

He rides his cheap bicycle from school to Akihabara once a week

Nobody, including himself, thinks him capable of more than shopping for manga and singing embarrassing anime songs. Yowamushi Pedal is a story of a weak-willed, unattractive and friendless otaku finding joy in life through the sweat of sport. Or so it seems.įor Onoda Sakamichi, he finds his place by pedalling and pedalling forward. Physical appearance, grades, money and social status are used to determine someone's value in society. The teenage years entail a necessity for conformity and a fear of change. Peer pressure often prevents us from being the person we want to be.
