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The chimpanzee representing Chim-Chim that Wataru is taking care of is named Rocky.The Mach is a racing car loaded with a new engine "X" specially developed and built by a man named Kenich Hibiki who was a racing driver as well as a motor engineer. Although Gō's father is still called Daisuke, his mother (Aya Mifune in the original) is now known as Misuzu. For instance, Mai Kazami is the "Michi Shimura" (the original Trixie) of this series, with her younger brother Wataru representing "Kurio Mifune" (the original Spritle). Aside from Gō's different surname (Hibiki), other characters were replaced entirely, but have similar roles. There are also differences that exist even in the original Japanese version.
#RACER X SPEED RACR SERIES#
Trixie appears in this series as a reporter who befriends Speed, with Spritle being her younger brother now (as opposed to being Speed's younger brother in the original). Rex's younger brother and Pops' second son, Speed, decides to follow up on his brother's footsteps. His father, Pops, later rebuilds the Mach 5 with a new safety system called "Safety Seven", which protects its driver. In this version, Rex Racer does not run away, but is presumed dead after an accident while testing out the Mach 5. Only clip from the dub Differences from the original series The opening theme song was replaced with Sponge's 1995 cover of Go Speed Racer Go from the Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits album. Ĭompared to the later DiC production, Speed Racer Y2K featured a different voice cast and was closer to the original Japanese version, with the Japanese musical score retained. The pilot was included as a bonus in 1998's Speed Racer: The Ultimate Interactive Companion CD-ROM and as part of the 2001 Speed Racer Signature Edition DVD set. While the crowd in attendance reacted positively, this version of the show wasn't picked up by broadcasters. Titled Speed Racer Y2K, the third episode, " Silver Phantom," was made into a pilot that premiered at the 1998 San Diego Comic-Con. In 1998, Speed Racer Enterprises planned to release an English dub of the series in the United States themselves. Using the Mach 5, Go and the rest decided to search for it themselves to defeat Handler. The one thing that could make Handler unstoppable is the Ezekiel Wheel, a potent energy source that hops through time. Now in the year 2555, Go and his friends find the world in turmoil due to an alien tyrant named Handler. When the Mach 5 hit 555 KM/h it would enter the Mirage Shot, which allowed the car and its occupants to travel through space and time.
This coincided with a plot revamp that did away with the traditional racing based stories, instead focusing on science fiction. įollowing disappointing ratings, the series was moved to an earlier day and time slot from episode 22 onward. In fact, he successfully participates in Grand Prix and keeps growing up to be a top racer of the world. Now its driver is Go, younger brother of Kenichi, who is determined to succeed to his brother's will. Also, it is loaded with the engine "X" that miraculously survived the tragic accident. This time, however, for the purpose to protect the driver from a possible accident, the new car is equipped with a safety system called "Safety Seven" with seven guarding devices. A few years later the damaged car rebuilt by him revives as the new Mach 5 which comes to participate in the Grand Prix. Meanwhile, his father Daisuke, who was watching the test driving all the way, recovered the wrecked car as his son's memento. However, in a test driving made prior to its completion, he was involved in an accident and judged as dead. The Mach 5 is a racing car loaded with a new engine "X" specially developed and built by a man named Kenichi Hibiki who was a racing driver as well as a motor engineer. The first 21 episodes re-imagined the original's circuit based story line:
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