Yowamushi Pedal. (which literally means "Wimp Pedal")
Now, before I begin... don't count this as a review. I can't do reviews because I'm too nice. (lol)
Now something told me I HAD to watch this anime... (There's more stuff after all the plot)
Ahem. Time for a plot copy & paste from Wikipedia? Sure. (with helpful links)Here is the full article.
"Sakamichi Onoda is an otaku, an anime obsessive, who has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school Onoda did not have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things and is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it has been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join.
Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari ("City Bike" AKA "Mommy Bike" in the anime) – a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun, to pick up groceries or to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. His fellow freshman, Shunsuke Imaizumi, a cyclist, while training, notices Onoda riding his mamachari up a steep road.
ShÅkichi Naruko, visit Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and he meets Onoda, who caught his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later finds out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?"
I saw this anime on my tumblr dashboard from time to time. But, it was always the same person posting stuff about it. I went through some posts on its tag and I noticed it wasn't as big as the other sports anime were. So, I wanted to give it a shot. This is it, this is the most charming anime I have ever watched. I love every second of it so far. I am on episode 26 of 38 and I am looking forward to the second season which is coming out in October.
Every single character is lovable in their own way, yes even Midousuji.
It also didn't fail to make me scream like a fangirl during the races that take place, literally cheering for the Shohoku High members.
It's available on Crunchyroll to watch for free as well as a bunch of other sites. I'd say give it a shot. It's one of my favorites. Oh. And it has some of the best openings I've ever heard. (the opening won't have that box when you watch the anime, the uploader on YouTube did it to avoid copyright.)
