Mach GoGoGo (1997 anime series)
| Speed Racer X | |
| マッハGoGoGo (Mach GoGoGo) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Racing |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Produced by | Yumi Murase → Makiko Iwata (TV Tokyo) Minoru Ohno (Yomiko Advertising) Masatoshi Yui (Tatsunoko Pro) |
| Written by | Masaaki Sakurai |
| Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 9, 1997 – September 25, 1997 |
| Episodes | 34[1] |
Speed Racer X, known in Japan as Mach Go Go Go (マッハGoGoGo Mahha Go Go Go?), is a remake of the original 1967 series produced by Tatsunoko Production, the same studio that did the original. The show originally aired in Japan in 1997 on TV Tokyo and lasted only 34 episodes of a planned 52.[2]
An English adaptation was later produced by DIC Entertainment and aired in the United States on Nickelodeon's short-lived action block, Slam. This show was quickly taken off the air (with only twelve episodes dubbed) due to a lawsuit between DiC and the Santa Monica-based Speed Racer Enterprises, the company which owned the American rights of the franchise.[3]
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Differences from the original series
In this version, Rex Racer does not run away, but is presumed dead after an accident while testing out the Mach 5. His father, Pops, later rebuilds the Mach 5 with a new safety system called "Safety Seven", which protects its driver. Rex's younger brother and Pops' second son, Speed, decides to follow up on his brother's footsteps. 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).[4]
There are also differences that exist even in the original Japanese version. Aside from Gō's different surname (Hibiki), other characters were replaced entirely, but have similar roles. 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). Although Gō's father is still called Daisuke, his mother (Aya Mifune in the original) is now known as Misuzu. The chimpanzee representing Chim-Chim that Wataru is taking care of is named Rocky. Later on in the series involves time traveling. When the Mach 5 hits 555 km/h, it sends Gō and his friends to the year 2555 where the world is ruled by a blue alien named Handler, who plans to use the Ezekiel Wheel to rule time.[5]
Voice cast
Mach Go Go Go Japanese version
- Kōichi Tōchika - Go Hibiki (響 剛 Hibiki Go?)[1]
- Kazusa Murai - Mai Kazami (風見 舞 Kazami Mai?)
- Motoko Kumai - Wataru Kazami (風見 ワタル Kazami Wataru?)
- Minoru Inaba - Daisuke Hibiki (響 大輔 Hibiki Daisuke?)
- Yoko Soumi - Misuzu Hibiki (響 美鈴 Hibiki Misuzu?)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa - Masked Racer (覆面レーサー Fukumen Rehsaa?)/Ken'ichi Hibiki (響 健一 Hibiki Ken'ichi?)
Speed Racer X English version
- Dave Wittenberg - Speed Racer
- Dan Woren - Pops Racer
- Tifanie Christun - Trixie Fontaine, Spritle Fontaine
- Michelle Ruff - Mom Racer
- Joshua Seth - Sparky
Speed Racer X Episodes
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External links
- Anime Admirers
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mach GoGoGo at IMDb
- Mach GoGoGo (1997 anime series) (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
