Part or full attention of this show concentrates on SPECIFIC bicycle subtype from dozens of varieties:
not only about road bikes, but about road bicycles for competitions.
Anime: OverDrive
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Tour de France - it is the biggest bicycle race in the world. Now, a new achievement is about to be recorded in the history of Tour de France. The top racer is a Japanese boy named Shinozaki Mikoto.
"Why don't you join our bicycle club?" said Fukazawa, Shinozaki Mikoto's secret love.
Unfortunately, despite being a high school student, he doesn't know how to ride a bike. With no real idea of what the bicycle club is, he earnestly practices. After he overcomes this challenge, while he pedals along, something that was smoldering in his mind for 15 years ignites.
"I want to devote myself to bike riding."
Experiencing failure with his friends and rivals, he pedals towards becoming the top racer.
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"Why don't you join our bicycle club?" said Fukazawa, Shinozaki Mikoto's secret love.
Unfortunately, despite being a high school student, he doesn't know how to ride a bike. With no real idea of what the bicycle club is, he earnestly practices. After he overcomes this challenge, while he pedals along, something that was smoldering in his mind for 15 years ignites.
"I want to devote myself to bike riding."
Experiencing failure with his friends and rivals, he pedals towards becoming the top racer.
Source: AnimeNfo
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Part or full attention of this show concentrates on SPECIFIC bicycle subtype from dozens of varieties:
not only about road bikes, but about road bicycles for competitions.
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recommended by 12 users - 3 for fans - 8 recommended - 1 must see
must see
by M4dness on 2013-10-30 21:45
OverDrive is a masterpiece: watching it, it makes you want to buy a bicycle and start a race!
recommended
by dango2003 on 2013-03-03 23:17
This one really exceeded all my expectations about cycling and animation when I first saw it.
It is surprising how precise the feelings are portrayed by the hero's actions and facial expressions. They perfectly match what you may encounter when you take your first tour on a racing bicycle, when you train to improve your technique, when you manage to climb up the first exhausting hill on your bicycle. Even the downhill road experience was portrayed almost exactly as I had felt it when I was training long, long ago.
Great stuff to watch. Really enjoyed it.
It is surprising how precise the feelings are portrayed by the hero's actions and facial expressions. They perfectly match what you may encounter when you take your first tour on a racing bicycle, when you train to improve your technique, when you manage to climb up the first exhausting hill on your bicycle. Even the downhill road experience was portrayed almost exactly as I had felt it when I was training long, long ago.
Great stuff to watch. Really enjoyed it.
recommended
by pudsley on 2012-06-17 17:36
Really enjoyed this anime, unfortunately it fell down in my opinion in that like so many other animes it is just a fraction of a much larger story.
There's nothing quite like opening a book, reading a couple of chapters and then finding out the rest of the pages are blank and the author has no intention of finishing it.
There's nothing quite like opening a book, reading a couple of chapters and then finding out the rest of the pages are blank and the author has no intention of finishing it.
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by kledder on 2011-10-31 01:26
After taking a look at the tags I was hoping to see something like Suzuka but it is nothing like it. This is a typical Shonen anime for teenagers. There isn't anything in particular that stands out for me so I recommend this only to sport fans.
for fans
by jaqcai on 2011-09-29 07:05
Since I really love cycling IRL I thought I'd give Overdrive a go. The first eps and the background stories are all interesting, and the character development is very good. But when the race finally starts it is just so 'overdone', the action is totally sucked out and the anime is awfully slow-paced. Sadly that ruined the series for me. It was more romance and drama than action.
Rather watch Nasu for more realism, for a better sport romance try Suzuka.
Rather watch Nasu for more realism, for a better sport romance try Suzuka.
for fans
by Keisuke-Kun on 2010-10-22 15:58
For sports fans only.
There isn't much story since it only covers 1 race competition. Would honestly watch more, since the development was interresting.
There isn't much story since it only covers 1 race competition. Would honestly watch more, since the development was interresting.
recommended
by nightstyle on 2010-09-15 16:25
Interesting, refreshing sense of humor. Strong, fast paced start, weak finish...
recommended
by otakumma on 2009-08-04 11:48
It takes a simple concept of bike raceing and turns it into a epic battle. see 'the rule of cool' tag
recommended
by grimtooth on 2008-01-22 21:20
it was a great entertaining series.
it seemed typical of the sports series you tend to see, but unlike some of the normal sport series, I didn't grow bored.
it seemed typical of the sports series you tend to see, but unlike some of the normal sport series, I didn't grow bored.
