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Written by
  
Longriders

Published by
  
Ichijinsha

Magazine
  
Comic Rex

Genre
  
Slice of life

6.6/10
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5/10
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Illustrated by
  
Taishi Miyaki

Demographic
  
Shōnen

Original run
  
2012 – present

Release date
  
2012

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Networks
  
AT-X, Nippon BS Broadcasting, Sun Television, Kyoto Broadcasting System

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Long Riders! (Japanese: ろんぐらいだぁす!, Hepburn: Rongu Raidāsu!) is a Japanese manga series written by Longriders, with art by Taishi Miyaki, which began serialization in Ichijinsha's shōnen manga magazine Comic Rex from 2012 and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. Another volume containing a prequel story was published on May 27, 2014 as volume 0. A television anime adaptation by Actas aired in Japan between October and December 2016, with the remaining episodes to airing on February 5, 2017.

Contents

Plot

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Upon seeing someone ride on a bike, college student Ami Kurata buys a folding bike and takes up cycling with her friend Aoi Niigaki. After meeting experienced cyclists Hinako Saijo, Yayoi Ichinose, and Saki Takamiya, Ami starts going further into the world of road cycling and soon forms her own team, Fortuna.

Characters

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Ami Kurata (倉田 亜美, Kurata Ami)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama A slightly clumsy college student who takes up cycling. She owns a red Pontiankh folding bicycle, which she nicknames "Ponta-kun", and later gets a road bike.
Aoi Niigaki (新垣 葵, Niigaki Aoi)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi Ami's best friend who owns a Gignt bicycle.
Hinako Saijō (西条 雛子, Saijō Hinako)
Voiced by: Rumi Ookubo A cyclist whose family runs a Chinese restaurant.
Yayoi Ichinose (一之瀬 弥生, Ichinose Yayoi)
Voiced by: Yurika Kurosawa Hinako's friend who often rides with her.
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Saki Takamiya (高宮 紗希, Takamiya Saki)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa Hinako's friend, who often rides to various places instead of taking public transport.
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Miya Saeki (佐伯 美弥, Saeki Miya)
Voiced by: Aina Kusuda Ami's colleague at college who becomes inspired by her to take up cycling herself and later joins Team Fortuna.
Emi Kurata (倉田 恵美, Kurata Emi)
Voiced by: Yui Watanabe Ami's younger sister.
Alpaca Cycle Manager (アルパカサイクル店長, Arupaka Saikuru Tenchō)
Voiced by: Sayako Tōjō The manager of a local bicycle shop who always wears an alpaca motif.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation has been produced by Actas. The first ten episodes aired in Japan between October 8, 2016 and December 24, 2016 and was simulcast by Daisuki and Anime Network. Due to production delays, the final two episodes aired on February 5, 2017. The opening theme is "♡Km/h" (Heart kilometers per hour) by Ray while the ending theme is "Happy Ice Cream!" (ハッピーアイスクリーム！, Happī Aisukurīmu!) by Team Fortuna (Nao Tōyama, Hiromi Igarashi, Rumi Ookubo, Yurika Kurosawa, and Yōko Hikasa). Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime in North America.

References

Long Riders! Wikipedia
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