☆ Sienna's Nerd Corner ☆: May 2016

Ehehe..he. Oops.

But.. I spent the month (mostly the last few days) watching another jewel because I fell into the depths of sports anime ;)

So, here's another recommendation for you: Yowamushi Pedal!

Shortly, YP is about an otaku named Sakamichi Onoda who somehow ends up in a biking club. He gets to know the club which consists of awesome characters such as the Haru-Nanase-like Shunsuke Imaizumi and the loud red bean Shoukichi Naruko. I think that the idea of an otaku in a sports club is an interesting concept x3

The first season is mostly about training and getting to know the characters etc, but the Inter High starts already during the first and continues to the second season. It lasts surprisingly long, but - because it's a sports anime - background stories are a must. It makes the characters relatable, lovable and deeper. Perfect charas are boring :P

Yowamushi Pedal does have characters I don't really like, such as Touichirou Izumida, who talks to his abs. (When you get to know him, you'll find out ''who'' are Andy and Frank as well...) But there aren't that many bad characters. I even started to like the almost inhuman Akira Midousuji (I love his name btw) who everyone seemed to hate. That's the power of backstories.

Most of the characters will be introduced during the Inter High. The biggest threat is Hakone Academy which will find its way into the watcher's heart in no time. Other teams don't get that much screen time, though. But it's nice that the whole show isn't just about these two schools.

I kind of started to like the not-so-likable challenger Kyoto Fushimi. (Sadly, Midousuji takes all the screentime T_T) Surprisingly, his ''servant'' Koutarou Ishigaki was actually one of my favourite characters in the entire show x3

Ishigaki <3

Midousuji is pretty creepy (but still entertaining)

But, enough with the characters. The whole thing was really thrilling and I ended up marathoning from like episode 12 of season to the end of season 2 in a moment. I watched eps 9-21 just yesterday. Does that say something about the cliffhangers? I just couldn't stop T_T

Also, I loved the soundtracks and voice actors <3 Here's a small tip for the watchers: If something terrible happens but the soundtrack doesn't change, everything is gonna be alright in a sec ;) The seiyuus did a great job and gave the charas a life x3 (Tetsuya Kakihara as Toudou <3) Ah, there's still something I absolutely need to say: Naruko's Osaka dialect is adorable. Thank you.

So. If you like sports anime, you should check YowaPeda out :3 You won't regret it ;) If you aren't that into dramatized sports, this might not be your cup of tea but I'd recommend everyone to at least check it out :)

(Also, you don't need to be athletic to enjoy these. I literally bike like 2km a day and that's pretty much it :I)

Yeah. So. Check it out if you want to see something nice that makes you cheer for characters you can't help but love <3

(One more thing: The fanart of YP is amazing. It has the power of the ikemen.)