| Creator | Larry Schwarz |
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| Opentheme | "Go Speed Racer Go!", rearranged by John Angier |
| Endtheme | "Go Speed Racer Go!" (instrumental) |
| Composer | John Angier (season 1) Guy Dagul (season 2) |
| Country | United States Canada Ireland (season 2) India (season 2) |
| Num seasons | 2 |
| Num episodes | 52 |
| List episodes | List of Speed Racer: The Next Generation episodes |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Company | Colliseascope Studios (season 1)
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| Network | Nicktoons |
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| First aired | May 2, 2008 |
| Last aired | August 25, 2013 |
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
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
Comic book miniseries
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
- ^ "Empty frames". The Coast Halifax. Archived 21 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Return Laps for the First Voice of Speed Racer". New York Times. 2008-05-10. Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "Nicktoons Network To Premiere New Speed Racer Series In May". Animation News Network. Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "Speed Racer the Next Generation Birthright #1 - Midtown Comics"