<p>It's a reference to Ghibli Studio's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisper_of_the_Heart" rel="noreferrer">Whisper of the Heart</a>.
The BGM sounds like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads" rel="noreferrer">Country Roads</a> which also happens to be the theme song of the film.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Ln9pI.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OzBFAm.png" alt="Whisper of the Heart - Bike scene"></a> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/sGFdL.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/sGFdLm.png" alt="Whisper of the Heart - Bike scene 2"></a></p>

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<p>In <em>Watamote</em> episode 2, Tomoko meets Hatsushiba from <em>Class 1-17</em> and starts imagining a scene where they are riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise.</p>

<p>What is this scene a reference to?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wrykI.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wrykIm.png" alt="Mokocchi and her shirt"></a>  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/yCrFS.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yCrFSm.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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What reference is this scene involving riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise making?
# What reference is this scene involving riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise making?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-12-21
In *Watamote* episode 2, Tomoko meets Hatsushiba from *Class 1-17* and starts imagining a scene where they are riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise.

What is this scene a reference to?

[![Mokocchi and her shirt](https://i.sstatic.net/wrykIm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/wrykI.png) [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/yCrFSm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/yCrFS.png)
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-21. Score: 15 | Accepted answer
It's a reference to Ghibli Studio's [Whisper of the Heart](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisper_of_the_Heart).
The BGM sounds like [Country Roads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads) which also happens to be the theme song of the film.

[![Whisper of the Heart - Bike scene](https://i.sstatic.net/OzBFAm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Ln9pI.jpg) [![Whisper of the Heart - Bike scene 2](https://i.sstatic.net/sGFdLm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/sGFdL.png)
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