Sakamichi Onoda
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Estimated watch time
15h 12m
⚡ 8 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Cycling95%Shounen87%Male Protagonist85%School Club81%Primarily Teen Cast79%Primarily Male Cast72%CGI62%Otaku Culture56%
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Synopsis & Story
Otaku Sakamichi Onoda has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school, Onoda didn’t have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things, and he is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it's been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join. Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari—a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun or to pick up groceries—to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. Fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi and bicyclist, while training, notices a boy (Onoda) riding his mamchari up a steep road. Freshman and road racing cyclist, Shokichi Naruko visits Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and meets Onoda who catches his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later find out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?
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Yowamushi Pedal: should you watch it?
At a glance
Yowamushi Pedal has been well received, with an average AniList score of 77/100 — 63% of 20,722 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #17 highest-rated anime of 2013, and #47 most popular anime of 2013, and #8 highest-rated anime of Fall 2013 on AniList.
Of the 38K AniList users who started it, 6.1% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 29.8K have finished it.
At roughly 15 h 12 min in total, it is a long commitment — about 3 weeks at an hour a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Drama, Sports — especially cycling, shounen, male protagonist, school club.
Where it fits in the series
- Start here. Yowamushi Pedal is the first entry in its story.
- Watch next: Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road (2014)
- Optional extras: Yowamushi Pedal: SPECIAL RIDE, Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE, Yowamushi Pedal: SPARE BIKE
Episodes
38 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Wataru Watanabe
- Director
- Osamu Nabeshima
- Series composition
- Reiko Yoshida
- Character design
- Takahiko Yoshida
- Music
- Kan Sawada
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Reclimb” by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D · eps 1-12
- OP2“Yowamushi na Honoo” · eps 13-25
- OP3“Be As One” by Hiroki Yasumoto & Shoutarou Morikubo · eps 26-38
Endings
- ED1“Kaze wo Yobe” · eps 1-12
- ED2“I am ready” · eps 13-25
- ED3“Glory Road” by Satoshi Hino · eps 26-38
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Yowamushi Pedal FAQ
- How many episodes does Yowamushi Pedal have?
- Yowamushi Pedal has 38 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 15 h 12 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Yowamushi Pedal?
- About 15 h 12 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 19 days; at one hour a day, about 16 days.
- Is Yowamushi Pedal finished?
- Yes. Yowamushi Pedal has finished airing — the final episode aired July 1, 2014.
- Is there a season 2 of Yowamushi Pedal?
- Yes — the story continues in Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road (2014).
- Where do I start Yowamushi Pedal?
- Start here: Yowamushi Pedal is the first entry, followed by Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road.
- Is Yowamushi Pedal based on a manga?
- Yes. Yowamushi Pedal adapts the manga by Wataru Watanabe.
- Who animated Yowamushi Pedal?
- Yowamushi Pedal was animated by TMS Entertainment and directed by Osamu Nabeshima.
- Who sings the opening of Yowamushi Pedal?
- The opening, "Reclimb", is performed by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D.
- Where can I watch Yowamushi Pedal?
- Yowamushi Pedal is listed on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crackle. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.