Yowamushi Pedal

Yowamushi Pedal
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Sakamichi Onoda
弱虫ペダル (Yowamushi Pedaru)
Genre	Sports (cycling)
Manga
Written by	Wataru Watanabe
Published by	Akita Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Shōnen Champion Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	February 21, 2008 – present
Volumes	90 (List of volumes)
Further information Manga Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike[1] Written by Wataru Watanabe Published by Akita Shoten Imprint Shōnen Champion Comics Magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion (2012–2013) Bessatsu Shōnen Champion (2014[2]–present) Demographic Shōnen Original run 16 August 2012 – present Volumes 13 (List of volumes) Original video animation Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Reiko Yoshida Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS Entertainment Released August 8, 2013 Runtime 20 minutes Anime television series Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Reiko Yoshida Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS Entertainment Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Discotek Media SEA: Muse Communication Original network TV Tokyo, TVh, TVO, TSC, TVA, TVQ, AT-X Original run October 7, 2013 – July 1, 2014 Episodes 38 (List of episodes) Anime film Yowamushi Pedal Re:Ride Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Reiko Yoshida Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS Entertainment Licensed by NA: Discotek Media Released September 19, 2014 (2014-09-19) Runtime 90 minutes Anime television series Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Reiko Yoshida Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS Entertainment Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Discotek Media SEA: Muse Communication Original network TV Tokyo, TVh, TVO, TSC, TVA, TVQ, AT-X Original run October 6, 2014 – March 30, 2015 Episodes 24 (List of episodes) Video game Yowamushi Pedal Asu e no High Cadence Developer Bandai Namco Games Publisher Bandai Namco Games Genre Adventure Platform Nintendo 3DS Released JP: January 29, 2015 Anime film Yowamushi Pedal Re:Road Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Reiko Yoshida Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS/8PAN Licensed by NA: Discotek Media Released June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) Runtime 89 minutes Anime film Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie Directed by Norihiro Naganuma Written by Reiko Yoshida Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS/8PAN Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Discotek Media Released August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) Runtime 90 minutes Television drama Directed by Takayoshi Tanazawa Written by Kōta Fukihara Original network BS SKY PerfecTV! Original run August 26, 2016 – October 7, 2016 Episodes 7 Anime film Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS/8PAN Released September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) Runtime 60 minutes Anime television series Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Kurasumi Sunayama Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS/8PAN Licensed by Crunchyroll (streaming) NA: Discotek Media (home video) SEA: Muse Communication Original network TV Tokyo, TVh, TVO, TSC, TVA, TVQ, TSC, NBC Nagasaki, AT-X Original run January 10, 2017 – June 26, 2017 Episodes 25 (List of episodes) Anime film Yowamushi Pedal: Re:Generation Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS/8PAN Released October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) Runtime 90 minutes Anime television series Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Kurasumi Sunayama Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS/8PAN Licensed by Crunchyroll SEA: Muse Communication Original network TV Tokyo, TVh, TVO, TSC, TVA, TVQ, TSC, NBC Nagasaki, AT-X Original run January 8, 2018 – June 25, 2018 Episodes 25 (List of episodes) Live-action film Directed by Kōichirō Miki Written by Kōichirō Miki Music by Masaru Yokoyama Studio Shochiku Released August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) Runtime 112 minutes Anime television series Yowamushi Pedal: Limit Break Directed by Osamu Nabeshima Written by Kurasumi Sunayama Music by Kan Sawada Studio TMS / Die4Studio Licensed by SEA: Muse Communication Original network NHK General TV Original run October 8, 2022 – March 25, 2023 Episodes 25 (List of episodes) Manga Hōkago Pedal High Cadence Written by Kineko Abekawa ikra Yukiko Tōno Wataru Midori Published by Akita Shoten Magazine Monthly Princess Demographic Shōjo Original run February 6, 2023 – present
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Yowamushi Pedal (Japanese: 弱虫ペダル, Hepburn: Yowamushi Pedaru, lit. 'Weakling Pedal') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion in 2008, and as of June 2024, the series has been compiled into 90 tankōbon volumes. The manga has been licensed in North America by Yen Press in 2015.

An anime television series adaptation aired from October 2013 to July 2014, followed by a second season aired from October 2014 to March 2015, a third season aired from January to June 2017, a fourth season aired from January to June 2018, and a fifth season premiered in October 2022. The first three seasons have been licensed by Discotek Media in North America in 2014. A live-action television drama adaptation aired in August 2016. A live-action film adaptation was released on August 14, 2020.

By September 2022, Yowamushi Pedal had over 28 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. In 2015, the manga won the Best Shōnen Manga award at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.