Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
BabyGirl06301
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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*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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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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I got baited. Hard.
With the sports anime craze that others and I were in from Haiykuu and Kuroko, I was pretty damn excited to learn of one that focused on parkour/free-running.
Then I had my hopes dashed as I watched on.
This is a shitty version of Free, plus I'm not the target audience for this show.
I could see the intended appeals of the show, but Free does it way better.
What I could not see was the free-running or parkour, which was the sport! We had shots of shadows running in the background, or unimpressive vaults that I've done on the regular. Being someone into free-running, you'd think they would try and appeal to that audience.
I could understand the reason of the episode where they needed sponsors for their team, but that meant watching them play cross-dressing dress-up…
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Prince of Stride: Alternative may be labeled as a sport anime, but it is more than that really. For half of the time, it is about the main characters competing in a sport named “Stride”. The other half of the time is used to show interactions between the main characters and relationship with one another. At time, it does both of those work well enough. However, for most of the time, the two parts of this anime do feel lacking. The anime used a fair share or sports clichés to get the job done. Still, Prince of Stride manages to be an okay anime despite its flaws.
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In Prince of Stride, the main premise is about a group of students who form a club/team that competes with other teams in a sport called “Stride” (which really is just relay with parkour). However, this is just the back…
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There was not enough story development in my opinion and I feel like the creators of this anime had so much potential to work with but they either had too little funding or were too lazy and tried to make it as short as possible. Sports anime are not meant to have only 12 episodes and you can clearly see why, since the creators did not allow us enough time to warm up and get to know the characters and the story. I feel like the creators rushed the story line because they were like shoving plot after plot up our throats and not even letting us digest it. Overall I think this was the worse sports anime I've ever seen.
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Likes:
The art was fantastic. It was my favorite part of the show. With bright colors and more realistic looking characters, you could really see the story in HD. I can't watch animes with odd styles (it distracts me from the story and characters), so this was tailor made for me. I really loved the character design for Riku. On the other hand, Hozumi looked too much like Armin from 'Attack on Titan', and Takeru was practically Haru from 'Free!' If you're trying to prove the likeness to 'Free!', you've got it.
Kuga and Heath's story was intriguing. They had a lot of backstory. And I loved it. Their friendship and determination. The connection between the two. If anything, these two were 'connecting emotions', not anybody else. Throw in Hozumi's distrust and there's a hot pot of backstory.…
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prince of stride doesn't really stand out to me that much. it's plot follows that of a standard sports anime, and although there are a few differences, the plot can be deemed kind of boring. the art is okay as well, and the sounds aren't that bad. the opening and ending is one of my favourites.
overall, i would rate it a 7, if not for one thing: the characters.
the characters are actually not bad, other than the fact that there is very little character development, other than the main protagonists becoming better and stronger. another thing that pulled down the score for it is the amount of characters implemented.
in those short twelve episodes, too many teams were put into the anime. that was the part about it that made me really confused. i mean, yes, they are opponents of the main te…
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Prince of Stride builds upon the fundamentals of sports anime and brings a more dramatic and innovative approach to the genre. Prince of Stride is revolutionary in a lot of ways and I feel it can convert many who don't watch sports anime to give it a try. SPOILER "FREE!" (it's a free anime joke)
Story:10
This show goes above and beyond what it would have to do to deserve a great rating for its story. Everyone has a unique story that is connected to at least three other people in the main group of the stride runners. There's not really any backpedaling with flashbacks so it's very fluid. All the main stories are pretty interesting however a lot of them don't gain momentum until towards the end of the show so hold out if you feel a lack of story in the beginning. While it doesn't come off…
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ummmm lets start with a talk about this sport called S-T-R-I-D-E
So basically its relay running with parkour, the name is pretty dank tbh, like striding sounds so fuken badass and real I thought it was a real sport and i think it fits really well
This sport all about the pace,parkour skills and most important of all "connecting emotions", pretty funny concept gotta say, but why nut? connect emotions = good at stride
lets continue with the norms
Story 7/10: Win this summer tournament called "end of summer(EOS)", simple story, not much to say
Art 8/10: Coooooooool,siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick, badddddassssssss, Madhouse(the studio), their overall art are always to the coolside of things, colours are to the brighter side of things, when madhouse generally has colours to the dark side of things
S…
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Now the story is nothing special. It’s basically Yagami Riku and his fellow classmates re-establish the school's "Stride" team and compete in Stride competitions. I got really hyped especially when reaching the end of each race. I would've liked the series more if they did more with Nana Sakurai because I felt she was one of the best character, also I think they should've done a little more with Yujiro because he didn't really do much in the series Overall, it is definitely a fun watch if you are really into sports theme animes. It has lovable characters and has awesome action moments. But if you’re looking for an anime that has an in-depth story, this is not the anime for you.
There is also a video Review on my channel if you wish to check out on The Georges
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
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This review contains minor spoilers.
After watching "Haikyuu!!" I became so hyped up about sports series that I decided to try "Prince of Stride: Alternative". I can't say I'm disappointed, but compared to aforementioned "Haikyuu!!", "Prince of Stride: Alternative" looks bland and, on the whole - average.
