Sakamichi Onoda is the main protagonist of the story who also happens to be a high school freshman at Sohoku High. Growing up, Onoda has always loved anime and was hoping that High School would be his chance to finding friends who share the same interest at the school’s Anime Club. He is impeccably shy and finds it hard to speak up for himself. Although he doesn’t have a lot of stamina like the other cyclers, he is extremely capable of riding extremely high cadences even when climbing up a hill. Overtime, he has earned his spot on the team as the climbing specialist.