Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an animated television series based on the classic Japanese Speed Racer franchise, in which the internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise, and is executive produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, Larry Schwarz, and Ken Katsumoto. Animation Collective produced the series, while the Flash character animation was handled by the now-defunct Collideascope Studios as their last project.[1] It aired on Nicktoons from May 2, 2008 to August 25, 2013.[2] This series was partly made to promote the live-action film.[3]
| Speed Racer: The Next Generation | |
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| Created by | Larry Schwarz |
| Based on | Speed Racer by Tatsuo Yoshida |
| Written by | Ben Gruber Allan Neuwirth Marv Wolfman Susan Kim Justin Gray Jimmy Palmiotti Aaron Bergeron Daniel Schofield Mike Yank Walt Gardner James Harvey |
| Directed by | Stephen Moverley (pilot episode) John Holt (Season 1) Jay Surridge (Season 2) |
| Voices of | Kurt Csolak Sahra Mellesse Carter Jackson Peter Fernandez (Season 1) Michael Sinterniklaas Robbie Sublett (Season 1) David Zen Mansley Greg Abbey (Season 2) Bryan Tyler (Season 2) |
| Opening theme | "Go Speed Racer Go!", rearranged by John Angier |
| Ending theme | "Go Speed Racer Go!" (instrumental) |
| Composer | John Angier |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Larry Schwarz James Rocknowski John Rocknowski |
| Producers | Larry Schwarz Ken Katsumoto James Rocknowski John Rocknowski Sergei Aniskov Sean Lahey Christopher Fauci Michael Gold Doug MacLennon |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Speed Racer Enterprises Animation Collective (Season 1) Telegael (Season 2) Toonz Entertainment (Season 2) Lionsgate Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nicktoons |
| Release | May 2, 2008 – August 25, 2013 |
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Premise
editThe series follows the adventures of an orphan teenager named Speed who dreams of being a famed car racer like the one he is named after. He takes a bus to the elite Racing Academy, founded by the Racer family, and soon experiences the difficulties of fitting in and competing with X, the best racer/student in the school, and Speed Racer's son.
Episodes
editComic book miniseries
editSpeed Racer: The Next Generation Birthright was a four-issue miniseries published by IDW Publishing. It ran from November 2008 to February 2009.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Empty frames". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Return Laps for the First Voice of Speed Racer". New York Times. 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "Nicktoons Network To Premiere New Speed Racer Series In May". Animation News Network. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Speed Racer the Next Generation Birthright #1 - Midtown Comics".