Anime Car racing is one of the most popular racing sports in the world today. There are lots of films that have adapted racer stories for the big screen and anime certainly doesn’t want to be outdone in adopting this theme. For example, the anime recommendations that will be discussed in this article.
Many people feel that watching racing is very stressful. Just seeing your favorite racer in second place will make your heart race. It seems that there are not many anime with racing themes that are currently known.
This time, I will provide several recommendations for anime with a racing theme that will test your adrenaline. What are you waiting for? Come on, take a look at the following article.
7 Recommended anime that have a anime car racing theme
Initial D
If you think about cars and anime, this anime will definitely be the first to come to your mind. Initial D is a wild racing themed anime which is very suitable for those of you who like cars and especially racing.
This anime has provided a lot of inspiration for other anime and even several films that you have watched. Maybe you often hear songs with the title “dejavu”, it turns out that the songs and drift scenes are part of this anime.
Bakusou Kyoudai Let’s and Go
Who doesn’t know this legendary anime? The Bakusou Kyoudai Let’s and Go anime was an anime for everyone in Indonesia in the 2000s. No doubt, this anime has decorated childhood and made everyone want to play Tamiya.
Retsu and Go are brother and sister characters in this anime who go on adventures and perfect their Mini 4WD or Tamiya to become the strongest. There are at least 150 episodes in three anime seasons and a movie to prove the excitement of their journey in this anime.
Wangan Midnight
This anime is inspired by wild racing incidents in the real world, namely on the Tokyo Shuto Expressway. This anime tells the story of a high school student Akio who lost to a doctor and was forced to go to a junkyard to buy a Fairlady Z car there.
He immediately bought it and it turned out that the car had a different engine from ordinary cars. In the anime, Akio also learns that all previous owners of the car will always die. It seems like the car has some kind of curse.
Future GPX Cyber Formula
This anime has been forgotten by many racing anime fans. Future GPX Cyber Formula is a series set in a world where all cars are automated and futuristic. However, the system listed for racing requires a human navigator.
If you don’t know, this anime actually had a game adaptation in 2018. This anime can be said to be one of the anime with a successful racing theme. The story is very comfortable to watch, making this anime popular among many people.
Capeta
When he was at elementary school level, Capeta Taira lived a very difficult life. The Capeta anime tells the story of Capeta Taira’s journey, from being a child who was always bullied at school to becoming a go-kart champion.
What makes this anime even sadder is that Capeta’s mother has died and her father is paid very little. In the end, Capeta didn’t want to be an additional burden for his father and found his own way through a go-kart his father gave him from used materials.
Two Cars
Basically, the car in the Two Car anime is a motorbike that has an additional area on the side. However, this does not eliminate the charm of this anime which has animation, storyline and other interesting things that make you have to watch it.
Miyake Island is known for kneeler racing, a racing sport that requires the racer to bend slightly. In this anime, all the drivers are women and a team or car consists of two people who control it.
At first, Yuri Miyata and Megumi Meguro had no relationship with each other. They often argue over small things while racing. But in the end, they will become an unbeatable racing pair.
Maha GoGoGo
First broadcast in 1967, Maha GoGoGo or better known as Speed Racer is an anime that you must watch if you love racing. Gou Mifune is the main character in this anime who will overcome many obstacles.
Gou’s father was a car creator and one of them was the Mach 5. Gou really wanted to drive it but his father didn’t want him to be involved in this world. With the help of his girlfriend, his brother, and a monkey, he refutes his father’s words and plunges into the world of racing.