Parkour is an activity French in origin where practitioners try to get from point A to point B in the most efficient way possible, usually navigating through obstacles rather than around them to save time.
I can think of at least two anime characters who already have the right mindset for this non-competitive physical activity.
Kageyama Torako (Hyakko)
Her obsession with moving in a straight line towards her intended goal no matter the circumstance means that Torako has a bright future in Parkour, though she perhaps has to work on the fact that she actually ends up taking longer to get to her destination.
Raoh (Fist of the North Star)
Physical roadblocks actually mean nothing to him, as the man is actually unwilling to walk around a building if he can simply walk straight through it. Some might say that he’s too lacking in acrobatics for Parkour, but I think his spirit is in the right place.
Can you think of any other potential Parkour specialists out there in anime and manga?
OGIUE MANIAX 
A-ko and C-ko’s morning walk to school in Project A-ko probably qualifies.
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Alice (Aria the Natural, episode 13)… shadow-hopping home from school, and other various acts in under 25 minutes. :P
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I was disappointed when this entry wasn’t about seiyuu attempting to do their lines in English. (Kimakure Orange Road OAVs! Genshiken! Um… those are the only two I can think of.)
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The Major from GitS probably already does it.
I can imagine Yotsuba being into Parkour.
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Claire from Baccano would be pretty good at it.
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Also, Rico and Petra from Gunslinger Girl have both performed Parkour-type moves during chase scenes. I recall Petra once jumped a couple stories onto a balcony to nab one guy.
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Chika Ogiue once tried jumping out a window, but she kind of screwed up the landing.
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Devilman:Demon bird comes to mind. Akira jumps around the buildings of Tokyo at the beginning of the Ova. I would also add Kenshiro as one who would also be lacking in the acrobatics department for Parkour as seen in the Fist of the north star film from 86 when he was walking through those buildings falling onto him. He may have just been lazy though he seemed to be pretty “stoned” at the time. :P
Nice blog by the way.
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Sawa-chan-sensei’s epic run in K-ON! episode 5 certainly qualifies.
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Any of the characters from Ranma can do it.
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