In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru”, also known by the following titles:
- Run with the Wind
- 風が強く吹いている
- Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuite Iru
- Kazetsuyo
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is FINISHED. ✅
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- All related entries are marked as finished on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
- The original source material has been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
These sources consistently confirm that the main story of Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru has been fully concluded.
Watch order#
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru ↗ ↖
風が強く吹いている
Summary
After shoplifting some bread one chilly March night, just before the start of a new academic year at Kansei University in western Tokyo, former high school track and field star Kakeru Kurahara runs through the city streets. Though he has grown disillusioned with the sport, he feels as if he could keep running forever... but to where, and for what? His revery is broken by a mysterious boy on a bike who has been following him, a fellow student at Kansei University named Haiji Kiyose, who also happens to be a runner.Impressed by Kakeru’s agility, Haiji Kiyose persuades Kakeru to move into Chikusei-so, a run-down dormitory where he lives with eight other boys, including identical twins Jota and Joji, honor student Shindo, detail-oriented Yuki, trivia junkie King, Tanzanian international student Musa, nicotine-loving Nico, and manga otaku Prince. None of the students know that Chikusei-so is the historic home of the Kansei University Track and Field team.
At Kakeru’s welcoming party, Kiyose reveals his grand plan: assembling a 10-man team of runners to compete in the Hakone Ekiden, a legendary college marathon relay race. Except for Kakeru and Kiyose, the Chikusei-so gang aren’t athletic—or interested in competing. But Kiyose’s enthusiasm wins them over and they agree to this crazy plan. Over the course of ten months, this ragtag team will put aside their differences to pursue an elusive dream… and gain so much more than they ever expected.
(Source: HarperCollins)
Background
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru was adapted to two stage plays and a live-action movie which was released on October 31, 2009. It was published in English as Run with the Wind by HarperCollins on October 15, 2024. It was published in Russian by MIF, and in Italian by Solferino.
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru ↗ ↖
Run with the Wind
Summary
Only the fastest and most budding runners from different universities can participate in the most prestigious marathon relay race in Japan—the Hakone Ekiden. Now in his last year of college, the enthusiastic Haiji Kiyose has yet to realize his dream of becoming an athlete worthy of the event. To get himself closer to achieving his ambition, he must assemble nine other men in his run-down dormitory, Chikusei-sou, who will race alongside him.Meanwhile, first-year student Kakeru Kurahara is supposed to have a quiet, reserved life. However, after recklessly handling his rental payment, he finds himself at a rough start, sprinting away with stolen convenience store food. Soon, he runs across Haiji, who immediately recognizes the young man—a former runner ill-famed for his history. As they stop their cat-and-mouse chase, Haiji offers him to stay in Chikusei-sou, and Kakeru accepts it halfheartedly.
At the apartment awaits students of different origins and characters. The addition of Kakeru to the place enables Haiji to execute his next step. However, of all the residents, only Kakeru currently knows about Haiji’s eccentric plan! When Haiji finally unveils his fervent goal, can the rest of the team commit to his wishes?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru ↗ ↖
風が強く吹いている
Summary
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?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]