Today in 1967, Mach GoGoGo arrives in America as Speed Racer. Did you watch it growing up?
Too Chad Coded for modern f/a/gsYou need to have a moderately decent relationship with your dad to appreciate it
>>282495332I grew up watching almost every single Tatsunoko Pro anime EXCEPT Mach GoGoGo, kek.
>>282495332I sometimes saw it on Cartoon Network growing up in the 90s but it was always just random episodes with no context. I really enjoyed the premises like a a spy car in races and all the weird side plots that amusingly revolved around racing. I kind of disliked the kid and the monkey, just very time consuming intrusions on all the other more interesting stuff.
>>282495332I watched it, as a little kid. Yeah. Not in America, though.
>>282495332mach 5 is still a kino design
I only watched the movie
>>282495643Did ANYBODY like Spridle and Chim-Chim? I feel like they're the original example of the annoying kid and his pet animal that you hate every minute they're onscreen.
>>282495332>Did you watch it growing up?Yes, I loved watching it as a kid.
>>282495332Speed was my first sociopath crush.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC0YAJR6xQQ
>>282497287The movie is a great example of how live action adaptations of anime should be produced. A shame nobody has taken on the trend.
>>282497287>>282499198The biggest problem with many live action adaptations is that they try to be realistic rather than embracing fantasy. This is why most of them end up looking like cosplay performances.
>>282495332Yes, as a tiny anon in the late '60s. On a B&W TV set even.
>>282495332Hell yeah, theme song alone would have been enough for me.
>>282495332I have a DVD boxset. I should probably watch it some day...
Yes, on CN.
>>282495332I only watched some of it because my dad grew up watching it and loved it. >>282495612Really?
This is one of the single digit number of anime that should be watched with the English dub correct?
>>282495332Just the episode now and then. It was action packed fun. Not to mention all the "oooohs" thrown around.
>>282495332I watched bits of it like 20 years ago and then watched it subbed last yearnot USian but I'm glad its big enough there to get subs
>>282500058The dub is funny as hell to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWnXFpkIszE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQG3ZMpe1EA
speed racer is SOVL. Mammoth car is the best arc. >>282497287Haven’t seen the movie in years but I remember it being really fun since it’s effectively a cartoon (which pissed off hollywood reviewfags). I can’t imagine it being fun if it was shot like Ford vs Ferrari. I should watch it again, the only things I remember are the bouncy ball ejector seats, the weird German pancake bit, and the “and I’m there to see it” voiceover at the end
>>282495643me too, watched it on tv somehow and loved it
>>282497323It's weird. For as obnoxious as they are, they also take an active role in resolving some of the major conflicts (spying on the Car Acrobatic Team, getting involved in fisticuffs, etc.)
>>282502022>Mammoth Car is the best arcSeconded. The chase sequence from Part 1 is amazing.
>>282495717It really is THE anime car, isn't it? Are there any other anime cars that are even close to as famous?
>>282497287This movie is good af and people are retarded for complaining about it being campy. Shame that it's not on any streaming services anymore.
>>282504973it was free on youtube movies not too long ago, i rewatched it a few months ago that way. seems it got rotated out of the free movies since then though.
>>282504973>campyCamp defined the 60's and 70's. Speed Racer is supposed to be that way. Look what they did with the remake in late 90's. It was cool but not as fun as the original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEcbsTgY-IE
>>282503730I can't think of any other fully fictional cars that are as iconic. There's stuff like wangan midnight and initial D that have their cars, but using existing models feels like it's not quite the same thing.The Batmobile?
>>282503730Well... The better question is how many people would buy the Mach 5 if it were real?
>>282495332I did! That and AstroBoy.
>>282502022>>282503725>Mammoth Caroh my fucking god. You just resurrected a childhood memory that has been utterly dormant for forty years.
I remember seeing random episodes on cartoon network but I don't remember anything specific
>>282495332Watching speed racer gave my small child mind the impression that cars exploding and drivers dying were common in real life races. Dad brought to a nascar race for the first time and I was severely disappointed when nobody died and groups of cars weren't exploding.
>>282505778you made me go back and watch this. holy crap, such a mix of QUALITY, soul, and a few kino moments shining through. I still remembered the plot twist all these decades later.What are its spiritual successors? Initial D is too serious. Maybe Oban Star Racers?
>>282506451Yu-Gi-Oh 5D is one of them
>>282503730Lupins lil yellow car
>>282495332I saw a couple episodes. The Live Action was more memorable.
>>282499190>a sociopath for not rigging a race and possibly ruining his reputation, ruining the reputation of the event organizers, and getting the reward money confiscated if anyone found out
>>282495332>Did you watch it growing up?Yeah, I'm old as fuck. I even had the Hot Wheels knock-off in the 70s and I'm pretty sure this kid on my block stole it but I could never prove it.
