Story: 10/10 The story is much like the Hakone Ekiden, it gradually slopes up and crescendo's, then comes back down and finishes strong. Along the way are beautiful scenes and trying moments
Art: 8/10 This is the lowest scored portion for me. I just felt there were a few rough portions of animation, especially when animating a show about running.
Sound: 10/10 This to me is one of the strongest categories. The music is fantastic, but even the sound effects of them running are awesome!
Character: 10/10 This is the other strong category for me with this show. All of the characters are wonderfully fleshed out, just not the MC like some shows.
Enjoyment: 10/10 I had tears in my eyes watching the finale. Just a great show and I've actually started running because of it!
Overall: 10/10 Please, please, please do yourself a favor and watch this. I promise you you'll be better for it! One of my favorite anime's I've ever watched!
