Stage "YAMUSUME PEDAL" New Inter-High School Arc: Heat Up! The heat of the cast also heats up! The first day of In-High School is depicted as the decisive battle!

The popular bicycle road racing manga "Wimpy Pedal" (Wataru Watanabe, serialized in Akita Shoten's "Weekly Shonen Champion") has sold more than 17 million copies in total and is being enjoyed by a variety of media mixes. The stage play "Weakushi Pedal" (also known as "Pedaste"), based on this popular title, has become the talk of the town for the exceptional directional techniques of up-and-coming director Shatner Nishida and the passionate performances of the talented actors.

In July, the production participated in the Japanese pop culture event "Japan Expo 2017" held in Paris, France, and was a hotly anticipated success. In July, "Pedaste" participated in "Japan Expo 2017," a Japanese pop culture event held in Paris, France, where its passionate stage performance enthralled the French audience.

The latest performance of that "Pedaste", "Stage "YAMUSU PEDAL" New Inter High Arc: Heat Up", opened at the Tennozu Ginga Theater on October 19, 2017 (Thursday).

A pre-production rehearsal was held prior to the main performance, with Torataro Daigo playing Sakamichi Onoda, Masanari Wada playing Shunsuke Imaizumi, and Saku Momose playing Shokichi Naruko from "Sohoku High School," Takuya Kawarada playing Toichiro Izumida and Yuya Tominaga playing Takuto Ashigiba from "Hakone Academy," a rival of Sohoku High School, and Takeshi Rinno playing Sho Midosuji from "Kyoto Fushimi High School," all of whom took the stage to share their enthusiasm and enthusiasm for the show. from "Kyoto Fushimi High School" took the stage and expressed their enthusiasm.

The members were first asked about their current state of mind as they prepare for the production.
Torataro Daigo, who plays the main character, Sakamichi Onoda, said that he had been rehearsing for a month and was happy to finally be able to perform on the first day of the show.

Masanari Wada, who plays Shunsuke Imaizumi in his second appearance, commented on the title of this work, "Heat Up," saying, "I want to heat up as much as the title says. Saku Momose, who will continue to play the role of Shokichi Naruko from the previous production, also expressed his passionate feelings, saying, "I hope to connect all the feelings I have had up to now and 'heat up' the stage," with the baton of "Stage 'Yowamushi Pedal'" that was passed from the previous production.

Takuya Kawarada, who plays Toichiro Izumida and is from Hakone Gakuen, the rival of Sohoku High School, to which the main character Sakamichi and his team belong, made his ninth appearance on "Pedaste!　Having experienced the previous year's Inter-High, Mr. Kawarada said, "Inter-High is a team competition. As a veteran, he commented, "Inter-High School is a team competition, and I play the important role of captain who leads the team as each team clashes with each other.

Yuya Tominaga, who plays Takuto Asikiba in his first "pedaste" production, expressed his ambitions for his first experience on stage, saying, "I want to put everything I have worked on during the month of rehearsals into action on the first day.

Kenshi Hayashino, who plays Sho Midosuji of "Kyoto Fushimi High School," the most peculiar character in the production, is also making his second appearance, having appeared in the previous production, "Start Line. He said that his previous experience is a great foundation for the film, and he expressed his trust in his friends, saying, "It is reassuring to know that my friends from 'Start Line' are there to support me at every important point. He also said that when he appeared on stage at the "Japan Expo 2017" held in Paris, France in July of this year, he felt a response from the audience that the work "could represent Japan," and appealed that the work could be accepted around the world.

Finally, Mr. Daigo commented on this work, which features racing scenes from the beginning, saying, "This is a work that can convey more of the heat and vibrations that are unique to this work. I hope that the audience will receive the heat and be inspired to change something. Mr. Daigo, who last time performed on stage for the first time and played the leading role for the first time, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I think I can show you a more matured Sakamichi this time, so please look forward to it.

In this production, six Inter-High School members have been chosen. The film depicts their scorching Inter-High School competition.
In the sprint battle for the first result, a dead heat between Kaburaki of Sohoku and Dobashi of Hakone Gakuen unfolds, and just before entering the mountain stage, "ordinary man" Teshima takes the place of Sakamichi, who was held back by the group and sank to the back of the pack, and joins the battle for the red number on the summit. The "ordinary" Teshima took part in the battle for the summit red bib. The story of how Teshima challenges the "genius" climber Manami, who was sent by Hakone Gakuen, and the heated battle for the goal on the first day of the competition unfolds. The title of the film is also repeated in the heated battle between Sohoku and Hakone Gakuen on the first day of the inter-high school competition.

The first day of the Inter-High School season will be a heated battle, and we hope you will come to the theater to see which team will be victorious in this heated battle.

The "Stage "YAMUSUME PEDAL" Shin Inter-High Arc: Heat Up" will be performed at the Tennozu Ginga Theater until Monday, October 23, 2017, and at the Osaka Mielparque Hall from Thursday, October 26 to Sunday, October 29, 2017.

Performance information
Stage "YAMUSUME PEDAL" New Inter-High School Arc: Heat Up
Performance schedule, theater:
　Tokyo Performance: Thursday, October 19 - Monday, October 23 at Tennozu Ginga Theatre
　Osaka: Oct. 26 (Thu.)～29 (Sun.), Osaka Mielparque Hall

Performances:
[Sohoku High School] Sakamichi Onoda: Torataro Daigo Shunsuke Imaizumi: Masanari Wada Shokichi Naruko: Saku Momose Junta Teshima: Kosuke Kujirai Kazushi Aoyagi: Ryo Yashima Kazusa Kaburagi: Taizo Shiina Kimitaka Koga: Shota Motokawa
[Hakone Gakuen] Toichiro Izumida: Takuya Kawarada Takuto Ashikiba: Yuya Tominaga Yukinari Kuroda: Jin Aoki Kozan Manami: Riki Tanimizu Masakiyo Dobashi: Kentaro Kanesaki Yuto Shinkai: Yuta Iiyama
[Kyoto Fushimi High School] Sho Midosuji: Takeshi Hayashino Nobuyuki Mizuta: Kento Masui Komari Kishigami: Shogo Amaha Noriyuki Yamaguchi: Yu Ichise
[Puzzle Rider] Director: Yu Ichise Acting Chief: Ryota Kakegawa, Tomohei Kono, Genki Ito, Manatsu Nagase

Director/Screenplay: Shatner Nishida
Music: manzo
Tickets: General Seats 7,800 yen (tax included) Available at Lawson Ticket

(C) Wataru Watanabe (Weekly Shonen Champion) / Weak Pedal 04 Production Committee
(C) Wataru Watanabe (Weekly Shonen Champion) / Marvelous, Toho, TMS Entertainment