弱虫ペダル SPECIAL RIDE

Yowamushi Pedal: SPECIAL RIDE

Sakamichi Onoda is an otaku who just wants to find more people to join the recently disbanded anime club with him. However, when a couple cyclists spy his skill in riding the bulky mamachari bike he's had since youth, they attempt to convince him to join the bicycle racing club instead.

Names

Original	弱虫ペダル SPECIAL RIDE (japanese)
Romaji	Yowamushi Pedal: SPECIAL RIDE
English	—
Chinese	飙速宅男 OAD (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Yowapeda: Special Ride

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 1 ep · 21 min · 0h total
Aired	2013-08-08 (Summer 2013)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	TMS Entertainment
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Comedy Drama Sports
Themes	Cycling Shounen School Club Male Protagonist Primarily Male Cast

Reception

Community score	7.09 / 10
Bayesian score	7.30 / 10
Composite	50.5
On lists	4,856
Favourited	27 (0.6%)
Completion	94.9%
Drop rate	1.5%
In backlog	21.4%
Score spread σ	1.51

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2013	C	28 of 89
Studio	TMS Entertainment	D	107 of 190
Year	2013	C	113 of 330
Genre	Sports	D	238 of 447
Format	OVA (home video)	C	335 of 944
Length	OVA / Special	C	458 of 1,260
Era	Early 2010s	C	593 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Summer	C	670 of 1,662
Demographic	Shounen	D	759 of 1,219
Genre	Drama	D	1,111 of 1,917
Genre	Comedy	C	1,457 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	D	1,553 of 3,025
Origin	Japan	C	3,005 of 7,157