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Introduction
Gunma Akagi, a teenager from the countryside, frequently causes a ruckus with his turbocharged tractor, much to the chagrin of his father, aspiring politician Souichirou Akagi, who urges the family to set a good example to ensure his success.
One night, while Gunma is driving his tractor on the highway with his best friend Tamotsu Oishi, the two are suddenly overtaken by a speeding car. Gunma interprets this as a challenge and tries to outpace his opponent, only to fail in a spectacular fashion. The defeat sparks a fire within him, and Gunma becomes determined to win against this mysterious foe at all costs. Soon after, he leaves the peaceful countryside behind and moves to the bustling city, aiming to become the next Formula One star!
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.9/10 · 1127
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| 4/10 | 47 |
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| 5/10 | 93 |
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| 8/10 | 198 |
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| 9/10 | 118 |
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Audience reviews
4 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
L01MK
I'll start off by saying that I watched a fansub based on the Italian release of this series. Despite my nearly nonexistent grasp of Japanese, I could tell that at atleast one point the subtitles differed from what the characters were saying, so it might be possible I’m not getting the full context, or something is mistranslated. However, that does not change most of what I’m going to talk about.
The most defining part of this show is our MC, Gunma "Anger Issues" Akagi. Gunma is a narcissistic, jealous, abusive, psychopathic, retarded, sex pervert, sexual assaulter asshole hailing from a family of people just as bad as him. He doesn’t really change throughout the story; the most you can say is that he becomes slightly less of an asshole by the very end. Inexplicably, all the other charact…
Read at the sourceAdamu-Sama
Well, I will give my opinion on this racing anime. A year ago, a friend advised me to watch this anime
The story tells of Han Akagi, a rural young man who is fond of racing cars and his dream to reach Formula 1 and overcome the obstacles he will face in order to achieve this dream.
The first observation I did not like this anime in the transformation of its level from serious to unreal
The story is okay, but the events of the story are the problem that did not make me enjoy as I should
Is the author underestimating our minds?
I don't know if the anime is really bad or was I expecting something like Initial D
The story has not been replaced (after disappointing the unrealness of the events) with art or music like people.
I felt like I wasted 31 episodes watching the anime disappointed…
Read at the sourceTheHypermew
First review here on MAL.
I watched this anime a couple of years ago after watching Initial D and was craving for more. I loved it back then and gave it an 8, but now after rewatching it I realise it is amazing and deserves at the very least a 9. Here is why:
Story: The story follows Gunma Akagi who is a country boy who loves to drive. He has a friend who is a mechanic and loves working on engines. We follow these boys as they try to get to the top in order to reach Formula One together. The road is not as smooth as one could think and many problems have to be tackled. The nuances and sometimes actually the realistic story makes this anime great. It really shows the struggles to get to the top as a racing driver, or actually in any profession! I have to say that the story is not the stro…
Read at the sourceSenseiMedo
At first i thought this anime was only golden comedy then it become serious and at some times it made you think that its unrealistic. Its an emotional roller-coaster throughout the journey.
But in the end it makes you cry rivers, one of the best masterpiece classics in existence. For an anime that was created in the 80s its animation, sound and story are much better then some of nowadays anime.
I rate this anime paced in its timeline the 80s and not nowadays, in terms of its time everything is a perfect 10. If you were watching this when it aired you would give it a 10 but if you were watching it now it would still be a good 7.
I recommend you do watch it and stick to the last episode, its where the underrated gem truly shine. Of-course throughout the journey it well shine in differe…
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