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First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Sakamichi Onoda |
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| Genre | Sports (Cycling) |
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| Written by | Wataru Watanabe |
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| Published by | Akita Shoten |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
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| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
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| Original run | February 21, 2008 – present |
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| Volumes | 98 |
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| Written by | Wataru Watanabe |
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| Published by | Akita Shoten |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
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| Original run | 16 August 2012 – present |
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| Volumes | 13 |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
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| Released | August 8, 2013 |
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| Runtime | 20 minutes |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
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| Licensed by | |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), AT-X |
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| Original run | October 7, 2013 – July 1, 2014 |
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| Episodes | 38 |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
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| Released | September 19, 2014 (2014-09-19) |
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| Runtime | 90 minutes |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
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| Licensed by | AUS: Madman Entertainment
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), AT-X |
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| Original run | October 6, 2014 – March 30, 2015 |
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| Episodes | 24 |
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| Developer | Bandai Namco Games |
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| Publisher | Bandai Namco Games |
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| Genre | Adventure |
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| Platform | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS/8PAN |
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| Released | June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) |
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| Runtime | 89 minutes |
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| Directed by | Norihiro Naganuma |
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| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS/8PAN |
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| Licensed by | AUS: Madman Entertainment
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| Released | August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) |
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| Runtime | 90 minutes |
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| Directed by | Takayoshi Tanazawa |
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| Written by | Kōta Fukihara |
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| Original network | BS SKY PerfecTV! |
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| Original run | August 26, 2016 – October 7, 2016 |
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| Episodes | 7 |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS/8PAN |
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| Released | September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) |
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| Runtime | 60 minutes |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Kurasumi Sunayama |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS/8PAN |
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| Licensed by | |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), NBC, AT-X |
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| Original run | January 10, 2017 – June 26, 2017 |
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| Episodes | 25 |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS/8PAN |
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| Released | October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) |
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| Runtime | 90 minutes |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Kurasumi Sunayama |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS/8PAN |
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| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), NBC, AT-X |
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| Original run | January 8, 2018 – June 25, 2018 |
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| Episodes | 25 |
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| Directed by | Kōichirō Miki |
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| Written by | Kōichirō Miki |
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| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
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| Studio | Shochiku |
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| Released | August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) |
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| Runtime | 112 minutes |
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| Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
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| Written by | Kurasumi Sunayama |
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| Music by | Kan Sawada |
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| Studio | TMS / Die4Studio |
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| Original network | NHK General TV |
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| Original run | October 8, 2022 – March 25, 2023 |
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| Episodes | 25 |
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| Written by | - Kineko Abekawa
- ikra
- Yukiko Tōno
- Wataru Midori
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| Published by | Akita Shoten |
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| Magazine | Monthly Princess |
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| 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 98 tankōbon volumes in January 2026. 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.