Prince of Stride

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 5, 2016 to Mar 22, 2016

Premiered: Winter 2016

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 23:00 (JST)

Producers: Media Factory

Licensors: FUNimation Entertainment

Studios: Madhouse

Source: Visual novel

Genres: Sports

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Plot

The series Prince of Stride: Alternative (プリンス・オブ・ストライド　オルタナティブ ) revolves around the extreme sport "Stride", a sport where a team of 6 runs relay races in towns. The story take place at Hounan Academy where first year high school students Takeru Fujiwara and Nana Sakurai try to re-establish the school's "Stride" team by recruiting 6 members. Their goal is to join other schools to compete and win Eastern Japan's top Stride competition, the "End of Summer". They asked Riku Yagami to join the team, but he turns them down stating that "Stride" is something that he does not want to do.

Characters

 

• Nana Sakurai

Age	15-16
Gender	Female
Birthday	October 18
Hair Color	Light Brown
Eye Color	Brown
Height	155 cm
Weight	46 kg

The main character of the franchise. She's a hardworking girl who's moved alone from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and has transferred to Honan Academy. Soon after joining, she becomes the manager of the Stride club. Her character is fearless.

•   Riku Yagami

Birthday: November 20
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Blood type: O type
Position: Runner 
Likes: Japanese Soba Bread, walking and almost all sports.
Dislikes: Kabaddi, running in the rain, something his older brother loves doing
Riku has a bright and cheerful personality and is able to become friends with anybody. He is very athletic and has good motor skills but only has average cardiovascular fitness. Due to his superior athleticism, Riku has been recruited for several other clubs (specifically basketball, volleyball and table tennis) in the school, more for his speed and agility rather than his ball skills. Riku's older brother, Tomoe, was a member of the Stride club previously, and was studying in America before joining Kakyoin, but he had quit Stride before because he is nowhere near as talented as Tomoe (and later Takeru). 

•   Takeru Fujiwara

Birthday: January 4
Height: 176 cm　
Weight: 61 kg
Blood type: A type
Position: Runner
Likes: Clean and healthy cooking and high quality chicken breast.
Dislikes: Losing and karaoke. 
Takeru is always cool and stoic with sober eyes. He has little interest in things other than playing Stride. In middle school, Takeru was a famous Stride player in the under 15's category. He seems to have strong faith in Riku's athletic ability as Riku finished in a dead-heat in the 2-on-2 race against Heath. He tends to feel people's legs to determine one's talent.

 

•   Hozumi Kohinata

Age	16-17
Gender	Male
Birthday	December 9
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Light Blue
Height	165 cm
Weight	54 kg
Blood Type	AB

Hozumi appears androgynous and cute on the outside, but actually loves telling bad jokes. He is courageous and never stops smiling even if he's injured. He is also the caring older brother of three younger siblings. Hozumi has stated that he wants to work in the theater after finishing school as he collects animal plushies. His technique is such that he relies more on acrobatic parkour skills rather than running speed to overtake others, thus being touted as "The Trickster of Hōnan".

• Heath Hasekura

Age	17
Gender	Male
Birthday	October 11
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Green
Height	183 cm
Weight	71 kg
Blood Type	O

Heath is full of manly spirit and is a person with a dependable aura. He is a half-blood with a British mother and a Japanese father, and has two older sisters, Diane, Founder/President of an international fashion company, D's, and Shauna, a model of her company. Heath has also modelled a few times, though against his will, but it has become a requirement for all members to model in order to gain her sponsorship, with Heath effectively being managed by Diane as a part-time model.

• Kyosuke Kuga

Age	17
Gender	Male
Birthday	September 9
Hair Color	White
Eye Color	Grey
Height	186 cm
Weight	74 kg
Blood Type	B

One of the original members of the Honan Stride Club. Kyosuke is a feared delinquent and is considered a failure of Honan's system, but is actually quite kind. He is mostly a loner and considered mysterious in most ambits. The reason why Nana Sakurai moved to Honan was because she saw Tomoe Yagami (Riku's older brother) their stride performance as a freshman in a video. But Ayumu hinted that the reason Tomoe and Kuga left the club was due to their disagreement with Heath, which resulted in KGB (KuGa Beating), where Kuga attacked Heath, and leaving him with niggling left foot problems. 

