25 [Similar Anime] Like Run with the Wind

If you like either 'Haikyuu!!' or 'Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru', I can almost guarantee you'll enjoy the other. Both are sports anime which have a good balance between the actual sport and character building, as well as humour and angst. Furthermore, both anime have very similar styles of animation if you like either of their aesthetics.

Ride With The Wind was sadly pretty underrated by the anime community. For years, sports anime have been filled with casts who are high school students or younger. Run With The Wind has a cast comprised of people in college. So then why should you watch this anime if you've watched Haikyuu? Other than the obvious factors as being animated by the same studio, Production I.G and having the same composer, Yuki Hayashi. The 2 are similar in that they are both well-crafted and well-animated shows with decent plot. Seriously, just watch it.

Both are showcasing high school boys who do a specific sport (running and Japanese archery) and their struggles to form bonds with their teammates. They both have young coaches and teammates who have injured themselves previously. Some of the characters are similar too. Both animes are warm-hearted and slower paced than your usual sports anime, with no "extra special techniques" with fancy names and colorful moves.

Two sports anime focused on a group of guys trying to meet certain goals. Run With The Wind is certainly a bit more serious, but both have a great feeling of success when their characters succeed. They are enjoyable to watch for similar reasons, mainly good character chemistry and growth, as well the sports themselves being well animated and fun to watch.

Same theme, sports. Both are running club. Both got some drama in it, comedy, and great animation. In my opinion, both are quite similiar, how the story goes. MC on one anime and the other side character on the other anime got some problem in their past and ends up ruining their sports passion, and ends up rising and comeback to the sports life.

Both shows have a similar energy. and while Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru (KTF) is a sports anime and Boku no Hero Academia (BHA) is a superpower anime, they both are strong shounen anime. Characters that aren't where they want to be build themselves up.

These are two sports anime about fairly different sports but done in a somewhat similar way. They both lead up to a big event, and spend most of their time building up characters that have never done the sport before. In both of them, the protagonists (Run With the Wind is basically all protagonists) have never really done the sport before, and so we see them starting from zero and working their way up. Both are very motivating and fun to watch. I will say Run With the Wind is much better if you want to just watch people getting better at something, but Ballroom is better if you are looking for more drama.

The most common rec for Kazetsuyo seems to be Haikyuu but despite their shared studio and many creative staff, most similarities are superficial. At its core, Kazetsuyo is a character study through sports and the only other such anime, in my opinion, is Oofuri.

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru is an anime about running. It's the next best thing. This anime is underrated and very good with a finished story and really good character developement. If you loved Yowamushi Pedal you will definitely love this anime!!

Both are about sports and friendship. They have different stories behind the main characters and most of the character have high-spirited about sports. And how they are going to face the challenges too. A lot of emotional parts too...Hope you love it.

These shows are both thought-provoking sports anime heavily invested in the themes of natural talent and practice

Both are about students in clubs competing in competitions.
Both series explore each character's motivations for joining/staying in their clubs.
Both are very wholesome and good for your heart.

A hopeless group of young men trying to reach a difficult goal? Yes, both series have it. If you like sports anime with well written slice of life elements to it then both are for you.
The differences are that Kaze students are in college while Hoshiai takes place in middle school. Also Running versus Soft tennis.
Yet they share the similar vibe in character interactions and difficult backgrounds.

Both series are based on novels written by the same woman and feature very detailed character work and incredibly realistic atmosphere, despite having wildly different settings.

Both are about underdogs who rose to the competition under one's leadership.

Both shows involve the protagonist creating a sports team out of ordinary people, and slowly showing them the passion of the sport despite the obvious lack of ability

Both anime has MC that stopped doing the thing they loved because of some bitter past, but eventually met someone who help them to get over that problem.

Both are a bit slow paced and about the struggles of making friends, figuring out yourself, and the forming bonds between teammates in sport. Both have young boys as protagonists and side characters and there is a focus on emotions.

Both have the same theme, namely winning championships in sports.
The good thing about these two Anime is that they teach about Chasing dreams with pleasure, Not just strength. As the story goes, You will understand it. Fight on !.

As mentioned, very similar in the way both series really show the determination of the main cast to overcome the huge almost impossible task infront of them. Whilst they are no where close length wise, whilst watching Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru, i was reminded of the hardships Gon and Killua went through to become better Hunters, which a lot of the time were the best parts of the show for me.

They show that supportive cast are really important to have during your life.

Though the subject of each anime is completely different, they both are a tale of random people achieving great things, things they never dreamed of doing, things that inspire.
Both anime are a lesson of how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things. They are about a journey of a lifetime.

Okay.. I know they're quite different in some ways.. but Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru reminds me of Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo a lot. Both of the shows transpire the life of students inside a single dormitory. Also, Mashiro Shiina and Kakeru Kurahara are both prodigy of a certain field, also they both have social issues. I think these shows portrait the importance of team work and the significance of unity between members of a certain group.

They have a great balance of believable characterization and enthralling sports scenes. Themes in both of these shows include finding one's passion, being on a team, overcoming obstacles and following one's dreams.

Nana and Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru (Kaze) are similar in their character development and their drama. The characters are given vivid, realistic backstories. And while Nana is about getting to the top of music/showbiz, Kaze is about being in the top 10 to win the biggest running competition in Japan.

If you like characters and their development in Run with the Wind you may like characters in Slam Dunk too. They have a lot in common (passion, encouragement, perseverance, etc.) Also, Slam Dunk is quite fun and it has a similar realistic feel in contrast with for example Kuroko no Basket.