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Highspeed Etoile

Highspeed Etoile (stylized as HIGHSPEED Étoile) is a Japanese original anime television series animated by Studio A-Cat, directed by Keitaro Motonaga and written by Takamitsu Kōno. The series features original character designs by Takuya Fujima. Originally created as a collaboration with the Japanese Super Formula Championship for its 50th anniversary,[1][2] it also later collaborated with Formula E's Tokyo ePrix, and Formula One's Japanese Grand Prix. The series aired from April to June 2024. A new anime project has been announced.

Plot

Characters

  • Rin Rindō (輪堂 凜)
  • [3]
  • Kanata Asakawa (浅河 カナタ)
  • [3]
  • Towa Komachi (小町 永遠)
  • [3]
  • Sofia Bryant Tokitō (ソフィア・ブライアント・時任)
  • [3]
  • Liu Youran (劉 悠然)
  • [3]
  • Alice Summerwood (アリス・ サマーウッド)
  • [3]
  • Richard Parker (リチャード・パーカー)
  • [3]
  • Lorenzo M. Salvatore (ロレンツォ・M・サルヴァトーレ)
  • [3]
  • Hikari Hinata (日向 光莉)
  • [4]
  • Akari Kuzuryū (九頭竜 明莉)
  • [4]
  • Ami
  • [5]
  • Chitose Kagura
  • Genjirō Hinata
  • Narrator
  • [5]

Media

Manga

A spin-off manga series illustrated by Chiaki Misono in cooperation with the Suzuka Circuit, titled Highspeed Etoile: L'Entrée de Towa et Kanata, began serialization on Akita Shoten's Manga Cross website on October 23, 2023.[6] The manga's chapters have been collected into a single tankōbon volume as of April 2024.

Anime

The original anime television series was announced on July 15, 2022, with Takuya Fujima as original character designer.[8][9] It is animated by Studio A-Cat, directed by Keitaro Motonaga, and written by Takamitsu Kōno, with First Call Music composing the music, and Yasunori Ebina as sound director. The series aired from April 6 to June 22, 2024, on the Animeism programming block on MBS and TBS, as well as their affiliates and BS-TBS.[10] The opening theme song is "ADRENALIZED", performed by Nana Mizuki, while the ending theme song is "Fanfare", performed by Scandal.[11] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[12] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific (except Australia and New Zealand) and streams it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[13][14]

On November 25, 2024, Takuya Fujima revealed that a new anime project for Highspeed Etoile is in production.[15]

Episodes

Episodes

Video game

Highspeed Étoile Paddock Stories was released for the Nintendo Switch on November 21, 2024.[19]

See also

  • R-15, a light novel series illustrated by Takuya Fujima
  • Weiß Survive, a manga series illustrated by Takuya Fujima
  • Warlords of Sigrdrifa, another original anime television series with character designs by Takuya Fujima

External links

References

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  2. Justin Nguyen. Super Formula joins "HIGHSPEED Etoile" anime project The Checkered Flag, 2022-07-18, retrieved 2024-05-15^
  3. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/514213 Natalie, February 24, 2023, retrieved February 24, 2023^
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