is a Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series by Noriyuki Matsumoto, serialized in
Mag Garden
is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix ...
's
''shōnen'' manga magazine ''
Monthly Comic Blade
was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and was sold on the 30 of each month until July 2014. It restarted in September 2014 as a free online magazine titled ''Online Magazine Comic B ...
'' since August 2011. It has been collected in nine ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...
'' volumes. A 13-episode
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
television series adaptation by
J.C.Staff
, is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki Miyata, who previously worked at Tatsunoko Production. The studio's first release was ''Yōtōden'' in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as '' Food ...
and
A.C.G.T
is a Japanese animation studio established on December 19, 2000, by former Triangle Staff members in Suginami, Tokyo. It has been involved in the development of many series, predominantly contributing to other studios and adapting works based ...
aired between January 6 and May 15, 2017.
Plot
Hiromi Maiharu has moved from
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
to
Kamakura
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.
Kamak ...
and rides a bicycle to school everyday. Then she meets Tomoe Akitsuki, the president of the girls cycling club. She therefore joins the club and her life gradually begins to change.
Characters
;
: (drama CD),
Reina Ueda
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Toyama Prefecture. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. Beginning her career as a voice actress in 2012, her first main role was Naru Sekiya, the protagonist of the 2014 anime series '' Hanayamata''. She ...
(anime)
:A first year student from class B at Minami Kamakura Girls High School. Hiromi and her family were moved from
Nagasaki
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...
to
Kamakura
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.
Kamak ...
. She is a cheerful but slightly clumsy girl. At first, she can't ride a bicycle because she have forgotten how to ride it long time ago. But gradually, she learn many things about bicycle and began to interested with it. She began to love bicycle activities and realizes that her bicycle journey made her met so many friends.
;
: (drama CD), Yuki Hirose (anime)
:A first year student from class B at Minami Kamakura Girls High School, the same class as Hiromi. Tomoe is a native from Kamakura and Hiromi's first friend when she first came to Kamakura. She gets along well with Hiromi at their first meet and help her to rides bicycle in the first day of school. She also the one who guide Hiromi and their teacher, Shiki-sensei, to cycling around the ways of Kamakura. After the Night Criterium event, She is appointed by all members as a Minami Kamakura High School cycling club's president, which she agrees. She is called Tomo-''chan'' by Hiromi.
;
: (drama CD),
Natsumi Fujiwara
is a Japanese voice actress represented by Arts Vision. She graduated from the Japan Narration Performance Institute. She voiced Chihiro Komiya in ''Shōnen Maid'', Tōru Mutsuki in '' Tokyo Ghoul:re'', Daigo Shigeno in ''Major 2nd'' and Abigai ...
(anime)
:A first year Student from class C at Minami Kamakura Girls High School. Natsumi is originally from
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
and moved to Kamakura. She is the first member of Minami Kamakura High School cycling club that seen riding a road bike, even though she is also a beginner like her fellow club members. She is good at sports, especially swimming, that makes seniors of school's swimming club convinces her to become their member. She is good at cooking.
;
: (drama CD),
Natsumi Takamori
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Pro-Fit. Some of her major roles are Mei Misaki in '' Another'', Miku Maekawa in ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'', Nikka Edvardine Katajainen in '' Brave Witches'', Ellery Himeyuri in ''Tantei Ope ...
(anime)
:A first year student from class D at Minami Kamakura Girls High School. Fuyune is a granddaughter of Minami Kamakura High School's headmaster, and became inspired from her cycling adventures. She has an older sister which is still hospitalized and promised her to begin adventures with her own feet. She still struggling in a climbing road when cycling. She is good at memorizing.
;
: (drama CD), Emiko Takeuchi (anime)
:A first year student from Class E at Minami Kamakuta Girls High School. Sandy is an American from
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
who moved to Kamakura to attend high school. She made a cameo appearance in Episode 1, and appears again as Mrs. Bear (クマ さん ''Kuma-san'') in episode 6, participated at cycling event Night Criterium inside a bear costumes. Her actual appearance is in Episode 9, where she became friends with Hiromi and the other girls, also joining the cycling club afterwards. Her close winning at the cycling race event in a bear costume proves that she has a strongest physical capabilities among all cycling club members.
