Runner status at Lake Ashi, Hakone, that marks the halfway point of the Hakone Ekiden
Since the Hakone Ekiden takes place on Jan 2 and 3 in Japan I thought this would be a good opportunity to share my Kazetsuyo pilgrimage from 2024 here!
I had so much fun finding the relay stations 🥹 It was challenging at times (and took me 2 whole days!), but more than worth it 😌
#kazetsuyo #rwtw
I think about this when I think I can't keep going.
I know a lot of people "don't do sports anime", but please try Run with the Wind.
#kazetsuyo
haiji and kakeru running home with nira after getting groceries. kakeru is carrying all of the groceries but looks really happy as he chases after a giggling haiji.
happy global running day to kakehai!!
#kazetsuyo #rwtw #風が強く吹いている
The anime starting on Haiji asking « do you like to run? » and ending on Kakeru asking the same question is so goddamn perfect omg
Anyway, this concludes my #Kazetsuyo rewatch
Next I’m probably gonna rewatch Salaryman’s club
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The novel’s epilogue makes it clearer that Kakeru is joining the team Haiji coaches and that it’s SPECIFICALLY because it’s Haiji coaching
#Kazetsuyo #Kakehai
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Kakeru holding a sweaty tired Haiji after the end of the race Kakeru’s eyes are very very soft
I love them so much 😭
#Kazetsuyo #kakehai
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Kakeru at the finish line, talking to Haiji who’s running toward him: You asked me once what running is
Kakeru, tears in his eyes: The answer is you
Haiji looking like the sun while Kakeru repeats « it’s you »
Kakehai facing each other, Haiji shining yellow like the sun and Kakeru shining blue like a star
As long as I live I will never ever be over this scene
Never
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#Kazetsuyo
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Haiji waxing poetics about Kakeru and comparing him to a shooting star will always make me emotional 😭
#Kazetsuyo
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« I’m in love too »
Well, the novel basically confirms that it’s with running, and the « it’s you scene » that running = Haiji to Kakeru, hence he’s in love with Haiji
Thanks for coming to my ted talk
#Kazetsuyo
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« To me you are the greatest runner » Haiji to Kakeru 😭😭😭
#Kazetsuyo
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Not sure but I don’t think Haiji explains in the anime that his father picked his future wife based on her genetic in order to « breed » a child made for tracks
Which, makes the guy an even bigger asshole than what the anime shows
#Kazetsuyo
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Shindo’s leg always hurt so bad to watch 😭
#Kazetsuyo
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And me screaming over #kazetsuyo again lol
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My #Kazetsuyo reading thread
Rating: loved it!
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My #Kazetsuyo rewatch thread
Probably the 5th or 6th time I watch it lol
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My conclusion is that the gayest combination is anime!Kakeru x novel!Haiji
#Kazetsuyo #kakehai
I finished it!
I thought the ending wasn’t as emotional as the anime’s, but the epilogue gave me some great Kakehai food
Overall I loved it! I think I still have a little preference for the anime version tho
#kazetsuyo
Haiji comparing Kakeru to a meteor and saying he had waited all his life for Kakeru
Sobbing 😭
#kazetsuyo
HAKONE EKIDEN MENTIONED
It all comes together
#FruitsBasket #kazetsuyo
Nico musing on how deep the relationship between Kakehai is and calling those emotions « friendship » and « love »
Nico musing on how deep the relationship between Kakehai is and calling those emotions « friendship » and « love »
Nico GETS IT omg
Seeing him mention love between Kakehai heals my soul 🥺
#kazetsuyo
Shindo always sounds so soft when speaking to Musa ❤️
#Kazetsuyo
Kinda glad they didn’t keep Kakeru’s crush on Hana in the anime tbh
It feels a little forced to me but also a little pointless in the grand scheme of things, when Kakeru grows already so much from his relationship with the team and Haiji especially
#kazetsuyo
Prince at the starting line of the Hakone Eileen, wearing the Kansei university sash
So proud of my baby 🥺
#kazetsuyo
And I’m now at the start of the Hakone Ekiden in the anime, while being at the start of day 2 of the race in the novel
#kazetsuyo
I love Musa and Kakeru’s relationship so much
#kazetsuyo
Fujioka is such a good guy
#kazetsuyo
Prince’s raised arm in front of the blue sky Written on his arm are the words « mae ni » = « forward »
The power of this scene… it still makes me tear up 😭
#kazetsuyo
