Dash! Yonkuro

Dash! Yonkuro
Cover of the first manga volume
ダッシュ!四駆郎
(Dasshu! Yonkarō)
Manga
Written byZaurus Tokuda
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicChildren, Shōnen
Original runDecember 1987March 1992
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byHitoshi Nanba
Produced byHiroshi Sasagawa
Written byTakashi Yamada
Music byKeita Miyahara
StudioStaff 21, Aubekku & Tokyu Agency
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 3, 1989 March 27, 1990
Episodes25
Manga
Hyper Dash! Yonkuro
Written byHiroyuki Takei
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Aniki
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 14, 2015March 15, 2021
Volumes4

Dash! Yonkuro (ダッシュ!四駆郎, Dasshu! Yonkurō) is a Japanese manga series created by Zaurus Tokuda, originally serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from December 1987 to March 1992. The story focuses on Yonkuro Hinomaru, a delinquent Mini 4WD enthusiast and member of a Mini 4WD racing team who tackles the world of miniature car racing. It is created as a tie-in to Tamiya's Mini 4WD franchise, and it is the first series to center on the franchise. An anime series based on the original manga was produced by Staff 21, Aubekku & Tokyu Agency and aired on TV Tokyo from October 3, 1989, to March 27, 1990. A sequel manga series, titled Hyper Dash! Yonkuro was created and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei and began serialization on CoroCoro Aniki on March 14, 2015.