Prince of Stride

プリンス・オブ・ストライド (Purinsu Obu Sutoraido)
Prince of Stride
Japanese cover art for the PlayStation Vita release of Prince of Stride.
Genre	Sports
Novel series
Written by	Shūji Sogabe (Original work) Naruki Nagakawa (Volume 1–3 text) Yō Asahi (Volume 3–5 text)
Illustrated by	FiFS
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Imprint	Sylph Comics
Original run	November 22, 2012 – ongoing
Volumes	5
Game
Developer	Kadokawa Games, Vridge
Publisher	Kadokawa Games, Dengeki Girl's Style
Genre	Otome game, Sports game
Platform	PlayStation Vita
Released	July 30, 2015
Manga
Prince of Stride: Galaxy Rush
Written by	Teruko Arai
Published by	Kadokawa
Magazine	Dengeki Maoh
Original run	27 November 2015 – ongoing
Anime television series
Prince of Stride: Alternative
Directed by	Atsuko Ishizuka
Written by	Taku Kishimoto
Music by	Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	^AUS Madman ^NA Funimation
Network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11
Original run	January 5, 2016 – ongoing
Episodes	12

Prince of Stride (プリンス・オブ・ストライド, Purinsu Obu Sutoraido) is an otome game developed by Kadokawa Games and Vridge for the PlayStation Vita, first released on July 30, 2015. The game is based around the fictional extreme sport of "stride", which is akin to the real-life extreme sport of parkour. The series revolves a team of six to run a relay race through a town. An anime television series adaptation developed by Madhouse entitled Prince of Stride: Alternative (プリンス・オブ・ストライドオルタナティブ, Purinsu Obu Sutoraido Orutanatibu) began airing on January 5, 2016.^[1]^[2] A spin-off manga entitled Prince of Stride Galaxy Rush launched in November 2015 in Dengeki Maoh.^[3]

Plot

The series Prince of Stride: Alternative revolves around the extreme sport "Stride", a sport where a team of 5 plus a relationer runs relay races in towns. The story take place at Hōnan 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". Takeru asked Nana to become a relationer as well as a manager. 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, but has to after finishing in a dead-heat against the upperclassmen.

Characters

Hōnan (方南)

Hōnan's Stride club is so small that all members automatically enters into the Shogi club (which only has Ayumu) as well since each club must have at least three members.

Nana Sakurai (桜井奈々, Sakurai Nana): Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Natalie Hoover (English); The protagonist. She's a hardworking girl who's moved alone from Hokkaido to Tokyo, and has transferred to Hōnan Academy due to her admiration of the old Stride team. Soon after joining, she was given the position of the relationer of the Stride club by Fujiwara as well as her role as a manager. Her character is fearless.

Riku Yagami (八神陸, Yagami Riku): Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura (Japanese), Austin Tindle (English); Riku is another freshman who becomes friends with Nana on their first meeting. He is cheerful and friendly, also has good motor skills. He loves all kinds of sports except Kabbadi, and wishes to join all of the sports club in the school. His family runs a bakery and his older brother is Tomoe.

Takeru Fujiwara (藤原尊, Fujiwara Takeru): Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese), Ricco Fajardo (English); Always cool and stoic. His only interest is stride. In middle school, he was a famous stride player. He usually wears glasses with no frames on top, but during practice he uses contacts. 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 their talent.

Hozumi Kohinata (小日向穂積, Kohinata Hozumi): Voiced by: Kensho Ono (Japanese), Clifford Chapin (English); Looks cute, loves collecting small animal plushies, but actually loves terrible jokes and wants to work in the theater. Even if he's injured, he always carries a smile. The caring eldest son of a big family. In the show, it is shown that he has feelings for Ayumu Kadowaki. But not has not acted upon it due to fear of it being one-sided. 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 (支倉ヒース, Hasekura Heath): Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese), Jason Liebrecht (English); Leader of the Stride club. Full of manly spirit, he has a dependable aura. He's half British and has two sisters; one is president of a company, the other is a model. Heath himself also models sometimes against his will. He didn't feel practice was necessary since the club doesn't have enough members to even race, and thus was de-registered by the Japanese Stride Association (JSA).

