However, just because I'm saying you should watch this anime, that doesn't mean I have only positive things to say. In fact its quite the opposite. Firstly, half of this season is just flashbacks that feel more like filler to kill time than actual good content, and honestly they probably are since this season didn't have enough content to make it 12 episodes otherwise. Many times when a sports anime is usually trying to set a hype atmosphere, Yowamushi pedal ruins it by cutting to a flashback of someone and then the next episode returns to normal as if nothing ever happens.
As well as this, there feels like there's no real payoff this season. The final tense moment of the race isn't particularly built up, it just kinda happens and someone ends up winning. I never really felt particularly emotionally invested like I did for the first race all those years ago now.
Having said that, if you enjoyed the other seasons of Yowamushi pedal then there's still no reason you'll dislike this one. While I have only listed issues I have with the show, and honestly I could probably list a few more, I simply don't need to list the things I enjoyed about it because these factors have been a constant throughout all the other seasons as well. Its the same character cast, same racing, etc.
Is it a great anime? Not really, but is it what you would expect from a Yowamushi pedal? Yeah pretty much.
