Speed Racer X
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| Speed Racer X | |
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| マッハGoGoGo (Mach GoGoGo) |
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| Genre | Action, Racing |
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| Director | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Productions |
| Licensor |  DiC Entertainment |
| Network |  TV Tokyo Nickelodeon |
| Original run | January 9, 1997 – September 10, 1997 |
| Episodes | 34 |
Speed Racer X, known in Japan as Mach GoGoGo (マッハGoGoGo Mahha Gogogo?), is a remake of the original 1967 series produced by Tatsunoko Productions, the same studio that did the original. The show originally aired in Japan in 1997 in TV Tokyo, but was cancelled due to low ratings, with only 34 out of a projected 52 episodes produced.
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 eleven episodes dubbed) due to a lawsuit between DiC and the Santa Monica-based Speed Racer Enterprises, the company which owns the American rights of the franchise.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Voice cast
[edit] Mach GoGoGo Japanese version
- Koichi Tochika - Go Hibiki
- Motoko Kumai - Wataru
- Toshiyuki Morikawa - Masked Racer/Ken'ichi Hibiki
- Minori Inaba - Daisuke Hibiki
[edit] Speed Racer X English version
- Dave Wittenberg (David Lelyveld) - Speed Racer
- Dan Woren (Jackson Daniels) - Pops Racer
- Tifanie Christun Chris Chaney - Trixie; Spritle
- Michelle Ruff - Mom Racer
- Joshua Seth - Sparky
[edit] External links
- DIC takes 'Speed' to court
- Speed Racer X at the Internet Movie Database
- Speed Racer X (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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