The section time records of the actual Hakone Ekiden from Wiki places Matsuse Genta at the 10th section with a 1:08:59 record - the exact same time as Kakeru’s record in his section.
Haiji stated that Kakeru was his “dream taken shape” and the “ideal form he never reached”. Kakeru had set a record in his section with the 10th section’s (Haiji’s section) record time. It may have been some kind of coincidence or it may have been intentional (don’t really know if the novel states their time as such or if the Production IG did it that way) but it’s like Kakeru set that record in behalf of Haiji with him being the ideal form and such. Anyway that’s all thanks for coming to my TedTalk
Looking for a new sports anime to watch, or you wanna revisit an old favourite? Here’s a review zine made by sports anime fans for sports anime fans and everyone else!
We’ve invited 35 artists and writers to review their favourite sports anime. This zine is by no means an encyclopaedia, but a collection of favourites. The zine includes a blank page at the end where you can write your own review!
I’ve been organising a zine where i asked my friends to review their favourite sports anime! We have reviews of old classics like Touch and Slam Dunk, but there are also a lot of love for recent favourites like Yuri On ICE!! and Haikyuu!
Thanks to a recommendation I finally watched Kazetsuyo and I loved it so much!! I am so emotional over the whole story and the ending so here’s my first try to capture my feelings . . https://www.patreon.com/balvana
Keeping up with all the anime that comes out is impossible. In Spring 2019, there are 33 full length anime series airing, plus 13 short series. In this endless cavalcade of new anime, it’s easy for a high quality show to fall through the cracks. That’s why The Toddfather has revised his longrunning panel “Anime You Might Have Missed” to include anime from the last few years which fell through the cracks. While you may have heard of or seen these series, they’re shows that didn’t get the recognition they deserve. Shows like:
Blood Blockade Battlefront - Imagine if New York City and a supernatural New York City from another dimension got fused together, leaving NYC as a bizarre gateway between our world and another. This show follows the adventures of a group of people from both worlds who aim to preserve peace in the city. Based on a manga by Yasuhiro Nightow, who also created Trigun and Gungrave. Streaming on FunimationandCrackle.
Land of the Lustrous - LotL focuses on a group of gem people, known as the Lustrous, who have to defend themselves from invaders from another world, but it focuses on the youngest Lustrous who is unable to fight. It’s also the rare CGI anime series that actually looks good. Unfortunately, it was released on Amazon’s short lived Anime Strike service and was ignored. Now it’s just streaming on basic Amazon Prime.
Run With The Wind - A group of college students get roped by one of their friends into becoming a running team and aiming to run the most physically challenging team marathon in Japan, the Hakone Ekiden. It’s a sports anime, but it’s not hot blooded youths yelling and getting pumped up. Instead its intelligent, mature adults working to find motivation and improve. Streaming on Crunchyroll.
Skull-face Book Seller Honda-san - This is a short series about a skull faced worker in a book store. It’s a joke a minute commentary on low wage retail work and Japanese pop culture, complete with the bashful main character having to help a foreigner find a particular kind of yaoi. Streaming on Crunchyroll.
SSSS.Gridman - Think Ultraman with over-the-top action, but with a twist: whoever gets killed by attacking kaiju is forgotten by everyone except for the main character. This show is proof that, even after Darling in the FranXX, Studio Trigger can still make quality anime. Streaming on CrunchyrollandFunimation.
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku - Wotakoi is the story of a boy who reunites with his childhood friend and they start dating, except instead of high schoolers, they’re adults who work together. Also, they’re both massive otakus, which complicates things. This is a show that finds comedy in adult otaku conversations, like whether it’s okay for someone to “ship” her boyfriend with her friend’s boyfriend. Another victim of Anime Strike, this is now streaming on basic Amazon Prime.
