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Speed Racer: The Next Generation

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Speed Racer: The Next Generation
Created byLarry Schwarz
Based onSpeed Racer
by Tatsuo Yoshida
Written by
Directed by
  • Stephen Moverley (pilot episode)
  • John Holt (season 1)
  • Jay Surridge (season 2)
Voices of
Opening theme"Go Speed Racer Go!", rearranged by John Angier
Ending theme"Go Speed Racer Go!" (instrumental)
ComposersJohn Angier (season 1)
Guy Dagul (season 2)
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Ireland (season 2)
India (season 2)
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Larry Schwarz
  • James Rocknowski
  • John Rocknowski
  • Ken Katsumoto
  • Sergei Aniskov
  • Doug MacLennon
  • Brian Gilmore
  • Ethan Gilmore
  • Kazumi Fujita (season 1)
  • Sean Lahey (season 1)
  • Christopher Fauci (season 1)
  • Michael Gold (season 1)
  • Karine Martin (season 2)
  • Paul Cummins (season 2)
  • John Cummings (season 2)
  • James Fry (season 2)
  • P. Jayakumar (season 2)
  • Jason Netter (season 2)
  • Loris Kramer Lunsford (season 2)
Producers
  • David McGrath (pilot episode)
  • Amy Ackerman (season 1)
  • Susan Cobin (season 2)
  • Rathan Sam George (season 2)
  • Michael Cisneros (season 2)
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNicktoons
ReleaseMay 2, 2008 (2008-05-02) –
August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
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Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American 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 Lionsgate Entertainment, Larry Schwarz, Ken Katsumoto, and Speed Racer Enterprises. The first season was produced by Animation Collective, while the Flash character animation for it was handled by the now-defunct Collideascope Studios as their last project.[1] For the second season both Telegael and Kickstart Productions produced it, while the flash character animation was handled by Toonz Entertainment. 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]

Premise

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The 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

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Main article: List of Speed Racer: The Next Generation episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
126May 2, 2008 (2008-05-02)July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05)
226March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)

Comic book miniseries

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Speed Racer: The Next Generation Birthright was a four-issue miniseries published by IDW Publishing. It ran from November 2008 to February 2009.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Empty frames". The Coast Halifax. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Return Laps for the First Voice of Speed Racer". New York Times. May 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "Nicktoons Network To Premiere New Speed Racer Series In May". Animation News Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Speed Racer the Next Generation Birthright #1 - Midtown Comics".
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