Kyōsuke Kuga (久我恭介, Kuga Kyōsuke): Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese), Ivan Jasso (English); A former member of Hōnan's stride club. He's considered a failure of Hōnan's system. Mostly a loner and considered mysterious in most ambits.

Ayumu Kadowaki (門脇歩, Kadowaki Ayumu): Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese), Micah Solusod (English); He is a passionate Shogi player first, self-proclaimed "King" and leader of the Shogi club (the only true member), reluctant runner second. He has green hair and wears glasses. He was a relationer last year, and relayed information to Heath and Hozumi in the 2-on-2 race. He then contemplated quitting the team and the Shogi club because he has no talent as a runner.

Yūjirō Dan (壇悠次郎, Dan Yūjirō): Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu (Japanese), J. Michael Tatum (English)

The coach and advisor of the Stride team. He often speaks using four-character idiomatic phrases.

Saisei

Team name: Galaxy Standard, which is also a idol band, and is the first rival of Honan, having been matched up on their debut match.

Reiji Suwa (諏訪怜治, Suwa Reiji): Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese), Justin Briner (English)

Shizuma Mayuzumi (黛静馬, Mayuzumi Shizuma): Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa

Bantarō Chiyomatsu (千代松万太郎, Chiyomatsu Bantarō): Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi

Tasuku Senoo (妹尾匡, SenooTasuku): Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Asuma Mayuzumi (黛遊馬, Mayuzumi Asuma): Voiced by: Yūki Ono

Kaede Okumura (奥村楓, Okumura Kaede): Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Mihashi

Kei Kamoda (鴨田慶, Kamoda Kei): Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yū Kamoda (鴨田侑, Kamoda Yū): Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae

Aoi Shima (嶋葵, Shima Aoi): Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi

Hisato Harigaya (針ヶ谷久人, Harigaya Hisato): Voiced by: Daiki Hamano

Takeshi Eifuku (永福武志, Eifuku Takeshi): Voiced by: Taishi Murata

Nobuhiko Nagatsuka (長塚乃彦, Nagatsuka Nobuhiko): Voiced by: Itaru Yamamoto

Ichijyōkan

Yuri Himemiya (姫宮悠李, Himemiya Yuri): Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita

Shiki Dozono (堂園志貴, Dozono Shiki): Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa

Kaoru Shishibara (獅子原馨, Shishibara Kaoru): Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi

Kiyoto Washimi (鷲見紀世斗, Washimi Kiyoto): Voiced by: Hiromichi Tezuka

Arata Samejima (鮫島改, Samejima Arata): Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi

Tetsu Hachiya (蜂屋鉄, Hachiya Tetsu): Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kakyôin

Tomoe Yagami (八神巴, Yagami Tomoe): Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)

Riku's older brother. A former member of the Hōnan Stride team who left in his third year of high school to study abroad in America.

Amatsu Ida (維田天, Ida Amatsu): Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara

Tōya Natsunagi (夏凪瞳弥, Natsunagi Tōya): Voiced by: Shouta Aoi

Nampei Aoba (青葉南平, Aoba Nampei): Voiced by: Ikuji Nose

Hajime Izumino (五十公野哉, Izumino Hajime): Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka

Ryō Izumino (五十公野了, Izumino Ryō): Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae

Media

Anime

The anime Opening Theme song is "Strider's High" by OxT (Masayoshi Ōishi x Tom-H@ck). Ending theme is "Be My Steady" by Galaxy Standard. The unit "Galaxy Standard" is composed of the voice actors from the anime's Saisei Academy Stride Club. The voice actors include: Mamoru Miyano, Daisuke Hirakawa, Takuya Eguchi, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Yuuki Ono, and Toshiyuki Toyonaga.^[4] Funimation has licensed the anime to stream the anime in both subtitled and dubbed versions.^[5]

