i just quoted Horse With No Name lyrics in an extremely deadpan toneless way to em, who blinked at me for a second, then—with a slight air of desperation—went "you can't say that shit to me at 3am"
It's the end of the 99th Hakone Ekiden in 2023 and the reigning champion school from last year has been trounced by 駒澤大学 Komazawa University!! Section 10's runner a SUPER ROOKIE :*)
Their win seems inevitable from Day 1 though, their lead has been comfortable for most of the section runs! Also, this year definitely feels like a year where all the mid-tier schools put their best foot (feet?) forward to make seed. With good reason too. A seed guarantees a spot in the 100th ekiden and the qualifiers have been opened to schools out of the Kanto region, meaning qualifiers to get in next year will be INSANE.
New things added to this year's TV : Demographics had HEAD SHOTS lmao. Also, I don't think this is new but I only noticed it this year since I have more screens: their website actually has a LIVE TRACKER GPS going on so you can see which runner is ahead in real time!
Anyway there was a snag in my connections and all my new gadgets weren't connecting to the channel this year so a mad scramble ensued to troubleshoot and get one working on my old machine (I love you my tablet!!) But I'm happy to report I got to catch both days' start and end and VPN was good to me this year! :3 There's also a new member to my running shrine in the form of a Tako-Haiji, hahaha.
Next year's the year!
p.s: Anyway please watch Kazetsuyo! It's aged pretty well, I must say. Still looking good and full of feels!
now that it's past midnight, my brain is feeding me fantastic story ideas and inspiration after hours of trying to write, but now i am too tired to execute them properly T.T
I feel confident enough to post these now. A collection of all the existing posters after some edits from the other post that got 13k notes! These are full size/quality. Go nuts.
You may use them for wallpapers, tabletop campaigns, whatever. Consider tipping me or buying a print or sticker on ko-fi here! If you do use them, let me know what for, or send pictures!