

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?

The 10th Man

The Ogre's Arrival

A Single Flower

Shadows That Don't Fade

The Ones Not Chosen

The Emperor's New Clothes

Bear Your Fangs at the Summit

Dangerous Character

Mismatched Runners

Our Speed

Overflowing Drops

Summer Prank

And Then Start Running

You’re Not Alone

Place of Destiny

Dreams and Reality

Searching for the Answer

And Then, Morning

The Moment of Release

Even If I Break

Goodbye, Beautiful World

Embrace Your Loneliness

In The Wind

Jirou Jou

Yukihiko Iwakura

Musa Kamala

Akihiro Hirata

Kakeru Kurahara

Akane Kashiwazaki

Haiji Kiyose

Takashi Sugiyama

Youhei Sakaguchi

Tarou Jou

Kazuma Fujioka

Nira