An anime/documentary series about athletes present by NHK.
The first episode adapts material from Tomoyoshi Itou and Shingo Morita's Weekly Young Jump biographical manga Eikou Naki Tensai-tachi (Geniuses Without Glory)—specifically the story about Hironoshin Furuhashi, the swimmer also known as "the flying fish of Fujiyama." The episode also includes interviews with Olympic swimmer Kousuke Kitajima and other Japanese swimmers about the how Furuhashi changed the Japanese competitive swimming world, as well as what sort of training is required to be an Olympic swimmer.
(Source: Anime News Network, edited)
Description
Type
SpecialSeason
Spring 2017Release Date
Status
Finished
Source
MangaEpisodes
2
Episode Length
49 min
Information Websites
Alternative Names
Romaji
"Eikou Naki Tensai-tachi" Kara no Monogatari
English
Stories From "Geniuses Without Glory"
Japanese
“栄光なき天才たち”からの物語