# Yowamushi Pedal (2013)

> A timid anime-loving teen joins a school cycling club and grows into a racer with the help of his new friends.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/54781

## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 137
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, drama
- Network: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, NHK G, TV Osaka, TVh
- Cast: Daiki Yamashita, Kohsuke Toriumi, Jun Fukushima, Hiroki Yasumoto, Kentaro Ito, Daisuke Kishio, Showtaro Morikubo
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2942228/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: earnest, uplifting, comforting, breezy

## What critics say

Audiences broadly rate the series positively, praising its sports drama and the friendships and rivalries that drive its cycling races.

## Synopsis

Yowamushi Pedal (2013-2023) is a Japanese animated sports series produced by TMS Entertainment and broadcast across several networks including TV Tokyo. Its timid, anime-loving high schooler is drawn into a competitive school cycling club, where new friends push him through grueling training and tough challenges as he works to develop a real racing talent. The engine of the series is the steady grind of practice, team rivalries and race tournaments, with each season building toward longer and more demanding competitions. Across five seasons and well over a hundred episodes, the show moves as a continuing story of growth, shaped by camaraderie and friendly competition. Its setting is a contemporary Japanese high school, grounded in everyday school life and the physical demands of road racing. The mood is earnest, warm and sincerely funny, with a bromance-tinged team spirit and a strong sense of coming of age. Fans of Haikyu!!, Free! and Cross Game will find the same blend of sports ambition and friendship resonance.

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