We have speed racer at home

[@RaccoonRevolution]

Generally the appeal of a racing anime is that the main character is good at driving

[@agiar2000]

🤣

[@RetepAdam]

Generally

[@alicesmith255]

What better way to shake up the genre than to subvert that expectation really

[@naturalistmind]

Tfw you realize speed racer is just Baki! With cars

[@manat31790]

Maybe, but people do like flawed underdogs who can develop. In Cyber Formula, you have a clueless 14-years old motorcyclist getting thrown into a racing car and barely making it into the podiums until he gets a mid-season upgrade.

[@ninjabreadman8166]

He looks like a Shonen protagonist from a mecha anime that got trapped in a Speed Racer knockoff

[@IxisTyler]

I just realized he looks like Keith from Voltron. 😂

[@joadarium9605]

I literally thought he was Tetsuya or Ryoma for a sec 😭

[@JanusHoW]

Except the knock-off has higher production quality than the original.

[@artken4901]

@@JanusHoW but it was made in 60s....

[@manat31790]

Because the "knockoff" was made by Toei. And like typical 60s-70s Toei protagonists, this guy look almost the same as classic super robot pilots made by the same studio.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I think we can all agree that "SPIIINNNN TUUURRRRNNNNN" must be preserved for all time as the gem that it is. Also, "avalunch," but more because it makes me giggle

[@Nomed38]

Live the dream and become a driving instructor so you can command others to "SPIIINNNN TUUURRRRNNNNN" thus keeping the gem known.

[@scottpickering2382]

2:55 You know it’s serious when discount Racer X is super detailed like that.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Everyone knows heavy shading is the sign of a truly dramatic scene

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Obviously, what seems to be a Speed Racer knockoff is actually a genuine Toei product after all. Nonetheless, Speed Racer, based on a Shonen Book manga, is a Tatsunoko product as well.

[@renobutters]

We had a decent dub of the entire Grand Prix no Taka show in the 90s in France. I remember I remember watching an episode on a Sunday morning on TV where a character crashed into a tree and died tragically. A very moving episode. Then in the afternoon I was watching the actual F1 Grand Prix and witnessed Ayrton Senna's crash and death. I don't believe I ever watched that anime again.

[@kittykat5090]

yikes

[@NIntender684]

Minky Momo’s not the only cursed anime

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Reno Butters, did you watch the cursed French dub of Grand Prix No Taka in 1994?

[@renobutters]

@@SlapstickGenius23 1993, I believe...? Just look it up on Wikipedia. I think it was early May 1993.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

@@renobutters Ayrton Senna died on May 1 1994.

[@thefez-cat]

My favorite part is that Wikipedia says The Masked Man is supposed to be a disguised Niki Lauda. Hawk of the Grand Prix ran between '77 to '78, and Lauda was badly burned at the '76 German Grand Prix after a wreck. I guess that's why he wears a balaclava all the time.

[@bendalgleish1894]

"Aw jeez this is terrific." Took the words right out of my mouth.

[@WillKeaton]

For those curious, the anime shown here is "Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix," a 44 episode series. Additionally, footage from those 44 episodes was re-edited into a movie that was given the imaginative name "Super Grand Prix."

[@ShelltoonTV1]

So, Super Grand Prix is basically another attempt at taking a long-form anime and trying to cram it into 90 minutes. The end result was a movie in which the lead character constantly fails in spectacular fashion, and keeps moving up in the racing world because of his constant string of failures.

[@steezles]

Shawn/Sean is such a mood. He perfectly depicts my performance anxiety even to the point where he make destructive decisions like trying a newly tuned car in an Avalanche. I do think he really did die and went to heaven.

[@2x4noah]

The name tag with a GIANT picture always kills me

[@Andernerd]

Speed Racer was the Speed Racer they had at home.

[@Daryoon]

"Use the SPIN TURN, Luke!"

[@stripedhyenuh]

"Hiya!" "Hi there." "Hi!" "Hi."

[@mhomer89]

The fact that everything 2:35 onwards can be interpreted as a more-or-less coherent short story kills me 😂

[@TheRealNormanBates]

1:30 "Ah! That must be my long lost masked brother, Racer Flex!"

[@ZanraiKid]

Speed wishes he had the range.

[@millennialboomer6780]

1:03 when you rush up to say hi to an acquaintance and then realize you have nothing to say

[@persomiissleepy]

"Hey what's that sound?" "Avalanch" >Cue Little Fuge in D Minor What even is this animation?

[@OlaftheFlashy]

0:53 Of all things to rotoscope they rotoscope a friggin' broom.

[@Theonixco]

On a scale of frowny to smiley how much are you pain are you in? Me: 2:59

[@ilosolatica]

THEY SHOULD KEEP HER IN A WHAT 💀💀

[@laboon344]

🤣🤣

[@agiar2000]

2:57 "It can't be...!" (aneurism, catatonia)

[@agiar2000]

1:41 (In a bozo voice): "Whuhd he callme a bozuh..."

[@MewJoy]

It’s not like the actual Speed Racer was much better. I’d totally watch this beautiful garbage. It’s hilarious!

