Mach GoGoGo (1997 anime series)
Mach GoGoGo (マッハGoGoGo, Mahha GōGōGō), sometimes referred to as New Mach GoGoGo (新・マッハGoGoGo, Shin Mahha GōGōGō), is a 1997 remake of the 1967 series of the same name (aired as Speed Racer in the U.S.) by Tatsunoko Productions, the original producers. The show aired in Japan in 1997 on TV Tokyo and lasted only 34 episodes of a planned 52.
| Mach GoGoGo: Restart | |
| マッハGoGoGo (Mahha GōGōGō) | |
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| Genre | Action, Racing |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa (chief) Hiroyuki Fukushima (1-21) Tsuneo Tominaga (22-34) |
| Produced by | Yumi Murase → Makiko Iwata (TV Tokyo) Minoru Ohno (Yomiko Advertising) Masatoshi Yui (Tatsunoko Pro) |
| Written by | Masaaki Sakurai |
| Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Productions |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 9, 1997 – September 25, 1997 |
| Episodes | 34 |
In 1998, Speed Racer Enterprises planned to release an English dub of the series in the United States as Speed Racer Y2K, though the project did not succeed and only the third episode, "Silver Phantom", was dubbed.
Another English adaptation, Speed Racer X, was produced by DIC Entertainment Corporation and aired in the United States on Nickelodeon's short-lived action block, "SLAM!", in 2002. This show was quickly taken off the air (with only 13 episodes dubbed) due to a lawsuit between DiC Entertainment and the Santa Monica-based Speed Racer Enterprises, the company which owned the American rights to the franchise at the time.
The series got a Blu-ray release in Japan on April 21, 2017. Funimation released the series under the name Mach Go Go Go: Restart with English subtitles.