Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment "Chikuseisou" where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter Hakone Ekiden Marathon, one of the most prominent university races in Japan.
On their journey to restore their school's reputation and qualify for the Japanese national tournament, the players from Karasuno High interact with other teams and form long-lasting relationships along the way.[ citation needed]
The premise of the project follows five aspiring male idols at a fictional talent agency. [3 ] A two-season anime television adaptation by BN Pictures began airing on TV Tokyo from October 2016 to December 2017.