The story is as generic as it could get. It revolves around the new extreme sport called "Stride" which is similiar to parkour. "Stride", however, is not new, neither it is extreme. Sadly, the runners just run, sometimes they jump over some obstacles and somehow, this attracts large crowds and makes runs a big city event.
As with all school clubs in anime there is a girl, and a boy and another boy who have always dreamt of running in "Stride". They join the "Stride" schoolclub which, ob…
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What is stride ? Stride is a running sports with parkour. yea... they are running while doing some parkour stuff. tbh, personally, i like the concept of the sports, and even running is one of my fav sports. that is the reason why i got interested in this anime.
For the first episode, first impression, to me, it was a really cool, awsome episode. i really really like the way they start the series. looks awsome and cool to me, and i thought it would become a great series, but......a little bit dissapointment to me.
A story about a guy who in the past has quit playing stride because of his brother, but now, in highschool, a girl and a boy invite him or more like force him to join a certain stride club without knowing the fact that he has already quit playing stride.
And that where everyt…
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I watched this anime series because of Madhouse animating it and that it is based on an otome game, a genre I'm obsessed. But rather I got a lackluster character art, mediocre OP and ED, and did not see romance between the female lead and the other guys.
It should be stated that being based on a BL (Boy's Love) game is more appropriate for this anime since the only romantic development in this anime where between the guys. The touching of hands were rather dramatic since it is the theme of the show.
Story:
If you watched Yowamushi Pedal, the story is like that, wherein the club compete on tournaments and beat schools. It is very straightforward. There's also the issue of a backstory between the main leads that came out of nowhere.
Character:
Though I did like the comedy of the show an…
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In one paragraph: It was interesting, had some really golden jokes and even the minor characters had personalities. However, there are a lot of plot holes, they skip a lot of the parts that would be interesting to see and the problems they face have a tendency to be really stupid. They don't really get to any solutions, and there was only one time when we actually saw how they trained. All in all, it's not bad. Continue reading for more details.
Story (6): The story begins, like many other sports related anime, with a character introducing themself and explaining that they went to this particular school because of their team in a certain sport. Turns out that this team has been facing difficulties, and they would have to find more members to get the club working again. The first episodes…
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Nana Sakurai is a first-year student at Honan Academy. She decides to attend the school in hopes of managing the Stride Club. Stride is an extreme sport involving running and navigating obstacles on an uneven course. Nana meets two boys named Takeru Fujiwara and Riku Yagami and convinces them to join the club in efforts to compete in the "End of Summer" tournament. Together, they learn that Stride is about so much more than just running; it's about connecting with each other.
...Or so Madhouse would have me believe!
As someone who has willingly jumped into [and stayed in] sports anime hell over the past year or so, I'd like to think I'm fairly experienced in critiquing sports anime. I've seen all kinds of tropes, some good and some bad, but through it all, I believe the there are a few…
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Prince of Stride: Alternative was one of the first new Winter show to be announced just as the new year arrived. It was also among the first ones to be aired in the season, much to the build-up that was added to it. With one of the masters in the industry working behind it, i.e. Studio Madhouse, Prince of Stride: Alternative was well worth the hype it had accumulated thus far, but as the season progressed, it quickly started to fade away. Why? Let's look into it in detail.
The show brings no creativity at all to begin with. It has been done countless time in sport anime's before. Famous high school club now in ruins and desperate for new members. Atleast try to be a little more creative. The game of Stride does bring a sense of freshness to the show. Basically its a sport where you run al…
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Introducing Stride: an extreme high-thrilled sport where parkour and endurance running collide together!
The rules of Stride are really simple: you form a team of six people and you compete against one other team. Five of you run across the race course as a relay, avoiding obstacles, and staying on track. The fastest team who crosses the finish line first wins.
It’s definitely a very interesting concept straight from the get-go. So why can’t I rank this show any higher?
Well, for one, whenever you introduce a sport, it is imperative to consider your audience: they have no clue what the sport is about or never even heard of anything like it before. Furthermore, sports often incorporate a lot of new terminology that can lose the audience quickly. As a result, the screenwriters must abso…
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There's no real explanation to it, so let's just assume that "alternative" in the title of Prince of Stride implies that you should watch an alternative show.
So, anyone willing to tolerate sports anime thought this would be pretty cool. Running with some parkour elements? Shit, parkour’s awesome, this oughta be good. But instead, we’ve been given a thoughtless, soulless, utterly boring show with no point in watching to completion unless you really, really like sports or writing yaoi fanfics.
Fortunately, Stride conveniently makes all of its fuck-ups clear within the first episode, so this doesn’t require a lot of work. Every major character (with the exception of a couple that won’t be introduced until later because reasons) gets introduced within the first ten minutes. It’s too much to…
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Prince of Stride, a show based off of an otome game with a bit of sports and competition added in. Advertised as a sports series, yet it’s obvious that the show appeals to the female audience with its cast of pretty boys. What is striding? It’s basically a fictional extreme sport of running similar to that of parkour but with unique obstacles.
Produced by Madhouse studio, the show runs pretty fast on its feet, literally. The first episodes introduces the main characters in standard fashion. Nana Sakurai, the main heroine transfers to Honen Academy and quickly becomes the manager of the Stride club, a club dedicated to striding. The members of the group consists of a variety range of characters and personalities ranging from the cheerful Riku Yagami to the cool Takeru Fujiwara. Each membe…
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