Speed Racer

For the 2008 film, see Speed Racer (film). For other uses, see Speed Racer (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Speed Race.

Speed Racer
Gō Mifune, also known as Speed Racer
マッハ GoGoGo(ゴーゴーゴー)
(Mahha GōGōGō)
GenreSports
Manga
Written byTatsuo Yoshida
Published by
English publisher
MagazineShōnen Book
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 1966 – May 1968
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Produced by
Written by
Music byNobuyoshi Koshibe
StudioTatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Original networkFuji TV
English network
Original run April 2, 1967 – March 31, 1968
Episodes52 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Hiroshi Sasagawa
  • Hiroyuki Fukushima
Produced by
  • Kenji Yoshida
  • Makiko Iwata
  • Masatoshi Yui
  • Minoru Ohno
  • Yumi Murase
Written byMasaaki Sakurai
Music byMichiru Oshima
StudioTatsunoko Production
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run January 9, 1997 – September 25, 1997
Episodes34[1] (List of episodes)
Manga
Mach GoGoGo!
Written byToshio Tanigami
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicChildren
Original runJanuary 1997 – October 1997
Volumes2
Related works
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Speed Racer, also known as Mach GoGoGo (Japanese: マッハGoGoGo(ゴーゴーゴー), Hepburn: Mahha GōGōGō), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuo Yoshida. It was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 Shōnen Book. It was released in tankōbon form by Sun Wide Comics and later re-released in Japan by Fusosha. Adapted into anime by Tatsunoko Production, its 52 episodes aired on Fuji Television from April 1967 to March 1968. In the US, the show aired in syndication at approximately the same time. The anime was later re-broadcast on Tokyo MX from July 1 to September 25, 2008.

Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics in the 1990s under the title Speed Racer Classics. These were later released by Wildstorm Productions, a division of DC Comics, as Speed Racer: The Original Manga. In 2008, under its Americanized title, Speed Racer, Mach GoGoGo was republished in its entirety in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box set to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary, as well as serving as a tie-in with the 2008 film. The television series was very successful in the United States and is said to have defined anime in that country until the 1990s, being watched by a total estimated audience of 40 million viewers during the 1960s–1970s.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ 作品データベース. Tatsunoko Production (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Fouladpour, Tony (July 16, 1996). "Speed Racer Becomes First Animated Action Hero to Endorse a Car--drives Volkswagen GTI to Victory in New TV Spot". Volkswagen of America. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Launching From the Web: Art Asylum Seeks an Alternative to Costly TV Ads". ICv2. February 20, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Need For Speed". Sega Pro. No. 25 (November 1993). October 14, 1993. p. 14.
  5. ^ Malham, Howell J. (May 20, 1993). "In Pole Position for a Comeback". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 26, 2021.