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The Best Episodes of Yowamushi Pedal

Every episode of Yowamushi Pedal ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Yowamushi Pedal!

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A timid, anime-loving teen gets drawn into a school cycling club, where his new friends help him face tough challenges to develop his racing talent.

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    Yowamushi Pedal Season 5 Episode 25 - The Man Who Raised His Hand Up to the Sky
    9.8/10(22 votes)

    #1 - The Man Who Raised His Hand Up to the Sky

    S5:E25

    Sangaku and Onoda duel 50 meters from the finish line. Who will win? Who will come in second and third place? Who will hold out until the end of the test? The third day of Intercollegiate comes to an end.

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  2. Yowamushi Pedal Season 2 Episode 24 - Winner
    9.1/10(26 votes)

    #2 - Winner

    S2:E24

    Sakamichi pedals to take his team's jersey to the finish line, and Manami strains to reach the peak. As both competitors ride all-out, the Inter-high comes to a close!

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  3. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 24 - The Small Pass
    9.1/10(9 votes)

    #3 - The Small Pass

    S4:E24

    It's the night of the second day of the Inter-High. Sakamichi encounters Hakone Academy alum Toudou Jinpachi on a mountain road, who says he's riding because he received a call from someone. That man is... Makishima Yuusuke! As Sakamichi experiences a mix of surprise and joy, Makishima and Toudou begin to race! They tie again and again as they race a second, then a third time... Sakamichi's emotions rise as he watches them. After their race, Makishima tells Onoda to stay true to himself, and Onoda's resolve is renewed. Meanwhile, Manami's competitive spirit also swells upon hearing Toudou's words.

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  4. Yowamushi Pedal Season 5 Episode 1 - The Final Day Begins!!
    9.1/10(20 votes)

    #4 - The Final Day Begins!!

    S5:E1

    The 3rd and final day of the tournament in which Sakamichi and Team Sohoku compete for their second consecutive championship arrives, and Sakamichi pedals as hard as he can to catch up to Imaizumi as quickly as possible.

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  5. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 7 - Footsteps of Hope
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Footsteps of Hope

    S4:E7

    Sakamichi meets Kinjou, who tells him to become stronger. He learns that Makishima and Tadokoro have come to cheer on the team as well and tells the rest of the team shaken by the first day's loss. Team Sohoku resolves to approach the rest of the race with a new attitude. Meanwhile, the similarly defeated Midousuji of Kyoto Fushimi begins planning a new strategy for the second day's race... The morning of the second day dawns. Hakone Academy's Shinkai Yuto strikes up a conversation with Sakamichi. "Let's race at some point today."

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  6. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 13 - He Who Carries Guilt
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #6 - He Who Carries Guilt

    S4:E13

    The battle for the sprint result has begun. Hakone Academy sends its captain and sprinter Izumida against Kyoto Fushimi's Kishigami Komari, the man obsessed with Izumida's "ultimate muscles!" Izumida recalls how Ashikiba and Kuroda encouraged him when he lost the previous year's Inter-high and felt conflicted about whether or not he was worthy of captaining the team. Carrying all his guilt and resolve on his back, Izumida sprints ahead! But Kishigami's obsession with the "ultimate muscles" drives him to keep up!

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  8. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 18 - Naruko's Determination
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Naruko's Determination

    S4:E18

    Sakamichi turns his pedals in order to fulfill his promise to battle Manami at the Inter-high. He and his team catch up to Hakone Academy, but it's not the lead pack. Ashikiba and Midousuji have gone on ahead. Due to the change in circumstances, Manami tells Sakamichi that they can't battle. Teshima orders Sakamichi to go after the lead pack. Steeling his resolve, Sakamichi and Imaizumi race their pace. Meanwhile, at the lead pack, in contrast with Hakone Academy, Kyoto Fushimi, and Kumamoto Daiichi, Naruko battles alone, believing his teammates will catch up!

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  9. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 25 - Their Respective Starting Lines
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Their Respective Starting Lines

    S4:E25

    The morning of the final day of the Inter-High has arrived. By working together, all six members of Sohoku have made it to this point. Hakone Academy has ridden with the sole intention of reclaiming their throne. Kyoto Fushimi has eliminated all excess and focuses only on victory. Along with the other schools, they stand at their respective starting lines with their eyes on the summit!

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  10. Yowamushi Pedal Season 5 Episode 20 - At the Aquarium in May
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - At the Aquarium in May

    S5:E20

    Two kilometers from the finish line, Sakamichi receives his final orders from Imaizumi and is entrusted with winning the race. He steels his resolve and chases after Manami. In early spring before the Inter-High, Sakamichi and Manami bump into each other at the aquarium Team Sohoku visited on their way back from a race. There they promise to go all out against each other at the summer's Inter-High. When they end up racing for the finish line on the final day, despite their bewilderment and their teams' victories weighing upon them, they are delighted by their fated race against each other.