>>282495332Yes. Speed Racer and Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets) were my first exposure to anime.
>>282506451Cyber Formula is pretty overtly riffing on Speed Racer's premise for the first half of the show, although it's played more straight. If you're just talking about tone, a lot of Tatsunoko productions ride a similar line between adventure and goofy situations. There aren't many racing shows in the first place though, so it's hard to think of ones that are doing something similar to Speed Racer. 5Ds >>282506606 is a pretty good answer though. Maybe Appare-Ranman for the most modern example, although it's leaning more on Wacky Races, which has a surprising amount of staying power in Japan.
That Racer X nigga acting like he's James Bond or shit Foiling bad guys plans so that his younger brother can race in peace
https://youtu.be/RwP9hUTPt88What a hardcore fella
>>282509982James Bond was trendy when Speed Racer was made. That's what the audience, Japanese boys, wanted
>>282495332my father was raised on it, and I watched the series with him after the movie came out, and it made me realize both my parents were technically weebs back in the day (my dad watched Speed Racer and Ogon Bat, whereas my mom watched Candy Candy, Mazinger Z, and Saint Seiya)
>>282495332Yes. Born 2004.>>282502022>mammoth car mentionedBest episode, by the way.
>>282500058The original cornball D&D session-sounding Dub of Record of Lodoss War too. It's just too good, one of those highs you chase after in high fantasy anime for 30+ years and never experience again.
>>282495332Saw it on AFN-Japan, back when it was still FEN.
>>282512062I actually miss when western boomers and gen X's hated anything Japanese and would go out of their way to sabotage their media.
>>282506271Well to be fair racing WAS a lof more dangerous in the 50's and 60's, which is the period that show was portraying. The accident in the opening was inspired by a real life accident. (The one in 4:40 in the video looks close but it's quite it https://youtu.be/9ga_5V5509U )
>>282495332>Did you watch it growing up?Yes, I've aso read the manga few years ago, and the Wachowski brothers movie was good too
>>282499198It's one of the few examples of cgi done right. Cgi will always look face and plastic shit. Just use it at your advantage, like this movie did.It looks liek a plastic cartoon because it's a plastic looking cartoon, and very creative looking
>>282495332It was one of my favorite shows when I was really little. Though there's probably a bit of irony in my Dad putting it on for me while I was recovering from getting hit by a car.
>>282495332My dad showed me a few episodes that were being rerun on tv. Its a decent show for how old it is.
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>>282512325That would have technically been the silent gen bitching about their boomer/gen x kids watching violent shows. Not necessarily just Japanese shows, but I'm sure that didn't help matters.
>>282513767Who's this semen demon.
I remember watching reruns on TCM during the summer growing up for a few years
I can't remember how much I saw it on TV, but I know for sure we had a VHS or two. Good shit. I thought the expanding wheels to have it jump were the coolest thing.
>>282511046Found the G-point
>>282495332I watched it in the 90s when it was airing on Cartoon Network on weekday nights. Would usually come on along side reruns of Batman TAS. Fucking loved it, had the fanclub decoder watch that came with a tape. Bought a plastic model of the Mach 5 at a hobbyshop a few years ago.
>>282497287the speed racer movie was too high iq for me, I had to stop watching. and I'm saying this as a guy who's watched "hard to be a god" twice
>>282505458>Batmobileabsolutely. (Check out other designs by Hollywood prop maker Dean Jeffries.) Even other shows built around a special car like Knight Rider were more generic. The futuristic RV in "Ark II" comes close.also a shout-out for the Speed Racer ED where they go through all the historical "horseless carriages"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YTq7AJm_GI「マッハ ゴー・ゴー・ゴー」風もふるえる ヘアピンカーブこわいものかと ゴーゴーゴーホワイトボディ マッハ号まけじだましい おやゆずりはしりだしたら あとにはひけぬゆくぞ勝利の ゴールまでマッハ ゴー ゴーマッハ ゴー ゴーマッハ ゴー ゴー ゴー地球のはてまで アクセルふんで若い命が ゴーゴーゴーナンバーファイブ マッハ号みんなみてくれ 底力胸にでっかい ファイトがもえるとばせ正義の ハイウェイマッハ ゴー ゴーマッハ ゴー ゴーマッハ ゴー ゴー ゴー
>>282505458>>282515885>they forgot the Mystery Machine.
>>282500058watch bothalso Samurai Pizza Cats and Dragon Half
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL-RHodPpzY
>>282513535age has nothing to do with if something is good or not
>>282505458The Mystery Machine
>>282516129technological marvel of the SIXTIES!
