Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
niktrick
What a fitting sport show to watch during the hot summer!
I haven't played the otome game the show is based on so the review will be about the show and what it delivered to me.
This is a great short sports anime that covers all the emotional beats that it should. the characters are fun and different, while there are points that I would've loved the show expanded on, it was still highly enjoyable to watch the characters go through.
I'm sure you can catch the same emotional beats in other sports anime, but this one is worth giving a shot!
The art style is great, clean and colorful and makes you want to get in the world with those characters.
Not only is the art clean, there are some great shots and the animation is really nice for the more dynamic parkour segments. It was pretty visible t…
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This anime was overall good and fun.
The pacing could've been slower, the character developed could've been more action based/experience accumulation rather than dialogue/flashback heavy. Their skill development could've been more defined too, technical wise it wasn't clear how they improved other than improving their speed. No tricks/techniques were really established, as there weren't many training sessions to begin with. In terms of hurdles - I felt like they were not really well drawn out? Difficulties concern being slower than the other team and not winning, but other than that there's pretty much nothing else. There were personal struggles, but rarely does it span for more than 1-2 episodes.
The character are also quite flat. The MC's backstory was fine - typical overshadowed by sib…
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I watched Prince of Stride: Alternative, which is an otome-game adaptation by Madhouse. Here are my thoughts:
For context, this show revolves around an imaginary sport that is kind of like a relay-race version of parkour but with a leader who coordinates everyone. It is very entertaining to watch, actually.
The animation quality is good, but much more importantly the visual direction is absolutely terrific. I really like the way colour and brightness effects are used in this. It's difficult to explain but this anime was so bright during some scenes I felt like I needed to wear sunglasses just watching it. It was sort of like they played with the exposure settings on a camera or something like that. It looked great. Art style too I really liked. I liked the character designs. The visuals…
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Side Note: This soundtrack was awesome!
I see a lot of mixed reviews for this one, but I genuinely loved Stride! I binged it all in one night, and I had no interest in stopping. That's how I know that what I'm watching is good - when it's leaving me on the edge of my seat waiting for what's next.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and our main characters as they pursued their dreams, while also dealing with the consequences of obtaining those desires! Not to mention that the portrayal of the races made me feel like I was running right there along with them! I felt their losses and I felt their wins, and that's what I want from a show. Not just to watch, but to be a part of it.
The development in the team, in the friendships, and in the characters was well done and well paced. I really ha…
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I'll preface saying that I'm big into running, so it's likely that I got more enjoyment out of this show than just a general sports anime fan. That being said...it's not that great a show.
I think the parts where the characters are actually competing are quite nice, but most of the character development and whatnot in between is meh. The biggest detractor imo is Riku, as I find him incredibly annoying throughout at least 80% of the show. The rest of the cast are generally fine, but no one is really great.
Plot wise, just take what happens in almost every sports anime and change it to parkour relays. I'm sure you can guess how things will play out through the show.
Show is basically Run With the Wind with parkour and worse characters. It's watchable if you like sports anime, and decent i…
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As a sports anime lover, I rarely don't enjoy one! This is no exception!! Prince of Stride is severely underrated and deserves more hype for sure. The characters are honestly so good! I was surprised how interesting this sport was too. I had no idea this kind of sport even existed and I definitely don't think it does in America, but it's ten times more interesting than the standard basketball or volleyball.
The art is great... a bit pale in the coloring, but you get used to it. I loved how the show actually depicts all the races in detail. I was so excited watching them race and go through all the parkour. Even if you don't necessarily love the art, I think you'll want to watch for the racing alone.
Check this anime out!!! No one talks about it enough!!! It deserves more attention, eve…
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I went into this anime intrigued at the concept of stride. This anime had potential, given stride as a sport is very interesting. However, the plot seemed extremely shaky and was rushed way too much.
The anime makes the sport of stride to be about connecting with your teammates all while running, doing parkour and relaying to the next person. Sounds cool right? It sure would have been if there was slower character development, more build up, and a better plot line.
The basic idea of this anime is good but the followthrough is poorly conceived.