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  11. Yowamushi Pedal Season 5 Episode 21 - Switches and Humming
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Switches and Humming

    S5:E21

    Just before Sakamichi and Manami's race to the finish, Kuroda pulls for Manami from their position behind the lead riders. One year ago, after falling into a depression when he was beaten by Manami in the qualifier, he resolved to restore Hakone Academy to its former glory when Arakita entrusted him with the team. Kuroda, who rides shrewdly when he activates his switch, endures the pain in the leg before finally trusting Manami with his own hopes and sending him off. Manami spreads his wings and accelerates. Meanwhile, as Sakamichi falls behind, for some reason a song begins playing in his head!

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  12. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 15 - The Sprint Line of Delight
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #11 - The Sprint Line of Delight

    S4:E15

    Izumida and Kishigami's all out sprint is in its final stage when a fan's water bottle falls onto the course. Andy and Frank signal Izumida to slow down and avoid the obstacle. However, Izumida recalls his race against Tadokoro and Naruko at last year's Inter-high and charges ahead! And the winner is... Izumida! As the captain of Hakone Academy and the team's ace sprinter, he has fulfilled his heavy responsibility. Though Kishigami fails to satisfy his desire for muscles, he accepts his defeat.

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  13. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 19 - The Approaching Peak
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #12 - The Approaching Peak

    S4:E19

    Believing Sakamichi and Imaizumi will catch up, Naruko withstands Midousuji's attacks and battles against Ashikiba and Yuto alone in the lead pack. Just when it looks like Naruko is finally about to fall, Sakamichi and Imaizumi appear behind him! Inspired by Naruko, together they charge ahead towards the mountain result and finish line! Now at a disadvantage, Midousuji tricks Mizuta into pulling for him by tempting him with the mountain result. Meanwhile, Sakamichi overwhelms the others with his awesome riding. Even Yuto is shocked when he sees the Mountain King demonstrate his true strength...

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  14. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 11 - Mountain King
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Mountain King

    S4:E11

    Sakamichi and Yuto's battle has begun. Yuto is excited to compete against Sakamichi, who has come to be called the Mountain King, and challenges him to a race to reach their teammates riding at the front. Yuto finds Sakamichi's willingness to "ride for the team" strange and races ahead. However, Imaizumi and Naruko realize Sakamichi is coming, and the race ends in a draw. However, Kuroda and the rest of Hakone Academy catch up, and they take control of the race. Will they go after them or wait for Teshima... Imaizumi is forced to make a decision...

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  15. Yowamushi Pedal Season 5 Episode 24 - Their Last Sprint
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Their Last Sprint

    S5:E24

    There are 500 meters left for the finish line of the third and last day of the Intercollegiate Cycling Race. Onoda and Manami fight centimeter by centimeter, and are supported and cheered by their peers and veterans. Who will be crowned winner?

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  16. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 9 - Sash of Wishes
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Sash of Wishes

    S4:E9

    Aoyagi ignores Teshima's attempts to stop him and goes back to save Kaburagi, who has fallen behind. Meanwhile, with encouragement from Koga, Kaburagi begins to regain his form, but he's still not at full strength. That's when he sees... Aoyagi! Believing Aoyagi has also become exhausted and fallen behind, he moves up and begins racing ahead instead! They catch up to the pack in front of them. In order to get ahead of and out of the pack, Aoyagi hands Kaburagi a note from God so he'll increase his pace. On that note is written the lyrics to a certain song...!

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  17. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 17 - Start of the Mountains
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Start of the Mountains

    S4:E17

    Kaburagi and Aoyagi, who had fallen behind, catch up to their team, and Sohoku is finally reunited. With five of their members together, the team begins to see hope. Sakamichi thinks of his promise to race against Manami once again as he rides. Meanwhile, the lead pack has already left the flats and entered the mountain stage! In anticipation of the mountain result and the finish line that lies beyond it, the lead pack starts to pick up momentum. Hakone Academy's Manami is also thinking of Sakamichi, but Kuroda is cautious about Kyoto Fushimi's movements. And when Midousuji and his team attack, a back-and-forth battle begins!

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  18. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 21 - Limiter
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Limiter

    S4:E21

    When Yuto first joined the team, he felt isolated from the other members due to his older brother Hayato. After seeing Yuto clash with his seniors, Ashikiba challenges him to a race. It ends with a crushing victory for Ashikiba, and Yuto learns to respect him and his strength. During the finish line sprint on the second day of the Inter-high, Ashikiba entrusts Yuto with the responsibility of being the team's ace. He overturns his own assumptions that he's a climber with a fierce sprint, catching up to Imaizumi and Midousuji! But as Midousuji and Yuto race against each other, Imaizumi thinks of his teammates and removes his own "lim

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  19. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 12 - Fallen Hopes
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Fallen Hopes

    S4:E12

    The now whole Hakone Academy team accelerates, and Naruko ignores Imaizumi's orders and goes after them alone! Later, Teshima joins up with Imaizumi and Sakamichi, but he can't increase his pace. Kishigami Komari appears with the rest of Kyoto Fushimi in tow, passing Sohoku! Frustrated by his lapse in judgment, Imaizumi speaks harshly to Teshima, while the sound of something breaking can be heard in his heart... Meanwhile, Hakone Academy and Kyoto Fushimi head into the sprint. It looks to be a race between Izumida and Midousuji... but instead a surprising man approaches...!

