I love this manga, I read like 10th times a week. Maybe I love bicycle that I love to read it. And not only that, this manga is more like having fun and of course, slice-of-life of eating. And when I heard that it will be made into anime, I was scream with excitement. I fan of this manga and I am ready to watch this anime!
So, a little bit story about Longriders. Ami, a 1st years college student, fall in love with a folded bike in first sight when someone riding it and decided to buy one. Her childhood friend, Aoi, a little bit startled with Ami decisions that want to buy a folded bicycle. But she then help her to choose what bicycle that compatible with Ami. But as they browse in one of the shops, Ami surprise that the price is more expensive than what Ami have from her Part Time Jobs. Dejected, she wonder along with Aoi to find another shops, and found a folded bicycle with reasonable price. Next day. Ami and Aoi then going cycling in nearby park, only to have Ami almost fainted because she forgot to have a breakfast. A passerby cyclist then help her by giving her a protein foods, only to found out later day that they are the same University student tha Ami and Aoi go together. They are Hinako and Yayoi. And from that point, they having a fun adventure together with Ami whining alot.
So here's what I love about this manga. This manga is really relaxing. And I mean very relaxing. The theme of the manga is about people doing cycling to do fun and enjoying the scenery while doing it, and also visiting place to eat. And yes, this manga really does that all. The manga offer us the beauty of the town that Ami and friends pass by. And not only that, the mangaka also do a great job with the scenery. Both the beauty of the town and scenery really made well in the manga.
The foods also look delicious. This manga is about eating also, so definitely there will be foods in the manga. Each the food that mangaka draw really represent the place that Ami visit and also, looks delicious like the real one. Also, the store that foods represented have unique place. Like one of store that located at the highest point of the national highway. The store are divided by a border between Gunma prefecture and Nagano prefecture which make it unique and really interesting to watch.
The character Ami, while always whining alot across the manga, growth steady along to the story. And the whining is not annoying though, is more into cute whining, and reasonable too. Like when she have to hike the hill with her folded bike, of course it will be very hard to do that. And when she realized that she already do cycling to 55 km, she feels happy, but only with a muscle ache after the cycling. But the growth that Ami presented to the reader is really visible in my point of view. Like when she first ride her first folded bike and then in few chapters, she ride a roadbike. She eventually gonna change the bike and the manga is doing that. And with all that, her satisfied face is also the factor why this manga is very refreshing
So, is the manga is worthed to read, yes if you like slice-of-life. If the anime will be worth to watch? YES! The anime will be aired at October 08th 2016 at AT-X, TOKYO MS, KBS Kyoto, BS11, and Sun TV. And that's it folks! I'm gonna set my timer and watch it stream at mokodojo.net. C ya all in the next manga and anime review!
Main Site:
http://anime-longriders.com/index.html