>>282515680Too high IQ like what, the flashbacks, or the plot? Both are honestly confusing and require you to be paying attention. Weird to put a plot about sports and corporate corruption in a movie like this
>>282495332I watched the dub, how bad was the adaptation?Any of the sequel shows worth watching (japanese or american)?
>>282495332How many people has that man killed with no remorse?
>>282512325Boy do I have good news for youhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240211065805/https://patreon.com/posts/98245655
>>282514462Pham from Motto! Haramase! Honoo no Oppai Isekai Chou Ero Succubus Gakuen!
>>282495332I've been meaning to ask this question where are all the racing animes at? I was even thinking about making a thread asking this
>>282495332I just can't with that low budget animation of this period.
>>282520301checkers
>>282519470The only one worth watching is the 1997 reboot.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcS6MKDlQYNYyNsoBveJjAI7W9xHvTJkv
>>282519626At least 2 people for every episode, on average.https://youtu.be/RwP9hUTPt88
I watched the mid-late 90s syndication on Cartoon Network.
>>282500058No, but you should watch the dub a bit if only to understand why the Dexter's Lab parody is so funny.
>>282526196>>282519626A youtube comment says that throught the series he kills a total of 163 people, 87 directly and 76 indirectly.
>>282505778Music that competes with Sonic drowning at sawing nerves
It's funng to thimk this show was probably more popular in the 90's than when it debuted, the things done with it were wild.https://youtu.be/teLUakK3pGY
>>282529095I've got that CD somewhere
Did dexter's lab make the best speed racer parody?
>>282529664But who is Racer D?
>>282495332I watched it not that long ago, and it was pretty fun. I was not expecting it to be so action-focused, but I'm not complaining. I just wonder why Tatsunoko doesn't use Mach GoGoGo in crossovers more often, like the rest of their franchises, when this is easily their most popular show worldwide.
Are you my brother rex racer?
>>282497287I was obsessed with this movie as a child, shame they never capitalized and made a proper cartoon out of it. Shonenshit racing is an underused premise
>>282495332As a kid I loved it for the action and cars, I made a steering wheel out of cardboard with the buttons drawn on it and ran around the basement pretending I was driving the Mach V.As an adult I love it for the unintentionally hilarious animation and dialog, and for how much the plot is just completely ludicrous in most episodes.
Also if anyone's interested, you can watch all the episodes on youtube.
>>282497287the greatest film ever madeI still have it on dvd
>Unknown to Speed, this is his older brother Rex, who ran away from home years ago!
>>282501219they don't make entertainment like this anymore
>>282533432now that I think about it, it was kinda weird that was the first thing they revealed the moment he was introduced.
>>282533583It's just a different style of storytelling that emphasizes irony rather than intrigue
>>282495332>Did you watch it growing up?Yeah. It was very iconic for sure. I remember it was even parodied in dexter's lab.
>>282533583How are people supposed to understand he’s really his older brother every episode if nobody says anything? Or his character motivations of being a secret agent racer and a brother?
>>282495332YesBecause for whatever reason we had the DVDs of it. Highly doubt my parents even knew what it was but that was the magic of DVD stores. You could lurk and find things more different than what the CIA-FBI algorithm quarantine would permit you to see
>>282495332I tried watching it a few years back but couldn't get into it. Maybe it's better dubbed?
>>282495332My first anime and my last for probably twenty years, excepting some random bits of Robotech I caught at a friends house (what, you mean this is a continuing story arc and I have to watch from the first episode to know what's going on? Fuck that noise) and maybe a Ghibli movie or two. My affiliate either didn't carry Astro Boy or I didn't bother because it was B&W. Didn't genuinely get into anime until Akira found broadcast in the late 90s and when Adult Swim launched.>>282500058>>282535594I can't honestly separate the dub experience from childhood memories and won't bother to compare them. They'll always be those wonky voices.
>>282531127Make a cartoon out of a movie adaptation of a cartoon. That's some real meta level bullshit right there.
>>282529095Another classichttps://youtu.be/C7Y6GDAcDyw
>>282495332Yes but it was dubbed reruns on the Speed Channel or something. My mom actually watched it in Japan as it was airing.
>>282495332I watched reruns as a kid on Cartoon Network in the 1990s, then again as a Teenager on Speed Channel in the 2000s.I honestly need to watch it again, but subbed just to see how bloody and violent it was compared to the US release.>Why? Because Pic Related, that's why
>>282530799I'm reminded of a story I heard that they scrapped plans to use him in the NA release of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom because they couldn't figure out how to make a moveset for him
>>282539280Capcom has been pretty open in interviews over the years about their crossover games roster, so that story is true. There are a bunch of other characters that didn't make the cut, as well. They managed to make Phoenix Wright into a pretty fun character on UMVC3, so I guess they needed a bit more time to give Go the same treatment. Shame it never happened.