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  20. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 20 - King of the Mountain
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - King of the Mountain

    S4:E20

    The badly disadvantaged Midousuji sends Mizuta after the King of the Mountains title to bait a reaction from Ashikiba and his pride in the champions Hakone Academy. The mountain title goes to Ashikiba, but he expends precious stamina. Seizing his opportunity, Midousuji accelerates. Imaizumi also races for the finish line with Sakamichi and his team's hopes on his back. Yuto finds himself unable to understand the actions of Ashikiba, who was supposed to compete for the finish line as the team's ace. However, Ashikiba tells him he hasn't given up on the finish line yet. Yuto thinks back on when he first joined the bicycle team and how he clashed with upperclassmen who only saw him as the younger brother of Hayato...

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  21. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 22 - Three Powerhouses
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Three Powerhouses

    S4:E22

    The finish line of the Inter-High's second day is close. Imaizumi, Yuto, and Midousuji's race to the finish line heats up! Having removed his limited, Imaizumi rides ahead of the others. Meanwhile, Midousuji thinks back on visiting his mother in the hospital to more clearly imagine himself grasping victory. Finally, Yuto recalls a time when he simply enjoyed riding his bike with his older brother Hayato. "Have you heard the demon that appears on Hakone's straight roads has a younger brother?" Yuto becomes a sprinting demon like his brother! Who will win the battle just before the finish line?

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  22. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 10 - #16, Shinkai Yuto
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #21 - #16, Shinkai Yuto

    S4:E10

    Realizing Kyoto Fushimi is ahead of the pack, Aoyagi hands Kaburagi a note from God so they can escape the pack. Written on the note are the lyrics to the anime song his senior Tadokoro claims saved him during the Inter-high, "Love Hime Pancake!" The two of them suddenly accelerate while singing together. Ahead of them, Hakone Academy catches up to Teshima and Sakamichi, and first-year climber Shinkai Yuto bares his teeth! After passing Teshima, Yuto issues a challenge to Sakamichi. And in order to protect Imaizumi and Naruko in the front, Sakamichi accepts his challenge!

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  23. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 16 - Sohoku Falls Behind
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Sohoku Falls Behind

    S4:E16

    Excited by Izumida taking the sprint result, Hakone Academy pushes to the front. Meanwhile, Sohoku's team is scattered, and their terrible situation continues. Naruko expends energy as he clings to the lead pack and waits for the rest of his team to catch up. Teshima, Sakamichi, and Imaizumi are passed by Kumamoto Daiichi, and they fall deeper into despair. However, Sakamichi cheerfully asserts Aoyagi and Kaburagi will catch up and continues pedaling. When Teshima looks behind him, he sees a pair of yellow jerseys come into view--!

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  24. Yowamushi Pedal Season 4 Episode 23 - Winner
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Winner

    S4:E23

    The Inter-High's second day's finish line is approaching! There are 20 meters remaining in the three way sprint between Imaizumi, Yuto, and Midousuji! Imaizumi rides for his teammates who helped him get this far. Yuto overcomes his complex relating to his distinguished brother and rides for the champions Hakone Academy. Midousuji rides simply for his own victory. With their hopes riding on their pedals, they charge across the finish line! Who will finish first...?! That night, while riding to shake off his anxiety towards the third day, Sakamichi encounters a man while riding in the mountains...!

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  25. Yowamushi Pedal Season 5 Episode 2 - Piranhas
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Piranhas

    S5:E2

    As Sohoku and Hakone Academy temporarily work together to catch up to the aces leading the race, Kyoto Fushimi’s Midousuji and Mizuta who were racing ahead fall back to their position. Surprised by their early slowdown, Naruko asks what they’re doing. However, Midousuji is secretly advancing his plans using Kumamoto Daiichi’s Ise who is riding behind them. Meanwhile, Yamaguchi, who has been tasked with an important job in the current phase, resolves to fulfill the unreasonable demands placed on him despite his mixed emotions.

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  26. Yowamushi Pedal Season 2 Episode 2 - The Aces
    8.4/10(18 votes)

    #25 - The Aces

    S2:E2

    Just before the second day's finish line as three schools compete for the lead, ace assistant Imaizumi aims to propel his ace ahead of the pack after the sharp turn.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Man Who Raised His Hand Up to the Sky" is the best rated episode of "Yowamushi Pedal". It scored 9.8/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/26/2023. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Winner".