CATDOLL: "Yowamushi Pedal" movie version reveals the main cast, theme song, etc.

The Yowamushi Pedal Movie, which will be released in Japan on August 28, has recently released a lot of information, such as the production lineup, promotional images, story plot, theme song, etc. Let's take a look at it first!

First of all, here is the latest promotional image, which shows the main characters that will appear in "Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie". You can see that the most eye-catching position in the picture is still the protagonist Onoda Sakamichi, who is surrounded by teammates and competitors. And just below him in the picture, occupying the main position above is Sakamichi's senior Makishima Yusuke and Makishima's friend Toudou Jinpachi. They will also have outstanding performances in this theatrical animation. And in this new picture, you can also see the new character Yoshimoto Susumu who will appear in the theatrical version.

STAFF

General Director: Nabeshima Osamu

Director: Norihiro Naganuma

Screenplay: Yoshida Reiko

Character setting: Ban Yukiko Iwasa Yuko

Animation production: TMS Entertainment

Secondly, the main cast of "Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie" has also been announced. The general supervisor is Osamu Nabeshima, who was the supervisor of the TV anime version, and the deputy supervisor of "Hinoki no Reitetsu" is Norihiro Naganuma. This is his first time as a supervisor. In addition, the script of this work is written by Reiko Yoshida, and the characters are Yukiko Ban and Yuko Iwasa. The animation production company is still TMS Entertainment.

Again, the voice actors for this work are basically the same as those for the TV anime. The new character Yoshimoto Susumu, who represents Kumamoto Prefecture, is played by Mamoru Miyano, and Tajiri Hiroaki, who is from the same team, is played by Taura Yoshiaki. The theme song is "Link" by LASTGASP, and the single disc scheduled to be released on August 19 will also include the theme song "Believer" from the compilation "Yowamushi Pedal Re:ROAD".

The original work of "Yowamushi Pedal" is a popular cycling manga serialized by Watanabe Wataru in "Weekly Shonen Champion". The cumulative sales of the single volume have exceeded 13 million copies. It tells the passionate youth story of Onoda Sakamichi, a typical otaku who loves anime, and who comes into contact with cycling competition and fights with his teammates. "Yowamushi Pedal" is the first theatrical animation in this series. The script is written by Watanabe Wataru himself, and the plot is a completely original new story.

Storyline:

In the national competition, the Sohoku High School cycling team, where Onoda Sakamichi is, won the overall championship after a fierce battle. Summer is coming to an end, and third-year seniors such as Kinjo, Makishima, and Tadokoro are about to graduate. In order to inherit the spirit of the Sohoku team, "Everyone unites and races", everyone is training hard every day.

One day, the Sohoku team received an invitation letter to the "Kumamoto Fire Country Mountain Race" for teams that have achieved excellent results in previous national competitions. Competitive teams such as Hakone Gakuen, Kyoto Fushimi, and Hiroshima Wunan are burning with the passion to defeat Sohoku, and strong teams such as the local team "Kumamoto Taiichi" where Yoshimoto Susumu, who has the title of "Flame Climbing Type Player", is also participating. Facing this national competition, all the members of the Sohoku team are enthusiastic, but there is only one exception...