
Also known as 風が強く吹いている | Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
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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?

Kiyose, Haiji
Main
Voice: Toyonaga, Toshiyuki (Japanese)

Kurahara, Kakeru
Main
Voice: Ootsuka, Takeo (Japanese)

Fujioka, Kazuma
Supporting
Voice: Hino, Satoshi (Japanese)

Haiji's Father
Supporting
Voice: Matsuyama, Takashi (Japanese)

Haiji's Mother
Supporting
Voice: Shinohara, Emi (Japanese)

Hirata, Akihiro
Supporting
Voice: Hoshino, Takanori (Japanese)

Iwakura, Yukihiko
Supporting
Voice: Okitsu, Kazuyuki (Japanese)

Iwanki, Johann
Supporting
Voice: Takahashi, Shinya (Japanese)

Fukino, Fuminari
Producer

Inage, Hiroyuki
Producer

Matsushita, Keiko
Producer

Morihiro, Fumi
Producer

Okamura, Wakana
Producer

Kobori, Takanori
Assistant Producer, Production Assistant
Openings
1: "Catch up, latency" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN
2: "Kaze Tsuyoku, Kimi Atsuku. (風強く、君熱く。)" by Q-MHz feat. Mitsuhiro Hidaka a.k.a SKY-HI (Q-MHz feat.日高光啓 a.k.a.SKY-HI)
Endings
1: "Reset (リセット)" by Taichi Mukai (向井太一)
2: "Michi (道)" by Taichi Mukai
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
English title
Run with the Wind
Romaji title
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru
Japanese title
風が強く吹いている
Synonyms
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuite Iru, Kazetsuyo
Main studio
Production I.G
Producers
Movic, Nippon Television Network, TOHO animation, Toy's Factory, Cygames, Yomiuri Shimbun, MediaLink Entertainment Limited
Licensors
Sentai Filmworks
Japanese title
風が強く吹いている