The plot line is rushed. A large amount of critical events happen in the very first episode, all shoved together one after the other instead of spreading it out, putting in more effort and building up to it. It makes the dramatics seem almost s…
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ALERT! Look up the rules of Stride (the fictional sport in this anime) before you watch this because, otherwise, you're gonna be confused for like the first two episodes.
Well, this is yet another sports anime to add to my list. Can you name a few sports anime? Haikyuu!!, Free!, Kuroko no Basket? Well, have I got good news for you! Nearly ALL of the seiyuus in Prince of Stride: Alternative have been in at least one of those aforementioned sport anime staples.
Also, the ONLY reason that this anime isn't ranked as a 10 is because the storytelling was bit shoddy and the art made everything look super washed out. The story itself was fantastic. I love the elements that were a part of it, such as: Riku and Takeru's backstory, Riku's issues with his brother, and the history of the Honan Stride…
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Okay. Here we go.
Story - 3
So to start with the story. If you're a sports anime fan, you're probably used to all the cliches and have seen them a million times in all sorts of different sports anime, well let me tell you, Prince of Stride: Alternative was no different. It uses almost every cliche in the book. Not in an oh-this-is-kinda-refreshing way but in a haven't-I-see-this-a-million-times-? sort of way. Honestly. However, the title doesn't lie when it says 'alternative'. Prince of Stride is an anime centered around a COMPLETELY FICTIONAL and MADE UP sport, throwing any chance of being compared with an anime about the same sport out of the window. Now that's novelty. I personally had high hopes in - only - this aspect of the anime; after all, how often do you get an anime that inven…
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Prince of Stride Alternative. I truly loved this anime. With fantastic themes of friendship, connecting emotions, and never giving up, it's truly wonderful.
I've seen that a lot of the reviews for this anime are pretty bad, and I really don't understand why. No, it's not the best anime ever, not even out of sports anime's, but even if it's not flawless, that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.
The story is your basic sports anime story line, a team of high-schoolers getting together to become a team and set their sites on victory.
The art is very pretty, the Opening theme is great, and the characters are adorable, and all very different. You really come to love each and every one of them.
Overall, I think this anime is really good, and I think everyone should give it a try. I'm defi…
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This anime is good and fun to watch. I feel a bit boring at the 1st episode since it just showing a very unclear backstory. But it got a lot better afterwards. I watched without referring any reviews nor playing their game. It has a good plot. If you like sweet friendship, bromance and sport, this is suitable for you. Forget all about bad reviews or harem game, just enjoy the show without looking at both factors.
Additional: Other characters are fine, but the only girl in this anime is really boring. I know they couldn't be dropped out this girl from anime since it based on otome game (main girl), but she has no big role at all and boring boring and boring. That's why people are shipping man to man because there is no interesting in this anime. LOL. KnB, Haikyuu, DAYS have reliable girls o…
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First off I will say, that this anime was WAYYYY better than I expected. My friend suggested this to me, and it even exceeded his expectations. I refused to watch it at first, one because I thought it was yaoi, two because sports anime is specifically the one genre I haven't watched. That should tell you how good it was. I didn't refuse to watch it at first because of the trivial reason other people did, the people who gave it low ratings are just being oppositional. The music was was upbeat, it made me feel the determination of the characters. The opening was good as well. The art was good, only complaint is how thin the characters were. I felt a connection with each individual characters, I rooted for all of them in overcoming their struggles throughout the anime.
I think the opposite…
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*Review may contain minor spoilers*
Story 4/10
A young prodigy joins the Stride school club to re-obtain its old glory.
From here on out they will do training and a few ''matches''
Art 7/10
The art is a little bit on the ''smoother'' style, it is not my cup of tea but it isn't bad either. it stayed consistent throughout the whole anime. There was nothing out of the ordinary or ''unique'' hence only a 7.
Sound 5/10
the voice actors weren't to bad, but they definitely could have done a better job throughout the races and duels they did, I didn't get that exiting feel at the star of a race etc.
Character 3/10
all the characters do have a small story line around them, but you definitely can't feel the bond they are trying to give them together.
Enjoyment 2/10
As a fan of sport anime, it h…
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***THIS IS A SPOILER FREE REVIEW***
Prince of Stride is a show that seemed to have shown so much promise in the early episodes but soon driveled out into a bromance, low intensity “battles” anime. I was waiting for that super intense, heart pounding race to occur; maybe in the second season?