Episode list

No.	Official English title^{[lower-alpha 1]} Original Japanese title^[6]	Original air date
1	"On Your Mark - The Beginning of Destiny" "ON YOUR MARK Unmei no hajimari" (ON YOUR MARK 運命のはじまり)	January 5, 2016
Nana Sakurai love Stride, the street-running team sport. She chooses to enter Honan Academy, based on an awesome internet video she saw of the Honan Stride Club. However, choosing an academic path based on an internet video may not have been a good idea.
2	"Believe - I Will Always Be Here" "BELIEVE Itsu demo ore wa koko ni imasu" (BELIEVE いつでも俺はここにいる)	January 12, 2016
It's clear that Takeru Fujiwara is a very talented runner, but it seems like he has teamwork problems. The Honan Academy Stride Club has plenty of other problems too, and they only have a few weeks to solve them all.
3	"Galaxy - Now, Stars Who Shine" "GALAXY Ima,-boshi-tachi ga kagayakimasu" (GALAXY いま、星たちが輝く)	January 19, 2016
The Kichijoji Spring Stride Festival is on! Honan Academy faces off against Saisei High School, a powerful and extremely famous team.
4	"Run - When the Mind is Full" "RUN Toki ni kokoro ga ippaidesu" (RUN ときに心がいっぱいです)	January 26, 2016
Stride season is here, and high school teams from all over Japan compete for the spot in the End of Summer event. Honan faces off against Mihashi in the Atami hot springs resort area.
5	"Again - Just You, Only You"	February 2, 2016
Honan Academy wins the race, but Ayumu is injured in the process. They must find a replacement soon, but in order to do so, the team must revisit a painful event from the past.
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12

Notes

↑ All English titles are taken from Funimation.

References

↑ "Prince of Stride Game Gets TV Anime by Madhouse in January". Anime News Network. September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
↑ "Prince of Stride Alternative TV Anime's Video Introduces Main Characters". Anime News Network. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
↑ "Prince of Stride Galaxy Rush Manga Launches in November". Anime News Network. October 26, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
↑ "Prince of Stride Alternative Anime's Theme Song Artists Revealed". Anime News Network. November 11, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
↑ "Funimation to Stream Dimension W, Grimgar, Pandora, Divine Gate, Prince of Stride, Dagashikashi with Dub". Anime News Network. December 22, 2015.
↑ "STORY" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2016.

External links

Prince of Stride official website (Japanese)
Prince of Stride: Alternative official website (Japanese)
Prince of Stride Alternative on Facebook
Prince of Stride on Twitter (Japanese)
Prince of Stride Alternative on Twitter (Japanese)
Prince of Stride: Alternative (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
The Visual Novel Database

Works of Madhouse

Films

1980s	The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981) Natsu e no Tobira (1981) Haguregumo (1982) Harmagedon (1983) Unico in the Island of Magic (1983) Barefoot Gen (1983) Lensman: Secret of The Lens (1984) The Dagger of Kamui (1985) Barefoot Gen 2 (1986) Phoenix: Ho-ō (1986) Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger (1986) Wicked City (1987) Neo Tokyo (1987) Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988)

1990s	A Wind Named Amnesia (1990) Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (1991) Ninja Scroll (1993) Anne no Nikki (1995) Memories (segment Stink Bomb) (1995) Yawara! Special - Zutto Kimi no Koto ga (1996) X (1996) Perfect Blue (1997) Clover (1999) Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

2000s	Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) Metropolis (2001) Millennium Actress (2001) Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet (2001) WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road (2003) Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003) Tokyo Godfathers (2003) The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) Paprika (2006) Cinnamoroll: The Movie (2007) Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007) Piano no Mori (2007) Hells (2008) Summer Wars (2009) Mai Mai Miracle (2009) Redline (2009) Yona Yona Penguin (2009)

2010s	Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) The Tibetan Dog (2011) The Princess and the Pilot (2011) Wolf Children (2012) Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013) Death Billiards (2013) Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)

Television series

Pre-2000s	Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977–1978) Treasure Island (1978–1979) Yawara! (1989–1992) DNA² (1994) Azuki-chan (1995–1998) Trigun (1998) Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000) Master Keaton (1998–1999) Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden (1998–1999) Super Doll Licca-chan (1998–1999) Pet Shop of Horrors (1999) Jubei-chan: The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (1999) Di Gi Charat (1999–2001) Reign: The Conqueror (1999) Magic User's Club (1999) Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V (1999–2000)

