The official website of the live-action series of Wataru Watanabe’s Yowamushi Pedal (Yowapeda) manga announced on Tuesday that the series changed the actor playing the character of Akira Midōsuji from Mitsu Murata to Takeshi Hayashino.
Murata previously played the character in six stage play adaptations of the manga over the course of four years.
Discotek Media has licensed the two anime seasons on home video, and released the first season in January.
The Spare Bike spinoff will also receive an anime adaptation with a two-week run in theaters this September.