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)
Written by	Wataru Watanabe
Further information
Manga
Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike
Written by	Wataru Watanabe
Published by	Akita Shoten
Imprint	Shōnen Champion Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion (2012–2013); Bessatsu Shōnen Champion (2014–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
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
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
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
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
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
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. The series has been compiled into 90 tankōbon volumes in June 2024. 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.

^ 「弱虫ペダル」3年生の過去描く外伝、本編とW連載で開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). August 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
^ 主役は東堂尽八！弱ペダ外伝が別チャンで開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[1] 「弱虫ペダル」3年生の過去描く外伝、本編とW連載で開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). August 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[2] 主役は東堂尽八！弱ペダ外伝が別チャンで開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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