kansei - crying now |
| Can I offer you an egg is this trying time? |
| Great anime showing that you can make realistic dreams come true with persistence and hard work. Score: 8/10 |
| good ass series definitely most underrated gem of this season glad i watched |
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| Satisfying end! mezmerizing OST by Hayashi Yuki nails it all! especially the emotional parts I wonder who Hana likes? but i think not the twins...it either Kakeru or Haiji lolz 5/5. 8/10. |
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| This was everything I ever wanted in a long distance anime. They had elements of track, cross country, and marathon running. And add in the awesome characters and the inspirational story you got yourself an awesome package. There was some stuff in it that was a bit unrealistic (like picking ten random guys and somehow all of them were able to get there times below 16:30 for a 5k), but in terms of the training and real problems you face during running it was pretty spot on. I can let some of those other aspects go when the rest of it was extremely well done. Really loved this show, my favorite sports anime by far. Tsarko said: As a former athlete that competed on high level I have to say that this is probably the most relatable anime I've ever seen. This show perfectly captured almost every feeling an athlete might have on his journey. The cast of characters was phenomenal, with every character being mature, feeling real and extremely relatable, and also having great development. Watching this show reminded me of those days I used to spend with my crew and friends, training and working towards something big together. Everyone's different motivation to train, everyone finding their own idea of what the sport is. Even the way everyone hated it at first but gradually starting loving it somewhere along the way felt real. Thank you Production I.G for giving us another masterpiece! 10/10 As a former track and cross country runner, I really loved what they did here. There was some stuff here and there which was a bit stretching it like finding 10 guys and getting them under 16:30, but overall it was a fantastic show. I could relate it to it so much which brings this to a 10/10 for me as well. |
| i thought the dog was she lol, i cracked up when it had kids. My overall opinions about this show are mostly incredible, even its flaws has an impact about everything on its plot(in general). Also, i think everyone noticed in these last eps how they skilled up the graphic anime, i mean fuck i still remember that scene from when they were training on summer break aaaaaaa they did improved if we compare to the first episodes. Despite being unrealistic on some points, i did catch the idea of not give up even though the circustances arent in your side, you need to step on bc you'll never know what's waiting for you if you dont give a try, right? Give a try, it wont kill ya At last, my Haiji X Kakeru did happen thank you sensei >.< |
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