Why Run With The Wind Urges Us To Keep Living
On Living To Find The Answer
INTRODUCTION
Two years have passed since I first stumbled upon Run With The Wind.
I wrote about it before because its message — that we can always start anew despite where we are, stirred something in me.
Recently, fear, crisis, and loss have left me paralyzed and helpless. Desperate for hope, I returned to this anime, hoping to reignite its effect on me.
I watched it for the second time, hoping to relive the feeling, but I found something more valuable.
This anime reminded me to run and live my life fully despite all uncertainties.
PLOT
As Kakeru flees from a convenience store after being caught shoplifting, he crosses paths with Haiji.
Impressed by Kakeru’s running, Haiji persuades him to move into Chikusei-sou, a dilapidated apartment where he and eight other students reside.
After Kakeru joins, Haiji reveals that the Chikusei-sou is the Kansei University Track Club’s dormitory. Therefore, all its inhabitants…