[@SlapstickGenius23]

The compilation film was made from a filthy few episodes of a fun Toei tv series. To make it even crazier, it’s made by, goddamnit, Harmony Gold when it was called Century Video Corporation.

[@AndrewAmbrose]

The original Japanese version, Mach Go Go Go, is great.

[@LemonnNote]

"hey whats that sound?" "... avalanche" *Castlevania music plays*

[@sodashiira1894]

*ONE TWO ONE TWO ONE TWO ONE TWO ONE TWO ONE TWO ONE TWO ONE TWO*

[@hachi_clove]

Me, as my life is rapidly hurtling towards total oblivion, but I suddenly remember: "SPINTURN!"

[@MattiaBulgarelli]

"The sound of an avalanche" "I thought that was Beethoven"

[@sayonarakid]

I identify myself more with this guy than Speedy Racer. Like, everything he does goes terrible wrong. Just like me.

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

[S P I N T U R N]

[@NIntender684]

2:09 I’m going over that cliff, AH

[@ostsan8598]

3:27 I ask myself that every day, buddy.

[@Stavenlaw13]

Hiya Hi there. Hi. Hi.

[@Keinish79]

I love Grand Prix. It's one of the first anime series I remember watching when I was a kid. I think having the original music and a good latinamerican dub had a lot to do too with my fond memories of the series.

[@Porkchop1999_]

Ah thank goodness, Nostalgia returns (spin turn echoes in the distance)

[@GossamerGhoul]

Me whenever one of Kenny's videos pops up on my feed: 1:22 2:31 "It's you! You're him - you're Tony Randall!"

[@AkymarsDoc]

A V A L U N C H

[@edrice2621]

Avalunch (n): When a waiter spills your order of food onto the floor/table/etc.

[@elipticalecliptic481]

Fugue in D Minor

[@DCG909]

Obligatory "I'm going to beat their breaks off of them"

[@Fuzy2K]

0:36 -- That kid's voice reminds of Henrietta from the "Calling All Safety Scouts" video

[@TheOneMillionthRoger]

A V A L A N C H E

[@faby6515]

Mom, can we have Jojo? We have Jojo at home Jojo at home: 2:55

[@amberthesuperfox]

Why did I die laughing at him triping over the tire

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

This looks like another Go Nagai cartoon from the 70s/80s.

[@opjm8664]

0:31 ...is she making that noise?

[@Fuzy2K]

She ate a lot of beans

[@Borastheantichrist]

So, if I am out driving and a random disembodied voice calls out, "Spin turn!" I should just do what it says?

[@angbandsbane]

Yes. You should always listen to the voices in your head. *ALWAYS*

[@ianfinrir8724]

​@@angbandsbaneWorked for Luke Skywalker

[@KaiMangaKnight]

I think I got the DVD for this. Haven't watched it yet. It's been on my shelf for 20 years now.

[@makeitthrough_]

3:20 A black R32 appears in the distance

[@pedrozanon7245]

Hey this is anime is actually pretty good/fum! Granted, i watched the Brazilian dub which is decent. The highlight of this show is featuring Niki Lauda as a mentor to the main character?

[@jessical6211]

It's back! Thank you!

[@Scribblerjohnny]

Trauma and hijinx. Nothin beats that

[@LightFykki]

1:12 When you can't

[@aino-kaisav5504]

0:31 Does this guy think he's in Amnesia: Memories?

[@hughgrection7246]

*Initial D intensifies*

[@Rogun987]

Holy shit, I've raced on a race track before. I never knew I was a racest

[@MusingsMuses]

One scene he's in car 7, the next car 8. I'm gonna pretend the number represents how many times this loser crashes.

[@morzemus1805]

S P I N T U R N

[@Amblin80s]

0:09 that gum slid into his mouth like a snake

[@TreasureHunterLocke]

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 HI THERE

[@kingofallmountains]

Onetwoonetwoonetwoonetwo...

[@Housesider]

SPIINNN TURRNNNN

[@NarffetWerlz]

Oh no, my pants!

[@otaking3582]

Is Aces Tanaka voiced by Cam Clarke?

[@ianfinrir8724]

I think so, actually.

[@broskibroski798]

Snow and ice? 😳

[@Galaxy-Being]

It's like they made a ripoff Speed Racer with the Bobby Deerfield script.

[@yamataichul]

Big uff!

[@pedroxqui]

SPIIIIIIIIIIIINTUUUUUUURN

[@user-wn7jc8bt9g]

Wanna learn bout engines...huh.... Howboutit?

[@homogenized]

SPIN TURN!

[@ILvIsekai]

And people say they were no bad anime in the past.

[@vladlock]

Bro this is golden, what are you cracking at?

[@LicencetoMeme]

He' the driver

[@avaz.5537]

Does anyone know what the groovy music at 1:39 is?

[@helloww_]

Spin turn! 2:09

[@Aliceundeaddoll]

0:00 hey you're *RACIST* Tanaka, right?

[@PKmeloa]

Nahhh 2:30 this part killed me 😭😭😭

[@sb6196]

no use

[@angbandsbane]

Was it really necessary to call Japanese Elvis a poser?

[@helpme6599]

There are many moments in this video that could be made into their own separate videos.

[@HarvestmanMan]

S P I N T U R N