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Yowapeda Spare BIKE Gets Anime Adaptation

Written By Samantha Ferreira

It’s a great year for fans of biking anime!

Earlier today, the official Yowamushi Pedal (Yowapeda) anime website announced manga spinoff Yowapeda Spare BIKE is receiving an anime adaptation. The series will receive a limited theatrical run in September.

Yowapeda Spare Bike Teaser Visual 001 - 20160515

Yowamushi Pedal season 3 will hit Japanese TV in January.

Yowapeda Season 3 Teaser Visual 001 - 20160515

Yowapeda Spare BIKE began publication in the pages of Kodansha’s Champion magazine in August 2014. Yowamushi Pedal creator Wataru Watanabe was in charge of story and artwork on the project.

Yowamushi Pedal is based on Wataru Watanabe’s manga of the same name. The series, which began airing in 2013, was helmed by Osamu Nabeshima (D.Gray-man, Saint Tail) at TMS Entertainment. Takahiko Yoshida (Welcome to the NHK, Big Windup!) provided character designs, while Reiko Yoshida (Bakuman, Girls und Panzer) took charge of series composition.

Crunchyroll currently streams Yowamushi Pedal in its entirety. The company describes the series as:

Onoda Sakamichi is a rather timid, anime-loving first-year student at Sohoku High School. Upon entering high school, he tried to join the anime research club, but after meeting Imaizumi Shunsuke, a renowned cyclist since middle school, and Naruko Shoukichi, who swept the Kansai cycling championship, he ended up joining the competitive cycling club.

Source: MoCa News

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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