6.6/1026 votes#1 - Because I Can Go to Akiba for Free
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2013
Onoda Sakamichi, a diehard anime fan, bikes 90 kilometers to and from Akiba to buy anime goods. Enrolled at Chiba Sohoku Public High School, he plans to join the anime club, hoping to make friends.
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7.3/1019 votes#2 - To Recruit More Members
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2013
Imaizumi challenges Sakamichi to a race up the school's steep rear gate slope. To spice up the competition, Imaizumi agrees to join the anime club if he loses. Sakamichi gives it his all, hoping to reform the club.
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7.4/1019 votes#3 - I Don't Have Any Friends
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2013
The race between Sakamichi and Imaizumi continues. Imaizumi has passed Sakamichi, but thanks to a seat adjustment from Miki, Sakamichi has more power than ever before.
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7.2/1016 votes#4 - Naruko Shoukichi
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2013
With the rear gate slope race over, Sakamichi returns to Akiba to buy some more anime goods. There, he runs into Naruko Shoukichi, a boy with a Kansai accent who's riding a bike.
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7.3/1016 votes#5 - The Sohoku High School Bicycle Racing Team
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2013
Sakamichi returns to high school where he runs into Naruko at the school's store. Naruko encourages Sakamichi to join the cycling club with him, but Sakamichi doesn't want to give up on the anime club.
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7.0/1015 votes#6 - Welcoming Race
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2013
The welcoming race begins. Sakamichi is excited to, once again, race against Imaizumi and Naruko.
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7.0/1014 votes#7 - I Want to Catch Up!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2013
With his new road racer, Sakamichi quickly moves up from sixth to fourth place and makes up a five minute deficit. The captain sees Sakamichi's determination and decides to test his skills.
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7.1/1014 votes#8 - Sprint Climb!!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2013
Sakamichi finally catches up to Imaizumi and Naruko, stoking their competitive natures.
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7.2/1014 votes#9 - Full Power VS Full Power
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2013
Determined to become the King of the Mountain in Minegayama, Sakamichi raises his RPMs to catch up to Imaizumi.
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7.1/1014 votes#10 - Peak Spider
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2013
With the welcoming race over, each of the first years is given special training by other members of the team.
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6.9/1014 votes#11 - Human Bullet Train!!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2013
One day has passed since special training. The freshmen are in class when they learn that the Inter-High Preliminaries have started.
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7.0/1014 votes#12 - First Day of Camp!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/2013
The Sohoku High bicycle racing club holds a training camp to prepare for the Inter-High. As a carsick Sakamichi makes his way to camp, he encounters cyclist Manami Sangaku.
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6.9/1014 votes#13 - Imaizumi and Naruko's 1000km
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2014
The first day of training is over. Imaizumi, Naruko, and Sugimoto have all managed to complete 200km while Onoda has only completed 165km.
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7.0/1014 votes#14 - Reunion at Dawn
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2014
The third day of camp. While riding alone in the early morning, Sakamichi runs into Manami, the boy he met on the first day of camp.
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6.9/1014 votes#15 - Strategy
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2014
After his meeting with Manami, Sakamichi is more excited than ever to take part in the Inter-High. In order to participate, Sakamichi realizes he must first ride 1,000 kilometers and begins matching paces and laps with Imaizumi and Naruko.
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6.7/1013 votes#16 - Breakthrough
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2014
Second years Teshima and Aoyagi stand between the first years and their goal to finish 1,000 kilometers. In order to protect their lead, the second years challenge the first years.
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6.8/1014 votes#17 - Onoda in Last Place
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/2014
After Sakamichi breaks through Teshima's impregnable guard, Teshima loses his will to fight. Aoyagi's insistence that they go to the Inter-High together, however, gives Teshima the strength to carry on.
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7.0/1014 votes#18 - All Out Battle
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/2014
After falling to last place, Sakamichi catches up to Imaizumi, Naruko, Teshima, and Aoyagi. Admist their emotions, the five boys clash in an all out sprint to the finish line!
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6.6/1013 votes#19 - A New Start
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/2014
Having completed the difficult training camp, Sakamichi has grown, but lacks the experience and strength of the other members. Disillusioned, he begins to give up on his dream of going to the Inter-High.
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7.4/1013 votes#20 - Manami Sangaku
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/2014
As Sohoku's team eagerly awaits the upcoming Inter-High, the Hakone club holds individual elimination races and fills all but one remaining spot.
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7.2/1013 votes#21 - Snake of the Stone Path
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/2014
The first years learn about the previous year's Inter-High and the rivalry between Kinjou and Fukutomi.
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6.9/1012 votes#22 - The Inter-High Begins
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/2014
Sakamichi and team arrive at Enoshima, the starting point for the Inter-High. Nervous at first, Sakamichi's anxiety fades as his teammates cheer him on.
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7.0/1012 votes#23 - Top Sprinter!!
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/17/2014
The first day of the Inter-High begins. Sakamichi hopes to finish with Imaizumi and Naruko by his side. As they enter the flats, the sprinter's get to shine.
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7.0/1012 votes#24 - Trembling Izumida
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/24/2014
All sprinters race toward the first checkpoint. Leaders Tadokoro and Naruko are pursued by Hakone's Izumida, a formidable opponent who's trained just for this day.
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7.5/1013 votes#25 - Loss
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/31/2014
With only 700 meters until the first check point, Tadokoro, Naruko and Izumida are neck-and-neck.
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The Best Episodes of Yowamushi Pedal Season 1
Every episode of Yowamushi Pedal Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Yowamushi Pedal Season 1!
Onoda Sakamichi is a rather timid, anime-loving first-year student at Sohoku High School. Upon entering high school, he tried to join the anime research club,...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Because I Can Go to Akiba for Free" is the best rated episode of "Yowamushi Pedal" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/7/2013. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "To Recruit More Members".