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Run with the Wind: In The Wind

Run with the WindSeason 12019-03-27

Overview

Kakeru is bewildered by this new experience. His speed overwhelms the other competitors. Meanwhile, reigning champion Rikudo’s ace Fujioka breaks the section record as promised and pushes his team into first place. Fujioka finds Haiji. What answers wait for them at the ends of their roads? They reassure one another as they exchange words. Prince’s smile pushes Haiji’s quiet resolve forward. Kakeru eventually appears at the relay station, running at shocking speeds. Their dream lies before them. Kakeru passes to Haiji. Their sash unites them and their entire team. At what peak will the Kansei University track and field team arrive?

Details

Series
Run with the Wind
Season
Season 1
Episode
Episode 23
Air date
2019-03-27
Runtime
22 min

Episode context

In The Wind is Episode 23 in Season 1 of Run with the Wind. It aired on 2019-03-27. The runtime is 22 min.

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Episode 22: Embrace Your Loneliness 2019-03-20 | 23 min Sakaki’s fighting spirit verges on tragic. As though dragged along by it, King loses his pace. He thinks back on a conversation he had once with Haiji. The words he can’t say, the reality he can’t escape. Will Haiji’s words free him from the doubts that cling to him? King’s thoughts eventually arrive at the day he arrived at the Chikusei-so. It was the beginning of a lonely but also dream-like time. That small disappointment, that small pride. Carry all of it with you as you run. The men continue to fight to find themselves…!

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