Story: 5/10
So the main thing you need to know about the show is this; highschoolers get together to run in “Stride” races against other highschools. The main characters Nana, Riku, and Takeru form the main core for the show to present itself with. The supporting cast is there and does a decent job but it's obvious that the show is appealing to a demographic that I'm not a part of. The bromance aspect of the anime is almost suffocating which would not be a huge issue IF it did not impede on the stor…
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I've been looking for an sports anime, but not an usual one about soccer or baseball. In the end I collided with "Prince of Stride: Alternative" and gave it a shot. As far as I know stride is a fictional sport, mostly comparable to a mix of relay and parcour.
All protagonists have their own little background stories, which result in the slice_of_life part of this anime. Not extremely deep but still good enough to create likeable figures. And let's be honest: With a basis of only twelve episodes it would have been almost impossible to draw out more of the main characters.
Same case concerning the story: not worldshaking but still interesting by revealing a few twists towards the end. Moreover the story doesn't appear rushed and fills the little amount of episodes perfectly. Watching the st…
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Prince of Stride is by no means a masterpiece. It is a light-hearted sports series centred around the world of Stride, a fictional parkour/relay race. While Stride is somewhat different to those common sports seen within the genre, it still fits the mould expected. So what does PoS have to offer?
The story centers around the Honan Academy Stride team, a once elite stride team, which has dwindled after an incident two years prior. Two first years join the team, expecting to find a thriving Stride team, however they are shocked to find the club only has three members. The basis of the story isn't groundbreaking or revolutionary, but it is a solid, well-crafted plot which is really enhanced by the sport of Stride. What Stride does well however, is create realistic connections between the mai…
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If you're looking for something to pass the time, look no further. Although it may seem that the characters may be a bit flat, and that this sort of sport anime has already been done, it is good to enjoy nonetheless. The combination of track and parkour is actually very interesting. I didn't expect a sport like that to be created! Additionally, the characters are lovable in their own way, even if they are just stereotypes/tv tropes. What gives them their uniqueness is how they treat their sport and running styles. Although the animation is not top quality, the art is very bright and colorful. I would definitely see this as a TV show being aired somewhere, and if you're not nitpicky on what to watch, stick with an episode or three and see how you like it.
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I will admit, even though I don't watch a lot of sport-related animes, I'm extremely glad I decided to sit down for a bit and watch Prince of Stride and I'll share why I enjoyed it so much. Just a warning, some minor spoilers may exist below, but nothing that will ruin the anime for you or give away any major plot points.
To start, one of the weakest parts of Prince of Stride is the story. While I'm not saying that its bad, it leaves a lot to be desired and is overall somewhat predictable when comparing it to other animes, regardless of genre. The Honan Stride club, the main group in the story, is a struggling team with dreams of becoming the best stride team, but of course, they lack members and talent. As the series progresses, they gain more members and each character has their own se…
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Prince of Stride talks about a very original sport to the anime world, different from the common volleyball/basket/baseball, but let's give it a look to each of its parts:
Plot [5]
Well, when we talk about plot in a spokon we don't really have to think to something too complicated since it usually follows the standard of a team competing in a tournament and this show doesn't make an exception, so why have i considered this plot a bad one?
There were some episodes which could have been deleted and none would have noticed that, or better, they could have payed less attention to some events and more to some others.
Also, the final was something unwatchable but i won't spoil it.
Characters [2]
Characters were the thing i hated the most about this series, they were flat as hell and never ch…
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Stride. A trail created by relaying trust and connecting emotions. Or, more specifically, a relay race involving five people, combined with parkour and obsactles through various enviroments.
Story;3
Strides story is a simple one, three people meet on the first day of high school. Two, with the intention of joining the renowned Honan High Stride club, and one who was forced into joining. These three are our stories main characters, and throughout the 12 episodes of this series, we see them grow as athletes, as people, and as friends. EXTRA emphasis on the friend bit. Advancing this group's friendship is a massive part of the story. as they work to their goal of winning the renown "End Of Summer" tournament. On their journey the race many times, getting just a little bit better every run.…
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