TV anime "The Wind is Blowing Strongly" to start airing in October, also on Yomiuri TV!

Additional broadcasting stations have been announced for the TV anime "The Wind is Blowing Strongly," which will begin airing in October 2018.

Kaze ga Tsuyokiiteki Bukiitaeru" is a famous coming-of-age novel by Naoki Prize and Honya Taisho Award-winning author, Shion Miura, set in the Hakone Ekiden (relay race). The story follows a group of university students as they compete in the Hakone Ekiden, a national sport that everyone, young and old, loves. series (original story: Furudate Haruichi / Shueisha Jump Comics), which has been a big hit, is now going to be adapted into a TV anime.
⇒Autumn 2018 Anime

In addition to the already announced NTV and BS Nittele, the work will also be broadcast on Yomiuri TV. For more information on the broadcast start date and time, please wait for further announcements!


Production Information
TV animation "The wind is blowing strongly
Broadcasting will start in October 2018 on NTV, BS Nittele, Yomiuri TV, etc!

＜Introduction
Night. Kurahara runs through the town as if he is trying to escape.
Suddenly, a bicycle rides up beside him.
A stranger turns to him and asks, "Hey!

Hey, do you like to run? Do you like running?

The man's name is Haji Kiyose. Running is led by Haiji,
Run follows his lead and arrives at an old apartment house called "Take-sei-so".
Nine unique residents live there.
When the last vacant room is offered to him, Run is puzzled, but he is persuaded to move in.
Never in his wildest dreams does he realize that he is the "tenth man"...

<Staff> Original story by Shion Miura
Based on the novel "The Wind Blows Strongly" by Shion Miura (Shincho Bunko)
Director：Kazuya Nomura
Series Composition/Screenplay : Kohei Kiyasu
Character Design : Takahiro Chiba
Key Animator: Hideki Takahashi, Takashi Mukoda
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Music: Yuki Hayashi
Animation Production: Production I.G
Planning Cooperation: Shinchosha

＜CAST
Kurahara Tsurugi: Otsuka Takeo
Haiji Kiyose : Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Takashi Sugiyama : Koki Uchiyama
Akane Kashiwazaki: Miyu Irino
Taro Shiro: Junya Enoki
Jiro Shiro: Yusho Kamimura
Yukihiko Iwakura: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Musa Camara: Hideaki Kabumoto
Yohei Sakaguchi: Chikara Kitazawa
Akihiro Hirata: Takanori Hoshino and others


(C) Kansei University Track & Field Supporters' Association