;
: (drama CD),
Sayumi Watabe
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of her notable roles include Akira Tachibana in '' After the Rain'', Freezing Astaroth in ''Combatants Will Be Dispatched!'', and Sakura Banka in ''Build Divide''.
Filmography Televis ...
(anime)
:Shiki is a teacher at Minami Kamakura Girls High School and a long time cyclist rider. Later, she became the advisor of high school's cycling club. She is a new teacher in the school. Shiki also taught her students about many cycling aspects and techniques which is really helpful for the cycling club's developments.
;
: (drama CD),
Akari Kitō
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer affiliated with Raccoon Dog. She debuted in 2014, acted her first main role in ''Time Bokan 24'', and has since received more major and leading roles. Her nickname is Akarin. She made ...
(anime)
:Nagisa is Shiki's younger sister and the owner of bread shop called Bakery Flat. She is also a cyclist and knows some cycling aspects, as shown when she helps Natsumi to repair her bike's tire. Her shop sometimes become a rest area for cyclists.
;
: (drama CD),
Ai Kakuma
is a Japanese voice actress from Fukuoka Prefecture.
Filmography
Anime television series
;2012
*''Campione!'' as Hikari Mariya
*''Haiyore! Nyaruko-san'' as Female Student (episode 10)
*''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' as Customer B (episode 10)
...
(anime)
:Tsuru is a worker at Bakery Flat. She also often helps Korone in her shop.
;
: (drama CD),
Yurika Kubo
is a Japanese voice actress, singer and model. She is associated with Stay Luck. She played Hanayo Koizumi in the idol group μ's (pronounced "Muse"), which is part of the ''Love Live!'' franchise. Her nickname is Shikaco.
Career
In 2002, Kubo ...
(anime)
:Korone is the manager of bicycle shop called Cycle Flat, which is located next to Bakery Flat. People always mistaken her as a child due to her small and child-like appearance, but she is actually an adult and a cyclist that participated in an event at Taiwan.
;
: (anime)
:Ryuko is the headmaster of Minami Kamakura Girls High School. Long time ago, when she is a high school student, she was a member of Minami Kamakura School's cycling club.
;
: (anime)
:Yuika is Tomoe's younger sister. She design a uniform for Minami Kamakura High School Girl's cycling club.
;
: (anime)
:A second year student at Minami Kamakura Girls High School. Hiroko is a member of the school's swim team. Initially miffed at Natsumi, a promising swimmer, choosing to join the newly created cycling club over the swim team, she nonetheless respects the girls, although is not above harassing them periodically.
;
:Cyclists and customers of Bakery Flat.
Media
Manga
''Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club'', written and illustrated by Noriyuki Matsumoto, ran in
Mag Garden
is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix ...
's ''
Monthly Comic Blade
was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and was sold on the 30 of each month until July 2014. It restarted in September 2014 as a free online magazine titled ''Online Magazine Comic B ...
'' magazine from August 2011. Mag Garden collected its chapters in eleven ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...
'' volumes, released from January 10, 2012.
Anime
An
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
television series adaptation by
J.C.Staff
, is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki Miyata, who previously worked at Tatsunoko Production. The studio's first release was ''Yōtōden'' in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as '' Food ...
and
A.C.G.T
is a Japanese animation studio established on December 19, 2000, by former Triangle Staff members in Suginami, Tokyo. It has been involved in the development of many series, predominantly contributing to other studios and adapting works based ...
aired from January 6, 2017 to March 24, 2017. The opening theme is , performed by the
idol
Idol or Idols may refer to:
Religion and philosophy
* Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents
* Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...
unit
AŌP
was a Japanese idol group known for singing anime songs, many of which have charted on Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the ...
. The ending theme is , performed by .
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...
streamed the anime. The anime ran for 12 episodes and will be released across four three episode BD/DVD volumes. An
original video animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
episode had been delayed and was broadcast on May 15, 2017.
Note
References
External links
Official website
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2017 anime television series debuts
Anime series based on manga
Crunchyroll anime
Cycling in anime and manga
Mag Garden manga
Shōnen manga