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appears in ep: 1-26
15, male, , adolescentAn adolescent (teenager) is 13 to 19 years old., brown hairThe character has brown hair., clumsyA clumsy person is one lacking in coordination, and as such prone to often having accidents such as tripping, bumping into objects, or dropping things. In female characters, this is often thought of as endearing., paintingThe term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. Paintings may have for their support such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, clay, leaf, copper or concrete, and may incorporate multiple other materials including sand, clay, paper, gold leaf as well as objects., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., shyA shy person is disinclined to take part in social interactions, especially those involving people they`re unfamiliar with., spiked hairThe hair is styled up into spikes., studentA student or pupil is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. The may be understood to mean only those enrolled in some sort of educational institution, but, in its widest use, it applies to anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university, or younger researchers or artists learning from a more experienced colleague and mentor.
voiced by:
Kaji Yuuki,
Ishizuka Sayori
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appears in ep: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17-19, 24-26
female, , adolescentAn adolescent (teenager) is 13 to 19 years old., braidsBraids is a style of hair in which the hair is interweaved into locks. Braids can be displayed in various styles, such as twin braid tails or a braided hair hairband., green eyesThe character has green eyes., JapaneseA character originating from the island nation of Japan., long hairLong hair is hair from (but not including) shoulder-length, up to (but not including) waist length hair. Sidelocks do NOT count as long hair., studentA student or pupil is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. The may be understood to mean only those enrolled in some sort of educational institution, but, in its widest use, it applies to anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university, or younger researchers or artists learning from a more experienced colleague and mentor., twin braid tailsHair braids can be tied as a pair of twin braid tails., twintailsTwintails are type of hairstyle where the hair is gathered into two "tails" on either side of the head. Twintails may also include a pair hair buns, one bun at the base of each tail.
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Yahagi Sayuri
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appears in ep: 1-26
15, female, , adolescentAn adolescent (teenager) is 13 to 19 years old., blue eyesThis character has blue-colored eyes., brown hairThe character has brown hair., earringAn earring is a piece of jewellery attached to the ear via a piercing in the earlobe or another external part of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings, which clip onto the lobe). Earrings are worn by both sexes, although more common among women, and have been used by different civilizations in different times., JapaneseA character originating from the island nation of Japan., lazyThe character`s favorite activity is doing nothing., school uniformA type of uniform worn in Japanese schools (called "seifuku" in Japanese), generally high school age or younger. They can vary considerably; commonly, females will wear a sailor uniform (modelled off the British Royal Navy uniforms in 1920) and males will often wear a "gakuran", which is a dark button-up uniform modelled off Prussian army uniforms. But expect to see a substantial amount of variety., studentA student or pupil is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. The may be understood to mean only those enrolled in some sort of educational institution, but, in its widest use, it applies to anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university, or younger researchers or artists learning from a more experienced colleague and mentor.
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Nazuka Kaori
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appears in ep: 3-26
18, male, adolescentAn adolescent (teenager) is 13 to 19 years old., black eyesThis character has black eyes.
(This does not refer to the injury called a black eye), earringAn earring is a piece of jewellery attached to the ear via a piercing in the earlobe or another external part of the ear (except in the case of clip earrings, which clip onto the lobe). Earrings are worn by both sexes, although more common among women, and have been used by different civilizations in different times., JapaneseA character originating from the island nation of Japan., ringA ring is a circular ornament. Strictly speaking, a normal ring is worn around the finger, and the term "ring" alone normally refers to that type. Rings are usually in metal, but they can be of a wide range of materials, and they may include a gem or stone. Usages and symbolism for rings vary immensely, with different forms of rings meaning to display things ranging from profession or degree to espousal to the power to rule all other rings of power., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., studentA student or pupil is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. The may be understood to mean only those enrolled in some sort of educational institution, but, in its widest use, it applies to anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university, or younger researchers or artists learning from a more experienced colleague and mentor., yellow hairThe character has yellow hair. This does not map precisely to real-life blond hair.
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Yasumura Makoto,
Aikawa Rikako
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appears in ep: 4-26
male, adolescentAn adolescent (teenager) is 13 to 19 years old., black eyesThis character has black eyes.
(This does not refer to the injury called a black eye), black hairThe character has black hair., JapaneseA character originating from the island nation of Japan., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., studentA student or pupil is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. The may be understood to mean only those enrolled in some sort of educational institution, but, in its widest use, it applies to anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university, or younger researchers or artists learning from a more experienced colleague and mentor.
voiced by:
Nojima Kenji,
Higa Kumiko
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appears in ep: 7-19, 21-26
15, male, , adolescentAn adolescent (teenager) is 13 to 19 years old., black eyesThis character has black eyes.
(This does not refer to the injury called a black eye), black hairThe character has black hair., glassesGlasses (also called eyeglasses or spectacles) are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. For practical tagging purposes, sunglasses should not be considered glasses; the "glasses" tag is specifically about the type that doesn`t block light. However, a character who wears prescription glasses with dark lenses or who wears both eyewear types should take both tags., JapaneseA character originating from the island nation of Japan., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., studentA student or pupil is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. The may be understood to mean only those enrolled in some sort of educational institution, but, in its widest use, it applies to anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking vocational education or returning to university, or younger researchers or artists learning from a more experienced colleague and mentor.
voiced by:
Taniyama Kishou,
Itou Mika
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