Sakamichi Onoda, a new student at Sohoku High School in Chiba Prefecture, rides his ordinary bicycle to and from Akihabara every week to buy merchandise from his favorite anime series—a journey of approximately 90 kilometers each way.
He had planned to join the Anime Research Club and make friends who shared his interests after entering high school, only to discover that the club had been disbanded due to a lack of members. Just as Sakamichi is feeling discouraged, Shunsuke Imaizumi, a cyclist riding a road racer, appears before him…