• Reiji Suwa

Age	17-18
Gender	Male
Birthday	February 3
Hair Color	Violet
Eye Color	Violet
Height	178 cm
Weight	65 kg
Blood Type	O

On the outside, Reiji fits his moniker to a T - the Perfect Prince of the Galaxy. He is often seen with a relaxed and charming smile, and his countenance is cheerful but confident. He is not afraid to dish out compliments to males and females alike, being able to charm girls almost effortlessly and put people at ease during conversations. It is stated in the visual novel that he is the main reason for Galaxy Standard's popularity; all the other members have average popularity.

• Tomoe Yagami



Age	17-18
Gender	Male
Birthday	July 7
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Reddish Brown
Height	181 cm
Weight	69 kg
Blood Type	AB

Tomoe is considered a genius runner of the original Honan Stride Club along with Heath. He is also the older brother of Riku. He was studying abroad in America, but came back to Japan because Joe Sakurai scouted him for Kakyoin. He loves to run, and has an honest personality.





•   Mayuzumi Shizuma




Age	18
Gender	Male
Birthday	September 28
Hair Color	Pink
Eye Color	Grey
Height	184 cm
Weight	62 kg
Blood Type	A

Shizuma is the performance leader for Galaxy Standard. He has a gentle and calm personality, always speaking in keigo(the formal version of Japanese grammar). Because of his emotional sensitivity and his careful countenance, he often serves as the mediator for the Saisei team. He does things very carefully and often picks up on other people's slips in focus.





•   Chiyomatsu Bantarō

Age	17-18
Gender	Male
Birthday	December 19
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Green
Height	179 cm
Weight	60 kg
Blood Type	O

Despite his babyface looks, Bantaro is a third-year student and doesn't like people speaking to him in honorifics. He prefers to be called "Ban-chan", and has nicknames for almost everyone he meets. Due to his cheerfulness and ability to lighten up any occasion, he is known as Saisei's 'mood-maker'. He is friendly towards everyone, regardless of age or gender or standing





• Tasuku Senoo



Age	16
Gender	Male
Birthday	July 1
Hair Color	Orange
Eye Color	Brown
Height	181 cm
Weight	71 kg
Blood Type	AB

Tasuku has a blunt personality, almost to a fault. He isn't afraid to point out other people's mistakes or potential pitfalls without regard for politeness or other's feelings, yet given his seriousness, Bantaro would often say things wrong to make sure he isn't too zoned-in, and is aware enough to correct him (in episode 7, Bantaro was trying to describe his feelings about the tournament, but the last word he said was actually a type of ramen)





• Asuma Mayuzumi

Age	16-17
Gender	Male
Birthday	December 24
Hair Color	Black (originally) Blonde
Eye Color	Blue
Height	172 cm
Weight	59 kg
Blood Type	B

Asuma is very outgoing, but in the idol group, he does not quite stand out a lot. Like Bantaro, he doesn't care if others don't address him in honorifics. Despite his casual way of speaking and manner, he is able to become fully serious if the situation calls for it. He is Riku's foil in the visual novel. Like Riku, he also has a bit of a complex from being compared to his older brother, and both running against each other, mostly as leadoff runners.

• Kaede Okumura

Age	15-16
Gender	Male
Birthday	October 25
Hair Color	Green
Eye Color	Brown
Height	161 cm
Weight	46 kg
Blood Type	B

Kaede is a polite young man who is mature for his age. He is notable for being one of the two Saisei members who almost always speaks in keigo, the most formal version of Japanese grammar. Along with Shizuma, he often reminds the other team members to keep their decorum in public. However, he is prone to fanboying or otherwise becoming agitated when Kyosuke is brought up.