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Yowamushi Pedal

Yowamushi Pedal

20137.05 Seasons137 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A timid, anime-loving teen gets drawn into a school cycling club, where his new friends help him face tough challenges to develop his racing talent.

Created by Kurasumi Sunayama
Written by Kurasumi Sunayama, Wataru Watanabe
NetworksTV TokyoTV AichiNHK GTV OsakaTVh

Top Cast

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita

Sakamichi Onoda (voice)

Kohsuke Toriumi

Kohsuke Toriumi

Shunsuke Imaizumi (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Shingo Kinjou (voice)

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Jin Tadokoro (voice)

Daisuke Kishio

Daisuke Kishio

Junta Teshima (voice)

Themes & Keywords

trainingsportshigh schoolhigh school sportsrivalryslice of lifetournamentbromancebased on mangacyclingschool lifebikingshounenanimeschool clubjapanese high schoolotakubukatsu

About Yowamushi Pedal

Yowamushi Pedal is a comedy, animation, drama series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of training, sports, high school, high school sports, rivalry, slice of life. Created by Kurasumi Sunayama, it stars Daiki Yamashita, Kohsuke Toriumi, Hiroki Yasumoto. A timid, anime-loving teen gets drawn into a school cycling club, where his new friends help him face tough challenges to develop his racing talent.

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