However, a vehicle in anime, more often than not, is more than just a means of transportation. It can be a symbol of transition, a journey, and even a home, as it carries its characters throughout the series.
Not all racing shows have to have big suped-up cars! Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go is the perfect show for anyone that loved remote-controlled racing cars as a kid. Retsu and Go's racing adventures spanned over 150 episodes across three seasons and even inspired an entire movie.
The anime takes place in a future where humans have forgotten how to drive since every vehicle is controlled by A.I. The only exceptions are the eponymous "eX-Drivers," and these people are tasked with stopping rogue A.I. when things go haywire. eX-Driver is a dumb show that takes itself a bit too seriously at times.
Initial D is another classic title in the world of racing anime, and the hero Takumi Fujiwara won't let anyone else beat him to the finish line. He could probably drive just about anything, but his go-to car is the Toyota AE86.
Amid the flurry and popularity of sports anime, racing anime's always been there as the genre's less noticeable, yet just as passionate cousin. Be they in mecha suits, cars or bicycles , there's nothing quite as adrenaline filled as urging a favored character across the finish line.
A young man finds himself living a dream when he obtains a pair of Air-Techs, next-gen roller skates. His dream is to make it to the top and become the 'King', but plenty of opponents stand between him and the title.
With dreams of becoming a great racer, Takaya constructs his own race car. However, inexperience leads to disaster and while he escapes injury, his car is destroyed. The incident proves fortuitous when Takaya is approached by a mysterious driver offering to help Takaya with his destiny.
Retsu and Go Seiba receive racing cars called Mini 4WD and take up the goal of winning the Japan Cup.
Bari Bari Densetsu features four teenage motorcycle racers as they aim for the top.
Science fiction meets racing when mindless, biomechanical creatures called Demoniacs hold modern Germany under siege. A Xenogenesis Assault Team (XAT) is dispatched to address the problem. However, life takes a bizarre turn when humans begin to display Demoniac abilities.
An ingenuitive 4th grade boy restores an old junked racing cart and puts it to the test in actual races. He'll prove he's the best, even without the 'newest and best' model.
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Tenya Iida is tough and stubborn like a wild mustang, and thus he should drive a 1969 Ford Mustang, a slick and compact car packed with horsepower to tear it up on the track. Of course, this car will be painted a dazzling white, to match his hero costume.
Yoruichi needs an explosively fast and slick car to match her personality, and she will choose a 2020 Fiat. It has tight control and incredible speed to wow the crowds, and Yoruichi's will be shiny and black with orange stripes and a cat charm hanging from the rear-view mirror.
Italian car brands are beloved around the world, and Lupin has chosen a Ferrari GT, a classic vehicle from the 1960s that can keep up with most modern sports cars and look good the whole time. Lupin is about to leave everyone in the dust.
Many anime racers like him want a compact and strong car, and Racer's choice will be a 2020 Mazda, painted red with yellow and white highlights to match his outfit. He can outrun anyone in the Fairy Tail guild behind the wheel of this thing.
Speed Racer would love to have a fully stocked garage of muscle cars to show off, and his everyday car may be the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06. It's a fine car indeed, and if any challengers come along, Speed Racer can take them on at a moment's notice.
Arguably the quintessential racer in all of anime and manga, the character Speed Racer is legendary for his love of speed and his somewhat arrogant streak as he outstrips the competition time and again. He drives a white car with red stripes, but in theory, he could handle any car and make it dance.
0. Comment. Anime characters are often defined by their combat strength, such as in classic martial arts or fantasy series, while others are renowned for their incredible wits or cunning, such as Light Yagami and Jimmy Kudo, while other anime characters are famed for their incredible speed.
The Flying Nimbus was Goku's main mode of quick transportation during Dragon Ball that allowed the Earth's savior his earliest years traversing the sky. And while he certainly doesn't need it during the Z and Super years, it does make an occasional and very nostalgic reappearance every now and then, honoring the long gone by adventures of old.
Redline was Madhouse's cult hit of an anime action film to ever hit theaters. It focuses on a race car driver looking to reclaim his dream, as he enters one of the most high octane and dangerous races ever to annoy anyone with hearing problems.
Doraemon is Japan's wondrous cat robot of the future whose attitude and strong array of gadgets are more than enough to put Garfield to shame. However, in a series filled with enough cool and wacky gadgets to refuel an Inspector Gadget reboot, one fantastical device to consistently make people's imaginations is Doraemon's time machine.