The staff and story of "YAMUSUME PEDAL THE MOVIE" were announced!　TV series director Osamu Nabeshima is the general director, and Norihiro Naganuma is the director for the first time.

New information on the staff and story of the anime film "YAMUSUME PEDAL THE MOVIE," which will be released in theaters on August 28, has been released simultaneously.

The anime "YAMUSUME PEDAL" is based on the manga by Wataru Watanabe, which is serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion. It is a sports story about an otaku boy who enters the world of cycling after meeting his friends and aims for the Inter-High School Championships. The total number of copies of the original comics sold exceeded 13 million, and the second TV anime season, "Weak Pedal GRANDE ROAD," was broadcast from October to March 2015. In August 2015, the first feature film "YAMUSUME PEDAL THE MOVIE" will be released with a completely new story newly written by the original author.

In conjunction with the completion of the key visuals, new information on the staff and storyline was released simultaneously. The general director is Osamu Nabeshima, who directed the TV series; Norihiro Naganuma, deputy director of "Onikan no Reijutetsu" and making his directorial debut; Reiko Yoshida, a well-known screenwriter; Yukiko Ban, character designer; and TMS will continue to handle the animation production. Distribution is by Toho Pictures. The cast remains unchanged. Mamoru Miyano will play Susumu Yoshimoto, the representative of Kumamoto Prefecture and Kumamoto Daiichi, and Hiroaki Tajiri will play Yoshiaki Taura. The theme song is "Link" by LASTGASP, and the CD to be released on August 19 will include "Believer," the theme song of "Weak Pedal Re:ROAD.

＜Story.
Onoda Sakamichi of Sohoku High School's cycling team wins the overall championship at the national inter-high school competition after a fierce battle. As the summer is coming to an end, Onoda Sakamichi is training everyday to inherit the spirit of Team Sohoku, which is to "support and ride together with everyone" from Kaneshiro, Makishima, and Tadokoro, all third-year students who are about to graduate.
Then one day, Team Sohoku receives an invitation to compete in the "Kumamoto Fire Country Yamanami Race," in which the best Inter-High School teams usually participate. The Sohoku members, including Sakamichi, are fired up for the race, which will feature strong teams from all over the country, including rivals Hakone Gakuen, Kyoto Fushimi, and Hiroshima Kurenan, who are determined to defeat Sohoku, and Kumamoto Daiichi, who have the "flame climber" Yoshimoto in their ranks. Except for one.