Yowamushi Pedal English Sub & Dub

About Yowamushi Pedal

Yowamushi Pedal (弱虫ペダル) blends comedy, drama and sports by TMS Entertainment (2013). Below is a fresh retelling of what the story is about. The setup: Otaku Sakamichi Onoda has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school, Onoda didn’t have any allies 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.

From there, 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. Fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi and bicyclist, while training, notices a boy (Onoda) riding his mamchari up a steep road.

In a comedy series like this, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Sakamichi Onoda (Daiki Yamashita) and Shunsuke Imaizumi (Kousuke Toriumi) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to viewers who want something light between heavier series. The run is 38 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by TMS Entertainment, so the studio's house style defines how Yowamushi Pedal looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. At 7.7/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Voice casting, including Daiki Yamashita as Sakamichi Onoda, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. It aired in 2013, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.