The other members of the team were appealing as well, and their comaraderie was heartwarming. I found Onoda to be a compelling character that I couldnвЂ™t help but root for. He and the other first-years train with the clubвЂ™s older members to get ready for the yearвЂ™s largest race, the Interhigh. In this anime, a first-year high school student named Onoda Sakamichi joins the Sohoku High bicycle racing club, although he has only ever cycled recreationally. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the team come together and build their individual strengths. Also, the characters are in college, rather than high school like most sports anime characters, and when the anime starts out, only two of the team members have distance-running experience. First, it tells a complete story in one 23-episode season.

Run with the Wind is unique in several ways.

This anime follows the Kansei University running team as they train for a strenuous cross-country race. Regardless of what category it is in, Chihayafuru is an amazing anime that I highly recommend. Also, the anime includes more about the playersвЂ™ personal lives than a true sports anime, so it kind of fits under slice of life as well. With that being said, karuta is as much a game as a sport. The team members work hard and practice a lot. I included Chihayafuru in the sports category because competitive karuta requires quick reflexes and stamina. Chihaya and her friends work to improve their individual karuta skills and to win in team competitions as well. The main character of this anime is a high school girl named Chihaya who loves to play karuta, a Japanese game that involves touching poem cards faster than an opponent.

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