Bakuon!!

Plot

The series takes place at Okanoue Girls' High School (丘乃上女子高等学校, Okanoue Joshikōtōgakkō), where girls are permitted to ride motorcycles to school, and follows Hane Sakura, a cheerful freshman who becomes awed after seeing another student ride a bike to school. Taking an interest, Hane joins her school's motorcycle club and gets a motorcycle license. After buying her own bike, Hane begins her exciting, two-wheeled, motorized high-school life along her new friends; Onsa Amano, Rin Suzunoki, Raimu Kawazaki and Hijiri Minowa.

Bike Club

Hane Sakura (佐倉 羽音, Sakura Hane)

Voiced by: Reina UedaThe friendly, kind-hearted main protagonist, who rides a pink-colored Honda CB400SF Hyper VTEC Spec III.

Rin Suzunoki (鈴乃木 凜, Suzunoki Rin)

Voiced by: Nao TōyamaA blonde, large-breasted, pig-tailed girl who is an avid fan of Suzuki motorcycles, to the point of getting angry when someone belittles any of their models, no matter how weird they look, and having troubles riding bikes from any other company. She rides a Suzuki GSX400S Katana which belonged to her father. Despite not being an official member of the club, Rin always accompanies the others with their activities nonetheless. Rin works part-time as a pizza delivery person.

Onsa Amano (天野 恩紗, Amano Onsa)

Voiced by: Yumi UchiyamaA wild-hearted, tomboyish girl whose family runs a bike shop. She rides a Yamaha SEROW225W put together with parts from two other broken bikes.

Hijiri Minowa (三ノ輪 聖, Minowa Hijiri)

Voiced by: Rikako YamaguchiA wealthy girl in glasses who dreams of becoming a rebel and delinquent, but her kind nature usually leads her to do otherwise. Prior to turning sixteen and becoming old enough to ride a bike, she rides in a sidecar alongside her butler, Hayakawa. After turning sixteen, she obtains a moped license and rides a Honda Super Cub outfitted with a cattle skull and training wheels, until she properly learns to ride and switches to a customized Ducati 1199 Panigale S, tuned down to attend the Japanese regulations that ban minors from riding bikes with displacements bigger than 400 cc.

Raimu Kawasaki (川崎 来夢, Kawasaki Raimu)

Always wearing a helmet, Raimu never talks and her face is never shown, in a fashion similar to The Stig. She acts as the big sister figure of the group, but in reality, Raimu is actually a seasoned biker who is on the school for at least 20 years (her actual age is unknown but the principal calls her "Raimu-senpai") and has re-enrolled using a false 18-year-old student ID at the school principal's request to keep an eye on the members when they decided to reform the motorcycle club, which was disbanded twenty years ago after a serious accident involving Raimu during a race. Her surname is actually unknown, as she uses a false one on her ID taken from her bike, a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R.

Chisame Nakano (中野 千雨, Nakano Chisame)

Voiced by: Ibuki KidoThe newest member of the club, Chisame is a prodigy with racing motorcycles, but has a serious height complex due to her petite figure. She rides a Honda NSF100 in races and her father's Honda PCX 150 scooter in streets, under her belief that bikes are not meant for roads.

Other Characters

Yume Sakura (佐倉 由女, Sakura Yume)

Voiced by: Azusa TadokoroHane's younger sister, who seems to be more responsible and level-headed than her.

Hayakawa (早川)

Voiced by: Unshō IshizukaA butler who serves the Minowa family and takes Hijiri on the sidecar of his bike during club activities until she is old enough to get her license. He rides a Ducati 750SS Imola Replica.

Tazuko (たづ子)

Voiced by: Yoko HikasaThe Principal of Okanoue Girls High School and an old friend of Raimu, who is older than her. She later buys herself a BMW K1300R.

Onsa's Father (恩紗の父, Onsa no Chichi)

Voiced by: Mitsuo IwataOnsa's father who runs a used bike shop that runs some shift business, much to Onsa's dismay.

Rin's Father (凜の父, Rin no Chichi)

Voiced by: Shinichiro MikiRin's father who is always seen wearing a helmet. Like Rin, he is also a Suzuki fan, but not as passionately as her. He used to ride the same Suzuki GSX400S Katana that now belongs to Rin, and now owns a Suzuki 1135R Katana Yoshimura that his daughter won for him on an essay contest. He has the tendency to be reckless and ends up getting into accidents frequently.

Kinya Nakano (中野 欽矢, Nakano Kinya)

Voiced by: Junichi SuwabeChisame's father, he is a famous moto GP racer, also known as the "Handsome racer". He rides a Honda CBR1000RR.

Akina Nakano (中野 アキナ, Nakano Akina)

Voiced by: Kana MarutsukaChisame's mother, she was a member of the motorcycle club 20 years before and used to hang out with Tazuko and Raimu.

Enko Saruyama (猿山 猿子, Saruyama Enko)

Voiced by: Kazusa AranamiThe motorcycle club's adviser who has bad luck with men. She also has the habit of attacking other girls (including her students) when drunk and rides a 50cc bike.

Baita (バイ太)

Voiced by: Kikuko InoueA Honda CB400SF training motorcycle Hane piloted during her license examination and somehow could communicate with her, giving her hints. Baita talks with a feminine voice as she claims that she was emasculated due to being tuned down for training use only. After Hane got her license, Baita was retired, but satisfied that Hane was the 1000th student that lost her "virginity" with her. Hane's friendship with Baita is what inspired her choice of personal bike.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired in Japan between April 5, 2016 and June 21, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series was directed by Junji Nishimura with scripts written by Kurasumi Sunayama and music composed by Ryusuke Nakanishi. An original video animation was bundled with the seventh manga volume on March 18, 2016. A second original video animation will be bundled with the ninth manga volume on December 20, 2016. The opening theme is "FeelXAlive" by Sayaka Sasaki while the ending theme is "Buon! Buon! Ride On!!" (ぶぉん! ぶぉん! らいど・おん!, Buon! Buon! Raido On!) by Reina Ueda, Yumi Uchiyama, Nao Tōyama, and Rikako Yamaguchi.