2000-2005	Boogiepop Phantom (2000) Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) Hidamari no Ki (2000) Sakura Wars (2000) Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! (2000–2002) Beyblade (2001) Galaxy Angel (2001–2004) Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001) Chance Pop Session (2001) Magical Meow Meow Taruto (2001) X (2001–2002) Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution (2002) Chobits (2002) Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002) Pita-Ten (2002) Dragon Drive (2002–2003) Hanada Shōnen Shi (2002–2003) Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat (2002) Rizelmine (2002) Mirage of Blaze (2002) Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003) Texhnolyze (2003) Gungrave (2003–2004) Gunslinger Girl (2003–2004) Uninhabited Planet Survive! (2003–2004) Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2003–2004) Gokusen (2004) Jubei-chan: The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu (2004) Paranoia Agent (2004) Tenjho Tenge (2004) Monster (2004–2005) BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004–2005) Sweet Valerian (2004) Strawberry 100% (2005) Akagi (2005–2006) Paradise Kiss (2005) Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei (2005)

2006-2010	Kiba (2006–2007) Strawberry Panic! (2006) NANA (2006–2007) The Story of Saiunkoku (2006–2008) Black Lagoon (2006) Yume Tsukai (2006) Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (2006–2007) Kemonozume (2006) A Spirit of the Sun (2006) Death Note (2006–2007) Tokyo Tribe 2 (2006–2007) Claymore (2007) Oh! Edo Rocket (2007) Princess Resurrection (2007) Dennō Coil (2007) Devil May Cry (2007) Shigurui (2007) Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji (2007–2008) Neuro: Supernatural Detective (2007–2008) Mokke (2007–2008) MapleStory (2007–2008) AniKuri15* (animated sequence) (2007–2008) Chi's Sweet Home (2008–2009) Allison & Lillia (2008) Kamen no Maid Guy (2008) Top Secret ~The Revelation~ (2008) Kaiba (2008) Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008) Casshern Sins (2008–2009) Kurozuka (2008) Mōryō no Hako (2008) One Outs (2008–2009) Stitch! (2008–2010) Chaos;Head (2008) Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (2009) Rideback (2009) Sōten Kōro (2009) Needless (2009) Kobato. (2009–2010) Aoi Bungaku (2009)

2010s	Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (2010) The Tatami Galaxy (2010) Highschool of the Dead (2010) Marvel Anime (2010–2011) Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen (2011) Hunter × Hunter (2011–2014) Chihayafuru (2011–2013) The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (2012) Btooom! (2012) Photo Kano (2013) Sunday Without God (2013) Hajime no Ippo: Rising (2013–2014) Ace of Diamond (2013–present) Magical Warfare (2014) The Irregular at Magic High School (2014) No Game No Life (2014) Hanayamata (2014) Parasyte -the maxim- (2014–2015) Death Parade (2015) My Love Story!! (2015) Overlord (2015) One-Punch Man (2015) Prince of Stride: Alternative (2016)

OVAs

1980s	Wounded Man (1986–1988) Phoenix: Yamato / Space (1987) Bride of Deimos (1988) Demon City Shinjuku (1988) The Enemy's the Pirates! (1989) (episodes 1 and 2) Goku Midnight Eye (1989)

1990s	Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990–1991) Record of Lodoss War (1990–1991) Devil Hunter Yohko (1990–1995) Doomed Megalopolis (1991–1992) Yawara! Soreyuke Koshinuke Kizzu (1992) Tokyo Babylon (1992–1994) Zetsuai 1989 (1992, 1994) Battle Angel (1993) Mermaid's Scar (1993) The Cockpit (segment Slipstream) (1993) Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (1994) Phantom Quest Corp. (1994–1995) Clamp in Wonderland (1994, 2007) Spirit Warrior (1994) Bio Hunter (1995) Birdy the Mighty (1996–1997) Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1997–1998) Twilight of the Dark Master (1998)

2000s	Space Pirate Captain Herlock (2002–2003) Trava: Fist Planet (2003) The Animatrix (animated sequence) (2003) Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003) Lament of the Lamb (2003–2004) Aquarian Age: The Movie (2003) Di Gi Charat Theater - Leave it to Piyoko! (2003) Tsuki no Waltz (2004) Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (2005) Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005) Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007) Batman: Gotham Knight (animated sequence) (2008) Hellsing Ultimate V-VII (2008–2009)

2010s	Supernatural: The Anime Series (2011) Arata-naru Sekai (2012) Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013) Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014)

Video games

Earnest Evans (1991)
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (2010)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment PSP OP (2012)
Persona 4: Golden OP (2012)
Persona 4 Arena OP (2012)
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (2013)
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight (2014)

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