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Well this was a below average manga, with an interesting story but awful development and more to it, the greatest disappointment was that it was axed midway, it might have been a good manga but it was cut short and the story left unfinished, if it weren't have been axed it would be worth around 85-90 chapters. Not recommending to watch it, only reason is that you will not enjoy it at all when the manga stopped midway and unfinished.

Story:
(Spoilers - but well you can just read review and pass the manga)
The main character has a very less existence in real life andf being ... often teased as "Ghost boy". He later encountered a lady while he was running away after he threw tabasco sauce on a child's face. The lady then takes him to an office and introduces him to a tournament in which he would win a billion dollars.


There were 8 rounds in which a competitor should kill his opponent indirectly i.e. without hurting or directly killing him else it results into death. Moreover if competitor tells about tournament to third party, violation of rules resultant death.

In round 1, MC encounters a serial killer who had already killed three girls in past. He takes all information of MC, kills two more girls in subsequent way by arrows from crossbow and traps MC and makes him traumaterialised, then he tries to kill MC's sister, MC had became serious by noiw and made some moves, but all was going according to the opponent's plan. Opp. traps MC to police by trying to kill his own sister and gets him arrested. Soom at the end of 11th day he is realeased and got to know about his sister's condition and what the opp. tried to do with her. He then sets a trap for opp. where a detective kills opp. but the MC was trapped as his sister was there. In the end of scene a professor kills the opp. whom the opp. cared but shot her just before the detective comes, the detective shoots opp. and prof. and opp. falls off a building.
The MC wins and tells everything to the detective who indeed worked for the tournament's organizers and inserted an injection to kill MC, but instead MC was set on a repecharge round and there it goes shittier.

At the end of the manga, it shows that the opponent of tournament's second round is and story is shut!!!!

Truly a masterpiece!

Story : 10/10
Art : 9/10
Sound : 10/10
Character : 10/10

This anime is one of the best sports and positive anime.
100% recommended for sports animes.

... Story:-
(Spolier)
The story resloves around the main person Haiji who is a long distance runner suffered from leg injury but still wants to run at the national event.
He does fulfill his dream by convincing everyone in best possible and realistic way and they did reach to the Hakone Ekiden, by registering scores for all players and also securing 10th in the qualifying round

The best part is that the whole story goes ahead perfectly step by step like Prince's timings eventually reached to mark, etc.
They just showed whole 10 months of their running in a perfectly manner.

Sound :-
The voice characters perfectly match up to give a real experience of their running and all talks.

Art :-
Perfectly drawn art and animated properly except Kakeru's face which changes along the season which is not satisfying.

Character :-
All ten runners are unique in their own.
They have tried to cover characters of every type possible.

Enjoyment :
10/10

If you have patience or have habit to complete series which you have started then this anime will give you that for sure.
As said ahead, this anime moves step by step perfectly.


Also its very rare that an anime has moved from 7.46 in week 1 to 8.47 in week 23.

Honestly, anyone would give it a 7 or 8 until 11 or 12 episodes, but after then the fun starts.

This series is truly inspirational and one of its kind.

Story 6/10 :
Again a new system comes as always, but this time it is a bit too much. They included all the old characters and now kicking them out one by one. The FFI was also in the main first season, but this time too awkard.

Art 4/10 :
Well I don't know they are sort of time or money on the animation, but it is just worsening after each episode, definitionely not expected from animes such a shit animation.

Character 6/10
Just as Inazuma franchise, 1 or 2 traitors are always there, they aren't developing much, except Endou and Inamori, all have accepted the traitor but just can't ... kick him out, and they hit him in Australia, yet he is in perfect condition.

Enjoyment 8/10 :
As I like Inazuma franchise from since I was small, I still enjoy this anime as Endou and Gouenji are there.

Overall 7/10 :
It is somewhat decent series, but animation is worsening, might be worth watching once. If planning to watch one, watch the previous season first.